‘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’ [‎195] (216/508)

Into the EAST-INDIES. 19?
Church of San Frdncefco to vifit thole Fathers.,where I found the
General of our Fleet, Sig: Luis de Mendoza 5 whom I had never
ieen before. I found him a very compleat and gallant Cavalier,
and, having been bred in the Court of Spain the Queens Page,
a much better Courtier then other Portugal Cavaliers of India^
who have not (een other Countries;, are wont to be.
December the one and thirtieth 3 I heard Ma(s in the fore-noon
and dined a (hore with the Brother of Signor Tome de Barrios,
my Friend in Goa 0 at the Houfe of the Padre Vicario of Mangator,
named 5 and known to me likewife at Goa. In the Even
ing I went aboard, and when it was dark we went out of the
mouth of the Port to put our felves before the whole C^ 3 which
here began to joyn with our Fleet ? very numerous indeed.confift-
ing of above a hundred and fifty Ships, laden with Rice, which
were eoing toGoa^ from whence all thatProvifion is difperfed
abroad^of which Cafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. 0 ouv Ship being Captain of theVant-guard,
it behooved us to go firft 5 but being the Cafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. wasfo great, we
caft Anchor juft without the mouth of the Port, there expefting
the day, and a fign to be given us by the General with his Canon:
For it was requifite for all to keep as clofe together as pofiible,
to the end that fo many Ships of Merchandize , (difarmed and
without Souldiers, faving the Convoy of the few Ships of our
Fleet, fomeof which went before, fome in the middle, and fome
alway es behind J might go fecure from the aflaults and furprizes
of Pirates 5 and indeed, to guard fo many difarmed and ladert
Ships, that took up fo much room at Sea, with fo few armed
Veflels, was no eafie matter. But fo it was, that we above all
the reft were to take particular care that no Ship got before us,
or feparated from the Company, left fome difafter might befall
them. ^ s v tTTft
On the firft of 1624. Wefetfail from Mangaler to- av IU ,
wards Goa , with the whole Cafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. , which encreafed hourlj 5
other Merchant Ships joyning with us at all the Ports by which
we palled, we giving them a fign with our Canon , and many
times waiting for them till they came out. This firft day we fail- ^ /
ed not above three Leagues, and anchored under but i -
not in fuch a place and time that I could go to fee the Queen as I
defired.
January the fecond. We fet forth again very early, but a con
trary North-Weft wind arifing caus'd us to anchor among the , /
Rocks, which they call Scogli di Santa Maria 5 whence lome ^^ c ^ / , \
Men that went on ftiore, brought me fome Jafmen, of a very^/^/^
goodly Scarlet-colour, of which fort I had never feen any Jafmen
before,in any other place of the world, but for fmell, it had little
or none at all. ^ r i l 4
January the third. We fet forth again at our ufual hour, and / / _
the wind began to blow from the land, which in that place is on /J
the Eaft. We pafsd by Earfdor , and , a League beyond, Ji
anchored at the Rock of Camboli , where we waited for the / ^
Cc 2 Cafih