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Mr. Sturt said beat him again, Feiz Ullah & a Khalassy were employed to beat.
I cannot say positively whether M. Khan beat in the interval or no.
F: U: & the Khalassy beat him about ½ a Gurry before the Chokedar spoke [again?]. – He then said his Father & Mother carried him [on?] the road to Pauly. Prisoner asked how do you know. He answered that he had heard the father complain that John the Cook had [bought?] his son under a peon to employ him as a Servant, but that he had had him 20 days or a month & had given him nothing.
Prisoner replied you had better cease telling lies; tell the truth & I’ll give you the 2 Rs. I first offer’d