‘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’ [‎77] (98/508)

Into the EAST-INDIES.
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nav'd voluntarily he dutft undertake to make a mighty war up
on him and never pay him Tribute more ; which 5 if true,was cer
tainly in this Prince a ftrange effeft of fear. This Adtl-Sctah hath
marry d one of his Daughters to Cutb-Sdah, and with Nizam-
Sc iJ he conftantly maintains, and frequently renews alliance;
fo that they are all three faft friends, and firmly united together^
I have alfo heard that Adil-Sciah ufes to wear his Beard very long,
contrary to the other two, who are (haven after the mode ot
Terfm and India. They fay the prefent Ibrahim Adtl-Saah is in
firm, by reafon ofa great hurt receiv d by a Wolfin his hips, fo
that he cannot ride on Horfe-back 5 and hence perhaps it is that
he is fo peaceable and timerons, infirmities undoubtedly much
deieftina the fpirits of Men. All thefe three Princes are Moors,
as I faid before, although their Countries abound with innume
rable Gentiles. Cutb-Sciah alone, as I have heard, is .to**?, ot
the Sect of the Verfuns , but the other two, I conceive, are
as the Turks and theMoghoh which yet I affirm not, becaufe I
have not perfect certainty thereof. The Ring of Perfia chentbes
all thefe three Princes fufficiently,and they have great corrdpon-
<lence by interchangeable Ambaflies and Prefents, all whiehis yy >
onely in reference to make greater oppofition to theMoghol ^
upon whom they border^ and whole greatnefs is equally pre- 0/^ fy-
Judiciall to them all. And fo much may fuffice concerning^ ^
April the fifth. We fet fail again, and in the Afternoon pafs'd V It,
by the City DabitL which belongs to the Dominions of Mil- '
Sciahj and ftands hid amongft Hills in a lovy Plain , fothat tis - /
fcarcely feen. After which, we pafsd within two Leagues of a
Point or Promontory which the Vortngals cdXpabulfalfoloecznie
it deceives fuch as come from far by Sea, making them take it for
the Point of Dahitl, to which it refembles. At Night we calt
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Anchor near another fhore which they call the Gulphor Bay, .
or, as the Portueals fpeak, A EnceadaJos Bramanes^ becauie the
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Country thereabouts is inhabited by many Brachwans, pr?
the fixth. We fet fail, and fitft pafs'd by Rthen by
petan. About two hours before night, we caft Anchor in an
Enceada. or Bay, which they call C ^/ oxj , oxCalofit, notfartrom - /
the Point of Carapetan. April the feventh. In the Morning we^ -"A'
pafs'd by Tambona, which was the Country of the Manners ot
our Ship, and toward Evening by the Rocks which the
call Lot lllcos qiieohidos, that is. The burnt Rocks, becauie they J?/At
appear fuch by their colour and inequality 4 and we contmu d fail- , ,
ing all Night, every Ship going as they pleas'd, without caring
for the company of the Fleet 5 now that by reafon of the gieac
ncarnefs of Goa, we were in fafety. April the eighth. Arriving
before Day at the fhore of Goa, we began to enter into the lalt
■r. • «• I AU whirh tnePortmaU
River, ox Rio, astheyfpeak, of fait water which the Portugal
call Burro, di Goa upon the mouth of which River, which is lui- AJ.
ficiently broad, ftand two Forts, one on each fide, witn good
/va^ a-ax ^ f