‘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’ [‎290] (355/470)

The Voyages of V oy . 111.
Nor. that lie there buried.7he Revenues belonging to this Mcfir , crfepukhrA
1671'.. fafi Revenues. Atdehil a famous Mart.
UPon the 13 my Patron Hadzi Bjram , who was a very zealous
devout Mahometan, went to perform his Devotion at the H. Se
pulchre of Zide Tbrail , in KeUhem , having firfl well provided him-
fclf with Falling and the Bath. I pray'd him alfo that he would pleafe
to take me with him, but he polltivly refuted, fave of this Anlwer
he gave me, John, if yon "will i Mufulman /
fhouldgo, than flay behind, but it Chriftian
to fellute thatmoft Holy fpot of Ground. replied I,
my felf as clean as a. Mufulman? and Toby jhould
the Place, ftnee I leavmthing at al Tvhat All
this would not prevail with him, but rather feemed to incite him to
anger, fo that being unwilling to purchafe his difplefure to pamper
my felf with fuch an unprofitable curiofity, I thought fit for that time
to defift. But the next morning finding him in a pleafant humor I
renewed my requeft and he aflented, th6 conditionally , as, Fir ft,
to keep filence all the time, finee I was not perfeft in the Dialed,
and fo might com to be difcovered ; Secondly , not to ftare any
Perfon fully in the Face 5 and Thirdly , to for Changeling in
cafe any Body came to queftionme. Fools and Madmen being with,
them reputed Holies, for they are of Opinion that all men have an
equal underftanding, and that thofe, who are either MadorFoo-
lilh imploy the reft of their Senfes in a Divine and Celeftial Con
templation , or Converfe with Angels.
um . The Grave or Tomb ftood in the midft ot a fpacious Court, and*
fuiptim built round; above all was a round Tower, which was covered with
ttui. Blew and Green Stone glazed, which made a moft gorgeous fliow.
threlf- It was raized high, fo that we muftafcend 10 fteps before we enter.
T^y. Being com to the Threihold my Patron made there certain Prayers,
bfih that don he gave the Sign that he would be in, upon whichoneof
the Hafifans , or Waiters came out, who demandedofhim his Sable
and Boots, and of me my Truncheon, which he ffiut up inalitle
Chamber : my Patron then having given him a piece of money in
the Hand, and fo we both went in bare-foot. The Floor was all laid
with Tapeftry, the. Roof and Walls were painted Blew., illuftrated
here