at the house of Rao Sirwani who set food before us and served us. When we rode out at dawn, I made some pretext to leave the rest, and galloped on alone to within a kuroh of Agra where they overtook me. At the Mid-day Prayer we dismounted in Agra.
(b. Illness of Bdbur.)
{Oct. 12th) On Sunday the 16th of Muharram I had fever and ague. This returned again and again during the next 25 or 26 days. I drank operative medicine and at last relief came. I suffered much from thirst and want of sleep.
While I was ill, I composed a quatrain or two ; here is one of them : *
Fever grows strong in my body by day, Sleep quits my eyes as night comes on ; Like to my pain and my patience the pair, ' For while that goes waxing, this wanes.
(c. ArrivaC of kinswomen?)
(Nov. 23rd) On Saturday the 28th of Safar there arrived two of the paternal-aunt beglms, Fakhr-i-jahan Begim and Khadljasultan Begim.2 I went to above Sikandarabad to wait on them.3
(d. Concerning a mortar.)
(Nov. 24-th Safar 29th) On Sunday Ustad 'AlI-qulT discharged a stone from a large mortar ; the stone went far but the mortar broke in pieces, one of which, knocking down a party of men, killed eight.
(e. Visit to Sikri.)
(Dec. 1st) On Monday the 7th of the first Rabl' I rode out to visit Sikri. The octagonal platform ordered made in the middle of the lake was ready ; we went over by boat, had an awning set up on it and elected for ma'fiin.
1 Ramfur Diwan (E.D.Ross' ed., p. 19, Plate 16b). This Diwan contains other quatrains which, judging from their contents, may well be those Babur speaks of as also composed in Sambal. See Appendix Q, Some matters concerning tm Rampiir Diwan.
3 These are aunts of Babur. daughters of SI. Abu-sa'Id Miran-shahi.
3 Sikandarabad is in the Buland-shahr district of the United Provinces.
