History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c83.s8.13

v5.c83.s8.13

which I translate below. It has a Falstaffian ring and I have not been able to accept it. "We arrived in safety between Bombay and Daman. Suddenly four ships appeared in the distance... They arrived near us. Artillery and muskets were fired on both sides... For five or six hours shots were showered. During that period...the *mir-dah* of artillery and... the *mir-dah* of musketeers, and others, 25 men were slain and 20 wounded. I was hurt by two cannon balls on the back and the head. Many of the enemy were sent to hell or wounded. Just then a gun on the imperial ship burst and set the ship on fire. Some men were killed by the flying splinters of the gun and burnt. Our men were distracted in extinguishing the fire. Then the English, who numbered 1200 men, boarded our ship on four sides... They kept the ship for three days, plundering it..." (Folio 19.)