‘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’ [‎60] (103/470)

The Voyages of Struys. V o y. I,
Dutch Lodge isupon a fmall Hand, fevered from the City by a water
about 40 foot broad, having a Drawbridge, which only is let down
from Sun to Sun. The Ifland is fortified with Pallizados, and that fo
ftrong, that they think themfelves fecure enough from any unwarran-
table & violence. The Magazine of the Company is juft within the
Gates , and about the middle ftands the houfe of the Prefident,
which is a very large and fumptuous Building. Befides that there arc
feveral other Houfes and Shops which make fo many Streets and
Courts. On that fide next to the Sea ftands another Gate, which goes
down with great and broad fteps, built for the receiving in of Goods
which come" by water. This is avery famous Place for Merchandife,
of all kinds, but the chief Commodities they deal in here, are Amrak,
Steel Buck and Kaymans Hides, Silk both raw and wrought, Vel-
vet, Damask, Sattins, Cotton, Mercury, Quick-filver, Verdi-greefc
Camphir, Wax, Allome, Pepper, Ivory, andFurrs.
After we had been three days at T^anguefaquc, and all our Cargo
unloaded by the laponeez.es : they (hut our Hold up, and fealed it
with the Emperours Signet. Which done the Officers went aflnoar,
and fent us 6 Balis of Sakky , a Drink they make of Rice, which is very
pleafant, yet heady and ftrong. After our Ships-folk had got a litlein
their.heads,they put out our Colours; but while they were in the
. heighth of their mirth, thererofe a bluftring wind , after which
' followed a mighty Hurricano. Upon that our Courage was fufficient-
ly allayed,for both our Cables broke, and the Ship was tofsed moun
tains high, we looking for no other all the time than death. The Ship
£>e Wit was like alitle Boat upon the top of every furge, andat
laft thrown upon the Strand where fhe lay drie : but all her Bow was
bilg'd,her H^ad broke, and her Hold full of Sand and W ater.Our up-
perworks were fadly battered,and the mafts brought by the board.l he
Black Bear and another great Ship lying both with out the head, were
fo fluttered, that they were brought up by the laponee&es as Wrack.
Befides this great lofs which the Company {uftained in the Shipping,
were alfo moft of the Wares in the Magazine damnified by the Sea,
which beat over the Walls. The Town alfo fuffered much by the
high wind, they not expeding fuch a T empeft, at that time of the
year. When it had continued about halfan hour or more, theHea-
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