‘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’ [‎237] (258/508)

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Sii>: Covtigno, who was in the Ship with us, and the rather be-
caufe we told them 3 we were going to carry Provifions to Ruy
Freira^ who, they informed us, was retreated into the liland of
Larek ^ and that the Annada of Goa w as not yetarriv'd, and
alfo that therfifelves were going to Majcat for Provifions^ In the
Evening, we met a Terrada , or Bark of Ruy Freiras Fleets
going likewife to Mafcat, by which we underftood the fame
Mews. *
February the firft. The wind turning contrary, we caft anchor
at diftance from land for more fecurity, the Oiore being all the
way on our left hand,
February the fecond. Though the wind became fomewhat fa
vourable, we weigh'd not anchor, becaufe we were to land ail
AHgvfiine Fryer ztSohar, of which place he was Curate 5 and
neither we nor the Pilot knowing whether we had pafs'd Sohar,
or nor , nor yet what Land it was where we were, therefore we
fent our Boat athore to inquire 5 it brought word that Sohar lay
a little more forward, and thereupon it was remitted to carry
the faid Fryer on (hore, that fo he might ride thither on a Camel
by Land. This bufmefs took Up all the day. At night we fet
fail, but with no favourable wind, fo that we were conftrain d to
anchor again a little further ^ till about midnight, the wind ri-
fing a little in'our favour we fet forwards. The land in this place
is a low Plain, as the word Sohdr fignifies, yet we faw abun
dance of hills at a great diftance from the fhore. Sohar is four
and twenty leagues from Majcat.
February the fixth. Having by the help of Oars with much dif
ficulty come to Churfakan ^ which is twelve leagues beyond
S&har^ in the morning we fail'd under Doha which lies three
leagues further. The Portugals had not fo much confidence in
the people as to thinkfit to entejinto the Port, but refolv'd to go
three leagues onwards to a fecure place of friendly Arabians
calVd Lima. The coaft of Doha is mountainous, and the Town
ftandsbehind a Promontory which runs far into the Sea. Here
we firft difcern'd the oppotite coaft ot the Verjian Gulph, from
whence rather rowing then failing, by Sun-fet we came to an an
chor under Lima. Many of our Ships went afhore/ome to fetch
provifions, of which they found but little ftore, and others to
refrefh themfelves. f .
I was not in a condition to do the like,beihg in bed under decK
by reafon of an Ague ^as alfo was Martam Tinatim 5 fo that nei
ther of us could fo much as lookup to behold the Land.
February the Seventh ? We pafs'd by the Cape of Mofehdom^ at
the point of which ftand two or three Rocks one further then
another into the Sea. That neareft the Cape is greateft, and the
remoteft is the leaft, which they call Eaba Selam $ theMoonm
Sea-nun when they pais by it, falute it wkh many (bouts 01
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