[29] Speculators, investing capital in draining.
[30] Denied by Anglicans to-day.
[31] Lays, leys, or leas, is an old name for the common fields about a village.
[32] East India Co. had, in 1757, taken responsibility for the defence of Bengal, and been involved in war with the heir to the Mogul throne, 1759; the Nawab Mir Kasim, 1763; the Mahrattas, 1765; they also sold arms and artillery to natives.
Transcriber’s Note
All original spellings and hyphenations, including variations, were retained except in the cases of the following apparent typographical errors.
Page [38], “Christain” changed to “Christian.” (after the Christian merchants had)
Page [58], “destroyd” changed to “destroyed.” (caused all wears to be destroyed)
Page [84], “childen” changed to “children.” (enable children to grasp these social changes)
Page [90], “peny” changed to “penny.” (grote, halfgrote, penny, halfpenny)