"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" [‎٣‎١‎٩] (٥٠٨/٣٤٠)

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them on valoroufly, recover'd the loft Enfign with her own
hand a killing him that had taken it, for which fervice (he re
main d Enfign-bearer of that Company. At length, fufpitions
arifing that Ihe was a woman, the matter came to be difcover'd
in a great quarrel which (he had, wherein after many proofs of
her courage, (he was mortally wounded, and to fave her felf
from the Court of )uftice which perfecuted her, (he was con-
ftraind to put her felf into the.Bifhop's hands, to whom (he
confefs'd the former paffages of her life, faying that (he was a
Woman, and what (he had done was not out of any evil end,
but only through an inclination which (lie had to a military life:
and for proof hereof (he defir'd the Bifhop, he would caufe her
to be fearcht. Which was accordingly done, and the Matrons
and Midwives found her a Woman. The Bilhop put her into a
Monaftery^ and becaufe'twas known that (he had been a Nun,,
but doubtful whether (he was profefs'd or not, he kept her there
till certainty came from her own Country that (he was not:
Wherefore being fet at liberty, and unwilling to become a Nun,
but rather inclin'd to a military life^fhe return'd into Spaiu^whcre
petitioning the King for a reward of her military fervice, fher
cafe being examin'd, asthecuftom is, in the Councel, and by
the way of )uftice) (he obtai'd of the King eight hundred Crowns
of yearly Revenue, there in the Indies^ being flyld in the Pa
tents V Jlfiere> or Enfign -bcarer, and having liberty given her
to live as a man, and to ferve in the Wars in any of the Kings
Dominions without moleftation. Hereupon (he eame into Ita~
lp 0 running (everal adventures by the way, to befeech the Pope
ibr (bme favours in reference to her courfe of life, which by the
mediation of many principal Perfons (he hath obtain d. I bad
heard of her in the Eaft"JW/V/, whither her fame was arriv d,
and many times defie d further information concerning her.
Wherefore my friend F. Rodcrzga cli Sdti Jliichclc^ a Oilcalcea-
ted Carmelite, being now arriv d ^at Kotxe by the way oi Venic^
many days before me, and acquainted with my defire, brought
her to my houfe^ where Ihe hath related to me many ftrange acci
dents befallen her in the courle ofher lite, of which I here men
tion only the moft important and certain, as of an extraordina
ry per (on in our times. I have fince brought her into the c0 ®"
pany of (everal Ladies and Cavaljers, whofe converlation (he
loves much more then that of women. Sig: Francefco Crejcentio.,
who is well skill'd in painting, hath drav /n her picture with his
own hand. She is of a large and portly ftature for a Woman,
and cannot thereby be known for other then ?man. Her brea t
is but like a young Girl's, and (he told me (he had us ^ ^ know
not what kind of Remedy to dry it, and make it almolt plain,
which Remedy w4s a Plaifter given her by an which at
firftputher to much pain, but afterwards without domg er
other hurt, or corroding the fle(h, produc d the effeft (umcient-
ly well. Her Vifage is not deform'd though not fair, but lome-
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