‘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’ [‎166] (215/470)

{^6 The Voyages ot lohn Struys. V oy. HI.
'jutr. of the neateft Towns I had hitherto feen (mccwtltit Mofcou , being
I669- well built, fortified and fince the uproar of the , the Garrifon
better fupplied with men than before. Having difpatched here we
weighed anchor, and on the 3 of gain'd the Ifland Cofin where
we were faft again , but without much difficulty got clear. We
failed that day paft Sundir , a handfome litle Town , and dropp'd
anchor before Cokfchaga : loofingthencewe were fain to caft out our
Fore-anchor to hale over a Foord, which was leagues long,
and found work enough to bring the Veffel over , however after
much pains taken we gaind the Deep , without any damage to
the Ship.
On the 4 we came paft the Shallow places , and before
were faft again , where we were fain to caft anchor and wind our
felves off. At night we lay before , which is a fortify'd Town,
havingmany fair Churches and Monafteries within walls.
On the 5 we weighed aachor and fet Sail, having a brisk Gale,
which in 5 hours time, or lefs brought us before the River Cafanka,
from which River the City and Kingdom of Cafan have their name,
here we came to anchor where fome fmall Shipping belonging to that
place , aiming to enter the River, ran againft our Bow and fome
fell overboard-
Here about is a very fair Countrey and as fertile as any that ever
I have feen in-all my Life. It is moftly low arable and medow ground
overflown once a year upon the fwelling of the River On the
Banks of this faid River are variety of Fruit trees of many kinds,
which grow in whole Groves together and wild, for a hundred
Leagues, as Hafle-nuts, Cherries 3 or 4 feveral forts, Black , White
and Red Currans.&c. That part of which lies moft within Land
formerly belonged to the Tarta . but the Inhabitants fpeake the
Ku/ian Language , which was fir ft brought in when the Countrey
was conquered by the Ruffes , as fhall be hereafter faid. They do not
convert any man to llavery, nor make that their Traffic, as do the
Nagay the Crim-Calrmc-and Dagejlan- , for if they had they might
have fold me when with other two of our Ships - company I was
under their Hands , and that above 3 leagues within Land , where
on the contrary we found them civil after their Manner , for they
save us Bread and Milk to eat. _
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