‘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’ [‎345] (418/470)

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fom fheep to be fold bought a Lamb, winch alchou wasia the Fall:
he was refolded to Feaft of, iaying that all Meats was difpenced >672.'
with a Travailer who muft eat what he can and not what he will. But
this being the Birth-day of the good Father he was refolved to cele
brate it with a good fupper, which indeed we had, and drunk good
ftore of Wine to boot, in which we remembred the Catholic King
and his Royal Highnefs the Prince of in feveral healths, and
that to fucha Mefure that wc were in as good as mood a thofe Poten
tates themfelvs could be j in fhort we were fo moiftned within, that we
flept that night without much care.
On the 14 in the morning betimes we fet forward and palled by
feveral Pitts which were digged through from one to another under
ground, fo that the water ran through them all. The fame Pits were
well ftored with Carps and other Fifh which our Company angled
for and took feveral, which ferved us for a Novelty at night, thefe
Pitts or rather Ponds were convey'd by a channel or narrow Conduit
to a great Stone Ciftern which was near to a C/tmiPunfera, where we
took our Nights reft, having that day travelled 5 Miles.
On the 15 th. about Noon we came into the Village where we
fet down and ftay'd there 2 Days, finding our felvs unable to go any
further without a Paufe, and the Camels and other Beafts almolt
wearied out ^ underftanding moreover that we had very hilly and
rocky way to pals over. This day wc had only advanced 4 Miles
Iptitch"^
On the 18 th - betimes in the morn we left and clambered up
a very fteep Hill, meeting by the way fom Gentlemen that weredi-
verting themfelvs with the Hawk, which there, as well as in Europe,
is held for a noble Game, and not a Gentleman but has his Faulcon.
la the Afternoon we got the height of the Hill where we found a
very old Man, who neither combed nor fhaved his Flair but let it
grow negligently, fo that it looked like a Mop. This Man as we im-
derftood afterwards was one , that lived a Heremitical and auHere
Life , being reputed for a Saint among the Inhabitants. The laid
Hermite came to me and begged that I would give him a pipe of
Tobacco which I did, and got his Prayers for it. Having that day
travelled 6 Leagues we came pretty late in the Evening to a
Tvmfera.
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