‘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’ [‎33] (74/470)

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troubles : Specially with Pegt* , K^iyn and LangjAnder partly out
the ambitious minds of thoTe Princes , and partly out of a fordid
covetoufnefs > as of the king of Pegu, who indeavoured to make
himfelf Mafter of the white Elephant , which he of Siam had: but Q_uic-^
after the depopulation of the countreys, and lofs of many thoufand
Soulsjthey made Peace upon ftrift Articles. f"'P le :
In the year 164.8, the King of ^fva with the affiftance of a neigh-
bouring Potentate , invaded part of , and took in fome open
Villages, and Towns of fmaller note 5 but the king of coming to
have notice of this fuddenExpedition,levies an Army of 200000 men,
or upwards , marching himfelf at the head in Perfon j and encamped
about 2 English Mile»from the Enemy, where without either Battel
or Skirmifh they lay for 3 Moneths , when the Enemy not finding
himfelf able to continue longer in camp, for want of Provifion,
and Recruits of men, was fain to break up} and march homewards.
Thofe of l'Many had fent Ten Thoufand men , all well difciplin'd
and arm'd, for Auxiliaries in the Service of the king of but
thofe arrived too late, the King being juft upon his March for ludia-,
whe:eabout 20 days after , he was Solemnly fetch'd in by his Nobles
with great Triumph and Joy, as if he had obtained fome notable Vi-
ftory : and certainly it was the moft prudent courfe he could have
taken, to fpare his own people, by fhunning the Blood-fhed of fo
many innocent fouls , vanquifliing the HolUlity by the reftraint
ofhis Arms; and in making himfelf formidable with the greatnefs of
his Battalions. There was alfo a Navy of Twenty Thoufand ,
preiTed for the behoof of the Army , to tranfport the Baggage and
Provifion > and befides the Handing Militia and Voluntairs, 52000
-Citizens preff'd tor this Expedition, whom the King allowed Rice
for Victualling , the reft they were to take care for themfelves. I he
Mandate was no fooner out, but this Body was completed , which
gave occafion of wonder, to fome, when they obfeived the rea-
dinefs and obedience of thofe P agans to their lawfull Soveraign. X he
weapons ufed then for that Difpatch, were moftly fire-arms , and
about 20 Pieces of Ordnance, which were committed to the charge
of 2 expert Gunners>befides 5 Thoufand Elephants,and 2 Thoufand
Horfe ; thofe that were mounted on Elephants were armed with
Bows, Arrows and Darts, and the Cavalry with Fire-locKs, Sci-
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