‘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’ [‎466] (487/508)

A Voyage to EAST-INDIA, &€.
who make the curious manufaftures. So that like a ^reat Tree
he receives nourifhment from every, even theleaft Roots that
grow under his (hadow ^ and therefore though his Penfions are
exceeding great (as before^ they are nothing comparable to his
much greater revenues. ■
By reafon of that Countries immoderate heat, our Englifh-
clont b iv not fit to make Habits for that people: that of it which
is laltl .ihere, is moft of it for colour Red 5 and this they imploy
for the moft part to make coverings for their Elephants and
Horfes, and to cover their Coaches, the King himfelf taking a
very great part thereof5 whofe payments are very good, only
the Merchant muft get the hands of fome of his chief Officers
to his Bill 3 appointed for fuch difpatches, which are obtained as
ibonassdefired. And this the King doth to prevent the abufes
of particular, and fingle perfons.
And now that I may prefent my Reader with the further glo
ry of this great King, I fhall lead him where Jhe may take
a view,
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SECTION XXVII.
Of theMogols Lesfytr, or Camp Royal, &c.
Tcli^ Hieh indeed is very glorious^s all muft confefs^who have
y V feenthe infinite number of Tents, or Pavilions there
pitched together 5 which in a Plain make a (bew equal to a moft
ipacious and glorious City. Thefe Tents, I fay^hen they are al
together,cover fuch a great quantity of ground, that I believe it
is five Englilh-miles at the leaft, from one fide of them to the
other, very beautiful to behold from fome Hill, where they may
be all feen at once.
They write of Xerxes, that when from fuch a place he took a
view of his very numerous Army, confiftingat the leaft of three
hundred thoufand men, he wept, faying, that in lefs than the
compafs of one hundred years, not one of that great mighty
Hoft Would be alive. And to fee fiich a company then together
of all forts of people (and I (hall give a go©d reafon prefently
why I believe that mixt company of men, women, and children
may make up fuch an huge number, as before I named, if not
exceed it) and to confider that death will feize upon them all,
within fuch a fpace of time, and that the fecond death hath fuch
a power over them, is a thing of more fad confideration.
Now to make it appear that the number of people of all forts
is fo exceeding great, which here get and keep together in the
Mogols Leskar^ or Camp Royal 5 firft there are one hundred
thoufand Souldiers, which always wait about that King (as be
fore obferved) and all his Grandees have a very great train of
fol-