‘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’ [‎330] (351/508)

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A Veyage to E A S T-IN DI A,
Latitude in a fwect Climate, fall af tragr^nt Herbs (which the
foyl produceth of its felf )pieafing to the fenfc, where our (hips
companies, when they have of ten-times there arrived with
very weak and feeble bodies, ufually by that Sea-difeafe the
Scurvy 5 in which difeafe (I (hall obferve by the way ) if any
that have it be not too much over-gone >jrith it, aflwrias he
comes to enjoy the frefl) ayr op any fhore, wiphfrelh water, and
frefh food, he will prefently recover; but if this difeafe haye
ovci-much prevailed on him, immediately after hefets hisfoM
onfhore he ulJally dyes.^ I fay our people when they have
come hither with very crazie bodi^haye often found here much
good refreflungj tor belide? a moft deleftable brook oif pure
good water a^ng hard by out of,a mighty Hill, fcallM, for its
form, Tliel able, clofe by whiph there is another Hill, which
arifeth exceedang high like# Ppamis, and called by PalWers
the Sugar-loaf; there are good ftore of Cattell, as little Beeves,
called by the barbarous Inhabitants, Boos 5 and Sheep which
they call Baas, who bear afliott coarfe hairy wool, and, I con
ceive, are neyer fliorn. Thefe Boos and Baas, (as they call
themj^werf formerly bought in great plenty, for fmall Quanti
ties oi K.ettle-brafs,and Iron-Hoops,taken off our Empty CaiL s
( which are all for this long Voyage hooped with Iron.) Thefe
Salvages had their Cattell which we bought of them, at a ve
great Command : fox with a call they would prefently run to
their, and when they had fold any one of their Bullocks to us.
for a little inconfiderate piece of brafs, if we did not prefently
knock him down, they would by the fame call, make the poor
creature break from us, and run unto theip again j and then
there was no getting them out of their hands but by giving
themmore brafi: and by this trick, now and then, they fold the
fame beaft unto us, two or three times} and if they had thus
lold him more often, he had been a good penny-worth ; how
ever in this we might obferve, thecovetoufnefs and deceit of this
brutilh people. Here ye muff know, that this people of all metals
fee/?? to love Brafs, I think- (as you may ghels afterward) for
the ranknefs of its fmell 5 with which they make great Rings
to wear about their Wriils j yea^ fo taken are they with this bale
metal, that if a man lay down before them a piece pf Gold
worth two pounds fterling and a piece of brafs worth two
pence, they will leave the Gold and take the brafs. On this
f 0 ^ ^ 1 ar r excellent goodjthough finall Hoots
for Salads, which the foyl brings forth without hu$)anding. And
in the head of the Bay, may be taken with nets great rtore of
lair tat Muilcts, ot which we took abundance.
This remoteft part of jfc* is very mountainous, over-run
With wild beads, as Lions, Tygers, Wolves, and many other
bealb oi prey which in the fileht night difcover themfelvesby
their noyle and roaring To the Teeth and Jaws of which cruel
■ » the . Natives here expole their old people 5 if death
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