1839.] 



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Manuscript book/_No. 7. — Countermark 6 c j". 



Section 1. Account of Bandar -machlipatnam (or Masulipatam). 



Local situation with reference to the Crishna river ; its fanes specified. 

 Its roads aye frequented by shipping. Fishermen reside in neighbour- 

 ing villages. A new town named Inamu-kuthuru now called I?ia-kuthu- 

 ru was built not far off. A town was also built by the Mukundi kings 

 called after their own name. A Mukundi king, according to an inscrip- 

 tion in a neighbouring fane, removed the Bauddhas and Janyamas and 

 established the Brahmans in their room. The name of Machli-bander 

 is said to have arisen from a very large fish being caught by a Bauuddluu 

 so that he was called Matsya-baunddha, the name devolving on the place, 

 where he lived ; and becoming corrupted in Dekhini to Machli-bandar, 

 or Machli-patnam (whence also the European corruption into Masuli- 

 patam). 



The Muhundi rajas; Pratupa-rudra ; the Gajapatis ; the Red Us ; 

 Crishna-rayer ; and others ; are stated to have successively ruled over 

 this place, and neighbourhood. A list is given of suburban-villages, 

 founded, or enlarged, by various persons, from S. S. 1480, down to S. S. 

 1739 (A. I). 1558—1817). It was under the Hyderabad govenment, 

 down to Fusly 1178 (A. D. 1770). For seven years afterwards it was 

 under Monsieur Bussy, and the French. It came into the hands of the 

 English, as a jaghire from the Nizam Ali Khan. A total of village dis- 

 tricts is given ; several of which manufacture salt. Some further parti- 

 culars are added as to fanes, and their festivals, at Inamu-kuthuru. 



Section 2. Account of Mavunje-mutlur. 



The account of this place commences with S. S. 1606 (A. D. 1G84). 

 Some time after Anavema-reddi instituted a Brahman, named Mritanjiyar , 

 to the charge of the fane, whose son was Somayajhi ; and the line of 

 Brahmans downwards is given. The Mahomedans, under Sultan Abdal- 

 laHassein, continued the privileges of the fane. Various details of 

 Mahomedan interference. Aurengzebe took tribute thence. There 

 are also revenue details of proceeds, and expenditure, connected with 

 the village, or town, and its adjuncts. 



Sections. Catalogue of books in the possession of Lingaya-chelti, 

 gon of M amiddi-vencaiya- chetti. 



The catalogue was made at the request of Col. Mackenzie, and given 

 in to him. It exhibits the names of Sanscrit and Telugu manuscripts, 

 to the total amount of 282 books, or volumes, on various subjects oi 

 ritual observance-mythology-poetry-fictitious romance-some little 

 history-law-and miscellaneous subjects. Several of the title, are 



