‘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’ [‎260] (321/470)

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ments to add a Grace to their corporal qualifications, that fo they
1671.' m iaht be readered as an Emphafis among the reft.
^Mcr- When this Mufter was certified and publilhed , which is but a
fliort warning, I knew a very rich Merchant whofegreateftfolaee
and imaginary happinefs was in one onely Daughter , who wasal-
tofwd rC3 dy marriageable, and courted by a young Gentleman of no flen-
^ der Fortune j. but the Father whether he thought her a Match, in
regard of her Dowry , Beauty , Wit and other AccompliHimentS j
fitter for a greater Ferfonage, or that the youth had fop Property
which he thefaid MerchanUook diilikeat, I cannot determine- yet
certainly he courted her long before he could gain the will and con-
fent of the old Man, which till thefe Summons came he quitede-
foaired of. But no fooner did the old Gentleman hear of the Man
date but he fent for the Youth, and not only gave him his Daughter
for his Bride but made him in Poft-haft to bed with her, thadbhe
might jupamentally declare (lie was no Virgin. The Youngmandid
nor defire many Moneths to deliberate the bufinefs , but fuddenly
accepted of his Offer , and fo anticipated the King. Yet this did
not altogether excufe them, for it was not fo univerfally known but
that fom Pick-thank Neighbour thinking that the Gentleman con-
cealed his Daughter to efcape theCenfore, went and informed the
Commiflioners^ that fuch a Virgin was not brought to the Teft,
beinp a sreat Beauty and well bodied. The Commilhoners imme-
diatly fend out a Privat Summons to the Old Gentleman to bring
his Daughter into the chainsAntichambre where they heid tne Iven-
dez-vous; the Old Gentleman makes his Appearance with his Son
in Law and Daughter, together with fom P erfons of Quality to make
ufe of in cafe Evidence were required where being come, he pre-
fents his Daughter , and pray'd them to take his Son too , tor he
was the Perfon thathadher Maiden-head, which was the only tmng
the King de fired; In fine he declared the matter fo Gircumftantially
that Ihe was difmifsd. , . , , a j ^
When the laft Mufter is made , thofe that are electea are let i.
Boxes, made not much unlike a Sedan, and carried on Camels, every
Camel carrying two, which hang on each fide like Hig i ersF afk ^ •
and the Morning appointed for their Departure they found a fiu,
pet, upon which all the Caravan comes together m oraer tx>the^r
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