‘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’ [‎160] (209/470)

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inents that the place affoarded , finding all things very cheap and
good ; and from hence we failed away paffing Schilko,
liner shoSlay ad*, KopomTv and other fair T owns.
On the 22 we came to Kajfunte-gorod a beautifull litle City , and
the Refidence of Prince Re skit ski. Our Captain and Mailer intended
to vifit the faid Prince, and for that end came here to Anchor , but
coming afhoarunderftood that he was departed for Mofcott , with the
old Princefs his Mother. However they went to view the Palace,
and were magnificently entertained by the fteward , ot whom after
the Exchange of fome Rarities on both fides, by way of Prefents, they
took their leaves. Kapeme-gorod has been formerly a Hold of the
Tartars , but the prefent Prince at the age of 12 years furrendred it
up to the great Duke of Mofcoyy , whom he as then obtained to be
his Protedtor.
On the 2 3 we failed paft many fair Villages , Churches , Mona-
fteries and other Houfes built for Religious ufes , coming the next
morning to anchor before Leshi , which is a very great Town, but
not walled.
On the 24. we came before fJHoruma , a Town inhabited partly by
Rufes and partly by Morditim-Tartar's whofe Countrey begins here , al
though both the City Momma and the Circumjacient Land-Ihtp is at
prefent under fubjeftion of his Majefty of
On the 27 we failed by PreTvas and fome other leffer Towns.
Near this Place are two Rivers which vent themfelves into the
the one called Morfna Reka on the ftarboard-, and the other on
the larboard-fide in failing downward , which laft comes from the
City VFolodomur. The Bank on the one fide is very high Land,
and fteep , yet above level and fair Land ; but to the Northward
the Bank is level with the Water , and the Land woody and defert,
nether inhabited nor tilled to any purpofe.
On the 2 8 we failed paft Lbuilets , and dropping anchor
before StoTpoda.
j nt, On the 24 we fet Sail and came that day before where
silm. we were forced to remain 4, days and 4 nights , by reafon of the teffl-
peftuous weather.
Theboiftrous Winds and Rain fomewhat abated we fet fail, and
on the 3 of lurte came before Nofmki and the 8 before the great