![‘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’ [‎157] (206/470)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023513130.0x000001/1600_630._0218.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "‘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’ [‎157] (206/470)")
‘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’ [157] (206/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (378 pages). It was created in 1683. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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C hap . IX. The V" oyages of Strays. i y 5
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C H A P. IX.
Celebration and Solemnity of Palm- Sunday. Author ant
Mofcou to Aftrachan. Heads and
Arrival at Nifcn-Novogorod j Pl Frovifion Nifcn. A
of thefameus River Wolgz. Beginning Ccrem Tartars.
and Nature f Their Idolatrie. Ceremon
lygamy , Crc.
ON the 1 Sik-of April being Palm-Sunday was celebrated" a great
Feaft , wherein was much Triumph and Joy manifefted with
Arches and Pageants, amongft which was our Savior his manner of
riding to lerufalem. This Solemnity was performed with an infinite
number of People, and led by the Emperour himfelf in Perfon , at
tended with all the Bojars and the greateft perfonages about Court.
011 The Patriarch fat upon a Horfe apparelled all in white , reprefentrng
r the L. Jefus Chrift. The Czar being fupported by two , led the
^ Horfe by theBridle^being richly apparrcled5with an Imperial Diadem
13(11 upon his Head. The Patriarch , as was faid before , was arrayed
f with a long white Stole, with a Hierarchichal Infula or Mitre upon
his Head, richly fet with Pearls. In his right Hand was a Grofs of
fs Gold fet with Diamonds and precious ftones, with which he figned
ki the Multitude that came thronging to him with great Reverence and
Devotion. Hefatcrofs over the Horfe, which Horfe was fet out with
Iplendid Trappings and richly Gapparifon'd, after the manner of an
Afs. On each fide the Patriarch went feveral Bifhops 5 and the Supe
rior Clergy , with white Surplices , Having Thuribles. The
Hoft , the Chalice , the Pax , Books , Bells , Tapours and other
things ufed at Mafs, befides agreat number of Flags. The Way fromu
the palace to the Crefcent was all laid with Red-cloath. Here it was
where the Patriarch firft took Horfe : the Hbrfe being there tied to
a pale. After the Patriarch follow the Bojars , bearing a huge Tree,
woven and wound with Silk and Ribbons , as alfo many forts of'
Fruits thereto annexed. Herein fate feveral litle Children , with '
Apples , green Twigs and Branches. After all came the Mobile,
ftrowing the way with Blanches which they had in their Hands,,
crying out, Hofmna Son of Day id , name
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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 , authored by Jan Janszoon Stroys, and translated from the Dutch by John Morrison. The volume also contains two narratives written by Captain David Butler, relating to the ‘taking in of Astrachan by the Cosacs’, and is illustrated with plates ‘first designed and taken from the Life by the Author himself.’
Publication details: Printed for Samuel Smith at the Princes Arms in St Pauls Church-yard, London, 1683.
Physical description: 24 unnumbered pages, including preface and contents; 378 pages; 21 plates (20 folded); 1 map; Quarto.
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings, a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter, and page references. There is also a list of illustrations (plates) giving titles and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume. Note the following misprinted page numbers: 26 instead of 62; 75 instead of 87; 134 instead of 132; 135 instead of 133; 136 instead of 134; 137 instead of 139; 124 instead of 142; 175 instead of 157; 109 instead of 209; 119 instead of 219; 212 instead of 220; 213 instead of 223.
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- ‘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’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:28, 1:26, 26a:26b, 27:46, 46a:46b, 47:90, 90a:90b, 91:92, 92a:92b, 93:110, 110a:110b, 111:176, 176a:176b, 177:186, 186a:186b, 187:198, 198a:198b, 199:204, 204a:204b, 205:214, 214a:214b, 215:238, 238a:238b, 239:260, 260a:260b, 261:270, 270a:270b, 271:314, 314a:314b, 315:332, 332a:332b, 333:334, 334a:334b, 335:338, 338a:338b, 339:350, 350a:350b, 351:372, 372a:372b, 373:388, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- Struys, Jan Janszoon
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