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Rh ing the letter, (according to the orders received from Murari Rao regarding this) sent for Sidda Ramapa who was in the fort [of Hirehāl]: they presented him with suitable clothes, vessels, &c., with some horses and men, and sent him to Anantapuram.

17. Then [raja] Sidda Ramapa set out from thence, on the 9th of the crescent moon in Margasira [4th Dec. 1753]. On the 12th he reached Korakolla, arid next day came to Kūdēru where he halted. Next day the 14th of the light fortnight [Sunday 9th Dec. 1753] he [meaning Basavapa] performed the feast to Saint Sangam Eswar: and on the [next day] full moon, in a fortunate hour at noon, at the time when the (vadam) cables of his majesty the god's car were laid hold of, Basavapa with his men and horsemen issued from the village, and met the procession at Cats-mount (pilli gutta) to the west of Anantapuram: he conveyed Sidda Ramapa along and caused him to behold the god during the time of the car procession; then conveying him into the fort, he seated [the raja] on the throne, while soldiers, militia, and ministers all paid their homage: and [the Protector] bestowed vests and tambūlams [see No. 1 chap. V.] appropriately, and ushered [them] into the (petta) town. Thence Sidda Ramappa proceeded into the palace. This was in the year Srimukha. [SS. 1675. A. D. 1753.] On that day he was crowned king of the realm. He appointed his brother-in-law, Cari-huli Basavappa as his (dalavai) General. Thus he ruled the country. After a short time he caused the breach to be repaired which was made in the bank of the Buccapatnam tank.

 CHAPTER SIXTH.

1. Afterwards, in a few days, Murari Rao [the Marata general] of Gutti gave two thousand horse, and four thousand foot to Elias 