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RRty मैद्र कानिभ SECONDLY,--I do grant and confirm to the Coms pany, for defraying the expences of their troops, the chucklas of Burdwan, Midnapoor and Chittagong, which were before ceded for the same purpose. THIRDLY,--I do ratify and confirm to the English, the privilege granted them by their firmaun, and several husbul-hookums, of carrying on their trade by means of their own dustucks, free from all duties, taxes and impositions, in all parts of the country, excepting the article of salt, on which a duty of two and a half per cent. is to be levied on the Rowana or Hooghly market price. FoURTHLY,--I give to the Company half the saltpetre, which is produced in the country of Poornea, which their gomastahs shall send to Calcutta; the other half shall be collected by my fougedar for the use of my offices; and I will suffer no other person to make purchases of this article in that country. FIFTHLY,-In the chucla of Silhet for the space of five years, commencing with the Bengal year II 70, my fougedar and the Company’s gomastah, shall jointly prepare Chunam, of which each shall defray half the expenses; and half the Chunam so made, shall be given to the Company and the other half shall be for my use. SIXTELY.-I will maintain twelve thousand horse and twelve thousand foot in the three provinces; and if there should be occasion for more, the number shall be increased proportionably to the emergency. Besides these, the force of the English Company shall always attend me when they are wanted.