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you_o go_v to_o fight_v you_o have_v do_v much_o yet_o be_v '_o tnothing_n if_o you_o conquer_v not_o sujas_n who_o be_v our_o great_a and_o most_o powerful_a enemy_n i_o hope_v god_n will_v assist_v i_o to_o be_v soon_o master_n of_o the_o rest_n with_o these_o word_n he_o dismiss_v they_o both_o with_o the_o usual_a ceremony_n of_o bestow_v upon_o they_o rich_a seraf_n or_o clothes_n some_o horse_n and_o elephant_n with_o rich_a caparison_n prevail_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n with_o emir_n jemla_n to_o consent_v to_o let_v his_o only_a son_n mahomet_n emircan_a stay_n with_o he_o to_o be_v bring_v up_o in_o good_a education_n or_o rather_o as_o a_o pledge_n of_o his_o fidelity_n in_o like_a manner_n he_o persuade_v sultan_n mahmoud_n to_o leave_v his_o wife_n the_o king_n of_o golconda_n daughter_n in_o agra_n pretend_v that_o it_o will_v be_v too_o great_a a_o trouble_n to_o he_o to_o carry_v she_o along_o with_o he_o in_o the_o army_n sultan_n sujah_o or_o chasausa_fw-la be_v 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will_v favour_v chasausa_fw-la there_o fall_v a_o mighty_a storm_n of_o rain_n which_o last_v three_o day_n so_o that_o emir_n be_v not_o only_o detain_v at_o ragemehalle_n during_o that_o time_n but_o necessitate_v to_o take_v up_o his_o winter-quarter_n there_o for_o these_o rain_n render_v the_o way_n so_o troublesome_a for_o above_o four_o month_n viz._n july_n august_n september_n and_o october_n that_o no_o army_n be_v able_a to_o march_v thus_o sultan_n chasausa_fw-la have_v time_n to_o retire_v and_o to_o choose_v a_o convenient_a place_n of_o defence_n the_o better_a to_o recruit_v both_o his_o force_n and_o train_n of_o artillery_n from_o lower_n bengale_n because_o he_o have_v be_v very_o friendly_a to_o the_o portuguese_n which_o for_o the_o fertility_n of_o the_o country_n be_v come_v to_o settle_v there_o and_o have_v always_o be_v very_o respective_a to_o the_o catholic_n priest_n which_o be_v in_o this_o province_n for_o the_o promulgate_a of_o their_o religion_n make_v 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coolness_n between_o they_o but_o at_o last_o sultan_n mahmoud_n be_v inform_v that_o his_o father_n be_v much_o dissatisfy_v with_o his_o ill_a conduct_n and_o fear_v that_o emir_n may_v have_v order_n to_o secure_v his_o person_n he_o go_v accompany_v with_o a_o small_a number_n of_o man_n to_o sultan_n chasausa_fw-la to_o who_o swear_v fidelity_n he_o make_v great_a promise_n but_o chasausa_fw-la who_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o plot_n of_o oranchzef_n and_o emir_n dare_v not_o confide_v in_o he_o but_o keep_v a_o continual_a eye_n over_o he_o and_o give_v he_o no_o considerable_a command_n which_o so_o dissatisfy_v he_o that_o some_o month_n after_o he_o conclude_v to_o leave_v sultan_n chasausa_fw-la and_o go_v again_o to_o emir_n jemla_n who_o favourable_o receive_v he_o promise_v to_o write_v in_o his_o behalf_n to_o oranchzef_n who_o he_o will_v endeavour_v to_o persuade_v to_o forget_v and_o pardon_v his_o error_n govaleor_n sultan_n mahmoud_n send_v to_o govaleor_n some_o 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succour_n to_o raise_v the_o siege_n of_o tatabacar_n for_o he_o make_v full_a account_n to_o fetch_v his_o treasure_n from_o thence_o and_o go_v with_o it_o to_o candahor_n find_v out_o a_o mean_n to_o get_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o cabul_n and_o this_o he_o think_v the_o more_o feasible_a because_o he_o repose_v great_a confidence_n in_o mahobetcan_n who_o be_v governor_n of_o that_o place_n be_v exceed_o belove_v and_o obtain_v his_o government_n by_o darasja_n mean_n but_o his_o nephew_n sepe_n chekouh_n though_o very_o young_a observe_v his_o resolution_n throw_v himself_o down_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o beg_v of_o he_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o country_n of_o that_o patan_n his_o wife_n and_o daughter_n also_o do_v the_o same_o remonstrate_v to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o robber_n a_o revolt_a governor_n and_o that_o he_o will_v infallible_o betray_v he_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o stand_v upon_o raise_v of_o the_o siege_n but_o rather_o endeavour_v to_o gain_v cabul_n which_o will_v not_o be_v altogether_o so_o impossible_a because_o it_o be_v very_o improbable_a that_o mirbaba_n will_v raise_v his_o siege_n to_o follow_v he_o and_o prevent_v his_o get_n into_o the_o forementioned_a country_n but_o darasja_n be_v carry_v headlong_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o unhappy_a destiny_n reject_v this_o counsel_n and_o will_v hearken_v to_o nothing_o that_o be_v propose_v to_o he_o allege_v as_o be_v true_a that_o the_o march_n will_v be_v very_o difficult_a and_o dangerous_a and_o be_v confident_a that_o gioncan_n will_v not_o be_v so_o base_a as_o to_o betray_v he_o after_o all_o the_o good_a service_n which_o he_o have_v do_v he_o wherefore_o he_o go_v thither_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o can_v be_v say_v to_o he_o and_o go_v to_o prove_v at_o the_o price_n of_o his_o life_n that_o no_o trust_n be_v to_o be_v put_v in_o a_o wicked_a man._n this_o traitor_n believe_v at_o first_o that_o he_o have_v numerous_a troop_n follow_v of_o he_o 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