‘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’ [‎92] (137/470)

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kins, palfo Cajiro , and others, befide 75 Villages and Hamlets. When \vc
came before the Place in order to lay Siege to it we found a Fort
ixmnos having 700 men in Garrifon ; but the hearing that
surrmd- was already taken in by the chrpfl Armade , and finding himfelf
Jvfteo- incapable to defend the Place by reafon that all communication was
mhu cut off, he defired to treat by Deputies , and without ever a faot fur-
Tecmf. r endredthe Fort and Ifland upon dilhonourable Conditions.
dtferiM- Lemnos , or Scalmenezs it is now called , has Thracix on the North,
and the Hill Atho?* towards the Well, and as we havefaid, lies not
far from Lemnos. It is no whit inferior to any Ifland in the <u£gean Sea,
tor a wholfom Air, and a good Soil: it affoards all kind of Grain and
Puis , as alfo Almonds , Oil , Lacluancs , and plenty of Sheep,
which for their Wool is no fmall profit to the Inhabitants : and from
IS hence comes that exceUent andufefull * Earth , called
this or 7 err a SigilUta , which is fo highly prized by thofe that profefs
DUUgMphylic. The Inhabitants and Peafantry are which may not
"Liikd live in any fortified Place. In this Ifland has been a famous Labrynth,
jcrman- whereof the Ruins yet appear in fome places. The chief City thereof
flu- is called alfo Scdmene , and is indifferent ftrong. When the General
thno} l e ft the Ifland he conftituted a Governour and fent fome Ships to crufe
through the Archipelago, and urge the payment of the Arrearages in
PafttUos the Tributary Places, of which the were now Mailers, and
Sem 3 light alfo upon fuch as were free , for fo unhappy are the Iflands of
viditx Greece that they mull pay Tribute both to the and Venetians,
"^ 1U which is a great opprellion to fo poor a People,
ponatos , Grecce is this day as fertile as ev er, but is greatly deficient of it's
teefui- fonner Power and Wealth , by the Dominion of the T urhs and pcr-
vi, &li-petual Wars. As for the People they are very urba.n and good to
dcH?' conver ^ e with. The Cuftomary Habit of the Merchants and Citizens
grtatos is as follows. They wear on their Heads a long red Cap , with a fold
STa-- 0b hanging down before , and affect long hair , although fome I have
ram si- feen Ihorn , and with a Turbant like Mahomettns. Their Breeches
giliatam long and narrow demittedtothe calf of the leg, and litle red boots-
above their ftockings. Above all a Coat like the Verfmns but v/ithout
quinc- a Girdle. In ftead of a Cloak they wear a Coat with long narrow
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Lcrania iila terra ollm imagine capras fignabatur, a litle afterward he adds this. Turcaecam unioim
peftis rcmedium efic affercmes , ua magni scftimant^u alter alrcri muncris loco ipfSm donct. See more About
this twtlkMwihsrd i» Diofcoiidcs , and i»GalkfiS ptb Bevkof^iwldts*
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