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For Deft – No 2. Defendant’s Answer.
setforth that every possible information on the subject of the aforesaid Claims of this Defendt could be and therefore denies that such information was given by the said Provincial Council of Patna or by any other Persons or person whatever on their behalf to the said Govr General and Council of Fort William aforesaid, though whether every possible information on the subject of the aforesaid Claims of the said Complainant Behader Beg were or were not so given as in the said Bill of Complaint mentioned this Defendt does not know nor can she set forth. And this Defendt admits that the then aforesaid Governour General and Council of Fort William or the Majority thereof did order and direct the said action to be defended by the then advocates and attorney of the said Complainants the said United Company And that appearances were entered by the then attorney of the Complainants the said United Company for the said several Defendants in such action but why or for what reasons or reason or from what motives or motive the aforesaid Governour General & Council did so order and direct as last aforesd this Defendant cannot setforth unless they
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