‘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’ [‎229] (250/508)

Into the EA ST-INDI ES.
mcntiond Vefiel that was going to Bajjora, whereof one Ant onto
Giovanni was Captain? and his much bufinefs which he had to
do for the Armada at BaJJ'aim^ requiring hafte in the Evening
he departed in the fame Almadiaor Shallop wherein he came:
Our feparation was not without tears^ and much regret on both
fides 5 but I was fomething comforted., by his promife of vi-
fiting me at i^/easfoon as he could get leave to go to Portugal
about his other Affairs.
December the fifteenth,, The Galeoons of the Armada of Coa
arrived at Ciaul 5 they were but fix 3 and faid that two more were
coming after them 5 and that they had Orders^ in cafe theyun-
derftood the Ships of the Enemies were already departed from
surat to Ormnz, ( as indeed they wereJnot to go after them 3 (be-
caufe it would be a vain thing to thick of hindering the fup-
piying of Ormuz, with Visuals 3 fince it might be done
if they arrived there but one day before the Vortugals)
but to go dire&ly to Surat to try what dammage they could do
there.Bat in cafe the Enemies Ship were not yet gone homSurat
to OrmuK, then to go direftly to Ormuz, as (peedily as they couldj
and get thither before then^ and hinder the befieged place from
being fuccoured 5 which 'twas impoflible for Kny Freira to do
only with his fmall VefTels of Oars. Now according to thefe
orders (the Dutch Ships being already gone from Surat to Or-
muz*) as is abovefaid) it was held fit at that the Galeoons
fhould without more ado go to Surat 9 and after they had there
done what mifchief they could to the EnemieSp then fail to
Ormuz.
December the fixteenth^ TheShip wherein I was to imbarque^
being to let (ail the night following., I put my Goods aboard3 and
having taken leave of my Friends^ I was accompanied to the
Sea-fide by Sig. X»/g/ Cabreira, from whom I feparated with ma
ny embraceSj and much regret on either fide* As loon as I was
in the Ship the Captain weighed Anchor, intending tofctfailas
(bon as we ihould have a good wind, although the Captain of
Ciaul fent a publick Notary to the Captain of our Ship not to go
out of the Port this night;, thefervice of the King fo requiring 5
I believe it was 5 that we might ftay for fome other Ships which
were to go out the next morning, to the end we might go alto
gether more fecu re from the Malabars 0 thegreatefi: dangers of
whom is at the going out of Ports, about which they lie wai
ting, and near the Land where they ply up and down, more
then in the main Sea. We had no wind in the night, and there
fore went not out of the Port.
December the feventeenth. In the morning we fet out of the
Port with a fmall gale, and at the fame time three or four other
Ships fet forth for leveral parts. We had not fail d far, but we
ddcry'd fome Veflels coming towards us, which we took for
Firats, and therefore prepar'd to fight them 5 but at length we
loO: fight of them, and hois'd the great fail, diredingour couiie
almott