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APPENDIX No. 5. 



Literal Translation from the Memoirs of Sheevajee, of the conference 



between Sheevajee and his brother Eckqjee of Tanjore. 



Chapter lxxxii. 

 After this, (the taking of Chenjee,) on the other side of Chendee, the 

 army encamped at the village of Arder near Treevundee, whence a 

 letter was sent to Eckojee Rajah, saying, " I have not raet your Majesty 

 since I was born, desirous of a meeting, I am come into your neigh- 

 bourhood, and beg that you will pay me a visit," thereupon Eckojee 

 Rajah attended by Juggunath- Punt- Diwan and his army came and 

 waited upon Sheevajee Rajah in a most respectful manner. Charity 

 was largely distributed, afterwards they both eat out of the same dish, 

 which they continued to do daily, and conversed together in the pre- 

 sence of Ragoonath Narayen, and Dittajee Punt Vakneess, Havildar^ 

 and Bdl-Prubhoo-Cheetneess and Kumbeer-Row Shenaputtee and 

 Anajee- Ragoonath Mujmoondar. Sheevajee Rajah began to say, 

 " Give to me the half of the Chendaverry* dominions and take you the 

 other half." Eckojee Rajah answered, " You must then give to me the 

 half of the domains acquired in the Desh,\ (country of Marhattas)." 

 Sheevajee replied, " Our father acquired nothing in the Desh." Ekojee 

 Rajah rejoined, " Formerly territories were acquired by our father in the 

 Desh, deliver the half to me." Sheevajee repeated, " Our senior ac- 

 quired nothing in the Desh.'" Thus were words and disputes carried 

 on for fifteen days. At last Eckojee Rajah declared, " We must fight for 

 it, within fifteen days I shall complete an army and call upon you ; pre- 

 pare yourself." Having so spoken, he set off in anger. Sheevajee 

 Rajah for the sake of peace followed out of his tent, but was not heard 

 by Eckojee, who mounting his horse rode on to Chendaver. As far as 

 Chendaver, Sheevajee Rajah ordered these officers to go in his escort ; 

 namely, Humbeer, Row- Shenaputtee and Manajee More and Roopajee 

 Bhonsla, and Anajee Rogoonath. They went as far as Chendaver, 



* The district of Tanjore. 



f Alluding to their first acquisition of Poona and Poorender, which in fact were 

 not acquired by Shahjee, but descended from his ancestors, the dispute, therefore, here 

 turns upon the point whether the acquisitions of a father was to be divided among his 

 sons : leaving the ancient patrimony for the eldest according to Sheevajee's assertion," 

 or " that the whole lands without distinction possessed by a person should be equally 

 divided among his sons." The former distinction is well known in the Laws of Scot- 

 land under the distinction of Heritable Property, or Hereditary, and of conquest or 

 personal estate and property. 



