That the East India Company have
held, and continue to hold, the duanne so granted, and for some years
have complied with the conditions on which they accepted of the grant
thereof, and have at all times acknowledged that they held the duanne
_in virtue of the Mogul's grants_. That the said Court of Directors, in
their letter of the 30th June, 1769, to Bengal, declared, "that they
esteemed themselves bound by treaty to protect the King's person, and to
secure him the possession of the Corah and Allahabad districts"; and
supposing an agreement should be made respecting these provinces between
the King and Sujah ul Dowlah, the Directors then said, "that they should
be subject to no further claim or requisition from the King, excepting
for the stipulated tribute for Bengal, which they [the Governor and
Council] were to pay to his agent, or remit to him in such manner as he
might direct."
That, in the year 1772, the King Shah Allum, who had hitherto resided at
Allahabad, trusting to engagements which he had entered into with the
Mahrattas, quitted that place, and removed to Delhi; but, having soon
quarrelled with those people, and afterwards being taken prisoner, had
been treated by them with very great disrespect and cruelty.
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