‘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’ [‎337] (408/470)

C hap. XXXIV. The Voyages of 337
During my a'ooad here our CarayimCompany had made unanimous
refolurion among themlclvs not to proceed on their Journey with l672 -
me, and that upon very flender and weak pretences: they had already
received halt their Moneys at ifpahan , and we were not halfway by
much; but whether it was becaufe my Money was ftolien, or becaufc
(perhaps) that they feared to be examined about the Theft when wc
came to Gamer on and fo condignly puniOied, I cannot determin: But
whatfoever their Rcafon was, they left mc there at a great lofs, ib
that I was fain to feek out a new Coaduft, and fttpply my felf with
frelh Camels and Horfes, which without the help of the 2 Monks
had bin impoffible for me to accomplifh.
The third day after my arrival at I went without the Town
to walk, and accidentally found the Thief who had ftole my Mo
neys, and with the help of his Brother had fo mifufed mc, as was
faid before, bathing himfelf in the River, fo that feeing fo fair an
opportunity to revenge the Villany, I ran towards him and with a
Damafktn Scymiter I alwaies wore, gave him an excellent Crofs on the
Cheek , and befides that lent him a few flaflies about his back and
fhouldens, which don I took his clothes and cut them all to patches,
fo that the poor Caitiff was fain to go mother naked into the Town.
I threatned him alfo to write to ifpuhm,and make complaint at Court,
and in order thereto to addrefs my felf to the chm of to difpatch
the Letters. This it feems put him into luch Confternation as well
as his Companions , that he durft not appear abroad to challenge
me for any injury don him, fearing, perhaps, upon my addrefs
to the Deputy that they would be fecured till further Intormation:
nor did I ever fee him fince.
Befides the gentle Reception and the great kindnefs tllefe Friars
fhowd me, I was kindly treated by one Doctor a French-man s
which the Perfians called Hakim Robin for in their Tongue is
as much as to lay Doftor: but his firft name I cannot remember. This
fame Gentleman, I muft confefs, fhowed me great friendfllip, and
feat a Letter for me to Holland inclofed in his own. So that in the
hardeft and greateft extremities fever found I'bm Friends, and when
I was almoft indefpair of ever returning to my priftin State, and
plunged in the moft grievous Miferies, obtained neverthefefs by the
Providence of Almighty GOD , fom unexpeded Sublevation
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