‘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’ [‎277] (342/470)

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and 300 Sail of the Englifh and Hollande encountered each other,
continually firingtheir Guns, and then proceeded to Boarding, Sink-
ing, Burning, or Blowing up. He then asked me, why thofe two •
Nations profeffing one Faith and Religion made War upon each
other. I anfwercd him, that it was for no other reafon than the Ma
hometans made War againft each other, and thofe two mighty Po
tentates the Schach of Perfia ■, and the Emperour, pro felling
one and the fame Faith in fubftance. The Prince turning about to
Hadz,iBiram , told him that what I faid was j 11 Illy true. Upon this
came in fom Great Perfonage, and giving me the Beck, a Token
that I muft withdraw, I went away as much a Slave as I came in.
On the 2 8 was a great Silver Goblet ftole out of our Houfe, but
there was fucha narrow fcrutiny that the Thief was immediatly found
out, and afterfeveral blows on the Foot with a Staff, was put in Fet
ters. He wasa Georgian^ and the Ambaffadors Townsman.
On the 31 I took a melancholic Walk through the Town , and
immediatly had a Refcontre with one of the Tartars that took us and
made us Slaves, he being the very Man that tied me to hisHorfes
Tail, dragging me backwards thro Thorns and Brambles ftone-
naked. I had no fooner fcen him but my Blood began to boil in my
Veins, and my heart beat, ftillftudyingwhat way to be avenged of
the Villain. I dogged him fo far till! found a convenient place, and
having a good Truncheon in my Hand, with aknotattheend, as
the Perfims commonly carry about with them, with which I lent him
fuch a Dandy-flate on the Fore-head , that he tumbled down like
an Ox, upon which not willing to lofe my Labour I pumme'ld fo
about the Chaps, that Blood came gufhing out at his Nofe and Ears;
and well it was that I had not my Knife about me, for if I had, I
Ihould furcly have fent him to falute his Grandfather: yet my fear was
that I had already fent him on that Errand, for he lay as dead upon
the Ground , which I obferving , and dreading the confequence,
made all the haft I could to get away: However being feen by fom
Perfians, who it feems had bin Speftators all this while at a diftance,
one of them caught me bythe Arm and with a kirly look, asked me,
faying, IV hat is your meanings Friend ? d'ce mart her
men-day upon the Street \ Hold, hold) y go
flverable to theGovermur for thisInfolencj. But to fatisfy them, I made
Mm 3 anfwer.
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