‘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’ [‎286] (351/470)

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kot ' U pon JMnJultwittt*After wc lisd reilc-A ci litlc nt Kclchc"
l67 ' t rfin ,we marched forward, and about 2 in the Afternoon came to
\ATrivd dehil, where my Mailer Hadji took up his Lodging in a
^Acde- Sf-j-eet called X-umhalum , being a very fair and well-provided Inn.
i ^drdebily called alfo devil, lies in 38 d.-gr, and 50 in the
Countrey of jdnUgizm, being feared in a rouad Plain , or Valley,
environed on each iide with very high Mountains, the greateft where
of is called Zcbdahu , and much talked of in forits height. Thofe
Mountainsjas they told me,which ly to the Weft ward, are all the Sum
mer covered with Snowj but on the other fide,thofe that lie toward the
Countrey ofKielan , the Air is more moderate and not altogether fo
cold. And by reafon that theie cold feafons do not come gradually as
-when the Winter Solftice approaches, but cafually, and all on a fudden
fo that there is no ordinal Viciffitude, nor can be any faft Calculation
made, it renders the Place very unhealthy, efpecially to Strangers,
who are not ufed to fuch fudden Changes. However, 1 would not be
fo far mifconftr'd, as to fignify that there is no fenfible difference be
tween the Summer and Winter, for the Courfeof the Sun makes a
noted alteration, and yet the Summer Colds feerningly morepene-
tratingthan thofein the Winter, for Now the Body is fhut, and Then
it is open, at what rime they hold it more dangerous, but in the Ap-
proachment of the Winter more tolerable and better to be endured.
My Patron told me that fom years before he took this Journey about
, taking with him,4 Slaves, whereof 3 were Strangers and
unnacuftomed to the aforeiaid Changes, died in this Place, but the
other which had been brought up there abouts, ail'd nothing at all.
Stftn e But above all this are the Whirl-winds which come every day about
whirl- noon very remarkable, being as conftant as theSuns comming toSouth,
m>ads t or as that are regulated according to the Ccurfe of theMoon.
This faid Wind alwaies rifes at 12 a clock. and continues fomwhat
more than an hour, during which time it is not fafe to hold either Eies
or Mouth open, by reafon of the Sand, which is hurried about with
• that Violence and Thicknefs that the Air is darkned ; that very
much annoy the Inhabitants, who are not only fain to keep within
Doors all the while it continues, but mull take care to cover all
that may be damnify'd, and make every thing faft , whichisli ght
or apt to be carried away ,and befides that 3 or four times a year bear
away