"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" [‎١‎٩‎٧] (٥٠٨/٢١٨)

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Can of the reft. Thus refolvd, we defperately fail'd forward.
Our Coiripanions that were neareft would have dene the like,
but the General, who was far behind in another place of the
Cafila, fhot off a Piece to command all to ftay for him, reafona-
bly conceiving it the beft way to attaque the enemy altogether >
whereupon all the other Ships of the Fleet which were behind
us, ftood ftill awhile 5 but we alone/eeing our felves fo far en-
gag d and fo near the Enemy, whatever the others did, would by
no means ftay but continud our courfe. Which Sig. Francefcd
Pefciotto Captain of one of the neareft Ships, beholding, and
mifliking that we fhould charge thus alone , and he quietly
look on at a little diftance , he loft all patience, and began
again to make up after us, though a far off 5 the fame did all the
reft foon after, conceiving it the beft way. We were now with
in Falcon-lhot (for greater Pieces then Falcons thefe Ships carry
not) but forbore to fire till a nearer approach might make the
(hot more certain 5 which feem'd alfo to be the Enemie's defign :
when being come fo neer as to fpeak and be heard, and ftanding
ready to give fire both to the Ordnance and Mufket,by the voi
ces and cries on either fide we found each other to be friends;for
thefe Ships were an unexpected and extraordinary Fleet of /
Tortugals fent to Coctn to convey fecurelyfrom thence to Got
certain moneys of the Confraternity della Mifericordta,and other
Provifions. Hereupon the feud ceafing, the mortal thunder was
turn'd into joyful falutationsj with chearflil noife of Drums
and Trumpets ^ at the found whereof the Morning beginning to
clear up, feem'd alfo to haften to rejoyce with us and part our
erroneous fray. I have mentioned this paflage at large, to the
end the fuccefles, inconveniences, counfels and refblutions en-
fuing fuddenly thereupon may be known $ from all which, pru
dent advifo's for other occafions may be deduced 5 and alfo to
make known to all the world the demeanour of the noble Pw-
^4/Nation in thefe parts > who indeed, had they but as much y
order, difcipline, and good government as they have valourjOr- / /
tvuz and other fad loftes would not be now lamented, but they
would moft certainly be capable of atchieving great matters. But
God gives not all things to all.
It being now broad day, wefet fail with the whole Cafila ^ but
byreafbn of contrary wind, fail'd no more then three leagues^
and late in the evening came to anchor, in the place where we
hapned to be 5 the contray North weft wind beginning to grow
more boifterous.
January the fixth. We had the wind ftill contrary, and having sp
faild three other leagues, at the ufual hour we caft anchor near ' ^
the Rocks of Baticala,
On the feventh,the faid wind blowing fomewhat favourably,
about noon we pafs'd by Onor, and without ftaying difcharg'd
only one Gun to give notice for the Ships to come forth of the
port 5 if any were there that would accompany us 5 for greater
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