‘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’ [‎71] (92/508)

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favourable, we fet forward again $ and having pafs'd by (bme
Veffeis, wbich we doubted to be Pirats ofMalahar, about night
we arriv d at Bajjaim. But, left the people of the Fleet, which
we found there with the Cafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. ^ fhould moleft our Boat, as fome-
times 'tisufual, and take away ohe Sea-men for the (erviceof the
Navy, we ftay'd a while without the City, cafting Anchor a
little wide of the (hore 5 and in the mean time I fent notice to
F. Diego Rodrigu^ Reftor ofthe Colledge of Jefuits at
for whom I had Letters from the Father R,eftor of their Col-
ledge at Dxman^ and fome aUb for others from the Brother of
theirs, whom I iaw in Cdmbaid. The F. Redor fent pre(ently to
the Sea-lide where I was^ F,GaJpar di Govta their Procurator,who
becaufe'twas faid the Fleet would depart that very night with
the Cafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. for Got, immediately without entring into the City,
procurM me paffage in a Merchants Frigat, as more commodi
ous for paife ngers,in regard'twas free from the trouble erf Soul-
diers which went in the Men of War, appointed to convoy the
Merchants Ships. The Captain of the Veilel wherein I embark'd,
was call d Diego Carvaglio , with whom haying agreed for my
paflage, I prefently put my Goods aboard his Ship, together
with Mar 7 am 7in at in ^ in the moft convenient Cabto, and Cacci-
atur to take care of them. It being now night, I went alone
with F. Govea, to their Colledge, to vifit and thank the F.Redtoy
and the other Fathers , who very courteoufly retain'd me at
Supper \ which ended, to avoid the danger of being left behind^
I forthwith return'd to repofe in the Ship. Of the City t
cannot fay any thing, becaufe it was night both at my entrance,
ftay, and coming aw^y 5 I can onely intimate, that it is wholly
furrounded with ftrong walls, and, if I took good notice, (eems
to me greater then Daman 5 but of late years many buildings
were deftroy'd by a horrible tempeft, and are not yetre-edifi'd,
I found in the Colledge of Bajfaimy F. Paolo Giovio an Italian.
March the thirtieth. In the Morning the Fleet fet fail, and going
off the ftiore we came to the Illand where they take in frefh
water ^over againft a City , ill view at a little diftance, which
they call Saljette$ and the pl^ce where we ftay'd (being-a large
and populous Ifland) 19 call'd in the PortugalTongue V dguadai
and here we ftay'd all day^ecaufe the wind was fo contrary that
could not get off that point of Land 5 and for that divers of
the Galeots andnewFrigats built to be fent and arm*d in Qfyo
were not in order to depart, and we were fore'd to ftay their
preparation. March the one and thirtieth. At Sun-rife we put
to Sea for G^, but were flow in getting forth to the Main be
fore we could fet fail 5 becaufe the Tide was ftill going out, and
there was fo little water left that our Frigat run a ground. At
length the Tide turning, we row a 4 out of the ftreit between
the City and the Ifland 3 and being come into the broad Sea
hois'd all our fails. About mid-night following, we arriv'dat
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