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him with Men and Money. But not daring to trull himfelf by Sea ; as he pafs'd 

 through the Countrey of the Patanes, in the way to Candahar, he was unworthily 

 betraid by one of the Lords of the Countrey, eaJl'd Gion-Kan; who had been an 

 Officer under the King his Father, and who having been condemn'd for his crimes 

 by the mouth of his Father, and ready to be thrown under the Elephant's-feer, 

 had been pardon'd at the interceffion of Dara-cha. For an addition to his affliction, 

 before he came to Gim-K*»%Hovt& } he receiv'd the news of the death of that 

 particular Wife which he lov'd moft entirely, and which had always accompani'd 

 him in his misfortunes. He underftood that fhe dy'd through heat and drowth, 

 not being able to get a drop of water in the Countrey to refrefh her thirft. 

 jhe Prince was fo mov'd at the news, that he fell down, like one that had been 

 itruck quite dead ; and when he came to himfelf, he tore his clothes in the ex- 

 cels of his grief: an ancient cuftom ftill continu'd in the Eaft. He had always 

 {hew'd himfelf infenftble upon all other occafions of misfortune, but this fatal 

 ftroke fo deeply pierc a ninr, that he would receive no confolation from his friends, 

 After this, he clad himfelf according to his misfortune; and inftead of a Turbant^ 

 he only put about his head a piece of eoarfe Calicut. In this miferable equipage he 

 enter'd into the Houfe of the Traytor Gion-Kan, where being laid down to reft 

 himfelf upon a Field-bed, a new fubjecl: of forrow awak'd him. For Gion-Kan 

 having a defign to feize Sepper-She^vr, Dara-cha's fecond Son, the yonng Prince, 

 though but a Youth, made a bold refiftance, and with his Bow and Arrows laid 

 three men upon the ground ; but not being able to refill: a multitude, he was at 

 length taken. Dara-cha waken'd with the noife, law before hiseyes his Son, 

 whom they were leading toward him, with his hands ty'd behind him. Then the 

 miferable Father of the young Prince, no longer misdoubting the horrid treafon , 

 of Gion-Kan, could not refrain from letting fall in his paflion thefe expreffions. 

 Tmifhi faid he, imratefuland infamous Villain as thou art,finifh the work, thou haft 

 {mm; we are become Villims to bad Fortune, and Aureng-zdfr ftnjuft Ambition, 

 M remember that I only deferve death for having fav'd thy life : for never Prince 

 of the Royal Blood had his hands tfd behind him before. G ion-Kan in fome mea- 

 fure mov'd at thefe words, caus'd the little Prince to be unbound, and only let 

 guards upon Dara-cha and his Son. At the lame time he alio lent expreffes to 

 lija Womfcinu and to Abdidla-Kan, to give them advice that he had feiz d up- 

 on Dara-cha and his Train. Thereupon they made haft to (hare in the fpoils 

 of that poor Prince. But they could not be fo fwift, but that Gion-Kan 

 had feiz'd upon all that Dara-cha had of moft precious in the World; ufing 

 as inhumanly both his Wives and his Children. The Raja and Abdnlla being ar- 

 rival, provided Elephants for the Prince, his Son, and his Wives, and carri'd them 

 away immediately to Ichanabat ; the people crowded to behold them, every one 

 being defirous to fee the Prince whom they fo earneftly defirM to have had for their 

 Kins Anrcn^eb caufed them to be fhewn in all the Streets and Market-places 

 of hhanabat, rhat no man might queftion hereafter their being taken ; and as if 

 hehadelori'dinhis treachery toward his Brother, he prefently condemn d and 

 fent him away to the Cartle of Apr. But of all that crowded to behold, not 

 one would ftir to aflift or fuccour their lawful Prince. Only fome few generous 

 Souldiers who had fervid him, and had receiv'd fome kindneffes from him, feeing 

 themfelves not able to deliver their Prince, yet defirous to (hew him fome proot, 

 of their acknowledgment, fell with all their fury upon the Traitor Gion-Kan who 

 though he were refcu'd from them at that time, yet foon after met with the le- 

 waridue to his crime ; for he was kill'd as he was croffing a Wood in his return 



home. ,. nT 



In the mean time Aureng^eb, like a good Polititian, and an extraordinary un- 

 fembler, gave it out, that it was by no order of his that Dara-cha was feiz d j on- 

 ly he defir'd him to retire out of the Kingdom, which he refuting to do, G ton- Kan, 

 unknown to him, had unworthily feiz'd hisperfon-, and without refpect to tne 

 Royal-Blood, had fhamefully ty'd the hands of the young Sepper-Shckour behind 

 him : which being a crime and an indignity done to his Majefty, had been punilh d 

 by the death of Gion-Kan and his accomplices. But this was only pubiiin d to 

 abufe the people j for had it been true, Anreng^eb would never have given order 



to have his Brother's head cut off. . ±2 



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