![‘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’ [‎189] (210/508)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517141.0x000001/212.d.1._0210.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’ [‎189] (210/508)")
‘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’ [189] (210/508)
The record is made up of 1 volume (480 pages). It was created in 1665. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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Intothe EAST-INDIES.
nated by our contad. The King did the like , when at our
departure he reftor'd theHarquebuz to its owner 5 for he caft it
after the fame manner into the Hands of one of his Courtiers as
it was caft to him, but gently, and with much care left it fhould
fail, bowing himfelf almoft to the ground for that purpofe, as
it was neceflary to do by reafon of the ftiortnefs of the piece.
Thefe Ceremonies, of not being touch'd, and the like, of which
in publick demonftration they are fo rigorous, yet in (ecret
and when theypleafe, they do not To exadly obferve. And'twas
told us of this King, that he is a great drinker of Wine, though
rigoroufly prohibited by his Religion, and that hehathfbme-
times eaten and drunk at the fame Table with Vortugah very
familiarly 3 and that he is a Man of very affable humour, and a
great friend to a jovial life, as alfo his carriage towards us de-
monftrated. Befides the Lagne and Figs which he appointed
focne of his Servants to carry for us even to the Boats, he gave
our Captain a wild Pig alive, which he caus'd to be brought
from fome inner rooms of the Court, and being ty'd with a rope
to be carry'd likewife to the Sea-fide, whither aUb he fent many,
and fome of* the principal of his Courtiers, to accompany us. A
little after us he Tent again to the General, one of thofetwo
Men which had been at G^, Cto wit, he who conduced us to
the Palace, and was prefent at the whole Audience^ to vilit the
General in his Name, carry him new refrefhments of Fruits, and
defirehim not to depart fo foon. But before I proceed further,for
the better underftanding of what I have already written, I will
here prefent to your view a rough and unmeafur'd Plat-form of
the Palace, and the place where he gave us Audience.
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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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