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exhibiting specimens of merchandize, which greatly pleased the king, 

 They further requested a gift of as much land as would be covered by a 

 cow's hide. Receiving the gift, and permission to trade they made the 

 cow's hide cover a coss of land ; built houses thereon and a fort, which 

 they called Miirgam, and had it mounted with cannon, and garrisoned 

 with troops. These things being reported to the king, he went down to 

 inspect their proceedings, and seeing the Biscot (biscuit) which they eat, 

 and the strong liquors which they drank, he told his people that he per- 

 ceived them to be racshasas ; but nevertheless, having given them his 

 promise, he would not now alter it. The strangers proceeded to declare 

 themselves lords of the soil, and insisted on the Natives adopting their 

 (Christian) religion. Many of the people did so; others fled. An ac- 

 count of the Christian religion is begun, by stating the outlines of the 

 opening of the book of Genesis ; when the document suddenly breaks 

 off; the writer, as copyist, having left his work imperfect. 



Section 2. Legend of the Apsara Cbttu river, and fane. 



It is stated to have been the site of penance performed by Capila. At 

 a later date the fane was constructed by the orders of Chandra-sena a 

 local chief or king. Reference is made to the origin of the river from 

 a mountain ; and as the apsaras, or celestial females of Indra's court, 

 were accustomed to bathe therein, it acquired the name of Apsara-nadi. 



Section 3. Account of the different animals peculiar to the wilds, 

 below the mountains in the province of Canara. 



This account is Canarese, in Mahratti characters. It of course needs 

 no abstract; there is only one page of writing. The description of a spe- 

 cies of red-sheep, is the chief thing mentioned. 



Section 4. Account of Christian churches in the province of Canara. 



One of these which as far as I can make out from resemblance of 

 sound, must have borne the name of St. Francis Xavier, was rased to 

 the ground by Tippoo Sultan. He also took several Christians (here 

 termed English) prisoners ; and broke to pieces the images which they 

 worshipped. After they had been in prison some time, on a representation 

 made to him, he released them ; and allowed them to build churches ; 

 which they did, by calling them Mata-coil (or " mother-church.") Ro- 

 man Catholics are evidently intended ; of what nation cannot be deter- 

 mined. 



Section 5. Account of Sadd-siva-Gadi, a hill fort in the Canara pro- 

 vince. 



The fort was built by Rama Chandra-nayak of Shada capital, under 

 sanction of the Narapati rulers at Vijayanagara. Afterwards Abadii 

 Shah, having killed the Narapati prince, assumed this country, and re- 



