"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" [‎٢‎٢‎١] (٥٠٨/٢٤٢)

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late years ("by the diligence of the Portugals) Catholicks^ and y/ 7 ^
obedient to Rome 5 his refidcnce is in Cranganor^ five leagues from ^ y
Cocin Northwards. /> y •
O&oher the one and twentieth. Proclamation was made by ^ r ^
the Vice-Roy's Order for the Souldiers to come and receive Pay., O? - n
in Order to their going to Ormnz,. The Armado wherein they
were to go, was very long in preparing through want of mony 5^/ T 5
which the Vice-Roy was very diligent to raife, both from xht A
Merchants, and alfo from the Gentiles, who confented to pay 39 ^ _
certain Annual Summ, (or elfe a greater once for all) that Li- 3
cence might be granted them to celebrate Marriages in Qoa, ac- " ^
cording to their own Rite, which ordinarily was not allowed ^ jf ^
them. But all thefe courfes were not fufficient to difpatch the ^ *
Fleet with that diligence which was defired 5 and in the mean
time it was faid, that many Dutch or Englifh Ships infefted
the Ports of Cianl, Bajjaim, and Dahul, without controll 5 by
all which it appears tome, that matters in India go every day
from bad to worfe.
oBober the one and thirtieth. News came to G^that Melik^ XIIL
Ambar, who a good while had fuccesfully warr'd againft Adil-
Sciah, at length in a vidory had taken one MttUa Mnhhamed^ /^w c/
General of Adil-Scidb's Army, and much favor'd by him 5 who * r
by his ill demeanor towards the laid Afelil^, (even lb far as to en-
deavor to get him poyjfbn'd) was the occafion of the prefent ^ #
Warr, wherein Melius chief intent was to revenge himfelf of/J^^-^
the faid MtUa Muhhamed : Whom being thus taken, they fay 5
he beheaded and caus*d him in that manner to be carry'd about
his Camp with this Proclamation 5 That this Traytor Mnlla Muh
hamed, the caufe of the Warr, and prefent difcords between
Adil-Sciah and Nizam-Sciah, (to whom this Melikjs Governour)
other wife Friends and Allies, was thus in the Name of his Lord
Adil-Sciah , as a Tray tor and difturber of the publick Peace, put
to death. By which aft JMelik. meant to fignifie that he had no
evil intention againft Adil-Sciah, but onely took up Arms for the
mifchiefs done him by Mulla Mnhhamed, whom he defir'd to re
move from the Government of Adil-Sciah and the world. Yet it
was not known how Adil-Sciah receiv'd this a£i:ion 5 and what end
the bufinefs would have. In this Warr, they fay, the Moghol
favor'd Adil-Sciah againft Melik ^y and fupply'd him with 20000.
Horfe : but, be that how it will, Adil-Sciah hath hitherto always
gone by the worft, and fbme-times been in great danger 5 Mdik)
who is a brave Captain, having over-run all the State almoft to
the Gates of Vidhiafor, which is the Royal City of Adil-Sciah>
where he hath fbmetimes been fore'd to fhut himfelf up as 'twere
befieg'd. A few moneths before, Adil-Sciah put one of his prin
cipal Wives to death, for intelligence which (he was faid to hold
with Melik^, and for having been a party in promoting this
Warr, out of defign to remove Adil-Sciah from the Govern
ment , as one become odious to his own people, either through
his
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