‘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’ [‎78] (121/470)

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four fmall brafs Pieces in the Shallop which would have done
more fervice than the Mufquets. So after this fmall Bickering,
we gjot our Spoil aboard , with the lofs of 2 dead, and 3 wounded
in the Conflict.
CHAP. III.
The Authors Arrival at Sante Monte; and at T roy. The Galleys of Bay come with
the Turkish Armade. An EnglishiS'fc^ ingaged with the Turks > defends her
feIf manfully , and at lajl hurried. The Author made Slave, andputin a Galley^
with an old KwfaConfult to efcape: Betake themfelves to Water .and are difcovered.
The Rufs shst with an arrow. They come both to the Venetian Armade,
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ON the 9 th - dito we left (jMyttlene , and with a brave Wind got
Monte Sante , or Holy Mount in 2 days; This being the Hill (as the
devout Romanifts beleeve } whereon our Saviour was tempted by Sa-
than j and from whence he fhow'd him all the Riches of the Earth.
On the 12 dito we Sailed into the River of Conjiantimple, wherewe
found the Sea-Armade of Venice-xt Troy,which is the place and remnant
of the iamous Troy , fo much read ofin the Poets of old, although it
is hard to judge where the Town has verily ftood. All that is to be
feen, is a Gate which is built of white Marble,and feems to be exceed
ing ancient , and a fmall Village with the Foundations of a wall,
that encompafle the Town 7 times , not in circular form, but as it
Were involved like a Snake, orthefpringofa Watch. Towards the
Sea are fome Trenches and a Redout of Earth , which have been
lately made by the Turks to check thePaffageoi the Propontis^ox
Channel of Conjlmtmoble.
On the 14, we were taken into fervice , and I put aboard the
Lille Princefs.
On the 15 we faw the Galleys of Bey, who feeing that we had ftopt
the Channel , row'd away toward the /hoar , where they
ftay'dtogether,being 2 2 in number.
On the 16 came zn English Ship from Sante called the tJMUleton to
bring Bread , Oars , and Ammonition for the Armade, which the
Turkish Galleys affail'd, when fhecame near the Dardmelli. We hear
ing that 3 did all we could to fail off and afllft them > but it wasfo
calm,