‘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’ [‎291] (312/508)

Into the I! AST-INDIES. a got
rcdffii
"c
pare the place for his Matter : But before this New Eled arriv'd
at his Refidence in Nicofia, News came that by a freQi command
of the Grand Signior at Conflantinople, the new 5^/?^ was re*
call'dj and depriv'd of his Office before he poiiefs'd it, unto
which the old was reftor'd^ befides the changing of the Defecodar i
and other Officers. Thefe fudden arid unexpefted changes of
Minifters, have many years ago begun to be pradis'd in the Court
of Confiantinofle^ occafion'd chiefly by the ill Government, and
the felling of thofe Offices, withoutany limitation of time, to
who-ever gives moft 5 which diforders are more prevalent now
then ever : Which I mention, that it may be known in what
an ill State the Common-wealth of the Turks is at this day 4
which indeed feems to be tending of its accord to manifeft
ruine.
September the eight and twentieth. After another treatment
given us by the Conful in the Ship of Viaro, he accompany'd us
in the Evening to our Caravel, which was to fet faii forth-withj
and there,with many Complements and expreffionsof Courtefie^
wetook leave one of another 5 the Conful returning aftiore, and
we remaining in the Shi p.
About three hours after Sun-fet, wehois'd fails towards Zz-
fftifoy another Port of the Southern Coaft of Cjiprus t but more
Wefterly, where we hop'd to find, and joyn company with the
Dutch Ships. We had but little wind in the night, and the next
day no good one^ fo that it was but a while before mid-night
when we arriv'd at Limfo 0 wheTG weanchor'd at a good diftance
from Land, becaufe for fo (hort a time as our Ship was to ftay
there, it would not be fubjedt to pay Anchorage.
September the thirtieth, Sig: Gro: Francefco Parente, who af A
riv'd at Limifo the night before by Land^ came in the Morning tb
invite me aihore in the Name of Sig: Pietro Sa*vioni a Venetian^
who hath a Houfe at and is Vice-Conful in Cyprui for
the Dutch i he receiv'd me with very much Courtelie. And
being it was yet early, I walk'd about the Town, which is of
indifferent bignefs, where I Taw zgrezt Mefchita of the Turks
ftanding in a goodly ftreet near the (hore, where 1 faw great
plenty of Carmbes , or Capers, where-with whole Ships are
laden from hence for Venice and other parts. More within the
Towr, I faw the Caftle which is fmalljof a round form, reprelent-
ing rather alow thick Tower or Turret then a Fortrefs, yet it
hath fome fmall pieces of Artillery, and is built of flone. Thetl
1 came to the Church of the Bifboprick 5 for Limifo hath a Greek
Bilhop, who commands four Eparchats, (as they fpeakj to witj
this of LimifO) x\\^K dell a Saline ^ and two others^ the whole
iriand being divided onely into tour Biftiopricks, each of which
hath feveral Eparchats under them. This Cathedral Church
is fmall, and dedicated to our Lady S. Mary \ of Building, like
the reft of the Country ^ and becaufe 'tis the Cathedral, they call
it, according to cuftom. La Qatholici^ i. e. VniitttfdL Here t
P p 2 foutld