‘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’ [‎307] (372/470)

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j>ion and a kind of fell Spiders,which are a power full Pay fin,
manner of Cure for the fame. 7 heir Arri N atens. Faulcen
conquers an Eagle.
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Eight days long ftayd we in Cafwn and departed thence on the MC
17 of December coming at night to the Village where >67''.
all the Houfes are built round i fo that at a diftance they appeared
like fo many Pigeon-Cotes. The Town its felf is well ftored with
NecefTaries , and affoardcd us what we had occafion for.
On the 18 we came to the Village K^refeng, which isfituatedin
a very pleafant Countrey and withall fertile, affoarding goodftore
of Fruit, as Pomegranats, Oranges, Lemmons and other Summer
Fruits then out of feafon. Here we thought good to take up our
Nights Lodging.
On the 19. we betook our felvs to our Journey, and that day tra
vailed about 24 \Engiiflo\ Miles, over a high, butlevel way, coming
towards night to the great CtraTtanfira called This is a very
commodious and large Inn, built altogether of fquareftones, within
is a fpacious Court where was a Fountain of very good Water: the
Rooms and Appartments were no lefs commodious. On the Walls
I found fe veral Dutch , Polijh and Rufitan Names , and alfo wrote my
own. ■ .
On the 20 we had a very pleafant days Journey through a delight-
full. Landfhip; very clofe inhabited and full of Villages and Ham
lets coming at night to a Caraivanfera , where we took up our Lodging
for that night, and the next day fet forward for Saba^ which is a City ^mW
lying in 34 degr. and 5 6 min. in a plain Field having on the Weft the'" Saba -
Mountains ot Elivend , which for their exceeding heighth may be
feen many Miles diftant. Saba. is far lefs than butismunited
with a Brick Wall, which Bricks are not burned, as ours, but only
hardned with the Sun. Within the City is nothing worthy of remark,
but all lies waft and foul.
They drive no Trade here than what is ufually don in Villages and
mean Market Towns, to wit, Wheat and Barley, which is both plen
tiful! , and to be had at a low price, Fruits, as Pomegranats, Oran
ges , Lemmons , Grapes and other forts which grow afwcll within
as without the Town. There is a place not far from Saba, where the
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