‘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’ [‎183] (234/470)

Ghap . XIII. The Voy'ages of igy
Aii { CHAP. XIII.
Divijions and Limits of the Cofacks, TheOfffpring o/Stenko, The
Revolting,The firfl beginning of his Infolency.
ojuj I n Governourof Altrachan makes preparat againfl him-
y. II',! fetft" fi'ght and-reconciles himfelf with Czar.
, cofllj Attire of the Cofacks. Per [on ofStcnko Radzin defcribed.
^4' anddifcourfe of the Author with Stcnko Radzin. He keeps a Pcriian
'DOfferj f: his Concubine, which he throws with his own hand into 'Wolga. Pu-
vtio^ nishment for Adulterj.
JgyfJ /^VN the 3 of September feveral Officers aboard , who sev -,
cbttkt bad ns welcom and invited ns refpectivly to their Houfes, where 1
n r; y,' we wentjand were kindly receiv'd and entertained J uft upon our Arri-
c ,, j t( j val here the Rufian Fleet was fet out againft the Cofaks. But before I
•ill treat an y t ^ in g a bout that Expedition I (hall give you a previous Nar-
' rative of an Uproar railed and headed by Stenko Rad^in, and then the
I j: reft in order.
There are two Nations of the Cofacks , the Sapor oksky , and the Dcnsky.
et ma. ^] ie f ormer 0 f thele were fometime fubjefts to the Crown, and
e P ,£t !" keepthemfelvsabout the Borijlhenes and Kiof, upon 5oI0ands which
' 1: are environed with that famous River. They call thofe Iflands in
mis) a fhejj- own proper Tongue Rorog, which is as much as to fay Stairs, and
'jphf. therefore are called Sa-pcrogsky. Their work is to watch the Ir-
ikti ruption of the Tartars or other Enemies upon the Territories,
of to They are called Cofacks from the SU word , which is as
laiafe much as t6 fay a Spirit, by reafon of their admirable celerity of Mo
tion, being always ready at hand upon occafion. The or
Cofaks are thofe who live upon the famous River by the
Natives called Don, and are properly under the Jurifdiction of the
Czar , although more out oftheir free and voluntary difpofition ; for
they have been indowed with many Priviledges, as to have their own
Princes, Judges and Laws, asalfo a General of their Armie whom
they themfelvesElect. Asalfo this Immunity that when a Mofcovjm
Slave runs away from his Lord, and betakes himfelf within their
Territories, they are not obliged to deliver him up unlefs themfelvs
lift.Of this Peoplelaft mentioned was the famous Rebel!
born.