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fently joined, from the different quarters of 

 the camp, by the gentlemen of his Court, 

 who, having paid their refpe6ts, fall in upon 

 their elephants on each fide of, or behind, 

 the Nabob's, fo as to form a regular moving 

 Court or Durbar ; and in this manner they 

 march on converfmg together, and looking 

 out for game. A great many dogs are led 

 before, and are conflantly picking up hares, 

 foxes, jackalls, and fometimes deer. The 

 hawks are alfo carried immediately before 

 the elephants, and are let fly at whatever 

 game is fprung for them, which generally 

 confifts of partridges, in great numbers and 

 varieties, quails, buftards, and different 

 kinds of herons, which lafl give excellent 

 fport with the falcons, or fharp-winged 

 hawks. The Nabob takes great pains in 

 ranging the elephants in a regular line, 

 which is very exteniive, and by proceeding 

 in this manner no game can efcape. The 

 horfe are generally at a little diilance upon 

 the wings, but fmall parties of three or four 

 borfemen are placed in the intervals of, or 

 before the elephants, in order to ride after 

 the hawks, and affiil the dogs when loofed 



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