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faky_a but_o withal_o affirm_v that_o darasja_n be_v a_o person_n altogether_o unqualify_v for_o the_o crown_n as_o be_v a_o caffer_n and_o a_o idolater_n and_o therefore_o hate_v of_o all_o the_o principal_a omrahs_n that_o sultan_n chasausa_fw-la be_v of_o the_o persian_a religion_n and_o consequent_o a_o enemy_n to_o hindostan_n and_o therefore_o unworthy_a of_o the_o crown_n so_o that_o in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v no_o body_n but_o himself_o that_o deserve_v the_o same_o for_o all_o person_n at_o the_o court_n know_v his_o valour_n will_v stand_v up_o for_o he_o and_o as_o for_o his_o own_o part_n if_o he_o will_v promise_v he_o that_o he_o will_v when_o he_o come_v to_o be_v king_n let_v he_o live_v in_o quiet_a in_o any_o corner_n of_o the_o realm_n there_o to_o worship_n god_n the_o remainder_n of_o his_o day_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o assist_v he_o with_o
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it_o be_v oranchzef_n will_v not_o hazard_v himself_o though_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v rumour_v abroad_o that_o the_o next_o day_n he_o intend_v to_o visit_v his_o father_n but_o when_o the_o time_n be_v come_v he_o send_v away_o the_o people_n which_o come_v to_o wait_v on_o he_o till_o the_o next_o day_n and_o so_o prolong_v the_o time_n by_o put_v they_o off_o from_o one_o day_n to_o another_o insomuch_o that_o he_o never_o go_v meanwhile_o he_o continue_v his_o secret_a counsel_n and_o cabal_n and_o sound_v the_o mind_n of_o all_o the_o great_a omrahs_n so_o far_a that_o at_o last_o after_o he_o have_v well_o and_o close_o lay_v his_o design_n and_o politic_o dispose_v all_o thing_n for_o the_o success_n thereof_o he_o send_v his_o elder_a son_n sultan_n mahmoud_n into_o the_o castle_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o speak_v with_o his_o father_n who_o be_v no_o soon_o enter_v but_o he_o fall_v bold_o upon_o the_o first_o sentinel_n and_o drive_v away_o all_o that_o oppose_v he_o whilst_o a_o great_a number_n of_o man_n appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n force_v their_o passage_n after_o he_o immediate_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o wall_n which_o exceed_o astonish_a schach_n jehan_n he_o see_v himself_o take_v in_o the_o same_o snare_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o another_o imprison_v in_o his_o own_o palace_n and_o oranchzef_a master_n of_o the_o fort_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o present_o send_v to_o try_v the_o temper_n of_o sultan_n mahmoud_n and_o promise_v he_o by_o his_o crown_n and_o the_o alcoran_n that_o if_o he_o will_v be_v faithful_a to_o he_o and_o serve_v he_o in_o this_o conjuncture_n he_o will_v make_v he_o king_n and_o that_o in_o order_n thereunto_o he_o shall_v immediate_o come_v to_o he_o and_o not_o slip_v this_o opportunity_n beside_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o action_n that_o will_v accumulate_v on_o he_o the_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n and_o a_o immortal_a glory_n in_o regard_n it_o will_v be_v say_v for_o ever_o that_o sultan_n mahmoud_n have_v deliver_v schach_n jehan_n his_o grandfather_n out_o of_o prison_n and_o certain_o if_o sultan_n mahmoud_n have_v be_v resolute_a enough_o to_o undertake_v the_o work_n and_o schach_n jehan_n can_v have_v come_v abroad_o to_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o town_n and_o to_o take_v the_o field_n no_o man_n doubt_v but_o all_o his_o great_a omrahs_n will_v have_v follow_v he_o nor_o will_v oranchzef_o have_v have_v the_o boldness_n to_o fight_v against_o his_o own_o father_n in_o person_n especial_o since_o he_o must_v have_v apprehend_v that_o all_o the_o world_n will_v have_v abandon_v he_o and_o possible_o moradbech_n himself_n and_o thus_o it_o appear_v that_o schach_n jehan_n commit_v a_o great_a error_n that_o he_o do_v not_o come_v out_o of_o the_o castle_n after_o the_o battle_n and_o darasja_n flight_n though_o as_o other_o affirm_v he_o do_v very_o prudent_o therein_o the_o same_o reasoner_n maintain_v that_o