‘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’ [‎123] (144/508)

Into the E A S T-IN D I E S.
fuch colour'd clothes as in Perfia they call and ufe for gir- t
dies but the Indians wear them crofs the (boulders cover d with
a piece of very fine white Silk, fo that the colour underneath ap
pears i or elfe wear white Silk alone As foon as we came forth
of doors,*** prefented to the Ambailador one of thele
colour'd Skarfs inclos'd in white Silk to wear about h.s Neck 5
and the Ambaffador gave him a piece of I know not what Cloth,
and in the mean time apublick Dancing -Woman whom they
had hir'd, dancd in the prefence of us all Then we all took
Horfe, the Ambaffador riding upon a good Horfeof his own
which he had brought from Coi, with a faddle embroider d
i adorn d with Silver Fringe ; and another Horfc with mp-
S* being lead before him, both which he had brought from
Lme with intention, perhaps, to fell them hefe at his depar
ture •' for Horfes here yield a good price, and he had been for
mer! v at Ikkeri purpofely to fell Horfes, and fo became known
to Fetiktaf* Naieka. There was alfo another good led-Horle
which the Vice-Roy fent as a Prefent to Venk-tapa Nauka; that
which thev had given to VH h I a Sinay ^ he had carry d to his
Houfe and it appear'd not here. All the reft of us rode upon
Horfes' of the place, which are of a very fmall fize, and were fent
to us for that purpofe, accoutr'd after their manner, with faddles
wrtty enough to look upon, but to me very inconvenient, for
thev have bows and cruppers very high, and are all of hard ,
wood, without any fluffing, but with (harp wreathdedges
cover'd with black or red Cloth, lay d with lifts of Gold or
yellow, or other colour; in the cruppers are many carvdorn-
Lnts almoft of this figure (—^D^fides certain extravagant
taficls hanging down to the ftirrops; and, were they not lo hard,
they would be neither unhandfome, nor unfafe to ride upon.
The Pomp proceeded in this manner: Many Horlemen went
formoft who were follow'd by divers Foot arm d with Pikes
and other weapons, fome of them brahdiftiingthelameas they
went along =, then march'd certain Mufketiers with Drums
Trumoets, Pikes, and Cornets founding =, thefe cloth d all in
one colour alter the Portugal manner, but with coarfe ftuff of
(mall value > and amongft them rode a fervant ofthe Ambafla-
dor's, better clad after their falhion,
Then follow'd the Ambaffador in the middle between
Siaai and Musi Bait, and after him we of his retinue, to wit,
the Chaplain, Sig: ConfalvoCarvaglio, Sig: Francefco Montcgro
who liv'd at Barcdor, and whom we found atabout fome
affi'irs of his own; butbecaufe he wanteda horfe, heappeard
roc in the Cavalcade. After us camefome other Hone-men ,
but, in fumm, there was but few people, a fmaU fcew and htt e
gallantry ; demonftrative fignes of the (mallnefsof this Court
and the Prince. In this manner we rode tothe Palacewh
ftands in a Fort or Citadel of good largenefs, lnc ®X 'mrlnee
a great Ditch, and certain ill built baftions. At the entian^