482 M, Hammer's Memoir on the Dtphmatic Relations 



that, according to his last will, the empire of Rum had descended to liis brother, elevated 

 amongst the Caesars, assisted by the divine aid, whose name is that of the favourite of 

 God (Ibrahim); on which account Arslan Aga was permitted to return. Various 

 messages implying friendship, amity, and harmony, have been entrusted to liis tongue, 

 to be delivered to the royal ear : but as, for the reason above specified, no royal letters 

 have been written, neither was there occasion for presents, nor any one who should ac- 

 company them; however proper it may be that ambassadors with suitable presents should 

 pass to and fro, in order to convince the enemies of the faith of the harmony of the 

 Moslem monarclis. Arslan Aga having solicited to be forwarded by the way of Surat, 

 orders have been issued to the magistrates of that place to convey him in one of the 

 royal ships in the most honourable manner. By the opportunity afforded by his depar- 

 ture, these two words have been written by the express command of his Majesty, to 

 whom the world is obedient, that it may be known that he was honoured with a royal 

 audience, and was presented with a bottle of the royal atar of roses, which exhales the 

 sweetest perfume in the world ; and that two carpets and two felts, esteemed among the 

 greatest rarities of the world, and which can nowhere be found but in the imperial 

 palace, have been bestowed on the said ambassador, that he may present them on h's 

 own behalf to liis Majesty the glory of Caesars. 



May the gates of happiness be thrown open to the world by the lord of servants I 



No. IV. 



Letter from the Grand Wazlr Mustafa Pasha, to the Wazlr of the Padshah of 

 Hindustan ; written by the lleis Effendi Isari Abdullah, the author of the collec- 

 tion of State Papers, entitled " DustUr ul insha" i.e. the formula of Ejnstolary 

 Composition. 



After wishes that — so long as the azure vault of heaven may be adorned with the 

 pearls of the planets and gems of the fixed stars, and so long as the chain of the elements 

 is holden together by the celestial motions and sidereal conjunctions, — the propitious 

 image of just Sultans, who are the delight of Sunis and the orthodox, may ensure the 

 repose and safety of the world ; and after having offered the drops of purest prayers 

 and the emanations of amber-scented blessings, distilling from the fountain of love, to 

 the enlightened rosebed and illuminated garden of him who is placed in the seat of 

 Wazirship to the greatest Sultan of Hind, and enthroned on the cushions of the greatest 

 Khakan of Sind, the Nawab enjoying the highest titles, Abdulilam Islam Khan — may 

 his honours last for ever ! — let the following be notified to his mind reflecting like a 

 mirror. 



Every one of the Sultans and Khakans of the Ottoman family, who, by the infinite 

 grace of God, is seated on the throne of Solomon, is the lord of the times and of the 

 world. Ebcalting the victorious standards of holy war, they have foiled the enemies of 



