‘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’ [‎425] (446/508)

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evening (for fo he did) 5 and finding all his family very cheerful
and merry, his wife prefently told him, that there had been
fuch a one there (as before defcribed) and left fo much gold be
hind him^ with that fore-mentioned meflage delivered with it?
Her husband prefently replied that it was the Angel Gabriel fent
from God (for the Mahometans fpeak much of that AngeF) and
he further added, that himfelf had nothing to bring home Unto
her but a little grett, or fand, which he took up in his'Way.
feomeward, and bound it in his girdle, which he prefently open
ing to (hew her, it was all turn d into precious ftohe's, whidlt
amounted unto a very great value in money. The feventh part
of which, as of his gold likewife, he prefently gave to the poor,'
(for, faid he, a Mulsleman is very charitable) and then irtferr d, 5
that if we do not negledl: God, God will not forget us \ but
when we ftand moft in need of help will ftipply us. Unto
which conclufion we may all flibfcribe, leaving the premifes {
which are laid down in that ftory, unto thofe that dare be
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The Mahometans fay, that they have the Books of Mofes, but
they have very much corrupted that ftory, in afcribing that to
Jjhmael which is faid of ifaac^ Gen. 22. as I font ael fhould havC
been facrificed, not ifaac^^ot which more afterward). They
fay, that they have Mie Book of Davids Pfalms arid, lome Wri
tings of Solo won) with other parcels of the Old Teftament^
which,if fo 3 I believe are made much to]vary from their Original.
They fpeak very much in the honour of Jllojes wtrom they
call A/oofd Calim-Alld 5 Mofes 0 : the publifher of the mind of God.
So of Abraham whom they call Ibrahim Carim-Alla^ Abraham the
honoured or friend of God.
So of Jjhmael whom they call Tfmal^ The Sacrifice of God.
So of Jacob^ whom they call ^<7<^/The bleffing of God. So of
Jofeph, whom they call Eefoff^ The betrayed for God. A So of
Davids whom they call The lover, and praifer of Godl
So whom they call selymon^TlxQ wifdonl ofOodVatt
expreiicd, as the former, in ftiort Arabian words, which they
fing in Ditties unto their particularTemenibranc^s. ''^
And, by tHe way, many of the Mahometans^tiiere ate
by the names of Moofa, or Ibrahim^ or Ifmal^ or Acob^ or
or Dahood) or Selfmon : fo others are called Alahmud^ or Chaan^
which fignifies the Moon 3 or Frijia, which fignifies a Star,
And they call their women by the names of Flowers or Fruits
of their Country, or by the names of Spices or Odours, orot
Pearls, or precious Stones, or elfe by other names of pretty or
pleafing figmfication.As Job named one of his daughters
which fignifies. Clear as the day 5 the fecond Keziah, which fig
nifies pleafant, as CaJ/za or fweet Spice. And the name of the
third Keren-happuch, fignify ing. The Horn or ftrength of beauty,
Job 42. 14.
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