‘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’ [‎21] (32/470)

the CONTENTS,
noccnt. The Tolifh Chirurgcon fortu-
«atly married ztlaffiis. Another Corps
of an Indian burned with a living W o-
man. The great kindnefs of
to the Author. His bad enter-
ram
tainment with the Ambaflador. 249.
Chap. XXIV.
The manner of Celebrating New
years day among the Advice
from Boynak ; from Derhent. Fire-balls
fall from the Sky. Five Hundred
beautiful Damofels fought up for the
Scdch , or Sophy of Per ft a. A quaint
mean by which a Merchant faves his
Daughter.The Author writes to Smyr
na.. A Chieftain of the Cofaks brought
into Scam achy j and is compelled to
carry 3 of his Companions Heads in
Bag to ifpdhm , where he is upon pro-
mile of detecting fomthing of weight
fet at Liberty. A Per murthered by
a drunken Georgian. The murtherer ex
ecuted by the Brother of the murthe
red Party. A horrible Self-nmrther
committed by feveral Perfons at a
Wedding. A great Feaft celebrated in
memory of Hojfeyn the 3.1 Son of A
terrible'Earth-quake. The
dies and is interred. 257.
C hap. XXV.
-
News ixovnAjlrachan. A Woman and
Adulterefs taken in the Faft, A You n g
Gentleman caned to death by Order
of the Prince and Complaint of his
Father. Another put to the lame death.
One of the AuthorsCompanions goes
for Hail-ftones as big as Eggs.
The Author and a entertai
ned in an i^irmeman Monaftery. A
Woman taken in Adultery,for which
(he is furrendred up to the Will and
Power of her Husband, who fleas her
alive,nails up her Skin upon the Wall,
and throws her Carcafe out into the
ftreet. The great Jealoufie of the Per
fians. The male Children about the
Court gelded. The great Slave-mar
ket at Scam achy. The unnatural cu-
ftom of the Georgians s The AmbafTa-
dour receives % Charge to depart. 267.
C hap. XXVI.
A dreadfull Tempeft. Great Balls
of Fire fall upon the Earth. Amoft
fearful Deluge,whereby Houies,Men
and abundance of Cattel are carried
away. The Chan reccivs another
of Fay cur. The Offerings of the
jans , for the Fowl and Filh. The Re
ligious Exercife oit\\tPerfianW omen.
The Author's Pifcourie with the
Chan. The Author meets with one of
thcTartars who had made him Slave.
He gets out of the fervice of
the Polish Ambaffador. The great
Bounty and kindnefs of his Pa
tron Had^t Sir am ^ and of his Pa'
tronefs. Une of his Company, made
free. 273,
C hap. XXVII.
Their departure out of
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