‘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’ [‎74] (117/470)

74 The V oyagcs of Lohn V o y. H.
and Cloyfters I had neither leifure nor money to gaze at'em, for my
Noble was brought to Ninepence ^andonly as much left me as would
pay my PafTage to y'ettice : where being arrived, and paid my
I had not a Farthing left. Neverthelefs I knew that I could lift my
felf when I would , and receive advance-money ; and after a litlc
Inquiry, met with Monfr. Theodore de Haar, , Commander of the Golden
Cock, who took me on as Sail-maker.- It was not long before the Ship
was in her due equippage, and fet forth in order to joyn with the At-
made of Venice , which was upon an Expedition againft the Turks in
the Dnrdanellt. But de fiam hav kg received letters from HelUnd , about
fome urgent affairs of his own, ie%nedthe Gommand to his SGn,
and went home by Land.
Ontheio 1 ' 1 of fet Sail fmm Venice , in company with the
Grand St. George , which was then commanded by the Sieur Cmt
K^deUarafterwards Admiral oi Denmar , and lately deceafed.
On the 20 ditto we arrived at Xante, where we fupphed our felves
with frefli Water , and took in fome Pipes of Wihe, which is here
exceeding good, and tolerably cheap : a meafureof
about 5 Gallon, or rather more , coils but a Scudo , thatlfuppbfeis
equivalent with 5 s 8 d Sterl. which again is vended in the Armade
for 6 Crowns.
On the 22 we departed from Xante direfting our courfe for lMUo -,
and on the 5 th - of CUw got the heigh th of that Ifland, but did not
touch there, fteering directly between Mdo and Argent era ; and here
we came to anchor , but too near the coaft of Argenfero , for wc were
annoyed with mud. Upon this arofeagreat Storm of Wind, which
rock d us to and again, and at laft broke our Cables. We endeavored
all we could to get Sea room, but the Wind being towards the Land,
drove us flat againft the Coaft, where the Sieur Adelaar feeing us m
fuch danger, fent ofFhis Long Boat with 5 or 6 men to fetch a Perfon
of Quality from aboardus, who was a Superintcndaat of fome emi
nent Place, under the Jurifdiition of the Common-wealth but all the
. reft of the Gentry , with about an Hundred Soldiers and Marriners
ftayd aboard. Soon after , the Ship was caft upon a Rock'with the
riolence of the Sea , where fhe fplit all in pieces : in fuch manner as
no tongue can exprefs , nor pen decipher, tliat a Ship of fuch Bur
then , like a Plank was thrown To high above Water , and in the
twinkling