‘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’ [‎170] (219/470)

——" The Voyages of loBn V o y. 111.
/w'teaimfT Ihn to the dei!rafed Eropsrow . feeing the
footfteps of His Father , and perceiving afijre foundation. Levies
a new Armv and recruits the Old with well expenenc d Gemam-,
but havine no trufty Perfon to whom he durft commit the new Army
as Commander in chief, hejoyns the For cesjhimfelf leading marches
lb in the Head to ,, which City when he had befieged 8 weeks
and loft many men , feeing likewife that Mendhgenti might come
to affift them he gave them Offers of Peace , which neverthelefs the
7arms would not accept, expeaing fuccour from the Field-Army.
Ivan BAfiloivitz, thought it high time either to take up the Siege or to
ftorm it on a fudden > which laft he refolved upon and accordingly,
ferfyo German Pioneers at \v;ork, who did the work lo eftectually and
without difcovefV of the Ihemy within, that they had under - mined-
the Northeaft Gate in the fpace of 24 Hours or lefs , and thereupon
blew it up which done clie Mopyim furpnzed them within and
made themfelves Mafters both of the Town and Cittadel. The'
Townsmen obtained (garter althoug the Great Duke had threatiled
the Contrary , for that they had twice rebelled againft the Imperial
Crown and oftheir own accord fentfuccour to the Enemy , when it
was not in the left urged from them. The C^r being no w Mafter of
CapMfortified it with a ftrong WaH, Towers and Bulwarks. But
now to our prefent journal. -r j cu- a
After the Deputy of Cafw had throughly vififed our Ship , and
well entertained by our Officers aboard, he departed with the Metro-
politan afhoar, and entreated us all to come up to , which we
did, and received a reciprocal kindnefs from him there. When we
returned aboard the Mobile followed us with Mufic and Dancing a
^Chuhe ro^we received a good Qviailtity of Lead aboard , which
we were to unload at Ajlrachjtw. ^ r L
On the 1 V h I got permiftlon of the Offieers to go up to Cafin to buy
lb me Bifcake for my own ufe , which I had for a mean price, and
having much more than I could ufe, I fold it and got aconfiderable
profit, as well of the Officers as the Foremaft men, for we were to take
care for our own Viftualling.