‘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’ [‎141] (190/470)

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wich they knock their party down at unawares. Under this they wear
yet another Coat which neverthelefs is not very clofe, for they alfed
loofnefs as well in their Habit as in their hie.T heir ihirts they tuft with
^ Silk on the back j asalfothe Necks , which the Gentry adorn with
Pearls j Gold, Silver, or Precious ftones. In Summer the Citizens
^ wear white Felts, in Winter Caps turned with Beaver or fome other
^ Furs, and the ICneeJes, Bojars and other Perfons of the greater!: quality
Black Fox and Sables. The Habit of the Women is not lb much
different from that of their Men, as they differ from each other, agree
able to the Quality of the Perfon. They wear generally Caps turned
with Sables or other Furs but greater than the Mens, fet with Pearls
and Rubies upon the Crown, under which they let their Hair hang in
its full length , thefe are thofeofhigher Rank and Qiiality > thole of
meaner Condition have them only turned with red Fox. The Young-
women when they grow Marriageable , have their hair knotted up
above the crown of the Head in around ball, but under the age of
10 or 12 years have their Heads all iliaven,except only two Tufts that
hang down on each fide fo that they can hardly be diftinguifhed
from Boys in their Habit, only the Girls are known by the great rings
Ijj, which hang at their Ears. On this manner the Gentry and Citizens
are attired, but the Peafantry as poorly as thofe of and much
after the fame manner. Their Upper-garment is ordinarily of fheeps-
v skins, with a Cap of the fame ftuff > their Boots and Shooes are made
o f the Barks of Trees cunningly plated.
t! ( The Women are by nature well proportioned, and fair enough to
, boot if they did not paint , which they do fo botchingly that every
f* one may difcern it. Spanish Wool and T infture of Brazil-wood it mot^ih
® feems they do not yet know the ufe of, but inftead of that ufe Vermi- **P*»
lion and iSdinium , and for Flake , a dull White-Lead, or Cerufe *'
r& at.beftv,
^ The Reader may obferve that their manner of Marriages is far 0 /'/w
different from that in the Lohp -Counmys. ^ and all Europe elfewhere a
Young-man having fixed his eie upon fome Maid with whom he "
could be content to eater into a nuptial ftate , he Courts her and
Solicits by Friends to Inake an Overture. Youth inclinable
to admitt himfelf into the conjugal number detects his purpofe and
W defire to his Parents, or neareft in Confanguinity , who thereupon
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