1839] 



Report on the MacJcenzie Manuscripts. 



individual: this conjecture was originated by documents heretofore ex. 

 amined, and reported on, and may yet be confirmed to certainty. Both 

 (if distinct persons) were of another religious system, with reference to 

 Hinduism proper : probably of the Jaina persuasion ; and hence much 

 of the mystification of Hindu writings concerning them. The not sit- 

 ting on Fic7'ama's throne is an allegory to designate building and ruling 

 in another town than Ougein ; which fact, together with a coincident 

 change of dynasty, has been historically ascertained in the course of the 

 preceding researches. 



Note. — This document is damaged by insects ; and the series of tales 

 is not complete. Being so very common and popular a tale, many ver- 

 sions of which are in the collection; it has not been judged needful to 

 have this paper restored i 



Manuscript book, No. 10. — Countermark 922. 



Account of Enams and Jaghires granted to the Silladars of the Mah- 

 i'atta army in lieu of payment for fusly year 1204 (A. D. 1795-6). 



The covers of this book are much damaged, but the paper inside very 

 slightly so, by insects. The writing is in Persian ink, and indelible. 

 There is however very little writing on each page ; and the nature of the 

 contents, as above indicated, is such as not to claim any further notice* 



Manuscript book, No. 16 — Countermark 928. 



** Estimate of the Aurungabad Soubah, with an account of its pui'- 

 gunnahs, circars, mahls, villages, revenues, &c., in the Deckhan." 



This is a large book in good preservation, written on French paper> 

 which, as appears from various specimens, insects do not seem to touch, 

 or but very slightly. The contents might have been written in a book 

 one third of the size of this, if filled. In this book there is merely a 

 column running down one side of each page, which contains names and 

 numbers. It is quite irrelevant to the leading object of my enquiries t 

 though in itself a statistical document of some value. 



Mahratta Bakheer, a roll of country paper, No« 29* 

 fable oi Siirpanac^ha a giantess," 



