‘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’ [‎313] (334/508)

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kinred ? and 5 particularly ? Sig" Laura. Gaetana ftoutly with-ftood
them, making it apparent that I was alive, by (hewing fome of
my Letters which (he had lately receiv'd > whereto neverthelefs
they would by no means give credit. I found entertainment for
many dayesin reading abundance of Letters from Rome^ which
almoft all my kindred and friends writ to me 3 and in anfwering
the fame 5 as alfo in receiving and returning the vifits of many
Neapolitan Cavaliers and Titolado's, and, indeed, I am much
obliged to all the Nobility of that City for the Civilities they
ftiew'd me in this my Return.
February the tenth, I fent to itawe authentical Certificates of
my (urvivancejattefted by many Perfons of N4p/ex,who acknow
ledged me for what I was twelve years before when I departed
theoce , as alfo Letters of Attorney and other writings, to the
end my Relations might make ufe thereof to my benefit againft
who-ever at attempted to moleft my Eftate.
February the three and twentieth, A brave Tournement was
publkkly made at Naples with great fplendor in the Piazza of the
Palace , for the Birth of the Princefs of Spain, the Ring's firft-
bora Daughter.3 to behold which, there interven'd with the
Duke of Jha, the Vice-Roy, the Duke of Alcala, newly ar-
riv'd from Rom, where he had been extraordinary Ambaflador
about the troubles of Italy. The Tourneyment was gallant, con-
fifting of abundance of Squadrons and Cavaliers, but without
any Inventions, and nothing near fo brave as that which I
faw here in the year 1612. upon the Marriageof France and
Spain. \ . 1 1 •
February the four and twentieth. Which was the day or Carni
val, aMafcherade was inade in and Balls in the Palace
for an entertainment to the Duke ofAlcala j as alfo the next day,
f although it was Lent J another Mafcherade was made on Hone-
back with a Tilting, and at night Balls in the Palace.
March the ninth. About feven a clock at night, a very great
Earth -quake hapned in which (hook the ftrongeit walls
as if they had been but of papery bu[ it lafted little, and was
very fhort, fo that (God be prais'd) it did no confiderable
hurt, although for the fmall time it continu'd, it was fufnciently
^Manh the tenth, The Abbefsand other Nunns of San Marcel-
lino and, particularly, Donna Feliciana, Donna Beatrice d
Avalos, C to whom I have always had great refpeft) did me the
favor to caufe a Mafs to be fung in their Church, whilft I was
prefent, in thanks to God for my fafe return into, where
twelve years before I had begun and took the Enfignes of my
March the thirteenth, The fit time for my departure by Sea
to Rome, being come, I took leave ot §ig: Mario Schipano, who
had entertain'd us nobly all the time of my ftay at Naples, (au^
ring which , we frequently reviewed our Letters and Travels
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