‘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’ [‎67] (110/470)

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C hap. I. The Voyages of lohnStmys. 67
Oa the 2 oiFebruary we entred the , and on the io ,h - got F E
Leghc'ri. When "\ve lay at anchor here , there happened a mifunder-
{landing betweenMr.^/^/ and my felf, about a trifling bufmefs, which
brought us both without the bounds of Moderation } for proceeding
from Words to Blows , we were at laft foo deeply in gaged that we
both tumbled over boarcL Gur Mafter was fo kind as to let me climb
up but when I came upon Deck put me in Irons, that feeing our
courage was not yet cooled in the Sea, he had that one mean to keep
us afunder. In' the mean while fome had taken opportunity to pillage
my cheft, and borrow 116 Ducatoons : but I could never oefo happy
as to learn who was my Creditor; fo that I had but a fmall portion left
me, with which I purpofed to go by land to
Leghorn is fo well known ofall Gentlemen and Marriners that have
feen Italy , that it may feem needlefs to defcribe it. Neverthelefs fmce
it is a part of my Province, to take notice offuch Towns as are in any
regard eminent and famous , I lhall not ommit to fay fomething
briefly of it.
This City which is one of the chief Havens in renowned , was
by Francis and Ferdinand , great Dukes of *r ufcany upon coaiideration
of it's commodious lite raifed from a mean village to a great Empo
rium. The faid Dukes fortified it with a ftone wall, fince which time
it was gradually advanced by the encouragement of Trade ^ and is
at prefent ftrengthned with 5 Bulwarks and 2 Cittadels, or Forts
the one whereof commands the Haven, and the other fecures the
Town on the Land fide, towards Ptfa, which is furnifhed with 60
great Guns. About 6 Englifh miles from the City is a Beacon for
direction of Marriners by night, there being many Rocks toward the
South that are often the occafion ofShip-wrack,and is therefore called
Malhora, Thefe Rocks docaufe impetuous breakings of the Sea,
which yet render the entrance of the Haven more free and fecure.
So that Ships and Galleys may ride fafely at anchorin this Road. The
City on the out-fide appears more magnificent than it is indeed in-
wardly:The Frontifpieces,as well of Privat as Public Buildings being
plaiftered, upon which are painted Sea-fights, Hiftories and Land-
fchap. In the midle of the Town is a {lately Market place and an
Exchange., where (as at other Places) Merchants meet and negotiate
their Affairs. Corn, Flefti, Fiih and other neceffaries are here very
I 2 good