The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 12C. and J. Rivington, 1819 - Great Britain |
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Page 84
... lacks of rupees ; they were thrown into prison , with fetters about their feet , and denied food and water . I , who had never even in my dreams ex- perienced such an oppression , gave up all I had to preserve my honour and dignity ...
... lacks of rupees ; they were thrown into prison , with fetters about their feet , and denied food and water . I , who had never even in my dreams ex- perienced such an oppression , gave up all I had to preserve my honour and dignity ...
Page 85
... lacks of rupees , besides fifty thousand rupees , which I borrowed from one place or other , and sent Ma- jor Gilpin with it to Lucknow . My sufferings did not terminate here . The disturbances of Colonel Hannay and Mr. Gordon were made ...
... lacks of rupees , besides fifty thousand rupees , which I borrowed from one place or other , and sent Ma- jor Gilpin with it to Lucknow . My sufferings did not terminate here . The disturbances of Colonel Hannay and Mr. Gordon were made ...
Page 153
... lacks " ἐσ of rupees ( or twenty - three thousand pounds ) in " the hands of the Company's sub - treasurer for " that service . " That in a subsequent letter , dated the 29th of November 1780 , he informed the Court of Directors , that ...
... lacks " ἐσ of rupees ( or twenty - three thousand pounds ) in " the hands of the Company's sub - treasurer for " that service . " That in a subsequent letter , dated the 29th of November 1780 , he informed the Court of Directors , that ...
Page 200
... lacks of rupees at eight per cent . or two hundred thousand pounds sterling , to be repaid by draughts to be drawn on the Company by their super - cargoes in China , provided the Opium consigned to them should arrive safe ; but that if ...
... lacks of rupees at eight per cent . or two hundred thousand pounds sterling , to be repaid by draughts to be drawn on the Company by their super - cargoes in China , provided the Opium consigned to them should arrive safe ; but that if ...
Page 218
... lacks of rupees [ £ 130,000 , or up- wards ] per annum ; and that , after enjoying the whole of those farms for two years , he was per- mitted by the said Warren Hastings to relinquish two the Court of 25 March , two of them : 218 ...
... lacks of rupees [ £ 130,000 , or up- wards ] per annum ; and that , after enjoying the whole of those farms for two years , he was per- mitted by the said Warren Hastings to relinquish two the Court of 25 March , two of them : 218 ...
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affairs aforesaid agent amount appears appointed assert authority Barwell Begum Benares Bengal Berar Board Bombay breach Calcutta charge Clavering Colonel Company's conduct consequence Contract Court of Directors criminal declared demand direct distress duty East-India Company endeavour engage Esquire execution expense faith Farruckabad favour Fort-William Fyzabad Governour Governour-General and Council Hastings doth Hastings's honour Hyder Beg Khân India instructions interference Jaghires justice Khân's lacks of rupees letter Lucknow Mahomed Reza Khân Mahratta empire Mahrattas manner ment minister Mogul mother Munny Begum Nabob Fyzoola Khân Nabob of Oude Nabob Vizier oppression orders peace person Peshwa possession present Presidency of Bombay pretended prince proceedings proposals province publick Rajah Ranna received Resident Bristow Resident Middleton revenue Richard Johnson Rohillas Scindia servants Sir Eyre Coote Sir John Clavering sterling thereby therein thereof thousand pounds tion transaction treaty of Chunar troops Warren Hastings Wheler