'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎1619] (1774/1782)

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attyred, wearing on thGir nosGs, eaies^ neckes, armes and legges many
rings set with iewels, and lockes of silver and golde in their eares, and
a long barre of golde vpon the side of their noses. Their eares with
the weight of their iewels be wome so wide that a man may thrust three
of his fingers into them.
Here very shortly after our arriuall wee were put in prison, and
had part of our goods taken" from us by the Captaine of the castle^
whose name was Don Mathias de Albuquerque; and from hence the
eleuenth of October he shipped us and sent us for Goa vnto the Viceroy,
which at that time was Don Francisco de Mascarenhas.
Letter from Fitch.
" Louing friends Master Poore, etc. Since my departure from
Aleppo, I have not written vnto you any letters, by reason that at
Babylon, I was sicke of the fluxe, and being sicke, I went from thence
for Balsara, which was twelve jdayes journey downe the riuer Tygris,
where we had extreme hot weather, which was good for my disease, ill
fare, and worse lodging, by reason our boat was pestered with people. In
eight daies that which I did eate was very small, so that if we had
stayed two dayes longer vpon the water, I thinke I had died: but
comming to Balsara, presently I mended, I thanks God. There we
stayed 14 dayes, and then we imbarked our selues for Ormuz, where we
arrived the fifth of September, and were put in prison the ninth of the
same moneth, were we continued untill the 11 of October, and then were
shipt for this citie of Goa in the captaines ship.
Letter from Newherie.
My last I sent you, was the 29 of May last past from Aleppo, by
George Gill the purser of the Tiger, which the last day of the same
moneth came from thence, and arriued at *Feluge the 19 day of lune,
which Feluge is one dayes journey from hence. Notwithstanding some
of our Company came not hither till the last day of the last moneth
which was for want of Camels to cary our goods : for at this time of the
veere, by reason of the great heate that is here, Camels are very scant to
be gotten. And since our comming hither we have found very small
sales, but divers say that in the winter our commodities will be very well
sold, I pray God their words may proouetrue. I thinke cloth, kersies and
tinne have never bene here at so low prices as they are now. Notwith
standing if I had here so much readie money as the commodities are woorth,
I would not doubt to make a very good profite of this voiage hither, and
to Balsara, and so by Gods helpe there will be reasonable piofite made
of the voiage. But" with halfe money and halfe commoditie may be
bought here the best sort of spices, and other commodities that are
brought from the Indies, and without money there is here at this instant
small good to be done. With Gods helpe two dayes hence, J minde to
goe from hence to Balsara, and from thence of force I must goe to
Ormus for want of a man that speaketh the Indian tongue. - ^ m J'
being in Aleppo I hired twot Nazaranies, and one of them hath ene
twise in the Indies, and hath the language very _ well, but he is a very
lewde fellow and therefore I will not take him with me,
* i.e., Fallujah 4
f Nasranis, i.e., Oriental Christians.
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