935 AH. SEP. 15th 1528 TO SEP. 5th 1529 AD. 627
of pains be taken, yet it cannot be quite understood because of that obscure wording of thine. Thy remissness in letter-writing seems to be due to the thing which makes thee obscure, rthat is to say, to elaboration. In future write without elaboration ; use plain, clear words. So will thy trouble and thy reader's be less."
" Again: Thou art now to go on a great business ;J take counsel with prudent and experienced begs, and act as they say. If thou seek to pleasure me, give up sitting alone and avoiding society. Summon thy younger brother and the begs twice daily to thy presence, not leaving their coming to choice; be the business what it may, take counsel and settle every word and act in agreement with those well-wishers."
" Again : Khwaja Kalan has long had with me the housefriend's intimacy; have thou as much and even more with him. If, God willing, the work becomes less in those parts, so that thou wilt not need Kamran, let him leave disciplined men in Balkh and come to my presence."
" Again : Seeing that there have been such victories, and such conquests, since Kabul has been held, I take it to be w 11-omened; I have made it a crown-domain ; let no one of you covet it."
" Again : Thou hast done well {yakhshi qilib sin); thou hast won the heart of SI. Wais ;2 get him to thy presence ; act by his counsel, for he knows business."
" Until there is a good muster of the army, do not move out."
" Blan Shaikh is well-apprized of word-of-mouth matters, and will inform thee of them. These things said, I salute thee and am longing to see thee."
The above was written on Thursday the 13th of the first Rabi' {Nov. 26th). To the same purport and with my own hand, I wrote also to Kamran and Khwaja Kalan, and sent off the letters (by Blan Shaikh).
{Here the record fails from Rabt iltk to igth.)
{y. Plans of campaign.)
{Dec. 2nd) On Wednesday the 19th of the month {Rabi L) the mlrzas, sultans, Turk and Hind amirs were summoned for
That of reconquering Tirnurid lands.
of Kulab ; he-'was the father of Haram Beglm, one of Gul-badan's personages.
