94 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S. 
Cash, vizt. 
Paid into Nabob’s Treasu 
ry 2000/- 
Batta! of ditto money and other usuall 
charges ‘ Ri 30/- 
To Mullick? Cossim oe G00/+ 
To the Nabob’s wife, paid in her Mahall 2000/- 
To the eunoch that procured that interest .. 200/- 
To Buzzurgh Omeed Chaan, the Nabob’s son _1000/- 
To Ditto Duan for access and acceptance .. 200/- 
To the Cottwall* and Ameen of the Citty .. 600 
To the Nabob’s Jassoalls 4 
To Achrash Munshy, our friend to the Ray 5 300/- 
To Hackim Mahmood Hassim 
¢ B00/- 
To Ditto Petesdutt pice. 200/- 
To Gourdasse, the Nabob’s Arz beague tevin ~~ GOU/s 
To Ba goandas Mutsudie sft 50/- 
Wine, 2 pottles of canary to M. Cossim j -8-0 
to divers Nabob’s rayes and Chubdars 20/- 
To ‘the Cozzee*® and his mushrife .  600/- 
To Chubdars and iinet of the Durbar. 150/- 
8911-8-0 9130 
2. November 23rd, 1676. 
Mr. Hervy representing to the Councell that the Com- 
panyes house at Dacca is very streight and not capable to 
receive and secure the Honble Companyes goods by reason of 
severall thatcht hovells within and round about the compound 
which 
are verry dangerous in respect of fire which often happens 
in Dacca. The Councell did therefore order that brick build- 
pos be forrthwith erected to secure the Companyes goods not 
ceeding one thousand rupees for this yeare and that due 
eran be kept of the Perticulars thereof. 
December 15th, 1676. 
Upon the 12th of this moneth there came a letter from Mr. 
Fitch Nedham at Decca dated the 29th November last advising 
directed by Ye Emir Tusuck or Master of the Ceremonies to sit over against 
Ye Nabob, nearer Ye Canopy than his Duan or any other person. 
1 Discoun 
2 Malik Kassim , Governor of Hughly. 
3 The chief police and revenue officers. 
+ Jasawal = Bodyguard. 
5 Ray = Ray Nunda Lal 
6 He was Superintendent, of Shipbuilding (see below). 
7 Arzbegi = officer receiving and reading petitions. 
: pene bed civil judge. 
r or inspector. 
‘0 M arab ae = overseer or sergeant. 
