CLEMENCY OF HUMAYOON. 
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broken the pod of musk, distributed it among all the 
principal persons, saying, * This is all the present I 
can afford to make you on the birth of my son, 
whose fame will, I trust, be one day expanded all 
over the world, as the perfume of the musk now 
fills this apartment/ After this ceremony the drums 
were beaten, and the trumpets proclaimed the auspi- 
cious event to the world.” * 
That very evening the Emperor performed an act of 
clemency which deserves to be recorded, actuated pro- 
bably by the joy which filled his heart at the birth of 
his son. A Moghul deserter was taken, and brought 
before Humayoon. Here,” said one of the chiefs, 
is the fellow who traduced your majesty.” — “ Well,” 
replied the king, “ he has received his reward ; let 
him be restored to liberty !” The man was accord- 
ingly released. 
* From the “ Tezkereh al Vakiat. 1 
