‘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’ [‎23] (62/470)

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•S3 J the y had done with the J^elins ) in a promifcuous order , every 0CT '
■ J one pitching upon his man , and after a fhort In^aeemenc gave l648,
, WJ over , with the lofs of fome of the beft on each fide 3 although
.fc! Viembro, confidering the great imparity of men, had the better
Succels, and honour ofthe Camp. When the Battel was done 3 our
party returned , with great Joy for the Day , and every one that
could bring the Heads of the Champions j with whom they were
particularly ingaged , laid them at the feet of the King , who
either gave them a noble recompence , or honoured them with
fome Dignity.
They have a very quaint manner of making Peace The
Parties inclined to adjouft their Quarrels , fend fifft a Herald', with S
Prefents ^ who defire to have communication with the Hoftility rre * tin t
which when it is granted them, they nominate Time and Place where
they may have conference , in order to bring their Difcord to fome
amicable compofure. The Meffenger having performed his charge
returns to the King his Mafter , who gives the General order to put
himfelf in a Pofture of marching j the General in obedience thereto
mufters up all his Forces and fits down before fome River , where
the Enemy faces him on the Bank , on the other fide. When both
parties have made their appearance , they kill each of them a Bul
lock j take out the Liver,and roaft it, and fend each other a piece
which is interchangeably received andeatenin prefenceofthe He'
raids or Legates which are fent on purpofe to fee that the Ceremony
be effectually performed, binding fhemfelves with a folemn Oath,and
under a Curfe , never to break the Truce which is agreed upon, be
tween them: and at the fame time repeat fome mutual Articles, as,
to kill one Another!-CMen*
Hiot toJleal one another s
liot to burn Villages.
Mot to pay fon one another s fountains.
pAnd afterwards utter many bitter Execrations , as, That the Liter
J t . he y f at ^ m ay be their poyfon if they do not faithfully hold all the
Articles fpecifiedbothfacred and inviolable.
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