‘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’ [‎72] (115/470)

The Voyages of V oy . IF ,
m *. Monk , wlumil thanked for his great F avour and Civility, which he
} iac i f 0 fignally manifefted tomeaftranger, on fuch an extreme and
emergent occafion: and tending towards I was fain to climb
over a high fteep Mountain 3 and in the valley found the City.
Bologne lies about ^.-j, degr. being a Town of fmall circumference,
yet wealthy and full of Inhabitants. The form of the City feems to
refemble a Ship whereof the Tower d' Afinellt is the Maft, It has
ever been a Maxim among themnottofuffereither Cittadelor Fort
to be built, vmder.thefpecious name of Fortification, being jealous
that under fuch a colour they might check the Citizens at their plea-
fure ; So that the Bolo^eezes have nothing to rely upon, than only the
^ Walls , and valou r of their men. The City is founded on the Banks ,
of the famous Savom , which River incorporates with the B.hcno a
litle above ¥errara , by which way all Goods areconveighed. The Air
is here for the moil part moift , which renders the circumjacient
Countrey very fertile, there being the beft Meadows and Arable
ground in all Italy. There is alfo very good Wine, Olives and Oil: !
although Fifli they have none except what is brought from afar ; but
Venifon in great abundance. In this place are made fuch Saufa-
ges, as are fent abroad for great rarities, which fome would perfwade
us at home are made of AlTesflefh : but my euriofity induced me to
make fuch examination of that matter, that I found it otherwife j for
* Yttno- they are made of* Fork and Mutton. Befides the Traffic in the m-
thingis tui . a ] p r odu£ts of the Land, they are great Encouragers of Manufa-
Zui and dories, and efpecally in Silks. The Streets are very fair and fpacious,
taten by an( j at eac h corner is erected a Conduit, or Fountain. The Hoafes
the Jem.^ ^ out r lde f eem as if they were quite gone to decay , yet within
are very fumptuous and coftly, quite contrary to thofe in moil places
in Spam , that I have feen , where every Houfe by the Frontifpiece
feems rather a Palace than a private Dwclling,yet within nafty, full of
fpiders-webs , and void of Utenfils , pure Emblemes of Hypo-
crify. During my aboad there 1 found not any thing extraordinary,
as worthy of Remark, unlefs the T ower of , which is built,
crooked on purpofe , for a proof of Art : although fome hold the
Churches of this City ( if taken in general) to furpafs all others in
any particular Town in Italy , more efpecially in regard of the ma
ny and rich Images, both of Gold and Silver , but their ground