‘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’ [‎75] (118/470)

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twinkling of an eie daflit into a Thoufand llnvers. Lamentable it
was to hear the pitifnll moan of fo many ehat were Parents for their l656 '
■Children, Men for their Wives, Wives for their Husbands > Chil
dren for their Parents, and every particular for their Friends and Al
liance , The Mailer of the Ship and my felf got a Maft, which, what
by the boyftrous Wind, and what by the violence of the Floods,
did fo tumble and roll , that we could not keepit in a due ballance,
fo that we thought beft to look out for fomething elfe, and by Hea
venly Providence met with the great Hatch , which came driving
with fuch force againft the Maft, that it had almoft fent us both to
found the Deep. However indeavouring to fave our Lives, we got
faft hold of the Hatch, and won the Shoar. All the reft were drowned
to 19 Men , and 2 Women > the one whereof was a Venetian Lady,
whole Husband was a Captain in that Expedition. This Gentle- '
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woman , after a long and wearifom beating thro the Surges , and
Foamings of the Sea, was thrown mother-"naked upon Land,
moft miferably torn and rent with Nails and Splinters; having ac
cording to the report made by the Chirurgeon, above Fifty Wounds
and Holes in her Body : yet notwithftanding all this, was more grie
ved to hear of the lois other Husband , than fenfible of her own
calamity : However confidering the extreme cold feafon , and her
weak condition , we covered her Warm with cloaths and Bedding.
The other Woman that was faved, was the wife of a Pnvat Soldier,
who was great with child , had driven Six and Thirty Hours
upon a piece of the Hulk, and to our great admiration was taken up
alive. It was certain that fhe could not have endured any longer being
already ftiffand benummed, and us pale as a Corps.So foonas flic was
brought aboard the Saint George and warmed , was delivered of an
Abortiv Child : but her felf revived, being cheriflied by the help of
other Women aboard that Ship. Shortly after the Ship-wrack came
all the Moveables and Goods aflioar.Being now come aboard the
George , and a litle refreflied, we fteer'd away for CW7, where we
arrivedin fafety ; but what by our unhappy lingring at and
increafe of Folk , the Viftuallmg grew very low j upon which we
defired the Governour to fupply us with what wehadoccafioiiforj
but Anfwer was returned us ,That Candk was of itielf but very meanfy
provided, and that they were mot ma capacity to aliift us. We then
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