‘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’ [‎77] (120/470)

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akcL if, Hps raujlfubmit to death At this time,
The Turks in the mean while drev/nearer and nearer : and welpathto
part with our Plunder , made a faint-hearted fellow that was good
for nothing elfe) drive the Afles before, whileft we drew up into a
Body and put our felves into a Pofture of defence. Ourmenunani-
. moufly gave me ( for the time being ) the honour of a Chieftain, in
lieu of a better. As tor the Greeks , they were greater Strangers to
martial Difcipline than we, and ran confufedly up and down without
, any order. When the Turks were juft come upon us, I gave charge that
they fhouki not fire all at once, but by 5 at a time, and that not till
they had taken-good aim, and'the Enemy within fhot. With that
the Turkish Commander ( being a Moor jadvancedupon all ately
Hprfe , was bound to level his Carbine , but to anticipate him 1
gave the Word to-the fIrftRank,who brought him down to theGround
a nd three more befides him. This falling out luckily the fecond Rank
gave fire, and fo following the third , till we law above 20 of the
Enemies Party dead, that gave us no fmall encouragement} but on
the contrary fo difheartned the Enemy that they bewail to retreat > for
befides the great advantage we had of the High walls of Flint, ■ which
ferved us for a Rampart j our Arms were large Mufquets , and
theirs but fmall Carbines., which-at that diftance could not do much
Execution. When they were gone a good way back , we climbed over
the Wall, marched along the high way with four in a Rank, and kept
our felves together. The Turks feeing that faced about on a fudden ,
clapt fpurrs to their Horfes , and came driving upon us with a
mofl horrid ihouting ; thinking fo to bring us out of our Ranks ,
and to put us into a difordcr ; which if tliey could have effected,
had ferved their turn. But our men the fecond time faced about
and levelled their Mufquetstill we had them at a due diftance
and fo we fired for a good while together , without either gaining
or loofing ground •,till at laft the Enemy feeing themfelves con-
fid erably weakned by the lofs of their Leaders , were forced to
retreat again till they were out of fhot : but fo foon as we began
again to march , they followed us , but in a very eafy pace , in
tending ( as we had colour to beleeve } to furprize us at taking
our . Prizes aboard , but they feeing us too near the Boat were
• content to let us alone for that time : for had they come we had
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