"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" [‎١‎٢‎٥] (٤٧٠/١٧٤)

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Chap . III. The Voyages of lohn Struys. 115
Journey, pafllng firft through a thick Wood, and afterwards, came xor,
into champian Land, which was dry, level, and tilled as far as we l6<58 '
could fee. By the way we faw many fmall Villages , but at night
came into Cohmna , which was the faireft and beft Village I had
therto feen in CMofcovin : the Inhabitants are reputed wealthy , and
live in very good fafliion. We came pretty early to our Stage 3 having
had very good way, and reafonable fair weather, fo that.we had time
enough to take a view of the Town, Our or Guid , who fpoke
good T^c t her Dutch went with us to fhow what was worthy of remark,
andverycourteouflyrefolvedus in any thing we delired to be fatis-
fied about.
On the 14 th we went through a great Wood where we faw abun
dance of Wolves playing together , which , when we would have
taken aim to ihoot with our Long Guns , they ran inward and took
the Wood. Our Pnjlaftold me that they knew us to have Fire-locks
about us , that being the only fafeguard to travel with , without
which they will not fear to alfail Horfe and Man , and fometime lay
fculkingin the way fide, where of a fuddenthey run out and prey
upon Palfengers. Towards the Evening it began to freez hard, that
we were fain to ftep out of the Hurdles, and walk afoot.
On the 16 th we got , and from thence departed for Gam-
VFoldoka , where we tarried 4 days to reft our felves. In the mean
while it froze very hard, andl with another of our Company went
out to ride upon Scares , upon which an inlinit number of
Women and Children , yea the Priefts themfclves , came running
out to fee us.
C H A P. III.
^4 Quarrel with the Ruffians, Eight Dutch Merchants munhered
rivd at T wecr. Another RefcoHntre with a Pany of Robbers.
Moskow. Purfuit of their fourney, enter Mofcou.
The great Bear-Garden. Wolf and Empref the
jj.,;; pompous Exequies.
N the 2 2^ after we had fufHciently taken breath , we fet forth,
having frefh Horfes provided us, andfo entred a great Wood,
Q 3 where
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