'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.' [‎173] (210/562)

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politely, and received the uiual compliment of a drefs or veil, and a 1757
horfe. v -"
The next day, the major had a conference with Theroofing^ to whom he
urged the abfolute neceflity there was for his matter's fwearing allegiance in
a public manner to Meer Jaffier \ and they parted after agreeing that Pheroof-
ing fbould communicate the major's propofal to the Nabob An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. . On the 20th,
Pheroofing came to the major, and faid that his matter having fomething of
importance to communicate to him, would be glad to fee him at any time
that was moft convenient to himfelf, but intreated that no mention of this
vifit might be made to Meer CaJJim untill it was patt •, to which requett Mr.
Ccote readily confented, and promifed to wait on the Rajah the next morn
ing. Accordingly on the 21ft the major went to Ramnarain, and ferioufly
talked t6 him on the fubjeel of his duty and public fubmiffion. After
a great deal of confidential difcourfe had patted, the Nabob An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. declared,,
that, provided his life, honour, and ttation were fecured to him on the
faith of the Englijh, as well as the folemn promifes of the Soubahdar, he
was ready, to take the oath propofed; and if the major would fay that he
would be accountable for the fame, he would immediately do it in a full
Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). . The major replied, that he would engage, as far as in him lay,
fo long as he Ihould-prove faithful and juft to the Soubahdar in every
branch of his duty ; to this Ramnarain rejoined, that this he moft certainly
ever would •, and then propofed as a proof of his fincerity, that he might be
allowed immediately to fumrr.on a Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , and requetted the major to fend
for Mahmud Ami Khan, Meer Caffim, and fuch Englijh. officers as he thought
■proper, to be witneffes of the ceremony.—Mr. Coote, with great delicacy
declined the Rajah's offer, and begged that he would not think of doing it
juft at that time, becaufe he was defirous it fhould appear to be entirely his
own voluntary aft, advifing him to weigh the fubjeft maturely with his
friends, and if they approved of his doing it, and he continued in the
fame refolution the next day, he then would wait upon him again. On
the 22d, the major received a meffage from the Rajah, defiring that he
would come to him, accompanied by Mahmud Ami Khan, Meer CaJJim,
and as many others as he thought proper. Accordingly Mr. Code
waited upon him in the evening in full Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , where Ramnarain per
formed his promife to him, by fwearing allegiance to Meer Jaffier Ali Khan
and a few days after,, the major wrote a letter to the Soubahdar, acquainting
him with the tteps he had taken towards fettling his affairs in this part
of the country.
On the 23d Mr. Coote received a very polite anfwer to the letter he
had written to Sujah Dowlah, Nabob An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Oude \ which aflured him of his
attachment to the Englijb •, and that if the French had not marched out of his
dominions before the receipt of the major's letter, he certainly fhould have
made it his bufinefs to have fecured them, and afterwards to have given
them