"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" [و‎‎٩‎٤] (٢٢٦/١٩١)

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the debtor, and if tte creditor have no Hoget that such a one according-
to the law hath made himself pledge and security, the debt shall not be
demanded of the other, which Article is already declared in the capitu
lations.
LXIV.
Whereas sometimes an Englishman living in a country to free
Bill of exchange not accepted can- himself fiom a debt, draws a bill of
not be enforced. exchange upon another Englishman
who has no effects of his in his hands, and the person to whom the
money is payable, being a man of power and authority, brings his bills
and, contrary to the law and the capitulations, demands and forces pay
ment of the bill, in which case the merchant accepting the bill shall
be obliged to satisfy it, but not accepting of it he shall be liable to
no further trouble.
LXV.
And the interpreters of the Ambassador of England being free, by
Draprgoman free of all angaria and the Articles declared in the ancient ca-
the cassam. pitulations, of all angaria or taxes by
virtue also of this present Article, when any of the said interpreters die
their goods or estate shall not be subject to the custom, but shall be
divided amongst the creditors and heirs.
LXVI.
And the King of England being a true friend to this our happy
Ten of the Ambassador's servants free port, to his Ambassador who resides
of Haraz. here, ten servants of what nation soever
shall be allowed free from Haraz or taxes or molestation of any man.
LXVII.
An Englishman turning Mahomedan and having goods or estate in
The estate of principals in the hand his hands belonging to his English
of a renegade to be delivered to the principals^ tllOSC gOOQS or estate shall
Ambassador or Consul. be delivered into the hands of the Am
bassador or Consul that they may convey and make them good to the
true owners.
Appendix B.
The late Ambassador of the King of England, who resided in our
high port, being dead. Sir John Finch Knight, a prudent man, and one
of the Council of foreign trade, is appointed to succeed him in the charge
of the Embassy, and notice being given to our noble presence that the
said Ambassador was arrived with the Royal Letters, and the usual
presents, they were acceptable to us, and the aforesaid Ambassador having
made known to us that in the capitulations already granted there were
several expressions so full of ambiguity that they needed further expla
nation, and to this end having requested of us, in the behalf of the King
his master, that the capitulations might be renewed and that such expla-