‘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’ [‎316] (383/470)

3i<> The Voyages oflohnStruys.
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this Aqu^du£t were more than a 1000 Men continually at Work, each
It7J ' Man having about 7 d j /?^/.a day wages, yet what with the Violence
of uaufual Floods, and what with the Forreign Warrs in which this
Prince was involved , the work was totally laid afide after a 3 Mo-
neths labour. But the Chans , and Deputies who were more at leifure,
feeing the work fo detarded joyntly lent their Affiftance to carry oa
this laudable Defign, in which they faw the King took fo much de
light , maintaining fo many Men at their proper Expences. The
Difficulty they met with was unfpeakably great, laaving hard Rocks
of Flint and Marble to cut thro , befides much rifing and falling
Ground, which they had to make equal. But the work being brought
within 600 Paces of the Town the King died, and his Succefibr,
whofe inclinations were quite ofanother ftrain, had no mind to fmilh
it infomuch that it remains ftill as it was when died.
The Streets of Ifpahan were formerly very wide , but when the
abovementioned Abas , King of , removed the Imperial Throne
from Cafwnhither, he was followed by fo many Gentry and others
that had their Appendency from the Court, that whole Rows of
Houfes were built in the middle of every Street, making by that one
Street into 2. It is exceeding populous, infomuch that many times
when one would pafs thro the M or Bafar he muil be fain to ftay
a long time, before he gets paffage. The May dan , which is a place
ferving as our Exchanges, is very large, being 700 Paces long, and
250 broad, and yet too little by far to contain the vaft Multitudes
which dayly have recourfe hither about different Bulmefles, On the
Weft ilde towards the Kings Palace are many fair Galleries, Piazzas
and Arches, where all the Goldfmiths and J ewellers have their Shops:
and before the laid Piazzas are planted many Palm-Trees to fecure
them from the vigorous heat of the Sun. On the Eaft fide is another
Gallerie with many fairArches,where all forts of Mechanics work in the
open fight of all. Right over againft thisfaidGallerie is a Triumphal
Arch ereded, where "the Kettle-drummers , Trumpetters and Fifers
fit, and play when the King goes out, or in, as alio upon thcln-
troduftion of any forreign Prince , Chan , or AmbafTador.
In the middle of the Ma^n which is not far from the great Gare of
the Palace is a Great Maft like a May -pole planted, on the Top where-
ofthev fet Melon, at which they fhoot, and oftentimes make great
} Matches,