He Abolished The Law Of The Jews, Whom He Punished For The Sins Of Men.[374], After He Had Been Thirty-Three Years In The World, And Had Instructed Twelve Servants In The Truth Which He Preached.

A king of three crowns Cheraldcone, Indalacone, Cuspindiad, and Alexander; king of Ertinabarad, with Catharine his daughter, and many virgins, with six families, voluntarily followed the law of Thomas, because the law of truth, and he gave them the sign of the cross to adore.

Going up to the place of Antenodur, a bramin thrust him through with a lance, and he died embracing this cross which was stained with his blood. His disciples carried him to Maiale, where they buried him in his own church with the lance still in his body. And as we, the above mentioned kings, saw this, we carved these letters." Hence it may be inferred, that Maiale was the ancient name of Meliapour, now called St Thomas. This stone afterwards sweated sometimes, which, till the year 1561, was a good omen, but has since been a bad one.

[Footnote 374: Probably Mr Stephens may have mistranslated this passage, which might be more appropriately read, who put him to death for the sins of men. This clumsy legend of St Thomas may amuse our readers; but probably derives its principal features from the contrivances of the Jesuits. - E.]

There were likewise found three brass plates, about a span long and half a span broad, shaped like scutcheons, having rings on the top.

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