‘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’ [‎299] (364/470)

C hap . XXIX. The Voyages of lohn
uneafy Way > infomuch that moft, or all, allighted from their Horfes Kor •
and Camel s and went afoot. By the way we met feveral Troops of 167 ^
Robbers, who probably had underftood what a Prey andPurchafe
we had, yet finding the Carayan fo very numerous durft not aflailus.
At night we came to Sengox a beautifull Village, where we had very
good Wine, and made our felvs merry, but not to excefs, for that
is in general odious to the Terftans. Here I faw the befl: Beau ties and
moft comly Faces that I have feen in all Verfia: their Women feem
to have a greater Liberty than in moft places, where theydo not only
go covered abroad, but are alfo denied the converfe with Men; for
here they go bare with their Face, and arc very familiar with thofe
of the Mafculine Gender, and if I be not miftaken were too fami
liar with fome, who Within a few daies after began to (cratch their
Heads, and this is the firft time I knew that the Ferftm Women un-
derftood Trench. In fum , our Company enjoy'd themfelvs here fo
contentedly and well, thatfomof'emthoughttheSanhadmiftaken
himlelf and was rifen an hour too foon.
The day following leaving SengtA , we had high and rocky way,
but towards the Evening came into a moft fweet and pleafant Dale
or Plain, through which a River glided veryfwiftly. This Valley
was very pleafant, and notwithftanding the fealbn, appeared as if it
were in May. This River is called Kifiiajeyn, having a very fair Stone
Bridge over it, over which we paffed and pitched on the South fide,
in the open Field, for there were no Houfesto be feen.
On the 2 8 th - we broke up and went over the famous , being
a very rough and dangerous way, infomuch that all the Company
were fain to allight and lead their Camels and Horfes, till we came
into a Valley where we took our Reft for an Hour, or two. This
Valley is very deep and a Neft of Robbers and Vagabonds, who find
many lurking Places to hide themfelvs in, out of which they affail
and furprife Travailers, if they think themfelvs ftrong enough: but
we , as was faid bef ore, being increafed to a confiderable Number
knew our felvs fufficiently out of peril. Out of this Valley arifeth
the River Ktftlcftyn, which running v^ry fwiftl-y and beating thorow
the Rocks makes a very hideous Murmur, fo that one cannot hear
another fpeak: thiK receiving as it were inlargement runs through
the Champain Countrey of Kdun, and thence is hurried with an ad-
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