p a 'tio n ^M ^ te lT B ^ S lS ü ? 5r;?!i*ë'cafuSë^'hfs- jföangêi*hïftfihëfr,KMl^^ to
be put to death: he submitted the affairs of his empire to be administered
by favourites, and' accustomed himself to be absent from his capital, whole
months together indulging in rural sports and carousals.;, and preferringhis
hunting seats, on the borders of deep forests, to the splendid Piasath*of the
royal palace. In the year 1779, his father's youttger brother, T?e8rötff-Jnee!f+
‘incurred « f 'i* ty # iïv - I f id # lh r^O * im t^tós^èafeusyÖsB®
gahm'hÉêê! anotherof his unëïèfe, was kept la^lösé^rteonér iïf th'e'föWTöf AvS5,
undér pretext that he was plotting against the state: his uncle, M ttd sra p ê
Praw, fhë' preseht Kihg, téÉdèd'“^flofétMes!5t^hrfgaih'gt?and1a^e§rneSi.'at
Monchahoo; aiïd though' hé' affefèd id livedn the most InbffBKsiTeötóedsilr^
was nevertheless vigilantly watched fry-the minions of the*paface,y‘'-
’ Agreeably to the usage of the Birman court, Ghèngüza had early been
betrothed to a relation* of his own;' lhis'hiarfiage;proviiig unfruitful, he
espoused, as-his second Wife, the daughter of- oric of the A-tt-awoons§
of the court: a young woman endowed with virtue, beauty, and accomplishments.
Although it was generally believed that he Vticsr é-xtrèmély
fötid ö f this wife, yet tK lff ita tiM of fut Iütempdmtó'li^^gether-'watüta
- - * Piasath, the regal spire, that distinguishes the dwelling of the monarch, and the temples
of the divinity ; to none other is it allowed. + Or possessor of Terroug.
% A prince, to be properly qualified to ascend the Birman throne, should be of blood royal
both in the male and female line. In order to guard against, plëbéiari contamination, the
Birman law admits of incestuous marriages in the royal family 1 this licence is frstfrcted.to
them aldhe. |
j Thé Attawoon may be called a privy counsellor; there are four, who have access to his
majesty at all hours, and are consulted by the king on affairs of importance; they have
influence enough, sometimes, to counteract the decisions of theWoon-gees passed in the
Lotoo, or high court of judgment, when laid before his majesty for royal approbation.
disposition from nature prone to.jealousy, caused them to live oil terms of
unceasing discord. One day, actuated by an impulse: of sudden rage he
accused her of infidelity; and without allowihg himself time to judgedis-
passionately, or suffering the. unhappy .princess to vindicate herself, he pro-}
nouncad'.sen^enne^pmmediateideath«' v'E^sgt^eoyrag^h^jin eyery^'na.tjpjfji
re uioythc sanguintby mand^teSh0,%yhyi‘el kjrrii ug)
and%fiaaa©c^(jiMiqtimsW3B
o^0^^tiaclafrh;ljH(^yif)®Hamen,ted :L fraJyhiWiityy
%'ii*^'teK>fehe.«sa&Js^iipgtesbspertde«bbefe'^e.eh 4themdpJow£he$$fio'$ two
€aa>Ktffen4 jars, eid w as^i^tein^^hei;tleepes^^|^'biii|theJIsTiwadd'y’. ,
.’^tejijaBsti^IijBg^th^iriedytheafecaiyyB.dwm cinersipii., 'Ihiv
diabolical apt w-asj'pegi.etaial.e'diiiii^teep 'dia^ib^^pitoiuslnyls)^!) ^pgQ^flljpfs,
arhongst .whom twereymsgxyeOf; fixer. f e n d s gS »«frA
fatherf-fd-Ve?.wffieftrledjtwitfr anguish aridsj%p5fiy©ddof;,' all (ijrifr'offiees, metfrefi!,
in despair -' to; tha* Olt^fof-©hagaing.
The universal disgust that a conduct so •. flagitious * could not fail to
raise, even in the most depraved society, caused the majority of the nobles,
and the. great body of the people, anxiously to desire a change. Under
such a dominion, no man’s life was secure from, becoming a sacrifice to
the caprice of an intoxicated barbarian, or the personal -enmity of' some,
despicable parasite: at such a juncture, the eyes of all were naturally
turned to the rightful heir, who had now attained' the years of manhood.
The retreat chosen for Mornien, was the Keoum and Praw of Lo-ga-ther-poo,
* It is expressly forbidden by the Birman law to spill the blood of one of the royal family;
drowning is esteemed the most honourable death.'
+ The jars of Pegue are in general estimation throughout India, being remarkable for their
size and excellence.