‘The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta. In which, the several countries, together with the customs, manners, traffique, and rites both religious and civil, of those Oriental princes and nations, are faithfully described: In familiar letters to his friend Signior Mario Schipano. Whereunto is added a relation of Sir Thomas Roe’s voyage into the East-Indies’ [‎224] (245/508)

2 24 The Travels Peter Delia Valle,
there went aboard the Ship I had taken , whereof Franctfco
Gomez, was Captain. \ •
In this Voyage there came with me Marian Tin at in , Eugenia
Cingala her fervant, a Venetian Merchant, my Friend nam'd
Marc' Antonio Lanza 3 whom I took for my company, with his
lerVant nam'd Giovanni^ Michael a fervant given me by Sig: An
tonio BarachO) to accompany me to Rome , a trufty perfon,
to whom he had therefore given liberty 5 and another fer
vant of his, nam'd Giovan Boracho, who was to accompany me
onely to Ciauly whither alfo his Mafter Antonio intended (hortly
to follow him.
November the (ixteenth. Before day we (et fail, and met the
Armada of DiuBoJfaria^ ^nACiaul^ f Countries on the
/ North of 6^ ) failing to at night we caft Anchor fhort of
the Rocks, ca.\Vd Los llheos qttemados. Our courle was alwayes
jy Northwards, the Land alwayes winding from us on the Right
Hand. > r . . da
N^e^er the twentieth. We fet fail about day-break, and at
three .a clock after noon caift Anchor a little fhort of Ciaul, be-
/ caufe the wind was contrary., in a Bay, where there is a Vil
lage call'd Vajcel ^ here .we ftayfd three dayes in expedtation of
fame ill-arm'd VefTels of tkeCafila } which lagg'd behind.
- Qn the four ^and twentieth at night. We enter'd the Port of
Ciaul) which is within the jaws of a fair River. I fent my fervant
to look for a Houfe, and in the mean time remain'd for this night
in the Ship, but the next day we landed with all our Goods.
{{ November the nine and, twentieth. News came to Cianl that
v./ j 4 1 j-r Dutch Ships were gone from Surat to Ormnz,, with intent to help
thePerfians againft the Portugals $ it being fufpefted that they
have made fbme agreement with the Ring of Perfia, to have a
(hare of that place, and to inhabit it. Some faid the Ships were
four , others, that feven more were preparing ztSnrat^ with a
Petache for the fame defign, either all Dutch, or Dutch and Eng-
Mfh together. Be it as it? will, the arrival of Enemy-Ships at
Ormuz^ before the Armada, I account very prejudicial
to the Portugah defign upon the place $ for'tis difficult fori?#/
Freira to hinder them only with an Armada of Oars from relieving
it , which cpy be done in one day ^ and being done, 'tisfut-
ficient to pi^wng the Warr and the Siege for another year. And
if it be true, that fo many Ships of thofe Hereticks are going
not oacty to Or muz, but alfo to Mafcat and all the Coafts of
India, T look upon it as a matter of dangerous confequence 5 it
being rumor'd not without ground that they are agreed with the
Perfians to make Warr upon Mafcat , and to do great matters
againfl: the Portugals, which God forbid.
December the fecond, I went to view a Town of the Moors,
fubjedt to Nizam-Sciah, and his Governour Meli/{ Ambar, and
becaufe near Ciattl, call'd Ciaul di Riba, that is. Upper CiauU
The way leading to it is fair and handfome, amongft Groves of
m " Palms