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Amirall Umro to Hodgee Saffy Cawn and to Reynan Dilloll21 with a view of enlisting their influence in securing the farman. Instead of replying to these various directions, Clavell only wrote a letter full of complaints of the unjust exactions of the Nabob of Decca." He was answered that the Council at Fort St. George knew " no remedy bat patience" and he was again urged to use " speedy and effectuell endeavour to obtaine the Phirmaund for the future." However, in July, after Shāyistä Khăn had been recalled to Court, the gentlemen at Fort St. George disclaimed all responsibility in the matter and told Clavell to use his own judgment as to presenting an address to " Prince Azzum"22 about the Phirmaund." They further suggested that Job Charnock, the Chief at Patna, or some other experienced Englishman should be sent to the Mogol's Court, and that an attempt should be made to get the farman worded “as Sha Shajahs Nishana is, rather than as the Dutch Phirmaund."
There is no record as to what steps Clavell took to carry out the orders from the Court of Directors and from Fort St. George. He resented a proposal that the Council at "the Bay" should meet at Hugli to discuss the matter, and his aversion to leave Balasor was commented on at Kasimbazar in letters from that place.
On the 3rd of August 1677, a Council was held at Walter Clavell's house in Balasor," he being very sick." On the following day he died of a fever, to which his wife and little infant" succumbed twenty four honrs later. Mrs. Clarell's death was attributed to "fever caused by excess of grief” for ber husband's death. Matthias Vincent was at Kasimbazar at the time and was thus apprised of his superior's death by Messrs. Reade, and Byam: - *This evening wee have the Unwellcome news of Mr. Walter Clavells and his Ladies decease by Violent feavours Some other English Dead there allsoe and nine or ten more desperate ill of the Same distemper God Almighty Graunt wee may make good use of those Examples and prepare us for our owne chainge when he shall think fitt to make it."
Walter Clavell left three surviving children, William, Edward and Walter. William was the son of Walter Clavell's first wife Prudence. Strangely enough, there is no mention of him in his father's will, though apparently he was still in India. He died in Bengal in 1680 leaving no issue. By his second wife Martha, sister-in-law to Sir Edward Littleton, Clavell had two song. The younger was baptised at Kasimbazar on the 29th September 1678 by “Mr. Samuel Epes minister of Ship Society." in 1681 the two children were sent to England on the ship President. The younger, Walter, became a barrister of the Middle Temple and died unmarried in 1740. Edward Clavell succeeded to the family estate of Smedmore, Dorset, was Sheriff of the County in 1702 and died in 1738, leaving a son George, the last of the name. George Clavell died in 1773 and the estate reverted to his sister Margaret who had married William Richards. Their son William took the name and arms of Clavell, bat died without issue in 1817.
Walter Clavell's will is preserved at Somerset House. It is dated the 2nd Angust 1677 and is a long and interesting document. That he was a man of substance will be seen by the following extracts :
"In the name of God Amen. The Second day of August in the yeare of our Lord One Thousand Bix bundred Seaventy and Seaven I Walter Clavell of Bengall in East Indis Merchant Second sonne of Roger Clavell of Lancots in the parish of Winfrith Nuborough in the County of Dorset Esquire being sicke in body ..: Doe make Constitute ordain and declare this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following... my Body to be buried in Quiet manner in or near the Tomb where my wife Prudence was buried if I dye in Ballasorė And if in any other place to be buried at the discretion of my overseers... I remitt to my deare Brother Mr. George Mumperson ... all money due to me from him by any Bill Bopd or any other Accompt whatsoever and doe desire Sir Mathew Holworthy and the Relict of my Brother Roger Clavell deceased to cancell and deliver up all Bills Bonds and other Specialities concerning the same Item I doe remitt onto the Relict of my Brother Roger Clavell her Heires Executors and Adminis. trators all moneys due to me from her or any of them by Bill Bond or any other Accompt whatsoever and desire Sir Mathew Holworthy to delivet up all Bonds Bills and other Specialities concerning the
11 I. ., Malik Qizim, Nawab Amiru'l-umara, Haji Safi Khan, Ray Nandila. * Sultan' Azim, the now nawab.
93 Shab Sbaja's nishān.
