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Such are the Siques, the terror and plague of this part of India, a nation and power well calculated for doing mischief and encouraging rebellion in the zemindars or cultiva-tors, who often follow steps at first with a view of saving themselves and afterwards from the pleasure of independence, and indeed it is that which makes them so troublesome, for they begin to have connections in almost all the parts they visit on their excursions, and if they are not attacked soon in their own proper provinces, it is much to be feared their tenets and manners will be adopted by all the zemindars of the soubah of Delhi and part of Agra. It is, however, imagined that so soon as Najjaf Khan is clear of the Matchery Rajah, he means to turn all his forces towards the Siques, and at least to drive them from this side of Sirhind, which he may I think easily do, though perhaps it would not be safe for him to go farther, except Timur Shah should on his side attack them also aerose the Attek, then indeed and by remaining a few years in the centre of their country they might be effectually reduced. Taken from page no. 64 of Ganda Singh's book 'Early European Accounts of the Sikhs' which can be downloaded at http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=3278&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=