"رحلات السيد بيترو ديلا فالي، وهو نبيل روماني، إلى الهند الشرقية وصحراء الجزيرة العربية. وفيها يصف بدقة البلدان المختلفة، وكذلك العادات، الأعراف، التجارة، الطقوس الدينية والمدنية، لهؤلاء الأمراء وتلك الأمم الشرقية: في رسائل وديّة إلى صديقه السيد ماريو سكيبانو. وتم إضافة سرد عن رحلة السير توماس رو إلى جزر الهند الشرقية" [‎١‎٣‎٢] (٥٠٨/١٥٣)

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The Travels of Peter Delia Vallc,
and handfome. A Market was kept this dayin^^r, as 'tis
thecuftom every Sunday, and at Ik^eri every Fry day. There
was9 great concourfeof people, but nothing to fell befidesne-
ceflaries for food and clothing, after their manner. The way
between l%cr\ and Sagher is very handfome, plain, broad, al-
rjioft totally dired, here and there befet with great and thick
Trees which make a (hadow and a delightful verdure. As we
return'd home at night, we met a Woman in the City of Ik^rt^
who, her Hufband being deadjWas refolv 'd to burn her felf, as 'tis
the cuftom with many Indian Women. She rod on Horfe-back
about the City with open face, holding a Looking-glafre
moriehand, and a Lemon in the other, I know not for what
purpofe > and beholding hec felf in the Glais 9 with a lamentable
z tone Sufficiently pittiful to hear, went along I know not whither
///■ ssf* " fpeaking or finging certain words, which I underftood not > but
, they told me , they were a kind of Farewell to the World and
* r v / her (elf ^ and indeed, being utter'd with that paffionatenefs
.v ' t h e Cafe requir'd and might produce, they mov 'd pity ia
^ ^ ^ 6^1 all that heard them, even in us who underftood not the
language. She was fbllow'd by many otheir Women and Men on
y , / foot, who, perhaps, were her Relations^ they carry'd a great
Umbrella over her, as all Perfons of quality in India are wont
to have, thereby to keep off the Sun, whofe heat is hurtful and
' ' troublefome. Before her, certain Drums were founded, whofe
/ ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية '</ noife (he never ceas'd to accompany with her fad Ditties or
V / ^ J l ' Songs j yet with a calm and conftant Countenance, without
/y tears^, evidencing more grief for her Hufband 's death then her
own, and more defire to go to him in the other world thanre-
g ret for het own departure out of this: A Cuftom, indeed,
f , cruel and barbarous, but withall, of great generofity and virtua
, in Women, and therefore worthy of no fmall praife. They
// faid, (he was to pals in this manner about the City, I know not
how many dayes, at the end of which (he was to go out of the
City and be burnt, with more company and folemnity. If I can
know when it will be, I will not fail to go to fee her, and by my
prefence honor her Funeral, with that compaffionate aSefti-
on which fo great Conjugal Fidelity and Love feemstometo
deferve.
XXI. November the thirteenth, I took the Altitude of the Sun at
ikferp, and found it 51. gr. 4c/. The Sun was now in the 2C tis
y 7 degree of tf^/>/>,and declin'd Southwards 17^.45', 4(y'. which
J/ajS. taken from 91. gr. 4c/. leave 12. 20 // , The former time,
jbr . y// . I found Ikfart to be in 1 ^.gr.^o^ i'' 5 but now I found it to be in
fa As/?? - 13. gr. 54/, qo ^. between wtiich there is onely the difierence of
f / 2 9 3 43 // p which is a finall matter: And- therefore I account my
'ty ^obfervation rights for the fmall variation between the two times
// / ^ ^ ] s no great matter, in regard the declination of the Sun not be-
^ ^ ^ ing punctually known,may cauie the difference. At night, walk-
j/ /OJA ^ t ^ e ^ ^ aw t ^ e Pi azza of great Temple (which
. ' I under-