The Memoirs of Bābur 935.10.3

935.10.3

(_April 18th_) On Monday (_10th_) when the Bengal envoy came to wait on me, he was let know that he had his leave, and what follows was mentioned:[2581]—"We shall be going to this side and that side, in pursuit of our foe, but no hurt or harm will be done to any dependency of yours. As one of those three articles said,[2582] when you have told the army of Kharīd to rise off our road and to go back to Kharīd, let a few Turks be joined with it to reassure these Kharīd people and to escort them to their own place.[2583] If they quit not the ferry-head, if they cease not their unbecoming words, they must regard as their own act any ill that befalls them, must count any misfortune they confront as the fruit of their own words." (_April 20th_) On Wednesday (_12th_) the usual dress of honour was put on the Bengal envoy, gifts were bestowed on him and his leave to go was given. (_April 21st_) On Thursday (_13th_) Shaikh Jamālī was sent with royal letters of encouragement to Dūdū and her son Jalāl Khān. Today a servant of Māhīm's came, who will have parted from the Wālī(?)[2584] on the other side of the Bāgh-i-ṣafā. (_April 23rd_) On Saturday (_15th_) an envoy from `Irāq, Murād _Qajar_[2585] the life-guardsman, was seen. (_April 24th_) On Sunday (_16th_) Mullā Maẕhab received his usual keepsakes (_yādgārlār_) and was given leave to go. [Sidenote: Fol. 369b.] (_April 25th_) On Monday (_17th_) Khalīfa was sent, with several begs, to see where the river (Ganges) could be crossed.