‘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’ [‎207] (264/470)

C hap . XVII. The Voy ages of
aboard were Cofacks , and as we beleeved of Folk
Finding that they left us we confulted which way^-to fteer i and ^
refolved to let drive before the Wind. We founded and found x
fathom, and eamein aIhorttimeclofeby, which we found
to ly m 43 degt. 7 mm. From hence we faw the famous 5 moun-
tmg his head far above the Caucafus, which was nearer us. The Land
0 fv5 Z K l Zi\ covered with fliells which feem to be
waih d over , with high Floods and Inundations, whence I prefume
none wdHnhabitit About evening we put off , and after an hours
failingfoundedand found we had 6 fathom and a fandy ^und
When night came we were furprized with a great Tempeft, and
bea rofe mountains high 3 infomuch that we expected every moment to
go to bottom, and fo we were thrown to and again on the toos of the
billows.In the morning it began to clear up and the Winds abated fom-
e u t ^ , at we n^de a litle fail, and indeavoured to fteer towards
the High-lands on tae Ctreas coaft. After much labour in beatino-
through the Waves , and danger of our lives we got that heightfj
We failed by a Tartars City Seated near the Water between two-
Hills, and by the way met with a OMofcoyian where the Men aboard
had acquaintance with us, having lay with their Veffel aboard our
zhnpzt^Jtrachan. Thefaid Men invited us all to dinner , of Frefh
Mutton and Rice, which they hrft parboiled,' and afterward ftewed
with Butter , of which we made a hearty meal. After we had taken
ourleaves of them , we (Veered away by the Coaft , and faw many
pleafant Valleys and a fruitfull Countrey. When the Evening came
on 3 and we feeing it good leather refolved that night to take our refl*.
which we had not done for 3 nights together , and to that end drop-
ped anchor^ ^
On the 20 we came within i f Leagues , which is theland
ot the Dtgeftm 7mar5, who are fo called for that they inhabit the hill v g c{b "-
untrey, the word Dagjn their tongue fignifyinga Mountain.That
paito the Countrey which lies toward the Sea is dry and heathy forry,
biit within land very fruitfull, as afterward to our forrow we found it'
The men are very robuft and able of Body , of a deep fwarthy com- S*'?
plexion, and terrible to look at. Their Habit is much at one with the
Gircas-Tartars. Their fhoes are onely made of an Horfes hide undreft
and 01 one piece, drawn together above the foot with Thongs. Their