‘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’ [‎98] (145/470)

1$ The Voyages of V o y . II.
JVM Mow or Pfto ^^/nieNorth-point , Capo Gmjcardo, confronts with
l6i7 St mm tr * , and the weft-angle or Capo Sidro looks toward the main
Continent ofOffrie* • Between this angle and Ciaren^a which lies to
the South-weft is a large Bay, making a fit Harbour not far from the
City Cephdoni* , called Argoftoli , where agreat number of Ships may
very commodioufly ride at anchor. At the entrance of this Gulf is a.
fmall Ifland called Gttardiana , which is fortified with a little Moot or
Caftelet , which they call Nap. They have great fcarcity of fresh or
fpring Water in this Ifland, which is neverthelefs of a rich and fat
Soil, and good pafturage for Sheep which there abound. It produ-
ceth alio vaft quantities of Grain, Wine, Oil,Manna , Wax, Honey,
Flax and Silk , befides the great plenty of Currans , which is the
Staple-Commoditie of the Land.
C H A P. VIII.
The Author's arrival at Sante , or Xante, admirable
and great Scarcity of fresh Water. Their bread in
fie ad of Water. Arrival at Qtx\s,o;
'Temple of Venus. j4rrival at Cznd\3i 9 with it's Situation ^ AX>efcriftion of the
Citie, as to it's Strength, Inhabitants, the mofi eminent Buildings and Churches,
Climat, Soil,Vint age. Fruits, Vegetables, CatteL Fowl, Plenty of Silkand
other Commodities, as alfo the modern Habit and Attire of the Candians. A Be-
fcriptien of Standia. The famous Fight between Lazaro Mocenigo and the
Tributary Auxiliaries of Axgicvt 9 Tripoli , Thennis and Zoeli. The Fort ef
Zouafchi tAkgn in by the Mocenigo. The Turks attacqueTzuzios>
but in vain. The T wxfash. Armada come out of Dardanelli, The Beginning of
the Ingagcment. Turkish Emperour comes with an Army of 2 0000 Horfty
and % qooo Foot down to the shore i where from a high Tent he fees the In-
gagement. The Turks loofe their Pofis , and Sail offl The incomparable valour rf
Mocenigo and Bembo, who are unluckily ktlld by the fall of a Sail-yard* Their
Galley blown up with/^ qo Men. The Lofi And Gains onboth fides,
THe Proveditor which we had aboard not willing to loofc much
time, made but fliort delay at Ceph alonia, for he had not much
time to fpend according to his Order and Inftruftions to go to the
Armade 3 wherefore ajftcr aihort aboad we fet Sail, and fteer'd away
for Xante,
Xante