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A65019	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.; Viaggi. Parte 3. English	Della Valle, Pietro, 1586-1652.; Havers, G. (George); Roe, Thomas, Sir, 1581?-1644.; Terry, Edward, 1590-1660. Relation of Sir Thomas Roe's voyage.	1665 (1665)	Wing V48; ESTC R10032	493,750	487

my imparting my mind to him and his consenting thereunto both of us desir'd the Dutch Commendator that when any of his Nation went to Cambaia as they us'd to do sometimes about their affairs he would do us the favour to advertise us thereof that we might go thither in their company The Commendator promis'd to do us this kindness as soon as possible nor was it long before we were advertis'd of an opportunity The Commendator's Steward who takes care of the like businesses came to know of us how many Coaches we should need Sig Alberto spoke to him for one for himself and I for two intending to carry Sig a Marinocia with me because I thought not fit to leave her in Suràt without me although she had the company of good Women I offer'd the Steward money for the Coaches but he refus'd then to take it saying that it was not the custome and that at our return accounts should be made up for so they were wont to deal with those Hackney-men with whom the Nation has always long account for such matters and I who understood things no otherwise then by this information suffer'd my self to be perswaded Now on Monday the 23d of February being the day for our setting forth besides the three Coaches for Sig Alberto and me and two others full of Dutch-men who were to go this journey with us all in very good order for habits and arms and also with a Trumpeter with a silver Trumpet to recreate the Travellers the Commendator himself came to my house with many others of his followers in their City-Coaches to conduct me forth and set me in the way He accompany'd me to a certain place without the City where in the shadow of a small Chappel we convers'd together for a good while and were entertain'd with sundry fruits particularly with Grapes which here in Suràt we have often eat ripe sweet and good in February yet green of colour like the Uva-Lugliatica or early Iuly-grape of Italy and I believe there is plenty enough to make Wine Whilst we were in this place a Post came to the Commendator from Agra and from the Court with news that Sciàh Sel●m King of the Country had sent one of his principal Chans call'd Asàf Chan to Agra to remove the Royal Treasure thence before the arrival of Sultan Chorròm one of the same Kings Sons lately rebell'd against his Father and then reported to be upon his march with his Army thither And from Agra it was signifi'd that things were in great danger of alterations through this war rais'd between the Father and the Son with great danger of the whole State of India This notable Passage happening in my time will give me occasion to write many things worthy of memory usually attending the like Conjunctures and being present in the country peradventure I shall hereafter be an eye-witness or at least have certain intelligence of sundry occurrences In the mean time to the end what I shall have occasion to speak of these Revolutions may be better understood I shall here give such account of the State of the King and his people as may suffice to give light to all the rest Sciàh Selim who as I have formerly writ to you is King of the greater part of India between Indus and Ganges and whose Countries are extended Northwards as far as the cliffs of mount Taurus or Imaus where it divides India from Tartaria is that great Monarch whom in Europe you commonly call the Great Moghòl Which Name is given him because of his being deriv'd from a Race of Tartars call'd Moghols who are of the City of Samarcand and the Province of Giagatà which is the ancient Sogdiana as 't is manifested by the Persian Geography where to this day that Territory is denoted and distinguish'd by the ancient name of Soghol Teimùr Lenk call'd by us Tamerlane as Mir Aliscir reports a famous Author of those times who writ his History in the Persian-Tongue handsomely and with great exactness descended by a collateral line from the near kindred of Cnighiz Chan the most puissant King of Chataio known also in Europe to our Histories and by S. Antonino who writes largely concerning him nam'd with a little corruption Cingis Cham. This Cnighiz warring with his neighbours and destroying many other Principalities became at length Lord of a Vast Dominion and in a manner of all Tartaria which comprehends both the one and the other Scythia and at his death divided the same between his Sons To Giagatà the second Son fell the Country of Samarcand with all Sogdiana and sundry other adjacent Territories and He from his own Name call'd it Giagataio and all the Nations who remain'd under his Government Giagataians A very ancient custome of the Scythians to give the Princes Name to Counties and their Subjects as appears by Diodorus Siculus In process of time a Descendant of Giagatà reigning still in these parts Teimùr Lenk though extracted from the noblest blood of the Kings yet remote from the Royal Stock by a long series liv'd in Samarcand his own Country a man rather of valour then of great fortune But it falling out that the King at that time was slain for his evil deportments by the Grandees of the Country in which conjuncture Teimùr Lenk was elected and placed in the Sovereignty He not contented with the sole Kingdom of Giagataio being increas'd in strength and power made afterwards those great Expeditions which the World beheld Of which nevertheless little sincere fame arrives to us there being no Europaean who hath written truly thereof saving briefly in the Spanish-Tongue Ruy Gonzales de Clavijo who was sent thither Embassador by his King Don Henry the Third of Castile In like manner Teimùr at his death left that his great acquired Empire divided amongst many Sons and Nephews who falling at variance afterwards and their Successors continuing the same ruin'd one another with sundry warrs and God knows whether in Tartary there be left at this day any Prince of that Race A Cadet or Younger Brother of them who had no share among the Tartars came over the Mountains to seek his fortune in India within the Court of a Prince then reigning in one part of it Where being once introduc'd by great alliances and services he rais'd a great House and in time various Revolutions brought it to pass that one of his Successors came to be possess'd of that Kingdom and to found the Royal Family now regnant of which with very great augmentations of Dominion Sciàh Selim now living is the fourth King as his own Seals testifie the impression whereof I keep by me wherein is engraven all his pedigree as far as Tamerlain from whom Sciàh Selim reckons himself the eighth descendent When Sciàh Selim was born he was at first call'd Sceichù because the King Ekbàr his Father having before had no children conveiv'd he had obtain'd him by the prayers of a certain Sceich

