Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c19.s1.10

v1.c19.s1.10

He desires to dispossess us; but can we let ourselves be dispossessed? The English are masters of all India. The chief of — sent his agent to Ajmer; he was told to go to Delhi. Accordingly Thakur — went there, but no path was pointed out. If the English chiefs will not hear us, who will? The English allow no one's lands to be usurped, and our birthplace is Marwar—from Marwar we must have bread. A hundred thousand Rathors—where are they to go to? From respect to the English alone have we been so long patient, and without acquainting your government of our intentions, you might afterwards find fault; therefore we make it known, and we thereby acquit ourselves to you. What we brought with us from Marwar we have consumed, and even what we could get on credit; and now, when want must make us perish, we are ready and can do anything.³