"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" [‎٣‎٤‎٠] (٥٠٨/٣٦١)

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ftood ftiU on her Courre 3 putting forth a light at her Vooy for
us to follow her, and about mid-nigh^came to an Anchor under
the Hland of Mohilia 5 which when we perceiv'd, we let fall our
Anchors'too.
The Morning comn 3 we found the Caraque fb clofe to the shore*
and the nelireit of our Ships at leaft a League off 5 that we held our
Hands for that day 5 expecting when (he would weigh her
Anchors, and (land off to Sea, a fitter place to deal with her.
And that af ter-noon , we chefted our late flain Commander^ put
ting fome grea-Hhot with him into it that he might prefently fink^
and without any Ceremony of Gunsj&c, ufual upon (iich occafi-
ons,bccaufeour Enemy fhould take no notice,put him overboard
againft thelllandof Mohili^ where he made his own Grwe, as
all dead Bodies do, buried not in duft but water, which (hall
one day as well as the earth give up its dead, Rev. 20.13. when
all the Bodies of Men fince the world began, that have tafted
Death in their feveral Generations, however after Death they
have been beftowed, wherefoever laid up, (hall be raifed again.
And though all wou ld not , yet all muft.
A little before night that prefent day, the Caraque departed
again to Sea ^ we all loofed owv Anchors, opened our Sailes, and
followed. The day now left us, and our proud Adverfary un
willing as it fhould feem to efcape, put forth a light (as beforej
for us to follow him, (as afterward we did to purpole). The night
well-nigh (pent, we commended again our felves and caufe to
God, when I ob(erved more (eeming devotion in our Sea-nten
that Morning, than at any time before, or after while F kept
them company 5 who, for the generality are fuch a kind of People
that nothing will bow them or bring them on their knees, but
extream Hazards .When this exercife was ended ? the day began to
appear in a red mantle, which prov'd bloody unto many that be
held it. And now we entred upon a fecond encounter, our four
Ships refolving to take their turns one after the other, that we
might compel this proud Portugal either to bend Or break.
And now Reader thou mayeft fuppofe us fpeaking again to our
Adverfary, and he to us, in the harflieft and lowdeft of all Dia-
le&si, no Arguments being fo ftrong asthofethat proceed from
the mouths of Guns, and points of Swords, Our Charles the
Admiral played her part firft, and ere (he had been at defiance
with her Enemy half an hower, there came another great (hot
from him, which hitting againft one of our Iron Pieces, mount
ed on our halfD^4 5 brake into many little parts , which moft
dangerouily wounded our N qw Contntander, and the Matter of^
our Ship, with others befide, who received feveral hurts
by it. Captain Peprve'lls left Eye, by a glance of a Piece of that
broken Bullet, wasfb "lorn that it lay like Raggs upon his Cheeks
another hurt by a piece of the fame Bullet he received on his
Jaw-bone $ and by another, on his Head > and a fourth hurt, he
received in his leg, a ragged piece of that broken (hot fticking
faft