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tended over all his dominions, encouraging manufactures, and 
rewarding merit. We find it related in the Zeenut-ul-Tuarikh, 
that his liberality in this way was so unbounded, and his own 
style of living so rigidly simple, that his ministers thought fit to 
present a memorial to him, imploring his majesty to circum¬ 
scribe his munificence; and to remember that these treasures 
might hereafter be necessary to support the dignity of his throne, 
and to maintain his power as became the greatest monarch of the 
East. Baharam made them this reply: “ If I am not to confer 
benefits on my best subjects, by thus rewarding free men who 
render obedience to my laws, and so attaching them to my per¬ 
son and government; let those who framed these remonstrances, 
inform me, what better means I can employ to support this true 
dignity of my throne, to maintain this my undisputed power 
amongst the nations.” The ruins of several of his hunting- 
lodges are still shown in the vicinity of the fatal plain. 
August 16th.— We recommenced our journey this evening at 
an early hour, passing the tenantless village of Oujon; in the 
midst of whose mouldering walls stands the yet undecayed 
dome-topped cemetery of Saied Ahmet, a son of Shah Sefi. A 
narrow stream runs near the place, and is crossed by a stone 
bridge of nine arches, several of which are in a perilous state ; 
but we went over them without accident, and were brought out 
on a good road, lying along the valley on its eastern side, and 
verging a little to the westward of north. From this point, the 
mountains gradually lower their elevation towards north-east and 
west, leaving the rough brow of the great pass from Iman Zada, 
which now towered behind us in unrivalled majesty. 
We reached Ossipus, our halting-place, still in the range of 
the Eelauts, in four hours. The night was beautifully clear; and 
