‘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’ [‎210] (231/508)

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found in his Dominions, hereupon hapnedthellaughter above-
mention 'd. For my part, I think the Englifh have not manag'd
their bufinefs difcreetly in this cafe 5 for how is it poffible for a
few ftrangers and inmates to conteftwith, and get the better of 5
a great King in his own Country ? And upon rifing of the like
differences, I (hould account it the beft courfe to accord them
with good words, and amicably with the faid--King, by com
plaining of his Minifters, and procuring him to provide in luch
cafes as well as may be^ and this courfe maylucceed happily:
Otherwife, if redrefs can be obtainM, then, before amanifeft
feud, 'twere beft to get out of his-power, and warr upon him
fecurely3not in his own Country where there are fo many people,
and the King, undoubtedly, hath more power then any other.
I believe, the Englifh made this attempt, upon fuppofition that
theMoghol hath great need of the Sea, and that to the end his
Ships might have tree paflkge therein, without being molefted
by the Englilh, he would fuffer what they pleas'd. But herein,
in my opinion, they are grofly miftaken ^ becaufe the Moghol is
a very great and wealthy King, Whofe Revenews arife from his
own Lands,and not from the Sea^'and to whom that little ;which
is to be had from the Sea, (how great foever it may be) is no
thing, and nothing he accounts it 5 bccaufe it accrues rather to
fome fmall Captain of his, as the Governour of Surat, and the
like, then to the Ring himfelf; So that. What is he concernd for
it ? But indeed he Will be concern'd for fuch an injury done to
him in his own jurifdi&ion, as the Englilh have done by making
reprifal of Ships, which Princes much inferior to the Moghol
woukj. not havefuffer'd from any admitted as Friends into their
Coimtries. Befides, the grievances alledg'd by the Englifti
were but pretences, and the Moghofa Miniftershad their Reafons
for them 5 wherefore the cafe ought to have been heard before
falling to violence 5 and let the matter be how it will, 'twas juft
for him to be Judge in his own Country, and that this refpeft
(hould be (hewn him 5 if the Englifh would have taken this courfe^
if not, or if he would not do them Juft ice, they were alwayes
at liberty to go out of his powetland fo make Warr againft him
by Sea upon better terms. Concerning the Affairs of the
Moghol with his Son, they faid that Sultan Chorrim having been
twice routed, was atlaft retreated with fome few followers into
the Dominions of Cutab-Scihh ^ and that his Father had given
over purfuing him, and being retir 5 d to his own Court, left him
there in quiet 5 that Cntab-Scikh did not afiift him out of awe
to the Father, nor yet drive him out of his Territories out of re-
fped to himfelf, but let him enjoy the polleflionof a certain
fmall circuit in his Country to which he had retii'd.
Concerning Perfian affairs, we heard a while fince, and it was
verifi'djthat not only the Englilh Ships were gone thither ac
cording to their cuftom for the Trade of Silk, butalfo thofe of
the Hollanders which come to Surkt 5 perhaps becaufe
lenders