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3 powers had changed the awe with iriridi tfaey were used to view the Doo*
4 nwinees, fiH-^Wni^of indifitoBOCBlMirfttiiig wcomen^ fkumtkoaoB^
5 •Iftiiec0 in Shwdi S)n^'« ntintiim added to lui' taAmammamttB^ and pv^
6 yentod the govemnocnt recovering its vigor. The King had been Sm tmt
7 years a fugitive in his own dominions, during which time he had made heve^
8 ral nttpmpts to expel Ins n'val. He bad comequeutly inriirred j^pnt oblige-
9 tions to tlie DtK>rauiite» iiiul other chieis. These were rendered ol tho more
10 importance by his own dii^positiou, which wan susceptible of gratitude and
11 pamaamt attaduiiant Itb Mcal by -lllqoMilariiMHiwdah .aDd his pax^
12 a fioh Mt of daimanta on him, vhoae sanieaa he conld jwfc daaj,
13 and whoia power ho waa obUged to respect. The oonwqwanot was, that '^
14 the honours and appointments in the gift of the crown were insufficient to
15 wward the Krng's adherents, and he was obliged to give away a larf»e portion
16 el' his permanent re^'eniie in grants to such as remained unprovided lor ; thus
17 almost the whole reveuuB ol' Pesltawer was settled ou the Kii^rherees as the
18 Mioai'd of their attachaieiitt and miidi of the lojral duea me aliaiiai<d ia
19 other plabea in &vour of -Dooraunee chieft. What foawined of the rercme
20 passed throned the hands of the vizier, who, aa aoon as his interests vers
21 separated from those of the Jiio|^ applied a huige portion of the public aaoney
22 to his own use.
23 Had the Ki'.ig given his couhilence entirely to the vizier, manv of the
24 iaconveniencea which were aAerwards felt might have been avoided. It
25 ininld have been the intfifestofthatniioiBter to laase the King's pofwar: and
26 his auceess in Ihe beginning of Shuja's re^ shewed that be had the talanto
27 and influence requistto Ar such an undertaking. This plan, hoMver,
28 not tried. Tlie King was not disposed to resign his own power into the
29 hands of his minister ; and his old adherents, who were an-siaus to succeed
30 to their shaie oi' power, early inspired him with jealou&y ot the vizier, and
31 induced him to adopt a system of Gounteraotion to his measures ; the want ot
32 harmony between tiie King and his minister fnevented my vig^mms euilhai
33 i^ainat'tbeir conunon enemy, and oUiged encb to htviah the leaenioei ef the
34 ttate in aaodiiqg partizans to himself.
35 In consequence of ^hh weakne-^s of the government, p^ erv nobleman who
36 waa discontented with the court, had it lu ins power to raise a xebellion, and
37 to shelter hiuiijeli, il he failed, either in the midst of his own tribe, or in
38 some part of the oountry not easily withhi- rcadi of the King. Nor was it
39 diftddt Ibr him to ptocure a pardon, if he trished to be reoondled to die
40 courti for the state nf thn Yinit^ nflairn rmdirmd it mnri nnnnmaijr fni the
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