‘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’ [‎209] (266/470)

C hap . XVIL The Vo yages of 10
forward on our journey or to tarry ; It was advifed by the major
part to go, but 1 was rather defirous to tarry 3 or 4 days longer, till ,6 7 0 *
the heat of the purfuit was over, that fo thinking when the
ihould have fought for us a while in vain, they would give us over
for loft. However they were very forward to be going, andrejefted
my Council. In the mean while C. B flept with his wife and child
at a litle diftance from us, and the reft ofthe Company would that
wefhould leave them there, becaufe that the Woman and Child were
but a cumber to us. So foon as I underftood their intent was to leave
them fo, I infifted on the contrary, with words to this effect.
Gentlemen remember jour fehesj to Tvhat
act , and leayethofe poor fouls behind us Tvho
to fubjtji, and ptujl in alt apparency perifh ? Ivhat
guiltrnujl Tve have upon earConfcunces ? knolv
to go and leay 'em it is alfo myrefohition
When they faw me fo zealous and in a hot paffion, they were con
tented to take them with us. I was the more concerned at it, for his
Fathers fake , who when we left our Native Countrey ftiow'd us
all imaginable Friendfhip, and therefore indeared him the more to
me. About half a day we marched with Mufkets and other heavy
Armor upon our fhoulders, befides our baggage, along the fides of
the Mountains, till at laft we came into aValley where we were efpied
by a Company of Troopers, being about 15 or 16. Thefemadeup
towards us, and drove harder and harder, till coming near at hand,
we began to confult about the point of Safety, yet could not come
to an unanimous Refolution till it was too late: fome were for De
fence , others for yielding , which Advice was thought beft , and
approved on by the major part > for that we thought if the kind
Heavens had given us the Field for that time, yet we were fure that
fome muft loofe their lives, and that they might in the mean time
be feconded by another frefli Party, who when all was done would
take the remainder and ufe us the more unkindly for our obftinacy.
We therefore upon their approachment freely furrendred our felves
into their hands and implored their Mercy after the beft manner, \Zmh-
-and with all the ligns we could. When they had got us into their 1
Power, they drove us into the Jurifdiction of the Sc-emkals , for we
were then within the Confines of the of When they had brought us
Dd * within