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2 even further illtreating, according to their pleasure, any
3 Zumeendar, or working Ryot of their allotment. His
4 complaint could not be listened to or redressed by any
5 superior ; but in case of quarrel with an equal, reference
6 would be made to the Surkunda, and if his decision fail-
7 ed to give satisfaction, an appeal might be made to the
8 general Sirdar. The more ordinary mode, however, was
9 to collect friends aud relations, and seek a prompt self-
10 redress. It was not legitimate for a Puteedar to sell his
11 tenure to a stranger, but he might mortgage it to satisfy
12 any present want, and at his demise might settle by wiU,
13 to which of his male relations it should go. Reciprocal
14 aid for mutual protection and defence, was the relation
15 on which a Puteedar stood in other respects to the Sir-
16 dar, and the only condition of his tenure.
17 Besides the Puteedaree, however, there were three
18 other tenures created, arising out of the circumstances,
19 in which diflferent chiefs found themselves, from the man-
20 ner of their association with those who composed their
21 Misul. These were the Misuldaree, the Tabadaree and
22 the Jageerdaree.
23 Bodies of inferior strength, or petty chiefs with their
24 followers, attached themselves sometimes to a Misul,
25 without subscribing to any conditions of association or
26 dependence. The allotments of land assigned to such,
27 would be considered as the free reward of their co-ope-
28 ration, and would be held in no sort of dependence ; they
29 were called Misuldaree. If dissatisfied with his chief a
30 Misuldar might transfer himself with his possessions to
31 another, under whose protection or conntenance he might
32 prefer to continue.
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