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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ MAY, 1921
Letters to Foreign courts were sent from the Dabir's office, while the Parasnis had to write the letters to be addressed to the Emperor of Delhi, his Wajir and Muhammadan Potentates.51
Chitragupta however was not a contemporary of Shivaji. Mr. V. K. Rajwade has A Karm Jabta of described his work merely as an elaboration of Sabhasad's Bakhar. Chitnis' duties.
Nor do we get a complete list of the Chitnis's official duties in Chitragupta. This want however has fortunately been removed by a Jabta of the first year of the coronation era. Here the Chitnis's and the Fadnis's duties have been enumerated side by side. The document runs as follows:
A memorandum (enumerating) the writing work of the Chitnis, of "Kshatriva Kulavtans Shri Raja Shivachhatrapati, dated the first of Jaishtha, of the year I, of the coronation era, the Sambatsar being Ananda by name, of the letters and grant deeds to be issued when a new Inam is granted to any one
Letters to the Talukdars. Do. to the Subhas and Mamla officers present and future.
Should be written by Do. to the Deshmukh, Deshpande and the Chitnis.
Zemidars. Of the letters to be issued when a village in Moksha or lands as a stipend are granted to
any one. Letters to the Mokdams.
Do. to the Talukdars. Should be written by the Fadnis. Do. to the Kamavisdars.) Do. to the Zemindars.
Should be written by the Chitnis. Excepting the above all letters of grants to any one should be written by the Chitnis. All answers, orders or diplomatic letters should be written by the Chitnis. The Chitnis should also write reminders or notes about
1. Saramjams. 2. Sanads relating to lands. 3. Professional Rights. 4. Inams.
5. Assignments (Varats). The rules about the Chitnis's work and a memorandum about them all, including these relating to customs duties :
All kowls to be issued a bout lands to villages and provinces should be written by the Chitnis. The Fadnis should write the kowls or agreements about the
61 Chitragupta's Bakher in the Kavyetihas Sangraha), pp. 104-106. Fefraft 7 Petit कायदा तथा अन्वये पत्रं लिहावी-येणेप्रमाणे कोणा एकास गांव व जमीन इनाम दिल्ही नाही किंवा विधलिया महाराजांचा माथे शिका याची सनद त्यांचे नांवें फडणिसांनी लिहावी. दुसरे पत्र लिहूं मये. देशाधिकारी व जिल्हावारास व गांगुस पणे चिटणिसांनी लिहावीं वरकड स्वराज्यांतील जाबसाल गाणिसांनी लिहावी. सरनसर परकी राज्यांतील परवीर यांनी लिहावी. पारसनविसांनी पावशास व वजिरास व बाजे मुसलमान नबाब व संस्थानी असतील त्यांस लिहावी. तदुत्तर बामणांस पत्रं पंडितराव यांणी लिहावी. इनसाफ मनसुफी हिला हरकतीमुळे जे निवडेल त्वाचा माहजर मात्र न्यायाधीश यांनी लिहावे. साकीदपत्रं न लिहावी हा चिटणिसांकडील काबश गडकरी यांचे नांची उत्तरे मात्र गडमिसांनी लिहावी हवालदार व कारखानीस व सबनीस जे दिवाण मिसवतीचे मामलेदार आहेत त्यांस प चिटणिसाकरील.
