‘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’ [‎186] (237/470)

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iS6" " The V"oyages of Voy. Hi.
SEVT. Meafures deliberated upon either by lair or foul means to fupprefs
i<569.' the Rebells. It was not long before the received
Letters from the Czadr, with a Pardon for Stenko on condi-
tionhewouldfubmittothe Emperour , and for the future demean
himfelfasaloyal fubje£t. The lubtle Qofack not expefting fo gracious
a tender, accepted oftheEmperours Grace, being already by Hun
ger and other extremities brought to fuch a ftate, that he would of
his own accord have requefted it, for they were then put to a fhort
allowance, and had taken a Perjim having fome Horfes aboard
that were fentto the Czaar , from the King of for a prefent-
thefe they took, killed and ufed very fparingly , whence it may be
gathered in what a mean condition they were. Having thus obtained
an alTurance ofPardon from the Emperour , they marched forward
for ^Jlrachan , where they were very kindly received, and congra
tulated by thofeoftheTown, and everyone of them appearing in
the moftfplendid manner he could, for they had rifled many Gentle-
mens Houfes where they found always Apparrel, Jewels and other
Plunder for Habit and Ornament. Rad-^i the Ringleader of that
Rout, could not be diftinguilhed from the reft, but by the honour
which was done him, being faluted by the name of Bztske , Father j
and certainly he was a father of many impious Sons. I have feen him
leveral times upon the Stroegs and in the City; he is a brave man as to
his perfon, and well proportioned in his limbs , tall and ftreight of
Body, pock-pitted, but only fo as did rather become than diiffigure
him, of a good conduct, butwithall fevere and cruel , as has been
already inftanced. The Cofacks who were his Followers came dayly
into where they fold their Booty which was very rich ana
- coftly. The Silk they fold for a 3 d of the currant value, which was
bou ght up of the Perjian and Merchants. I bought a Gold-
chain ofoneofthem which was almoft a fathom long , and in joynts
like a Bracelet, between each piece weres precious ftones : the price
I gave for it was not fully 7 pound Jlerh Shortly after their Arrival
Captain Butler went to vifit him , taking 2 bottles of Brandy along
with him, which he thought might be an acceptable prefent, iince
they had been fo long at Sea, and prefented them to him and his Mi- j
nion , whom the R called Deyils-Tvhisker by a Nick-name.
When we came to his Tent; and defired admittance, he fent to know
who