‘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’ [‎12] (51/470)

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*6% cloaths whidh mayfervefor a Ga^eat to fuch as fhall be forced to
make ufe of it, about that time of the year, although it be approved
good, when it is fome days old , as if the venemous property were
vanifhed with keeping. The Inhabitants are not altogether black,
but tawny ; and their bodies cauterized in many places with hot
Irons. The tips of their Ears, and their nofes, are bored through, and
hung with Jewels, which they hold for pafllng rare Ornaments.
Both Men and Women go naked , and ufe no manner of Vefture
fave only a furcingle , or towel; made of the barks of Trees ,
which (it fecms ) formodefty fake, they wear about their Middle.
Tliofe that inhabit thofe parts which liefurther within Landjare Can
nibals (or Men-eaters J but fuch as dwell near the Sea, more civiliz'd,
and flexible to commerce with" Europeans , and other Strangers.
The King with whom we were concern'd , was an old, illvifag-
ed and homely Man, in a Garb tolerably handfom, after theMoo-
riflifalhion; having alfo a kind of a hat of a grayifli colour; but
neither he, nor any of his Retinue, had either ihoes or ftockings,
biit fuch as they came into the World with.
G h -a /p . Jjl.
Arrival <j?Madagafcar. The remarkable Ch
the King. The Death ef the Vtce. Commander Bcnning; the diforders
arijing. Both the Ships put in a Figh
Btttel.V oo^t yields> and is fetter'd. ij/'Madagafcar^fV Fertility,
Store of Cdttel; Goodnefs of their Sheep;
the Inhabitants, Form, Habit, HouMarriages and Funerals.Thetr
impious cruelty ever their Children.Their Religion , Folicj and Warrs.
uttivtl'Y~\ N the i'5'of Oftober we arrived at and came to
tit Anchor in the Bay of pinion So foon as we had caft An-
chor wefent forth our Boat, andputout a white Flag in token of
isby/fmt Kriendihip; which they obferving , did the like. But we were great
s'. Lu- difmay'd, when we law a great number of men running down
r«nce the Hills toward us , with Bows , Arrows arid Darts: fo jthat we
not daring to truft our felves to them , concluded our fafeft way
was to return, and row back again to our Ships; but they perceiving
that, one of them cried out, Be not afraid, but come boldly to
land;