688 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [November, 1911. 
ghatia pujdri, to whose stall bathers in the river resort for 
various religious observances, and for purchasing various ap- 
they were allowed to continue their practice of weeping there 
in that way. There was thus a dispute between Mangal 
Such being the occasion when this precious deed was 
found, as narrated by the Khan Bahadur, I felt convinced 
of its authenticity, and examined the document carefully 
and noticed that it was a slightly yellowish piece of old 
paper with a piece of thin linen pasted at the back leaving 
bare only a small portion, 43” inches by 4” inches, con- 
taining writings and Sultan Muhammad’s seal 14” inches 
in diameter. It is in an excellent state of preservation and the 
handwriting is very distinct and legible and the letters bold 
and large. The whole is written in deep black ink, excepting 
appears in smaller letters the note of despatch through Prince 
Sultan Muhammad Bahadur with his seal on the right. This 
seal has some numerals looking like some dates, but are not 
very legible. 
_ From the papers contributed by Prof. Jadunath Sarkar 
in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. II, No. 6 
(New Series), 1906, pp. 223--267, with copies of two other 
firmans of Emperor Aurangzeb, in respect to certain Revenue 
Regulations and fiscal measures and certain rules for the 
all not exactly what he had been represented to be, and that 
he was rather solicitous for ensuring peace and security to his 
for which I am indebted to Shamsul Ulamah Maulvi Kamalud- 
din Ahmad, and Maulvi Abdul Latif). 
pS DE Sad hat pac aml 
