_ 461 _ this way, the number of soldiers and of your men, captain, and you will sign with the said officials and also the chief treasury officer, if there is one. The original will be sent here and a faithful transcript, checked and confirmed that it is authentic, will remain there so that the payment record book can be presented to the royal treasury, and it can be seen whether it is in conformity with this standing order so that it can be approved and the deductions made in the general roll and then credited to the factor’s account. They are to have certificates of their entitlement from the general roll. Because many doubts and problems as to entitlement arise in such payments made in that fortress and in the others in India, I have directed that a certificate from the general roll is to be issued to every person who enters the royal service, of their admission, how much is due and whether his entitlement is unconditional, and when the payments are to be made and the persons concerned present these certificates, payment will be made by reason of them. These persons need not give a pladge because they have already proved that they are registered and how they are entitled, but each is to swear on the Holy Gospels before
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