‘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’ [‎136] (185/470)

136 The Voyages of lohn V o y . Ill,
defeat is fufficiently fupplied from abroad, by the , Dw^and
l66i '* others, who bring the Products of every Vintage from France and
elfe where. They have no Mines fave only of Steel and Iron.
of their Rujfia if taken in general is better ftored with tame Cartel and W ild-
Ctttcl, beafts than any Countreyxn Europe, or as fome beleeve, in the whole
World. Kine is without doubt in greater abundance there than in
"tartary ,agreeable to the opinion of all Travailers and Geographers,
who have given an account of either. The rich Furs which are yearly
exported hence to moft places of the World fufficfently teftify the
fuperabundancy of Foxes, Sables, Martens, &c. But moft dange
rous it is to travel alone for the many Beafts of prey which run toge
ther invaftand innumerable Troops ; and thofe, when theEarthis
covered with Snow, very bold and daring , infomuch that the In
habitants are in continual danger , and are fain keep their gates
barricado'd from thofe cruel Animals, to fecure themfelves and their
Cattel; nay , it has been often known that they have undermined
Houfes in fome parts, and devoured whole Families at a time. Wild-
* Fowl I have feen of feveral kinds , as chiefly Heath-hens, Herns,
Wildgeefe, and Cranes by Millions in a flock together. As for fmall-
birds, by which I mean Larks, Finches and the like, which we hold for
great delicacies, they have them in litle, ornoefteem , and that by
reafonofthevaftfwarms, for they fly together as thick as Gnats or
Infects over a Fond. Thefe are havock'd by the Hawks, Faulcons and
Merlins , which are there in a proportionable plenty to the prey.
The Rivers and ftanding Lakes are ftored with Fish of all
iM'. kinds, which are throughout the whole Land incredibly cheap ; in
{um Mofcoy in has whatfoever is neceflary for Food and Rayment, as
good and at as eafy rates , as any other Land in the World , none
excluded : althol do not fay but that one Province differs much
from another, and that every particular Province and Region has
fomething or other, as proper or peculiar to it's felf.
WolJo- Wolodomir is reputed to be of fo good a Soil , that from one Bufliel
mir - of pure Grain fown is fometimes 20 or 25 produced in Harveftand
Khdim. yet RhcfAn is reckoned far more fertile than the other, for from every
Angle Seed arifeth 3 ftalks , and fometimes more ,' which is not com
monly found in a, ly other Province in all Rufta. This Province af-
foards likewife the beft and moft Beavers.
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