‘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’ [‎3] (42/470)

C h a P.I . The Voyages of lohn Struys. j
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heavy Storm and rough Sea, we wfere -f(kced agaid to put into Ipme^ R -
odier Harbour > which we did at the , & tliei-e we '
ftay'd till the 2 5 th when the Weather began to grow more moderate, «
and the. high Winds abated.
Under hopes that this good Weather would continue we fet fail,
but were no iboner out of the Bay, before the Weather changed',
and we now the third time forc'd to look out for a Harbour. i
On the 6 of February we came to Anchor at Portland, where wc
road three days , and then fet fail directly for the Bay o^Gibrdter ,
where we arrived on the i o th of that moneth. The next day with a
brisk gale we entred the Straits, and with a conftant and favourable
wind , made Genua in 15 days, where aj riving we dropp'cl Anchor
i ffldtla behind the Mold.
On the 32 th we got Praitica, and Licence to unload both the
Ships > which done the Men were paid off, and difmifs'd. The n'wT
lfi|,b Ships, as we laid before, were fold to^the-Dukcbf, which
vJM he furnifliedwith Provilion of Viduals , Powder, Shot and other
of itlik Ammunition, for 2 years. Aboard each S hip were a H undred
W.asDf taken into fervice, the reft for the moft part , amongft which
G uds , tl were a few oixht Banditti. Here I hired my felf for Upper-Sailma-
forMi' ker, and had 18 Livers per iVtoneth 3 although neither I, nor any
Hi|i che that went before the Maft, knew whither, or upon what Defio-n
tetf _ Having now regain'd my liberty, I long'd to fatisfy my curiofity
in taking a view of the T own, with what elfe was worthy of remark.
Cema is feated on the Sea fide, having a very commodious and com-
plete Haven, on the South facing the Coaft of The City tion »/ '
is built partly on montanous and hilly ground, and partly on a Le- Gcnuai
vel, feated between two velleys 5 and is computed to be abut 6 Ita
lian Miles in ciTCumference, being very well and clofebuilt , muni-
ted withftrong Walls , fufficient enough to reiift a fmall Attacque;
but would not fecure the Town in a long and durable Siege, or vio
lent Storms, without the Militia. Their Militia confiftsof fome
"DMchandOy/f^ Companies, together With a few fmall Troops of
Horfc, which are conftantly in motion , either on the Sea-fide, or
thro the City, to prevent, if need require, any filent Attacque, and
lupprefs Mutinies ; as alfo to fecure the Coafts from Turkijh and other
Pyrats, which fometimes come allioar in thek Shalops, to get Slaves
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