1839] Report on the Mackenzie Manuscript^', 27" 



ble ; if possible, useless. In general the paper and ink are in sufficiently 

 good preservation. 



Manuscript book, No. 33.— -Countermark 723. Des. Catal. vol. 2?- 

 p. 16, art. XXX. 



Account of allowances to the fane of Calahastri isvara in Telingana. 



This, like the preceding, is merely a list of numerical accounts, dif- 

 fering only in subject; which, in this instance, relates to allowances made 

 from revenue proceeds to the Saiva fane at Calahastri ; a place of consider*- 

 able repute about 40 miles N. of Madras. The paper is in tolerable 

 preservation, the ink good : the document will last several years. 



Manuscript book, No 52.— Countermark 742. 



It contains a journal of Mallaiya, from January to December 1814, in; 

 his journey through the Ganjam district; is written in Telugu ; and is in to-- 

 lerably good order, though touched here and thereby insects. 



Manuscript book, No 53. — Countermark 743. 



A continuance of the same person's journal, in the same neighbour- 

 hood, for the year 1815. It is a little more injured by insects, than the 

 foregoing; but perfectly legible throughout. Neither of these two 

 books require any further observation. 



e. MAHRATTI. 



Manuscript book, No. 6l.^Countermark 858. 



Ancient record of Nandivaram., containing an account of Nandan 

 Chacraverti^ and of the thirteen tribes of Nandivani Brahmans, 

 " To the north of the Vindhya mountains is the Ariya hhumi^ or sacred 

 ^ ^fland : in it are the Ganges, the Jumna, and other rivers ; it was the 

 residence of Brahma, The Brahmans came from his face. To the 



