Book II Travels in I ndi a. i J 3 



T^jtJTto r efift the violence of his victorious Son?, (hut himfelf up in the 



v <)!' 4pm to the end he might not be furprizd, but have time and 



Ffl rn obferve how far the infolencc of his children would trahfport then;. 



TfarJmn&cb who had Morat Bakche. fcfe enough, he elite Agra, feigning 



Mieve a report that Cba-jchan was dead, that he might have liberty to get 



r °ro rile: 1 ortrels where he {aid one of the Omra\ would make it our. 1 he more 



SfMorted the death of Cba-jchan, the more did the King endeavour to let the 



note know he was alive. But finding both Power and Fortune had taken 



P" ^' s party ; and being alfo in great neceffity for want of water, he lent 



fuTKtn grand Mafterof hisHouftiold, to allure his Son that he was alive 5 



Id withal to 5 tell him that it was the King's command, that he mould retire to 



hkVice-Roy-(hip in Decan, without putting him to any more vexation., and that 



nnn his obedience, he would forgive whatever had paft. Auren^eb hrm ;n his 



Stion return'd for anfwer to Faul-Kan, that he was certain that the King 



W Father Vas dead, and that upon that account he had only taken Arms to ie- 



Se the Crown to himfelf, which he thought he deferv'd, as well as the rei of 



^Brothers. That if his Father were living, he had too great a refpect tor him 



undertake the leaft enterprise that mould difpleafe him , and therefore that 



emight be certain he was not dead, he defir'd to fee him and to fafl his feet 5 



1 bavin- lodone, he would retire to his Government, and punctually obey his 



C mmands. FaJ-Kan return'd this anfwer to the King, who declare that he 



ftobld be glad to ice his Son, and lent back FaxA-Kan to tell him he ihould I e 



welcome. But Anrent-zsb more cunning than Cha~jth*n 3 aflnr d Faz.el-Ka» that 



h would not (et his foot in the Caitle, till the Gamfon that was in it mould be 



fo away to make room for his men. For the Prince was afraid, and not without 



Sta if he Ihould adventure into a Fortrefs where he was not ablolute M after 



himfelf left they ihould feize his perfon, of which the King bemg app/e&enfive, 



Rented to nil propofal, not being able to do better at that time hereupon 



theGarrifon which belong'd to Ck*-eban was lent out of the Caftle, and another 



rfX^-^'senter'd commanded by Sultan Mahomet the eldeft of his Sons, 



to whom he gave order to fecure hi* Father's | ei fon. When they were thus got 



fa and his Father fate, he delaid feeing his father from day to day, waiting (as he 



leoutforexcufe; a kind opportunity for the enter v tew, and pretending his 



Urologers did not prcfentlv think it feafonable, he rctifd into the Countrey to 



Habout two or three leagues from Agra, which very much ^fedihe 



people, who waited every day for the fortunate hour, from which they expend 



Sclufion of their miferies by the Father and Sen s dikourle together. But 



W who was in no gre/t haft to fee his Father, took up another refolu- 



Z, which was to feize upon all his Fathers treafuTe, which ^f^t^ 



dmc to carry away. He alio ihut up in the fame Fortrefs IpT*** hisSifter . 



keep the k^'companv, by whom foe was em re y belovM. and ,00k into 

 his own hands all the wealth me had gbt, by her Fathers liberality. 

 ■ SS enmg'd to fee himfelf us'd in that manner by his own Son, made an 

 attempt efcapl, and kill'd fome of the Guards that pppos'd h»m 5 which 

 SS3KS more itricllv to confine him. to the mean time it was a won- 

 derful thing to lee that not one of the Servant, of ft great a King fo ng* as 

 ! d to help him , that all his Subjects mould forfal e him, and turn their e yes 

 upon the rifirig-Sun , acknowledging only Aurcng^b forging, while they Teernd 

 t a t forgotten cL-;.A W ;. though ftill alive. Thus this great Monarch fadly 

 oM his days in Priion, and dy'd in the Fortrefs of Agr* in the yeai 1666 

 the laft time that I was in India. ; " , , , 



DurXis Reign he had begun to build the City of fehanaUJ though he had 

 „o, quite linifli'd it, and therefore he defir'd to fee it once more before WU 

 but \mn^u* would not give hint leave, unlefs he would be content to go unci 

 tome baclcby tva.tr, or elfe to be confind to th, . (tie of &*+£* „£ ^ 

 ttJtir4 which refnfal of his Son did fo torment him, that it haftend His end 

 V icl ' s foon a. Jtm^A heard of, he came to W^WA Z« " ' 

 Fcwels which he had not taken from his Father While helwd. Begums*^ 

 h d 1 fo a m ruttitv of Jewels, which he had not taken from her when he put her 

 me'theCahle Butnow, bccaulc (he had formerly taken her Father s part, JJj, 



