"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" [‎١‎٠‎٤] (٤٧٠/١٥١)

The Voyages of V o y .1 I.
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jV$E took in and plundered. From hence we departed for Tenedos where
' <557 ' toourgreatjoy we had the report , which we heard before our de
parture from Venice confirmed j which was,That the Turks were fadly
foil'd inin their attacqaing of that Ifland, which we had taken in not
long before ( as was faid Pag 91) The Sum of the Attacqtie was after
this manner. When the Turks had got notice that 7" meios was furren-
dredto the Venetians , they fent a Fleet confiftingof 33 Galleys , 3
Galeafles and feveral Brigantines to retake it, where fo foon as the
Tencdos faid Fleet was arrived they lay Siege to the CUftles both by Water and
by Land, but were at laft fain to remove the Siege, leaving fome Hun-
Turkl dreds of Dead behind them upon the Ifland, befides aM the damage
which the Fleet received, who alfo according to the relation given us
muft neceiiarily have many Dead and Wounded. When they had
drawn off the Siege and imbarqued their Land-forces , the Weather
grew very tempeftucus, and the Sea boiftrous high, infomuch that
3 Galleys and 4 Saiks were caft away and few of the men faved.
Four moneths long we tarried at before the Infidel Armade
Turkish came out, which happened on the 2 7 Their Fleet confifted
Armada 0(3 $Galleys (amongft which was one of an unwonted greatnefs
"fl"™' called the Roy alio) 9 Maons, 22 Ships and 150 Saiks , with a huge
®^ da - number of Soldiers and Marriners. At the Approachment the Turks
tJ |»- weather'd us and kept to the Windward , and indeavoured to break
lagmtMt our o r der ,but the Venetktts to get the Advantage of the W ind,tacked
and turned fo long that they brought the to the Lee-ward,
which having gain'd they fell upon the Enemy very hot, and with
the dawning of the day made the Turks yield their Pofts and betake
themfelves to the Cape of Th?}', upon which the Fight ceafed till the
next morning, when the Ingagement held on fharper and heavier
than the day before. The Turks for a while had the advantage of the
Wind, whichneverthclefsturned againft them, as it did the year
+ before, about the fame place Qmentioned Fag. 75 ) Meanwhile
™L/- then Prima Vizier of the Turkish Empire, came down to fecure the
T'tn'tdS Cran d} with an Army of 20000 Cavalry and 80 Thoufand Foot, and
hytsi- fet down near Tr^, where he had caufed two Sconces to be made,
c^ntie as we ^ as the fhortnefs of this Warning would allow. The
J m J were the firft that drew on to give battel, and fo feconded by the
Veraeums. The Qttmm Armada knowing that the Emperour was
' ' himfclf