‘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’ [‎252] (313/470)

2.^1 The Voyages of V III.
FBI*, it were , in the State of Widdow-hood for fom years together,
,6 7 I - the number of them being fo great.
^fellow On the i of Febr. was a Man beat to death with Canes by order
can'dto of the chun , none underftanding the reafon why. The Execu-
tion was don by the Domeftics of the Palace, for they have no Or
dinary Executioner : Thefe tied him Hand & Foot, which don,
they fell a caning him with Sticks, orCiplins, havinga great knot
at the End: no member was fpared in his whole, for having threlhed
him a while on his Back, they began with his Sides, and afterward
his Belly, Thighs, Leggs, Arms, &c. which kind of Death muft
needs be a greater Torment than Breaking upon the Wheel, which
we hold too cruel and inhuman, altho in ufe in moll Countreys in
Europe.
Another The fame day towards night we had another formidable Earth-
great quake, and out of the Caves was heard a moft hideous roaring and
yelling before it began, fo that none durft fleep or come near any
icama- houfe however it lafted not very long , but ceafed with the de-
chy ' ftruction of a few Houfes, which were buried in their Rubbilh.
ru The next day came an Exprefs to from the Court at Ifp/i-
chan hatt,with Inftruftions for the to com to Court, and as he and
1 to'lZvs many more beleeved to fufFer the direfull effefts of the Kings dif-
fomeL- plefure ; yet the Courier privatly affured him on the contrary, as
fj 5 n ' that it was to recciv fom Royal Prefent. Betimes in the morning on
the next day the Chan fet out for Kdlikklefthan , which is a Pleafant
Dwelling belonging to the King , and about half a ^Dutch^ league
diftant from Scam achy , being accompanied with his own Son, the
Calenter , all the Nobility and Courtiers , as alfo our Lord , the
Polifh Ambaflador, a'nd the Pojh of The himfelf
was mounted on a {lately Arabian Horfe, richly Capparifon'd, the
Mounchet or Saddle-Cloth richly embroydered and fet with Pearls
and Precious Stones j the Chaplets , Bitts , and Buckles were of
pure and folid Gold, and all the reft of the Accoutrements fuita-
bly rich and fplendid. The young Prince was equally well rnountcd
with his Father , on a Horfe befpread with very rich Trappings,
and a noble Harnafs. The reft of the Retinue likewife appeal d
with as much Pomp and Statelinefs , every one agreeable to his Qua
lity. After this Cavalcade follow a great Tram of Citizens, every one