A History of the Mahrattas v2.c46.14

v2.c46.14

² The following is a translation of that which was given by Bajee Rao to Nana Furnuwees : ‘In the presence of my God, and from the inmost recesses of my heart, have I rooted out every vestige of any former act; let all your future conduct be guided by the principles of good faith. I will never injure you or yours, by word or deed; by any inward thought or outward act; neither will I allow any other person to do so; on this point I will be inflexible, and will pay no attention to the suggestions of others. I will not allow your reputation to be sullied, and should anyone attempt to instil anything of the kind into my breast, I will point him out to you. I will never release anyone from confinement without your advice; all state affairs will be managed by our conjunct counsel. From this day all your acts are mine: suspicion is wholly eradicated from my heart.’