‘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’ [‎131] (180/470)

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very large City, and computed to be about 30 or 3 5 Englifti miles in
compafs, yet was almoft twice as great, before it was taken in and 9 '
depopulated by the T artars. It gives a very fair profpeft from without
by reafonofit's many Towers and high Buildings. This City is di
vided into 4 wikes or Wards , to wit, , or midle City ,
j^^^-or Czar-gorod, the Emperours City, and
Thefe feveral Divifions feem rather fo many diftinft Towns or
Cities whereof * Kitay-gorod ftands in the middeft , and is environed
with a high wall, which they a^Xcrafmi Stenm , that is , Red Wall. *Ptr!>apt
It is feated between 2 Rivers, to wit Islofcqua on the South, and the cl'thaia.
Neglim on the North , which are united behind the Palace. The
Palace together with its Appendences, to wit, the Wall, Horn-
works, Crefcents and other Fortifications is the larger part of the
Kit ay -gored, called alfo Crim-gorod ; being wel^l provided with Men
and Ammunition. In the midft of this Palace is a VcryTi^tely Church,
in which we faw a Silver branched Candleftick , formerly prefented
to the Cz,ar by the Ambafladorofour States. Befides this Church is
another dedicated to the Archangel, where are to be feen the Tombs
of thofe of Imperial blood, as alfo Trtotzis and that of St.
which are both very fumptuous. T hofe which are in with
out the Palace are alfo reputed the belt and faiieft in all Mo [cost , being
reckoned 56. Befides the Churches which are within the Walls of
the Palace are 2 very beautiful! Cloyfters, the one for Young Gent
lemen , and the other for Ladies , who have refolved to live a mo-
naftichal Life; altho the formermayrather go under the denomina
tion of an Iluftrious School, becaufe it is appointed for the Education
of the Young nobility in all kinds of Literature and good Manners,
who at 16 Years have a choice preferred them , whether they will
lead a Ghoftly or a Secular Life : but that for the Ladies, difpences
not with fuch a Freedom,but all that are admitted mull continue
durante yita. In the middle of this Palace, or rather Fort , is a high
Tower, which the Ruffians call I-van Veltke , that is Great being
covered with Copper and double guilt. This is that Tower , on
whofe Top the Emperour Boris GudemTv as is to be feen in their nLTd
Chronicles } brought a Perftan AmbalTadour to view the City ,
and amongft other difcourfe began to fpeak of the great Loyalty and
Obedience of fome fubjeds to their So veraigns in paft ages ; Whence
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