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 His life has been written with much skill and discrimination by his only surviving son, Sir T. E. Colebrooke (Trübner, 1873), and Professor Max Miiller contributed an appreciative notice of Colebrooke's achievements to the 'Edinburgh Review,' which was re-published in 'Biographical Essays.' The following is a complete list of his works : I. Separate works : 1. 'Remarks on the Present State of Husbandry and Commerce in Bengal,' 4to, Calcutta, 1795, printed for private circulation. 2. 'A Digest of Hindu Law on Contracts and Successions, with a Commentary by Jagannatha Tercapanchanana,' translated from the original Sanskrit, 4 vols. folio, Calcutta, 1798. 3. ' Introductory Remarks to the Hitopodesa,' Calcutta, 1804. 4. ' A Grammar of the Sanskrit Language,' vol. i., Calcutta, 1805. 5. 'The Amera Cosha, a Sanskrit Lexicon, with marginal translations,' Serampore, 1808. 6. ' Two Treatises on the Hindu Law of Inheritance,' Calcutta, 1810. 7. ' Algebra, with Arithmetic and Mensuration, from the Sanskrit of Bramegupta, and Bhascara, preceded by a Dissertation on the State of Science as known to the Hindus,' London, 1817. 8. ' On Import of Colonial Corn,' London, 1818. 9.' Treatise on Obligations and Contracts,' part i., London, 1818. 10. 'The Sankhya Karika,' translated from the Sanskrit (published posthumously by Professor H. H. Wilson), London Oriental Translation Fund, 1837. II. Contributions to learned societies : Articles in ' Asiatic Researches ' : ' On the Duties of a Faithful Hindu Widow,' 1795; 'Enumeration of Indian Classes,' 1798 ; ' Indian Weights and Measures,' 1798 ; ' On the Religious Ceremonies of the Hindus,' three essays, 1798-1801 ; 'Inscription on the Lat of Firuz Shah,' 1801 ; 'On the Origin and peculiar Tenets of certain Muhanrmedan Sects,' 1801 ; 'On the Sanskrit and Pracrit Languages,' 1801 ; 'On the Vedas,' 1805 ; 'On a Species of Ox named Gayal,' 1805 ; 'On the Sect of Jains,' 1807 ; ' On the Indian and Arabian Divisions of the Zodiac,' 1807 ; 'On Olibanum or Frankincense,' 1807 ; ' On Ancient Monuments with Hindu Inscriptions,' 1807; 'On Sanskrit and Pracrit Poetry,' 1808 ; 'On the Sources of the Ganges,' 1810 ; 'On the Notions of Hindu Astronomers concerning the Procession of the Equinoxes and Motions of the Planets,' 1816; 'On the Height of the Himalayas,' 1816 ; 'On the Camphor Tree,' 1816. Articles in the 'Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society : ' ' A Discourse at the first General Meeting,' 1823 ; 'On the Philosophy of the Hindus,' five parts, 1823-7 ; ' On Inscriptions in South Bihar,' 1824; 'Three Grants of Land,' 1824; 'The Valley of the Setlej,' 1825 ; 'Inscriptions of the Jaina Sect in South Bihar, 1826 ; 'On Hindu Courts of Justice,' 1828. Articles in the 'Quarterly Journal of Science:' 'On the Height of the Himalaya Mountains,' 1819, 1821 ; 'On Fluidity,' 1820 ; 'Meteorological Observations on the Atlantic, 1823: 'On the Climate of South Africa,' 1823 ; and six other articles. Articles in the ' Transactions of the Linnean Society:' 'On Select Indian Plants,' 1817 ; 'On Indian Species of Menispermum,' 1819; 'On Boswellia,' 1826. Articles in the 'Transactions of the Geological Society ' : 'On the Valley of the Setlej River,' 1820 ; ' On the Geology of the Northeastern Border of Bengal,' 1821. 'Narrative of a Journey from Mirzapiir to Nagpiir,' anonymous ('Asiatic Ann. Register'), 1806; 'On the Origin of Caste ' (published in the 'Life'); 'Reply to attack of Mr. Bentley' ('Asiatic Journal '), 1826 ; 'On Dichotomous and Quinary Arrangements in Natural History' ('Zoological Journal'), 1828. The most important of these papers have been collected in ' Miscellaneous Essays.'  COLECHURCH, PETER (d. 1205), architect of old London Bridge, was chaplain of St. Mary Colechurch. The first stone bridge over the Thames was begun by him in 1176. He died in 1205, and was buried in the chapel on the bridge dedicated to St. Thomas of Canterbury.  COLEMAN, CHARLES (d. 1664), Mus. Doc., was a member of Charles I's private band. On 4 May 1617, a Charles Coleman played the part of Hymen in a masque, by Robert White, which was performed at the Ladies' Hall, Deptford ; it is probable that this individual was the musician. When the rebellion broke out Coleman settled in London as a teacher of music, and seems to have been in favour with the parliamentary party, for on 26 June 1651 the committee for the reformation of the university of Cambridge specially recommended him for the degree of Mus. Doc., though he had not taken the preliminary degree of Mus. Bac. He was accordingly admitted Mus. Doc. on 2 July. Wood says that he was 'an approver of the viol lyra way and an improver of it by his excellent inventions.' In 1656 Coleman, with Captain Cooke, Henry Lawes, and George Hudson, contributed music to Davenant's 'First Dayes Entertainment at 