"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" [‎١‎٨‎٠] (٥٠٨/٢٠١)

! he Iravcly of Peter Delia Vallc,
but ajfo with Pipes and Drums 5 that he might vifit the General
in his Name 3 and give him a Prefent of Elefrediments to eat,
nitmely, Indian Figgs 3 Lagnc, and other fruits. His Anfwer to
the buiiiiefs was, that the Peace ihould be firft made between
bimfelf and the Tortngals^ and afterwards the Interefts of the
King of Cocinfaow\<\ be taken into confideration ^ withall, de-
fjring the General that he would vouchfafe to ftay a while till
he had better advb'd with his Minifters, and deliberated about
fending Ambafladors to GW in the fame Fleet 5 with other Rea-
fons, which were judg'd rather excufes to put off the time, and
hold the Vortugals in a Treaty of Peace, till fome very rich Ships
of his which he expeded from Meccha were return 'd , left the
Tortugals ftiould moleft them at Sea 5 than real intentions for a
Peace & efpecially with the King of Cocin^ with whom he hath
long a:nd intricate difcords, not fo eafily to be terminated. The
Tortugmls alfo demanded,that the Samort would remove a Garri-
fon \vhich he had plac'd in certain Confines, where they for their
own fecurity, and the defence of the King of Cocin, were fain
to keep a Fort continually , with a great Garrifon and at much
expence: And becaufe he fbew'd not much inclination there
unto, it was not without caufe judg'd that his Treaties were
Artifices, to hold the in fulpence ^ wherefore the Ge
neral fent him word. That he had exprefs Order from the Vice-
Roy not to ftay longer at Calecut then twenty four hours, and fo
long he would ftay : If within that time the Sam on took a Re-
folution futable to the Vice-Roy's Propofitions, he would carry
his Ambaflador with a good will 5 otherwife, he intended to
depart the next night, all the intermediate day being allow'd his
Highnefs to determine. With this Reply he re-mandedthe
young Child Cicco^ honor'd with fome fmall Prefents, and the
other Men that came with him , without fending any of his
Vortugals on purpofe, or going afhore torefrefh himfelfand vifit
die Savwn, as he was by him invited •, the Vice -Roy having
gi ven him fecret Inftru&ion not to truft him too far ,becau(e thefe
Kings samort had never been very faithful towards the Fonu-
guis. Neverthelefs the General forbad not any Souldierstoland
that were fo minded, fo that many of them w T eht afhore, fome to
walk up and down, fome to buy things, and fome to do other
bulinds 5 as aiio many people came to the Fleet in little boats,
partly, to fell things ,and partly, outofcuriofity to fee thePflr^-
gals , who in regard of their almoft continual enmity with the
Samorl^ feldom usM to be feen in Calecut,
1 he fame day, f the two and twentieth) whilft we
were aboard in the Port of Calecut, I took the Sun 's Altitude
with my Aftxolabe, and found him to decline at Noon from the
Zenith 34 degrees a*id 50 minutes. The Sun was this day in the
thirtieth degree of Sagittary 5 whence according to my Canon
of Declination, which I had fromF.FrA Paolo Maria-Cittadini,
hedeciin'd from the Jiquino£Ual towards the South 23 degrees