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Excerpt from Madras in the Olden Time, Vol. 2: Being a History of the Presidency From the First Foundation of Fort St. George, Compiled From Official Records; 1702-1727 Page. Passage of arms between the Bishop of St. Thome and Governor of Fort St. George - Drunk enness in church - Commercial rivalry between Madras and Pulicat - An infant chief watchman Outrages in the Red Sea - Feastings in honour of the departure of Dawood Khan - Round Robin against a Captain and chief-mate - Proclamation of the occasion of Queen Anne - A disinterested Native - Extraordinary administration of the law against 'coining Attempt to seize the Company's out-villages - lmproper \conduct at the General Table - Purchase of Mr. Pitt's silver plate for the General Table. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.