‘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’ [‎295] (360/470)

Chap. XXVIII. The Voyages of
which was very fpacious, yet without any Pillar. Here are kept all mr
the Ancient Records of Perfu , with abundance of Manufcripts in ,6 7
the Chaldean , Terftan, Arabic and Sy Tongues, the Books were
piled up one above another and moft of them adorned with Gold and
Silver 3 whence I concluded that they were more for ihow , than
for dayly ufe and recourfe. In this laid Library were feveral lefs
Appartments, where were many PorcelineDiflies, Cups and other
Utenfils, for the Kitchin and Table, which are ufed when the King
or any other great Perfonage comes to Eat there, whereas they fay
it is not confiftent with the Humility they profefs, to befervedin
Gold or Silver: the more becaufe that the great himfelf
•did eat altogether out of Wooden Dj flies. From hence we went out
and came into the Kitchin, the Doors whereof were covered with
Silver Leavs by the aforefaid Schach^Jbas and the Room within
very neat and handfom. The Cooks were all the time very ftilland
quiet, as if it were fom Religious Duty they were about, and each
one according to his Office had a place allotted him, to wit, thofe
that roafted and thofe that boiled, baked, fried, ftewed, &c. each
by themfelvs. The Cauldrons were fet faft in the Walls , and the
Water they ufed was brought fom Miles by an Aqueduft, and let in
by Silver Cocks. In this Kitchin is provided Viduals for mordthan .
a Thoufand People, one day with another, to wit, Prieils, Pilgrims,
and other Poor People which have here their Maintenance. They
eat three times a day, at 6 in the Morning, at 10 before, and 3 in
the afternoon. The two firft Meals were given by Schach Sephy , and
the laft at the Charges of the prefent King. Before the Meals do begin,
they beat 2 Kettle-drums, which they fay their great Prophet Ma
homet made ufe of when he was in the Camp , and were brought
from iMedma by Schach Sedredm. They have not much variety in their
Diet, and ufe moftly Rice and Mutton,-which is diftributed very
liberally to all the Appendents, who feldom com fhorc but leav of
their Commons.
Coming out of this famous Kitchin , we went into a large Court.
where were interred 12 Terftan Kings, to wit,
1 Schach Scphj j -the Son of Tz,aybrmL
2 Sedredin the Son of Scphy.
3; T&wid the Son of Sednain.
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