‘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’ [‎222] (243/508)

The Travels of Peter Delia Valle,
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his covetoufnefs or inability (being infirm) and place his Son
in his room, who therefore was in clanger too of being put to
death by his Father,when the confpiracy was difcover'd. Fur
ther news came that Adil-Sciah had depofed from the govern-
mentj and imprifon'd the Governour of the maritime Territo
ries bordering upon Goa^ who had lately given the Vortugals fo
many difgufts 5 which feem'd to (ignifie that he was minded to
give them fome fatisfa£Hon : that he had given the place to Cho-
giaRizaov Rezeb a Perfian, lately Governour of Dabul, who
being in greater imployments at Court will fend a Deputy, and
froa* whom being prudent, and formerly a friend to the Portu*
gals, they hope better dealings.
Nevemher the firft. The Confraternity della Mifericordia made
a folemn ProcefTion in the evening (as they ufe to do yearly up
on this day) going with two Biers from their own. Church to
the Church of our Lady de U Luz, to fetch the bones of all
fuch as had been executed this year, and buried under the Gal
lows^ which they carry in ProcelIion,firft to this latter, and then
to their own Church to bury, where alfo they make folemn Exe
quies for them.
November the fecond. In the Evening the Dominicans made
their folemn Proceflion del Rofario with much Solemnity, and fo
alfo the next morning, having deferr'd the fame from the firft
Week of till now, becaufethe rain ufes todifturbit in
O&^er.This day news came to GW,that a Ship belonging to the
Mogul's fubjedts, at her departing for Gidda from the Port of£>/>,
bad there given fecurity to return to the fame Port to pay the
ufual Cuftoms to the Portugals which would have amounted to
above five thoufand Scierifines 5 but the Minifters of Din con
tented with fmall fecurity,which was no more then four thoufand
Scierifinescyet when the laid Ship came back very rich,{he would
not touch at D/«,little caring to difcharge the fmall fecurity, but
put in at a place upon that Coaft belonging to the Mogul between
Diu and Cambaia, The Portugals, underftanding this, (ent the
Armada of Din confifting of fmall Veilels with Oars,to fetch her
into by force 5 and the Ship refufing to obey, they fell to
fighting. In the fight thofe of the Ship kill ci amongfl: others
the chief Commander of the Portugal Armada 5 yet the Arma
da fo befet the Ship that they firft forct her to run on (hore, and
then burnt her. It was not true that the General was llain 5 the
Ship was taken indeed, but empty 5 the Moors having had time
to lave moft of their wealth upon Land, but however thoy fuf-
fer d much dammage. By this accident it may be doubted whe
ther lome difguft be not likely to enfue between tht Mogul and
the Portugals 5 and I know not whether it may not (bmewhat re
tard the Portugal Armada and Cafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. which was ready to fet fail
for Cambaia.
November the fourth. The Armada of Colletta departed from
&oa to fetch provifion 5 it was to go to Qocin^ and therefore the
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