পাতা:মুর্শিদাবাদের ইতিহাস-প্রথম খণ্ড.djvu/৭৪৮

& gomashtahs (factors) of the English Company, have humbly presented their petition, setting forth that, according to Sultan Azzim Shah Bahauder, his, and former, Sunods, they are free of customs throughout the whole conquered empire, the port of Surat excepted; and that they do annually pay into the treasury, at the port of Hugly, a pishcash of 3000 rupees, in lieu of customs; they hope that according to the tenor of former Sunods, they may be favoured with a gracious Phirmanund confirming them. Commanded and ordered, that all their mercantile affairs, together with their gomastahs, have free liberty, in all Subahships, to pass and repass to and fro either by land or water, in any port or district throughout the several provinces abovesaid. And know, they are custom free, that they have full power and liberty to buy and sell all their will and pleasure, and that there yearly be received into the treasury a pishcash of 3000 rupees, as has been customary heretofore : that if in any place, or at any time, robberies are committed on their goods, they be assisted in the getting of them again, that the robbers be brought to justice, and the goods be delivered to the proprietors of them. In whatsoever place they have a mind to settle a factory, fairly to buy and sell goods in, they have liberty; and be assisted. That on whomsoever, merchants, weavers, &c. they have any demands, on whatsoever account, let them be aided, and their debtors brought to a true and fair account, and be made to give their gomashtahs their right and just demands. That no persons be suffered to "njure and molest their gomashtahs wrongfully and unjustly. And for customs on hired boats (Cutcarrah),