‘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’ [‎244] (305/470)

2.44 The v oyages of v o y. III.
nor. tion , were taken and feeured , fom whereof were faft in Chains.
j670, ^ or w i r h this did the Ambaflador hold up, but dayly revenged him-
felf of the Poles y which he ufed as Slaves > and the more to over aw •
The them lifted feveral Georgians-Soldier to guard his Body. The Prince
f/s'L o(Scmachy now fenlible of the Differences and fad diforder of affairs,
ma f bi took upon himfelf the Office of a Mediator andadjoufted the mat-
T,cl ter fo well, that the imprifoned Parties were fet again at liberty: yet
were no better ufed than before as to their Suf-and Maintenance,
whereas one Man might eafily eat the Allowance he gave for 8. He
on the Contrary continued a Junketting with thofe of his own Na
tion, that an Ox a day would not have been too much, if it were not
for varietie and change of Diet. He bought 13 Kine which he fent
out into the Field, and fet me to look after them, but finding my
felf at a lofs for Viftuals, I affumed the liberty to tell his Excellency
that he mufi pleafe to fend mefomthmgto His anfwer was :
if you TvillhdVe any thing , Jlc .il .1 Perfians ,
felffo. But that Commiffion I took occafion to let alone, being fen-
fible that my mafters Order would not excufe me. 1 ims I fuffered
more hunger than in all my life, and lore againft my will intimated
the matter to my former Patron , who gave me this reply,
I told you of it before-hand, tvhata Georgian
hut a Chriftun infhoTv , and far to And cer
tainly the Gentleman had good reafon on his ftde: for this AmbaiTa-
dour well knowing what Beer was brewed for him at the Court m
SVarfaTv, difpatches his Brother to the King at , to fuppii-
eate that they might both be circumcifed, pretending that now know
ing better things than he had hitherto don, therefore could not have
Peace or Reft in Confcience , but continual Horror and Inquietude ,
if he were not admitted as a member in Mthometatnfw. But they had
fuch ample and clear Information at Court of his Life and Beha
viour, that they eafily perceiv'd upon what account he did it, an
confequently declined his Requeft. Shortly after he alfo received
a Mandate from ifpahatt to depart immediatly for PoUrd , which
was acceptable news for the Polifh Gentry , hoping at onceto b
rid of that Slavery and Mifery they fuffered. After my old Patron
had difcourfed me a litle about this affair, took his leav o me, y
ing, John, I am yery forry fir your condition 1 pre. thee therefore com ^ ^