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" subsidiary forces, for which he paid five 

 rc hundred thousand pounds per annum. 



<e His jewels amounted to about eight milli- 

 " ons sterling.-^- A midst his precious trea- 

 " sure, he might be seen for several hours eve- 

 " ry day handling them as a child does his 

 t( toys. He was in the habit whenever he 

 " saw a pregnant woman whose appearance 

 " struck his fancy, to invite her to his palace 

 " to lie in ; and several women of this des- 

 " cription were delivered there, and amongst 

 " the number was the mother of Vizier Ally. 

 re Several children so delivered were brought 

 tf up and educated in the palace." 



The following is a description of the Wed- 

 ding. " The nabob had his tents pitched in the 

 IC plains near the city of Lucknow; among 

 "the number, were two remarkably large, 

 (f made of strong cotton cloth, lined with the 

 fe finest English broad cloth, cut in stripes of 

 fc different colours, with cords of silk and cot- 

 ec ton. These two tents cost five lacs of ru- 

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