‘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’ [‎209] (230/508)

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that they not onely cry out themfelves, but make their Maids
do fo too, and beat them even in the Church if they do not 3 and
that very lowdly, whether they have a will to it or no. Strange
devotion indeed !
March the third. Ten Ships of Warr were at length fent from III.
Goa. to the barr or mouth of the Sea, in order to depart (as they
did) within two or three dayes towardsto ■K/y
the General of which was Sig: Sancho de Toar^ Brother to Veedor
da Fazenda, who was T reafnrer and Captain of one of the Ships.
Our Friend Sig: Michel Pereira Boralho ^ who was fometimes
Captain of the Galeons 3 went alfo 5 his Brother Giovan Boralho^
was kill 'd under Rvy Freirajn the battle with'the Englifli at Gias^
laft year 3 being Admiral of that Fleet, which next the General
is the prime charge, having been many times before Capitan
Maggiore, as they fpeak, or General, in theStreight of Ormiiz 5
I make particular mention of him upon account of his relation
to Sig: Michel our Friend. But fuch a fuccour for Or muz after
fo long a time, is indeed a very inconfiderable matter. Yet,
they fay, other Ships are preparing to be fent after thefe.
March the one and twentieth, I took the Altitude of the Sun
at Goa with my Aftrolabe, and found him decline at noon from
the Zenith towards the South fpurtecn degrees, and forty mi- ^
nutes. He was this day in the thirtieth degree of Pifcer, and ^# cu
confequently, in the iEquinodial without any DecUnation 5 fo /
that without making any Subftra^tion or Addition to this num- /A o
ber. Go*, that is, the City, will lye juft fo many degrees (14. gr. ^
40'J from the Equinoctial towards the North,and alfo have the
Northern Pole elevated as many.
March the eight and twentieth,News was brought to Goahow
the great Mogholhzd caus'd all the Englifti that were at his Court j y( ^ J;
to be (lain, and imprifoned all the reft that were at Surat. As ^ f
for thofe that were (lain, fome fay it was by the Moghol's Order
in way of punilhment, and that they were hang d and otherwife
executed ? Others fay, it was by chance, as they endeavoured to
defend themfelves by Arms, when he fent onely to arreft them
prifoners, as he did thofe of Surat s and this feems moft likely.
Beit as it will,this Accident may eafily difturb their Commere
fomething in that Country. The occafion is reported thus. A
few dayes, or moneths agoe, the Englifti in Surat apprehending
themfelves aggrieved to a confiderable fumm by the Mogol's Mi-
nifters, (whether by exaftion of Cuftoms,or ia Accounts, I know
not) to repair the lofs by force, fince otherwife they could not,
made reprifal of fome of the Moghofs fhips, which were come
abroad full laden 5 and being the Gogol's people were not able
to deal with the Englifti at Sea, they were conftraind for reco
vering their furpris'd Veffels, to grant the Englifti everything
demanded, and fatisfie them fo far as they pretended to be ag
grieved. Which thing coming afterwards to the King's know-
iedgejhe caus'd alk)f that Nation to be apprehended where-ever
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