‘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’ [‎377] (454/470)

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AFTER three days travel wc came to a Village called Andre Dereepd
which was fubjeft to one Chape lie , a Tartarian Prince. We ftaid here tili
Munday following being the feventh of Otteber. Here I happened to fpy a
Terfian who had my Pluih-Coat on, which he faid he had bought at Terky.
The Fur or Lining coft me thirty five Rubbles at Mufcou\ and the Perfian was
willing to fell it me again for five or fix Rubbles, but I could not accomplifh fo
much Money as to purchafe it. Here we alfo came to underftand that my Ships-
folk who fled in a Challop were ftranded and taken flaves.
ON Thursday the tenth ditto, we came into Terku, where wa had two
Armenians for our Friends; thefe alfo brought me to one of their Acquaintance
for Prote(5lion> where I was advifed to keep my felf very private, being a free
Prize for the Tartars, Here wc alfo found Lewis Faber of whom I have alrea
dy made mention, as aUo ChriJtianBrand one of my Ships-folk; who left Afira-
chan three Weeks after us, and had been eight Days at Terky.
ON the thirteenth we left Terkuy and hired a perfon for eight Ducats to
condud us to Derbent.
ON the feventeenth we paffed by "Boynak^, where I underitood lorn of our
Men were in flavery, I fent our Conduct up to the Town ( not daring appear
there my felf) with Letters to advife them to perfift in the Ghriftian Faith, if they
were prefs'd upon to embrace Mahometanifm with promife of doing my beft to
procure their Redemption. But my Squire the Courier, thought good to give
us the Bag , having already got his Money in hand, nor did I ever hear a word
from them, altho I gave them directions how to write to me at Derbent. Howe
ver when 1 arrived there 1 found Cornelius de ZJries , who had been my Gunner,
and one Peter Arentfz. of Scevehng , who gave me 3 perfed account of the
Ships-Company^ how they were taken Slaves, and whither they were car
ried ,
(olicited by the Sultan o£ Derbent for the Redemption of our Men,
who was pleafed to difpatch Letters on that behalf to the Prince of the Cdlmuc-
Tartars\ but having fent two Pofts, and all to no purpofe or effed , I went to
tender my thanks to the Sultan for his Civility and Indeavours ; to which he
replyM, u That he was forry he could not prevail with the Tartars to anfwer
"my Dcfire, yet was willing to do us any kindneis that lay in his power ? if
<c We could imagine any mean whereby they might procure their Liberty, Crc.
I infifted further to have fom Horfes for our ufe on the Journey which he grant
ed ; but there was none to be had in all the Town, the Caravan being but
newly fet forward for Scamachj. Yet finding another ready to depart, the
Seamen went afoot in company of the Caravan. I fupplied them alio with ne-
ceffary Proviiions, and told them that I would ftay a day, or two longer, to
lec if I could get fom Horfes and then follow them. But it was in vain , for I
could not get any, wherefore I followed the Caravan and coming at Scab ran.
which is reckoned the halfway, we were informed that there were feveral Hackneys
in the Town , which we, hired.
ON the twenty ninth we arrived at Scamachi: where we'found John Struys
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