Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 100.2.5

100.2.5

and upon the King's return to Ahmudnuggur he resolved on retiring from the world. He called before him the principal inhabitants of Ahmudnuggur, and said to them, "Be it known that I am unfit to rule; for I find I want the capacity to distinguish right from wrong, so that I frequently am guilty of oppression, under the cloak of justice, and when the truth becomes apparent I am grieved at my want of discretion. I now, therefore, call you to witness, and require you to testify on the last day, that I have appointed Meer Kazy Beg my Vakeel Mootluk, who is one of the descendants of the Prophet, that he may act unto every one agreeably to the law, and by not giving a preference to the strong over the weak, he will disregard all private considerations. Should any person take even the needle of a weak old woman, and I be questioned concerning it at the day of judgment, I will answer, that I had no business in such affairs, which depended on Kazy Beg, the descendant of the Prophet." Then, addressing himself to that minister, he said, "The government is now in your hands: if thou canst not direct it alone, let Ameer-ool-Moolk, Mirza Mahomed Tuky, and Kasim Beg Hukeem, be your partners in the administration;