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by Obij witnessed by his eldest son and two brothers. 
Captain Trotter then requested the Rev. Theodore 
the free enjoyment and exercise of the Christian religion, and shall 
not be hindered or molested in their endeavours to teach the same to 
all persons whatever willing and desirous to be taught ; nor shall 
any subject of Aboh, who may embrace the Christian faith, be on 
that account, or on account of the teaching or exercise thereof, 
molested or troubled in any manner whatsoever. 
7. — British people may always trade freely with the people of Aboh 
in every article which they may wish to sell, and neither the British 
people nor the people of Aboh shall ever be forced to buy or sell 
any article, nor shall they be prevented from buying or selling any 
article with whomsoever they please ; and they shall not be compelled 
to employ an agent, and the customs and dues taken by the Chief of 
Aboh on British goods sold in the Aboh country shall in no case be 
more altogether than one twentieth part of the goods so imported, or 
their ascertained value, and there shall be no duty, toll, or custom 
levied on goods exported. 
8 . — The paths shall be kept open through the Aboh country to 
other countries, so that British traders may carry goods of all kinds 
through the Aboh country to sell them elsewhere ; and the traders of 
other countries may bring their goods through the Aboh country to 
trade with the British people. 
9. — British people may buy and sell, or hire lands and houses in 
the Aboh country ; and their houses shall not be entered without 
their consent, nor shall their goods be seized, nor their persons 
touched ; and if British people are wronged or ill-treated by the 
people of Aboh, the Chief of Aboh shall punish those doing such 
wrong. 
10 . — But the British people must not break the laws of the Aboh 
country ; and when they are accused of breaking the laws, the Chief 
may detain the person charged with committing any grievous crime 
in safe custody, taking care that he be treated with humanity ; and 
shall send a true account of the matter to the nearest place where 
there is a British force; and the commander of snch British force 
