Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.536

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1727.—“Mr Boucher had been 14 Months soliciting to procure his *Phirmaund*; his repeated Petitions . . . had no Effect. But he had an Englishman, one *Swan*, his Interpreter, who often took a large Dose of *Arrack* . . . Swan got pretty near the King (Aurungzeb) . . . and cried with a loud Voice in the Persian Language that his Master wanted Justice done him.”—*A. Hamilton*, i. 97.