‘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’ [‎261] (324/470)

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fetting forth, appearing like a mighty Army. Thofe that are com to
maturity are fhiit up alone , and fuch as are litlchave Nurfcs apnoiiv
ted to attend them.
11 tms wiiile I faw little hopes of ever enjoying rrfy Freedom ,
that I began to defpair of Redemption. After 1 had consulted all
means 3 I concluded it my beft way to difpatch Letters to fom of
my own Nation, and accordingly lent one to the Confulat
Smjrnn , and another to the Sieur" xJ^at , humbly en
treating them to fend them forward for with one acquainting
them that I was in Slavery at Scanuchy 5 and could not fend any Letter
with fafety and conveniency thro ijh which was the reafon.
of my being fo importunate, as to direct them that way.
On the 9 th ' we had very tempeftuous Weather , high and imp^
tuous Winds, mixed with Thunder and Lightning, fo that all fhaked
again. On this day went all the Woman to the Sepukhers of their
deceafed Friends, to perform the cuftomary Rites.
The next day was a great Fcftival , or Holy day among them ,
which was folemnized with Beating of Kettle r drums , found of
Trumpets, and Flaying on all forts of loud Wind-Mufic.
On the II th - was one of Rxdzmschief OiTicers brought into
chy , being with 3 more of the Ce/ac Commanders fent upon an Am-
baffageto BouUt a Prince of the Circas-Tar to defire lii"s AiTiftance
of fom Auxiliaries, promiling not only to fpare his Subjects , but
.alio to give him a confiderable Reward. The. Prince having under-
ftood the fum of their Inftructions , caufed immediatly Three of
thole to be beheaded, and their Bodies to be thrown to the Eagles
and Ravens. The Fleads he caufed to be embalmed and put in a Bag,
which he compelled the Fourth to carry to and prefent the
King. His one Hand and his Neck w.as nailed to a Wooden Collar
made like a [Y] with 2 Branches, between which his Head wasfup.
ported , fo that he continually looked upwards. This , or
rather Renegado, for he -was a Rufs born, I knew very well at
chan. Fie was mounted on a bay Florfe , and attired in a Garment
of yellow Silk, and notwithftanding the unexpected fevere Ufage
he met with did not feem by his Countenance to be at all concerned.
When he was brought into Ifpahan, was put into clofePrifon and 1^1"*
loaden with malfy Fetters and Manicles , but Ihortly after got his lar i t -
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