Volume 1

Materials towards a statistical account of the town and island of Bombay in three volumes.

  • Bombay Presidency
Date:
1893-1894
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Materials towards a statistical account of the town and island of Bombay in three volumes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    212 BOMBAY TOWK Cliapter I. History^ 1*1x11 of Basscin, 1730, families as the common people^ with all in general that choose to leave the place with their goods and effects^ which they shall carry with them j and shall engage that Angria shall not rob or strip them of what they carry^ upon the sea_, until they have arrived at their destined port. 5. He shall likewise grant free passage to all in religious orders^ and to the priests in general (who do not choose to remain in the place) with leave to carry off their goods and effects such as they may not sell beforehand. 6. He shall permit the shipping off and carrying out of the place all victualling stores and ammunitions of war in the town belonging to the inhabitants and defenders ; and in general all treasure in gold or silver with every one^s provisions and moveables^ as likewise every thing belonging to the churches of whatever sort or value. 7. That the Christians who remain voluntarily in the place shall enjoy the liberty of worshipping God in the faith they profess^ as likewise all over the district belonging to that jurisdiction without being robbed or stripped of what they have got. The same is to be observed in every respect with the Gentus and IMoors that shall choose to stay behind^ each according to his law. 8. The said Chimnaji shall forthwith release all the prisoners in Ills power^ that they may have the benefit of coming away in my company. And I will restore all that I have got^ for him to dispose of as he thinks proper^ in return for those of our side. 9. On the day appointed for the garrisonG evacuating the place which is the 12th May (23rd of May N. S.) his army shall retreat to Aladrapur^ that I may with my troops go over the w^alls and embark free of any fear of molestation from his army. 10. Chimnaji Appa himself shall engage not to enter the town with his troops till I am safely embarkecl with mine and all the people that go with me^ and got out of the reach of the artillery of the place. 11. Chimnaji Appa shall purchase whatever provisions moveables or effects the inhabitants or others in the place may have and want to sell^ l)y the means of persons of credit or trusty and to that end shall send into the town thirty such Banians to agree the priee^ value to the proprietors^ and receiving the things so purchased. 12. That whilst Chimnaji Appa shall be in possession of this city, he shall for ever maintain the privilege of three churches within it^ (besides) one in the district and one on the island of Salsette^ for the Christians that shall remain in the said city_, or places stipulated for^ where they may freely exercise all the acts of their religion. The said churches shall have their curates subject to the most illustrious and reverend Primate of India^ for him to settle their proper jurisdiction for the cultivation of the said Christianity. \Yhatever images I may leave behind shall be suffered to remain in the said churches, with the most necessary ornaments for adorning them. And for the security of Hie ]')crformance of all the above articles of capitulation, the said Chim- luiji A])pa sliall sign the same according to his custom, and shall like- v'ise conlijin and ratify them nidi his own seal and that of ibijirav Iho