This
Was Looked Upon As A Great Favour, And I Accordingly Returned Thanks;
Yet Added, That We Had No Slaves
In England, not thinking it lawful to
make the image of God like unto a beast, but that I should
Employ him as
a servant, and should restore him to liberty if he behaved well. The
king was well pleased with this message.
I went to the Guzalcan on the 26th, and it delivered in the articles
which I had drawn up, which were referred to Asaph Khan for his
consideration and report. Some time after, Asaph Khan sent a message,
desiring me to remove from the place I occupied near the king, because I
stood alone, which was not the custom. I refused at the first; but, as
he still insisted I should rank myself among the nobles, I removed to
the other side, where the prince and young Ranna were. This still more
displeased Asaph Khan, who persuaded the prince to complain of me to the
king, which he did. On hearing their complaint and my answer, that I had
changed my place by order of Asaph Khan, the Mogul said I had done well,
and they were wrong to pretend to displace me. So I kept my place in
quiet. The following is the substance of the articles delivered to the
Great Mogul, which were delayed and opposed: But the conclusion
respecting them will be seen hereafter.
Proposed Articles of Treaty, between the Great Mogul and the King of
Great Britain.
1. There shall be perpetual peace and amity between the king of Great
Britain and his majesty the emperor of India. - 2. The subjects of
England shall have free trade in all the ports of India. - 3. The
governors of all sea ports shall make public proclamation of this
agreement three several times, upon the arrival of any English
ships. - 4. The English merchants and their servants, shall not be liable
to search, or to any ill usage. - 5. No presents sent to the Mogul shall
be opened. - 6. The goods belonging to the English shall not be stopped
more than twenty-four-hours at the custom-houses; where they shall only
be sealed, and sent to the house or factory of the merchants, to be
there opened and rated within six days afterwards. - 7. No governor shall
take any goods by force, nor unless upon payment at the owner's price;
neither shall any be taken away under pretence of being for the king's
service. - 8. The English merchants shall not be hindered from selling
their goods to whom they please, nor from sending them to other
factories; neither shall they pay any more in this case than has been
already paid at the port of entry. - 9. Whatever goods the English may
purchase in any part of the dominions of the Mogul, shall be allowed to
be transmitted to the ports, without any hindrance or molestation, and
shall pay no other duty than may be agreed upon at the port of
shipping.
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