‘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’ [‎97] (144/470)

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Ca a p. VIII. The Voyag es of lohn Struys.
W || and aflift each other if attacqu'd, by certain cavernal or fubterranean
Atffiiisi paflages, wrought through the Rocks. They lie about 1000 paces l437 "
J tNais| from each other and do not only ferve for their own Defence , but
Mfopit,; alfo command the whole Ifland, and that next the Sea offtich power
iDdinlt, chat it might over aw the Town , being well provided with all kinds
©f Ammonition, and Cannon which they caft themfelves. There a re
befidesthefe Sconces feveral other Fortifications, and inferior Forts,
^ Seated on high Rocks , and Walls proportionable to the other ,
cncompafled alfo with very deep Ditches which receive their Water
from the Sea. Corfu is alfo of it felf very ftrong and divided into 3
a Ami federal Wards as Sfileo , Uriomoyo , and The high Forti-
«l«WFt ^cations have no Fountain Water that is good , and are therefore
ImmUtO. fain to make ufc of Rain Water which they receive and keep in
cifterns and pits like thofe of Snifter dam : but without the Walls of
Corfu , is a certain fountain or Well which they call CarUacchio , that
affoards good Water and very clear. Upon this Ifland ftand 68
Villages and Hamlets , all reafonably well peopl'd. The
sitfwij Garrifon as it then appeared by their Mufter-roll confided of 400
id-or iipp light Horfe and 900 Infantry. The Haven is very fair and covcnient,
. We W and comes to the middle of thelfland on that fide which faces the main
itirvlU Continent. On the other fide lies Vutrim a noted place for Fifliing.
: Arrcaif On this Ifland is much * Bat targe made, which is a Diih prepared of ♦
!t ,tude of; the Roes of Sturgeon, faked, dried,and for the longer and better
Ufaih prefervation thereof dipt in Wax. Here is alfo much Oil
fjUil Olives, or Oleuw omphacimtn made, and the Vine well cultivated. It wmZk
. rl i Foitii is alfo very fruitfull,afFoardmg plenty of Oranges, Lemmons, Citrons T
EOr ee';: &c - befldcs Honey , Wax and Salt for which Commodities this c'avcar,
.l jij Ifland is very famous abroad. or Ichary
•d J From Corfu we fet fail for Cephalema, where there is only one fmallljTk^
•aisl)i ! Cit y' taifed on a high ground at the South-end of the Ifland , and Mofco -
Iwarb,' wellfortifiedi buttheHaven thereto belonging is large and conve-
igoi't nient. There appear tbe Ruins ofthree other Cities ^ which are faid
to be difmantled upon the continualjarrs of the Inhabitants anion lonia -
atiik thcmfelves andat length reduced to fuch a poor remnant. Befides this
'' lot $ a ^ ort 5 i' 1 which they repofe no fmall truft. It is fituated
latitude of 38 degr. and 29 min. and is almoft of a triangular-^
10 L Eaft-end faces the Cape of Cmenzo , a Promontory of
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