‘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’ [‎187] (240/470)

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who we were j Anfwer was returned him that we were , and 5 £ PTi
imployed in the fervice of the C^aar, upon a Ship in the Sea.
He forthwith gave order to a Gentleman to conduct us into his Tent
where himfelf and fome of his Council fat, and caufed us to fit down,
took our prefent in good part, and drank the Emperours health.Ano
ther time we went through the Camp where we faw him going aboard
a Yacht to divertife himfelf upon the Water , with fome of his Offi
cers : he had with him a Perfian Princes which he had taken, together
with her Brother.The Brother he prefented to the WayTvod of Ajirachan,
but th; Sifter he kept for his Concubine. Beingnowinthe heighth of
his Cups, and full of F rolicks, bragged of the many prefents he had *
given and received, fincehis being reftored to the Emperours favour,
andonafuddenbrake out into thofe extravagant terms, fpeakingto
the iVolga : Well) faidhe, thou art a noble Riyer,and out of thee haye 1 had
fo much Gold, Siher and many things of Va the file
Mother of my fortune and adyancement:but,unthankfullm
neyer offered thee any thing ; trell note , I am refohed manifejl grati
tude. With thofe words he took her into his Arms and threw her into
thtyfolga*, with all her rich Habit and Ornaments j her attire was « *
of rich Cloth of Gold,richly fet out with Pearls, Diamonds and other
precious Stones. The Lady was of an angelical Countenance and a-
miable, of a ftately carriage of Body , and withall excellently well
qualified as to her Parts,being of a fingular wit, and always pleafing
in her demeanor towards him, when he was in the heat of fury , and
yet at laft became the inftance of his Cruelty. However there is no
man fo addifted to any one Vice but there are evermore fome fparks
ofvertue. His own outrages as to the fin of Adultery he would allow
himfelf, but would not indulge or difpence with it in others. It hap
pened that a certain Soldier of the Cofacks had been taken in the action
with anothers wife : this being made known to he caufed
them both to be inftantly apprehended , and the man to be thrown
into the River with great ftones made faft to his neck and heels : but
for theAdulterefs he provided another punifhment,which was to erect
a Stake on the Water fide, and tying her by the feet caufed her to be fo
drag'd along the Earth , and from the Tent to the Stake which was
almoft 2 [ English ] miles, and there hoifed up, where fhe hung 48
Hours before Ihe died , and yet neverthelefs the great torment of
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