"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" [‎٤‎٥‎٦] (٥٠٨/٤٧٧)

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King with a loud voice, Padjha SaUmet, which fignifies, Live O
great King, or, O great King, Health and life. At Noon he ftews
himfelf in another place like the former, on the South-fide 5 and
a little before Sun-fet, in a like place, on the Weft-fide of* bis
Houfe, or T ent: but as foon as the Sun forlakes the Hemifphear
he leaves his people ufheredin and out with Drums and Wind-
inf h uments, and the peoples acclamations. ■
At both which times likewife very great numbers of hid
people aflemble together to prefent themfelves before him.-
And at any of thefe three times, he that hath a fuit to. the King
ordefiresjufticeathishands, be he Poor, or Rich, if he hold'
up a Petition to be feen, fliall be heard and anlwered.
And between feven and nine of the Clock at night, he fits
within Houle, or Tent, more privately in a fpacious place, cal
led his Goaza/can, or bathing-houfe made bright, like day by
abundance of lights, and here the King fits mounted upon a
ftately Throne, where his Nobles and fuch as are favoured by
him hand about him; others find admittance to, but by fpecial
leave from his Guard, who caule every one that enters that
place to breathe upon them; and if they imagine that any have
drunk wine, they keep him out. ■
At this time my Lord Embafladour made his ufual addrefles
to him, and I often waited on him thither; and it Was a good
time to do bufinefs with that King, who then was for the moft
part very plealant, and iull of talk unto thofe which were round
about him, and fo continued till he fella lleep (oft times by
drinking) and then all aliembled, immediately quitted the place,
except thofe which were his trufted lervants, who by turns
watched his perfon.
The Mogol hath a moft ftately, rich, and fpacious houfe at
Agra, his Metropolis, or chief City, which is called his Palace
Royal, wherein there are two Towers, or Turrets about ten
topt fajiare covered with maffie Gold (as ours are ufually with
Lead) this I had from Tom Cory at, as from other Englifh Mer
chants, who keep in a Faftory at that place. And further they
told me, that he hath a moft glorious Throne within that his
alace, alccnded by divers fteps, which are covered with plate
1 n! e . r ' up 0n the top of which afcent ftand four Lions upon
p edeftals(of curioufly coloured Marble) which Lions are all
made of Malhe filver, fome part of them guilded with gold,
and befet with precious ftones. Thofe Lions fupport a Canopy
_ot pure gold under which the fits, when as he appears
in his great eft ftate and glory.
t or the beauty of that Court, it confifts not in gay and gorei-
ous apparel, for the Country is fo hot, that they cannot endure
any thing that is very warm, or maffie 3 or rich about them.
1 Mogol himfelt tor the moft part is covered with a garment
(as betorc ddenbed) made of pure, white, and fine Cailico-
laune 3 and io are his Nobles, which garments are v\aftied
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