'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎97] (118/448)

Jangheer the great py
be gone: but Rana will not let him go, till he promife him a delivery of a pac-
quet which he had written and directed to Curroon. After much perfwafion he conde-
fcends*, and with five hundred Ralhboots, and one thoufand other men led by Waur-
chart, he ipeeds into Decan 5 where at Guyneer upon the limits of Nifamjha's Kingdome
he finds Cnrroon\ who was fo amazed at this his fudden coming, that he inftantly
founds an Alarm: But when he had read Ram Radjees Pacquet, after fome aftonifh-
ment he embraces Mahohet with unfpeakable joy, by proteftation firms a perpetuai
friendfhip with him, and gives him the command of thatCaftle and his other For
ces. /^admires at this agreement, and Normal (now too late) repents her folly ^
For,
.Qui non moderabitwr irse
Infedum volet efle dolor quod fuaferit & mens.
■ The mind oft in remorfe
May wijh the thing undoney Rage did enforce.
jangheer && blames her inconfiderate wrath, and grows fo afflided at this conjundi-
on, that in a deep melancholy he forfakes his pleafures at Cajfmeer, removes towards
lahore, and calls for the Chronicles for his recreation. Scarce any thing is done or faid
by or concerning thefeMonarchs which is not regiftred : Nor is it a new cuftome ^ for
Plutarch Symp. 1. reports, that when Alexander chanced buttofleepat Table it was re
giftred. And Heft. 6. when Ahafuerm King o£ Per/ia could not reft in his bed, the Chro
nicles were called for and the Eunuchs Treafon remembred that was difcovered by Mor- -
decai the Jew. But to our Story. Upon the high mountains of Bymhery he falls fick, and at
three days end, after three and twenty years reign, (to the altonilhment of the
Normals endlefs forrow, and the grief of the whole Empire) Jangheer dies (fufpeded'of
poyfon) thetwelfthof O^o^ror intheyear ofour accompt and of the
Hegira 1007. nominating upon his death-bed his Grandfon Bulloch (Son of kultan Gujhroo
his eldeft Son) his Succeffor^ having alfo fworn his Principal Llmbraes to fee him
Crowned: alfo ordains, that Curroon fhould have no portion nor favour, favewhat
he might merit from Bulloch by his fubmifTion. Accordingly they conveyed the old Mo
guls dead body to Lahore^ where they prepared for his Funeral, and after with all due fo-
lemnity carry it to Tzecander (three courfe from Agray) where they intombed him
in King Ecbars Monument; and at Delly they Grown Sultan Bullochy (aged thirteen
years) King with all Royal accuftomed State, and unanimoufly cry out aloud, Padjhaw
Salamant, i.e. God fave the King.
Normal in Jangheers end fears the beginning of her miferies ; and now fees that as in
Nature fo in Government, nothing is permanent that is violent: but being of an adive
Ipirit, fhe inftantly conceives and fwells with the ambition of that Empire. Her preg
nancy was bettered by having ths. whole Treafiire in her hands *, alfo animated in that
Bulloch was too young to nourilh oppofition, his Council carelefs, and Curroon a great
wayabfentthence: fothat taking occafion by the forehead, flie arms her felf with con
fidence and a pretended Title, and refolves to mount her Son Sheriar, to the fupreme
afcent ofMajefty, or in the attempt to fet all India on Fire, and to confume her felfas
a facrifice in that great adion. In this refolve (he lets her Treafure fly^ hires fifteen
thoufand Horfe, and fends in poft-hafte to her Son in Jengapore (a pretty *Town in
Tenjabj watered by Cahul) tolevy as many more : Which done, fhe intends toftrangle
her Brother AJfafh-cawn, and Bullochy the King, who at that time were advancing to
wards her. But fo foon as they had underftanding of her meaning, they .leave Chotelen,
and with thirty thoufand Horfe hafteto Lahore to apprehend Sheryar, whom they heard
was lately baffled by Godgee Abdul Huff an (once his ftipendiary) and then encamped
only with four thoufand Horfe: But in the way (to prevent Normals purfuit after them)
they block up the narrow palfage that is upon the Mountains through which her Army
needs muft pafs *, fo as ere the Qgeen could come to joynwith Sheryar, AJfaph-chan, Era-
det~chan and other Umbraes with the young Mogul in company arrive at Lahore, where
they find Sheriar's Army (by the expence of ninety thoufand leek of Roopees) trebled.
They delay not, but with extremity of rage afiailhim*, and in two hours (bythevilla-
ny of Amir-chan and Sheirgodgee two of his chief Captains who moft bafely betrayed him)
get the vidory, forcing him into the Caftle, which for two days was defended againft Saltan
Sultan Bullochy and all his Army, but in the third was treacheroufly yielded, many of Sheryar
his men flain, much treafure taken, as alfo Sheryar himfelf, who (to make him inCa- made
pabie of future Government) has his Eyes put out. Sultan Bullochy in pitty not fuffering blind.
O him