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ing went to ruin 5 but vestiges of it remain. The aforesaid Nandi- 

 varam appointed Vencana, the Brahnum, accountant both of his own 

 villages, and his sons' villages. The descendants of that Brahman 

 have continued to be hereditary accountants. In Sal. Sac. i 139, the 

 chief, of the Vellugotivaru, named Vencatapati N ayada, built a fane 

 to Sri Venagopala-svami. Subsequently people from other places 

 came hither, and built eight villages around. In the Suc'hila year, a 

 famine occurred ; and these villages became entirely desolate. 



When Crishna-rayalu conquered the Gajapati prince, he placed 

 three persons, named Laka-raja, Chittama-raju, and Narrat/anu-raju 

 in possession of the fort of Mavamalur, each of which persons, formed 

 a district called after his own name. After their death the manage- 

 ment was in the hands of people appointed by the Sircar (Mahome- 

 dans supposed) under the Udiya-giri-jaghir, and so it continues to the 

 present time. The names of subsequent headmen are all Mahorae- 

 dan ; down to the English rule, wherein the name of Mr. Travers, as 

 Collector, appears. 



There follow very minute details of villages, fanes, reservoirs, 

 groves, classes and numbers of trees. 



Remark. — This short paper illustrates the mode in which the Pe- 

 ninsula, in different portions of it, was originally peopled; and details 

 of this kind go to make up the history of the peninsula. To my own 

 knowledge, the same process of population has been going on down to 

 the present day. I am acquainted with an individual, at some short 

 distance from Madras, who occupies precisely the position herein as. 

 cribed to Mahimala; and around that same neighbourhood there are 

 waste lands of great extent, sufficient to allow of the formation and 

 peopling of many villages. 



Note. — The writing of the document being rough, and faded, I 

 have had it re-copied; only omitting the minute details at the close. 



Section 2. Account of the village of Rapur, 



About 524 years ago, this place was wild and uninhabited : the 

 Divan of the Gajapati had the jungle cleared ; and, by permission of 

 the Sircar established a village which he called /i«/?wr. Some vil- 

 lages were built by other persons. A Brahman was named as ac- 

 countant; and his descendants held the office. When the Chola raja 

 came hither (allusion to the Chela conquest), the office was sold to a 

 person under the Chola ruler. The fort was built by Pedda Cumara. 



