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 and whereas the Right Honourable Edward Lord Clive, Governor-in-Council, is desirous of complying with the wishes of the said Zemindars to the extent necessary to the purpose, and consistent with the other objects of this Proclamation, public and formal authority has been granted to the said Zemindars respectively to maintain the number of peons for the purpose of personal attendance according to the register to be kept of the said peons in the Cutcherry of the Collector.

It is unnecessary to assure the Zemindars of Venkatagiri, Kalahasti, Bommarajupolliem and Sydapoor, that the Right Honourable Edward Lord Clive, Governor-in-Council aforesaid, in the determination of carrying these measures into effect, can be governed by no other motives than those connected with the duty of providing for the permanent tranquillity of the Zemindaris. The Governor-in-Council disclaims every wish of subjecting the Zemindars to any humiliation, but the