Later Mughals v1.c6.s29.21

v1.c6.s29.21

On the 11th September the attar of roses was delivered, and at the audience of the 19th the gifts for the Governor-General were made over to the envoy. On the 22nd the audience of leave-taking took place and the usual dresses and the presents were conferred. The horse given to Mr. Ketelaar was a piebald valued by the courtiers at 1200 rix-dollars, but F. Valentyn, who saw it afterwards at Batavia, in the square before the castle, found in him "no particular virtue, having often seen superior to it at the price of 100 rix-dollars.'' Not an infrequent state of things in regard to darbar presents! On the 25th September they bade farewell to Zulfiqar Khan, and the envoy gave him a short letter in Persian thanking him for his favours, saying a few words in Hindustani, to which Mr. Beerenaard added a speech in Persian. Zulfiqar Khan promised to continue his favour towards them. Three days afterwards they saw the old Nawab, Asad Khan, and received from him promises of aid on all occasions. He was carried through his garden in a curious portable chair adorned with gold borne by four women.