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Jung the guefl of Ahmed Shah's family, and that he considered him m- 

 dear as his own child. The Grand Vizier Shah Vullt Khan, who was 

 a man in the- higheft efteem and refpect with all ranks, called Shut a 

 ul Dowlah his fon alio, and treated him with the higheft diftin&ioru 



As the common foldiers a-monjrft Dturamiis are ilubborn and difobedientv 

 no-twithftanding the Sh a h's proclamation, they committed foroe irregularities 

 in Shuj-a ul Dowlah's camp : the Shah, hearing, of this, had two hundred 

 of them feized upon, and, having had their nofes bored through with arrows,., 

 and firings paffed through the holes, t-hey were led in this condition;, like 

 camels, to Shut- a ul Dowlah to put to death or pardon as he mould 

 think proper. He accordingly had them releafed, and from that time 

 none of the Duranny foldiers. made the leafl difturbance in Shut a ul. 

 Dowlah's camp» 



Soon after this, though the rains were frail at their height, the Shapt 

 marched from Anufshair, and cantoned his army at Shabdera on the bank 

 of the Jumna, oppofite to. the city of Dcbly. Many potts of the Mabratta, 

 army were within fight, but the river was too deep and rapid to be. paffed.. 



The Bhow fent Bow any Shunker Pundit, a native of Aurungabad,. 

 and a man of good fenfe and experience, with fome overtures to Shuj,a 

 ul Dowlah; telling him, that there was no ground of enmity between 

 the Mabrattas and his Excellency's family; on the contrary, they had for- 

 merly given great fup port and affiftance to Sufder Jung, Shuj-a ul 

 Dowlah's father. Why then did the Navab join their enemies ? That their 

 not having long fince defired him to join them in perfon, was folely owing 

 their unwillingnefs to, give him inconvenience. That now it was 



