"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" [‎١‎٤‎٠] (٤٧٠/١٨٩)

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u ^ r . and afterwards the men and Women , fetting allde all Reputation.
i669 ' and Modefty commit fenfual and beaftly Aft ions together : This
<^reat Diforder was lately remedied by the care of the Cz,ar, who , by
the advice of the Patriarch , put down all the fmall Tap-houfes
throughout, the whole Empire,appointing in every Town and Village
one p ub lie H ou fe, or KahMk, which they are to farm of the Emperour
himfelf. Theyare very covetous of Tobacco, as,has been elfewhere
faid, notwithftanding the Tenijre of a Decree or Mandate promul
gated about the year 1634 , which ftriQbly forbids every perfon of
what degree or quality he may be , to fmoke it : which neverthelefs
is done privately. »
Theite/MW are generally grofs of Body yet fubtile enough in affairs
ofiMerchandife which they canmanage very well. Their Women are
much inclined to Golllping 3 andbufieTatlers, often beat by their
Husbands , who fometimes ufe them unkindly ; upon which they
fometimes addrefs themfelves to Court,where the men once convicted
over fuch Crimes are fent to Syber The Emperour conlldering the
multitude of Complaints- of this nature , has ordained that if any
Woman makes complaint without fufficient Evidence, that the Man
is to. be tortured on the Rack, which ifhe ftands out, the Wife is con-
demned to exile, her felf, before which Law the Court was dayly
troubled with fuch like Differences.
Tttckbi. Few people , there are in the World that are more accuftomedto
rngmlfcolding , railing and calumny than thefe , although 'tis very rare
I'fZfer-to fee them come to blows, yet much more rarely do they make ufe of
tv »/»'* their Weapons. This evil cuftome ofabullng one another oftentimes
jyjflians, .g t ^ e occa f lon 0 f Qiiarrels with Strangers to whom it feems a No
velty.
rhtir The ordinary Habit of the Citizens , is firff an upper Coat of a
mbiu: dark green j red, brown or violet-colour'd Silk , open before and
on the fides, and garnilhed with loops, having behind great Capes,
almoft like old-faflnoned Cloaks in the Loiv-Ceuntreys Under that
they wear another coat of Say or Silk , with a high and ftiff Collar,
thefe have long fleeves which are tied up round with loops and
(land Cooks in good ftead to remove hot Pots andCauldrons from the
fire : Thofe that have, an intent or defign to fteel or murther, ufually
have an iron Bullet, or fome other hard and ponderous thing where
with