![‘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’ [‎311] (332/508)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023517141.0x000001/212.d.1._0332.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "‘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’ [‎311] (332/508)")
‘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’ [311] (332/508)
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Into the EAST-INDIES. 311
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Maria. After I had taken leave of the General,, and all
the Knights of the Gallies, I went afhore and was accompany'd
by the (aid Gentlemen to the Houfe of Sig: Francefco Faraone,
where taking up my Refidencej I have been vifited by moft Per-
Tons of quality in the City, as alfo Sig; Maria hath been by many
Ladies 5 we alfo returning vifits to all to whom we owed them.
January the five and twentieth , Sig: Don Giov. Bifogni, a Ca-
vaiier of Mejftna, Coufin tothe Biftiopof Syrtcnfe, and Hufband
of Donna Margarita Faraone, (whom I left at Catania with three
of her SonsJ dying at Mejfina, his Son Don Francefco 5 (who
alone was here at his Father's death J according to the cuftom of
this City , as foon as his Father expir'd, went out of theHoufe 5
leaving it and the Body yetunburi'd, to the care of other kinred,
and retyr'd to the Houfe of Sig: Franc, Faraone (wherein I
lodg) as hisneareft Kinfman, and here he receives condoling
vifits 3 and remaines till his Father's Body be buri'd, and the
Hou4 purift'd and fitted with mourning, which I mention as
a cuftom not pradis'd by us at Rome, We have been to fee the
Bodies of San Placido , and other Saints, with all the other
Reliques of Mejfina , which were (hewn us near the High
Altar 3 where they are kept very conveniently. I have alfo
heard ;one of the Moral Lectures of Sig: Antonio Ma%%a-
pinta 5 a Famous Philofopher, and Publick Reader in Mef-
fina: Which Lefture, as alfo many others, he read in his
Extraordinary Houfe for his own pleafure, and that of the Curi
ous. Here I arreft my Peri, this Letter being the laft of my Ori
ental Voyages. If it ple^fe God, I (ball (hortly entertain you
viva voce 5 in the mean time I commit you to his Providence, and
kifs your Hands.
An account of my Arrival andRefidenceat
in the Houfe of Sig*. Maria Schipano,
JAnnary the thirtieth. Having hir'dtwo Felluca's for N^p/e/,
and embarqu'd all our goods with good Bills of Health,
Cwhich in regard of SUti Maants Body which I carry'd
with me, were more then neceifary, and ray Friends at .M?/-
ftua had procur'd to my fatisfaftion ) in the Morning we let
fail from Mejfina with a good wind, being accompany d to
the boat by many Perfons of quality of both Sexes, from
whom we feparated with much tendernefs. We pakd the
hbaro between Caribdis and SciUa , the Sea being fumcienily
rough though the wind favorable. On the leh hand,, at a
gooU diftance we left the llland of Strongik^ Vulcano^ and other
places \ at night arriving at Trupia^ where, becaufe they retus d
to give Us Prattick^ alledging that this was no Landing-place in
thefe infectious times, and that certain Landing-places were ap
pointed
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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 . Translated from the Italian by George Havers. A dedication, written by Havers to the Right Honourable Roger, Earl of Orrery, precedes the main text. The second part of the volume, A Voyage to East-India with a description of the large territories under the subjection of the Great Mogol , was written by Edward Terry, and not, as the frontispiece suggests, by Sir Thomas Roe.
Publication details: Printed by J Macock for Henry Herringman, London, 1665.
There are pencil and ink annotations in margins of many pages in the volume. The index at the end of the volume is handwritten, and contains entries for: Persia, Portuguize [Portuguese], Surat, Ormuz [Hormuz], Cambay [Khambhat], and Shah Abbas.
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