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friendship with me though I was to him quite sincere. Jannadeva sought an opportunity to ruin me. Once he secretly robbed the merchant by name Candana and came to me next morning to persuade me to keep the stolen goods as a deposit. He feigned that that was his own goods and that he wanted to keep the things away from his father's ken. My suspicion thus was pacified. In the meantime, Candana informed the king about the theft and the king sent forth a proclamation seeking information of the scheduled stolen goods from any one who might have come by it, in course of transaction, on the pain of death. (84. 22.) After five days, Jannadeva informed the king that Cakkadeva possessed the stolen goods and urged him that in any case, Cakkadeva's house should be searched. The king with reluctance ordered search. The police-men, with the store-keeper of merchant Candana and the jury of older citizens of the town examined me. I denied. all knowledge about the stolen property to shield my friend. They then carried out the search, brought out gold articles etc. with, the name of Candana marked on them. The; store-keeper identified the articles according
