"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [ظ‎‎٨‎٧] (٢٢٦/١٧٨)

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Since which time His Majesty of England, James, deceased in the
time of our grandfather of happy mem or}*, Sultan Ahmed Han, having
sent unto our Imperial throne his Ambassadors, letters, and presents which
were most acceptable, and desired that the already contracted peace and
friendship and good correspondence made with our grandfathers, and the
Capitulations, Articles, and privileges abovementioned, should be again
ratified, and the said peace and friendship renewed, further requesting
that certain Articles, very necessary, should to the same capitulations be
added. The desire of His Majesty being declared in the Imperial pre
sence of our said grandfather. Sultan Ahmed Han, was presently granted,
and he gave express command and order that the said peace and friend
ship should be renewed and fortified, and the ancient capitulations and
privileges confirmed, and that the new desired Articles should be inserted
and added to the Imperial capitulation, granting further to the English
nation all those Articles and further privileges which were given and
written in any capitulation with other nations, potentates or Kings, in
peace and amity with this Imperial port. And by this Imperial command
he gave order that these his Imperial commands should be obeyed of all
men and the tenor of them duly observed. The Articles which then
were granted and added to the capitulation were these following:—
XXI.
That our Ministers shall not demand or take of the said English
nation any custom or other duties of
No custom to be ta en on monies. ^ the dollars and chequecns they or
any under their banner shall bring in or transport from place to place,
or carry out of our dominions, and that neither Beglerbeys, Caddees,
Treasurers, Mint Masters or others shall
None to force change of monies. , , i i n i
take and demand either dollars or che-
queens from the said nation to change them into small aspers, nor shall
give or do them any violence or trouble thereupon.
XXII.
The English nation and all those that come under the banner of
their vessels, small and great, shall and may navigate, traffic, buy, sell.
No ammunition to be carried in our and abide in all parts of our domi-
sbips. nions, and except arms, gunpowder and
other such prohibited commodities, they may load and carry away in
their ships whatsoever of our merchandizes at their own pleasure
without the impeachment or trouble of any man, and their ships and
vessels may come safely and securely to anchor at all times, and traffic
at all times in every part of our dominions, and with their money buy
Provisions may be brought for our victuals and all other things without
ships. any contradiction or hindrance of any
man.
XXIII.
And if any difference shall happen with any of the said English
No press to be made without pre- nation by suit in law, or any other
sence of the Ambassador, &c. controversy, the Caddees or any other
Ministers of our justice shall not hear nor decide the cause until the
Ambassador, Consul, or Draggoman of the said nation shall be present.