‘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’ [‎10] (49/470)

io The Voyages of John Strujs. V ov.^.
T unm, in the matter j but prefently , with a certain number of his Gen-
1 * +s ' try, ftept into the Boat, and fo were brought aboard. But his
Retinue being too numerous , the Commander having regard
to our fafety , would not permit above 5 or 6 to come aboard.
The King vvas no Iboner got aboard, but he ran in all haft to
rht the Great Cabin , in hopes of fome ample Gift j but much
sing of mutaken , for the Commander gave order that he Ihould be
jAoaes tetter d , which was accordingly^ done , and 4 men appoin-
fe /tered, ted to attend him. The King was hereat mainly altered but
ihredt~
afterward much more , when he faw the Commander in-
wito tended to Iiang him at the Yards arm , which had certainlv
led!'''' j 1 not t ^ e Rafter of the Ship undertaken the Office of a
Mediator upon him, and made interceffion for his Life. The
Commanders wrath thus pacified, he gave order to throw him over
ooard, which was immediately obey'd and executed, by 4 of the
Ships Company , who threw him out at the Fore-callle Port •
But he was fo well difciplm'd in fwimming,thatheprefentlVfrot
alhoar. His Retinue feeing that, with all the haft they could, be
H.2: took ,^ m / elvesim ™diMly totheirCances, aodnuSc as if they
»fthe wou1 ^ do iome prodigious beat,or otherjor at left obftruct our com-
in ^ a oarj to take 111 was neceflary. The Commander, whofe
und their ^mper was too couragious , to be daunted for a fwarm of Flies,
T j j t < wo , , oats a ^ loar to fetch Water and Wood, both well Man'd
and Arm d, and m fpite of all their F orce, hew'd as much Wood
and brought as much Water, as they thought might ferve our turn,
, ie nrnmnder notwithftandmg all this, was not yet content,
F r ? man w d t! , le ^ e11 and Shallops to pillage their Houfes and Or-
chards,and ^ the Kings Neger-houfe on lire ; all which they did in a
moment. The King feeing this, thought it high time to put hiiii-
1 If m apofture of Defence ; and m order to that, muftersupall
the Forces he could on afudden, the whole Countrey bein^ Alarm-
cd , and appear'd with a number of a Thoufand Canoes ,or more,
halLot each being loaden with Faggots, whether to fetour Ships
on fire, or to ufe them for Shields, we could not determine; how
ever 'vvmg ol tained our ends, we held it beft to weigh Anchor, and
proceed on our Voyage, rather than to incurr a needlefs & unprofi-
e ingagement, with a Company offuch contemptible Schoun-
shards
SpoiVd.