‘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’ [‎165] (214/470)

C H A R X.
The Ship fetfaft upon a Foord. The great Vtility of the Linden-tree. Some of the
Company drowned. Fertility and excellent Soil of the Banks of the "Wolga.
Arrival at Czhn, CAm taken in by the Rufles. The Cafan-Tartars
the Ruffes^ The Ruffian Army flee. Mofcou taken in. The Czar becomes
Tributary to the Tartars. The good Conduct and valour of the Governonr of
Refan , who reftores the Czar and the Empire to it's former Freedom,
ON the ^oditowe fet out again , and fuddenly were run aground ivke.
upon a Shallow place j where we were very hardly put to itto l66 ^
get off, andbefidesour great Labour we loft an Anchor and a Dragg.
AVe were no fooner got clear but we ran immediately upon another
Bank, and fo from one to another that we were almoft out of hopes of
ever coming through, for we faw danger on every fide, and our Pilot
very unskilfull of the River , which detarded our Voyage very
much.
The next day we gain'd the Deeps , and came before Cufmadc-
mianski where we caft anchor and provided our felves with Victualling
and Refrefhment. This City is founded upon arifing ground ha-
ving on the one fide high and fteep Mountains, and on the other fide
aievelCountrey. The Land round about as well the montanous as
the flat afFoard many Woods and Groves of * Linden , on Teile-
tree. The Bark of this tree is good for many ufes , and therefore 1
pilled and fold by the Inhabitants, the Body they hollow, and make
Tubs, Troughs, Pales and other VefTels thereof: which is the only^J^
Traffic and Work I know of in ufeamongft them.
On the firft of Inly we failed by two Iflands , to wit, and
Mafiofy and ran the fliip aground , where we loft another Anchor, *L°*.
Towards the Evening we came before Maknty. '
Onthe2 d we fet Sail, and came before Sabikfar , where fo me of c-Wo/
our Ships-company went aflioar, and took our Pafport and Creden- ^
tials to fliow the VFapsode , orGovernour, who gave us a fupply of'j ^d-
Men and necelfaries to help us forward to ^Jhachm, is one
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Shrub Papyrus. amply fee VWn'jWh. cap. 14.
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