পৃষ্ঠা:প্ৰাচীন কামৰূপীয় কায়স্থ-সমাজৰ ইতিবৃত্ত.djvu/৮৪

৬২ কায়স্থ সমাজৰ ইতিবৃত্ত herd who made three Biswehsing and a prince? As thou dost value the safety, attend me in person without delay." The messenger's name was Roosinat. He had orders from the King of Assam, on no account to pay the usual compliment due to prince. Yet the moment he beheld the Prince, he complied with all the froms prescribed on similar occasions. He ventured however to deliver the King's message and was remended with a proud defiance, that the prince should destroy Narain Buinia as he had exterminated the former King, and that unless Narain Buinia appeared before him on the morrow, he should proceed with his twelve Karzees to execute his treat without delay. The King assembled his forces and repaired his fortress. Biswehsing and his Karzees appeared before the place which seened tou strong for an attack. They encamped near the fortifications and the prince addressed three of the king's nobles by letters, their names were Runjeet, Kulkaytoo and Dhuma. He required them to deliver the King into his power and promises with the most solenın oath, required a similar pledge of their sincerity and desired to be informed respecting the day on which he should take possesion of the fortress. The maseenger who wils entrusted with the letter had concealed it in a bamboo which he used as a walking stick, as he approached the outpost he was challenged by the guard who advanced to seize him. He fled without delay leaving his cloths and bamboo behind. When the circumstance was reported. to the King, he ordered the bamboo to be hit and the letter was discovered. He concealed the contents of the letter from the Nobles, yet a few persons became acquianted with the circumstance. The three Nobles were now summoned to appear before the King. Runjeet attended him into another apartment and was charged with traitorous pondence. He declared his innocence but was immediately committed to prison. The companion of his guilt oppressed of his fate collected their adherents and fled to Bishehsing. Runjeet suffered death. As soon as intelligence of their defections reached the King, Narain Buinia abandoned by his principal nobles fell an easy sacrifice to the prince, who seized the fortress and slew the King. IIe was enriched by the plunder of the place and his favour increased by the additions of the forces of Narain Buinia. All the Buinias who remained joined his standard. These occurrences took place in 1455." An Acconnt of Assam by J. P. Wade. corres-