Secret Correspondence of the Court of the Feslrwa. 157 



" ' once.' I shall communicate to you in detail through Guruji (the private 

 " preceptor and priest) and JNIoraba. At present the Gaikwar affair is 

 " the only business of consequence ; it is nearly concluded, but it cannot 

 " be brought to a close without Moraba and yourself consulting and 

 " making the final arrangements. The other matters are unimportant." 



Ragoba Dada became now very importunate to see his nephew Madhu 

 Rao, who writes to Nana, on the 20th of February 177~> thus : 



" I entreat you to prevent my uncle Ragoba quitting Poona under the 

 " plea of coming to visit me. In the first place he must again swear to 

 " conform to the seven articles last drawn up and acceded to by him, and 

 " by these he must abide. 



" I enclose the form of an oath in tlie hand-writing of Hari Pant 

 " Farkia ; which I require you to administer to him." 



Memorandum in the hand-writing of Nana Farnevis. 



« 23d of February I772. 

 " His Highness Dada Sahib objects to the expression (iiehuri) ' per- 

 " ' manent ' in tlie oath. He observes, ' I will abide by the agreement as 

 " ' long as the terms are kept by the other party, and will on no account 

 " ' infringe it." He conceives permanency to be implied in that. He has 

 " no objection to swear to every other part." 



MoRABA Farnevis to his cousin Nana. 



« 23d of February I772. 

 " Your letter has been received, stating that you had been sent for by 

 " Dada Sahib (Ragoba) ; that he had ordered his preparations for moving, 

 " but that the lady (Anundi Bhye, Ragoba's wife) had scolded well, so 

 " that Ramchunder Pant and the otiier ministers were confounded. Who 

 " is to be afraid of her tongue? What can she do? It has not disturbed us 

 " here at all. I have represented all you wrote on the subject. His 

 " Highness the Peshwa asked me if I could be certain that his uncle would 

 " take the oath required of him. How could I say so ? I wrote to you, 

 " and from your answer I perceived we should have a long correspondence 

 " if the business were negociated by letter, so it is resolved to send Crishna 

 " Rao. Bhosla has reached Pyetun, and has from two thousand to two 

 " tliousand five hundred men with him. He is to arrive on the 12th Mag- 

 " ivud ('2d Marcli) ; Bhawani Pant and Ramaji Pant have already come. 



