146 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
sustain by his thus unjustly impeeding and stopping our 
business: that we send an Auredgedass to the Nabob Gullub 
bullub Caun and another to Sciadradge Caun setting forth 
the case in the most aggrevateing terms and demanding 
justice against Serasdee Mahmud, that the Chief send a letter 
to Jestmut rae Duan desireing his friendship and assistance in 
our behalf and that the Vacqueel and our late Broker’s nephew 
Monichund do carry these Auredgedasses and letters and that 
they attend the Durbar daily to demand justice in the most 
clamorous and importuning manner they possibly can. 
January 1738. Corporal Jacob Mercier died of a Flux the 
31st ult. 
6th January 1738. This morning we had the pleasure 
to be informed that Seerasdee Mahmud had cleared all our 
business and promised not to molest us till we had dispatched 
the remainder of this years Investment. 
27th January. Chuckoo Seal, Mr. Cookes Banian, having 
been kept in confinement in the Factory ever since Mr. Russell 
arrived! here in hopes of fixing some Frauds on him and in 
order to give us light into Mr. Cooke’s private concerns here 
and at the adjacent aurungs we have frequently endeavoured 
by examining him to find out any frauds he may have com- 
January 1738 The cash account for this month in- 
cludes :— 
By charges Durbar: Eade Sallamy? to the 
Nabob Gullub bullub Caun and Durbar 
officers ws ea -. 271-0-0 
By ditto given Gullub bullub Caun at. his 
going away in sundry spices . . is 
By charges Durbar, Sallamy * to new Nabob 
ciad radge Caun* « ; 
72-4-0 
36-8-0 
% 22nd February. Our Vacqueel being returned from the 
urbar informed us that the Nabob Sciadradgee Caun had 
1 
moveier 1736, so that he had been more than 14 months in con- 
finemen 
2 Salami (offering) on the o i 
: Offering, i.e. of welcome. eee sent 
It is evident that the change of Nawabs took place this month. 
