‘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’ [‎49] (92/470)

V[ CJhap. IX. The Voyages of lohn Scruys.
wfi as the reft. She added further, That her ignominious death did not concern wbx ;
her fo much, as that herjuji Defign should haye no better ijfae-,
fmall remainder of her Stock should be reduced to their prijim [late, andfree'd
from the Slayeryof fo fierce a. Tyrant. When fhe was further examined in
fome circumftantial things , She protefted that it was not provided
for the innocent Princefs, but for the King himfelf. So foon as Re
port was made to the King how Ihe had made a liberal Confeffion,
and what it was, he commanded inftantly that an Executioner ihould
be fent for ; who being come, he gave him order to cut a gobbet of
flefli out of her Body , and force her to eat it. When the Executio
ner went to fullfil the Kings command > the Lady fuffered the flelh
to be tore out with wonderfull patience > but when hetendred it her
to eat , Ihe refufed , crying out , , may ft
my Executioner , but thoucanft not
defy thy Cruelty ; and that the end of thy'tshnm-poyfon Will
the remaining Venue of my Royal Race themfehes , and
thyTygre-brood. With thefe and the likewords Ihe reviled the King,
till by a fecond Charge fent to the Executioner from the Palace , ihe
was hackt in pieces, and thrown into the River.
The fame day her only brother , aged 20 years, was brought to
the place of Execution , who during all thefe Ihowers of Cruelty,
had feigned himfelf diftraught, by which means, they told us he
was excufed.
But whether he was guilty or not, it appeared fo foon as he was
mounted the ftage, that he had his Witts about him : for he behaved
himfelf with fuch candour and modefty , that fome of the Mandanm
could not forbear tears j and with a bitter Harangue fo reviled the
for te King,and vindicated himfelf for what he fufFered, that the Plebeians
hattliej« were almoft moved to an Infurreaion; declaring himfelf more for-
tkpra® rowful for the truitlefs attempt of his filler, than his own Death. So
fffcra® foon as he faw the Executioner come to him , he cried out,
/boprouf cent indeed I am, as Was my Sifter,
lierintof thy -Will it should he fo, I fesrn, although I Tvere ,
ftre thy pardon } that thou shouldft not
^ircuiit them that shall reyenge my Blood in af With thefe and the like
■y ji(* words he feemed to declare his Innocency, yet uttered fome expref-
Mif* fions which contradicted thofe Proteftations , that probably were