"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" [‎٧‎٢] (٤٧٠/١١٥)

The Voyages of V oy . IF ,
m *. Monk , wlumil thanked for his great F avour and Civility, which he
} iac i f 0 fignally manifefted tomeaftranger, on fuch an extreme and
emergent occafion: and tending towards I was fain to climb
over a high fteep Mountain 3 and in the valley found the City.
Bologne lies about ^.-j, degr. being a Town of fmall circumference,
yet wealthy and full of Inhabitants. The form of the City feems to
refemble a Ship whereof the Tower d' Afinellt is the Maft, It has
ever been a Maxim among themnottofuffereither Cittadelor Fort
to be built, vmder.thefpecious name of Fortification, being jealous
that under fuch a colour they might check the Citizens at their plea-
fure ; So that the Bolo^eezes have nothing to rely upon, than only the
^ Walls , and valou r of their men. The City is founded on the Banks ,
of the famous Savom , which River incorporates with the B.hcno a
litle above ¥errara , by which way all Goods areconveighed. The Air
is here for the moil part moift , which renders the circumjacient
Countrey very fertile, there being the beft Meadows and Arable
ground in all Italy. There is alfo very good Wine, Olives and Oil: !
although Fifli they have none except what is brought from afar ; but
Venifon in great abundance. In this place are made fuch Saufa-
ges, as are fent abroad for great rarities, which fome would perfwade
us at home are made of AlTesflefh : but my euriofity induced me to
make fuch examination of that matter, that I found it otherwife j for
* Yttno- they are made of* Fork and Mutton. Befides the Traffic in the m-
thingis tui . a ] p r odu£ts of the Land, they are great Encouragers of Manufa-
Zui and dories, and efpecally in Silks. The Streets are very fair and fpacious,
taten by an( j at eac h corner is erected a Conduit, or Fountain. The Hoafes
the Jem.^ ^ out r lde f eem as if they were quite gone to decay , yet within
are very fumptuous and coftly, quite contrary to thofe in moil places
in Spam , that I have feen , where every Houfe by the Frontifpiece
feems rather a Palace than a private Dwclling,yet within nafty, full of
fpiders-webs , and void of Utenfils , pure Emblemes of Hypo-
crify. During my aboad there 1 found not any thing extraordinary,
as worthy of Remark, unlefs the T ower of , which is built,
crooked on purpofe , for a proof of Art : although fome hold the
Churches of this City ( if taken in general) to furpafs all others in
any particular Town in Italy , more efpecially in regard of the ma
ny and rich Images, both of Gold and Silver , but their ground