"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" [‎١‎٧‎٧] (٥٠٨/١٩٨)

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that it might be of fomemifchief to him. Nevetthelefsatmy
soinp; away, I was told by others that he is cali'd Batniato 5
and that the Hermitage and all the adjacent places is'call'd
Cadira. 1
Having ended my difcourle with the King, I came away, and, V.
at the foot of the Hill, without the firft gate of the Hermitage,
reftedtodine, till the heat were over , in the Houfe or Cottage
of one of the Peafants, f there being a fmall Village there J whofe
Wife fet before us Rice, Caril, and FiQi, which themfelves alfo
eat being of a Race allow d ib to do. When the heat was paft,
I return'd fair and foftly, as I went, to Man ! and arriv'd at
home a good while before night. , , lr „ .
December the eighteenth, I prepar a my lelt to go to Carnate .
to fee that Queen 5 whofe Territory and Gity is 5 as I have faid
elfe- where, two or three Leagues diftant from Mangalor, upon
the Sea-eoaft towards the North. The City ftands upon a River
which encompaife it 5 and over-flowes the Country round about 3
it was wont to be very ftrong both by Art and (ituation 5 but
during the war of Mangafor t Venk'tapa Naieka coming with
oreat Army to fubdue and pillage all thefe Countries, fentfor y ^
this Qj.ieen to come and yield Obedience to him. The Queen, 6/ yy
who, as f have heard 3 is a Lady of much Virtue and Prudence 5 / fj
being unwilling to gender her (elf to Venk^tapA, fummoned her
Captains together, told them, that fhe was ready to fpend and
give them all the Money and Jewels (he had, and not to be
wanting on her part toherutmoft power, if they would prepare
themfdve-s to defend the State 1 But thefe Minifters, either
through Cowardize or T reachery, would not attempt a defence • )
Whereupon the poor QueenjWho as a W oman could do little by
herfelf, (her Son alfo being very young) feeing her people dif-
heartned^efolv'd by their advice to furrender her (elf to I enkjtd"
f k Naieka ^ and accordingly prepar'dto go to him with a good
Guard of Souldiers. Which he hearing, fent to her to come alone
without other company then her Attendants 5 which (he did, not
voluntarily, but conftrain'd thereto by her hard Fortune, and
the little Faith of others. Venkctapa received her honourably, and
took her into his Friendfhip and Protedion 5 but withall he
caus'd the City to be difmantled of the ftrong walls it had, to
prevent her rebelling againft him afterwards, and left her, as be
fore , the Government of the State , tying her onely to Obe
dience, the payment of a Tribute, and the profefling of a noble
Vaffallage to him. When they difmantled the City3 the Qyeen
fthey fay J unable to endure the fight, retir'd into afblitary
place a little diftant, curfing in thofeherfolitudes thePufillani-
mity and Infidelity of her own people, no lefs then the unfortuii-
atenefs and weaknefs of the ifyrtugals her defenders, to whom me
had been always a faithful Friend. At this time (he lives with
her young Son, either in Carnate^ or (bme other place there
abouts. ^ .
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