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Zebe could be reduced. One would have faid, it was now and here that fortune hadabandoned him, and there is almoft no appearance of a poflibility to efcape. But hisgood fortune is ftronger than all that: Sultan Sujah mull be routed, and take flightlike Dara to fave his life : Aureng-Zebe muft remain victorious, carry away the bell,and be king of the Indies.

We are to remember the battle of Sarnonguer, and that, in appearance, flight acci-dent which ruined Dara; it is the fame over fight, or rather the fame treafon, whichis now deftroying Sultan Sujah, One of his chief captains, Allah-verdi-Kan, who, asfome fay, had been gained, ufeth the fame artifice that Calil-ullah-Kan had employedtowards Dara : though there are fome who believed, that there was no malice in thecafe, and that it was a mere piece of flattery. For feeing that the whole army ofAureng-Zebe was in diforder, he run towards Sultan Sujah, telling him the fame thingthat Calil-ullah-Kan did to Dara, and begging of him with folded hands, that hewould ftay no longer in fo great danger upon his elephant. Come down, faid he,in the name of God, mount on horfe-back, God hath made you fovereign of theIndies, let us purfue thofe fugitives, let not Aureng-Zebe efcape us.

But not to ftay long from declaring the ftrange fortune of Aureng-Zebe, and the in-credible conjuncture that recovers his defperate condition; Sultan Sujah, not moreconfiderate than Dara, commits the fame fault; and he was no fooner come downfrom his elephant, but his army feeing him no more, was [truck with a terror, believ-ing there was treafon, and that he was either taken or flain. Whereupon they difband-ed without any more ado, as Bara’s army did in the battle of Sarnonguer; and thedefeat was fo great, that the Sultan was fortunate in that he could fave himfelf.

Jeffomfeigne hearing this unexpected news, • and perceiving it was not very fafe forhim to tarry there, contented himfelf with the fpoil he had got, and with all diligencemarched ftraight to Agra , thence to pafs to his country. The noife was already inAgra , that Aureng-Zebe had loft the battle, that he was taken together with Emir-Jemia, and that Sultan Sujah brought them both prifoners. Infomuch that Chah-heft-Kan, who was governor of the town, and uncle to Aureng-Zebe, feeing Jeffomfeigne,whole treachery he had heard of, at the gates, and defpairing of his life, had takeninto his hand a cup of poifon to make himfelf away, and had, as they fay, in very deedlwallowed it, if his women had not fallen upc-n him and hindered him : fo that it isthought, if Jeffomfeigne had had the wit and courage to ftay longer in Agra , if he hadthreatened boldly, and promifed and acted vigoroufly for the freedom of Chah-Jehan,he might have drawn him out of prifon ; fo much the more eafily, becaufe all Agra was for two whole days in that belief, that Aureng-Zebe was overcome. But Jeffom-feigne, who knew how all things went, and who durft not long ftay there, nor attemptany thing, did nothing but pafs, returning with all fpeed homewards.

Aureng-Zebe, who apprehended mifch'ief from Agra , and feared left Jeffomfeignefhould undertake fomething for Chah-Jehan, was not long in the purfuit after Sultan-Sujah; he turned fliort for Agra with his whole army, where he ftaid a good while givingorder for all things. Meantime he received intelligence, that Sultan Sujah had notloft many men in his being routed, for want of farther purfuit; that alfo from thelands of the Rajas, which are in thofe quarters, on the right and left of Ganges , heraffed great forces upon the fcore of the reputation he had of being very rich, and veryliberal, and that he fortified himfelf in Elabas, that important and famous paffage ofGanges, which with its fortrefs is the firft inlet into Bengal. And then he confideredalfo, that he had about him two perfons, which indeed were very capable to ferve him,Sultan Mahmoud his eldeft fon, and Emir-Jemla; but he well knew, that thofe who

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