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truth will be reported to the Emperor, and favours will be shown 
to all according to their devotion. 
_ Eight.—In the cashier’s office ( fotakhana) order the fotadars 
to accept only ‘Alamgiri coins. But if these be not available, they 
should take the Shah Jahani Rupees current in the bazar, and 
collect only the sikka-i-abwab. Do not admit into the fotakhana 
any coin of short weight which will not pass in the bazar 
when it is found that the collection would be delayed if defective 
coins are returned, take from the ryots the exact and true dis- 
count for changing them into current coins, and immediately so 
change them. 
Ninth.—If, (God forbid !) any calamity [270, a] from earth or 
sky overtakes a mahal, strongly urge the Gmins and ‘amils to 
ith 
after inquiring into the sown fields, they should carefully ascertain 
[the loss] according to the comparative state of the present and 
[others’ rights]. 
Tenth.—Strongly urge the admins, ‘amils, chaudhuris, qanun- 
goes, and mutasaddis, to abolish balia (Por halia ?), exactions 
a akhrajat) in excess of revenue, and forbidden abwabs 8 (cesses),— 
which impair the welfare of the ryots. Take securities from them 
pointed in his place. 
_  Eleventh—For translating Hindi papers into Persian, nq 
into the rateable assessment and apportionment (bdachh-o-bihrt )) of 
the revenue, exactions (akhrajat), and cu stomary perquisites 
omen ga) ieee — 
1 Hastabood jama— Comparative account of the former and acta 
Rources of revenue, showing the total increased valuation of the lands, the 
variations produced by casualties, new appropriations, &c.” (p. 2 
: Am) ys exemption from payment. Hence the word in the text means 
entitled to remission. of revenue, Sarbasta in the sense of secret does not 
‘deter 80 good a sense. 
p. 168) 2 ‘ee levied under the general head of Sair” ete aa 
these abnoads Co maumerated in pp. 164-166. “ Aurangzeb abolish 
h—Distribution of an a of indivi- 
: Wilson aggregate sum among a number 0 
duals (Wilson, p. 42, b.). Behri—Proportionate rate (Wilson, po 70, Bete 
). 
