406 



Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



[Oct. 



Narapati, is merely the titular appellation of the kings of Vija- 

 • y ana g arum. In a blank leaf is an entry in the hand-writing of Colonel 

 Mackenzie, " Naraputly Vijaem, copied from the raja of Anagoondy's 

 manuscript 1800." It is the same poem as the preceding : but is also 

 incomplete. The ink is a little pale ; the paper good ; the first leaf 

 loose: but, for the rest, in good order; and does not require further 

 notice. 



It is entered in Des. Catal. as above, 



2. Manuscript book, No. 13 — Countermark 810. 



Sec' ion 1. Account of agricultural, and other details of twenty-nine 

 villages, in the Chinta-hunda district. 



The details are of minor interest, and do not call for particular notice. 

 The district lies, I believe, a little to the north of Cuddapah. 



Section 2. Account of the zemindari of Mallala Samn^tanakula. 



In this section the details chiefly relate to matters of revenue; ac- 

 counts of the carnams ; and the like : of no material consequence. 



Remark. — The book is in tolerably good preservation. The back 

 is loose, and a few of the leaves slightly touched by insects, yet not 

 calling fur restoration, even were the contents of consequence ; inas- 

 much as the ink is indelible ; and the whole can be everywhere read 

 with the greatest facility. It should, however, be looked at occasionally* 

 in order to prevent further damage, from worms or insects. 



Manuscript book, No. 16 — Countermark 813. 



This volume, having reference to the Ceded Districts, contains local 

 details relative to forty villages, and seven agrahdrams, or brahmanical 

 alms houses. It is a small quarto ; and of course, with so wide a com- ; 

 pass, the details are brief. They consist chiefly of notices of fanes, and 

 of donations to them. A few dates of inscriptions are mingled; accord- 

 ing to specimens already repeatedly given. Hence minute abstract does ] 

 not seem to be required; especially as the book is written with perma- I 

 nent ink, is only very slightly touched by worms, and otherwise in per- 

 feet preservation. v 



Manuscript book, No. 5 — Countermark 6^5. 



Ancient record, containing the geography, and ^chronology, notice of I 

 Carnams, and limits of districts, of a part of Telingana. 

 The contents of this book run on in consecutive order, without break, 



