Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.7.6

18.7.6

He was opposed by the two officers that had brought him, who strongly interceded in his behalf, and objected to the indignity of the proceeding ; but all to no purpose ; he persisted in putting him to the whip. At last Mahmed-sayd-qhan, losing all patience, spoke to him in a firm tone of voice : " My Lord and Master," said he, " punishments of such a kind are not to be inflicted upon officers ; " and these words having been approved by all present, they joined in interceding for him again ; and at last the man was saved from the whip ; but he was put under confinement, and his elephants, horses, money, effects, and furniture, were all seized and confiscated ; so that the man, in one day, saw himself reduced to his last rupee. A few days after, his wife and family were ordered to attend him ; and thirty rupees being put in his hand, to bear his charges, he was placed in a boat, sent on the other side of the Cossey, towards Bir-nagur, and left to himself. After this expedition, Shaocat-djung assumed a higher tone of voice with his Commanders. He spoke harshly, and in obscene language to them; and by such a strange alteration, he lost the hearts of every one of them. He now commenced speaking irreverently of his ancestors, and mentioning them in very indecent language.