‘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’ [‎22] (61/470)

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ocr. would not ftench. Aflbon as all are withdrawn , except thcfe that
5648# are nominated to afllft, the Prieft: takes his knife, andtiesa white
towel about his left legg 5 that done the Father and Uncles of the
Child , take each of them a Child under the Arm, enter in at the
Weft-door, and out again at the Eaft; and fo fitting down,the Prieft
performs the work. If it be the Son of a Slave or Bondwoman , the
Prepuce is thrown away , but if otherwife , it is preferred by the
Uncle of the child , who lays it up in the Yelk of an Egg , for
fome Inchantment, or other> thefe people being reputed very active
Exorcifts, and much inclined to Necromancy : and laftly they
apply a mixture of Cocks-blood and the juyceof fome Herbs , to
the wound > which done they march home , with great Exultation
and joy , and fo ends the Ceremony.
Tkir This Ifland is divided into many Kingdoms and Dominions,
mMMd which are the Occafionofperpetual difcord and warrs among them.
Tolhj. Xheir Arms are Bows and Arrows, Javelins,and Targets,which
they can ufe expertly well. They are for matter of courage and
valour fecond to none but fight without any Difcipline or Order,
breaking in with the main Battalion upon the Enemy, till they
grow fo confufed , that they cannot difiinguilh their own , from
the contrary Party. During the time of War. They run out in
fmall Companies to plunder and pillage the Towns arid Cottages
of their Enemies , and afterward fet them on fire. When the Man
is in Battel or under March , the Wife continually dances and
fmgs , and will not fleep,, or eat in her own Houfe , nor admitt
of the Ufe of any other Man , unlefs fhe be defirous to be rid of
her own 3 for they entertain this Opinion among them. That if they
fuffer themfelves to be overcome with an at home,
their Husbands muft fuffer for it , being ingaged in a I
f edition ; but on the contrary , if they behave themfelves chaftly,
and dance luftily, that then their Husbands by fome certain Sym
pathetica! operation , will be able to vanquifh all their Con-
combatants.
During the time of our aboad there , we faw the King Dicmhro
feveral times ingaged with his Enemy , who had a more powerfull
Army than he , his own not exceeding 7000 men. So foon as the
Enemy gave battel, Vimbro with his Battalion ran upon him (after,
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