"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" [‎٢‎٠‎٢] (٥٠٨/٢٢٣)

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to fupport his forces; another to Sindi to fetch provifions, and ad-
vertile the Mogul's Minifters there not to fend any Ships into ?er~
/74 3 otherwi(e he fhould takethem^ yet neither thofe ofiI/ef&f 3 nor
this of Sindi ever return'd to him j neither did this Captain fend
him any thing from Mafchkt; fo that he was conftrain'd to remove
his quarters. Befides, during his being before Ormu'z ^ he had
fent fome other Ships to fall upon the Country of thofe Arabians
whom they call living upon the Coafls of Perjia in the
gulf above MogojiAn^ and that this enterprize fucceeded well
enough, they having made great deftrudion, and taken much
fpoil: but afterwards the Captains of the fame Ships being gree
dy of prey j contrary to the order of Kuy Freira, and againftthe
judgment of one of them who was the head of all the reft (little
obedience is an ordinary thing among the Portugals^ and cauies
infinite diforders) defign'd to fet upon another place 3 whole Go-
vernout;) who was an Arabian Sceich, at firft attempted to make
them forbear with good words^aying that he was theirVaila1,8cc.
but whenhefaw 3 thatcourtefieprevaird not againft their rapaci
ty, he got his men together, and made head againfl: them > lb
that allaulting them in a convenient place as they were out of
order, he defeated them, killing many, and amongft thofe, di
vers Captains and Soldiers of valour, which wasnofmall lols.
It was further related, that during the Siege of Ormuz, the be-
fieg'd being in great ftreights for all other things, and which was
mofl: important, of water alfo,which within fail'd them and was
corrupted 5 yet Ruj Freira could not hinder them from ferching
plenty of very good water as often as they pleas'd at a place of
the liland without the Garrifbn, which they call Irumbhfo
where, not through want of Soldiers, (for he might have had
Arabians enough and others of thofe Countries) but for want of
money to pay and fupport them, he could never place a guard
to prevent tlie enemies from fetching as much water as they
pleas'd. They (aid laftly, that Ruy Freira was at Mafat folia
ting for aid,and preparing to return to Or muz as foon as he (hould
beprovided of what was needful.
By the fame Ship a Jew came from Sindi who had lately dwelt
in Ornitiz, and came to Sindt by fea from Guadel, which is a Port
of the Kingdom of Kic and Macran^ and was come to Gnadal
by land from Sphahan, He was a fagacious perfon, and affirmed
to me for certain that the Prince of Kic and Macran was a friend
and obedient to the Perjians, and that there pafled through his
Country infinite Cafilasoi Merchandize which came from India
to Guadel by Sea, and from thence were tranfported into Perfia
upon Camels , and that this way was not only frequented (incc
the taking of Ormuz which was declined during that War, but
was alio very fecure and afforded much profit to the faid Prince
ot Macran^ becaufe at he received divers Cuftoms of the
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