"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" [‎١‎٢‎٠] (٤٧٠/١٦٩)

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The Voyages of Struys. V o y. III .
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^Arrivalat Pitfiora, andtt Pktskow , A ftrange Pajfage of * hungry
rpindle-hone or shank of a Giant. ProfpeBs dehghtfome
Landships s/Mofcovia. Arrival Novogorod. Ann quitj
Glory of that City,how taken by the Mofcovian , and Swede.
Their Departure from Novogorod, Refcoumer
and Arrival at Colotnna. Great abundane Coldnefs
octob* /'"X N the 50 th - of O£tober 1678 we arrived at PHJiora, which lies on •
1668. {J the c on fi nes 0 f Ru fia,and under the Proteaion of that Empe-
rour. It is feated in a lair and pleafant Countrey, affoarding all things
neceflary to the lliftenance of human Bodies. 5 Tis true Pttfma is no
more than a Village, yet for wealthy Inhabitants, Commerce abroad
and Advancement of Manufafturie , furpafles any City in all that
part of the Countrey. In paffing through the Town we faw many
rich Mercers and Drapers Shopsthe Markets ftored with all forts ot
Provilion, as Corn, Butter, Cheefe and Fruits, with a very noble
Butchery or Flefli-fhambles, and the ftreets erouding with People
from all Parts. So foon as we were arrived, there came feveral Jewel
ers , who asked if we had any Pearls , or other Jewels to fell or
Having refrefhed our felves at we left the Town the next
day about 10 in the Morning, and about noon entred a, large Wood
where we found great ftore of Hurtles or B liberies , that were fat
greater and better tafted then any I have known elfe where j , which
moved me to fall a plucking of them; but going a litle way into the
Wood, and making a rufhulg through the 1 hickets, up ftarts a huge
Bear, whichfoaffrighted me that I had hardly power to run from
him ; however it feem'd that he was as iearfull of me as I of him, tor
when I ran Eaft he ran Weft, and glad I was to fee his Bear-fliip turn
tails with me. This Was the only Bear that ever I had feen in
Life I and , or all the way from Ri hither, but the Boors often warne
us to take care of our felves, faying that , fometimes both Men ana
Cattel are devoured with thofe cruel and ravenous Beafts.
On that Evening we arrived at where we had Lodgings and
all necelfaries provided us^and on the 22 payd our Waggoners w 0
returned for 4..