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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE. 255
in two Indian files, without any regularity;
next followed the king's grandson, on a very
lofty elephant; he sat on the neck of the ele-
phant, and held the guiding-hook himself, hut in
fact the animal required no guiding. A well-
dressed mohaut sat behind him, and supported
him in his arms. The young prince was naked
from his waist upwards, having on only a silk
lungee, and an embroidered handkerchief on his
head, gold bangles on his ancles and wrists, and
several chains set with stones, <^c, on his neck.
After him came several gilt palkees, with women
of the palace, frc.; at a distance behind him
followed a son of the king's by a favourite con-
cubine, on a small elephant, which he guided
himself; after him followed five of the king's
elephants, with war-howdahs, having large shields
on each side of the howdah, painted red and
gilt; then followed his majesty's troopers in their
war-dress, but very shabby, and on wretched,
half-starved, small horses, of these there might
be sixty or eighty; then several gilt, brass three-
pounders, on field-carriages, drawn by men, with
several red-painted and gilt ammunition carts,
drawn by two horses each; on each side after
these marched foot soldiers, armed and clothed
as those before mentioned; then followed the
carriage I brought, drawn by men; and imme-
diately after it, his majesty with the first queen
in two Indian files, without any regularity;
next followed the king's grandson, on a very
lofty elephant; he sat on the neck of the ele-
phant, and held the guiding-hook himself, hut in
fact the animal required no guiding. A well-
dressed mohaut sat behind him, and supported
him in his arms. The young prince was naked
from his waist upwards, having on only a silk
lungee, and an embroidered handkerchief on his
head, gold bangles on his ancles and wrists, and
several chains set with stones, <^c, on his neck.
After him came several gilt palkees, with women
of the palace, frc.; at a distance behind him
followed a son of the king's by a favourite con-
cubine, on a small elephant, which he guided
himself; after him followed five of the king's
elephants, with war-howdahs, having large shields
on each side of the howdah, painted red and
gilt; then followed his majesty's troopers in their
war-dress, but very shabby, and on wretched,
half-starved, small horses, of these there might
be sixty or eighty; then several gilt, brass three-
pounders, on field-carriages, drawn by men, with
several red-painted and gilt ammunition carts,
drawn by two horses each; on each side after
these marched foot soldiers, armed and clothed
as those before mentioned; then followed the
carriage I brought, drawn by men; and imme-
diately after it, his majesty with the first queen