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LUCKNOW. 
We were conducted to the palace, where the Nawaub held a durbar, 
seated in state on his musnud, which was handsomely covered with 
silver plates, with ornaments of gold. Over his head was a canopy of 
velvet richly embroidered, and supported by four light silver pillars 
to match the musnud. On his right hand were seated the English 
gentlemen; on his left, his sons and brothers ; the different courtiers, 
eunuchs, kc. stood behind and in front. He was dressed perfectly 
plain. As soon as he mounted the musnud, his family and servants 
began to present their nazurs. First, his brothers made theirs ; next 
his sons : from all these he received the nazur himself, embraced 
them, and with his own hands put on their heads turbans ornamented 
with jewels. They were then clothed with khelauts by his chief 
eunuch, and afterwards he himself presented them with the shawls^ 
belts, swords, shields, and daggers. They then presented another 
nazur, made their bow, and retired to their seats. From some of the 
others he made a servant take the nazur, and gave them nothing* 
Others he embraced, and took it himself, giving them dresses of 
different values, but not always putting on the turban, or any part 
himself The artists brought specimens of their works. The General 
must have been nearly melted, as he received two entire dresses, 
all of which, except the turbans, he continued to wear at the same 
time. Think what he must have suffered with two shields, two 
swords suspended by large belts, two daggers, four robes, and four 
shawls thrown over his shoulders in such an excessively hot day I His 
Excellency was in high good humour, but said he would delay re- 
ceiving the nazurs of the inferior people till evening, that he might 
no longer detain us in the heat. He took me to see a small temple 
he had built in the gardens, over a bason for gold and silver fish. 
