‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎20] (31/470)

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The great Inclination of the Sultan
oiDerhtnt to the Holl A Device
put in pradife to fet one of the Au
thors Companions at Liberty. The
Prince takes the Wife of for his
own. Brak makes his efcape. 225.
C h a p. XXI.
The great difficulty of getting
Wood without Dcrhc The Author
and his company affailed by Robbers
two feveral times. The kind nature
of his Patron. They travel to
chy. The Hill Barmach, The Pit ot
Tjjphta. Arrival at Scam achy. De-
fcription of that City. great Earth
quake at Scamachy. Abundance of
men misfortunatly killed. The Au
thor meets with 2 Francifcan Friars:
A rehearfal of fome part of their Dif-
cpurfe: their Zeal to get him out of
the Service ofa Mahomet an. A<i\ T \cc^{.
yen him by his Patron. He comes firft
into the Service of the AmbaiTa-
dour.. 235.
C hap. XXII.
The Hatred and Churliihnefs of
the AmbalTadour againft the Pohjh
Gentry. A folifh Gentleman murther-
ed in his bed. The pitiful cafe and
condition of the PoU who were
in the Retinue of the Legate The
AmbalTadours Greedinefs. He indea-
vours to turn 'JMahometan , The Au
thors, intention to. make his efcape.
iLE of
Captain Butler and others of his old
acquaintance come to where
they do what they can for the Cap-
rivs. The Ambafladors Brother goes
for Iff/ah an , where he defires to be
admitted as a Mahometan but is not
received, William the Mafters Mate
of the Ship Eagle comes to
A great Earth-quake, Confecration
of Water among the Armenian Chri-
ftians. A great concourle ofPeople,
and remarkable Ceremonies.
Chap. XXIIL
The AmbafTadours Sifter goes to
Tajjlu , and with her the Polifh Chi-
rurgeon. The Corps of an
burn'd with a Chriftian fhe-flave. The
Woman having taken in a Potion to
provoke fleep, is alfo caft into the
furnace. Two Men murthered at
iw4c&,and a tumult thereupon.Strange
Ceremonies about the Dead. The
Chans fon is prefented with a Kolotm,
or RobeofFayour , and one of the Kings
Wives. A man ftruck dead with
ftaves. A fearful Earth-quake. The
Chan alfo receives a of Faycur,
and a Wife. Pompous Solemnities at
she delivery of the fame. He receives
the Princefs. New Tidings from
Rufiu. The Ambaffador commanded
by the King of Perfia to return for Po
land ; but makes his excufe. The
miferable Eftate of the Pohjh Gentry.
Theft committed in the Ambafladors
Palace. A man tortured that was in
nocent.:.