‘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’ [‎109] (156/470)

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C hap . IX. ' The V oyages of lohn
and fent for the refpective Iflands to get in the Contributions : the Jvl ?
one part went for Stampalta, or AjiyfttUa , which is one of the 1 57
and from thence to Htcfux , an Ifland about 7 Dutch leagues in length,
and as many in breadth, for it is almoft four Square: the North-fide is
montanous, but towards the South flat and arable. On this liland
are feveral Reliques of Gentilifm and Idolatry j and amongft thofe a
famous Temple , in times paft facred to , now dedicate to
S. Salvador. On the South we faw the Ruins of another Temple, built
alfo tothe Honour of Apollo. The Inhabitants are Greeks , leivs and
Turks, whoarefedulous Planters and Cultivaters of the Vine , the
land anfwering their Induftry with a fertile Soil. The City which is
called alfo by the name of Nicfia, lies on the Eaft-fide of the Ifland,
having a Very fair and commodious Haven, prefenting for all Winds,
and fit to contain Ships of the greateft burthen. Here is found a kind
ot black ftone which is held in great efteem , not much unlike the
vulgar Tou ch-ftone, called by the./Wi.-JW, Smcrtzito.
In our Courfe through the (Lfcgean Sea we touched at Varus , Lero,
Embroa , Pfyra , and vilked Adetelltno^hcxc 1 had been the year before,
and was tranfported thence to the Armada , in a M y til ene
Tartan, making by the way a good booty , as you will find more
amply related in Pag. 76 & feqq. but now I found better opportunity
and leifure to take notice of the Ifland than before. CHeteLlmo lies in
4.8 degr. near the main Continent of , and from the neareft
point hardly 3 English leagues dillant. The City which alfb bears the
fame name, is fituated on the N orth-weft fide of the Ifland, fortified
with a Caftle that commands 2 Havens, and is called
There are befides this feveral flrong Holds and fortified Places
throughout the whole Ifland. The South-and North-fides are
Champain Land 5 but the Eall and Weil for the moft part hilly and
montanous , affoarding rich Quarries of white and black Marble j
and about the Center of the Land it is woody , and moitly grown
over with Cypres Trees. The arable part of the Land which is tilled,
is of a good Soil, and aft cards plenty of Corn, of which they make
two Sorts of bread, the one they call Tr and the other Bomhourt,
either of which is more durable than our Ship Bifcake. They make an
excellent fort of red W ine, which the Tur notwithflanding the voice
of their ^Ichor&n, greatly covet and fwallow when they can have
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