The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c21.43

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¹ From Fr. B. Coutinho to Fr. J. Alvarez, Vellore, November 11th, 1607. See Ap. C, No. XVIII. This passage was published in *Relacam Annal*, of the years 1606 and 1607 (Lisbon, 1609), but without mentioning the name of Tatacharya; he is only described as the "high priest at whose feet the same king prostrates himself, and whose yearly revenue surpasses two hundred cruzades" (p. 106). Before being acquainted with the original of Coutinho's letter, I published a translation of the account of *Relacam Annal* in the *Q. J. M. S.*, XIV, p. 134-7, under the title *The Jesuit Influence in the Court of Vijayanagara*; and in a note I already pointed out that the high priest referred to ought to be Tatacharya.