‘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’ [‎250] (311/470)

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ijo The Voyages of lohn V o y. III.
f^v. ter with me, and afk what advice I could give him. I alwaies coim-
1671/ cil'd him , " Not to neglc£t fuch a golden Opportunity , telling
"him further what he had to expeft if he ftiould continue with
' c fueh a Varlet as Bochdm was , who was both greedy and ingrate-
44 full for the beft fervice any one could do him, altho it were fupere-
"rogatory. That if the Ambafladour Ihould return for as
"'twas a'matter very dubious , he would ftill be and
<f muft if he ftay'd here never hope for any advancement by him who
<c was becom loathfom to the worfl: of men. He thanked me for my
advice, and refolved to do as I had council'd him; and foon after
departed, as is faid. Right forty I was when he left us, being ever
kind to me and other Slaves, altho I was by dutyinjoyn'dto wilh
and rejoyce at his Welfare , for his extraordinary Civilities. The
Prince of Tajfits began firft to betaken with him upon his noble cure
performed on the Ambaflador , when he was ftruck down by the
Pales, as was faid before.
rhe On the if died at Scmnchy , one a very rich/«<&<», w&ofe
cotfs of Corps his Brother after their manner defired to burn, which by a
llinlm-- very long and importunate interceffion of the Prince was granted,
nedmth he paying for the fame about 1300 Crowns. Thehaving ob-
***** tained this Grant the next day bought a Chriftian Woman, which
he burned with the Corps. The Bodie and the Woman were car-
ried together without into the Field where they had made up a great
Tj e Staple of Wood and a place within for the Corps. The Indian Priefts
trie its gave the Woman a Potion to provoke lleep and then iet her upon
£2 an Engine like a Crane or Whip, made on purpofe letting her fo fall
tvotitn iato the Fire. In the mean time the Bonzi poured a great Veflel of
TnEnttTurpentine Oil upon the Wood andfofetitonfirc, and then gave
ihrom the Engine a turn, upon which the Woman fell into the fire, Eis
h l ri r" > true the Woman feemed by vertue of that Potion to be fallen into
" xCataphor , or Dead-fleep, yet I heard her ftiriek out feveral times
till the Drums, Pipes, Trumpets and other Wind-Mufic began to
play, which was fo loud and altifonant, that I could not hear any Ion
ger , alth6 I got a place near the Pile which was erefted for thefe
Ceremonies. Such praftife was alfo in ufe among the Idolaters
oiPalxfiina, who offered their Children to When the >jre
had eonfumed all, the Aflxes were thrown into the River.
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