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.' fcnt an hundred pieces of gold by Mr Bogle together with 

 <' fome carpets, cloths, and other neceffaries, wh.ch he ..11 ftew 

 <. you, for the decoration of it ; and I requeft that you w.U do 

 " xne the favour to let the houfe be immediately built and the 

 " rhLgs put up ; and as foon as the cold ^eafon fets .n I -1 

 « certainly difpatch to you fome of my own people, if not fome 

 " of the family of the Lama, who is patron of ^e Emperor of 

 " China. I hope that you will receive them with kmdnefs. and 

 " fend fome ofyour own fervants with them to vifit every place 

 " of worfliip at Allahabad. Benares, Sifr. for the difcharge of their 

 « religious duties. As this country is under the abfolute fove- 

 - reignty of the Emperor of China, who maintams an adive and 

 " unrelaxed control over all its affairs ; and as the forming of any 

 " conneaion or friendfliip with foreign powers is contrary to his 

 " pleafure, it will frequently be out of my power to difpatch any 

 " meffengerstoyou. However, it will be impoflible to efface the 

 " remembrance of you out of my mind j and I Ihall always pray 

 « for the increafe of your happinefs and profpenty, and, in re- 

 " turn, I hope you will frequently favour me with accounts ot 

 " your health. To avoid troubling you, and imruding longer 

 « upon your time with my incorred ftyle, I Ihall conclude this, 

 " but beg you will favour me with an anfwer ; and I ihall take 

 » an opportunity of addrefling you by every perfon who goes 

 « from hence into your part of the world. Ihave reprefented all 

 " particulars to Mr Bogle, who will communicate them to you, 

 " and I hope you will confent to them. 



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" Haying, in compliance with my requeft, put ap end to 

 " hoftilities with the Debe Raja, and eftablilhed a peace with 

 " him, you have thereby conferred upon me the greateft obh^a- 

 " tion. As a teftimony whereof, I fend you a prefent of a few 

 " things i and, although not worth acceptance, I beg you will ac- 



