Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 24.4.3

24.4.3

At last I arrived at Hossein-abad; and on hearing of my forgiven father's demise, I proceeded to Moorshood-abad, where by good luck Shytab-ray and Seyd-aaly-qhan had chanced to make a stay, and had got the confirmation of my Djaghir's Patent, which was drawn up in the name of the lowest of men, who was the oldest of the forgiven's children; and they brought it to him on their return to Azim-abad. We left Shytab-ray on his way to take possession of his new office of Azim-abad. On his arrival in that city, he thought it incumbent on his wisdom and uprightness to make it a rule, that the conferences for business of Government and finances, should be held, neither in his own house nor in that of Durdj-narain's, but wholly in the Imperial Castle, which place had been time out of mind allotted for the assemblies of all such men as were in office, for all such as rented any land from Government, and for all such as had business with them. It was likewise established that the English Chief should repair thither at the appointed time, and be seated in a chair of State; and that over against him, on a long mesned spread on the ground for the occasion, Durdj-narain should be seated on one side, and Shytab-ray, on the other, with each a cushion of State on their back. That on every Patent drawn up, Durdj-narain should sign his daez at the bottom of it;