‘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’ [‎85] (128/470)

C hap . IV. TheVoyagesof lohnStruys. 85
On the 2 3 the whole Amiade came down with full Sail before the w ^
Dardmelli , as if they would direct their courfe for the Iflands of T l656 "
or |bme place in the ArchipelUgo , aiming to make a breach fometimes
at one place j and fometimes at another ; But the Venetinns were too
vigilant to fuffer itjfor they compofed theirFleet in fuch order,thatthe
Turks could not find a Pafiage. Neverthelefs the difown'd
themfelvs to be under the Standard of but referved the
Command of their own GalleySjas themfelves lifted and thought good.
On the 24 the T urks held themfelves clofe to the Banks near the t wo
Caftles , mentioned before ('in Pag. 80 } which tendedtfnamly tq
their advantage. Befides this they had*thrown up two Batteries, one
upon the Corner of Barbaria, onxhe Anatolian Side, and another, on
the Greek , or Weftern Coaft , from whence they play'd oft their
great Guns againft the Chnjltm Navy, to Work a paffage through for
their Fleet. Three days long continued they on both fides firing with
their Canon, the Admiral of the V as bearing the chief
Standard, ridingneareft to the Enemy , and confequenly fufFered
more dammage than die reft of the Navy : for the Turks threw out
great Stones with their Bombs, that they killd three men on a breft,
who ftood very near the General. In thefe Caftles are Guns of an
incredible, muffin, and as fome fay, thofe in the outmoft Redoubts
90 inches diameter. And although there was not any hope of doing
the Enemy much harm, yet the Cbrijlim Fleet kept ftill in. good Or-
der^waiting greedily for the T/^&^;Navy, which we thought would
come out, when ours was a litle more difabled. On the 26 they came
out with full Sail, and in good Order, with fuch a hideous roaring
and fhouting, that we could not underftand the words of Command,
nor hear one another fpeak. Their'Ships as well as their Galleys
were fo ftow'd with men, that they were a great incumbrance to
themfelves.
The Wind was now at North, and favoured the fo, that the r '',e-
ChriftUns werealmoft blind and ftifled with fmoak : yet the whole
Fleet kept their Pofts without giving way to the Enemy.. The General
to give a good example and encouragement to the whole Navy , put '
the Fleet in the form of a Crefcent and himfelf in the Nombnl; and
■fo expe£ted the Infidels Armade: but they kept off at a confiderable
diftance , ftill playing off their Cannon. The Wind, and ftream
L 3 which