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fomcthing which was confiderable to Cha-Eft-Kan; for could I have had my liber- 

 ty upon my arrival at Swat to have gone to him, I would never have feen 

 the King at Gehanabad; about which I had a very great quarrel with the Go- 

 vernour of Sttrat. For when I came to vifit him, he told me preicntly, that 

 the cafe was alter'd from what it had been fince my laft being there, for that 

 the King was refolv'd to have the firft view of all Curiofities imported into 

 his Kingdom. I was above four Months contending in vain with the Gover- 

 nour i but nothing would ferve ; I muft go to the King, and for fear I fhould 

 take another Road, he lent fifteen Horfemen along with me as fat as Sba- 



laour. 



When I went for Bcngata, thefe Overfeers of the Jewels, out ot mcer fpite, 

 and, it may be, let on by Giafcr-Kan, to be reveng'd of me for denying to 

 let 'him have my Jewel, writ to C ha- Eft- Kan, that I intended to mew him 

 certain Jewels, among the reft a very fair Pearl, which I had (old to Giafer- 

 Kan ; but that he had given it me again, becaufe he understood that I would 

 have made him pay for it, ten thoufand Roupies more than it was worth. 

 They wrote alfo the particular proportion of all the other Stones which I 

 carry 'd. And upon this falfe -and malicious advice it was, that Cha-Ejl- Kan, 

 who receiv'd not this information till he had deliver'd me my Bill of Exchange, 

 would abate me for my whole parcel, twenty thoufand Roupies, which he 

 redue'd at length to ten thoufand 5 and well I had it too. 



Since I told you before, what * Prefent I gave to Cha-Eft-Kam 5 I think 

 it not amifs to tell you, what I gave the King, to Nahab Giuftr-Kan, to the 

 Eunuch of the Grand Begum, AHrengy&s Sifter, the Great Treaforer, and the 

 Porters of the Treafury. For you muft take notice, that whoever he be, that 

 craves Audience of the King, they ask him in the firft place, where the Pre- 

 fent is which he intends for "the King; and examine whether it be luting to 

 prefent to his Majeity. For no man muft come into his prefence empty handed, 

 though it be an honour dearly purchas'd. Coming then to Gcl.oiah.id, I went 

 to make my obeifance to the King j and this is the Prefent which I made 



him. . .. 



In the firft place, a Buckler of Brafs highly embofs'd, and very ncrdy guilt, 

 the colt of the Guilding alone amounting to two hundred Ducats of Gold, or 

 eighteen hundred Livres ; the value of the whole piece coming to four thou- 

 fand three hundred feventy eight Livres. In the middle thereof was the ftory 

 of Curtius, who threw himfelf and his Horfe into the Barathrum, when the 

 Earth gap'd, near Rma Round the outermoit Circle of the Buckler, was re- 

 prefented the liege of Rochd. It was wrought by one of the beft Workmen 

 in France, by the order of Cardinal KichUcu. All the great Lords that were 

 about AnrtngiLck at that time, were charm'd at the beauty of the W orkman- 

 fhip, and toid him, he could not do better, than to put it upon the great • 

 Elephant, which carry 'd the Standard before his Majefty when he march cf into 



the Field. ' „ . . , , 



I prefented him alfo with a Battle-Axc of Chryftal of the Rock, the tides 

 whereof were fet with Rubies and Emraulds, enchased in Gold m the body of 

 the Chryftal, which colt three thoufand one hundred and nineteen Livres. 



Moreover, I prefented him with a Saddle after the Turky fafhion, embroi- 

 der'd with little Rubies, Pearls, and Diamonds, which coft two thoufand eight 

 hundred and ninety-two Livres. . . 



I prefented him alfo with another Saddle and Foot-cloath, embroider d with 

 Gold and Silver, to the value of one thoufand feven hundred and thirty Livres. 

 The whole Prefent amounting to twelve thoufand one hundred and nineteen 

 Livres. „ . . 



The Prefent which I made to Giafar-Kan, the Great Moguls Unkle, was a 

 Table, with other nineteen pieces to make a Cabinet, all nataurl Stones, of divers 

 colours, reprefenting the fhapes of feveral Birds and Flowers. The work was 

 made at Fhrenct, and coft two thoufand one hundred and fifty Livres. 



A perfeft Ruby Ring, which coft one thoufand and three hundred LiVres. . 



To the great Treasurer, 1 prefented a Watch in a Gold Cafe, fet with imall 

 Emraulds, at (even hundred and twenty Livres. _,o 



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