the_o great_a fault_n which_o sultan_n mahmoud_n can_v possible_o commit_v be_v that_o he_o know_v not_o how_o to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o occasion_n to_o secure_v himself_o of_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o most_o generous_a action_n that_o ever_o he_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o to_o set_v high_a grandfather_n at_o liberty_n and_o thus_o to_o do_v himself_o right_o and_o justice_n as_o the_o sovereign_a umpire_n of_o affair_n whereas_o as_o thing_n than_o stand_v he_o must_v one_o day_n go_v and_o die_v in_o govaleor_n but_o sultan_n mahmoud_n whether_o he_o fear_v that_o schach_n jehan_n will_v not_o keep_v his_o word_n or_o dare_v not_o displease_v his_o father_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o any_o offer_v nor_o enter_v into_o the_o king_n apartment_n allege_v that_o he_o have_v no_o order_n from_o his_o father_n to_o see_v he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v by_o he_o command_v not_o to_o return_v from_o thence_o without_o bring_v he_o the_o key_n of_o all_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o fortress_n that_o so_o he_o may_v come_v with_o all_o safety_n and_o kiss_v his_o majesty_n foot_n two_o day_n be_v pass_v before_o it_o can_v be_v resolve_v whether_o the_o key_n shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o he_o during_o which_o sultan_n mahmoud_n watch_v night_n and_o day_n with_o all_o his_o troop_n about_o he_o till_o at_o length_n schach_n jehan_n see_v all_o the_o guard_n which_o watch_v at_o the_o little_a gate_n to_o disband_v one_o after_o another_o and_o perceive_v no_o more_o safety_n on_o his_o part_n deliver_v the_o same_o to_o he_o with_o order_n to_o tell_v oranchzef_n that_o he_o shall_v come_v and_o see_v he_o that_o day_n if_o he_o be_v wise_a for_o he_o have_v business_n of_o grand_a concern_v to_o impart_v to_o he_o but_o oranchzef_n be_v too_o subtle_a to_o commit_v so_o great_a a_o error_n instant_o make_v his_o eunuch_n etharcan_a governor_n of_o the_o fort_n who_o present_o lock_v up_o schach_n jehan_n with_o his_o daughter_n begum_n saheb_n and_o all_o his_o woman_n cause_v many_o gate_n to_o be_v stop_v up_o that_o so_o he_o may_v neither_o speak_v nor_o write_v to_o any_o body_n nor_o go_v out_o of_o his_o apartment_n without_o leave_n mean_a while_n oranchzef_n write_v a_o short_a letter_n to_o schach_n jehan_n which_o before_o he_o seal_v he_o show_v public_o to_o all_o in_o which_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o tell_v he_o father_n oranchzef_n letter_n to_o his_o father_n that_o he_o know_v from_o good_a hand_n that_o notwithstanding_o those_o great_a protestation_n of_o esteem_n and_o affection_n he_o make_v to_o he_o and_o the_o contempt_n he_o express_v of_o darasja_n he_o have_v for_o all_o that_o send_v two_o elephant_n charge_v with_o ropias_n of_o gold_n to_o darasja_n to_o enable_v he_o thereby_o to_o recommence_v the_o war_n and_o that_o therefore_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o imprison_v he_o but_o darasja_n and_o that_o he_o may_v thank_v he_o for_o it_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o these_o misfortune_n and_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v for_o he_o he_o will_v have_v come_v the_o very_a first_o day_n of_o his_o arrival_n to_o he_o and_o pay_v he_o all_o the_o most_o dutiful_a respect_n he_o can_v have_v look_v for_o from_o a_o humble_a son_n that_o for_o the_o rest_n he_o beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o a_o little_a patience_n and_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o shall_v have_v disenable_v darasja_n from_o execute_v his_o evil_a design_n he_o will_v come_v himself_o and_o open_v the_o gate_n to_o he_o and_o indeed_o the_o same_o night_n that_o darasja_n leave_v agra_n schach_n jehan_n send_v he_o two_o elephant_n lade_v with_o golden_a ropias_n of_o which_o the_o young_a sister_n rachenara_n begum_n give_v notice_n to_o oranchzef_n and_o also_o of_o the_o plot_n lay_v against_o he_o with_o the_o forementioned_a tartarian_a
