. Life and death : being an authentic account of the deaths of one hundred celebrated men and women, with their portraits . granular kidney, with consequent uraemia or blood poisoning. John Evelyn went to kiss hands on the accession of James II, and writesthus: The face of the whole court was exceedingly changed into a moresolemn and moral behaviour, the new King affecting neither profaneness norbuffoonery. I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness,gaming and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total forgetfulness of God (itbeing Sunday evening), which this day sennight I was
. Life and death : being an authentic account of the deaths of one hundred celebrated men and women, with their portraits . granular kidney, with consequent uraemia or blood poisoning. John Evelyn went to kiss hands on the accession of James II, and writesthus: The face of the whole court was exceedingly changed into a moresolemn and moral behaviour, the new King affecting neither profaneness norbuffoonery. I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness,gaming and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total forgetfulness of God (itbeing Sunday evening), which this day sennight I was witness of; the Kingsitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland, Mazarine,etc.; a French boy singing love songs in that glorious gallery, whilst abouttwenty of the great courtiers and other dissolute persons were at basset rounda large table, a bank of at least ;^2,ooo in gold before them ; upon whichtwo gentlemen who were with me made reflections with astonishment. Sixdays after was all in the dust. Authorities: Chambers History of England ; Evelyns Diary; and R. Crawfords Last Days of Charles Alki-\i;zebe. No. 43 The Death of the Emperor Aurungzebe, third son ofShah Jehan. Born 1618. Died 1707. WE have a picture of the Emperor Aurungzebe when, in the seventy-sixth year of his age, his court was visited by the Italian travellerGemelli. He says: Soon after, the King came in, leaning on astaff, forked at the top; abundance of courtiers and servants went beforehim. He had on a white vest, a turban of white muslin, tied with a gold web,on which an emerald of vast bigness appeared amidst four smaller ones. Asilk sash was round his waist in which, on the left side, was stuck an Indiandagger. His shoes were after the Moorish fashion, and his legs naked withouthose. Two servants kept away the flies from him with long white horse-tailson silver sticks, while another held a green silk umbrella over his head toshield him from the sun. The King was of low stature,
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