"رحلات السيد بيترو ديلا فالي، وهو نبيل روماني، إلى الهند الشرقية وصحراء الجزيرة العربية. وفيها يصف بدقة البلدان المختلفة، وكذلك العادات، الأعراف، التجارة، الطقوس الدينية والمدنية، لهؤلاء الأمراء وتلك الأمم الشرقية: في رسائل وديّة إلى صديقه السيد ماريو سكيبانو. وتم إضافة سرد عن رحلة السير توماس رو إلى جزر الهند الشرقية" [‎٦‎٤] (٥٠٨/٨٥)

The 'travels of Peter Delia Valle,
fifteenth. Was the firft day of the Fcaft of the Indian-Gentiles^
which they Celebrate very folemnly at the entrance of the
Spring, with dancings through the ftreet 5 and cafting Orange
Water and red Colours in jeft one upon another, with other fe-
ftivicies of Songs and Mumftieries^as I have formerly feen the fame'
in Sphaban 5 where alfo refide conftantly a great number of Ba
nians and Indian-Gentiles4 Yet the folemnity and concourfe of
people was greater then in ferfia^ as being in their own Country,
and a City inhabited in a gfeat part by Gentiles and wealthier
perfons. Otherwife, I faw nothing at Surat during thefe three
Feftival Days, but what I had feen already at Sphahan, and have
mention'd in my Writings from that place, March the
eighteenth. Being invited to the Dutch Houle, we there faw
the Contrad of Sig w Mariam^ the Daughter of the abovefaid
Armenian or Syrian Merchant, Refident Ahmedahad with Sig*
Guiglielmo a Dutch-man, which was follow'd by a fumptuous
Dinner, at which were all the Ghriftian Dames of Europe that
Jiv*d at Surat to attend upon the Bride 5 namely, one Portugal
Woman taken in the Jaft Ships, which were furpriz'd by the
Dutch) and married likewife to a Dutch-man 5 Mary Bagdadina,
Wife to another Hollander^ and with them alfo my young Mariant
linatin 5 and another born in India, and contracted to a Dutch-
man 5 of which Nation, many upon the encouragement of
certain priviledges granted them by the State, marry Wives in
India of any kind, either white Women or black, and go to
people New Batavia , which they have built in Jaija Major,
near a place which they call Giacatora 5 and they that cannot
light upon Free-women for Marriage, buy flaves and make them
their lawful Wives to tranfport thither. At this entertainment
were prefent alfo the Prefidentof the Engli/h, with all thofeof
his Nation, all the Dutch Merchants, the Brides Brother, Sig:
Alberto SciUing, my felf, and in fliort, all the European Chriftians
that were in Surat, t
March the one and twentieth, A Poft came to the Dutch
Merchants from Agra, with frefh News, that Sultan Chorrom,
had befides the former, giveri a new fack to the faid City, and
the Souldiers committing the like and greater Cruelties, exafpe-
rated perhaps,at their being valoroufly repuls'd^n affaulting the
Caftle with lofs of many of their Companions. March the two
and twentieth, This Morning the Meffenger whom Ihad fent
to Daman , return'd to Surat with the anfwer which I expefted.
F. Antonio writ me word that there was but one of thofe Light
Veflels belonging to Daman, and it was now at Surat, being late
ly come thither, the Mafter of which was one Luts^
wherefore he advisd me to agree with him for my tranfpor-
tation, and in cafe he were already gone, then I (hould advertife
him thereof at Daman, and they would fpeedily fend him back^
for which purpofe they kept the fafe Conduds, which I had fent
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