"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" [‎٢‎٠‎٤] (٥٠٨/٢٢٥)

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XXV.
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The Travels of Peter Delia Valle,
The laft they left before the new Colledge, the Church
whereof they are wont to call San Rocco, and hy the other
Name alfo 5 but the Jefuts, refolute to keep their Coiledge by
reafote of the fairnefs of the place, notwithftanding the oppo<
fition of the Angufline Fryers, who by long and intricate faits 5
ufe their utmoft endeavor to hinder them troin it, one f y to the
end not to have them Neighbours, under pretext that they de
prive them of thefrefti Air, and the profpeft of the Sea : The
jefuits I fay, relblute to abide there, prevailing hitherto, both
againft the City, which re-calls them back to skn Paolo I ccchio^
for greater convenience of the Students, and againft the^«.
mtkines, and againft the King himfelf, who hath many times or
dained their removal and the deftruftion of their new Col ledge 5
neverthelefs maintain themfelves in poffeffion of their new and
fumptuous Fabrick, which alfo they daily inlarge, and nomi
nate San raolo Nhovo 5 for in India they will have all their Col-
ledges dedicated to Saint Paul, theDodorof the Gentiles,
January the nine and twentieth, I went together with the Sig.
nori Baracci my entertainers and other friends, to lee and >OLoda
day at Guadalupe, which is a place of Recreation in the lliandof
Goa, diftant from the City about two leagues, populous and full
of Houfes and Gardens of feveral Portugal Signori, who for
pleafure go to dwell there fome time of the year, as you at
Rome do to Frafeati which is the ancient TufcuUnum. Guadulufe
lies at the foot of a certain Precipice in a plain foil upon a fpa-
tious Lake, which at one time of the year is quite dry'd up and
fown with Rice, fo that the profped is always very lovely 5 be-
caufe the Lake is either full of water, in which grow abundance
of pretty Flowers and aquatick Plants? or elfe'tis all green with
Rice, which is fown before the Lake is totally dry and grows up
to maturity before the Water return ? fo that it makes a very
prgtty Shew, and the more becaufe this Water being colleded in
great rain, is fed alfo by a fmall but conftantly running River 5
and though fo kept there for many months, yet caufes not any
bad affeftionof the Air 5 but through the h ? goodnefs of the Cli
mate the Air is always better here then any where elfe. Nor is
the Sea far diftant, to wit the fhore of the other more Southern
River which forms the Ifland of Goa on the other fide oppofite
to the City 5 and the mouth of that River which makesa fecare
and fpacious Harbour, wherefometimes even the greateft Porte-
gal Ships ride, and in old time the City ftood there, fo that they
call the placeat this day Goa Vecchia, or old Goa. As were-
turnd, we faw abundance of Villages and Palmeta's full of all
fort of fruits, and many fair and well-kept Churches, as San Lo
renzo, and others within a fmall diftance 5 fo that I had reafonto
judge this place to be held the moft delicious of Goa.
January the thirtieth. Being \n Guadalupe, in the Garden of
the Houle where we were, which belong'd to Signor Simon
Gomes our Friend, and Kinfman to the Sigg: Baracci, I faw a
Cattelld,