note_v town_n be_v sim_n the_o chief_a of_o a_o county_n sapurgan_n and_o baglian_n most_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v benjan_o their_o house_n be_v low_a and_o small_a they_o possess_v two_o strong_a castle_n in_o one_o of_o which_o king_n babar_n be_v bear_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o robber_n spread_v through_o all_o the_o country_n they_o use_v to_o spend_v three_o month_n in_o the_o journey_n from_o cabul_n to_o lahor_n whereas_o now_o they_o finish_v it_o in_o twenty_o day_n for_o a_o certain_a king_n of_o cabul_n to_o prevent_v all_o robbery_n cause_v very_o strong_a house_n to_o be_v build_v along_o the_o highway_n in_o stead_n of_o inn_n at_o a_o certain_a distance_n one_o from_o another_o and_o put_v soldier_n to_o inhabit_v the_o same_o by_o which_o mean_v many_o of_o those_o place_n be_v grow_v very_o populous_a and_o become_v to_n this_o country_n produce_v a_o certain_a fruit_n by_o the_o druggist_n general_o call_v mirabalones_n it_o have_v this_o many_o year_n be_v under_o the_o mogul_n jurisdiction_n and_o general_o maintain_v twelve_o or_o fifteen_o thousand_o man_n in_o arm_n for_o a_o defence_n against_o the_o persian_n augan_n balouch_n and_o other_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o mountain_n between_o candahar_n and_o cabul_n dwell_v a_o people_n in_o the_o mountain_n call_v afgan_n or_o augan_n which_o range_v up_o and_o down_o the_o country_n without_o have_v any_o certain_a habitation_n but_o live_v only_o by_o rob_v like_o the_o arabian_n and_o demand_v toll_n from_o such_o as_o travel_v through_o their_o country_n the_o territory_n of_o multan_n the_o territory_n of_o multan_n border_n the_o border_n by_o texeira_n multon_n border_n on_o the_o north_n at_o candahar_n and_o cabul_n on_o the_o west_n at_o persia_n on_o the_o south_n at_o haiacan_a or_o the_o country_n of_o the_o balouch_n and_o in_o the_o south_n on_o penjab_n daviti_fw-la texeira_n and_o other_o place_v it_o far_o into_o the_o country_n from_o indus_n or_o indostan_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o this_o great_a country_n make_v it_o to_o border_n at_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mandou_n and_o the_o country_n of_o the_o hindoun_n but_o certain_o they_o understand_v by_o multan_n the_o kingdom_n of_o lahor_n otherwise_o penjab_n which_o lie_v far_o into_o the_o country_n the_o metropolis_n thereof_o according_a to_o terry_n and_o ananias_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o multan_n though_o texeira_n make_v lahor_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o affirm_v that_o the_o multans_n dwell_v in_o the_o country_n of_o lahor_n arrow_n excellent_a bow_n and_o arrow_n this_o country_n be_v famous_a for_o the_o many_o excellent_a bow_n and_o arrow_n which_o be_v make_v in_o it_o and_o be_v better_o and_o much_o neat_a than_o any_o other_o in_o all_o india_n the_o bow_n be_v make_v of_o horn_n curious_o join_v the_o arrow_n be_v of_o small_a cane_n both_o rich_o colour_v and_o varnish_v the_o country_n of_o the_o bulloch_n or_o bobochs_n or_o kingdom_n of_o ballochy_n otherwise_o haican_n or_o hangi-chan_n the_o country_n of_o the_o bullochs_n be_v proper_o call_v haiacan_a border_n the_o border_n or_o hiacan_a and_o by_o other_o hangican_n it_o border_n northerly_a at_o the_o province_n of_o multan_n eastward_o at_o the_o province_n of_o penjab_n and_o the_o river_n indus_n southeast_n at_o buckor_n southward_o at_o the_o territory_n of_o taffa_n and_o westward_o at_o the_o mountain_n which_o separate_a persia_n from_o india_n some_o make_v this_o country_n border_n on_o one_o side_n of_o the_o pattan_n or_o bottans_fw-fr terry_n say_v that_o this_o country_n have_v not_o nominate_v city_n but_o davity_n call_v the_o metropolis_n buckara_n which_o lie_v on_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o island_n in_o the_o river_n indus_n other_o make_v seckara_n the_o first_o city_n towards_o the_o side_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o multan_n but_o buckara_n and_o seckara_n seem_v to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o city_n and_o be_v by_o terry_n 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