"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" [‎٩‎١] (٤٧٠/١٣٦)

C hap . VI. The Voyages of
come in or out, againft their will. There are on this Ifland two well
fortified Places, the one on the South and the other on the North) 165(5
both built after the beft manner of Fortification , having Bulwarks
and Walls of an incredible Thicknefs. We lay Siege to thefe , both Tenedos
by Sea and Land, but the main Forces we applied o n the Hay en-fidej
for the Bay is very wide, where we came to caft our -Anchors. Four-
teen days long we lay battering the Caftle with our Cannon from
the Sea, at what time they put out a white Flag , and propofed to tic - tu
the General certain Articles , upon which they declared themfelves
free to furrender the F or t, the main of which Propofals was,
That dlfreeborn T urks should be
and.
That all the Renegadoi should be at th
The faid Articles were mutually counter-changed and ratified by
the Heads of both Parties, and all the and drawn out,
even the Greeks too, who were fufFered to (lay upon the Ifland but not
within the Caftle. The Heads of the other Caftle feeing the
in polleffion of this, put out the White Flag and defired Articles of
Peace, which after a fhort Treatie of Commifiioners on both fides
were figned, exifting moftly of the fame T enure with the former.
Tenedos Vies near the coaft of Anatolia and is called by the Tcnedos
Turks. It is ofa fertile Soil, and produces plenty of Fruit, but efpe-
cially Grapes, and has good ftore of Melons and other delicacies ,
which they have alfo in the Winter-feafon. And according to it's
fmall extent C not exceeding 2 8 English miles in circuit ) has abun
dance otCattel. It is befet with Hills towards the Sea on every fide
but within arable, and fit for tillage. The General committed it to
the i ruft of Seignior Lore clam , a Gentleman of a Garrifon
of 700 It alt an s , and others.
Tenedos being now in pofleffion of the Venetims , we fet Sail for Lemflos
Scdmenc, or Lemnos , which we found about 6 Leagues diftant from men?'"
the other, being Seated diredly before the mouth of the Channel,
and therefore a Place in which the Turks had repofed great Confi- >li '" ed '
dence.This Ifland has feverall fmall Towns upon it,as Condea* Cochim,
M 2 Palfo
j. * ~ . old the
\ chief *omi, and tailed frphzftlis. Bdloji.