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tion from the violence of the Moores which it seemes was 
accepted off after some debate, but presume not out of any respect 
to their persons nor ye protestant religion (which we suppose 
they will pretend and devour a world of paper and ink about) 
and reputation in these parts. 
Dhacca, 10th July 1690. 
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against Arrackan, provided our demandas to a fortiffication ete. 
m 
thereof: but that’s no rule we are obliged to walk by now, the 
case being quite different and that agreement voyde, it not 
being put in execution neither do we believe ’ twill ever be 
required of us. 
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Diary. oe 
19th August 1690. Visited Mamood Sheriff,®> the King’s 
24th Sept. Being severall times put in mind within ae 
month by Mell. Haddee,* Nabob’s duan, to write to the Rt. 
receiving orders from the Agency hereabo -C we 
accordingly, that when we contracted with Behauder Cawn 
Drea ies Ane 
| Ibrahim Khan probably disobeyed the order 4s 
another seizure following it. is- 
2 See Stewart ‘* The Dutch and French took advantage of the dis 
pute particularly the former.” 
* This is evens the promise which Capt. ~_ oe bo: (eee 
Intr oduction) as having been given by Eyre and Braddy™- 
+ See Introduction. i- 
’ He may be the Mir Muhammad Sharif who was Governor or Fauj 
dar of Hughly in 1663. 
6 Malik Hadi. : 
