‘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’ [‎137] (186/470)

C h a p . V. The Voyages of i jy
{i,^ TheDutchy of Syberia is the jnofi: woody of all other Provinces
within the Empire of the great jcfpecialiy towards the Northeaft
(Vj' where at Braqum there is a Wood which takes it's beginning , the end ^
fc W whereof none ever yet was known to find out. T his W ood is the main
nc'i pi ace whence the LMofccvians fetch their richeft Pelure and Furs , as
Ermins, Sables and Black Fox, which is one of the richeft Pelts in the
Wij "World. Vdike, SmolenskoindL Belcajor deliver vaft quantities of Skins voycc,
■swhicli^ an( j p urs ^ w } 1 { c i- l the Inhabitants bring up yearly to Mofcou and other
eminent Marts. Vfiioga. is a Province that yields great (tore of Cattel, Beleofbr.
and many forts of Filh, yet rery'Barren as to grain. the only uftioga.
wfekn Province for Salt. D^ 'mo is a barren and dry kuid, but the Inhabitants
L " obtaingreat Riches of the Furs, which is the Principal Trading of
that Province. Thefe they barter with what Commodities and Ne-
celfaries they find themfelves deftitute of In this Province are many
idacoE white Bears,which feem to live as weE by Sea as Land. Fiatke has great y- iatkf ;
fbcoi want of Grain j yet ftore of Fiffi . Honey , Wax , and alfo Pelts.
satatE Pet^ra,is very montanous , in which Principality I have heard it Petzora.
ath-te, averr '^' That there are fome mountains that require 10 days work
Aer.li tozfcend. T he Valleys of this Province are fertile enough , and very ^
ffhictifk S ood pafturagej yet Corn will not take kindly there. What may be
em ari f urt her faid of i^i/Irachan, and the Tartmaa Riegions , now in fub?
/ H J i e ^ :ion to the Great Duke ,1 fhall wave till I come to make mention of
things, as Ifound them upon our Arrival there.
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The Form, Nature and Prepertie of the Rufles.
k W 1 ' cjleem of Brandy. I heir litigious humo
jjcclfe ordinary Habit. Women ufe painting of their Faces, Their manner of their
Marriages y and nuptial Solemnities.
THe right Vlofcoyians , or Eupans (" for the T irtars now under Pro
tection of the czar we lhalifpeak of in their due place} are moftly
, able, corpulent and big, efpecially ofHead, Arms and Legs. The
ilvln# j 0 ™ 01011 ^ ort: are veryhard by Natureaiid patient in extremity, fel-
- • P am P er their Bodies with foft lying , when they reft 5 or delicat
Diet when they eat. In fummer they lie upon boards , oratbeftupon
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