EXPLANATIONS OF THE PLATES. 20$ 



entertain as Guests, the eighteen Engh'sh prisoners taken at 

 Aliwai, and forwarded from Philoor, by Runjoor Sing. This 

 Order, also, is headed with the Sfgnature of Gholab Sing, 

 who, in the absence of Lall Sing, was then temporary Vizier 

 of the State of Lahore ... ... ... ... v. page 126. 



The reason for presenting these Copies to the pubh'c, is 

 as follows — In the course of last year, I was informed by 

 the Chief Director of the Imperial Government Printing 

 Office at Vienna, that there were 500 different species of 

 native, and 104 foreign types, in that establishment ; among 

 which I observed the Goormukee characters of the Sikhs, 

 mentioned in the explanation of Plate XII : yet, amid that 

 vast collection, the character of the signature of Maharajh 

 Gholab Sing, as exhibited on this and the preceding docu- 

 ment, is not to be found — a curiosity worthy of observa- 

 tion — and, at the request of the Director of that famous 

 establishment, the writer hereof has undertaken, on his return 

 to the East, to furnish that hitherto unknown character in 

 Europe, to the Imperial Printing Office, after having as- 

 certained the reality of the existence of such a Character 

 and that it is not merely a Monogram belonging to this 

 family of the Rajahs of the Hills. 



In a corner of this Plate, is added a similar Signature of 

 the late' Rajah Heera Sing, nephew of Gholab Sing. 



Plate XV. Omitted ; and consequently the explana- 

 tions have been left out. — Ed.. 



Plate XVI. Jerah, or Jerrah, or Jurrah ( Surgeon ) or 

 Nai ( Barber ) or Hajam ( Cupper ) ^- page 153.. 



The Barber is represented shaving the head. His ap- 

 paratus near him, 



