‘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’ [‎356] (377/508)

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22. NarvaT) the chief City is called Gehud$ it is watered
by a fair River that much enricheth it 5 and difchargeth it felf into
Ganges, '■ ' '' "' ' J " x , ^
23. Gwalier^ the chief City focalled^ where the hath
a very richTreafury of Gold and Silver kept in this City,' with
in an exceeding ftrong Caftle, wherein the Kings Trifoners are
likewife kept. The Caftle is continually guarded by a very
ftrong Company of Armed Souldiers.
24. Agra, a principal and very rich Province, the chief City
fo called, this great Emperours A/e^r^/zx 5 in North Latitude
about twenty eight degrees and a half. It is very well watered
by the River ^emm. This and Lahore are the two principal and
choice Cities of thisEmpire 3 betwixt whom is that Long Walk,
( I made mention of before ) of four hundred miles in length,
(haded by great Trees on both fides: This is looked upon by
Travellers, \yho have found the comfort of that cool (hade, as
one of the irareft and moft beneficial Works in the whole
World.
25. Sanbat) the chief City fo called > the River parts
it from Narvar, and after at the City Hellaba^idWs into that moft-
famous River Ganges, which is called by the Inhabitants of Eajt~
India, Ganga,
26. Bakar, the chief City called Bikaneer^ it lyeth on the
Weft fide of the River Ganges,
27. Nagracot, the chief City fo called, in which there is a
Chaff el moft richly fet forth, being and paved with Plate of
pure ^7z;er,moft curioufly imbofled over head in fevetal figures,-
which they keep exceeding bright by often rubbing and burni(h-
ing it 5 and all this Coft thofe poor feduced Indians are at, to do
honour to an Idol they keep in that Chappel. What charge can*
Heathenifti Idolaters be content to bear tor their grofs Idolatry!
Nothing is too rich, too pretious, or too dear for it. This Idol
thus kept in that fo richly adorned Chappel, they call Matta,
and it is continually vifited by thofe poor blinded Infidels, who,
out of the officioufnefs of their Devotion, cut off fome part of
theirTiwgwex to offer unto it as a Sacrifice 5 which (they fay) grow
out again as before: But in this I (hall leave my Reader to a be
lief as much fufpenfive as is my own in this particular. In this
Province likewife, there is another famous Pilgrimage to a
place called Jallamakee ^ where out of cold Springs that iflue out
from amongft hard Rocks , are daily to be feen continued Erup
tions of Fire, before which the Idolatrous People fall down and
worftiip. Both thefe places were feen, and ftridly obferved by
Mafter Cory at,
28. Siba, the chief City is called Hardware, where the fa
mous River Ganges paffing through or amongft large Rocks,
makes prefently after a pretty full Current; but both this and
that other great Rivethave their Rife and Original out of
.'♦he Mountain Caucafus, from whence they both firft iliue. That
principal