The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: Political miscellaniesGeorge Bell and Sons, 1891 - Great Britain |
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Page 133
... asked this question , which involves its answer , it is extraordinary that curiosity did not prompt the chan- cellor of the exchequer to that inquiry , which might come in vain recommended to him by his own act of parliament . Does not ...
... asked this question , which involves its answer , it is extraordinary that curiosity did not prompt the chan- cellor of the exchequer to that inquiry , which might come in vain recommended to him by his own act of parliament . Does not ...
Page 198
... asked , What he thinks is the original amount of the old debts ? he said , Between twenty - three and twenty- four lacks of pagodas , as well as he can recollect . - Being asked , What was the amount of that debt when he left Madras ...
... asked , What he thinks is the original amount of the old debts ? he said , Between twenty - three and twenty- four lacks of pagodas , as well as he can recollect . - Being asked , What was the amount of that debt when he left Madras ...
Page 199
... asked , What is the usual course taken by the Nabob con- cerning the arrears of interest ? he said , Not having ever lent him monies himself , he cannot fully answer as to the mode of settling the interest with him . A Being asked ...
... asked , What is the usual course taken by the Nabob con- cerning the arrears of interest ? he said , Not having ever lent him monies himself , he cannot fully answer as to the mode of settling the interest with him . A Being asked ...
Page 200
... asked , whether it is not his opinion , that the Nabob has paid more than 12 per cent . for money due since the 1st of August , 1774 ? he said , He has heard that he has , but he does not know it.— Being asked , Whether he has been told ...
... asked , whether it is not his opinion , that the Nabob has paid more than 12 per cent . for money due since the 1st of August , 1774 ? he said , He has heard that he has , but he does not know it.— Being asked , Whether he has been told ...
Page 213
... asked , In what station he was in the Company's service ? he said , He went to India in the year 1765 , a writer ... asked , Who sent him to Tanjore ? he said , Sir Thomas Rumbold , and the Secret Com- mittee . Being then asked , Upon ...
... asked , In what station he was in the Company's service ? he said , He went to India in the year 1765 , a writer ... asked , Who sent him to Tanjore ? he said , Sir Thomas Rumbold , and the Secret Com- mittee . Being then asked , Upon ...
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