‘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’ [‎180] (231/470)

The Voy ages of lohn Struts. V o y. Ill*
ktjg . permitted to eat it. To be brief, there is not that thing which may
165 9- delight the Pallet , but may be bad for a very mean and inconfide-
rable price, and at a far eafier rate than the courfeft Diet which necef-
fitated people muft be content with in the Weft of Europe and if any
man of a mean Eftate could deny himfelf that Society of his Relations
and Acquaintance in which every one has more or leis folace, and re
tire thither, he may live as contentedly there as the greateft Lord,
or richeft Merchant in the World, who, as it were in taking Honey
are frequently ftung with the Bee , and in receiving Profperity and
Benefits from the right hand of Fortune, are as often buffeted with
her left. However by way of exception I muft mind you of one things
that the Rupam are here at a great Lofs for Brandy,fmce the promulga
tion of a Late Edift, the tenure and purport whereof was , That "no
Brandy fhould be diftilled there for a certain term of Years ; but upon
what inlight it was that moved his Majefty to order fuch an Interdi
ction I know not j unlefs to prevent the , or Soldatefqne,
to forget themfelves fo far as to let the , which ly on every fide
the City, to furprizethem with a fudden Invafion ; for Brandy is
not only under a fpecial Interdiction of being made there , but alfo
die Importation prohibited to a certain Quantity, every year,'which
makes the Rupam the more to covet it, infomuch that fometimes
they have drunk all the Kabacks and Brandy-cellars in dry
before 3 Moneths of 12 be about. At Nifin-Novogorod we bought a
meafure, holding about a Gallon for about ^sh. id Sierl which here
when at cheapeft is fold for 5 o s
Salt hv O n t ^ e W eft fide of the VFclga is a great dry and waft Heath called
gotten, the Step , where they find abundance of good Salt ,. which is con
creted in the Sun , and thrown up on Heaps like Ice. This Salt is
digged out ofthe Hollows and Caves of Rocks , and proves a very
rich Commodity, being exported afwell up the into all parts
of Moftovia and Kupia , as Ferfix, Tart dry and other Coun-
treys bordering upon the HpSea. Every man is licenf'd to fetch
it that lifts, only allowing. Two pence half-penny for 80 Pound, for
ditty to the Emperour.
A firwe 1° this Heath, or Wildernefs, called the Step is a ftrange kind of
hnd of Fruit found, named Baronez, , or , from the Word Boran,
Ymt • which is a Lamb in the Rupap Tongue becaufe of its form and fimili-
tude,