THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA. BY THE LATE REV. JAMES HOUGH, M.A., F.C.P.S. INCUMBENT OF HAM: LATE CHAPLAIN TO THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY AT MADRAS. EDITED BY HIS SON, REV. T. G. P. HOUGH, M.A. INCUMBENT OF HAM. VOL. V. LONDON: CHURCH MISSIONARY HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE; JAMES NISBET & CO., BERNERS STREET. MDCCCLX. 110. M.217. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR. As many years have been suffered to elapse since the death of my late revered father in 1847, it is in some measure necessary to explain the cause of the delay which has occurred in the publication of this fifth and concluding volume of his history, which was left by him in MS. ready for the press. In the year 1843 he presented to the Church Missionary Society the copyright of the entire Work, as well of those portions of it which had already appeared, as of those which were then in progress. Consequently, upon his death, the MS. of this fifth volume, the only part unpublished, was sent to the Society's house. It was judged advisable to publish it by subscription, but the Committee very properly felt that they would not be justified in incurring any risk, and that they could not proceed in the matter until the number of subscribers should be sufficient to cover the expense. Many names were received, but not enough to justify the Society in going forward with the publication. Upon inquiry, it was found that there were many who would have a |