‘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’ [‎127] (148/508)

Into the EAST-INDIES.
him for it, but faid 3 he would be punifh'd by the Ring of Spain^
who was offended with it 5 whereat being forry;, as his Friend^
he had fent feveral times to Coato inquire tidings concerning
him. The Ambaflador anfwer'd, that 'twas true;, there had been
fuch acculations againft him and greater, fome alledging that his
Highnefs had brib'd him 5 but that they were the words of male
volent perfons, which he had always laugh'd at, knowing he had
done his duty 3 and onely what the Vice-Roy had appointed
him ; and that in Spain they give credit to the informations of
the Vice-Roy, and not to the talk of others, as well appear'd by
the event. Venkctapb proceeded to fay, that that Peace was ve
ry well made for the Portugals^nd that much good had follow'd
upon it 5 intimating that they would have made it withdUad-
vantage, if it had not been concluded in that manner ds he con
cluded it: As if he would have (aid. It had been ill for the
4 Tortugab, with manifeft fignes of a mind infulting over them,
/jJ arid that the bufinefs of Banghd was no more to be treated of,
*** he afk'd the Ambaflador, How old he was > How many
Children he had ? Putting him in mind of his ufing to come,
when a very Youth, to ikkgrt with his Father to bring Horfes,
1 dewing himfelf very friendly to him. Nor did the Ambaf-
an^
fadlr lofe the occafion of defiring him that he would favor him
with hisJLetters to the Ring of ^/w^pretending to hope for much
upon alcount of them, a thing which I fhould not commend
in an Ambaflador, becaufe he may thereby come to be thought
by his natural Prince too partial to, and too intimate with, the
Prince with whom he treats > and alfo by this means difparages
himjfelf, as if he need to beg the mediation of foreign Princes
to his natural Lord, and of fuch Princes too with whom he
negotiates in behalf of his own 5 which by no means feems
handfome. Then Venkctapa Nakka inquir'd concerning the reft
of us, and Vitula sinay anfwer'd his Qyeftions 5 telling him of
me, that I was a Roman, and that I travell'd over ib great a part
of the World out of Curiofity, and that I writ down what t
faw 5 with other things of the fame nature. VenkctaptL Naieka
a ^ ,c ^J c 5 Whether I underftood the Language of the Moors ( I
anfwer d that I did, together with the Turkjjh and Perjian 5 but
Imention'd not tht Arabic^ becaufe I have it notfo ready as
the other two, to be able to make ufe of it before every body.
He feem'd fufficiently pleas'd in feeing me, and underftanding
that I was born at Rome y and came thither fb great a Traveller 5
highly efteeming the ancient fame of Rom* and the Empire, and
its new Grandeur and Pontificate of the Chriftians. Thefe and
ether Dilcourfes, which I omit for brevity, lafting for fome
time, he Caus 'd to be brought to him a piece of Silk embroiderd
with Gold, fuch as thewear croft their {boulders, but
with us may ferve to cover a Table or fuch like ufe 5 and calling
the Ambaflfador before him , whither we accompany'd him,
gave it to him, and caus'd it to be put upon his (houlders 5
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