‘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’ [‎221] (242/508)

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late years ("by the diligence of the Portugals) Catholicks^ and y/ 7 ^
obedient to Rome 5 his refidcnce is in Cranganor^ five leagues from ^ y
Cocin Northwards. /> y •
O&oher the one and twentieth. Proclamation was made by ^ r ^
the Vice-Roy's Order for the Souldiers to come and receive Pay., O? - n
in Order to their going to Ormnz,. The Armado wherein they
were to go, was very long in preparing through want of mony 5^/ T 5
which the Vice-Roy was very diligent to raife, both from xht A
Merchants, and alfo from the Gentiles, who confented to pay 39 ^ _
certain Annual Summ, (or elfe a greater once for all) that Li- 3
cence might be granted them to celebrate Marriages in Qoa, ac- " ^
cording to their own Rite, which ordinarily was not allowed ^ jf ^
them. But all thefe courfes were not fufficient to difpatch the ^ *
Fleet with that diligence which was defired 5 and in the mean
time it was faid, that many Dutch or Englifh Ships infefted
the Ports of Cianl, Bajjaim, and Dahul, without controll 5 by
all which it appears tome, that matters in India go every day
from bad to worfe.
oBober the one and thirtieth. News came to G^that Melik^ XIIL
Ambar, who a good while had fuccesfully warr'd againft Adil-
Sciah, at length in a vidory had taken one MttUa Mnhhamed^ /^w c/
General of Adil-Scidb's Army, and much favor'd by him 5 who * r
by his ill demeanor towards the laid Afelil^, (even lb far as to en-
deavor to get him poyjfbn'd) was the occafion of the prefent ^ #
Warr, wherein Melius chief intent was to revenge himfelf of/J^^-^
the faid MtUa Muhhamed : Whom being thus taken, they fay 5
he beheaded and caus*d him in that manner to be carry'd about
his Camp with this Proclamation 5 That this Traytor Mnlla Muh
hamed, the caufe of the Warr, and prefent difcords between
Adil-Sciah and Nizam-Sciah, (to whom this Melikjs Governour)
other wife Friends and Allies, was thus in the Name of his Lord
Adil-Sciah , as a Tray tor and difturber of the publick Peace, put
to death. By which aft JMelik. meant to fignifie that he had no
evil intention againft Adil-Sciah, but onely took up Arms for the
mifchiefs done him by Mulla Mnhhamed, whom he defir'd to re
move from the Government of Adil-Sciah and the world. Yet it
was not known how Adil-Sciah receiv'd this a£i:ion 5 and what end
the bufinefs would have. In this Warr, they fay, the Moghol
favor'd Adil-Sciah againft Melik ^y and fupply'd him with 20000.
Horfe : but, be that how it will, Adil-Sciah hath hitherto always
gone by the worft, and fbme-times been in great danger 5 Mdik)
who is a brave Captain, having over-run all the State almoft to
the Gates of Vidhiafor, which is the Royal City of Adil-Sciah>
where he hath fbmetimes been fore'd to fhut himfelf up as 'twere
befieg'd. A few moneths before, Adil-Sciah put one of his prin
cipal Wives to death, for intelligence which (he was faid to hold
with Melik^, and for having been a party in promoting this
Warr, out of defign to remove Adil-Sciah from the Govern
ment , as one become odious to his own people, either through
his
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