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of the Tahasildar and the Daroga; forced labour, hunting and village expenses; the expenses of numbering; the fees of Jaildari at the rate of 2 p. c.; the fees of Kanugo; the general annual expenses for any specific purpose; the particular fee levied at the time of cultivating the land; and such other Divani and Sultani troubles of all kinds. He is permanently exempted from all these. There is no need for any fresh order or suggestion in this connection every year. Whatever order has been promulgated should not be infringed, and all should consider this as their official business.
Dated the 17th of Asfandarmuz-llahi month, 10th year.
(Translation of the writing on the other side. )
Dated 21 Amardad Ilahi 10th year, which is equal to Thursday, the 17th date of the month of Rajabul Nurajjab, Hijri year 1024.
By the despatch of Saiyad Ahammad Kadri, who is the prop of perfection and excellence and who is truthful and possessed of knowledge; by the support of Jogi, who is intelligent and is the Jalinoos (physician) of the present times and who is the modern Christ; by the introduction offered by Subhan, who is a philanthropic king of the present times; and by the writing of Isahak, who is one of the humblest of disciples and who is a registrar, the free-hold land called 'Madade-muash' has been granted to Chandu Sanghvi, the resident of Agra, his father (being) Boru (?), his father (? grandfather) (being) Vajivan (? Varjivan). Chandu Sanghvi, (whose ) father (is) Boru (?), whose father (? grandfather) (is) Vajivan (? Varjivan), ( who is ) the resident of Agra, (who is ) Sabjavam (believer in Sevda), who has a broad forehead, broad eyebrows, eyes like those of a lamb, a black complexion, a shaven beard, several marks of small-pox on the face, perforations at several places in both the ears (and) a medium height and who is about 60 years of age, (with an eye) to the Emperor's exalted and favourable look, made a present to him of a ring beset with gems on the 20th day of the Ilahi month of the 10th year and requested that 10 Vighas of land in the village of Akbarpur may be made over to him for (erecting) a temple of his deceased Guru Vijaysensuri, (preparing) a garden, (holding) a fair and (establishing) a memorial of honour. An order, bright
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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