"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" [‎٤‎٨] (٤٧٠/٩١)

4,8 The Voyages of lohnStruys. Vov .I.
tbv.11. fire j but having paired through , were ( I know not for what
1650 reafon ) fet at liberty. Shortly after was the Youngeft daughter of
the late King with all her Houlhold, committed to Cuftody: and the
king-as it appeared had a great fufpicion of her , the more when he
was informed that whileft other Ladies at Court, were bewailing
the Dead , ihc could hardly all the time reftrain her felf from laugh
ing ; but what made the Matter have a better hue, was, her com
plaining to the king how that her daughter Q who was alfo the kinqs
Child} was had in contempt ; and his eldeft Daughter, in her life
time promoted to great honour.
On the fir ft of Uiiarch , was the faid Princefs brought forth,
•■650 and a great number of Ladies j who were all led through the Fire:
but ( according to common fame none but the Princefs were
bliftered on the feet. Hereupon ihe was fecured with Silver Fetters,
and brought into a Dungeon, where none was permitted to have
Communication with her.
The next day the faid Princefs was brought forth again into the
Palace , where the Mandarins were aflembled in the Auditory. So
foon as they began to make inquiiition, upon threatning to put her
to torment, if ihe would not make an ample difcovery of the Truth,
Ihe, whether out of Fear, or Glory, is uncertain, uttered thefe Words,
or to the fame eiTe£t , if the
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execute me ,without making, me a
promife upon the Honour of a dying , "whole
Toithout further trouble. Upon that liberal faying , feveral of the old
iMandarins then prefent, who had a great honour fo.r her Royal
Father, were moved to pity > and'twas thought, that they would
have interceded to the King for pardon for her, if the prefent fury
of the King had not Kept them in ftneber aw. However after the
faireft manner they could made report to the King j who promifed to
grant her requeft, and fent the Mandorim back, to take her into further
examination. Being returned , they brought her the refult of her
Petition , and willed her to confefs theCaufeandCircumftances:
whereupon Ihe declared in prefence of them all , «
Help of her Nurfe T»ere both guilty of the Fact,and that they hadufdeertein
exorcifms therein, Tehtch Tvas the , that TPas .
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