"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" [‎٤‎٥‎٤] (٥٠٨/٤٧٥)

A Voyage E A S T-IN DI A,
TheMogol looked to be prefentedwith feme thing, or other,
when my Lord Embaffadour came to him, and if he faw him
often empty handed, he was not welcome 5 and therefore the
Eaft-India Company were wont every year to fend many parti
cular things unto him 5 in the name of the King of England
that were given him at feveral times, efpecially then when the
Embafladour had any requ^ft unto him, which made a very fair
way unto it.
Amongft many other things, when my Lord Embafladour
firft went thither, the Company fent the Mogol an Englifti
Coach, and Harnefs for four Horfes, and an able Coach-man,
to fute and manage fome of his excellent Horfes, that they
might be made fit for that fervice. The Coach they lent was
lined within with CrimfonCto^ Velvet, which when the Mo' ol
took notice of, he told the Embafladour that he wondred the
King of England would trouble himfelf fo much, as to fend un
to 4 for Velvet to line a Coach for him, in regard that he
had been informed, that the EngliQi King had much better
Velvet nearer home, for fuch, or any other ufcs.
And immediately after-, the Mogol caufed that Coach
to be taken all to pieces i and to have another made by it,
for (as before) they are a people that will make any new
thing by a pattern^ and when his new Coach was made
according to the pattern, his work-men firft putting the Englifh
Coach together, did fo with that they had new made 5 then
pulling out all the China Velvet which was in the Englifti Coach,
there was in the room thereof put a very rich Stuff, theground
Silver , wrought^ all over in fpaces with variety of flowers of
fiik, excellently well fuited for their colours, and cut fhort
likeaPIufh, and in ftead of the brafs-nails that were firft in it,
there were nails of filver put in their places. And the Coach'
wluch his own Work-men made was lined and feated likewife
with a richer ftuff than the former ,the ground of it gold,mingled
like the other with filk flowers, and the nails filver and double
gut 5 and after having Horfe^ and Harnefs fitted for both his
Coaches, He rode fometimes in them, and contraded with the
Englifh-coach-man to ferve him, whom he made very fine, by
rich vefts he gave him, allowing hijn a very great Penfion 5 be-
iides, he never carried him in any of thofe Coaches, but he gave
him the reward of ten pounds at theleaft, which had raifed the
Coach-man unto a very great Eftate, had not death prevented
It:> t ^ at immediately after he was fetled in that great fervice.
The Eaji-India Company fent other Prefents for that King,
^ xc ellcnt Pi&ures which pleafed the Mogol very much, efpe-
cially if there were fair and beautiful Women portrayed in
them. They fent likewife Swords, Rapiers, excellently well
hatcht, and pieces of rich Imbroidery to make fweet bags, and
rich Gloves^ and handfome Looking-glafles, and other things to
give away, that they might have always fome things in readi-