192 Journ. of the Asiat. Soc. of Bengal. [July & Aug., 1915. 
P. 647.—I believe that the allusion to the punishment 
of Akbar’s broker refers to the case mentioned in the Akbar- 
described. He was Akbar’s broker’s son and perhaps the sonof 
Rumi Khan, if not Rami Khan himself. I am not sure if 
Rimi Khan came from Aleppo, made if eee should not be 
read Jalabi, horse-dealer. See Gulbadan B.’s Memoirs, p. 71. 
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edition.! The last 20 or 30 pages of Monserrate might be leit 
out of gg? translation.® 
One of the valuable parts of Monserrate’s book is the 
clear east he gives of the theological discussions, and of 
e reasons why Akbar did not accept Christianity. Rudoli’s 
refusal to accede to the nypocnticnlly, proposed test of fire is 
creditable to his ans sense. Akbar’s love of truth and his 
must logically oe all its statements. The said also that, 
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to the same lady as is Hagges at p. 625, i.e., Akbar’s amita or pater 
aunt. In the index, s. v. amita, Monserrat 6 refers us es i” passag 
_ where he wr ets matertera and i omit: 4 referring to the 
ssage where 
he wrote amita. Beale i s Orient. Bio togr. Diet, pl es Pris oss an Began 
Huméayiin’s sister an Akbar saunt. This would tally with the use of t 
era. 
ee Blochmann I, 1 98. on her return from Mec 
Mr. H. Beveri idge adds in his letter to me eral 30th, 1 
cording to Monserrate, it was Gulbadan Begam, Akbar’s aunt, W! iY 
the Portuguese Bulsar, but she must have had ‘authority from aka 
do so.” Very likely. Iremark again that Monserrate writes Bits@r. 
17 ne of the poorest productions of the Fane Society 
ulted it repeatedly and found it of little use. Markham hes — 
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passage in These 20 or 30 pages. 
is extremely ki Beve whose knowledge of "the patel 
ae to lighten our burden with saatig notes. Let us exp ie 
that others will is example, and that they will rece is 
remarks by preference in the Journal of the A.S.B. To scatter ate 
to render them inaccessible. ommentary m ust be ann ote 
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