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Traité entre la compagnie anglaise des Indes 1765 orientales et Naijm al Dowlah, lorsqu'elle lui 25.Fevr. conféra la Nabobie de Bengale, à la mort de son père Meer Jaffier Ally Khawn; en date du 25. Février 1765.

(BOLTS 1. c. p. 22. VERELST p. 164.)

Articles of a treaty and agreement concluded between the Governor and Council of Fort William, on the part of the English East India Company, and the Nabob Najim al Dowlah.

On the part of the Company.

We the Governor and Council do engage to fecure

to the Nabob Najim al Dowlah, the Subahdary of the provinces of Bengal, Bahar, and Oriffa, and to fupport him therein with the Company's forces against all his enemies. We will alfo, at all times, keep up fuch force as may be necessary, effectually to affift and fupport him in the defence of the provinces; and as our troops will be more to be depended on than any the Nabob can have, and less expensive to him, he need therefore entertain none but fuch as are requisite for the fupport of the civil officers of his government, and the bufinefs of his collections through the different diftricts.

We do further promife, that, in confideration the Nabob fhall continue to affift in defraying the extraordinary expences of the war now carrying on against Sujah al Dowlah, with five lacks of rupees per month, which was agreed to by his father, that whatever fums may be hereafter received of the King, on account of our affiftance afforded in the war, fhall be repaid to the Nabob.

On the part of the Nabob.

In confideration of the affiftance which the Governor and Council have agreed to afford, in fecuring

1765 to me the fucceffion in the Subahdary of Bengal, Bahar, and Orifla, heretofore held by my father, the late Nabob Meer Jaffier Ally Khawn, and supporting me in it against all my enemies, I do agree and bind myself to the faithful performance of the following articles.

1. The treaty which my father formerly concluded with the Company upon his firft acceffion to the Nizamut, engaging to regard the honour and reputation of the Company, and of their Governor and Council, as his own, and granting perwannahs for the currency of the Company's trade, the fame treaty, as far as is confiftent with the articles hereafter agreed to, I do hereby ratify and confirm.

2. Confidering the weighty charge of government, and how essential it is for myself, for the welfare of the country, and for the Company's business, that I fhould have a perfon who has had experience therein to advise and affift me, I do agree to have one fixed with me, with the advice of the Governor and Council, in the ftation of Naib Subah, who fhall accordingly have, immediately under me, the chief management of all affairs; and as Mahomed Reza Khawn, the Naib of Dacca, has in every refpect my approbation, and that of the Governor and Council, I do further agree, that this truft fhall be conferred on him; and I will not displace him without the approbation of those gentlemen; and in cafe any alteration in this appointment fhould hereafter appear advifeable, that Mahomed Reza Khawn, provided he has acquitted himself with fidelity in his administration, fhall, in such case, be reinstated in the Naibfhip of Dacca, with the fame authority as heretofore.

3. The business of the collections of the revenues fhall, under the Naib Subah, be divided into two or more branches, as may appear proper: and as I have the fullest dependence and confidence on the attachment of the English, and their regard to my interest and dignity, and am defirous of giving them every testimony thereof, I do further confent, that the appointment and dismiffion of the Mutfeddees of those branches, and the allotment of their feveral diftricts, shall be with the approbation of the Governor and Council.

And, confidering how much men of my rank and 1765 flation are obliged to truft to the eyes and recommandations of the fervants about them, and how liable to be deceived, it is my further will, that the Governor and Council fhall be at liberty to object and point out to me when improper people are intrusted, or where my officers and fubjects are oppreffed, and I will pay a proper regard to fuch reprefentations, that my affairs may be conducted with honour, my people every where be happy, and their grievances be redressed.

4. I do confirm to the Company, as a fixed refource for defraying the ordinary expences of their troops, the Chacklahs of Burdwan, Midnipore, and Chittigong, in as full a manner as heretofore ceded by my father. The fum of five lacks of ficca rupees per month for their maintenance, was further agreed to be paid by my father; I agree to pay the fame out of my treasury, whilst the exigency for keeping up fo large an army continues. When the Company's occafions will admit a diminution of the expences they are put to, on account of those troops, the Governor will then relieve me from fuch a proportion of this affignment, as the increafed expences incurred by keeping up the whole force necessary for the defence of the provinces will admitt of; and as I esteem the Company's troops entirely equal thereto and as my own, I will only maintain fuch as are immediately necellary for the dignity of my person and government and the bufinefs of my collections. through the provinces.

