1 840.] 



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the Arl'ha-Brahmans,OY the fishermen turned into Brahmans hy Parasu 

 Rama. There are only seven leaves, which are on ibe said topic, but 

 without any proper close ; being consequently incomplete. 



3. Kerala-Crisha-gUa, No. 1. — Countermark 633. 



This is a poem on agriculture : a species of native Georgics. A 

 manuscript copy was before noticed, and abstracted (vide 2d Report, 

 book No. 3, sect. 3). 



This manuscript was met with among the Telugu books ; and, by con- 

 sequence, escaped an early notice. 



It is small ; written on talipat leaves ; complete ; and in good pre- 

 servation. 



It is entered in Des. Catal. vol. 2, p. 95. art. 2. 



Manuscript books. 



Manuscript book, No 13, — Countermark obliterated. 



The first, and largest, part of this book consists of Tamil papers, re= 

 lative to the Malayalam country, of very little consequence : they are ad- 

 verted to, and in part abstracted in my fifth report, under the head of 

 Tamil documents, A few loose papers in the Malayalam language 

 were unexpectedly met with, at the close ; of which the following is a 

 notice. 



2. Two loose leaves, the first containing Sanscrit law slocas, with a 

 Malayalam interpretation. 



2. (Sec. 46, of the book). An account of the Mapillais, or Maho- 

 medans, of Ponani. 



States their having been brought from Mecca, by Chervman Perumal^ 

 and located in this country ; conformably to notices in preceding papers. 



3. An inquiry into the difference between two tribes of military 

 people, termed Cola surupam and Tripal ssurupanif made by judge Baber^ 

 with the replies in the shape of question and answer. The difference 

 seems to have been thought of importance, as depositions were taken 

 on oath, in the presence of an idol. The answers appear to be inane; 

 at all events, of little or no consequence, in the present researches. 



4. Enquires as to right of inheritance; which, in the Malayalam 

 country, is not in children of direct descent, but only to sister's children. 



5. An enquiry from the provincial court answered by two 

 Namburis, and one Potuval, as to the legality of selling the house of a 



