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 halt at the pagoda of Saint Basava at the Sonahalli river, and send me word : whereupon I will come out and hring him [with honour] into town. [Z]

They stated the whole matter in writing to the Anantapuram laird, who was well pleased.

24. These messengers laid before the laird of Anantapur the vests and vessels which they had brought : and caused all [the personages] to be gratified proportionally to their rank. Then he delivered his eldest son Sidda Uamapa, into their charge, saying " This is a child : [tell his honour my elder brother 1 ] whether he understands [wisdom] or knows it not, to tend and guard him is THEIR [that is, his honour your master's] province [Z]." He gave some people and some horse to accompany them ; and packed up some vessels and vests of honour to be delivered to the personages " there."

He said, " Lay these at the feet of my elder brother, requesting that he will distribute them to whosoever is to receive them according to each person's rank.*' Then he bestowed some vests and other things on the messengers, and they with their troops set forth. They halted at the stream of Sonahalli which is within half a coss of Bellari, and sent word [to their master.]

25. Then(*) the laird of Bellari came forth with his army of all descriptions* and on seeing the lad, Sidda Ramappa, he [the boy] bowed down at his feet : [he] raised [him] embraced [him] mounted [him] on [his own] elephant, carried him [with all pomp] into the town, and seated him on the throne : [he] summoned all [his] host and made them adore him (the son) ; and conducted him into the (nagari) palace where [lie] caused [him] to adore the Dame) and was very loving to him.

To all the guards and marksmen who had gone hence [from Anantapur] with the lad, lie distributed suitable food and vestments ; he lodged them in another locality. He thus entertained