prem. vol. 1761 1765 his Highness agrees to pay them (fifty) 50 lacks of rupees, in the following manner, viz; (twelve) 12 lacks in money, and a depolit of jewels, to the amount of eight lacks, upon the figning of this treaty; (five) 5 lacks one month after, and the remaining (twenty five) 25 lacks by monthly payments, fo as that the whole may be discharged in (thirteen) 13 months from the date hereof. 7. It being firmly refolved to restore to his Highnefs the country of Banaras, and the other districts now rented by Bulwant Sing, notwithstanding the grant of the fame from THE KING to the English Company; it is therefore agreed, that they fhall be ceded to his Highness in manner following, viz. They fhall remain in the hands of the English Company with their revenues, till the expiration of the agreement between the Rajah Bulwant Sing and the Company, being on the 27. November next; after which his Hignefs fhall enter into poffeffion, the fort of Chunar excepted, which is not to be evacuated until the 6th article of this treaty be fully complied with. 8. His Hignefs fhall allow the English Company to carry on a trade, duty-free, troughout the whole of his dominions. 9. All the relations and fubjects of his Hignefs, who in any manner affifted the English during the course of the late war, fhall be forgiven, and no ways molested for the famę. 10. As foon as this treaty is executed, the English forces fhall be withdrawn from the dominions of his Highness, excepting fuch as may be necessary for the garrifon of Chunar, or for the defence, and protection of THE KING in the city of Illahabad, if his Majesty fhould require a force for that purpose. 11. His Hignefs the Nabob Sujah al Dowlah, his Excellency the Nabob Najim al Dowlah, and the English Company, promise to observe fincerely and ftrictly all the articles contained and fettled in the present treaty; and they will not fuffer the fame to be infringed, directly or indirectly, by their reIpective fubjects, and the faid contracting powers generally and reciprocally guarantee to each other 1765 all the ftipulations of the present treaty. CLIVE. (L. S.) JOHN (L. S.) CARNAC. SUJAH (L. S.) AL DOWLAH's Seal MIRZA COSSIM KHAWN. RAJAH SHETABKOY. MEER MASHA ALLAH. Signed, fealed, and folemnly fworn to according to their respective faiths, by the contracting parties at Illahabad, this 16th day of Auguft, in the year of our Lord 1765, in the presence of us Convention par laquelle Lord Clive, de la 19. Août part de la compagnie anglaise, s'engage à payer à l'Empereur Shah Allum, des revenus du Bengale, de Bahar et Orissa la somme de 26 sacs rupies ou 325,000 L. sterlings par an, en reconnaissance des faveurs que la compagnie a recue de sa Majesté Impériale. En date du 19. Août 1765. (BOLTS consider. T. I. p. 36. VERELST app. p. 173.) Articles of agreement with his Majesty. The Nabob Najim al Dowlah agrees to pay to his Majefty out of the revenues of Bengal, Bahar, and It 1765 any deduction for batta, on bills of exchange, by regular monthly payments, amounting to Rs. 216,666-10-9 per month; the first payment to commence from the 1t of September of the prefent year; and the Eng lish Company, in confideration of his Majesty's having been graciously pleased to grant them the dewannee of Bengal, etc. do engage themselves to be fecurity for the regular payment of the fame. fhall be paid month by month from the factory of Patna, to Rajah Shetabroy, or whomfoever his Majefty may think proper to nominate, that it may be forwarded by him to the court: but in case the teritories of the aforefaid Nabob fhould be invaded by any foreign enemy, a deduction is then to be made out of the ftipulated: revenue, proportionably to the damage that may be sustained. In confideration of Nudjuff Khawn's having joined the English forces, and acted in his Majesty's fervice in the late war, his Majefty will be graciously pleafed to allow him the fum of two lacks of rupees a year, to be paid by equal monthly payments; the firft payment to commence from the 1ft of September of the present year; and in default thereof, the English Company, who are gurantees for the fame, will make it good out of the revenue allotted to his Majefty from the territories of Bengal. If the territories of Bengal fhould at any Time be invaded, and on that account a deduction be made out of the royal revenue, in fuch cafe a proportionable deduction fhall also be made out of Nudjuff Khaw's allowance. Dated the 19th of August 1765. Fort William, 30th September 1765. A true Copy. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL. S. S. C. m. Article de la résignation (faite au mois de 1765 Juillet 1765) par laquelle le Nabob Najim al Juill Dowlah consent d'accepter la somme de 5,386,131 30. Sept. rupies 9 annas, ou 673,266 L. Sterling pour Pentretien de son gouvernement et de sa dignité; Sa Maj. Imp. Shah Allum ayant jugé à propos de donner les revenues de sa Nabobie à la compagnie des Indes orientales. (BOLTS considerations Vol. I. app. p. 37. sous la date de Juil. 1765. VERELST app. p. 174. sous celle du 30. Sept.) Agreement with the Nabob made by Mr. Francis Sykes in July 1765. (See his letter to the Secret The King having been gracioufly pleafed to grant the English company the dewannee of Bengal, Bahar, and Oriffa, with the revenues thereof, as a free gift for ever, on certain conditions, whereof one is, that there shall be a fufficient allowance out of the said revenues for fupporting the expence of the Nizamut; be it known to all whom it may concern, that I do agree to accept of the annual fum of ficca rupees, 5.386.131-9-0 as an adequate allowance for the fupport of the Nizamut, which is to be regularly paid as follows, viz. the sum of ficca rupees 1,778,854-1-0 for my household expences, fervants, etc. and the remaining fum of rupees 3,607.277-8-0 for the maintenance of fuch horse, seapoys, peons, bercundazes, etc. as may be thought neceffary for my Sewawry, and the fupport of my dignity only, fhould fuch an expence hereafter be thought neceffary to be kept up, but on no account ever to exeed that amount; and having a perfect reliance on Maeen al Dowlah, I defire he may have the difburfing of ruppees, 3.607,277-8-0 for the purposes before mentioned. This agreement, by the bleffing of God, I hope will be inviolably obferved, as long as the Englifh company's factories continue in Bengal. A true Copy. ALEX. CAMPBELL. S, S. C. 2. 1766 A Treaty of perpetual Honour, Favour, Al12. Nov. liance, and Attachement, between the great Affian ce com. mune. Promes comp. des In Nawab, high in station, famous as the Sun, (MACKENZIE sketch of the war with Tipoo Sultaun ART. I. The two contracting parties do, by virtute of this treaty of honour, favour, alliance and friendships, folemnly engage a mutual affiftance, to esteem the enemies of one, the enemies of both, and contrariwife, the friends of one, the friends of the other, ART. II. The Honourable English East India Company, in fes de la return for the gracious favours received from his anglaife Highnefs; confifting of funeds for the five Circars of des de Ellour, Siccacole, Rajahmundry, Muftephanagur and retour Murtezanagur, expreffing the free gift thereof, on them and their heirs, for ever and ever, do hereby promile and engage, to have a body of their troops, ready 10 fettle the affairs of his Highnefs's Govern pour les 5 Cir. cars. 1 |