"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" [‎٣‎١‎٣] (٥٠٨/٣٣٤)

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kinred ? and 5 particularly ? Sig" Laura. Gaetana ftoutly with-ftood
them, making it apparent that I was alive, by (hewing fome of
my Letters which (he had lately receiv'd > whereto neverthelefs
they would by no means give credit. I found entertainment for
many dayesin reading abundance of Letters from Rome^ which
almoft all my kindred and friends writ to me 3 and in anfwering
the fame 5 as alfo in receiving and returning the vifits of many
Neapolitan Cavaliers and Titolado's, and, indeed, I am much
obliged to all the Nobility of that City for the Civilities they
ftiew'd me in this my Return.
February the tenth, I fent to itawe authentical Certificates of
my (urvivancejattefted by many Perfons of N4p/ex,who acknow
ledged me for what I was twelve years before when I departed
theoce , as alfo Letters of Attorney and other writings, to the
end my Relations might make ufe thereof to my benefit againft
who-ever at attempted to moleft my Eftate.
February the three and twentieth, A brave Tournement was
publkkly made at Naples with great fplendor in the Piazza of the
Palace , for the Birth of the Princefs of Spain, the Ring's firft-
bora Daughter.3 to behold which, there interven'd with the
Duke of Jha, the Vice-Roy, the Duke of Alcala, newly ar-
riv'd from Rom, where he had been extraordinary Ambaflador
about the troubles of Italy. The Tourneyment was gallant, con-
fifting of abundance of Squadrons and Cavaliers, but without
any Inventions, and nothing near fo brave as that which I
faw here in the year 1612. upon the Marriageof France and
Spain. \ . 1 1 •
February the four and twentieth. Which was the day or Carni
val, aMafcherade was inade in and Balls in the Palace
for an entertainment to the Duke ofAlcala j as alfo the next day,
f although it was Lent J another Mafcherade was made on Hone-
back with a Tilting, and at night Balls in the Palace.
March the ninth. About feven a clock at night, a very great
Earth -quake hapned in which (hook the ftrongeit walls
as if they had been but of papery bu[ it lafted little, and was
very fhort, fo that (God be prais'd) it did no confiderable
hurt, although for the fmall time it continu'd, it was fufnciently
^Manh the tenth, The Abbefsand other Nunns of San Marcel-
lino and, particularly, Donna Feliciana, Donna Beatrice d
Avalos, C to whom I have always had great refpeft) did me the
favor to caufe a Mafs to be fung in their Church, whilft I was
prefent, in thanks to God for my fafe return into, where
twelve years before I had begun and took the Enfignes of my
March the thirteenth, The fit time for my departure by Sea
to Rome, being come, I took leave ot §ig: Mario Schipano, who
had entertain'd us nobly all the time of my ftay at Naples, (au^
ring which , we frequently reviewed our Letters and Travels
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