"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" [‎١‎٩‎١] (٤٧٠/٢٤٤)

^ C hap .XIV . The Voyages of l ohn Struys Ipi
^ Councils .But fo foon as they were underSail and almoft clof ^Tth the sept.
Enemy , the v illains on a fudden and unanimoufly fell
upon the Of
%, ficers, and difpatched them, furrendring the reft with the whole Flee't cm
into the Hands of the c./itfe, Sadzmhaving got fo rich a prey wrthout "" •/
W, any difficulty or dj£pute , inftantly ordered his men two Moneths
Pay in hand, with promife of free enjoyment of what they fhould take
by 1 lunder , befides other means of Encouragement
S' J h f Go TT r 7K n0t \ lit ^ dirma > , ' dattheretid ' in g s . demote "L,.,
'Mi wh , en , he "n«ood how the Commonalty murmured asainft him W'"-
■«!(,, ^th»t^»wasmpnemUaudablyfpoke of, and that not only'KSt
!'W|1 S /w't" but / f r ' aU th ' 5 To ™ s round lbout ' th « ^re under
^1 it,; t fuhjc£tion of the Emperour. The StrdUwn who had not in a
long time received Pay, and hearing how had given his men
I v moneths Pay tn hand found now occalion to grow mutinous , and
C.» ,• fo unanimoufly that the Government and Ofticers durft not oo-
» pofe them by any rigorous courfe or violent mean , but did all they
' ; could to perfwade them by fair words and promifes.
Radzin finding himfelf grow ftrongerand ftrongenand that with n.r -
I?! * no 7, un , d / r hls command he had about 16000 Men, he unflup'd
m- a part of the Men, andfentfometo and others to TzanLr ^ ^
lit to but he himfelf remained upon the Fleet, where he was as much refoe-
ie,m ftedasa King, and had a foveraigneawover the People.- When he
mn was drunk few of the Officers durft appear in prefence , for it was
rftt very cuftomary with him, for a fmall offence to behead a Man 3 1 f ea
though the greateft Minion or Favourite he had : The meaner fort
icoi were m fio danger, for thofe were wont to flatter him , and upon a -
or Sol Wink would difpatch their Officers, when he had taken an y diflike
tUffli agamft them , and therefore willing to have them removed and
tkiri ot ters m their place. Thus by giving ear to the Commons more
petf than to the Ameers he became more dreadfull and formidable - for the
lie erf' fole command direction of the whole Army lay in himfelf. This
lover# kefides that gave the Rable fuch encouragement that in the fpace of
Jed# ^ y s a r e ^ a d got the Ajlrachan Fleet, his Army was raifed front
ni* i 6oooto 27000 Men , being a mixt multitude of Pefants , Slaves
L k i Tartars^na Cofacks , and men of reftlefs minds from all Parts, beiao-
tlC Wlt ^ fhoughts of free enjoyment of Plunder. Thefe
^ running to and again over the face of the Countrey , committed