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Neither did this fright'n others from bearing up againft the Power of Mahomet 

 Beg, though every one had not the fame iiiccefs. For ill it far'd with the Go- 

 vernour of Schiras, who was eall'd MWzm Iladdi. He was a person of great wealth 

 and knowledge,and one day in Council took upon him to tell Mahomed 2f?g,thathe 

 was not of his opinion,and withall to lay before him his defefts,and ill coiiduc't.But 

 the Primce Minifter Co deeply lay'd to heart the boldnefs oi'Mir^a //.,-^that he 

 refolv'd to revenge himfelf by all means imaginable. He fiiborn'd falfe Witricffes 

 and other perfons to make complaints before him of the Governour of Schiras. 

 There was a neceffity for the party accus'd to appear before Mahomet ILg as his' 

 Judge, but the Governor trufting to his Innocence, nere minded the rage ofhisad- 

 verfary, not believing he could receive any injury from him. In the mean time 

 Mahomet Beg informM the King what he pleas'd himfelf, and overpow'ring him 

 by his authority, confiscated all Mirz,a Hadd'is Eitate, and lent him to prison to 

 the Houfe of the Naz.ar, who was eall'd lfmael Beg. When he came there they 

 hung him upon Tenter- hooks by the feet againft the wall, and drub'd him ib long, 

 that he was fore'd to be carri'd into another Room upon a Slaves back. His Lieu- 

 tenant and an Eunuch,that had bin his Treafiirer,were ferv'd in the fame fa wee, and 

 all three put into a high Chamber that ferv'd inftcad of a prilbn. His Vi/.ier or 

 Lieutenant was releas'd in a fhort whiIe,but/W/'r;L^ Haddi and his Eunuch wereftili 

 kept clofe. 



Nor is the manner of his revenging himfelf upon Mir-Kaj[cm-Bcg ) the Denga i 

 or Provoft of Ifpahan lefs remarkable. While Mahomet Be^ was only Majur-Ba- 

 Jhi, there was fome gold Plate ftoll'n out of the Kings Kitchin. Thereupon the 

 Deroga fent his Officers to feize upon all the Goldfmirhs in Ifpahan, that knew 

 nothing of the matter, as being utterly innocent of the Robbery. In the mean 

 time he put them all in prifbn, and lockt them clofe up, intimating to them that 

 he was refolv'd not to releafe them without a good fiim of money. The poor 

 Goldfmiths thus ill us'd, apply'd themfelves to the Ma\er Bafoi, who fent his Of- 

 ficers to entreat the Deroga to confider that the Gold-fmiths were innocent of the 

 Robbery ,and that being in fome manner under the Jurifdiftion of the Maycr-Bajhi t 

 as being Artificers in Gold and Silver, he ought not to refute to difcharge them ac 

 his requeft. But the Deroga not feeing the money come, bid the Officers of Ma- 

 homet Beg tell their Mafter that he knew what bclong'd to his Employment , and 

 further, faid he, Let the Taylors Son meddle with his own bufmefs ; tell him wivhall, 

 added he, that if he pleafes I will Jhew him his Sifter's drawers. For a little before 

 the Deroga had by his Spies furpriz'd her toying in a Garden with two young 

 Lords , from whom he fqueez'd a confiderable fum of money. Mahomet Beg not 

 powerful enough then to profecute his revenge, let it fleep, but when he came to 

 the height of preferment, he remember'd the Deroga, and bethought himfelf 

 which way to ruin him. Nor was it long ere an opportunity orfer'd it felf For 

 there being a report that the Enemy appear'd about Candahar, a Frontier Town 

 of Perfia upon the Mogulls Territories, the MhemadonUt adviz'd the King to 

 raife a good number of Souldiers about Ifpahan, as being lufty nimble fel- 

 lows and us'd to labour, and to fend them to CandaUar, to be ready againft all 

 accidents. The King having an entire confidence in the AthemadoHlct,oxdtx'd him 

 to lofe no time, but to commit the management of the Levies to fuch perfons as 

 had perfect knowledge of the plain Country. Then Mahomet Z?fg,ftudying his re- 

 venge,told the King that there was no perfon fitter for the employment than the 

 Deroga. Mir KaJfembeg,\xho according to his cruel and covetous humor,fbon abus'd 

 his CommhTion, the thing which he, who had procur'd it, chiefly defir'd.For 

 whereas the King intended that none fhould be enroll'd but thofe that were wil- 

 ling, the Deroga fore'd every body,efpecially the Sons of the richeft Farmers,who 

 rather than part with their Sons gave the Deroga his own demands to fpare them. 

 When Mahomet Beg had got matter enough againft the Deroga, he underhand 

 ftirr'd up the Country people to make their complaint, giving them to underftand 

 that it was contrary to theKings intention to have them tormented in that manner, 

 that his CommifTion was only to lift thofe that would go of their own accord. The 

 Villages,eafily encourag'd,fent their Deputies to Ifpahan, whom he kindly recei- 

 ved and prefented the fame hour to the King. His Majefty having heard them, 

 and Mahomet Beg having feconded their complaint, the King order'd that they 



fhould 



