‘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’ [‎70] (113/470)

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r es. you come at is the Palace, which is raifed upon afquare Fund, or
1656. Platform, which entring , you have at firft view four Chambers that
are oppolitc to one another , and ftand alfo in quadrangular form,
lb that the 4 quarters are again fubdivided each into 4 lefs , which
make 16 Appartments. In one of thefe ftand 2 coftly Beds, one for
the Duke, and the other for the Dutchefs. The reft of the Cham
bers are hang'd with Tapeftry , and fome with Cloth of Gold, un-
fpeakably rich j and illuftrated with artificial and coftly Statues,
which are fet in convenient Places thereto ordained. 111 like manner
when we went up another ftory, we found 16 Chambers more, paralel
with the Platform of the former.In every one of thefe was a ftately bed,
the meaneft whereof is computed to have coft more than a Thoufand
Crowns. Comeing out of the Pallace you come alia , which is
a fair Arch having therin a Fountain, that feems rather to be Natural
than performed by Art. Round about the Fountain are Snakes , Ad
ders,Lizzards and other SerpentSjfo artificially made inBrafs that they
might be taken for Living. On each Pillar ftand Organs, which are
moved by the force of Water , in fuch manner, that they make a moft
lovely and fweet Harmony. The Walls are in feveral places fo thick
fet withGems,Coral and other things of value,that they cannot be per
ceived. The reft is fet with Marble. About the middle ftand fair
Alabafter Tables , to which if you draw near, the Water rifes from
under your feet,and flies all over your head and bodiejbut indeavoring
to ftiun it, you are again faluted after the fame manner from another
place. On the other fide is another called Grotta Sihylk , which is alfo
very coftlyjand fet out with many fairStatues of Marble and Alabaftre,
richly adorned with Coral, where are alfo curious Water-works, .
none ever coming there but is wet with thofefubterranean Showers.
On your right hand is the Bath of the Prince, which is under full of
holes, through which the warmth can come to caufe Sweat. Befides
thefe there is a third Arch, which is for the Heat in Summer , whither
the Duke and his Houfhold retire to refrigerate themfelves. In this
Arch,is a fair large T able of Alabafter ,and at each end feveral Holes,in
which they fet their wine to cool. There is belonging to this Houfe a
pleafant Garden , wherein are many Springs and Ponds rand every
rare and choice Tree that will like in that Clime. Behind this Garden
is a Park,full otftrange Birds and Beafts , and therein a ftately and