Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.17.4

19.17.4

had taken his chance; had submitted, beforehand, to his destiny; and would encounter whatever might happen, provided he could avenge his master's death." The Radja sent me several times with messages to the above purport, both to the Prince and to Môsher Lass; but as he was a Zemindar by trade, neither the Shah-zada, nor Môsher Lass, would repose any confidence on his promises. The Shah-zada at last took the party of writing to Colonel Clive. This letter was intended to give a fair colouring to his retreat, to lessen the levity and disgrace of all that undertaking, and to impress that General with some concern for the Prince's forlorn situation. With that view he sent his Secretaries and seal to my father, with a request to draw up a minute of the intended letter. But the several minutes brought in, not proving consonant to his mind, he bid me write what I thought proper on the subject; upon which order, I took pen and wrote down what occurred to my mind. The minute having been everywhere approved, the Munshies or Secretaries received orders to write it fair; after which my father presented it to the Prince, sealed it in his presence, and sent it to the Colonel. But as we have interrupted our history by these particulars, it is proper to put an end to the readers' surprise and anxiety, by resuming our narrative of the consequences of Mahmed-coli-qhan's retreat, as well as of what relates to Músher Lass, and to the Shah-zada's history;