25th. Let them hold no intercourse with evil disposed persons; and, though the business of great men, in regard to other evil doers, cannot be at all times carried on without them, let them not implicitly rely on them in such matter, but, on the contrary, hold them in suspicion, lest, in the garb of friendship, they have designs against the lives of good men, while their employers have no leisure to discover their inten­tions.

26th. Let them be on their guard against smooth-tongued deceivers, who meditate enmity under the cloak of friendship, lest sedition be accidentally produced by confiding in such men, who have much leisure, while their employers, through multiplicity of business, have none.

27th. Let them occasionally ask for grace, in the company of the solitary, who seek God.

28th. Let them collect information regarding every part of their neighbourhood; and, without being too communicative, let them represent things worthy of being known to the imperial court.

29th. Let them labour in diffusing science, and acquiring knowledge, so that men of genius, in whatever tribe, may not be neglected.

30th. Let them look carefully after every sol­dier's accoutrements and arms, so that he may spend less than his income; while the equipment of every person is a contract; for, according to the saying, he is a fool who spends more than his income, whilst he who adapts his expences to his pay, if not a wise man, is still no fool.

31st. Let them have no fixed place of resi­dence, but remain in constant expectation of being recalled to court.

32d. Let them not delay in fulfilling whatever they have promised; and let them speak uprightly, more particularly revenue writers, wherever they have held forth expectations.

33d. Let them be continually employed in the practice of archery and ball firing, so that they may teach the soldiers a habit in such things.

34th. Let them not be too much addicted to the pleasures of the chase, and only engage in them so far as they are necessary for the mili­tary profession and for relaxation in this world.

35th. Let them labour in instructing their old domestics, and abstain from frequently laughing or jesting with them.

36th. Let them beat the nukaráh, or great drum, at sunrise and midnight; as from that time day may be said to commence.

37th. During the course of the sun through the signs of the zodiac, let them salute him by firing muskets and great guns, so that all men may give thanks for the favour he confers.

38th. Let them look after their intimates and servants, lest, presuming on their intimacy, such may commit oppression.

39th. Let them retain one person specially in their service to present petitions.

40th. Let them be attentive to the regulations of the Kutwál, or police magistrate; and, if in any of the cities there be no such person, let them strive in giving effect to the sections of the regu­lations hereafter detailed, and endeavour to exe­cute this office to the best of their ability. As one person, however, cannot execute every thing relating to this office, let them use their utmost efforts to entrust the different departments to good men. In this matter, let them assign each his portion of business, of which the different departments will be here detailed. Let them, therefore, entrust this office to a well-informed person, and let them not ignorantly suppose that it is not fit to be attended to; but, know­ing, on the contrary, that it is one of great responsibility, let them labour in this depart­ment according to the following detail:

1st. The Kutwál, in all cities, towns, and villages, must, in connexion with the govern­ment writers, keep a list of the houses and build­ings, and must enter in a book the inhabitants of each quarter, mentioning the individual houses, the men who inhabit them, the number of cultivators, the tradesmen, the soldiers, and others. By also taking bail from every house, he must thus unite the community, and, appor­tioning the place into divisions, must station a superintendent of every quarter, to be answer­able for the good or evil deeds there committed. He must also station a spy in each quarter to give a daily account of every transaction that takes place, and to make arrangements for all the neighbours assisting, whenever a theft, a fire, or other such event, happens. In such matters, let all persons in the neighbourhood assist the superintendent of a division and the government police; and, should they not do so on all necessary occasions, they will be to blame, and must be set down as having acted improperly. When any person quits his house, let him give it in charge to a neighbour, or the government policeman appointed to that quar­ter; and, whenever a guest is in any one's house, whether friend or stranger, let the master of the same acquaint the superintendent of the division of such a one's arrival, whose name will be written in a register. In short, let one or more guards be stationed in every quarter to write down the arrivals and departures, with other transactions in the place; and, when any one comes alone to the division, let them demand bail of him, and not permit him to live there, unless he can give such. Let them send all such as cannot find bail to live in a separate quarter; where a superintendent and a police must be stationed, in order secretly to discover the income and expences of each individual. Any person whose income is less than his expences must be certainly in fault, and let them inquire into such accordingly; but, in this mat­ter, by not forgetting what is proper and virtu­ous, let them know that such an investigation is necessary for good regulation, and not for the purpose of seizing on men's property.

2d. The Kutwál must appoint one or more brokers, to transact the various kinds of com­mercial business; and, after taking security from them, must station such in the market-places, that they may afford information regard­ing such things as are bought or sold. He must also make it a rule that every person buying or selling, without the advice of the above-mentioned brokers, will be deemed in fault; and that both the name of the buyer and seller must be written in the register of daily transactions. Every thing, therefore, must be bought or sold in connexion with the superintendent of that particular division and the government police­men.

3d. Let him station a nightly guard, for the protection of the division in the by-paths and neighbourhood of the city.

4th. Let him take care that there be no strange persons in the division, by-streets, or market-places.

5th. Let him search after and find out thieves, through the aid of pickpockets, shoplifters, and other such persons; and, whenever any thing in the neighbourhood may be lost or plundered, such persons must either produce the thief or forfeit the benefit of their contract with govern­ment in this matter.

6th. Let him look after the effects of deceased persons, and give them up to the rela­tions, or heirs of such; but, if there be none to claim the property, let him place it in security, sending, at the same time, an account of such to Court, so that when the true heir appears he may obtain the same. In fine, let him act con­scientiously and virtuously in this matter, lest it should be the same here as in the kingdom of Constantinople.

7th. Let him be very careful that there should be no wine within his limits; and let the judge punish the drinker, the seller, and the maker of such, in such a manner as to be an example to other men.

8th. Let him endeavour to keep down the market prices, and not permit that the wealthy, while possessing large heaps of things for sale, should sell them in small portions.

9th. Let him do every thing that is proper to be done at the festival of the Nao-Roz, a feast of great consequence, which commences at the time when the sun enters Aries, and is the beginning of the month of Farwardín. The other festivals are, one on the 19th of the above month, which is a day to be particularly honoured; one, on the 3rd of the month of Ardí­behisht; one, on the 6th of the month of Khur­dád; one, on the 10th of the month of Abán; and one, on the 9th of the month of Azar. In the month of Dai, there are three festivals to be respectively observed, on the 8th, 15th, and 23rd days of the month. On the 2nd of the month of Bahman there is one festival. On the 9th of the month of Isfendiár there is another, besides which, let people observe all the other usual festivals.

10th. Let the night of the Nao-Roz be held in similar honour as that of Burat. Wherefore, let the lamps be lighted, and let the nukaráh be beaten during the part of the night, which is the commencement of the festival. During the day of the Nao-Roz, the great drums must be beaten at the top of every mountain.

11th. Women must not ride on horseback, without an absolute necessity for doing so.

12th. Let the stations on the river, where people go to bathe, be appointed separately from those where they draw water; and distinct ones must be set aside for the women.