"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" [‎٣‎١‎٥] (٥٠٨/٣٣٦)

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Naples to wait for me here., had been fome dayes expeding
me 3 with another man-fervant to Sig ra Faufiina Alberina my
Aunt. As foon as he faw our Felluca's afar ofF^ and conje-
dur 3 d who we were 3 becaufe the Tide was fo boifterous that
we could not eafily gettolhore, hecaus'd certain men to wade
into the Sea naked;, who with ropes prefently drew both the
Boats to Land in fafety 5 where Horatio and his Companion
receiv'd us with much gladnefs and many tears., and conduced
us to a Lodging already provided for us in one of the Inns upon
the Sea-fide. Sig: Paolo Heltori, Governour of Terracina^ fent
to invite me to his Houfe, and to excufe himfelf for not com
ing in Perfon to fetch me, for that he was taken up with the
Prince of Venoja Ludovifio^ who lodg'd with him in hispaffage
to Naples , whether almoft all the Roman Barons, Vaflals of
Spai*, were fummon'd by the Vice-Roy 5 (as 'twas believ'd )
about fome difgufts which he had with them about matters of
Titles, and the like Complements > and the Prince of Fenoja
was now at Terracitta upon the Way. I thank d the Governour 3
but declind the favor? partly, to avoid giving him more
trouble at fuch a bulietimej and 5 partlyj becaufe I intended to
depart forth-with* . .
March the fifteenth, A Captain came from Sezze^ to invite me I It
in the name of Sig: Francefco delta Valle Governour there 3 (whom
I knew already by fame of his Books of Poetry, and defir d
much to know perfonallyJ that I would lodg with him in my
paflhge to Rome, adding ? that he would wait for me at Cafe move,
an Inn upon the way, fubjed to his jurifdiftion. Whereupon,
after I had heard Mafs in a Church near thefliore;, I imbarqu d
with all my people and Goods,and ;at night 5 arriv 'd ztCafetivove,
where I found the faid Sig: Francefco della Valle, who entertain 'd
us nobly, and, upon the like defire which he had of knowing me,
we eftablifh'd a great and perpetual friendfhip,
March the (ixteenth, I difpatcht with part of my ler-
vants and carriage to Rome, particularly, with the Coffin of ^
Maani, ordering him to get it into fecredy before the day
of my arrival, for preventing a]l difficulties that might anle
either from thegnards of the Gate, or the Toll-houfe, or other-
wife: to which purpofe I alfo writ Letters to Sig" with
orders what was to be done. I 5 with the Women, and only two
Servants, leaving the reft of my Goods in chargewith the Holt,
becaufe there wanted Mules to carry them jWent with Sigifrancef
co to Seziza, there to wait for a Coach, which I had writ for to
Rome, In the Evening, the Prince of Rajjano Aldobrandwo pals d
by Ca[e move towards Naples, whither he was fummon d with the
March the twenty fecond, The Prince of Salmona Vorghcfe,
who was sroitw likewife to Naples, enter'd Sezza withalolemn
Cavalcade, being met at the toot of the Hills by the Governor,
all the Militia of horfe and foot, theBifhop, and a company ot
Sfa a"