![‘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’ [‎94] (115/508)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517141.0x000001/212.d.1._0115.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "‘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’ [‎94] (115/508)")
‘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’ [94] (115/508)
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/ he Travels of Peter Delia Valle,
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bis who hath been long at Goa, negotiating with the Vice-Roy
the eftabliihnient of the faid Friendfhip. The Ambaflador of
fterikrtapa Naieka is aBrachman., call'd Vitulh Sinai^ and having
taken his leave of the Vice-Roy, the two Ambafladors departed
together at this time. I having been fome dayes before inform'd
of this intended Embaffie, and being defirous to feefome Coun
try of the Gentiles, where themfelves bore fway;, andobferv'd
their Rites without any fubjedion to Chriftiansor Moors;, or
Princes of ditferent Religion, - as in thofe Lands which I had hi
therto feen ^ I offerM my felf to accompany my Friend Sig; Gio:
Fernandez Leiton in this Embaflie, and he hath been pleas'd to
teftifie very great liking of my company. So that I am to take
Ship with him within three days, which will be the thirteenth or
fourteenth of this prefent moneth of Offober. I hope I fhall find
matter Wherewith to feed our Curiofity , and to give you an en
tertainment. In the mean rime I heartily faluteaJl our Friends
at Naples^ and moft affectionately kifs your Hands. From Coa
Ottober 10.1623.
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LETTER IV.
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i :From Onor^ Oflob. 30. 1023
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Eing departed from Goa ? and arriv'd at this Port of Onh
i ^ Iftall give you fome account of what hath hapned in my
oblervation during the few days fince the laft that I writ
to you, the temhytfifuch becaufe I underftood lay dill at
Goa^ with the two Ships which were to go thence for I
have thought fit to fend this to accompany it, and, I hope, you
will receive both of them fidgether ? and that not withoutVome
Imalj deledation with my . News, inafmuch as I am pleas'd in
writing to you frcm feveral places, and (when I can get
opportumtyj) fronrthofe very places which afford the novelties
and matters whereof I write, which therefore may pbffibly be
more grateful in the reception, as being native of the Country.
took Ship with our Portugal Ambaflador, and Sig* Giv Fer
nandez Lett on ^ about Evening O&ober the fourteenth 5 and de-
parting from Qta, we remov'd to a Town call'd Tanei in the
lame llland, but lower near the place where the River enters in
to the Sea, and whither the Vice-Roys ufe to retire themfelves
frequently to a Houfe of Pleafure which they have there be-
ides many other like Houfesof private perfons upon the River
like wile 5 and where alio at the mouth of the Sea, or Bar, as they
ipeak, which isa little lower, almoft all Fleets that depart from
^4 are wont tofetfail. We might have perform'd this journey
y and along theSea-caft, palling along the other Lands of
Adit-
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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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