‘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’ [‎421] (442/508)

A Voyage to E A S T-IN D I A, &c.
Fifth, 'That one whole Moon in everyy ear, every man^ come to
years of difcretion, muji jpend the whole day^ 'twixt the rtfing^ and
Jetting of the Sun, infafting.
Sixth, That every one out of his fiore, muft give unto the poor
liberally, freely, and voluntarily.
Seventh, That every one (except thofe Votaries which renounce
marriage) muji marry, to increafe and multiply the Se& and Re
ligion of Mahomet.
Eighth, That no man muji kill, orJhed blood.
Now much in thefe Commandments agrees with the word of
Truth 5 and we need not wonder at it 3 when we confider, that
even the Devil himfelf (as we may oblerve in the GofpelJ hath
fometimes had a Scripture in his mouth. So have Hereticks,
and fo did Mahomet and his Affiftants mix fbme Scripture in
their Alcoran, to put a fairer glofs upon their irreligion. But
what Scriptures they all urge, are for the moft part, if not ever,
wrefted, by their maiming, or perverting, or mif-applying of
them. Thus the Devil quotes a Scripture, Mat. ^,6, but one
part is left out, and the reft mif-applied. Thofe therefore who
wreft or mangle Scripture to ferve their own turn, we may lee
fromwhofe School they have it. Thus Mahomet cites Scripture
to do more mifchief by it let no man content him{elf,and think
all is weiLji becaufe he can lometimes fpeakgood words, have a
Scripture in his mouth 5 when he confiders that Hereticks, Hy
pocrites do fo, that Mahomet, nay Satan himfelf hath done as
much.
But to proceed 3 the Mahometan-Vxitfts are called Moolaas,
who read lome parcels out of their ^/^r^»,upon Fridays (which
are theirSabbaths or days of reft) unto the people affembled in
their Mofquits or Churches, and then further deliver fome pre-
- cepts, which they gather out of it, unto their miferably deluded
hearers.
Thefe are they which joyn thofe of that Religion in
marriage 5 and thefe imploy much of their time as Scriveners
todobulinefles for others 5 or to teach their young Children to
write and read their language in written hand, for fas before)
they have no Printing. Thofe Moolaas vxz mow diftinguifhed
from the reft of the Mahometans by their Beards f which they
wear long) then by any other of their habits. Their Calling
gains, and gives them very much reverence and efteemamongft
the People 5 as another fort of Priefts there have, of an high
order or rank, which live much retired > but when they appear
openly are moft highly reverenced 5 they are called Scayds who
derive themfelves trom Mahomet.
The Mahometans have fair Churches which (as before) are
called Mofquits 5 their Churches are built of Marble or coarfer
ftone, the broad-fide towards the Weft is made up dole like a
firm wall, and fo are both ends, in which there are no lights j
the