ufurped the government of the Monfore country, and given great difturbances to his neighbours, by attacking, and taking from many of them their poffeffions, and having alfo lately invaded, and laid waste with fire and fword, the poffeffions of the English company, and the Nabob Wolau Jau, in the Carnatic, it is certainly neceffary for their peace, and for the general benefit of all the neighbouring Powers, that the faid Naigue fhould be punifhed and reduced, fo that he may not hereafter have the power to give any perfon farther trouble; to this end, the Nabob Ausuph Jau hereby declares, and makes known to all the world, that he regards the faid Naigue as a rebel and ufurper, and as fuch divests him of, and revokes from him, all faneds, honours, and diftinctions, conferred by himself, or any other foubah of the Decan, because the faid Naigue has deceived the Nabob Aufuph Jau, broken his agreement, and rendered himself unworthy of all farther countenance and favours.

X. That the English company may hereafter carry on their trade peaceably, on this coaft of Coromandel, and alfo on the coaft of Malabar, and that they, with the Nabob Wolau Jau, may hold the Carnatic, and their other poffeffions, in peace, it appears neceffary, that the countries of Carnatic Balagaute, belonging to the foubahdarry of Viziapour, now or lately poffeffed by Hyder Naigue, fhould be under the management and protection of thofe who will do justice, and pay obedience to the high commands from court; it is therefore agreed, by the Nabob Aufuph Jau, that he fhall relinquish, to the English company, all his right to the dewanny of the faid Carnatic Balagaute, belonging to the foubahdarry of Viziapour, and that the company fhall present an arzee, or petition to the royal prefence, to obtain from the emperor Shaw Allum, a firmaund, confirming and approving their right thereto; but, that the Nabob Aufuph Jau, as foubah of the Decan, may not lofe his dignity, or the revenue arifing from the faid countries, the English company agree to

pay him annually, out of the dewanny collection, from the time they are in poffeffion thereof, the fum of seven lacks of Arcot rupees, including durbar charges, being the fum annually paid heretofore, in two equal payments, at the space of fix months from each other, provided the faid Aufuph Jau, foubah of the Decan, affifts the faid company, and the Nabob Wolau Jau, in punishing Hyder Naigue, and neither receives from, or fends either vackeels or letters to him.

XI. As the English company do not intend to deprive the Morattas of their choute, any more then the foubah of his pifcash, which used to be paid from the Carnatic Balagaute, belonging to the foubahdarry of Viziapour, now or lately poffeffed by Hyder Naigue, it is hereby agreed, and the company willingly promise to pay the Morattas, regularly and annually, without trouble, for the whole choute, as fettled in former times, from the time the faid countries fhall be under the company's protection as dewan, provided, however, that the Morattas guaranty to the company the peaceable poffeffion of the faid dewanny; to this end, the Nabob Aufuph Jau promises to use his best endeavours, jointly with the English, and the Nabob Wolau Jau, to settle with the Morattas, concerning the choute of the faid countries, how and where it is to be paid, so that there may be no disturbances hereafter, on that account, between any of the contracting parties or the Morattas.

XII. All the foregoing articles are fincerely agreed to by the fubfcribing parties, who refolve faithfully to execute and abide by the fame, fo that a firm and lafting friendship may mutually fubfift between them, and while fuch an alliance fubfifts, what power will dare to disturb the poffeffions of either party? The English company and the Nabob Wolau Jau will endeavour, on all occafions, to fhew their friendship and attachment to the Nabob Aufuph Jau, Nizam ul Mulck, as foubah of the Decan, and look on the fup

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port of that government as the fupport of their own; in fhort, there will be no manner of difference in intereft between them.

In witnefs and confirmation of all the above articles, and every part of the aforegoing treaty, we whofe names are under-written, have interchangeably fubfcribed to and fealed three inftruments of the tenor and date, viz. the prefident and council of Fort St. George, on the behalf of the English Eaft India company, at that place, this 26th day of February, in the year of the Chriftian æra 1768; the Nabob Aufuph Jau, foubah of the Decan, at his camp, near Pillere, on the 22d day of the moon Shevaul, in the year of the Hegyra 1181; and the Nabob Wolau Jau, for himself, at Fort St. George, the 7th day of the moon Shevaul, in the 1181ft year of the Hegyra.

N. B. The names of the contracting parties were transferred, in the parts kept by each of them, and each took the precedence by turn.

The above contracting parties, to wit, the prefident and council of Fort St. George, on behalf of the English Eaft India company; the great Nabob, high in ftation, Aufuph Jau, foubah of the Decan; and the Nabob Wolau Jau, foubah of Mahomed Poor, having duly confidered, and voluntarily entered into the above articles, which they have refpectively figned and fealed in our prefence, we, whofe names are hereunto fub: VOL. II.

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fcribed,

fcribed, do folemnly promise and engage, under our hands and feal, that we will guaranty to the faid English company, and the Nabob Wolau Jau, the due and juft obfervance of the above treaty, on the part of the Nabob Aufuph Jau.

I take God to witness, that of my own free-will I am fecurity.

The Seal of
Ruccun ud
Dowla.

I fwear by Vencatash and Bail Behauder, that of my own free-will and confent I am fecurity.

The Seal of

Rum Chun

der Rauze.

I swear by Sactasha, and Bail Behauder, that I am truly and fincerely fecurity.

The Seal of
Beer
Behauder.

I fwear by Uncatash, and Bail Behauder, that of my own free-will and confent I, Dundaveram, vackeel to Mahaudavarow, Pundit Predane, am fecurity on the part of the faid Mahaudavarow.

The Seal of Dundaveram.

N. B. The foregoing guaranty agreement was figned and executed, by the guarantees fubfcribing the fame, and annexed to the parts of the treaty delivered to the company and the Nabob; and

to the part delivered to Nizam Ally Cawn, the following guaranty or agreement was fixed,

viz.

The above contracting parties, to wit, the great Nabob, high in station, Aufuph Jau, foubah of the Decan, the Nabob Wolau Jau, of Mahomed Poor, and the prefident and council of Fort St. George, on behalf of the English Eaft India company, having duly confidered, and voluntarily entered into the above articles, which the faid prefident and council, on behalf of the faid English Eaft India company, have figned and fealed in my prefence, I, the faid Nabob Wolau Jau, whofe name is hereunto fubfcribed, do folemnly promife and engage, under my hand and feal, that I will guaranty to the faid Nabob Aufuph Jau the due and just observance of the above treaty, on the part. of the faid English Eaft India company.

The

Nabob's
Seal.

And we the faid prefident and council of Fort St. George, on behalf of the faid English Eaft India company, do folemnly promife and engage, under our hands, that we will guaranty to the faid Nabob Aufuph Jau the due and juft obfervance of the above treaty, on the part of the faid Nabob Wolau Jau.