Travels in the Mogul Empire (Bernier) 2.11.1

2.11.1

The young Prince could not fail to understand from this discourse that he had lost all authority both with the Raja and the troops; and that he should endanger the safety of his own person if he refused to relinquish the command: he yielded, therefore, to the sad necessity of the case, and proceeded toward the mountains. He was attended by a few affectionate friends, chiefly Mansebdars and Saieds, and others who considered themselves bound to follow him. The bulk of the army remained with the Raja and Delil-Kan, who had the baseness to send a body of men to plunder the Prince's baggage. Among other booty they seized an elephant laden with Roupies of gold. Many of Soliman-Chekouh's attendants, discouraged by this disgraceful outrage, deserted him, and the peasantry, after spoiling them, even assassinated many of the Prince's followers. He made his way, however, to the mountains with his wife and family, and was received with the honours due to his rank; the Raja of Serenaguer assuring him he should be in perfect security while in his territory, and that he would assist him with all his forces. We must now resume the thread of our narrative, as it relates to what took place at Agra.