‘The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta. In which, the several countries, together with the customs, manners, traffique, and rites both religious and civil, of those Oriental princes and nations, are faithfully described: In familiar letters to his friend Signior Mario Schipano. Whereunto is added a relation of Sir Thomas Roe’s voyage into the East-Indies’ [‎122] (143/508)

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1 be I ravels of Peter Delia Vallc,
inents of Gold, yet I put on onely plain black Silk as mourning
for my Wife. Before we had din'dj and whilft we were at Table 6
they came to call us in hafte to Audience, faying, that Fitnd
Sinay and other great Perfonswere come toconduft usto the
King. The Ambafiador finding himfelf unready and furpris'd
was fore'd to defire them not to come yet, making an excufe
that we were ftill at dinner , and,^ Table being taken away he
and all the reft retir'd to drefs themfelves in great confufion-
and greater there was in getting the Horfes fadled, preparing the
Prefents which were to be carry'd, and providing othernccef-
fary things in hafte, for nothing was ready 5 but the Ambafiador
and all his Servants were in a great hurry and confufion, calling
for this and the other thing, which feem'd to me not to have
too much of the Courtier. The perfons who came to fetch us
fray d a good while without, but at length were brought into
t^ie Porch of the Houfe, that is, into the firft Entrance within
the Court, where Vifits are received 5 without feeing theAm-
bailador or any of his Attendants, who were all employ'd in
the above-faid confufion, at a good part of which thefe perfons
were prefent. , ^1
At length the^ AmbafTador being drelsM came forth with the
relr, and receiv d the V'ifit of Vitnla, sinay ^ and another great
Perlon lent by the King to accompany him, he was a Moor\>v
beer, but of Indian Pvace, very black, and Captain General in
theie parts of Banghel, from which charge he was lately return'd
and his Name vyas Muse Bat. With thefe camealfo a Son ofhis*
a Youth ofthe lame colour, but ofahandfome Face, and cloth'd
odly alter the Indian Fafiiion, that is, naked from the
girdle upwards, having onely a very thin and varioufly painted
cloth caftcrofs one Shoulder, and another of the fame fort mrt
about him and hanging down loofe 5 he had a little Bonnet
upon his Head, like thole ofour Gally-flaves, but wrought with
divers colours 5 his Hands, Arms, Neck, and Nofe , were
adorn d with many ornaments of Gold, and he had a guilt Po-
doth d' 1 ,!! i S gl l ' W f hlch , fllew ' d ver y wtI1 - His Father was
cloth d all m white, after the manner of to wit, o&fuch
as wear Clothes, and go not naked from the Wafte upwards-
upon h.s white veftment he had a (hortcr (ur-coatoTveTvet'
guarded wuh Gold at the bottom , loofe and open before'
tatdV. one ^ ^ "«««":
ed ^ y r uT on Jfhe right fide, the hilt and cheap guiid-
Cao o/k 3 r '''T 5 0fSil r 5 u P on his Head he hada 8 littl e
Counties Cloth of GoId ' ^r in thefe
the fame t , ^ . J, ^^er rich Silken fur-coats upon
lame 5 to honor che iolemmty 5 and upon thefe they had
fuch