‘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’ [‎275] (340/470)

Cmap. XXVI,
The Voyages oilohi Simy:
moiiicj as ■were beSote menctoned ;• and haviagtabfffl.hisleave.^Pthe jug .-
Gcrtirier returned in to the City with variety of Wind-'Mufic Kettie- t6 7h
drums and Xrufnptts,
On the 18 of Angufiwe had a great Earth-qtiake which raged a
long time together, in which many Dwelling. Hotifes ji Stables and
Barms without the Walk on the Eaft-fide oft he T own were thrown
dewn,. and abundance of Men crnlh'd to pieces. When the Earth
quake was pa ft, it began to rain very hard, and blew extremely. The super/ii.
feme day 1 had occafion to go without the Walls where walking a /»»»»/
litle towards the Fields I faw about 100 Benuns performing Sacri- f ifBan -
ficcs to the Fowls ai^d Filh. They lay upon their knees and ftrowed ' a * s '
Rice and Beans upon the Land and in the River. Thefe will
never kill any living Creature, not fo much as Lice, which altho
they take yet fct them down in fom place or other to pafture, and let
them fhift for themfelvs. When they fee any Perfon go out a Bird-
ing with a Fowling-piece, Gmns, or other implements they will
give htm Money to go home again j or if they perceiv any one
about to Ihoot they will be fare to fpoil his Game, by chacing away
tlie Fowl , infbmuch ,that if the Party be a Choleric man, they
are in danger of their Lives. The like they doe with the Fiih, when
they fee any com to Angle, and trouble the water. When they are
about to make water, or eafe themfelvs they alwaies look about
them if there be no Vermin or any thing that hath life upon the .
Ground, which if there be, they remove it away very carefully, left
they ihould do it harm. During the time ot thefe Feftival Days ,
which happens 8 times a year, they will bum no Candle, T apour,.
or Torch j left Muskettos, and other Infe&sthat fly.about the Flame
ftiould finge their Wings. They have a]fo offered the a confide- ■
rable fum of Money that no Beaft fliould be flam during the time of
thefe Feafts , but the cJbati would not liften to any fuch thing. Thefe
people are alfo very fupcrftitious in many other things, and wkhall
ftrift and zealous. They will not ufe either Dilh or any other Veifel
belonging to fuch as are not of tlieir own Se6t, yet willfuffer others
to make ufe of theirs. Theyabftain from Flelh, andFiflt, andwhat-
foever had, or may have life , infomuch that they are as fhy of an
Egg as of the Bird that lays it. They are very fobtie in Traffic, and in
that are faid to furpafs not only the other all-other N ations.
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