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about any buiinefs^ unlefs he were firft prefented ; and he paid no body with- 

 out making lb me advantage of it. Every body had reafbn to complain t yec 

 no perfon knew how to come at the King to make their Complaints, At length 

 they bethought themfèlvcs of making their application to two black Eunuchs, 

 who had the Kings ear in the night. One was call'd u4ga-Saron , who was 

 the Meter or Matter of the Wardrobe ; and the other siga-Kafonr, or high 

 Treafurer. Thele two Eunuchs feeing the King in a good humour one night, 

 let fall certain words concerning the Naz*ar t and his management of affairs, and 

 thence Aid into a dilcourle of his injuftice, that caus'd the people to cryout againft 

 him, and fpeak evil of his Government. Now it happen'd one morning that the 

 King intending to go a hunting, the Grand Matter, who had always a large train at- 

 tending him, coming to the Kings Tent, the Meter deny'd him entrance. About 

 the lame time the King came forth,, and feeing the Naz.ar, commanded his Officers 

 to take off the Bonnet from the head of that Dog that took Gifts from his 

 people 5 and that he mould fit three days bareheaded in the heat of the Sun, 

 and as many nights in the Air. Afterwards he caus'd him to be chain'd about 

 the neck and arms, and condemn'd him to perpetual imprifonment, with a Ma- 

 moudy a day for his maintenance ; but he dy'd for grief within eight days 

 after he was put in prifon. 



fafer-Kan, being a generous Lord, and one that kept a magnificent train, was 

 Governour of Afterabat. At firft he was very mild, but at laft he began to 

 exacï fuch fums from the people, that his oppreflions were very heavy ; nor 

 were thefe violences of his conceal'd from rhe Kings ear j who being one day 

 drinking with fome of his Lords, and feeing the Mafter of his Mufick in the 

 Room, who was a merry droll, and had always fome pleafant news or other 

 to tell the King j his Majefty was pleas'd to ask him, what the people faid of 

 fafer-Kan ; adding withall, that he had made him Governour of feveral Pro- 

 vinces, and hud never heard any complaint of him before, but that now he was 

 accus'd of ftrangely tyrannizing over the people. The Mufick Mafter being a 

 meer flatterer^ and knowing that fafer-Kan was extreamly belov'd by the King, 

 confidently averr'd, that the Governour was falfly accus'd, and that he had al- 

 ways known him apter to give than to receive. There was at the lame time 

 in the Room, an yJgis call'd Manoucbar-Kan, lately return'd from a Pilgrimage 

 to Mecca j him the King alfo ask 'd, what was his opinion of fafer-Kan, and his 

 Government, being a perfon that had been long acquainted with him ; to whom 

 the Agis, thinking to pleafe the King, return'd the fame anfwer, that the Mu- 

 fick Mafter had giv'n. Whereupon the King, who had been well inform'd of 

 the Kans behaviour, turning toward the Lords that were prefent, what thinks 

 y oh y faid he , of thefe two Flatterers, that abfolutely know the contrary to what 

 they fpeakj*. And at the fame time commanded two of the Mufick Mafters 

 teeth to be pulfd out of his mouth , and to be driv'n into the head of the 

 Agis -, which had like to have coft him his life, being a very old man. As for 

 fafa-Kan, he was difgrae'd for a time, but being a perfon endow'd with noble 

 qualities, valiant, generous, and pleafing in convention, he was recall'd to Court, 

 and knew fo well how to make his tale good, that his Majefty gave him the 

 Government of Shemelouboftan } of which Semeran is the Capital City. Shemelott- 

 èofian lignifies a Country manur'd to bear fruit. Nor is there any Province in 

 Perfia that fo abounds in Paftures and Caftles, that daily fall to ruine. 



fafer-Kan being reftor'd to favour, the King lent for lèverai Lords of the 

 Court ro come and drink with them. He alfo commanded five French Artifi- 

 cers which he had in his lervice to wait upon him, a Goldfmith nam'd Sain, 

 two Watchmakers Lagis and Varin, and two Musket-makers Marais and Ber- 

 nard. After they had heated themfelves a little with Wine, the King drew a 

 Ruby out from off his finger, which I fold for him a hundred Tomans, and a Dia- 

 mond Jewel worth thirteen or fourteen hundred Tomans, which he gave to 

 fafer-Kan, with whom he was whilpering at the làme time. Now though the 

 Naz.ar were at a diftance, yec without doubt fomewhat of the dilcourfe was 

 heard ; inlbmuch that the Wineemboldning him, he told the King aloud, that 

 if he would let him have but four thouland Horle, he would cut all that Rab- 

 Hc to pieces. The King bid him bold his tongue and go tp deep; teftifying 



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