▁the ▁common ▁father ) ▁the ▁n atives ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Asia ". ▁ ▁Table t ▁II ▁ ▁" The ▁princes ▁of ▁India ▁rever ed ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁superior ▁being ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁their ▁test imon ies ▁of ▁affection ▁were ▁un ce asing . ▁The ▁following ▁ins cription ▁( from ▁the ▁original ▁Pers ian ) ▁sent ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁perpet u ates ▁the ▁grat itude ▁of ▁the ▁N ab ob ▁of ▁Arc ot : ▁To ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Major - General ▁String er ▁Lawrence . ▁His ▁High ness ▁the ▁N ab ob ▁Wal la j ah , ▁A me er ▁Al ▁H ind , ▁Sep ah ▁Sa ular , ▁Prince ▁of ▁the ▁Car n atic ▁and ▁al ly ▁of ▁His ▁Britann ic ▁Majesty , ▁has ▁caused ▁this ▁ins cription ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁testim ony ▁of ▁his ▁friendship ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁sense ▁he ▁ent ert ains ▁of ▁the ▁important ▁services ▁rendered ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁to ▁himself ▁and ▁to ▁his ▁friends ▁the ▁English ▁in ▁India . ▁As ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁power ▁in ▁H ind ost an ▁the ▁opinion ▁ent ert ained ▁by ▁the ▁East - Ind ia ▁Company ▁of ▁his ▁mer its ▁and ▁services ▁is ▁best ▁expressed ▁on ▁the ▁monument ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁public ▁exp ense ▁they ▁caused ▁to ▁be ▁ere cted ▁to ▁his ▁memory ▁in ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁Church ▁of ▁West min ster : ▁For ▁Dis cipl ine ▁Est ab lished , ▁Fort ress es ▁Prote cted , ▁S