Travels in the Mogul Empire, . make them known to you through Facts andactual Occurrences, by describing in the first place aCivil Wffl aiid Revolution in which all the leadingStatesmen of that nation took a part, adding thereto,that you may the hotter undci-stand my narrative, aMap of the Country, which however I do not desireto put forth as absolutely correct, but merely as lessincorrect than others that I have seen. Secondly, by relating some of the most important events which tookplace between the end of the War and my leaving thecountry; and thirdly, by means of Correspondenc
Travels in the Mogul Empire, . make them known to you through Facts andactual Occurrences, by describing in the first place aCivil Wffl aiid Revolution in which all the leadingStatesmen of that nation took a part, adding thereto,that you may the hotter undci-stand my narrative, aMap of the Country, which however I do not desireto put forth as absolutely correct, but merely as lessincorrect than others that I have seen. Secondly, by relating some of the most important events which tookplace between the end of the War and my leaving thecountry; and thirdly, by means of Correspondence,which appears to me necessary to accomplish mypurpose. Should I be so fortunate as to succeed, I shall feelencouraged to publish other Letters concerning myTravels, and to translate from the Persian an Abridg-ment of an Ancient and Important History of theKings of Kachmire,1 which was compiled by order ofKing Jehau-Guyre, the son of that great Ekbarwho so skilfully contrived to possess himself of thatKingdom. 1 See [t, 393, footnote An Extract of a LETTER Written to Mr, H. Monsr. de Monceaux the Younger,Giving a Character of the Bookhere Englished, and its Author. Krlue sometimes is no /-Ci-v inleressed limnAffection : Both, Sir, are glad to receive fromtime Id lime pledges mutually ansircring forthose that hare willed in a closecorrespondence. Yours indued should demandof me such, ox might be o security to you for the advance, youhare heen pleased to make >nc of your Friendship. Hid sinceat present J hove nothing worth presenting you mi/h ,• and yetam nnwilling to giie you ant/ leisure, to tie diffident of my real-nesx, or li> repent for having so easily given mc a share inyour esteem, 1 here send yon a Relation of IxdostaNj iuwhich you will find such considerable occurrences, as mill makeyou confess 1 could not eonrey to you a more acceptable present,and that Monsieur Bernicr who hath irrilleu it, is a veryGallant man, and of a mould, I wish
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