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ARTICLE 7th

The Rajah of Nipal hereby engages never to take or retain in his service any
British subject, nor the subject of any European or American State, without the

consent of the British Government.

ARTICLE 8th

In order to secure and improve the relations of amity and peace hereby
established between the two States, it is agreed that accredited Ministers from each

shall reside at the Court of the order.

ARTICLE 9th

This treaty, consisting of Nine Articles, Shall be ratified by the Rajah of Nipal
within fifteen days from this date, and the ratification shall be delivered to
Lieutenant-Colonel Bradshaw, who engages to obtain and deliver the ratification of

the Governor-General within twenty days, or sooner, if practicable.

Done at Segowlee, on the 2nd day of December 1815.

Sd/- PARIS BRADSHAW, Lt. - Col., P.A.

Received this treaty from Chunder Seekur Opedeea, Agent on the part of the
Rajah of Nipal, in the valley of Muckwaunpoor, at half-past two o'clock p.m. on the
4th of March 1816, and delivered to him the Counterpart Treaty on behalf of the

British Government.

Sd/- D.D. OCHTERLONY,
Agent, Governor-General

*[COURTESY: NAMGYAL INSTITUTE OF TIBETOLOGY]

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