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Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



Manuscript book, No. 28. — Countermark 218. 



The contents of this octavo volume, relate to forty-six villages, in 

 Telingana proper; the contents of each section being very brief; 

 and after the investigation made with reference to other villages, in 

 the same general locality, not offering any thing of leading importance. 

 The 36th section has a notice of the tribe of weavers, in that country; 

 of course of no material consequence. 



This book as to paper, is in extremely good preservation. The ink 

 is black and indelible. The cover is loose, at the back, through careless 

 binding; but, with ordinary cave, the document may be preserved many 

 years. 



Manuscript book, No. 29. — Countermark 719. 



This book, of like size with the preceding, relates to the same general 

 neighbourhood, and contains details of thirty villages, and agrahdramSf 

 or Brahmanical residences, the latter granted by Mukanfhi chiefs. 

 Binding excepted, the whole is in good preservation, and much on a 

 par, in all respects, with the preceding volume. 



Manuscript book, No. 30. — Countermark 720. 



This is a very thin quarto volume, and contains accounts of ten vil- 

 lages, somewhat more full than the preceding ; but not claiming minute 

 abstract. These villages are situated in, and near, the Chintapalli dis- 

 trict. 



The paper on which this book is written is thin, and inferior to that 

 of the two foregoing ones. It has been in some places perforated by 

 insects ; but not to any serious extent. The ink is good ; the binding 

 loose at the back ; but the whole will last long, with only common care; 

 the contents are not of much interest, or consequence. 



Manuscript book, No. 2. — Countermark 340, Bhadra-parinayaniy an 

 epithalamium. 



A poem in three sections by Peddanddiarya, relative to one of the 

 eight principal consorts of Crishia ; demanding of course no special 

 attention. Some little damage by worms being excepted, it is in good ) 

 preservation. 



Note. — It is entered in Des. Catal. vol. I. p. 320. art. 8. 



