"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" [‎١‎٢‎٠] (٥٠٨/١٤١)

The Travels of Pctcf Delia Valle,
the Appellation of and theleis 3 becaufe he pays 1 ribute
to IcUl-scuh, who although a greater Prince 5 is but fmall nei
ther tor a King, and payes, Tribute to the Moghol, In (hort,
VenhcUiyZ although now ablolute 3 (hould, in my opinion,
be called a Royolet rather then a King : But the Portugals,
to magnifie their affairs in India, or elfe to honor the perfons
that rule there, (which is not difpleafing in and the Court
of the Catholick Ring, who is of the fame humor) give the
Title of King to all thefe petty Indian Princes, many of whom
have fmaller Dominions then a fmall feudatory Marquis in our
Countries ^ and (which is worfe ) that of Emperor to fome,
as to him of Japan, of Ethiopia, and of Calicut, who is very incon-
flderable, the quondam-Prince of Vidianagher, oxBifnaga, (as
they fpeakj) having in a ftrange and unufual manner multiply'd
the number of Emperors, beyond what the fabulous books of
Knights Errant have done: Albeit, in truth, there was never
found but one Emperor in the world, the Roman Ctjar, who,
at this day, retains rather the name then the fubftance 3 in
Germany. i - M
November the (ixth 3 Two hours before noon we went from
Ahinala,zn& having travcll'd through a Country like the former,
but plain, about noon we came to the Town Badra 5 where, ac
cording as Vitula. Sinay had writ to us, we thought to lodge that
night, and accordingly had lay'd down our baggage, and with
drawn to a place to reft 5 but after two hours being there, we
found our felvesfurrounded by abundance of people, ( for 'tis a
large Town, and they go almoft all arm J d) who out of curiofi-
ty came to fee us.S whereupon the Amballador, either having
receivM an Anfwer from VituUL Sinay, or not caring for a pom
pous entrance, rais'd us all again 5 and after a fmall journey
further wearriv'd at lkjteri, which is the Royal City of Fenfaapi
Naiek* where he holds his Court 5 having travell'd fince morn
ing from Ahinalh to Ikkeri but two Leagues. This City is feat-
ed in a goodly Plain, and, as We enter'd, we pafs'd through three
Gates with Forts and Ditches, but fmall, and conlequently,
three Inclofures; the two firftof which were not'Walls^ but
made of very high Indian Canes, very thick andclofe planted in
ftead of a Wall, and are ftrong againft Foot and Horfe in any,
hard to cut, and not in danger of fire 5 befides, that the Herbs
which creep upon them, together with themfelves, make a fair
and great verdure, and much fhadow. The other Inclofureisa
Wall, but weak and inconfiderable: But having pafs'd thefe
three, we pafs'd all. Some fay, there are others within, belong
ing to the Citadel or Fort where the Palace is, forlorn is of
good largenefs, but the Houfes ftand thin and are ill built, efpe-
cially without the third Inclofure , andmoftof thefituation is
taken up in great and long ftreets, fome of them fhadow'd with
high and very goodly Trees growing in Lakes of Water, of
which there are many large ones, befides Fields fet full of Trees,
like