‘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’ [‎309] (374/470)

Chap . X XX. ^ The Voyag es of lohn Strnys.
flavour, but have no very acceptable or delicious Taft. They have
alio «.n odd kind of Cucumber about 18 or 20 Inches lonp* but fiTiall
\fhich they pickle much after the manner we do ours, and ule'env
for Sauce. They have alfo the common fort of Melons which we com-
monly call Mu!k-millions, that far furpafs ours for Delicacy
is a place very confiderable in regard of Traffic this being eminent
for Swords, Knives, Armorers and Cutlers Works. -Some of our
Company bought here Scymiter Blades, for which they paid to the
value of 20 Crowns apiece, yet were not thofe of the belt fort. The
Steel they have from Ntris near ifpxhan where are feveral Mines
Befides the Smiths work their chief Manufactory is Potts, there beinsj
many Fullers, who areelteemedthebeft in and their work pre
ferred before Porceline, which is tranfmitted all over the Countrey
The Inhabitants are fociableandfriendlyenoughtoconverfe withall
when you have not much toloofe, but we were warned to look well
about us, for they fay that they are brought into the World with their
Fiit doubled. My Fatron loft here 2 new Scymiters he had lately
bought , and I a Tobacco box. Six days long ftay'd the Cstravm
here, during which time there was much Merchandife negotiated
Here I was cruelly peltered with a Renegado , who con
m r e 5 Cr y in S ' Dog, , &c.
1 he F ellow had fo often aftrontecl me with thefc and the like Words
that I was no longer able to endure him, but finding an opportunity
I grafp'd him by the Collar, and troune'd him luftily off with my
Fift, and at laft getting him down I pummeld him back and fides ,
faying, rou vat let, noTv yon jh all find , and not
of a Dog, He feeing himfelf unable to get up again , drew out his Knife
which he indeavored to run into my Belly , but I obferving got it
wrefted out of his Hands, altho not without a litle flalh , or , on
the Palm of my Hand: with which I gave him an ExcellentCrofs
m the Cheek that he looked like St. Agnes of Movtc Same , withall tel.
ling him that altiio he was a Mufulmm I would give him a Chriftian
Token. With this he began to howl out, and 1 feeing the Coaft
clear thought good to get out of the way betimes, being fain to
abicond tillluch times as the was to fet forward, which was
24 Hours after.
On the 1 oi lmmy we left Khom , and came that night to.Ora-
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