in Towns that people have need of refreshing themselves and drinking of a little water but because every one hath not a drinking-vessel of his own ready to avoid defiling or being defil'd by his companion 's cup there 's a way found out whereby any person may drink in that or any other what ever without scruple or danger of any either active or passive contamination This is done by drinking in such manner that the vessel touches not the lips or mouth of him who drinks for it is held up on high with the hand over the mouth and he that lifts it up highest and holds it farthest from his mouth shews himself most mannerly and thus powring the liquor out of the cup into the mouth they drink round while there is any left or so long as they please So accustom'd are the Indians to drink in this manner that they practise it almost continually with their own vessels for delight without the necessity of shunning communication with others and they are so dextrous at it that I remember to have seen one of them take with both hands a vessel as big as a basin and lifting it up above a span higher then his mouth powre a great torrent of water into his throat and drink it all off Having been frequently present at such occasions that where ever I came the Indians might not be shie of reaching me a cup of water I purposely set my self to learn this manner of drinking which I call drinking in the Air and at length have learn'd it not with cups as big as basins like his abovesaid but with a handsome cruze like those we use or with a little bottle or drinking glass made on purpose I do it very well Sometimes in conversation we drink healths all Indiana after this fashion with consent that all do reason in the same manner and he that cannot do it right either wets himself well or falls a coughing and yexing which gives occasion of laughter But to return to the opinions of the Indians As for good works and sins they all agree with the Doctrine of Morality and the universal consent of Mankind that there are differences of Virtue and Vice in all the world They hold not onely Adultery but even simple fornication a great sin nor do they account it lawful as the Mahometans do to have commerce with femal slaves or with others besides their own Wives Yea slaves of either Sex they no-wise admit but hold it a sin making use of free persons for their service and paying them wages as we do in Europe Which likewise was their ancient custom as appears by Strabo who cites Megasthenes and other Authors of those times for it They detest Sodomy above measure and abhor the Mahometans whom they observe addicted to it They take but one Wife and never divorce her till death unless for the cause of Adultery Indeed some either by reason of the remoteness of their Wives or out of a desire to have Children in case the first Wife be barren or because they are rich and potent and are minded to do what none can forbid them sometimes take more Wives but 't is not counted well done unless they be Princes who always in all Nations are priviledged in many things When the Wife dyes they marry another if they please but if the Husband dye the Woman never marries more were she so minded nor could she find any of her own Race who would take her because she would be accounted as bad as infamous in desiring a second Marriage A very hard Law indeed and from which infinite inconveniences arise for not a few young Widows who in regard of their Reputation cannot marry again and have not patience to live chastly commit disorders in private especially with men of other Nations and Religions and with any they find provided it be secret Some Widows are burnt alive together with the bodies of their dead Husbands a thing which anciently not onely the Indian Women did according to what Strabo writes from the Relation of Onesicritus but also the chaste Wives of the Thracians as appears by Iulius Solinus But this burning of Women upon the death of their Husbands is at their own choice to do it or not and indeed few practise it but she who doth it acquires in the Nation a glorious name of Honour and Holiness 'T is most usual among great persons who prize Reputation at a higher rate then others do and in the death of Personages of great quality to whom their Wives desire to do Honour by burning themselves quick I heard related at my first coming that a Kagià that is an Indian Prince one of the many which are subject to the Moghol being slain in a battel seventeen of his Wives were burnt alive together with his body which in India was held for great Honour and Magnificence I have heard say for I have not seen any Women burnt alive that when this is to be done the Wife or Wives who are to be burnt inclose themselves in a pile of wood which is lay'd hollow like the rafters of a house and the entrance stop'd with great logs that they may not get out in case they should repent them when the kindled fire begins to offend them Yea divers men stand about the pile with staves in their hands to stir the fire and to powre liquors upon it to make it burn faster and that if they should see the Woman offer to come out or avoid the flames they would knock her on the head with their staves and kill her or else beat her back into the fire because 't would be a great shame to the Woman and all her kindred if she should go to be burnt and then through fear of the fire and death repent and come out of it I have likewise heard it said that some Women are burnt against their own Will their Relations resolving to have it so for Honour of the Husband and that they have been brought to the fire in a manner by force and made besides themselves with things given them to eat and drink for this purpose that they might more easily suffer themselves to be cast into the fire but this the Indians directly deny saying that force is not us'd to any and it may be true at least in Countries where Mahometans command for there no Woman is suffer'd to be burnt without leave of the Governour of the place to whom it belongs first to examine whether the Women be willing besides and for a Licence there is also paid a good sum of money Nevertheless 't is possible too that many Widows being in the height of their passion taken at their word by their kindred who desire it go to it afterwards with an ill will not daring to deny those that exhort them thereunto especially if oblig'd by their word nor to discover their own mind freely to the Governour Things which amongst Women through their natural fearfulness and