"رحلات جون ستريز المحفوفة بالمخاطر والأكثر تعاسة، عبر إيطاليا، اليونان، لايفلاند، موسكوفيا، تتاريا، ميديا، بلاد فارس، الهند الشرقية، اليابان، وغيرها من الأماكن في أوروبا، أفريقيا، وآسيا. تحتوي على، I. أكثر الملاحظات دقة للصفات المميزة، الدين، تنظيم المجتمع، التقاليد، القوانين، وممتلكات السكان؛ II. وصف وافٍ للعديد من المدن، البلدات، الحصون، وأماكن المعالم التاريخية، بخصوص موقعها وقوتها، وتحصنها بالطبيعة، أو الفن وغيرها، مع أشياء أخرى جديرة بالملاحظة: و III. مذكرة دقيقة بأكثر الكوارث المفجعة التي شهدها المؤلف في تلك الأماكن (ومنها) حطام سفينة غارقة، عمليات سرقة ونهب، الرِق، الجوع، والتعذيب، بالإضافة إلى العديد من الأمور الأخرى المزعجة فضلًا عن المصاعب الأخرى" [‎١‎٤] (٤٧٠/٥٣)

have, and went afide with them.. This kind Tender was as freely
accepted as offered, by the great eft part of our Ships-fork, who
were not very Hiy to enter into Conjunctions with that tawny Brood,
but what monftrous Complexions they afterward brought into the
™ world, I only guefs, fince ouraboad there could not be long; I may
not ommit the fatal Difference, and Mifunderftanding of our Offi-
John ^ cers among themfelves, occalioned upon the Deceafe of Capt. frhn
^uptTin' Banning ) who commanded the S. The Chief Commander
of the st. CMaas , together with the reft of the Officers thought fit to put
ikmat ' HenryChriftians , Mafter of the Baptifi in his place, and Har-
tumults man Foogt in the place of H. Chrift but Foogt did not approve of
this Tranfpofition, and let the. Chief Commander know that he
would not abandon his Board and Right , unlefs he would" fetch
him away by force j thereupon he brought up all the Guns, out of
the Hold, and put himfelf inaPofture of defence. The next mor-
soth the n ^ n § by break of Day, our Commander , with fome. of the. Offi-
sbift cers delcrying that the Red Flag was put out , aboard the
re *}*l y mrd, were not a litle alarm'd: immediately gave Order that we fhould
' < " s u alio ( with all. poflible expedition } put our felves in a Fighting-
pofture , which was don in a moment; Our Commander under-
ihulding that Vooght had fent off a boat (with intent to fetch water}
fent out the Shallop , as full of men as could well ftand, all well
armed , who row'd as hard as they could till they overtook the other
boat, which they brought back. The men being come aboard, the
Commander gave order to put them in Fetters , till he could have
better information about their intention: with that the Commander
made as if he would lay tile Bernard aboard , clofing up with
her Bow. Hurman Foogt feeing himfelf in a great Strait, and for want
of men hardly in a capacity to maintain his Pretences , was much
Voo?t disheartned, and after he had advifed the matter more fully with
fields himfelf,, thought good to let out the Shallop , and go aboard the
TlfaJrd*C omman der, the men inceffantly crying out, our
is cUpi return "Without any molefiation, or, w tw //cither
ib / o ru be funk'ttye are re foiled either to loofe liyes
anExpiitiou^ithout cither giving Yet notwithftanding
all this,their Schipper was no fooner come aboard but theCommander
gave order to bring him upo the QuarterDeck where he was made faft
hand