12, Surgeon Boughton and the Grant of Privileges 
to the English Traders. 
By Mavtavi ‘Aspv’L WALI. 
In the Indian Antiquary for September, 1911 (Vol. XL, 
pp. 247-57), Mr. W. Foster has discussed, in detail, the 
: A 
Princess Jahanara. He has quoted from Orme’s “ History of 
the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan”’ 
(Vol. II, p. 8, published in 1778) and Stewart’s ‘‘ History of 
Bengal,’’ p. 251, published in 1813. Although Stewart’s ac- 
tion of Asad Khan, the Wazir, for an European Surgeon. 
The Council at Surat sent Mr. Gabriel Boughton, Surgeon of 
the ship Hopewell, to the Imperial Camp, at that time in the 
did not seek for any private emolument, but solicited that 
his nation might have liberty to trade free of all duties, and 
build factories in Bengal. His request was complied wit 
In 1050 H. or 1640 a.p. the same ship brought out one 
oster has examined the Orme MSS. in the India 
b e Hi 
torian, are two copies of a memorandum dated 1685 from 
India Office Records, on one of which ‘Orme has prefixed a 
note that it was ‘‘by an uncertain hand.’’ This document, 
