‘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’ [‎247] (268/508)

Into the EAST-INDIES.
who for the affiftance which he had of the Portugah in the war*
us<i not only thetrij but all Europeans that came thither, very-
well > gave ajPenfion or Alms to either Church every Month
fufficient for Provifion , and he alfb well paid the five Portugal
Ships which lay at Sajjara for his (ervice inithe War #
Having entred the above-mention'd Dike, and caft anchor for
fear of being carri'd back again by the violence of the ebbing
water 5 we met with two of the faid Portugal Ships at anchor,
in one of which was tbe General himfelf: the other three were
abroad in the great River near the place where the Ba(ha
had pitch't his camp to make head againft the Perfian Army, /
which was upon the Confines, and was rumor'd to intend an at*
tempt againft Baffora.
Marcch the twelfth. Early in the morning, before we ftir d,
I was vifited in the Ship by F, Bafilio a Bare-footed Carmelite^ and
by F. Fra,Paolo di Giejk an Italian Francifcan whom I had known
atC?<M, and who was now in his paflageto Italy^ lodg'd at Bap-
for a by the Carmelites. At night, upon the coming in of the
Tide, we tow'd the Ship up to the City. On either fide of the
Dike, were abundance of Houles and Gardens, which render
the paffage very delightful. Having caft anchor within the Ci
ty, near the Southern bank, which is moft inhabited, I wenta-
Inore after dinner to feek a Houfe I but not finding one to my
mind returnM back to reft all night in the Ship.
March the thirteenth,Not finding a Houfe to my content, upon
further fearch, I got one to fpeak to Chogia Negem, the chiefeft
Chriftianof S. jto/w then amongft them,being alfo Scibender of
the Dogana 5 who, as a Chriftian and a Perfon of much huma
nity, contrafting an intimate friendfhip with me, did me a thou-
fand courtefies whilft I ftaid at Bafora. In the morning his Wife
in perfon went about feeking a Houfe for us 5 and at night I ac*
companied her to fee one adjoyning to her own, which for that
reafon, and becaufe it was fomewhat better then the reft, al
though far from good, I made choice of, and (be promis'd to get
it prepar'd for me againft the next day , whereupon I return'd
aboard this night alfo. This day Proclamation was made in Baf
fora for every houfe to fend out a man with Arms to the camp to
aid the Balha in the War againft the Perjians^ who were faid to
approach.
March the fourteenth, I took pofieflion of the Houfe pre
paid for me, and afterwards vifited Sig. Confalvo Martino da
Cafielbranco, chief of the in Baffbra^ to deliver him a
Letter which I had brought from the Viceroy of Goa^ the ef-
fed whereof was only anearneft recommendation of me 5 upon
which and othcrlettersof friends which informed him of me, he
very courteoufly offer'd me all his fervice. He told me good
news (being one that might well know the fame) of the atiairs
of Bafjbra, Perfia, and Mhavei^a 5 namely, that Manfur, Brother
to the deceafed Mnbarek^ being fome years ago fent by Sciah~
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