‘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’ [‎293] (358/470)

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which were {hops of all forts of Haberdaihery Wares and Toys.
After this we went thro another Gate far more beautifull than the ,6 7'.
former, and within this was a fair Garden, and indeed one of the
faireft I had hitherto feenj It was planted with all manner of Flow
ers and Herbs that might delight the Eie and Nofe, and all kinds .
of delicious Fruits to ferve the Falat. Every Man has his freedom
to walk and recreate himfelf, but upon a very ftrift penalty not to
pluck either Flower or Fruit. I was told how that 5 years before my
being there, a drunken Perfian had hewn down a great bough with
his Scymiter , but being taken was immediatly beheaded with the
fame Weapon. In this Gate hung alfo another great Silver Chain,
which was given by the Chan of Kentz Here they demanded our
Weapons , which being delivered, ray Patron went forward to
another Gate, which entring he fell down and kilfed the Threlhold ,
withall charging me not to touch it with my Feet, left I Ihould pollute
that which many thought worthy a long Pilgrimage to com and kifs:
he told me alfo that it was a favour greater than ordinary , that I
being a blind ignorant Chriftian and an Infidel Ihould be admitted
to pry into fo glorious a Sanduary. I was heartily content to obey
his Will, rather than todenymy Curiofity, and followed him clofe
at the Heels, left coming into fom Labrynth I ihouldloofe my Life
by the Lofs of my Mafter. The iiext Place we came into was a ftately
Gallery, or rather an Antichamber, arched crofs wife, and neatly
plaiftered. On the right hand as I went in was a great Silver Cock
which ran with Water that was conveyed thither by leaden Pipes from
a fair Fountain about 4 [Engltjh~\ miles without Town. Right over
againft this is another Apartment paved with green.and blew glazed
ftones: and on the Floor was fpread a very rich Caj-pet: in the middle 1
ftood two huge Silver Candlefticks about 8 or 9 Foot high > round
about were Seats as in our Chores, wherein fat feveral Priefts all in
white Stoles, who fung all the time, keeping good Harmony,, and
at the End of every Verficle. bowed allalike , one,to another. This
Place is called T. z>ichiUachane , the Chappel or Oratory of the Kingi
fo called by reafon of the 4,0 days, which the Per funs affirm that
Sep by {pent here at one time, in Falling and Prayer, not uling any
thing all that time, favc only a. Cup of Water once a day. Leaving
this place we went into another Gate where a Silver Chain hung.,
Oo 3 that.