"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" [‎٢‎٨‎٤] (٥٠٨/٣٠٥)

1 he Travels of Peter Delia Valle,
fo that Ifoundoncly fourfmall Houfes/carce re-edifi'd,this year
wherein the Lieutenant of the place (for the right Governoiir
remains at Jleppo^) the Vice-Confulsof fuchEuropsan-Nations
as trade intoSoria, and a very few other people refided. Sig;
Antonio Grandi, the Venetian Vice-Conful, having notice of
my coming by a Meflenger whom I fent to him from Eeilan, re-
ceiv'd and lodg'd us in his own Houfe with much Courtefie 5 upon
the recommendation of his Conful 5 from whom I prefentedhima
Letter. And when I had acquainted him with my defire to depart
as foon as poflibie s and (hewn him the Governor's Pafs for my fclf
goods, and people, which I brought with me from Aleppo, toge
ther with other commendatory Letters to his Lieutenant and
other Miniftcrs^ the faid Sig: Antonio went prefently to prefent
the fame, andjjby the authority he had here obtain'd, much more
ea^ly then I expeded, that I might imbarque when I pleas'd •
yet upon promife, according to the cuftomof Turkje, ofafmall
Prefent to the Governor, and alfo to a Jew his Minifter^ which
was afterwards given to them both. After dinner Captain Fort,
Commander of the French Ship S.Anne, wherein I was to im
barque, came a ftiore, and I agreed with him to go aboard that
night, though he pupofedto ftay two or three dayes longer, in
expectation of more lading before he let fail. Accordingly after
I had written to andfupp'din the Houfe of SigiJntonio
Grandi, I was carry'd aboard by the faid Captain with all my
people, and onely thofe few goods which I had brought with me
iiom Aleppo $ leaving all the reft tobefirft receiv'd by thefaid
Sig: Antonio, and then convey'd tome by Sea more atleifure.
1 bus alter many years I quitted the Continent of Ajia^mth a cer
tain Rtfolution never to let foot upon it again unlefs armM, and
began my Voyage towards my defired Italy y there being with
me of Women, Butoni MaTi&nt Tin at in, a Giorgian Virgin;, and
taithtul Companion ot mod of my Peregrinations, Et/geitid an
Indian Maid of Scilan 5 and of Men, F. Fra: Gregorio Orftno,
V icar General of Armenia 5 and my Servants, Micheldi Bengal^
commended to me at Goa by Sig: Antonio Barraccio, Ciwin
Robetjh, a Chaldean of Kiumalava, and the two Syrians recom-
mended to me by that Arch-Biftiop, namely Abdi 'civa, andHf«-
at, Neftorians.
tv ventieth, All my other goods, together
wit 1 the Coffin ot 6itti Maani, Cconceal'd in a ball of Cotton
yzin) were imbarqud, ( thanks be to God J without any di-
iturbance. 1 he next day I took the height of the Sun in the
or ! dlexandretta, and found him decline at noon from the
Z-emth 2 ^ degrees. He was that day in the degree of
/ irgo, I he lame day, by the advice of Sig: Antonio Grandi, to
prevent all turther troubles which might arife from new fcarch-
ingot my goods, and payment of half Gabels, in cafelftiould
exchange the Ship wherein I was, fora Fiemifh Veflclcalfd the
ISeptune) as I had iormerly intended to do at Cyprus ^ I determind
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