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the Afghans, Sindiaus, Turcomans, 

 &c. he was accompanied by Khajeh 

 Abdulkurreem, a Cashmciian of dis- 

 tinction, who published a memoir of 

 that conqueror's return. This was 

 translated from the original Persian, 

 and published at Calcutta, by Francis 

 Gladwyn, esq. From his summary 

 history of that predatory incursion, 1 

 extracted his description of Nadir 

 Shah's tent. 



Nadir Shah, when at Delhi, had 

 such a profusion of jewels, that he 

 ordered the Moabir Bashyto make up 

 arms and harness oFevery kind, inlaid 

 M ith precious stones, and to ornament 

 a. large tent in the same manner. For 

 this purpose, tiie best workmen that 

 could be procured were employed a 

 year and two months, during the 

 march; and, when Nadir Sliah arrived 

 at Herat, the Moabir Bashy informed 

 ]iitn that a great number of the follow- 

 ing articles were prepared: — Horse- 

 harness, sword - sheaths, quivers, 

 shields, spear-cases and maces, with 

 sundelees or chairs of different sizes ; 

 as also a large tent, lined with jewels. 

 The tent was ordered to be pitched in 

 the Dewan Khaneb or Public Hall, itt 

 which were placed the Tucht Taouffee 

 or Peacock Throue brought from Del- 

 hi, tike Tucht Nadcry, with the thrones 

 of some other monarclis ; together with 

 the inlaid sundelees. Publication was 

 made, by beat of drum, throughout 

 the city and camp, that all persons 

 had liberty to come to this magnificent 

 exhibition, such as had never before 

 been seen in any age or country. 

 Nadir Shah was not pleased with the 

 form of the tent ; and besides, from its 

 being lined with green satin, many of 

 the jewels did not appear to advan- 

 tage. He therefore ordered it to be 

 taken to pieces, and a new one to be 

 made ; the top of which, for the conve- 

 nience of transportation, should be 

 separate from the walls, sach as in 

 Hindostan is called a Rowty. 



When he returned to Meshed, from 

 his expedition into Turan, this new 

 tent being finished, was displayed in 

 the same manner as the former one ; 

 but its beauty and magnificence are 

 beyond description. The outside was 

 covered with line scarlet cloth, the 

 lining was of violet-coloured satin, 

 upon which were representations of all 

 sorts of birds and beasts, with trees 

 and flowers, the whole made of pearls, 

 diamonds, rubies, emeralds, amethysts, 

 and other precious stones ; and tho 

 tcnt-()oles were decorated in like niaa- 



StephensianOf No. XVI. 5 1 



ner. On both sides of the Peacock 



Throne was a screen, upon which was 

 represented the figures of two angels 

 in precious stones. The roof of the 

 tent consisted of seven pieces ; and, 

 wlien it was transported to any place, 

 two of these pieces, packed in cotton, 

 were put into a wooden chest, two of 

 which v/ere a suiBcient load for an 

 elephant; and the screen filled another 

 chest. The walls of the tent, the tent 

 poles, and the tent pins,' — which latter 

 were of massy gold, loaded five more 

 elephants : so that for the carriage of 

 the whole were required seven ele- 

 phants. 



KEY TO THE " SPIRITUAL QUIXOTE." 



Page 1. A sequestered Village.— 

 Mickleton, near Campden, Glouces- 

 tershire. 



Jerry TM^u^e/Z.— William Taylor, a 

 shoemaker at Mickleton: died 1783. 



Miss Townshend. — A feigned cha- 

 racter. 



Mr. Graham.'^The late Mr. ChoU 

 rnondeley, fellow of Magdalen College, 

 Oxford. 



Lavinia. — Mrs. E. Lowe; resided 

 in Worcester : sines dead. 



Ophelia. — Miss Utrechia Smith,* 

 daughter of the Rev. Mr. Smith, of 

 Mickleton, who died in consequence 

 of the ill conduct of Miss \Mvie( Lady 

 Racket), who broke off the match with 

 Mr. Cbolmondeley, whom she married. 



Mrs. Booby. — Formerly Miss Brace, 



Mr. Clayton.- — Morgan Graves, esq. 

 of Mickleton, who married the daugh- 

 ter of James Walwyn, esq. 



Lady Sherwood.- — Lady Huntingdon. 



Mr. Rivers. — The author of the ro- 

 mance, (Graves,) formerly fellow of 

 All Souls, Oxford. 



The Spiritual Quiysote. — Mr. Charles 

 Graves. 



Mr. Woodville. — Mr. Rartliolomew, 

 or Barkolemew, of Alder, riear Read- 

 ing. 



Mr. Hamnumd. — Mr. Bernard Kirk- 

 ham. 



il/r. TFi7mo<.— The Rct. Mr.AValker, 

 rector of Whitebureh, Oxford. 



Mr. Gregory Gritkin. — Rev. Mr. 

 Bayse, rector of Berkswell, Stafford- 

 shire. 



Mr. Aldworth. — JamesWalwyn,esq. 

 of Longworth, Herefordshire, 



Sir William Forester. — Richard 

 Fitzherbert, esq. of Tissington-hall, 

 Derbyshire. 



Sir William K—. —Sir Wm. Kyte, 

 of Norton, near Campden. He after- 



* Slienstone wrote 

 dancing. 



Iines_ on her not 

 wards 



