12. After two years, (*) this (A. P.) Ramappa N. wished to recapture his own village Kanumukkula, which was [formerly] seized by Koneti Rao of Raidurgam. He marched with his bands from Buccapatnam, bringing scaling ladders: he set them up against the fort of Kanumukkula ; but before [the swordsmen] could mount up, the people in that town with the leader Erra* Nagi Reddi were aroused ; they threw down the ladders and drove the baron of Anantapuram to flight. Then [Erra Nagi Reddi] wrote a letter to [his lord] Koneti Rao, of Raya Durgam ; who on reading it was displeased. He marched with his troops to Buccapatnam; and as the lake was not full he halted there : he besieged the town and set (morjaf) batteries against it ; and as he made it a closej siege, one Virappa, who was commandant and superintendent of the place, wrote and sent a letter to his lord (A. P.) Ramappa stating that " the village is closely besieged, and there is no relief [to be hoped]: if you will within four or five days bring a force and raise the siege, well: otherwise the village will fall into their hands/'

13. When this reached Ramapa he read it, and immediately set ready the troops and the horse that were here : arid he wrote a letter to Sane Narasimha Nayu, at Peddapalem, stating that u Buccapatnam is now besieged ; please (v.) to come and assist in raising the siege." This letter he gave to the hand of Narayanappa the (desai) head man, saying " set out from hence, deliver this letter, and summon Narasimha Nayu with all speed ; come to the Puttu Parru border, and then send me word " So saying he sent him. Then this (A. P) Ramapa Nayu set out with his troopers. They deviated from the road, and went into the Tadimarri country : they then rapidly marched by the Mallemgonda route, and entered Buccapatnam by the gate at the chapel of Saint Someswara.