‘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’ [‎281] (346/470)

C hap . XXVII. The Voyages of lohn Struys.
had tried all means poilible both by Promifes and Threats ^ to make orr.
him renounce ChriJUanity and imbrace Mahometanifm. He was alfo i6 7 i#
redeemed at the Charges of the EajlIndia Company, and defigned
for Gammeron by way of Ifpahan , but he being not altogether pro
vided for the Journey we could not get him along with us in the fame
Car ay an.
CHAP. XXVII.
Their departure out of Scamaehi. The Count?ey about Kafily defcribed and the manner
of living of the Inhabitants, A Defcripion of the River A raxes. The Heath
of Mokan j u/hither all the Banditti and Aiutinons Perfons have recourje.
Abundance oj i ortoifes near Balharu. The Poverty t yet contented jLtfeofthe
People and Inhabitants thereabout. The Author fet upon by Robbers. TheCzr-
Tavan Ajfdilsd and Plundered. A famous fone Bridge. The fepulchre of ZQy&e.
Tzey brail. Arrival at Ardebil. The Situation of th#t Town* The bitter Cold*
Great and raging Whirl-winds. Extraordinary good Wheat. The great Toll
and Duty paid for Sheep, Seven and Fifty Towns within the furijditHon of
Ardcbji. A JDefcriptton of the City, of it's Streets, and of the Street of Stxum*
pets , who are Poetejjes and ordained to compofe Hymns of Praijeto the name
of the Great Aly. Free Places within the City, The Markets and Shops. Sum*
ptuous Mczids and Chappels.
ON the 30 dito, by Gods good Conduct wefetforward, with
the whole Carat an, which confifted of 2000 Men, or upwards,
and about 1000 Camels and Horfes of Carriage. My Mafter alfo
had 20 Horfes of his own in particular loaden with Cheftnuts, for a
Prelent to the King of Perjta , for one having any Matter, or Affair
at Court never appears before either the or any fubordinat
Prince, empty handed. Onr way was. over very high and fteep hills :
amongfc which we found the Sepulchre of a great Saint called
Pyr Mardechan , being at the foot of the Mountains of The
Countrey here about lies wafte and defart, there being neither In-
habitant, nor Provifion to be had by the way, fo that we made all
the haft we could to get the CaraTxanfe This hard travailing was
not veryunweicom to us, becaufe that the weather was cold, altho
fom of the Hcrfes being heavy loaden and tired were left behind.
About the Evening we came to Kaf where we took up our nights
N n lodging.