Up to the year 1847, it had for many years been in a good condition, and paid a revenue of two thousand rupees a-year to Government.

In that year Ahmud Allee, the collector, demanded a thousand more.

They could not pay this, and he sold all their bullocks and other stock to make up the demand; the lands became waste as usual; and Lonee Sing, of Mitholee, offered the next contractor one thousand rupees a-year for the lease, and got it.
The village has now been permanently absorbed in his estate, in the usual way; and, as the Koormees are a peaceful body, they have quietly acquiesced in the arrangement, and get all the aid they require from their new landlord.

Before this time they had held their lands, as proprietors, directly under Government.

From allodial* proprietors they are become feudal tenants under a powerful Rajpoot chief.
[* By allodial, I mean, lands held in proprietary right, immediately under the crown, but liable to the land-tax.].