"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" [‎٢‎٠‎٣] (٤٧٠/٢٥٨)

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before creek of day we loofed , and fet our courfc S. and by W- 7W2-
Ttrky is lltuate in 4.3 degr, and 2 7 min. about an [ English ] league
'> from the ftrand. It has been 3 times furveyed and laid out. The firft fcription
1 time by the Rujjes themfelves j thefecond time by one * jf rcik5 '
a Dutch Ingenieu r,about the year 1636, who alfo ftrengthned the faid
Town with Walls and Bulwarks after the modern way of Fortifica-
tion : and in the year 1670 it was furvey'd and fortified anew by
' e upto,- Colonel Baily , an English Gentleman, with huge ftrong Bulwarks, and
ttedoi and a wide and deep Mote, encompalling it quite round. The City is
Wti 1 feated in a Champan Countrey without either Wood or Hill fo far as
ffl, a| one can view. The River is alfo called Terkj by the , but by
tveta the Inhabitants Timenky. The Banks lying upon the Sea are all grown
m to lit over with Canes,and rough. 7erky is a place of great Truft, being the
ttblali Kay or Barricado of the Cgjirs Dominions, for it lies on the Frontiers
jeLoj-gi oftheRuflian Territories, and for that end has always a Garrifon of
^ 2000 Strelttzcrs.
'iirJi, : AH the night it blew very hard , and in the morning we faw land
, 0 j irr on each fide. The Ifland which lay on the Larboard fide we called
: CMejnders Ifiand , becaufe he was the firft that difcovered it. We
j ^ fteered directly through the Illands , and when we were about 20
' C leagues within the Bay, we difcovered high land , which we after-
^l 1 ' ward knew to be the famous Caucafus and , which alfo border
and extend to the Ctrcas Hills , and failing a litle further we found
that wc were near the Quick-fands , fo that we were fain to tack
about, and bear up to the Channel, where coming we founded and
ftw found it 2 fathom, and a good fandy ground. Being jull got thorow
.veniif® the ft raits or narrow Channel , we looked about and difcovered a
uclwip great Bark making up toward us with all the Sail they could > which
tkf ® :; afterwards we underftood was fent by order of the Governour of Tcrkr,
olaitA; to purfueus, having 6 2 Soldiers, and all well armed aboard , with
cjnie !I 1 a charge from the Governour to give us no quarter, but to hack us in
pieces, and to bring back the Shallop and Goods to We feeing
them in a full purfuit thought it no time to dally , but laboured as
iip hard as we could , till we got the Ifland where we came to
Anchor, and the Bark feemed to give over their chace.
On the ditto , betimes in the morning we fet Sail , and indea-
voured to gain the High land, which before the Evening came , on
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