‘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’ [‎340] (413/470)

34° The Voyages of V oy. III^
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Paradife. Without the City is a Ward inhabited by a People that
1(>1Z ' came from Bibjion-, when that City was taken in by the With-'
out ftands a fair Houfe built for charitable ufe , where all the Poor of
the City that are deftitate of a Meals meat may have their needs fup-
plyed at the Kings charges, if they have the humility to fetch it:
this Houfe is called <^ilyKapin where there are feveral perfons in fer-
vice to drefs Victuals for the faid ufe, and have as good cuftom as all
the Inns m Scyras.
Having ftaid here a confiderable time, and fo nobly entertained
by the faid Carmtlttcs all the while I was in I went to take my
leave of them, giving them many Thanks (the only Trefurelhad
by me^) for their many Civilities, and fetting forward on our Jour
ney came at night to a good and very commodious
where we took our Reft. Near this Place was a Fifh-pond in which
fom of our company got great ftore of Fiih on a fudden, with a Hook
and Line , for they were alwaies provided therewith to ufe when
occafion and opportunity concurred.
The next day it blew hard and was intermixed with fhowers of
Rain, fo that we had very bad travailing and almoft wearied out.
Towards the Evening I happened to efpy fom perfons driving on
very hard after us, and coming nearer, to my great joy and happi-
nefs I defcryed that it was Father the and Doftor
Rohwe , who were going for Ca to direft fom affairs they had
there.
Befides my good Fortune to enjoy the Company of fuch Friends
I was further obliged by frefh kindnelies, they offering me alwaies
to eat with them, till we came to our Journeys end, which was no
fmall happinefs forme, conlldering my mean Condition , and great
ftrait, being very fhort of Moneys and almoft in defpair of coming
to Gamerofi\vkh the Charge I had upon me. I cannot but tell you
how much I was afhamed to be fo careffed by Strangers, who had
nothing to expect from me, and loath I was to be fo burthenfom to
them of whofe hands I had not deferved the fmalkft fnendfhip and
kindnefs that they manifefted towards me , yet being fo cruelly
ftraitned on every hand I was forced to accept of the;r Oiler. 1 hey
held a very noble Table, and had taken along with them a great Caic
of Bottles full of ScjrasW ine, which they fpared not fo long as it lafted.