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I laid down my hookah & went near to that place.
As soon as they came up, Noorun laid hold of the prisr by the cloth about his waist, and Nanky (now dead) came and sate down. Noorun asked the prisr why he beat the girl, & Roopoy and the other men gave the prisr several pushes, and jostled him, and among them they made a great noise; whereupon some of the Gov:’s Hercarahs and several other people came up.
One of those Hercarah’s named Meyaram said why are you beating this Hercarah