‘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’ [‎184] (235/470)

i §4 The Voyages of lohn Struys. V o y . III.
born , who , as we have faid , fo ftoutly oppofed the Emperour
Auxins MichniloTvitZ).
The firft occafion of this Revolt ( as himfelf confefled ) was to
revenge his Brothers death, who was killed by an Eminent Perfonage,
whofe name was lurte ^yilexoVuz. in the year 1665. The
Brother of Rad^in was at that time in the fervice of tne great Duke in
the Polish Warrs , under the command of the before mentioned Bojur,
/une Dolgeroeky , who commanded in chief : and when the
Camp broke up to go into their Garrifons, the young defired
to be difcharged with his Men, having done the E mperour very good
fervice in that laft Expedition , and that then there was no more
occafion for their Aid : but the General refufed to let them go 3 as
not having any certain Intelligence that the Hoftility were fent to
their Winter-quarters. ThcCofaks were hereat greatly difcontented,
being Volunteers, and had deferved yet greater Civilities than their
Requefl:, or than ever they had received from the RufiUns they
therefore marched offfilently led by their Collonel, brother to this
faid StenkoRadzin , which was fo badly refented by the General, that
he took the Collonel, and hanged him.This was the fum and ground
of his revolting, which prompted him not only to imploy his Wea
pons againft the Rufiuns, but afwell againft the Perfians.
In the year 1667 he began to commit many Infolencies and himfelf
and all his crew betaking themfelves to the where they took
all the imall Shipping they met with, and plundered them , killed
and threw over board all the Men , unlefs they would admitt them
felves into their Companie : They entredalfo all the Towns feated
near the River, where they pillaged the Churches and Monafteries.
From hence he took his way direftly for which he took in and
fet a ilrong Garrifon. From hence he marched toward the Sea
gathering vaft multitudes of difcontented Ferfons 3 who came upon
the noife of Rebellion from all parts. From the Sea he went
for the VFolga by the way committing many Infolencies , plundering
and finking all the fmall Shipping , wafting and depopulating of
Cities and Villages , and uiing the People very inhumanly if they
would not refolve to joyn in that Rebellion. From hence he went to
the City Terku , and fo onwards to the Bounds of where he alfo
fadly molefted the Subjects of that King , as well as thofe of the