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permission to erect a fort, and to establish a daroolzarib, (or mint 

 house to stamp) on condition of their paying yearly into his treasury, 

 the sums of 1200 Madras pagodas. He then dissmissed the vakeel, 

 honorably, with the privilege of palanquin, umbrella, biruck varnava,* 

 and toodom. Afterwards the English merchants, agreeable to the 

 permission of the Jaanum Soobah, began to build a fort in the Fusly 

 A. D. 1650. 1059 ; at this time an officer named Podellee Lingapa, had 



A S 1572 



succeeded to the office of Soobadar, and managed the 

 revenues of the Soobahs of Seera, Cadapa, and Canchee. 



In the forms of the Mussulman management of revenue, the term 

 caumil is applied to the amount of revenues collected and accounted 

 for to the administration for the time of the Rayels, and not attached 

 to districts. At this time their revenue was not included in the jum- 

 ma caumil of Podellee Lingapa ; but Tripalkanee was granted as a 

 jaghire under the management of Podellee Lingapa under the go- 

 vernment of Islaum, and is therefore included in the Jumma caumil, or 

 rental ; therefore this village was engaged by the above vakeel dur- 

 A. D. 1685. i n g h* s life* an d upon his death, it was assumed by the 

 A. S. 1607. E n gii s h Company in the Fusly 1094. 



In the Fusly 1095 and Achaya Cycle year, Zoolfucar Cawn, distin- 

 A D 1686. guished by the title of Cawn Bahauder, advancing into this 

 A. S. 1608. coun try with an immense force, and continued for 12 years em- 

 ployed on the expedition and siege of the fort of Gingee.f At last having 

 reduced that fortress, he appointed Davood Cawn to govern the Carna- 

 tic. During his management, the English Company cultivating friendship 

 with him, obtained permission to coin silver rupees.J They also about 

 this time got the following villages from the district of the amildar 

 of Poonamellee, viz. : — 



Caamil. 



1. Mouza Agamoor, .. Pags. 325 



2. Ditto Parsewauk, ... ... 180 5 



3. Ditto Tandewauk, 400 10 



* Several kinds of military music, significant of military distinction. 



f Gingee was at last taken in the Fusly year 1110, or A.D. 1700, A. S. 1623. 



X The translator, (a Hindoo), had rendered the Arabic words for Mint Carool 

 Zukub, (literally Stamping, house,) a mint to strike gold coins. It seems from the 

 context that the English had the privilege of coining gold only, and hence his error, 

 which is set right.— Ens. 



