FOOTNOTES:
[123] Deevân-Beg.
[124] Khoosh-Amedee.
[125] Fatteh Ali Khan Noovee.
[126] "Amma Keneezekee," the expression used by his majesty, means literally—But a little lady.
[127] Mehdee Ali Khan, a Persian gentleman, who had been deputed the year before to Persia by Mr. Duncan, Governor of Bombay.
[128] "Reesh-e-Seffeed," literally grey-beard, is the Persian term for an elder.
[129] Jonas Hanway was at Astrabad in 1744, during the rebellion of the ancestor of the present king.
[130] "Ket-khûdâ-e-avvel."
[131] "Kibla-e-Alem," is the universal term his subjects apply when speaking to the king of Persia. Kibla is the point to which Mahomedans turn when they pray: Alem signifies the world.
[132] The Deriâ-e-Noor, or sea of light, weighs 186 carats, and is considered to be the diamond of the finest lustre in the world. The Tâj-e-Mâh, or "crown of the moon," is also a splendid diamond; it weighs 146 carats. These two are the principal in a pair of bracelets, valued at near a million sterling. Those in the crown are also of extraordinary size and value.
[133] "Tootee," is the Persian word for a parrot, a bird which is prominent in Persian tales for its knowledge and habits of attachment.
[134] Dil dâree tifl, dil dâree.