‘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’ [‎126] (175/470)

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Kor. where we fa w great Iwarms of bquirrels fly from Tree to Tree j as
iws. alfo abundance of Pheafants and Partridges, which the Peafants take
and fell for a mean price. About the Evening we came to Push,
where we remained that night , but could not get any Lodging fit
to entertain us either for Houf-room or Viduals , this being yet a
poorer Village than that of Mtedna. At this place happened a Quarrel
between one ofour Company and a Rujf the firft having taken the
others Ax , for that the Rufi' had ftolefom Tobacco from him; which
being made known to the Company, they ftruck and mifufed the poor
Mtijs, after an unfufferable manner j which Capt. Butler refented very
ill, not willing to give the Ru/iam any difguft. But above all the peo
ple in the World there are none that covet Tobacco fo much as they
do, and will be lure to ileal it, if they cannot otherwife come by it,
although they were fure to loofe their Heads for it.
On.the 2 3 by break of Day , we fet out and entred another thick
Wood. Here they ftiowd us fom Graves where they told us, 8 Dutch
Merchants were buried , who had been murthered by Robbers.
When we were got thro the Wood we went over a fair Pafture-
ground, andfaw divers Boors Houfes by the Way-fide. In the Eve-
. ning we arrived at Tor (lock , which we found to be but a fniall, yet
well-built City, although it appeared greater, from the Number of
Towers which we faw, when at a diftance, having above 3 o Churches
and Chappels within the Walls. Here we unloaded our Sledges and
left them, putting our Goods aboard fome fmall Shipping that was
provided for us, and fayled down the River to Troet^kt where
we took mlbm neceffary Pro villous. That night pretty late we came
to Jiveer which is Seated upon the River VVolgn which River with
many windings and turnings runs to feek the Cajpian Sea , into which
its difgorges its felf. 7 Toeeris fomething greater than and is
built on the fide ofa Hill from whence it has it's name. Here is alfo
the Place where the River of Torfl incorporates with the ma
king a great and loud noife where the Floods are hurried in together.
This City like TorJIock makes a greater Show abroad than it does
Withrn; being neither well built nor at all fortified , fave only with a
W all of Wood and 2 or 3 Brafs Cannon on the Land fide. Here we
took out ourBaggage and laid it again upon Sledges , taking our
way through the Woods where we were alTail'd by two a foot,
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