r Children do pretend a right to
them after their Father's Death, and will be preferred before others,
greazing the Magistrate.

[But remain only during pleasure.] None of these have their Places for
life; and no longer than the Governor pleaseth. And he pretty often
removes them or threatens to do so upon pretence of some neglects,
to get Money from them. And the People have this privilege, that upon
Complaint made of any of these Officers, and request that they may be
changed and others made, They must be displaced, and others put in;
but not at their Choice, but at the Choice of the Chief Magistrate,
or Owner of the Town.

[Countrey-Courts.] For the hearing Complaints and doing Justice among
Neighbours, here are Countrey-Courts of Judicature, consisting of
these Officers, together with the Head-Men of the Places and Towns,
where the Courts are kept: and these are called Gom sabbi, as much as
to say, Town-Consultations. But if any do not like, and is loath to
stand by what they have determined, and think themselves wronged,
they may [They may appeal.] appeal to their Head-Governor, that
dwells at Court; but it is chargeable, for he must have a Fee. They
may appeal also from him to the Adigars, or the Chief Justices of the
Kingdom. But whoso gives the greatest Bribe, he shall overcome. For
it is a common saying in this Land, That he that has Money to see the
Judge, needs not fear nor care, whether his cause be right or not. The
greatest Punishment that these Judges can inflict upon the greatest
Malefactors, is but Imprisonment. From which Money will release them.

[Appeals to the King.] Some have adventured to Appeal to the King
sometimes; falling down on the ground before him at his coming
forth, which is the manner of their obeisance to him, to complain of
Injustice. Sometimes he will give order to the great ones to do them
right, and sometimes bid them wait, until he is pleased to hear the
Cause, which is not suddenly: for he is very slow in all his Business:
neither dare they then depart from the Court, having been bidden to
stay. Where they stay till they are weary, being at Expence, so that
the Remedy is worse than the Disease. And sometimes again when they
thus fall before him, he commands to beat them and put them in Chains
for troubling of him; and perhaps in that Condition they may lay for
some years.

[How these great Officers Travel upon publick Business.] The King's
great Officers when they go abroad