‘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’ [‎367] (442/470)

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tliey were gone off with the Shallop. The Mafter and the reft were (or feemed
to be) furprizcd at the matter 5 as not beleeving they would have had the boldnefs
to go without further order. ^Tis true it fcemed not fo ftrangc to me being only
what I expeded from them. However we concluded it the fafcft way for our own
fccurity to acquaint the jVajwod with the mattery before he Ihould come to hear
it from others, and with one to let him know the reafon. But he who was my In
terpreter wasalfo fled with them, fo that I was fain to make ufe of the Chirurgeon
before mentioned^ Having acquainted the Governour with what had pafled, he
Ihow'd himfelf outwardly not to be much concerned, efpecially when I told him
that they were not gone over to the Cofackjy
THE fame day came a Courier with anExprefs from Mo[cou y being the fame Gen
tleman who had brought the news how that the about were revolted.
This Gentleman^s name yt&sDanile Tonrlekojofy and had been formerly with me a-
board our Ship upon thcJVolga, between Cafan and ylftrachan , and intimated me
with privacy how that the Revolting Party had u fed the Lievtenant General and
other Ruffian OflEcers after a moft barbarous manner , and that *Aftrachan it
felf, as well as all the Countreyround about, was already betray'd: but further
faid he not.
THE day following, being the pth of fme, I received an order from theGovernour
to vifitthe Fortifications of the City. The like orders had an English Colonel,
who was come hither from Terki which City was was alfo fortified anew by the
faid Coll, being fituated in the Land otihzCircas-Tartars, about z Leagues from
the Cafpian Sea: The old City, or Caftle, as j4damOlearhs writes, was firft built
and fortified by one Cornelius Claafz,,zHtllartder. This Gentleman had the charge
of oneQiiarter committed to him, and my felf the other, to repair it (6 > that the
Men might be fecure. Soon after came the himfelf in perfon and defired
our Advice what to do for Security of the Town. The English Gentlemans ad
vice was to make fome Outworks without the Walls: butladvifed him to make
Proclamation that all fuch as had any way revolted or engaged themfelvs to the
Cojac Party ihould be pardoned , and declared free Remmiffionaries , in cafe
they would come and fubmit themfelvs to the Governour , and that the Towns
men (hould have fome money diftributed among them, and the moft popular to
be drawn in by promife of Advancement and the like j fo that thofe being leading
Men might appeafe the reft : However my advice in that wasrejeded.
ME AN while a narrow Watch was held , and the Soldiery lay all night upon the
Walk, and 2 Men at every Port-hole, to be ready in cafe of a fileht Attacque.
THE Ferfians, Calmuc-znA Circas-Tartars , under conduct ofa PerftanCcn-
tie man, who was there upon his way to the Court at A<fofcou, upon an AmbafTage
from the King of PerJta, did alfo their utmoft indeavors to affift us, and paffed a-
way the night with Mufic, Dancing and other Mir th. ThePoft affigned them uas
the Poet Nietz*e Bafna, being the Bulwark where they ufually torture their Male-
faftors.
ON Sunday, being the 15th. of June I was invited to dinner with the Ua-ywod.
When the Table was done he gav^ me a Prcfent, to wit, a yellow Silk Coat, z
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