‘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’ [‎449] (470/508)

A Voyage to EAST-INDIA,
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ritories, which were immediately fhewen unto him 5 he
afked which were thofe Countries about them, he was -told
Tarttria and Verfia, as the names of the reft which confine with
him ^ and then caufing the Book to be turn'd all over, and
finding no more to fell to hi?.fhare y but whatat firft he faw, and
he calling himfelf the Conqutrour of the World ,, and havrng no
greater ftiare in it, -feemed to be a little troubled 5 yet civrlly
told the Ambaflador, that neither himfelf, ; nor any of his
People did underftand the Language in which that Book was
written 3 and becaufe fo 3 he further told him^ that he would
not rob him of fuch a Jewel 3 and therefore returned it uato
him again. UiODol
And the Truth '% that the Great; Mogol might very well bflhg
his Adionagainft Mercator and others who defcribe the World,
butftreighten him very much in their Maps 3 not allowing him
to be Lord and Commander of thofe Provinces, which properly
belong unto him. ' ;
But it is true likewife that he, who hath the greateft fhare on)
the face of the Earth, if it be compared with the whole World,
appears not great. As it was faid of the Lands of Alcibiades^
that, compared with the Globe of the whole Earth, they did
not appear bigger then a fmall tittle. The Territories
are more apparent, large, and viable, as one may take notice,
who ftridtly views this affixed Map, which is ^ true reprefenta-
tion of that great Empire in its large dimenfions. So that al
though the Mogol be not Mafter of the whole World, yet hath
he a great (hare in it, if weconfider his very large Territories,
and his abundant riches, as will after more appear, whofe wealth
and ftrength makes him fo potentj as that he is able, wnenfoever
he pleafeth to make inroades upon,and to do much mifchief unto
any of his Neighbours 5 but I leave that, and come now to fpeak
SECTION XXIII.
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4 " • ft ■ /' ri.
Of the Motors Tolicy in his Government^ exercifed by
himjelf and Snbftitutes. . 1
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ANd it is that indeed, which is the worft of all Govern
ments, called by Arijiotle JWoJ / k ©-, Arbitrary, Illimited,
Tyrannical, fuch as a moft fevere'Mafter ufeth to Servants, not
that which a good King adminiftreth to Subjects.
Which makes it very uncomfortable for thofe that live as Sub-
jeds there, under the command of others, taller then themfelves
by their (words length ^ or fo to be fixed in any part of the
World.
— Where no Law refijis
thefword) but that it a&eth what it lifis,]
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