"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" [‎٢‎٢‎٣] (٥٠٨/٢٤٤)

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n ewly confecrated Arch-Biftiop of ^rr4 5 imbarqu'd in it to go to
his refidence 5 fo alfo did F. Andrea Talmiero^'i^xox of the Jefu-
itSj my friend, to vifit that his Province 5 and F. Laertio Alherti
an ItalianjWith many other Jefuits who came out of Europe this
year to go and refide there. The fame day 9 an Alwadia or fmall
Boat of Cianl came to Goa with news of a VeflH arriv'd there
from Mafcat, and alfo a Ship from BaJJora 5 both which report*
ted that Ormuz, was in much diftrefs by the Siege, fo that many
Moor's/oldiers, efcap'd out of the Town to Ruy Freira 5 after
whofe arrival, the Siege proceeded profperoufly for us, with
good order and much hope 5 yet in cafe the fuccours were
fentfrom Coa^ which Ray Freira very importunately defied.
At BajJbra, they faid, all was quiets This will be thelaft that
I fhall write to you fromG^, being ready to depart out of In
dia (ifit pleafeGodJ within afew dayes, and defirous to'return
to my Country, where I may fee and dilcourfe with you the firft
objeft that I propound to my felf at my revifiting our dear Ita-
Ij, However I (hall not omit in my way to acquaint you with
my adventures, to the end my Letters may forerun me, and be
the harbingers of my arrival. I referve many things to tell the
Sig. Dottore, and Signor. Colletta , and thofe other Gentlemen
my friends,who, I am confident, accompany my prayers to God
for my profperous arrival 3 from whom wilhing of you all happi
ness, I reft, &c.
LETTER IX.
From Mafcat January ip. 1^25.
HAvingdetermindtoreturn'tomy Country, not by way of
Portugal but by that of Baffora&nd from thence by land to-^-
leppo^which feem'd to me the beft and ftiorteft^and having accord
ingly obtain d licence of the Viceroy,(who in this and other mat
ters hath always done me many favours)which licence wasnecef-
fary,becaufe in Coa 'tis rigorofly prohibited to all to go into Europ
by;this way ofturkyh and being prepared with every thing necef-
lary by the opportunity of the Cafila and Armada which went
from Goa for Cambaia, in which there was one Ship which was to
go from Ciaul to Bajfora^ I refolv d to embarque in a Ship of the
Armada that was to go to Ciaul, intending [there to go aboard
that which was to go to BaJJbra. In order whereunto having
taken leave of all my friends 5 and at laft got the Viceroy's licence,
who was then at Vangi y and gave me certain Letters of import
tance written to his King, which I was to confign to the Portugal
Agent at Kome^ that he might tranfmit the fame to his Mafter >
on the fifteenth of November about evening, I went down the
River in a Manfina or Wherry to the mouth of the Sea 5 and
there
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