... for three ?? (lid.) each, to serve the y beggar in his hut; pistols and sabres which would orns- 1,ment the belt of the Persian shah; single and double- 7- barrelled carabines and rifles, fit for any brigand, together )f with other arms of bygone days ...

... barbarous, ignorant, superstitious, debauched, and debased, idle and devoid of good faith. Long tributary to the Persian Shahs, they had taken advantage of the confusion that followed Nadir's death to shake off their allegiance and form an alliance ...