5. I do ratify and confirm to the English the pri vilege granted them by their firmaun and several husbulhockums of carrying on their trade by means of their own duftuck, free from all duties, taxes, or impofitions in all parts of the country, excepting in the article of fait, on which a duty of 2 per cent. is to be levied on the Rowana, or Hoogly market price.

6. I give to the Company the liberty of purchafing half the falpetre produced in the country of Purnea, which their gomaftahs fhall fend to Calcutta: the other half thall be collected by my Fowzdar for the use of my offices: and I will fuffer no other perfons to make purchases of this article in that country.

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7. In the Chucklah of Silhett, for the fpace of five years, commencing with the Bengal year 1171, my Fowzdar, and a gomastah on the 'part of the Company, fhall jointly provide chunam; of which each fhall defray half the expence, and half the chunam fo made fhall be given to the Company.

8. Although I fhould occafionally remove to other places in the provinces, I agree that the books of the Sircar fhall be always kept and the business conducted at Marshedabâd, and that fhall, as heretofore, be the feat my government. And wherever. I am, I confent that an English gentleman shall refide with me to transact all affairs between me and the Company; and that a person of high rank shall also refide on my part at Calcutta, to negotiate with the Governor and Council.

9. I will caufe the rupees coined at Calcutta to pals in every refpect equal to the ficcas of Murfhedabâd, without any deduction of batta; and whofoever fhall demand batta fhall be punished. The annual lofs on coinage by the fall of batta', on the iffuing of the new liccas, is a very heavy grievance to the country; and after mature confideration, I will, in concert with the Governor and Council, pursue whatever may appear the best method for remedying it.

10. I will allow no Europeans whatever to be entertained in my fervice; and if there already be any, they fhall be immediately dismiffed.

11. The Kiftbundee for payment of the reftitution to the sufferers in the late troubles, as executed by my father, I will fee faithfully paid; no delays fhall be made in this business.

12. I confirm and will abide by the treaty which my father formerly made with the Dutch.

13. If the French come into the country, I will not allow them to erect any fortifications, maintain forces, or hold lands, zemindaries, etc. but they fhall pay tribute, and carry on their trade as in former times.

14. Some regulations fhall be hereafter fettled between us, for deciding all difputes which may

arife between the English gomastahs and my officers 1765 in the different parts of the country.

In teftimony whereof, we the faid Governor and Council have let our hands, and affixed the feal of the Company to one part hereof, and the Nabob, before named, has fet his hand and feal to another part,

A true Copy.

W. MAJENDIE, Secretary.

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Lettres patentes du Nabob Naijm al Dowlah, 23. Juin, pour perpetuelle à la compagnie,

la reversion?

de la pension (jagueer) de Milord Clive en date du 25. Juin 1765.

(BOLTS loc. cit. pag. 26.)

Be it known to the Counfellors and Chiefs of the

English Company, the present and future Mutfeddees, the Chowdries, Canongoes, Muckaudums, Ryots, Muggaries, and all other inhabitants of the pergunnahs of Calcutta, etc. in the Sircar of Sautgaum, etc. in the province of Bengal.

The fum of 222,958 rupees and odd, agreeably to the Dewanee funnud, and the funnud of the High and Mighty Meer Mahomed Jaffier Khawn, Nazim of the province, has been appointed from the aforesaid pergunnahs, belonging to the Chucklah of Hoogly, etc. in the Sircar of Sautgaum etc. the Zemindary of the English Company, as an inconditional jagueer to the High and Mighty Lord Clive. Now likewise the faid pergunnahs are confirmed as an unconditional jagueer to the High and Mighty aforefaid from the 16th of May, of the 1764th year of Chrift (anfwering to the 14th of Zelcada, of the 1177th year of Hegira) to the 16th May, of the 1774th year of Christ (answering to the 8th of Rubby al Awoul, of the 1188th year of the Hegira) being ten years, of which one year is expired, and there are nine to come. They fhall appertain as