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expences attending their movements fhall be annually discharged by his Excellency, at the end of each year.

XIV. The late Rajah of Tanjore having been, at the time of his death, indebted to his highness the Nabob of the Carnatic, for arrears of peifhcafh, fince the year 1776, which, at the commencement of the Phufly 1197, or 12th July, 1787, will amount to the fum of twelve lacks fifty-feven thousand one hundred forty-two pagodas; and having alfo been indebted to British fubjects, whofe names are set forth in a schedule hereunto annexed, for various fums of money lent by them, to and for the use of the Rajah, which, with intereft, are computed to amount to about the fum of four lacks of pagodas; it is hereby ftipulated and agreed, that, for the liquidation of the faid arrears of peifhcash, his Excellency fhall appropriate annually the fum

'of

To his annual peifhcash to the Nabob, the fum of

Pagodas

1,05,715

1,14,285

And to his Excellency's private creditors, the annual fum of

80,000

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XV. The private debts of his Excellency not being as yet accurately afcertained, it is hereby agreed, that the debts due to British fubjects fhall be forthwith examined, adjusted, and fettled; for which purpose, the creditors fhall be called upon to deliver their demands to the president in council of Madras, ftated with fimple intereft, at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum, to the 12th day of July, 1787; which accounts will be examined by agents to be appointed on the part of the Rajah, and by the governor in council, on behalf of the creditors, after which, they will be laid before his Excellency; and on receiving his final approbation, they fhall be claffed amongst the lift of his private creditors, and become entitled to a fhare, or rateable proportion, of the faid fum of 80,000 pagodas, agreeable to fuch equitable arrangement as may be formed by the governor in council, for the benefit of the Rajah and the creditors: and it is agreed, that so soon as the debts and intereft due from the Rajah to British fubjects are paid off and difcharged, the annual payment of 80,000 pagodas, agreed to be made by the Rajah, for the benefit of the creditors, fhall from henceforth ceafe and determine.

XVI. And whereas his highness the Nabob of the Carnatic has, by a folemn deed, affigned over to the united Eaft India company the arrears of peifhcash already due, and the annual peifhcafh which fhall henceforth become due to his Highness, in payment of his debt to the company, his Excellency the Rajah of Tanjour, willing to manifeft his regard to the company, and upright intentions towards the Nabob of the Carnatic, does hereby cheerfully agree to pay into the hands of the India company, for the account of the Nabob of the Carnatic, the whole annual appropriations to his Highnefs, fpecified in the 14th article, upon the prefident and council of Fort St. George indemnifying his Excellency for the amount of all fuch monies as they fhall receive on that account.

In like manner, the company fhall be accountable

to

to his Excellency on account of the money received on behalf of the creditors.

In confirmation of all the articles in the preceding treaty, Sir Archibald Campbell, governor of Fort St. George, invested with full powers on behalf of the India company, has fubfcribed and fealed two inftruments of the fame tenor and date, at Tanjour, on the 10th day of April, in the year of Chrift one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-feven.

And his Excellency Maha Rajah Amer Sing, for himfelf, his heirs and fucceffors, has alfo fubfcribed and fealed the fame inftruments, at Tanjour, the twentieth of the month Jamad ul Awker, and in the year of the Hegyra twelve hundred and one.

Seal.

(Signed)

Arch Campbell.

Signed and fealed by the honourable Sir Archibald Campbell, governor, &c. and by his Excellency the Rajah of Tanjour, in the prefence of

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Schedule of Private Debts referred to in the XIVth,

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4,706

Mr. Swatz, for money fubfcribed by

gentlemen for the benefit of orphans

1,000

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The above debts bear intereft at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum; and there is now between four and five years intereft due upon them.

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HYDER ALLY, KH A N— TIPPOO, SULTAUN.

1763.

1766.

23 Feb.

1769.

3 Aug.

1770.

8 Aug.

1784.

HE grant from the Nabob Ally Khan,
Behauder, for eftablishing a factory

at Onore, and regarding trade.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 233.

The grant from Hyder Ally, Khan, confirming the grants and privileges made to the company, by the feveral Malabar Powers, with regard to trade.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 253.

The treaty of perpetual friendship and peace, between the governor and council of Fort St. George, at Madras, and Nabob Hyder Ally, Khan.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 58.

The treaty of peace, friendship, and commerce, between the prefident and council of Bombay, and Nabob Hyder Ally, Khan, which confirmed the grant of the 23d of February, 1766.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 254.

The treaty of perpetual peace and friend11 Mar. fhip, between the Eaft India company and the Nabob Tippoo Sultaun Bahauder, which confirms the commercial privileges and immunities which were given by the late Na bob Hyder Ally Khan, Bahauder.

E. Ind. Treat. p. 269,

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