‘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’ [‎192] (245/470)

! 2 2 v The Voyages of . Voy. III.
S£I * T : many inhuman afts, and murthered the Gentry, who were fain to
lM9 ' betake themfelves to y^ijirachm disguifed in Slaves Apparrel. The
Pefantry who indeed are very tyrannically dealt with throughout all
the Empcrours Dominions, here found an occafion to be revenged
of their Liege-Lords , and to ihow their Man-hood brought the
Heads of their Lords and threw them at the feet of a Provoft or
Executioner thereto ordained , who gave them a reward for
their Pains.
Radzin being arrived to this Pitch of Greatnefs was fo puffed up
as if he had conquered all the Empire ; tis true he refufed the Tide
of Emperour, faying , that his purpofe was not to rule as Lord and
Soveraign but to live with them as a Brother to revenge that Tyran-
ny and Opprcfllons wliich They had for fo many years, and their Pro
genitors for fo many ages paft.fuffered againft all Reafon and the
Law of Nature. But on the other fide, he mainly oppofed the King
of Per Jin, and affumed the confidence to Difpatch Ambaffadours to
that Court to whom he delivered Inftrudions, full of lofty-proud
fwelling Titles, and in his Compelktion ftyled the Sophy,
The Main and Sum of his Memorials and Inltrudions was. To urge
the Sophy to enter into an Alliance .with him, and to fupply him with
Ammunition of war for his Money and what elfe he might have oc
cafion for. The faid Legates were ordered atfirft to infift upon this
byfoft means, but in cafe of refufal te menace the Sophy , and to let
him underftand that he, (_ the faid Radz,in) had 200000 Men ready
to invade his Territories , and that he would take occafion fo vifit .
him when he leaft dreamed on it, See. So foon as the King had ur.-
dcrflood their Inftruftions were to threaten him in cafe he refufed
to comply with RadonsPropofals , he fent for them and having
an Executioner at hand made him forthwith chopp off their heads
rULt .with a Scimmatar , and commanded that their Bodies ihould be
gates of thrown to the Dogs which were kept in the Kennel on purpofe, refer-
^Metdedving only One, to acquaint their Mafter how kind a Reception they
and their had xnet with at the Verfim Court , and gave him a ihort but fharp
thrown Memorial for Radun , threatning to come ere long and chace thole
'J the Boars which had fo depopulated the utmoft Borders of his Donii-
oe * ! - nions , at what time he would not throw him living but dead to the
hungry Maftirs, This Cofick Envoy e glad to come of fo well with Soul