- 10. No Goods Already Entered At A Port Shall Be Again Opened,
The English Shewing A Certificate Of Their Numbers, Qualities, And
Conditions, From The Governor Or Other Proper Officers Of The Place
Where They Were Purchased.
- 11.
No confiscation shall be made of the
goods or money belonging to any of the English who may die in
India. - 12. No duties shall be demanded for provisions, purchased during
the stay of English ships at any of the ports. - 13. The servants of the
English merchants, whether English or natives, shall not be punished or
beaten for doing their duty. - 14. The Mogul shall cause any governor or
officer to be punished for the breach of any of these articles. - 15. The
English ships shall permit all others to pass and repass freely, to and
from the ports in the dominions of the Mogul, except those of their
enemies with whom they are at war: And the English, while ashore, shall
conduct themselves quietly and peaceably, as merchants. - 16. The English
shall yearly furnish the Mogul with all such European rarities, and
other things, as he may desire, and at reasonable rates. - 17. The
English shall pay duty on their commodities, reasonably rated, at three
and a half per cent. and two per cent. on rials of eight or money, and
shall not be liable to any other duty or exaction whatsoever. - 18. The
English shall be ready to assist the Great Mogul against all his
enemies. And, lastly, The Portuguese shall be admitted to come into this
peace within six months; or, if they refuse, the English shall be at
liberty to exercise all hostilities against them.
On the 31st of March, the Great Mogul dined at the house of Asaph Khan,
all the way from the palace, which was an English mile, being laid under
foot with silks and velvet sewed together, but rolled up as the king
passed. It was reported that this feast, and the present made on the
occasion, cost six lacks of rupees, which amount to L60,000
sterling.[199]
[Footnote 199: According to Thevenot, a lack contains 100,000 rupees,
and a rupee is a French crown and five sols. At which rate, the six
lacks must amount at least to L150,000 sterling. - Churchill.
The editor of Churchill's Collection must here have been mistaken the
French crowns alluded to by Thevenot. The rupees in India are various,
and consequently differ in their value; but two shillings may be assumed
as a fair average, in which case the computation in the text is quite
correct. - E.]
I received intelligence on the 26th April, that the prince had made one
of his servants ask the king at the durbar wherefore he gave so great
countenance to the English as to banish the Portuguese from Surat, who
brought much more profit to the king in rubies, pearls, and other jewels,
while the English came there only in search of profit, by the sale of
cloths, swords, knives, and other articles of small value?
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