‘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’ [‎271] (292/508)

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care ^ of which, if any were loft, he (hould be refponfible to me
for the fame at Aleppo : And 3 indeed, had the Camelier been
obftinate 3 I was refolv'd to do as I raid 3 having little heart to
truft to the mifchievcmfnefs of the Emir, ("which was very in-
famous)^ or to expofe to fo great danger 3 not onely the few goods
1 hadj but alfo the body of Sitti Maam, ourliveSj and the Wo
men's both Liberty and Souls (which was a great consideration J 5
and little caring to prefent to the Emir the Letter which I had
for him from the Baftia of Baffora in my recommendation, becaufe
I had found by experience what little good the two former did
me, which I had prefented to Sceich Abdullah at Cnvebeda^ and to
Sceich Abitakb the Son otNafa in the Defart. The chief Came
lier try'd a good while to prevail with me to go with him to the
Ewir $ but at length feeing me obftinfatej and fome other Came-
liersof his companions of the famemind 3 he refolv'd at laft to
leave the Camels with me to carry my Goods diredtly to Aleppo^
together with (bmefew other companions of the Journey, and
to go himfelfalone with all his loads to the Emr, • purposing alfo
to tell him., that we by force, and againft his will 3 had freed our
felves from going to him 5 with which I was very well con
tented.
After he was gone his own way, we took ours direflly to
Aleppo , and after two hours travel, took up our ftation in a
bare champian place, where night had over-taken us,
July the eight and twentieth, From Sun-rife we travell'd al-
moft till noon, but the Camels being few, weary,and over-laden,
made no great progrels. After three hours baiting, we journey d
again till almoft night, and lodgd by a water near the Tents
of fome Arabian Beguin fhep herds who were there.
July the nine and twentieth. Setting forth early, we (aw lome
number of Horfe crofs the way before us at a good diftance, and
finding the place a Plain inclos'd with Hills, and conlecjuently,
fit for Ambufcadcs and Treacheries, wefufpedted that they were
Thieves, and that they went to wait at fome Pals to aflault us.
Wherefore we put our felves in order, and march'd a good
while on foot with our Arms ready to defend our felves by fight:
But at length thefe fufpitions vanitti'd, and we met no body 5
and, peradventure, they were people that were afraid of us,
and fled. Such encounters we frequently had in the Defartj
and many times betook our felves to our Arms 5 fome times too
in the night we were vifited by Pilferers, who attempted to
fteal fomething clandeftinely 5 but, God be thanked, no mifchief
ever befell us, and the Thieves finding us upon our guard, went
away always fruftrated 5 and fometimes too,- either hurt or teui**
fy'd by our Arms. On this occafion 1 will not omit, (now we are
near the end of this journeyj, that the Defart between
Aleppo a great Plain with very few inequalities 5 and fome 01
the foil is dry, fome faltifh and full of Other Minerals, little (tony,
and lefs mooriQi With Keeds 5 but the greateft part was green
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