The Institutes of Akbar 145.7

145.7

His Majesty has 12,000 deer; they are divided into different classes, and proper regulations are made for each of them. There is also a stud for deer, in which new results are obtained. A large female gets 1¼ s. grain, and ½ d. for grass. A new born deer drinks the milk of the dam for two months, which is reckoned as equivalent to ½ s. of grain. Afterwards, every second month, the allowance is increased by a quarter ser of grain, so that after a period of two years, it gets the same as its dam. For grass, ½ d. is given from the seventh to the tenth month. Young male ones also get weaned after two months, when they get ½ s. of grain, which is increased by that quantity every second month, so that, after two years, they get 2½ s. From the fifth to the eighth month, they get ¾ d. for grass, after which period they get 1 d. for grass. I have given a short description of animal fights as announced for general assemblies. His Majesty announces them also for day time; but as often a more important act of worship is to be performed, he announces them for the night. Or else His Majesty thinks of God, and seeks for Wisdom in self-examination; he cares neither for cold nor heat; he spends the time which others idle away in sleep, for the welfare of the people, and prefers labour to comfort.