"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" [‎٢‎٩] (٤٧٠/٧٠)

G h A-p .iV. The Voy ages of
great care pack them up, and fo export them. There are alfo in
this River many Crocodiles, which the- Sumers call and 1650
life them for Phylic. There are alfo many venemous Creatures as Crocoii.
Serpents, Adders, Scorpions and Snakes. It exuberates, befides .
the feveral Produfts already mentioned, in Sugar, Oil, Kitchin-'f^T
and Medicinal herbs, and various kinds of Fruit: and in a word
Slam is fo well provided by nature of it felfthat the Inhabitants may
fupply themfelves with what is necelfary for human Life, and Re
creation , without the means of exotic Commerce, and importa
tion of forreign Commodities.
chap. iv.
The Nature knd Way of living of the Siamcrs. Their Pre-
fejfion. Travail of their Merchants.
State of the Emperour, and Magnifcenty
manner of shewing himfelf to his People.
phants ferved in Gold and Silver. The
Ava and Pegu.
Qr^w, as I laid before , is very populous , and the Inhabitants
O generally of a good and free difpofitiott. They Negotiate
ftrongly in every kind ofMerchandife, whereof they can make a pro
fit , and that more efpecially within Land.
They are great incouragers of Art and Artifts, efpecially the Me-
chanicks, andfuchastheycannot well want , as Houfe-and Ship-
Carpenters, Mafons, Smiths, Braziers, Founders j Turners,
Plummets, Pewrerers, Painters, Carvers, Gold-Smiths,Fullers,,
Sawiers, Joyners , Weevers, and an infinit number of Jewellers
and Lapidaries j Nor are they without their Phyficians, Chfrurv
geons, andLawiers , after their own manner. Here are alfo Ped
lars by Thoufands, that travail from Town to Town, like fuch
as follow the Fairs in Eurofej thefe have no faft dwelling, but
are in motion the whole year round, and fteepalways in the Booths
which they ere£t wherefoever they come; Fiihing and Husbandry
axe well promoted, for every mai-fi be he xiever fo mean, if he have
d- 5 ^