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18 poured [the powder through the chink.] The three 'foujdars' could not stand this; they opened the gate and were about to come out: whereupon a feudsman on the house top fired his matchlock at one of the foujdars who fell down dead. The other two came out with their men. Chenna Basavappa with his men followed them closely and as the people outside ran towards the (Sirdars) Turkish captains, these captains being thus between the two and lighting both, they retreated as far as the pagoda of Viriūp-āxes-wara in the suburbs.

16. Meanwhile, one of the [Musulman] captains was hit in a mortal part: he fell down dead. Then as they were driven thence, when they reached the temple of Basava in the market place, the remaining captain and some of his men fell dead, and the (hata scshulu) survivors fled.

Then Pavadapa Nayu came out of the palace: he caused these three (Turkish) leaders to be buried. He took possession of their horses and furniture &c.

17. Afterwards, while a marriage was being celebrated in the house of Ramaji the ambassador from Kadapa, [Pavadapa Nayu] summoned him, told him all that was done, seized him and cast him into a dungeon and plundered his house of all it contained.

Afterwards, Pavadapa Nayu went to wait on the god Vira Bhadra Swamy at Bucca Raya Samudram. He carried this Ramaji along with him: he secured him in the red bastion at the corner of the fort; and ordered Basavappa, a warrior who was commandant of the fort, to place guards over Ramaji: then be himself proceeded to Anantapuram.

In a week after, [Pavadapa Nayu] went in procession, and sent for this Ramaji He reviled Ramaji as (swami drohi) a traitor: and as the other replied, [with revilings] he was enraged and cut out [the prisoner's] tongue. Then Ramaji thought with himself, What