1838.] 



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No. 40. Dated in the 16th year of Vijaija-kanda-Gopala-dever. Gift 

 of apiece of ground, by a servant of the fane, to supply flowers. 



[Here occurs another chasm, by reason of one leaf cut out from the 

 book (visible from the remains) ; occasioning a loss of five short inscrip- 

 tions from No. 41 to 45, inclusive]. 



No. 4S. Dated in the 10th year of Raja-raja-dever. Gift of 33 cowgj 

 by Damotaren to supply butter-oil, for a perpetual lamp in the Permaal 

 fane. 



No. 47. Dated in the twenty-first year of Raja-raja-dever ; a like gift 



j for the same object from Perayira-clietti of Purnottu-mangalam. 



! No. 48. Dated in the 11th year of the same like gift, for like purpose ^ 

 by Ay a namhi-perumal- nayalten, of Karpali nattam. 



No. 49. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1439, in the time oi Sri Vira Crishna dever 

 maha rayer. Gift by him, at the solicitation of the Brahmans, of the 

 revenues of two villages to be appropriated to sundry uses connected 

 with the cars, and other appurtenances of festival processions. 



No. 50. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1633. A charity by three-hundred towns- 

 people of Pennaconda : the inscription is incomplete. 



\ No. 51. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1640 (A. D. I7I8) in the time of the rule 

 of SadatuUa Khan^ commemorating the cutting of a water-course 

 for increasing the cultivation, by one styled Cuniya rayer. 



I No. 52. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1387, in the time of Sri Vira Pratdpa 

 dever rayer maha rayer. Gift of 400 fanams to prepare food in the 

 fane of ArukUa-pei-umal, from one styled Rdrndnuja govinda-pattav^ 

 aruldla perumal. 



No, 53. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1325 (A. D. 1403) in the time of Sri-Vira 

 Jiart-hara rayer : the rest is imperfect. 



No. 54. Dated in Sal. Sac, 1581, in the time (apparently) oi Deva- 

 ^ rayer. Fencatdthi-ayen, he'mg a great devotee, received a command 

 from the god to perform certain ceremonies. 



The preceding are inscriptions from Asta-giri. 



Nos. 55 and 56 are referred to the end of the book (on looking at 

 which it is found that several leaves have been torn out at the end). 

 I No. 57. The name of Madurantaca-PotamU Cholan appears : a gift of 

 land is commemorated ; but the inscription is incomplete. 



No. 58. Gift of a village to the managers of the fane of VelaJcoU 

 I Ndyanar, by one named Ilaiyalvan Calinga rayer, the posssessor of 

 Nattur. 



No. 59. Dated in the eighteenth year of Sri-Samhhuva-rayer " em- 

 peror of all worlds." One named Calinga-rayen bought a small piece 

 of land from persons mentioned ; given by him to Brahmans of the 



