Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 42.17.5

42.17.5

and that at that time his keeper of the jewel-office would wait upon him to fix their respective values; after which he might send both the money and jewels to the Emperor, together with a supplique particularising the "submissive manner in which Abûl-hassen had executed the Imperial commands, and his hopes that His Majesty would be pleased to grant him a full receipt and discharge." This supplique was backed by some baskets of fruit for the Imperial dessert. Saadet-qhan, who had been bred in Aorengzib's school, and was as cunning, faithless, and artful as his master, sent the baskets of fruit to the presence, but joined to them the jewels lodged in his hands as pledges; and two or three days had elapsed already, when the unfortunate King received certain intelligence that the Emperor had set out from Calberga, and was marching to besiege the fortress of Golconda. The intelligence was become public. Abul-hassen, confounded at this piece of news, and sensible that he had nothing to hope from the Emperor, sent word to Saadet-qhan, "That his intention in despoiling his consort and family of their jewels, and in stretching every nerve to find out some money, was to soften the Emperor's heart in his behalf; but since His Majesty seemed bent on the ruin of an unfortunate Prince, the former agreement ceased of course;