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104 EASTERN H I N D O O S T A N.
Cablis Caun, the vile inftrument of his pleafures, corrupted by
Aurengzebe. His extravagant love of women brought on him
ruin. Informed by Cablis that a Hindoo of rank and great
beauty was on her road to be delivered by the parents to her
hufband, according to the cuftom of the Hindoos, he inftantly
put himfeif at the head of a fmall body of horfe to carry away
the prize, and ordered Cablis to follow at a diftance for his pro-
tection, in cafe of accidents in that hoftile time. The traitor
had given notice to Aurengzebe of this expedition, who, fend-
ing a body of cavalry, furprifed Sambagi juft as he had dif-
perfed the nuptial proceffion.
u Sambagi appeared before Aurengzebe with undaunted
" brow; who reproached Cablis Caun^ not with his treachery,
" but the encouragement which his proftituted minifbry had
" given to vices, which at length had led his fovereign to ruin,
" and ordered him to inftant death. To Sambagi he proffered
" life, and rank in his fervice, if he would turn Mabometan,
" who anfwered by an inveclive againö the prophet, and the
" laud of his own gods. On which he was dreifed in the fan-
" taftic Ornaments of a wandering Indian devotee, who.beg in
" villages with a rattle and a cap with bells. In this garb he
" was tied looking backwards upon a camel, and led through
" the camp, calling on the Raipoots he faw to kill him, but none
" dared. After the proceffion his tongue was cut out, as the
" penalty of blafpheming Mabömed. In this forlorn condition
" Aurengzebe^ by a mefTage, again offercd to prefcrve his life if
" he would be converted ; when he wrote ' Not if you would
"give me your daughter in marriage:' On which his execu-
« tion
Cablis Caun, the vile inftrument of his pleafures, corrupted by
Aurengzebe. His extravagant love of women brought on him
ruin. Informed by Cablis that a Hindoo of rank and great
beauty was on her road to be delivered by the parents to her
hufband, according to the cuftom of the Hindoos, he inftantly
put himfeif at the head of a fmall body of horfe to carry away
the prize, and ordered Cablis to follow at a diftance for his pro-
tection, in cafe of accidents in that hoftile time. The traitor
had given notice to Aurengzebe of this expedition, who, fend-
ing a body of cavalry, furprifed Sambagi juft as he had dif-
perfed the nuptial proceffion.
u Sambagi appeared before Aurengzebe with undaunted
" brow; who reproached Cablis Caun^ not with his treachery,
" but the encouragement which his proftituted minifbry had
" given to vices, which at length had led his fovereign to ruin,
" and ordered him to inftant death. To Sambagi he proffered
" life, and rank in his fervice, if he would turn Mabometan,
" who anfwered by an inveclive againö the prophet, and the
" laud of his own gods. On which he was dreifed in the fan-
" taftic Ornaments of a wandering Indian devotee, who.beg in
" villages with a rattle and a cap with bells. In this garb he
" was tied looking backwards upon a camel, and led through
" the camp, calling on the Raipoots he faw to kill him, but none
" dared. After the proceffion his tongue was cut out, as the
" penalty of blafpheming Mabömed. In this forlorn condition
" Aurengzebe^ by a mefTage, again offercd to prefcrve his life if
" he would be converted ; when he wrote ' Not if you would
"give me your daughter in marriage:' On which his execu-
« tion