‘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’ [‎73] (94/508)

Into the EAST-INDIES. 73
alfo lodg'd in the (aid Colledge at n\ght,Jpril the fecondj I heard
IVIafs early in the Jefuits Church, and taking leave of them went
to etnbark, but found that my Galeot was remov'd to the other
fide of the Port under the Mountain to be mended 5 and having
found SigiMamiel d' Oliveira^one of our Companions embark'd in
the fame Galeot 3 and underftanding that the fleet did not depart
that day neither J went with him to hear a Sermon in the Cathe
dral Church 5 afteir whichj We went to dine intheHoufe of F.
Francefco FernandezJPneft and Vica^who liv'd fometimes at Or-
and after the lofs of thatlfland wasretir'd hither. The For-
tugals call Secular Priefts, Fathers, as We do the Religious or
Monafticks. In the fame Houfe dwelt Signor- --a worthy
and grave Souldier, who being a Friend to my faid Companion,
we convers'd together till it was late, and then our Galeot being
come back we went to embark 5 but neither did the fleet depart
this night 3 as we fuppos'd it would.^pr// the third^A rumor of de
parting being Ipread abroad about noon, we put out to Sea, and
caft Anchor at the motith of the Harbour, where many other Ga-
leots were gather 5 d,expe6i:ing thefetting forth of the whole fleet,
but neither did we depart this day nor the night enfuing.
April the fourth^he fleet being at length in readinefs^nd thq
Sun a good heigh^we (et fail and departed from the Port oteiaul.
In the Afternoon we fail'd by a Fort, which is the onely one pof-
(eis'd near the Sea by the Moors of Daman, that is, by Nizam Set-
ah, which Fortiscall'd Danda Ragiaport 5 and at night we caft
Anchor under a deep fhore call'd iCe^/.We did not fail in the night
time, becaufe t\\tCapU was numerous, confifting, by my conje- • —»
fture, of above 200. Veffels, and in the dark fome unwary Ship
might eafily have been taken by the Rovers of Malabar.The next y -
day we fail'd gently along,onely with the fail calfd the Trinket,
making but little way, that fo we might go altogether and not
leave many Ships behind, which being ill provided of Tackle
could not fail faft.We caft Anchor again early in the Evening, to
avoid the confufion which might arife by fo many Ships calling
Anchor together 5 befides the danger of falling foul one upon ano
ther in the dark.Our courfe was always Southerly,and the Coaft
along vvliich we pafs'd on the left hand was all mountainous > till
having got out of the dominion of Nizdm-Sciah, we began to
coaft along that otAdil-Scihh, Now that it may be underftood
who theie Princes are, I fhall tell you that on the South of the
States of the Great Moghel, in the Confines whereof India begins
to be diftended into a great Tongue of Land like a Triangle, a
great way Southwards into the Sea, between the Gulph of Cam~ .
baiajmdi the Gulph of Kengala 5 the firft Province of India joyn- / ^ ^ /
ing to the States of the Mogholjs theRingdom of Daman
fome part is ftill poffefs'd by theil/tt^w/.Next follows theKingdom
of 7e/e^»e 3 or Te/e»g4 5 and many other Provinces divided under /{ Z k qpla-rTJ <?■
feveralPrinces into littlcKingdoms,which they fay were anciently //
but one or two^nd that the others who arc now abfolutePrinces,
L were ^