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three dollars for every hundred, according to the eftimate of the chief in that art. The faid goods carried to Scanderoon, and there loaden upon their ships, did pay for raw linen cloth, or chilis, for cordo

vans, each a dollar and a half the bale for the custom of Scanderoon; for hora fani hindi and cotton-yarn, three-quarters of a dollar the bale; for a bale of gauls, one quarter of a dollar; for rhubarb and like drugs, according to the esteem of druggifts, three-quarters of a dollar the bale: and nothing more is to be, or ought to be paid, according to the tenor of this fublime command: and if the tefterdar fhall give any command contrary to this, let it not be obeyed, but be esteemed invalid: but let every thing be obferved conformable to this Imperial command and Imperial capitulations.

II. The English merchants, for all goods exported or imported, paid three per cent. only, and never ought to pay an afper more, it being fo fpecified in the Imperial capitulations: but there having, in the fcales of Conftantinople and Galata, arofe contefts and differences with the customers concerning the Londra's, or cloth brought from London, and other forts of cloth of the English manufacture, they fhall pay according to the accustomed and ancient canon, and as they have always hitherto paid; that is to fay, of full afpers, or fhort money (of which afpers eighty make a piece-of-eight, and feventy a Lion dollar) afpers one hundred forty-and-four, for every piece of cloth of English fabric, whether fine or coarfe, and of whatfoever price; and the customer shall not demand more, nor ought not to take more: but the cloth that comes from Holland and other countries, viz. Londrini, fays, and fcarlets, and other forts of cloth not English fabric, fhall pay for the future that which hitherto has been the accustomed duty. And at the scale of Smyrna fhall be paid according to the ancient cuftom and use of full afpers, or fhort money (of which afpers eighty make a piece-of-eight, and seventy a

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Lion dollar) afpers one hundred and twenty for every piece of English cloth, whether fine or coarfe, whether Londra or not, provided that it be of the fabric of England: and the customer fhall not demand, nor ought not to take, one afper more; and let no innovaticn be made upon the custom of the faid cloths.

III. The capitulations being known, which commands, that the English having a controverfy, the import of which is above four thousand afpers, that the cause shall be brought to the Porta, and tried no where elfe; if at any time the caddi or minifters of any place would detain any merchant, or hinder any Englishman that comes upon a ship, from profecuting their voyage, by reafon of any money impofed upon them, or pretended from them, if the conful of the place will be fecurity to answer the pretenfions made before the Porta, fuch perfons fhall be free and at liberty to profecute their voyage; and they that pretend any thing of them, let them come to the divan for to be judged, and let the ambaffador defend them from those that come to demand; but if the conful will not be fecurity, then let the judge of the place give fentence.

IV. In Conftantinople, Scanderoon, Smyrna, and Cyprus, and all other ports and fcales of my empire, whatsoever English fhips fhall arrive, they fhall pay three hundred afpers for anchorage or port charges, and there fhall not nor ought not to be taken or paid one afper more.

V. An Englishman coming with effects, and turning Muffulman, the ambaffador or conful knowing that fuch effects do belong to other English merchants, let all the money and other effects be taken out of the hand of fuch a Muffulman, and configned to the ambaffador; to the end that he may tranfmit them to whom they do belong, that by this means no goods of other men may remain in the hands of fuch a Muffulman; and let not this be hindered by the means of any caddi, or other judges or minifters.

VI. Any

VI. Any of the aforefaid English nation buying camblets, mohairs, or grogran-yarn, in Angora, or Begbazar, if they will export the faid goods from those places, after having paid three per cent. for the custom of fuch goods they export, let them not be molefted for fkraz batch, that is, for paffage or exportation; and there neither shall nor ought to be taken, upon the account of any fuch demand, one afper.

VII. Any English merchant being to receive from his debtor any fum of money, if the faid debt be recovered by the means and help of an affiftant or chiaus, he that recovers the debt fhall pay no more than what is paid to other caddi's, which is two afpers only, and not one afper more.

VIII. There paffing good correfpondence between us and the King of England; out of regard of this good friendship, we do grant that two fhips lading of figs, raifins, or currants, may be yearly exported for the ufe of his Majefty's kitchen, if there be not a dearth and scarcity of fuch fruit in the country; which we allow to be bought with their money that export them, at the fcale of Smyrna, Salonica, or any other scale or port of our empire, paying three per cent. cuftom; which being paid, no perfon fhall give to them that lade them any moleftation or hinderance.

IX. It being reprefented to us, that the English have been accustomed hitherto to pay no custom nor mezan for any filk they bought in Smyrna (that of Prufia and Conftantinople excepted) viz. for the filk of Georgia, Perfia, or Armenia; if really there is any fuch ufe and cuftom, and the thing is not of prejudice to the empire, let there in Smryna for the future be demanded neither custom nor mezan for the faid filk, but to the English merchants let all kindnefs be used and fhown. And the ambaffador having made instance to us, that the foregoing articles might be put into the capitulations, his requeft is granted, and, conformable to the former Imperial fign and capitulation,

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[1757 let now in conformity of what was paffed, and of my Imperial command, be renewed and granted this prefent Imperial capitulation: which we command fo long as Charles the Second, King of England (whofe end may it terminate in happiness) maintains good friendfhip and correfpondence with us, according to what has been maintained with our ancestors, and to which we on our part are not wanting, with all tenderness entertaining this friendship.

And we do fwear and promife, by Him that has created the heaven and the earth, and all the creatures; by the Creator, the one God, we do promife, that nothing shall be done contrary to this Imperial capitulation; and accordingly every one is to obey our Imperial fign.

Given in the middle of the moon Gemaziel Akir, 1086, in the Imperial city of Adrianople, being in the month of September, 1675.

The Grand Signior writes above with his own hand as follows:

Let every thing be obferved in conformity to our Imperial command; and contrary to it let nothing be done.

MEMORANDUM.

Sir Robert Ainflie, the British ambaffador, obtained lately from The Porte, an exemption for British merchants, from the payment of the mestaria, or brokidge, which is mentioned in article LIII. of the foregoing treaty.

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BENGAL

1757 February.

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HE treaty with the Nabob Serajah Dowla, with his grant for erecting a mint, and the currency of the company's business.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 64-70.'

The treaty with the Nabob Meer Jaffier June. Ally Khan, with his grants for the currency of the company's business, and the establishment of a mint.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 73-77-79

80.

The treaty with the Nabob Coffim Ally
E. Ind. Treat. p. 107-111.

1760. 27 Sept. Khan.

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The treaty with the Nabob Meer Jaffier

10 July. Ally Khan.

1765.

Feb.

1765. 12 Aug.

1765. 13 Aug.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 113-120.

The treaty with the Nabob Nudjum ul Dowla. E. Ind. Treat. p. 125.

The charter from the King Shah Aalum, granting to the company the dewannee (the adminiftration of the revenues) of Bengal, Bahar, and Oriffa, with the fupplemental charters. E. Ind. Treat. p. 132-34-36— 38-40-147.

The treaty between the Nabob Sujah ul Dowlah, the Nabob Nudjum ul Dowlah, and the Company.

E. Ind. Treat. P. 147.

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