In the context in which this authorization occurs, it would appear
that the intention was that the Portuguese would have authority on behalf of the Maratha ruler and
would owe a duty to him to put down any revolt or rebellion in the villages against his authority.
It therefore appears that the Treaty of 1779 and the sanads of 1783 and 1785 were intended
by the Marathas to effect in favour of the Portuguese only a grant of a jagir or saranjam, and not
to transfer sovereignty over the villages to them.