‘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’ [‎465] (486/508)

A Voyage to EAST-INDIA, &€. 4^5
inflruwent vf death : But now (though too late) I am forcd to
confcfi that there is a great God above^ whofe Majejly I have ever
dejpifed, that needs no bigger Launce than an hair to kill an Atheifi^
or a defpifer of his Majejiy* And fo, defiring that thofe his laft
words might be told unto the King his Mafter, he died.
The Mogol never advanceth anyj but he gives him a new
name , and this of fome pretty hgnification 5 as Pharoah did
untojojeph, when he made him great in his Court, Gen. 4.1. 45.
The new names (I fay) that the Mogol gives unto thofe he ad
vances and favours, are fignificant. As Afaph Chan, The gather
ing, or rich Lord ^ whofe Sifter the Mogol married, and the was
his moft beloved Wife : and her Brothers marvellous great
riches, anfwered his name } for he died worth many Millions (as
I have been credibly informed) the greateft Subjed (I believe)
for wealth that ever the World had. So another of the Mogols
Grandees was called The beloved Lord. Ano
ther Chan-Jahan, The Lord of my heart. Another Chan-Allaam,
The Lord of the World. Another Chan-Channa, The Lord of
Lords. He called his chief Phyfician Mocrob-Chan, The Lord
of my health 5 and many other names, like thefe, his Grandees
had, which at my being there belonged to his moft numerous
Court.
And further for their Titles of honour there, all the Kings
Children are called Sultans, or Princes 5 his Daughters
^/,or Princelles j the next title is equivalent to a Duke^
the next Channa , a double Lord, or Earl 5 the next Chan, a
Lord. So Meirfa fignifies a Knight, that hath been a General,
or Commander in the Wars 5 ZJfnbra, a Captain ^ Hadde, a Ca»
valier, orSouldier on hor(e-back 1 who have all allowed them
means by the King (as before) proportionable for the fupports
of their Honours, and Titles, and Names.
His Officers of State are his Treafurers, which receive his re
venues in his feveral Provinces, and take care for the payment
of his great Penfions, which, when they are due, are paid wit h
out any delay: There his chief Eunuchs (which command the
reft of them) take care for the ordering of his Houfe, and are
Stewards and Controulers of it > his Secretaries, theMafters of
his Elephants-, and the Mafters of his Tents are other ot his
great Officers ^ and fo are the keepers of his Ward-robe, who
are entrufted with his Plate and Jewels. To thefe I may add
thofe which take care of his Cuftoms for Goods brought into his
Empire, as for commodities carried thence. But thefe are not
many, becaufe his Sea-ports are but few. The Cuftoms paid in
his Ports are not high, that ftrangers of all Nations may have
the greater encouragement to Trade there with him. But as ne
expeds money from all ftrangers that Trade there.- So it is a
fault he will not pardon (as before) for any to carry any quanti
ty of filver thence. He hath other Officers that fpread over
his Empire^ to exad monies out of all the labours ofthat P ec) ^ e >