7G Rajendralala Mitra — A Gopher-'plate Grant from Banda. |_No. 1, 
girasa and Varhaspatya for his threefold Prabara, an inhabitant of the village 
of Dhakari, making the gift descendable to his sons, grandsons and succes¬ 
sive descendants, ten ploughs of land (in figures 10 ploughs) in the above 
named village, the said land requiring seven and a half dronas of seed for 
cultivation, and hounded on the east by the boundary post of the village of 
Ranamusra, on the south by the post of the village of Ramasaida, on the 
west by the tope of Madhuka trees, and on the north by the post of the 
village of Bijauli: the sacred lands thus hounded with fields of jddya* and 
lands and water comprised therein, and with right to make all present, past, 
and future collections from debtors. Knowing this, you should render 
unto him, in compliance with my orders, shares, usufructs and all other 
dues. No one must make any opposition to his enjoying these lands with 
all duties and all Xsavas, sugarcanes, cotton, saffron, flax, mango, Madhuka 
(mowa) and other trees, as well as salt mines, and with all other things 
within the boundary, whether above or below the soil, and whether he enjoys 
the lands by himself cultivating them, or getting them cultivated by others, 
and whether he makes a gift of, or mortgages, or sells, them. This 
grant is irrevocable and interminable, and it should be so preserved by 
future sovereigns. Thus has it been said : ‘ This earth has been enjoyed by 
many kings including Sagara and others. To whomsoever belongs the earth 
for the time being, to him is due the fruit (of such gifts).’ Written by 
Sudha, the clerk of the edict department, and inscribed by the well-con¬ 
nected Jalpana.” 
Transcript of an inscription from Pa/rganah Aujdsi , Banda. 
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|| JR'- 
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•i l fcraiwa J Wii^T fiarat ll *r vv 
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* Probably Joari, Serghaim joar. 
| in tbo original. 
X i n tbe original. The is obviously an incorrect writing for ^ and 
the ^ should be vocalised. 
