"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" [‎١‎٠‎٣] (٤٧٠/١٥٠)

C hap . VIIL The V oyages of Strays. icy
As for the Candians (or * Cretians } they are naturally inclined to
Lazinefs, and more addicted to vouluptuous lives than their neigh-* utos
bours) They are alfo great afFeders of a glafs of "Wine , yet not fo 1^',
ealily fubdued, as the Phlegmatic Hollande for their Habit, thofe
that are of the beft quality ape the Venetia , the vulgar fort and Pe-
fantry retain ftill the old Greekish mode } only their heads are for mtuus !
the moft part ihaved , which to fupply they wear a thin Silk vail,
about the breadth of an ordinary handkercheif, and above that a great, citing^'
heavy hat. «/
Our Proveditorhaving finiflied his Charge at we fet fail nfdeT
and fteer'd away for Standing an Ifland lying about 2 or 3 Leagues from
the North-coaft, but not inhabited; However the their
ordinary Courfe and Traverfe through the ^JrchipeUgo put in here,
becaufe of it's commodious Road or Bay j and therefore ufed as a T «- "
Rendevouz for the benefit of Communication. After we had lay atswndu
anchor a few days we weighed and fail'd with the whole Fleet for the
Vardanelli to give the Tw/b battail; But I muft mind you , how that tTL*.
by the way we met with a Squadron of Ships , which were lent by
thofe of Argters , Trifoli, ihunis and Tjo , for the Afliftance of the
Turkish Armada. So foon as we had got fight of them , we put out
Turkish Colours and hover'd a little, that they might come up to us >
which they feeing made all the Sail they pollibly couM,till they came
near vis, at \vhat time they began to fufpe£t that they had got a wron g
Sow by the tail ,and fo indeavOured to go off: but Macenigo, the
General feeing them fleer to the ftarboard, made towards them , and
coming within Cannon fhot fired a Gun, which did fo diforder them,
that they thought better to ftay together in one entire Fleet and try
their valour , than to break their Squadron , and accordingly put
themfelves in a convenient Pofture, in order to receive Battel. Upon L a2Sr6
this fell a very hot Ingagement: which lafted more than a full Watch j
by which time the Venetims had taken and funk 4, Ships , 3 whereof
were of their firfb Rate , and the remainder being 12 in all , were g !er ' n< ' s
fain to betake themfelves to the Turktsh Havens , but were fo difabled ™ p £ e "
thatthey werenot in a long tim(| fit either for Sailing or Service.
After this fortunate Enterprife, the General fail'd diredly tor Xomfchi,
bemgaftrongand well fortified Sea-Town , and a Nell of
ryrats, lying on the coail of Amtol'u ; which after a fliort attacque we zouafth
took