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 therefore picked out fitting men for the purpose, and kept them in readiness with their weapons. Presently it drew towards dawn, and the laird of Anantapuram called the barber : he sat down and was being shaved.

Those villains lold the laird of Bellari, ' This is the proper moment.' So he sent some trustworthy swordsmen, named Niladu, and Code* Niladu, and Guruvadu, with others. He armed them with Codugu swordsf and other weapons, and sent them in. They entered and struck off the head of the laird of Anantapuram. The barber Peda Timmadu fled out backwards, by the sally port, went into the suburbs, and told the news.

8. Then all the people in the suburbs collected in a body at the CattulurJ gate, and stood armed. The wives and sons, and other people of Anantapuram Ramapa Nayu, who were in the palace, set up cries and shrieks; and when this Niladu and others came and told their master, Ramapa of Bellari, that they had cut off the laird's head, he sent guards to stop the people in the palace from howling. When the laird of Bellari heard that the towns folk had assembled, armed, and ready for combat, he ordered his men to fasten the [murdered] laird's head on a pole, and to exhibit it at the Tiger's head [gate.] All beheld the head and cried Treason ! they came back, and stood in a crowd at the Herd-meadow.

As soon as this news was told to the laird of Bellari, he called for Zaggula Mallappa and told him to pacify the multitude : and to send them all to their homes. This man came and said, Whatever has happened has been done by the will of God.jj " Thus he pacified them, and reassured the troops and sent them away.