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Tranflation of a Saned, under the Soubab's Seal, dated the 21ft of the Moon Shevaul, Hegyra 1181, equal to the 11th of March 1768.

IN these times, the killedarfhip of the fort of Chunpoora (belonging to the circar of that name, and dependent upon the foubahfhip of Hydrabad) together with the jaghire annexed thereto, and the troops belonging thereto, exempt from all choute, agreeable to what is mentioned in the zimir, or back of this faned, has been given and conferred, by way of ultumgau, to Nuffeer ul Mulck, Intzain ud Dowla, Mahomed Sullautbut Cawn Behauder, Nuffeer Jung, that he, the faid Nuffeer ul Mulck, may not deviate in the least in the proper care and attention thereto, either in the furnishing or charging of provifions, or regulating the troops, according to the established cuftom; you therefore, the zemindars and deefmokees, efteeming the faid Nuffeer ul Mulck as invefted with abfolute powers in the killedarfhip, pay him the proper revenues, at the fixed and ftated times, and look upon him as entitled to the ufual perquifites and advantages of the faid fort.

Esteem this as an order, and obey it accordingly.

On the back of the faned is the petition, reciting the contents of the faned.

The faned of the killedarfhip of the fort of Colaur (belonging to the foubahfhip of Viziapoor) to Muddaur ul Mulck, Rofhun ud Dowla, Hauphiz Mahomed, Munuowur Cawn Behauder, Behauder Jung, runs the fame as that for the fort of Chunpoora (excepting that the whole of the jaghire is mentioned in this) the date is alfo the fame as the other.

The whole of the faneds are endorfed by the mutefuddees of the dewanny Muftouphy, and Huzoor offices, and copies of all have been registered in their books.

ARCOT.

A RC O T.

16 Oct.

1763. T

1765.

HE grant from the Nabob to the Eaft India company of the feven niagars fituated in the Payen Gaut.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 5.

The grant from the Nabob to the Eaft 28 Aug. India company, confirming and enlarging the grant of 1763.

1779.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 30.

The treaty of friendship and alliance, be27 April. tween the Nabob and the Eaft India com

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1787. The treaty between the Nabob and Sir February. Archibald Campbell, on behalf of the East India company.

[The following is printed from an authentic copy.] The Treaty of perpetual Friendship, Alliance, and Secu rity, concluded between the Honourable Major General Sir Archibald Campbell, Knight of the Bath, Prefident and Governor of Fort St. George, and the Council thereof, on the Part of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, and bis Highness the Nabob Wallaujau, Omdit ul Mulk, Unmeer ul Hind, Afoph Dowla, Anewerdeen, Cawn Behauder, Zupher Jung, Sippa Salar, Saubadar of the Carnatic, on Behalf of bimfelf, his Heirs and Succeffors.

THE

THE court of directors of the honourable united Eaft India company, having taken into their serious confideration the great advantages which may be attained by improving the bleffings of peace, now happily re-established on the coaft of Choromandel and the Carnatic, and confidering the present hour beft fuited for fettling and arranging, by a juft and equitable treaty, a plan for the future defence and protection of the Carnatic, and the northern circars, on a folid and lasting foundation, have communicated thefe their fentiments to his highnefs the Nabob of the Carnatic; who, being fully impreffed with the propriety and wifdom of fuch an arrangement, has for himself, his heirs and fucceffors, adjusted and concluded a folid and permanent treaty with the prefident and council of Fort St. George, upon the principles and conditions hereinafter mentioned; in confequence whereof it is ftipulated and agreed, that due provifion fhall be made for the military peace establishment; and alfo that, for dif charging the expence of war, in the event of a war breaking out in the Carnatic, or on the coaft of Choromandel, certain contributions, or proportions of the revenues of the contracting parties, fhall be united into one common stock, to be applied for their mutual fecurity and defence; and, as it is neceffary that the application of the faid contributions, both of peace and war, fhall be repofed in the united company or their representatives, together with the direction of the war, the command of the army, magazines of ftores and provifions (the granaries and prefent magazines of his highness the Nabob excepted) with full power to occupy or difmantle fuch forts as by them fhall be deemed neceffary for the general fecurity, the faid contracting parties do hereby folemnly engage and agree, for themselves and their fucceffors, to and with each other in manner following; that is to say,

I. The friends and enemies of his highness the Nabob of the Carnatic, and of the English united Eaft

Eaft India company, fhall be confidered as the friends and enemies of both.

II. His highness the Nabob of the Carnatic will contribute towards the military peace establishment, and fhall pay into the treafury of the faid united company, the annual fum of nine lacks of pagodas, to commence in the Fuzelly 1197, correfponding to the 12th July 1787, as his fixed proportion, divided into kifts, payable at the following periods; that is to say, 30th November 31ft March

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III. That the honourable East India company will in like manner contribute, and with the aid of Tanjore shall pay and make good, fuch further fums as may be neceffary to discharge the expence of the military peace establishment, beyond the said annual contribution of his highness already mentioned.

IV. That for the fatisfaction of his highnefs the Nabob of the Carnatic, his heirs and fucceffors, the prefident in council of Fort St. George fhall furnish his highness annually with an accurate account, fhewing the number of troops maintained, and the names and fituations of the garrifons fupported by the annual contributions, and particularly the troops and garrifons maintained by the nine lacks of pagodas annually contributed by his highness to the general defence.

V. In cafe of failure in the punctual payment of the nine lacks of pagodas already mentioned, to the amount of one lack of pagodas in any kift, for the period of one month after the fame fhall become due, his highnefs the Nabob agrees, that certain diftricts, fpecified in the schedule, N° 1, hereunto annexed, fhall be made anfwerable for fuch failure; and that the company shall have power to appoint fuperintendants or receivers to collect and receive, from the Nabob's amuldars,

amuldars, all the rents, revenues, duties, customs, and pefhcash of the faid district; and these fuperintendants or receivers fhall exercise all neceffary authority for collecting fuch rents, revenues, &e. giving regular receipts for all monies which may be received by the faid fuperintendants; who fhall have full power to inspect and examine all Cutcherry receipts and accounts of the lands and diftricts aforefaid, as well as to afcertain the state of all other revenues which fhall be collected annually from cuftoms, or from the zemindars or poligars tributaries to his highness within the faid diftricts; and when the full amount for which fuch diftricts ftood anfwerable, fhall have been paid to the company, the fuperintendant or receiver fhall be immediately recalled.

VI. At the appointment of the fuperintendant or receiver, the Nabob will furnifh the company with the obligations the amuldars of each diftrict fhall have given to the circar; and if they do not pay the money punctually to the fuperintendant or receiver, agreeable thereto, the Nabob, at the request of the governor in council, will immediately difmifs the faid amuldar, and appoint by faned fuch others in their ftead, as the prefident in council of Fort St. George fhall recommend, after taking from them the ufual obligations, which shall be delivered to the company by his highness.

VII. That the exercise of power over the said diftricts and farms, by virtue of the conditions mentioned in the 5th and 6th articles, in cafe of failure in the payment of any of the faid kifts, fhall not extend or be conftrued to extend to deprive his highnefs the Nabob of the Carnatic, or his fucceffors, of the civil government thereof, the credit of his family, or the dignity of his illuftrious Houfe, but that the fame fhall be preferved to him and them inviolate, faving and excepting the powers in the foregoing article expreffed and mentioned.

VIII. That in the event of any war breaking out in

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