1814.] Sixth Report on Mackenzie Manuscripts. 107 



down the. date Sal, Sac. 1625 (A. D. 1703,) occurs ; and these 

 two dates of years are the only ones met with. The matter* 

 of the different inscriptions, chiefly relates to grants of land 

 to individuals, either for military, or revenue service. The 

 Mahrattas do not appear to have cared much for shrines, or 

 fanes. What they gave seems generally to have been for some- 

 thing either received, or expected, of a tangible, and secular, 

 character. 



HALA CANADA. 

 M. S. Book No. 9. C. M. 978 

 Inscriptions in Ancola and Gokernam districts. 



1. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1661. Gift to the fane of Viknesvara 

 at Upina patnam, both of money and lands by Appaji nayak. 



2. No date of year. Vira Bhadran made a gift of land to 

 the fane of Abhaya-aster. 



3. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1307, (erroneous.) A gill by Crishna 

 Mayer of Vijayanagaram of a village to Rama Chandra, a 

 spiritual preceptor. 



4. Cycle year only mentioned, Gift of a piece of land, 

 under permission, from the capital at Anangundi to the 9 mo- 

 nasterium at TJpina-patnam 



5- No. date. Gift of land to the same place by one named 

 Bhadran in Basava-fjuram, confirmed by a sanction from 

 Anangundi. The inscription is stated to be sealed with the 

 Saiva symbol ; indicating the said monasterium to have be- 

 longed to the Jangamas. 



6. A similar gift to the same place, under like sanction from 

 Anangundi. A cycle year only is specified. 



7. A similar gift of a piece of land, which was purchased 

 at the cost of twenty-five huns 3 or Pagodas ; the inscription 

 bearing the like seal 



