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department. and was overstrict. Sympathy for the public 
servants never touched his heart. His one idea was to magnify 
his own office, and to promote his own importance by plausible 
but dishonest suggestions. He did not know that two days 
cheating could not be lasting, and that a flaming torch could 
not endure. Before this, some orders in the handwriting of 
Mirza Hakim’s Secretary were found among the belongings of 
Shadman, who had been killed. Kuar Man Singh sent them 
to court. One of these was addressed to the Khwaja. and its 
purport was that his expressions of loyalty and good intentions 
had been received. The wise prince [Akbar] regarded this as 
the concoction of someevil-disposed persons, and did not show 
too were critical, and there was a fresh uproar. His Majesty 
sent for him in private and had the letter read to him. A8 his 
star was declining, his replies added to the suspicions against 
him. .M. ceased to hesitate (?) and his acuteness came into 
play. On the 19th Mulk ‘Ali, the Kotwal (Provost 
of the camp, produced several letters, and the evil thoughts of 
the Khwaja were again made manifest. These writings show 
that the Khwaja’s soldiers at Firazpar, which was in his fief, 
had expressed loyalty to the Mirza and would join him shortly 
H.M.’s anger burst forth, and an order was given that, if the 
he should be put to death, as the punishment of short-sightal 
replies, and he could not give security. H.M., out of kindnes 
and recognition of his (former) services, ordered that if Khwal* 
Sulaiman, who was related to him, and had a brotherly 
life, and intent upon plots, the order for capital punisbmett 
was of necessity carried out. The servants being bound to the 
work hung him on a tree near Kot Kachwaha. From wD 
desire of self-preservation and from inconsideration, Turk a 
self-interested come to such an end (7). Punishment “e 
awarded to selfishness and the oppression of the weak. 
