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thing and tied the jewels up in a bundle. But when he tried to lift the bundle, he found it to be immovable. Then in astonishment he asked the bridegroom by what mantra the bundle was rendered immovable. The bridegroom told Tirumangai to kneel down and touch his feet, and said he would repeat the mantra he had received from his ácharya, and added that he himself was the meaning. Saying which, he suddenly appeared before the eyes of Tirumangai in all his glory. Then Tirumangai was enabled to see all the badness of his past actions, and was converted, and began to compose verses expressing his repentance. Then Vishnu disappeared, after having told Tirumangai to take all the jewels and clear off all the debt owing for the building. But when Tirumangai set about to do this, he found that even this son was not sufficient to pay all the work-people; so after thinking he took the remaining anpaid people on to a ship and sailed out to a deep part of the sea, and then asked them what they most desired - "Heaven or money." On their all replying "Heaven," he wrecked the ship, and had them all drowned and came back. After he had returned alone, all the relatives of the drowned work-people surrounded him and demanded them back, and asked what had become of them. He replied that he was unable to answer at once, but would give a reply next morning. In a dream that night he was told that he must tell the relatives of the dead people to call upon each one they wanted by name. In the morning he did this, and upon the relatives calling each one they wanted by name, all the dead people answered that they were all happy with God and advised the relatives to become the followers of Tirumangai.
After this Tirumangai was directed to go on a pilgrimage with his relations and friends and sing and chant in all the holy shrines in India from Cape Comorin to the Himalayas, and on his journey to instruct everyone and establish Vaishnavite institutions. This he did and by his ability and wisdom gained many followers, and attracted many learned men who did him great honour. On his return Tirumangai went to the temple of Srirangam and prayed God to show him all the exploits of the ten Avatárs, whereupon God told Tiramangai that he could take the form of an idol and experience all the exploits. God also told Yatirâja to have an idol made of Tirumangai and take it to his birthplace, and there establish the worship of Tiramangai, which continues to this day. SOME ANGLO-INDIAN WORTHIES OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
BY LAVINIA MARY ANSTRY. (Continued from p. 176.)
No. II.
WALTER CLAVELL." UNLIKE William Jersey, whose career was traced in the first of these articles, Walter Clavell spent but a small portion of his life in India. His stay extended over only nine years, 1666-1677. . Yet, during this period, be exercised quite as much influence in the Bay" as did his fiery contemporary at Masulipatam and Fort St. George.
Walter Clavell was born in 1658 and was the second son of Roger Clavell and his wife Elizabeth. The family was well known in Dorsetshire at an early date, being first established at Leeston in Purbeck Island, and later, circ. 1426, acquiring the estates of Smedmore, to which, in the latter half of the sixteenth century, Winfrith was added.
Of Walter Clavell's youthful days no record has been found. He first comes into notice in connec tion with Indian affairs in January 1667, when, awing to reports of disturbances at Fort St. George, and a rumour that the late Agent, Sir Edward Winter, had seized and imprisoned George Foxcroft, his successor, the Directors of the East India Company decided to send out " person on the Charles to comand the Souldiers." Major Cogan, Mr. Clarke and Walter Olavell were nominated ; and the
11 Sourou of Information :-India Office Beoords, vie., Factory Records (Fort St. George, Hagli. Manlipatam and Minoellaneons), Letter Books, Court Books, 0. C. Collection, Diary of Streynaham Mater, Log of the President, Hutchins' History of Dorset; O. R. Wilson's Early Annals of Bengal; Wille at Somerset Hone.
