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" of what had palled ; whereupon the Rajah intimated 

 " his apprehenfions of Hyder, whom he fpoke of as 

 " a man of a quarrelfome difpofition, and who had 

 " difgraced many perfons of high rank, and who 

 tc would probably be difpofed to inflict fome mark of 

 c< difgrace upon him alfb; wherefore he (the Rajah) 

 <c declared, that he would place his reliance not fo 

 " much on Hyder, as upon the aflurances from his 

 <c two agents, who, being both Brahmen s, he would, 

 cc on their fwearing by their Brahmenical threads, by 

 <c the falgram, (a (tone facred among the Hindus,) 

 " and by their fwords, that he mould return in fafety, 

 " confent to accompany them, to have an interview 

 <c with Hyder; to all which they agreed ; and as Hyder 1 s 

 (< army was at Toorlhery, the Rajah, my uncle, went 

 <c with Sree Newaus Rao and Mookut Rao to meet 

 11 Hyder, who advanced to Coorumnar, where the meet- 

 ,c ing took place. 



2d. " During the interview, they converfed about the 

 " country: But Hyder foon broke off the conference, 

 by demanding of the Rajah a crore of gold mohurs; 

 upon which the latter allured him, if he were to fell 

 the whole of the Calicut country, he could not get 

 near that fum for it; but that he would deliver the 

 whole of his treafure, and other property, and pay 

 him as much as was in his power: yet Hyder was 

 " not fatisfied with this offer, but caufed the Rajah to 

 <c be feized, and imprifoned; and fent him under a 

 " guard of five hundred horfe, and two thoufand in- 

 " fantry, to the fort of Calicut; and the Rajah was 

 <f confined in his own houfe without food, and was 

 " (Iriclly prohibited from performing the ceremonies 

 f< of his religion; and as he thought that Hyder 

 " might infiicl: fome further difgrace upon him, either 

 " by caufing him to be hanged, or blown from a gun, 

 " the Rajah fet fire to the houfe with his own hand, 

 <c and was confumed in it." 



XXXI. This firft requifition of Malabar by the late 



Hyder Ali Khan was not of long duration; for the 



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