s of the treaty relative to this object, one of the following
tenor: "That, whilst the Rajah shall continue faithful to these
engagements and punctual in his payments, and shall pay due obedience to
the authority of this government, _no more demands_ shall be made upon
him by the Honorable Company of ANY KIND, or, on any pretence
whatsoever, shall any person be allowed to interfere with his authority,
or to disturb the peace of his country." And the said article was by the
other members of the Council assented to without debate.

IX. On transferring the Rajah's tribute from the Nabob to the Company,
the stipulation with the Nabob was renewed on the proposition of the
said Warren Hastings himself, and expressed in a yet more distinct
manner, namely: "That no more demands shall be made upon him by the
Honorable Company of any kind." And the said Warren Hastings, in
justification of his proposal of giving the Rajah "a complete and
uncontrolled authority over his zemindary," did enter on the Council
book the following reasons for investing him with the same, strongly
indicating the situation in which he must be left under any other
circumstances, whether under the Nabob of Oude, or under the English, or
under the double influence of both: "That the security of his person and
possessions from the Company's protection may be rated equal to many
lacs of rupees, _which, though saved to him, are no loss to the
government on which he depends, being all articles of invisible
expense_: in fees to the ministers and officers of the Nabob; in the
charges of a double establishment of vackeels to both governments; in
presents and charges of accommodation to the Nabob, during his residence
at any place within the boundaries of his zemindary; in _the frauds,
embezzlements, and oppressions exercised in the mint and cutwally_;
besides the allowed profits of those officers, and the advantages which
every man _in occasional power, or in the credit of it, might make of
the Rajah's known weakness_, and the dread he stood in both of the
displeasure of the Nabob _and the ill-will of individuals among the
English, who were all considered, either in their present stations or
connections, or the right of succession, as members of the state of
Bengal_. It would be scarce possible to enumerate all the inconveniences
to which the Rajah was liable _in his former situation_, or to estimate
the precise effect which they produced on his revenue and on the g