‘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’ [‎140] (189/470)

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u ^ r . and afterwards the men and Women , fetting allde all Reputation.
i669 ' and Modefty commit fenfual and beaftly Aft ions together : This
<^reat Diforder was lately remedied by the care of the Cz,ar, who , by
the advice of the Patriarch , put down all the fmall Tap-houfes
throughout, the whole Empire,appointing in every Town and Village
one p ub lie H ou fe, or KahMk, which they are to farm of the Emperour
himfelf. Theyare very covetous of Tobacco, as,has been elfewhere
faid, notwithftanding the Tenijre of a Decree or Mandate promul
gated about the year 1634 , which ftriQbly forbids every perfon of
what degree or quality he may be , to fmoke it : which neverthelefs
is done privately. »
Theite/MW are generally grofs of Body yet fubtile enough in affairs
ofiMerchandife which they canmanage very well. Their Women are
much inclined to Golllping 3 andbufieTatlers, often beat by their
Husbands , who fometimes ufe them unkindly ; upon which they
fometimes addrefs themfelves to Court,where the men once convicted
over fuch Crimes are fent to Syber The Emperour conlldering the
multitude of Complaints- of this nature , has ordained that if any
Woman makes complaint without fufficient Evidence, that the Man
is to. be tortured on the Rack, which ifhe ftands out, the Wife is con-
demned to exile, her felf, before which Law the Court was dayly
troubled with fuch like Differences.
Tttckbi. Few people , there are in the World that are more accuftomedto
rngmlfcolding , railing and calumny than thefe , although 'tis very rare
I'fZfer-to fee them come to blows, yet much more rarely do they make ufe of
tv »/»'* their Weapons. This evil cuftome ofabullng one another oftentimes
jyjflians, .g t ^ e occa f lon 0 f Qiiarrels with Strangers to whom it feems a No
velty.
rhtir The ordinary Habit of the Citizens , is firff an upper Coat of a
mbiu: dark green j red, brown or violet-colour'd Silk , open before and
on the fides, and garnilhed with loops, having behind great Capes,
almoft like old-faflnoned Cloaks in the Loiv-Ceuntreys Under that
they wear another coat of Say or Silk , with a high and ftiff Collar,
thefe have long fleeves which are tied up round with loops and
(land Cooks in good ftead to remove hot Pots andCauldrons from the
fire : Thofe that have, an intent or defign to fteel or murther, ufually
have an iron Bullet, or fome other hard and ponderous thing where
with