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him, which led to an embassy of enquiry ; but the Mahrattas denif>d 

 the truth of the allegation. A war was the consequence, attended 

 with various alternations on either side; but at length Shahu-raja was 

 thoroughly humbled, and reduced to the necessity of giving one of his^ 

 daughters in marriage to the conqueror. 



So much, with intermediate matters, can be made out; but the docu- 

 ment is so greatly injured by insects, leaving sometimes only a word 

 or two legible in a line, that any connected restoration of this docu:« 

 ment is not practicable ; and it has of necessity been passed by as 

 irrecoverable. Perhaps another copy of the document aiay yet be met 

 with in the collection. 



Another roll without number or mark. 



This roll is in a still worse condition, and like the last irrecoverable^ 

 From such portions as remain legible it is found to relate to Poonah 

 affairs and the wresting a dominion from the power of the Mahome- 

 dans. The origin of the Co/ttjour-raja is given. He distinguished him- 

 self in fighting against Guzerat ; and received the fief of Co^a^wr with, 

 a district, and the title of Cshetriya-Patra. 



The word Colapur has been written on the roll, by way of distin- 

 guishing it from others. 



Manuscript book. No. 21, —Countermark 933. 



This book, according to the index prefixed, ought to contain si>j sec- 

 tions of matter, calculated to be highly interesting, relating to Bijapur ; 

 to Deva-giri, and Rama-raja its ruler ; to Naaica, and other places es- 

 teemed sacred ; and to Poonah. However from great carelessness, or 

 ignorance, in the Mucki, or native binder, and from want of previous 

 good arrangement and superintendence on the part probably of Colo- 

 nel Mackenzie's servants, the different papers have been mingled to- 

 gether, with the utmost confusion ; and parts of the different sections 

 are wanting. The result is, a book without connexion, or order : in 

 some papers the beginning is wanting, in others the middle; in others 

 the end; perhaps to be hereafter met with bound up, after the like 

 fashion, in some other compendium. Considerable pains was taken 

 with this book, before it could be definitely determined how the con- 

 fusion had occurred J till at length casually observing an English num- 



