‘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’ [‎357] (432/470)

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any thing to the contrary, but that it was ftili in pofleffion of their own ^
Nation, and were fent out to convoy their Eaft-India Ships howeward: '6
but coming into the Bay were not a iittle Hirpnfed that they were fa
inted with Balls in ftcad of loofe Powder. However the were
refolved to com a {hoar fom way or other, for they were deftituteof
Water, all the 7 Ships of War and the Merchant-men with the Fire
Ship hardly able to make out 15 Hog (heads of Watcr,and were befides
that at a great lofs for Refrefluuents,having been long off at Sea to and
again. The Admiral therefore gave command to attempt an entrance
at the South fide of tbe Ifland , where it was fo narrow that they could
not go abov 4 in a rank, infomuch that if the Holknders could have
mifled fo many men out of the Fort, might have knockt them all
down with Stones, with 50 or 60 Men, fo that the English invaded
the Ifland unmolefted. The Governour feeing that they were fur-
prifed, and he unable to defend himfelf againft (o great a Power, fur-
rendred upon Articles and Compofuion. This was the Relation of
the English.
On the 4 of fane the English got two Ships more of the 5 that fol
lowed us with another coming from who, not knowing any
thing to the contrary but that the Htlknders were ftill Mailers of the
Illand, came failing without any dread dire&ly thither from the Cape.
For the English had planted the Princes Flag aloft, and a Red Flag
on the High way, which was a privat Token that the Hollanders had
among themfclves. When I remarked what the meaning of allthis
was, and how eafil your Ships would be deceived ,1 went to the Shores,,
where I efpied the Ships not abov half V Dutch league diftant,
andimmediady pulled of my Shirt and fet it upon a Stick, that at
left they might begin , if they fliould have the Fortune to fee it , to
c&nfider well with themfelvs, what fuch might import > but it feemed
that they took no notice of it, or' elfe did not fee it, otherwife it
had bin time enough for them to have fcap'dthe Scouring. 'Twas
not long before I was fpied by two Sentinels, who came in
all haft, and beat me altera moft lamentable manner: which when
they had don brought me before the Governour , who asked me ,
what I meant by that Token, I told him with great liberty,
thought it my duty to Tmarn my Nation from Ptril lphich they "Were ready
' tamn m v and ih*t IfttPpofeA that if,. Enelifliman mi
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