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C hap . XXI. The Voyages of Struys. 2,55
CHAP. XXL ' ^
The great difficulty of getting Wood with Derbent.
company ajfailed by Robbers two[cveral
Patron. They travel to Scamachy. Barmach. Naph
tha. Arrival at Scamachy. A Defcription of
at Scamachy. Abundance of men m
with2 Francifcan Friars: Arehearjal Difcourfe
their Zed to get him out of the Service Mahometan.
his Patron. He comesfirfl into the S Polish Ambaffadour.
ON the 29 were ient out about 50 Slaves together with
fome other free perfons to hew Wood m the "Countrey ,
amongft which my Patron lent me alfo. We took our way c-
ver the Mountains, having with us two Carts, with 5 Oxen, 2
Afles and a Horfe, we had alfo feveral Renegados with us. All
the Company went into the Wood , and fell to work leaving
me alone to look to the Carts and Provifion. After they had.
been about 3 hours at work , I efpied a. Troop of about 300
Men coming towards us, and thinking by the haft they made towards
us, that they were Robbers , I therefore called out to them ins
the Wood, to give them Notice that tliey might keep together..
When I faw them come within Bow-ihot of me I ran away as
fall as I could drive, which they feeing me, fentaShaft or two,
but they did not hit me. Having entred the Wood I met our
Company coming out, who at fir ft ftoutly refilled, but- finding
that the Robbers fell on with a greater violence, and exceeded us
both for Arms and Number of Men, they thought good to re
treat with as much haft as they could. We left here 12 dead, a—
mongft which was a Polish Renegado ; befides thefe that were kil
led we had 20 wounded , and loft all our Baggage , with Carts,,
Oxen, AiTes, See. and were fain to return fo home. For this r«afon
is it very perillous to hew wood or to pafsthofe mountains upon any
other Occafion, being the Rendevouz of the and
who notwithftanding all the Indeavours which the King doth, by
fending of Troops down to expell them, cannot be driven out, for
• G g z when!

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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 , authored by Jan Janszoon Stroys, and translated from the Dutch by John Morrison. The volume also contains two narratives written by Captain David Butler, relating to the ‘taking in of Astrachan by the Cosacs’, and is illustrated with plates ‘first designed and taken from the Life by the Author himself.’

Publication details: Printed for Samuel Smith at the Princes Arms in St Pauls Church-yard, London, 1683.

Physical description: 24 unnumbered pages, including preface and contents; 378 pages; 21 plates (20 folded); 1 map; Quarto.

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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings, a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter, and page references. There is also a list of illustrations (plates) giving titles and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume. Note the following misprinted page numbers: 26 instead of 62; 75 instead of 87; 134 instead of 132; 135 instead of 133; 136 instead of 134; 137 instead of 139; 124 instead of 142; 175 instead of 157; 109 instead of 209; 119 instead of 219; 212 instead of 220; 213 instead of 223.

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‘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’
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front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:28, 1:26, 26a:26b, 27:46, 46a:46b, 47:90, 90a:90b, 91:92, 92a:92b, 93:110, 110a:110b, 111:176, 176a:176b, 177:186, 186a:186b, 187:198, 198a:198b, 199:204, 204a:204b, 205:214, 214a:214b, 215:238, 238a:238b, 239:260, 260a:260b, 261:270, 270a:270b, 271:314, 314a:314b, 315:332, 332a:332b, 333:334, 334a:334b, 335:338, 338a:338b, 339:350, 350a:350b, 351:372, 372a:372b, 373:388, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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Struys, Jan Janszoon
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