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most celebrated of the chiefs of WaranJcal. After him came the Reddis. 

 Crishna-raycr afterwards conquered this district. When the Gajapati 

 power reverted to its former state, the Reddis again ruled. Timma-raja, 

 and afterwards Narayana, a Ganapati prince, governed. Subsequently 

 one named Sitapi-khan acquired authority. The ascendancy of Bala 

 bhadra-raja, of the Pusa-pati race, followed. A sirdar from Golconda 

 subdued the country. Some fighting, in which the Mahomedans were 



concerned (here the remaining two, or perhaps three, leaves 



of the book are lost). 



General Remark. — This book was found to be very much damaged ; 

 by reason of damp, and destruction of large portions of paper, near the 

 outward edges, by insects. One cover was wanting; as also a few sheets 

 on that side of the book ; the remaining leaves are loose, and separated 

 from the front cover. The hand-writing, being bold and large, facili- 

 tated the restoration ; which has been, upon the whole, accomplished, 

 though not without some unavoidable breaks in the connexion. The 

 contents, i f may appear, are of average interest. The writer seems to 

 have had most at heart a record of matters connected with fanes, and 

 images ; but the dates and names of rulers, given in connexion therewith, 

 are of some value ; certainly more than I had at first anticipated. 



Manuscript book, No. 1— Uountermark 894. 



This book is marked Malayalam, but probably as relating to that 

 country : the language is Telugu. 



Section 1. Account of ancient matters relative to the Vainad (or 

 Wynaad) district. 



The earliest rulers of this district were of the Vedar tribe ; concern- 

 ing whom the. same general outline is given, in this paper, as in sect. 11, 

 MS. book No. 3 (B. Malayalam 2d Report) ; to which, by consequence, 

 1 refer. Curu mba chiefs subsequently ruled. The boundaries, and di- 

 visions, of the district are stated ; and some detail is added as to one vil- 

 lage, iu the proximity of which a species of earth yielded a proportion 

 of gold ore, worked by three zemindars. A notice is given of Bonasura- 

 cola, a steep, and remarkable, mountain ; traditionally said never to have 

 been ascended by any human being: with some legendary adjuncts. De- 

 tails follow of vegetable productions of Wynaad, and some reference to 

 traders, as also to a few scattered Vahhnava, and Saiva, fanes, and a 

 small proportion of Brahmans found therein. 



Si ction 2. Legend of TiriineUi-cshetram, in the Malayala country. 



