"مجموعة من المعاهدات والالتزامات والسندات المتعلقة بالهند والدول المجاورة" [‎٤‎٢] (٥٧٨/٥٩)

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PERSIA—NO. 1—1763.
Article 9.
Soldiers, sailors, servants, slaves, and others belonging to the English, who
may desert, are not to be protected or entertained by the Shaik or his people,
but, bond fide, secured and returned.
Article 10.
In case any English ships sell to or buy from the country merchants apart
from the factory, a due account thereof is to be rendered to the English Chief for
the time being, for which purpose one of his people is to attend at the weight and
delivery of all goods so sold, which is to be done at the public Custom House.
Article 11.
If through any accident an English vessel should be drove on bhore in the
country belonging to the Shaik, they shall not in any respect be plundered ; but,
on the contrary, the Shaik stall afford the English all the assistance in his power
for saving them and their effects, the English paying them for their trouble.
Article 12.
The Shaik shall not permit his subjects to purchase any goods from English
vessels in the road, but only on shore.
The Seal of Shaik Sadoon.
Eoyal Grant from Karem Khan, King of Persia, —1763.
The Great God having, of his infinite mercy, given victory unto Karem Khan,
and. made him Chief Governor of all the kingdoms of Persia, and established under
him the peace and tranquillity of the said kingdoms, by means of his victorious
sword, he is desirous that the said kingdoms should flourish and re-obtain their
ancient grandeur by the increase of trade and commerce, as well as by a due execu
tion of justice.
Having been informed that the Right Worshipful William Andrew Price,
Esq., Governor-General for the English nation in the Gulf of Persia, is arrived
with power to settle a factory at Bushire, and has left Mr. Benjamin Jervis, Resident,
who, by directions from the said Governor-General, has sent unto me Mr. Thomas
Durnford and Stephen Hermit, linguist, to obtain a grant of their ancient privileges
in these kingdoms, I do, of my free will and great friendship for the English nation,
grant unto the said Governor-General, in behalf of his king and Company, the
following privileges, which shall be inviolably observed and held sacred in good
faith 6
That the English Company may have as much ground, and in any part of
Bushire, they choose to build a factory on, or at any other port in the Gulf. They