126 



Report on the Mackenzie Mann scripts. 



name of Yoma giri appears in section 4, as that of a capital or fortress 

 of the Chalukyas ; but the whole account is contained in one paper. 



General Observation. — This book was so much injured by insects, 

 that I doubted the practicability of its satisfactory restoration. The pa- 

 tient labour of a copyist has however been tolerably successful. In a few 

 places, of necessity, words are lost. The contents are of value ; chiefly 

 •so the 4th section. The 3d section is of the least consequence. 



Manuscript book, No. 41 —Countermark 731. 



Twenty five tales of the VetaJa, related to Vicramaditija. 



This is a version of these popular tales, stated to have been obtained 

 In the Telinga country. It is superfluous to make any abstract, because 

 sufficient notices, or full translations, of them have been already publish^ 

 ed. This book is damaged at the edges, by damp and termites ; but the 

 writing within is only very slightly touched, and the ink is good. It 

 will last for some years ; though its preservation is not of consequence. 

 The book is entered in Des. Catal. vol. 2, p. xxiii. 



MS. Book No. 14, C. M. 704, Des. Catal. vol. % p. vii art. 14. 



Ibid. „ 16 ,,705 lb. vol. 2, p. vii, art. 16. 



Ibid „ 17 „ 707.. art. 17. 



Ibid ;, 18 „ 708 „ 18. 



Ibid „ 20 „ 710 p. ix, art.20. 



Ibid 23 ,,713 p. X, art. 23. 



Ibid..... „ 24 „ 714 art. 24. 



Ibid „ 25.. ....... 715 art. 25. 



These books are thus briefly classed together, because their con- 

 tents are similar, and of trivial or no importance ; being merely 

 minute lists of accounts, or revenue proceeds from various car«- 

 nams, or local subdivisions, of various districts in TeUngana. The 

 reference to the Des. Catal. will afford the respective indices of contents, 

 prefixed in English to the several books ; only in making any such re- 

 ference care must be taken to observe, that the English having been 

 ^Yritten by a native, the phrase " particular account" must not be mis- 

 understood to mean any connected statistical narrative ; but merely 

 detached lists of places, and revenue, as an accountant would make entries 

 in a ledger, or similar book. Any attempted abstract would be impossi- 



