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‘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’ [‎66] (87/508)

The record is made up of 1 volume (480 pages). It was created in 1665. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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I he Travels of Peter Delia Valle,
their own fenfe) when coniiderable refpeds oblige them to con
ceal themfelves, perhaps is not unlawful to be aiTum'd. Now
Cacciutur being hereupon taken for a Meor^ and not daring to
deny it or difcover himlelf more clearlj^butjas I believe, intend
ing to be a Moor really;, and to do what afterwards he did > they
would not futfer that he (hould go along with me into the juriA
didion of ChriftianSjWhere they conceived he would be in danger
ofbeing perverted. And although innumerable Moors go daily
into the neighbouring Territories of thzPortugals 5 nor are they
wont to be forbidden ^ yet, my Cacciatbr , I know not upon
what account, they prohibited very ftridily, I believe by his
own procurement. When I had read this prohibition in my Pais,
I fent him out of the City before-hand;, with order to crofs the
River at another place a good way off, and meet me at the
Sea-fide, where being among the Englijh^ he would be out of all
all danger 3 but through the negligence of a Man of the Coun
try whom he took todiredt him, either by his own will, as'tis
moft likely, becaufe he knew not the way 3 or elfe, not having
found Boats to pals the River eMewhere, a^ he (aid, he was di-
reCied to crols it at the feme place near the Cuftom-houle, where
we did 5 whereupon being ieen by the Officers, he was feiz'd
upon, and they would not fuffer him to come by any means. I
us d much inftadce, and try 'd divers wayes, alledging by a
writing that he was bound to ferve me longer, and was to
go to Goato be paid his wages there, according to agreement:
cut all to nopurpofe, they ftill anfwering, ( though with great
courtehe indeed j that the accord was good, and that Cacciatur
did not break it> being for his part ready to go, but that they
1 ade him ftay by force , as in zeal for Religon 'twas reafbnable
or them to do j that, had I been going into fome Territory of
Moots as I was "of Chrifiians^ they (hould not have kept him
from 5 and therefore, inftiort, I muftbe contented to leave
tm ehmd, and pay him for hisfervice done in Surh \ other-
wile they could not give aPafstomy felf. Perceiving there
was no remedy I return d to the ^i-Houfe, and having con-
Wted jith the Commendator what to do, I agreed wkh
thZ 'l- A ^ r WllIing not t0 be left at after I had
threatntd to caufe him to be Ham there, in cafe he ftav'd to turn
b The G ^ ft,OUld hi r lfelf defirOUS t0 fta y at an<1
• the Covernour s own Houfe tpo if he pleas'd aflbrinsi him
m'S no h"V 11 " 1 haC l fU r y fati!,fi ' d him ' that fo my journey
r 6 and after I wa S gone without him the
M Commemktor, who toofc this care upon him ftould
wterel took B om' aD£l -f ^ him ^ another way to the Sea-fide
nere 1 took Boat 5 onf he could not be fent timely enoush to
find me there, then hefiiould come to by find where
tfotltr tta,n,y fi,,dn,e u- L U P on agreement we went
Writintt and thep 0111 ' W ' dilcharges of his Arrears in
Si and the Governour was contented to let me go, after
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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 . Translated from the Italian by George Havers. A dedication, written by Havers to the Right Honourable Roger, Earl of Orrery, precedes the main text. The second part of the volume, A Voyage to East-India with a description of the large territories under the subjection of the Great Mogol , was written by Edward Terry, and not, as the frontispiece suggests, by Sir Thomas Roe.

Publication details: Printed by J Macock for Henry Herringman, London, 1665.

There are pencil and ink annotations in margins of many pages in the volume. The index at the end of the volume is handwritten, and contains entries for: Persia, Portuguize [Portuguese], Surat, Ormuz [Hormuz], Cambay [Khambhat], and Shah Abbas.

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‘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’ [‎66] (87/508), British Library: Printed Collections, 212.d.1., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023664258.0x000058> [accessed 18 January 2025]

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