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two Princes made an attempt, and paffing Ganges^ and fetching a compafs though* 

 to have furprizM tic Enemies Army, who dreamt not of their coming. They 

 made a vigorous onfet, and kill'd a great number of men. But when they found 

 the whole Army had taken the Alarum, they contented themfclves with th e 

 mifchiet they had done, and repafs'd the Ganges^ for fear of being fiirroundccl 

 by number. 



Emir-fcml.i had already given intelligence to Attreng-z.sb of the flight of hjs 

 Son; which fenfibly griev'd the Father", though he durft not (hew his angct 

 for fear of incenfmg the Emir to betray him as he had betray'd his Father' 

 Thereupon he cunningly wrote to him, that he Vcly'd altogether upon his pr u J 

 dence and policy to retrieve his Son to his duty; that he was young, and that 

 what he had done,, was only out his heat of youth, and the inconikmcy in C j„ 

 cident to his years. Tie confidence yvhlchAureng-^cb feem'd to put in MmyL 

 femU incited the General to ufe all his endeavours to get Muh^mt out of 

 Saltan Snjab's hands. Thereupon he gave the young Prince to underfland his 

 Fathers good intentions toward him, and that he was ready to receive him 

 with open Arms, fo that he would but make good u!e of his Rcfidence with Sultan 

 Snjah, which he might pretend was done fur the advantage to his Father, and for 

 which his Father would have rather caufe to extol his prudence and aflfeftjon 

 than otherwife. The young Prince cafiiy lurlerVi himiclf to be perfwaded, and 

 the fame way he went to his Uncle's, the lame way he retunul t his Fathers 

 Camp; where Emir-femla receiv'd him honourably, and with aj] the demon- 

 itrations of joy. He advise him alio, to tell his father when h 'aw him, that 

 he did not go over to Sftltan SUja£ 3 but only with deiigfl io obferve 'what 

 Forces he had. and the Difcipline of his Army ; and that he intended to have 

 fpeedily ret, nfd , and to haw given him an account of what he had done 

 for his fervice. Prelentlv Orders came from Attreng-xjeb, that his Son mould 

 be feat to him; io tlm Allowed, whether by conjoint, or willingly, ier for- 

 ward for fehanabat, attended by the Guards which Emir-femla had appointed. 

 The King having notice of his arrival, his Majeitv orderYl him a Lodging with- 

 out the Palace, and would not permit him to kits his hands ; pretending he 

 w r as not well. & 



All this while Soliman-Chekonr, after he had been betrayed by the Raja Roup 

 had continu'd under the protection of Nafti-&an in the Province of Scremqutr. 

 This Prince, as itout as he was unfortunate; was conitraiifd to lead a Savage 

 life among the Mountains for fear of falling into the hands of Atmng ijtk % nor 



could he with all his Forces do him any harm in that place. Beficfe ifaffi* 

 Rati had aflhr'd him with an Oath, accompanyM with all the Ceremonies that 

 could make it folemn, and inviolable; that he would rather Jofe his Tcrrito- 

 dom, then that Attreng-ztf fhould do the leait violence to that protection 

 which he afforded him. This was done upon the Banks of a River, which paflfes 

 through his Country, where he wafh'd his body, in token of the purity of his 

 Soul; and being thus purify'd in the Water, he made his protections to Soli- 

 mtin-Chci>Mr y never to forfake him, taking his Gods to Wimcfs of the fince- 

 rity of his intentions. Upon this, $oliman-Che$ottr never took any farther care, 

 but every day went to divertife himfelf with hunting. While he gives up 

 himfelf to his pleafure, Aureng-z.eh marches his Army toward the Mountains, 

 thinking to force the NaBi-Ram to furrender Soliman-Chchov.- into his power. 

 But the Raja with a thoufand men being able to defend the Avenues of his 

 Country againft a hundred thoufand, Aureng-z.eb finding he could do no good 

 that way, has recourfe to policy. He undertakes at firft to treat with the Raja, 

 but in vain, for the Raja would not violate his Oath; and his Priefts affur'd 

 htm belides, that Aureng-^eb mould e're long be depos'd, and tlut Solman 

 Chekour mould Reign in his room. 



Aureng-^cb thus prevented, refolves to make another kind of War upon him. 

 Thereupon he forbids all commerce between his and the Rajas Subjects ; which 

 was very prejudicial to the latter. This caus'd the people to murmur at the 

 protection which he had given to SoUman-Chek$m ; and at length they publickly 

 cry'd.out, that it was to the prejudice of the publick. Their Priefts alfb, thus 

 alarnfd, began to doubt the truth of their Oracles, and to think it convenient 



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