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that your seal should be on this Paper. I never saw this paper again in Shah Baz Beg Khan’s life time. The first time I saw this paper after the death of Shah Baz Beg was when this affair of Bahhader Beg’s Claim happened and abt two or 4 days after the Defendants Cazee Sahdee and Muftee came to the House. When the Kazee sahdee enquired what were the Foundaitons of the claim, I went to ask this Question of the [Plf?] In answer the [Plf?] said, I have a Hebbanama, an Iekraram and a Mhirnama. But the Plf on being asked to produce them refused to give them up, but after much disputg in the Course of 4 or 5 Days I desired her to give me the Papers and she gave me the Hebbanama and Iekraram that was the first Time I saw the Hebbanama after the death of shah Baz Beg Khan. I did not see this Paper produced at the time I was before Mahommed Raza Khan, it was not produced in my former Examination. I mentioned my havg been carried before Mahommed Reza Khan – as to my bring present yesterday when Neiaz Ally gave his Evidence, I heard Part of it and some Parts I was sitting down and did not hear that I am told was sworn Yesterday by Neaz Ally that on the 7th day after the death of Shah Baz Beg Khan, about 3 oClock in the morning, I called him Neiaz Ally to me and gave him a foul Draft of a Paper and with it a sheet of Paper spotted with Gold, it is also, as to my having told Neiaz Ally that the said foul Draft had existed n the time of Shah Baz Beg Khan and that he was to Copy it. I say that on the 6th day after the death of Shah Baz Beg Khan in the Horse Stable where Neiaz Ally used to remain I found his writing apparatus tied up in a Bundle. I opened it and found therein a paper which I found to be a foul Draft
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