"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" [‎٣‎٩‎٧] (٥٠٨/٤١٨)

A Voyage to EAST-INDIA, &€.
So t hat I am very confident, if an Englifti Merchant (hould tra
vel alone with a very great treafure in GokL, and Jewels (both,
or either) from Surat, to Labor y which is more than one thou-
iand Eriglifti miles, and take thofe Indian fervants only for his
company, and guard, and all they knew what he carried with
him. He paying them their Wages, they would be fo far from
injuring him of the leafl: peny of his wealth, that whofoever be-
fides fhould attempt his fpoiling, muft make a way through their
blood, before they (hould be able to do it.
Here is a great? and good example of faithfulnefs, and it is
very truel But I much doubt, that if a great Indian Merchant,
I mean a Native of that Countrey, (hould come for England
ivith like treaiiire, with a defire to pafs through this whole
Nation, and fhould for his more fafe paflage take a guard
of Sword-men here, aftd pay them well for their (ervice,
they might lye under foch a ftrong tentation, as might make
them tofpoil the Egyptian, by (hortning his journey, dividing
his fubftance, and by difpofing fo of his per(bn, that it (hould
never tell tales.
But for that people, as their faithfulnefs is very remarkable,
fo is their diligence very exemplary likewife 5 for they keep
continually within the call of their Mafters, and will not at any
time depart thence without fpeeial leave. And the plenty of
all Provifions being very great throughout the whole Monar^hy^
they ferve at very low rates, which I never knew them to raife,
not requiring more than five (hillings Sterling every new Moon 3
paid the next day after its Change, which is all the recompence
they do defire, or exped from their Mafters, to provide them-
felves with all neceflaries
———quibus hinc foga 0 Calceus hinc eji^
Et Fanisfumufyue Do mi.-
Juven. Sat. 1.
Their coat, their (hooes, their bread, their fire 3
1 And all befides, bought with this hire.
and for this do as good fervice, as if they had ten times as
much wages.
They Hand to be hired in the or Market-place, an an
cient cuftom, as may appear, Mat. 20. 3. where fome of them
may be at all times had.
But it is their manner, when they are hired to receive advance-
money, that is, one moneths pay before hand, and to have their
pay thus in hand every moneth 10 long as they (erve 5 and fo ho-
neft they are, that if they be bidden to provide themfelvesof
other Mafters, they will (erve out the time for which they have
received pay, to an hour before, they depart.
Now thefe who are fo exad: in performing their duty by their
faithfulnefs and diligence, muft be exactly paid their Salary
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