‘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’ [‎194] (247/470)

ing who was friend and who was Enemy, or in whom they might rely
£«7o» on j or repofe any truft} infomuch that many difcontented pcrfons ji
began to make Faftions and breath Rebellion, though not fo openly
as that the Government could take advantage to fupprefs it. The
VFayivod Proforofski confidermg that the Commonaky were very much
incenfed, and that lome mutinous Enterprize was a hatching , he
aflembles the Lords and Council of to confult with their
Judgments what was beft to be done in thofe imminent Dangers and
J uncture of Affairs, and what Courfe they {hould take to fedate thofe
Animofities and Heats , which ill-affected perfons indeavoured to
raife and foment among the Towns-men and Plebeians; as alio what
manner ofDefence to ufeagainft the approaching Enemy. As to the
former they concluded , that there was no better way to remedy
it, than to conduct themfelves wanly in the latter, and lirft obftruct
the growing Power of the Rebells , which Perils being removed it
might not then be doubted but that the Commons would be the better
and foqner pacified. Upon thisRefolution feveral worthy Gentlemen
prefented their Service to go as private Soldiers upon that fudden
and urging Expedition, not daring any more to put the left Confi
dence in the Snelit&ers.
Ontheio of April 1670 the Petrofski difpatched 800 Horfe
under the Conduct of Col. whereof 400 were
Rupans, the reft Nagayms, to furnilhtheCity ( lying about
80 German miles from y^A) with Ammunition and neceffary
Provifion j and to ftrengthen that Place with thofe Men , which lies
upon the River Den or T a where the have their Refidence,
This River was of old fuppofed to run into the , as fome Geo
graphers have been pleafed to write, but later experience has fairly
contradifted that opinion , for their Boats which are no more than
trunks of trees hollowed, they are fain to drag and trail a days J ourney
over Land before they find the at the neareft diftance thofe
Rivers ly to each other , where when they are come they ty heavy
Balks on each fide to keep them above Water, and to give them a due
ballance and poize in their floating,
stanza On the 2 8 came an Exprefs to Csfftrachm from Col. witlj
"yll™ news that the Cofacks had already taken in Stanz,a. , and had killed 1200
Cofacks, Strelit^ers, who were but newly come thither before the