‘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’ [‎25] (64/470)

C h a p . Ill- The Voyages of lohn
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from the General , with a Ship of War to affift him in cafe o
Gppofition: and thereupon imperioufly commanded him to ftrikej
threatnmg to fire a whole tear of Guns in cafe of refufal, Capt.
Madi 3 who feeing himfelf now in a great Strait, and the uneafi-
nefs of his Ships-folk, called together all the Officers, to con-"
fultthe matterj when after mature deliberation they concluded it
more fafe to furrendcr themfelves, and give their Matters a true
account of the bufinefsj feeing they were not able to defend them
felves againft fuch a number of Ships. This Refolution was very
acceptable to the Ships-company j who fince that diviiion and
•uproarat Madagafcar, were ftillat odds, continually jarring among rkships
themfelves , and long'd for this, or the like oportunity. The Com-
pany now made Mailers of our Ships, brought them up to Bm- th
via j where we arrived the i iof luly, Our Ships outfail'd the reft Dut£fc
by far , we arriving at the Haven 6 or 8 hours before them ; fo
that if we had been willing, might Imve left them, and made our
cfcape by night.
On the 15 came Captain yanderMeuUn aboard, with an Or
der from the Heer vunder Lnn , then General, to take poflellion
of the Ship. Affoonashe was aboard, went into the great Cabin,
where he examin'd us one by one. All the were brought ab
aft ; and afterwards committed to the The
It dims and other Strangers remain'd aboard, and in the mean while
pillaged our Chefts, and took all the money they could come at.
They being now at liberty, and difmifled, went every man where
he beft liked, the It duns moftly to Cm, or , but the Hdm-
burgers and others imbarqu'd themfelves for Shortly after
the Commander died, and by feveral tokens he had on his body,
was fuppofed to be poyfoned) and as feme conjefture was done
by thofe which were left aboard the Ship , when we were car
ried afhoar. After we had now lain about 14 days in prifon, we
delivered a Petition , defiring Inlargement > which was not only
granted, but by Order of the General, all our Arrearages pay'd us
to the utmoft penny , and a Choice preferr'd us , Whether We
would return home , or. Lift ourfelves in the Companies fervice :
fome rather chufed to go home, but I, with the moft part of the
men , accepted of the latter. I hired myfelf as Sailmaker , for the
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