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rupee is valued at forty-eight polfe or fice r 

 and a poife at forty-eight almonds. The coin- 

 ing is performed with an hammer, which is 

 directed by the hand. This is the reafon that 

 the rupees fonftetimes crack, which makes them 

 found ill in the hand of a banker, and lowers 

 their value. There is a fpecies of rupees 

 which has the honour of being mentioned by 

 oiu* connoiifeurs in coins : but what I have 

 read, in their books, was different from the 

 account which was given me in the Indies. 

 If it is right, it is as follows : " Nour Mahal, 

 " the wife of an officer, was once undefignedly 

 lt feen by the Great Mogoi Jehan Ghir, who, 

 " fmce he could not come at her by any other 

 " means, made away with her hufband, and, 

 *' after many folicitations, at laft prevailed 

 " upon the deeply-afflicted widow to accept 

 " of his own bed. Her ftep-children felt 

 H how well this beautiful lady was fkilled in 

 " politics. Jehan Ghir changed her name, 

 " and inftead of Nour Mehal (Light of the 

 i*' Ladies), called her Nour Jehan (the Light 

 a of the World, or of Jehan). He iikewife 

 " once gave her the liberty of having rupees 

 "coined under her name; and added that 

 "compliment to it that Ihe might flamp the 

 u . e j Ye heavenly %ns on them." Thefc 

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