"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" [‎٢‎٣‎٥] (٤٧٠/٢٩٤)

C hap . XXI. The Voyages of Struys. 2,55
CHAP. XXL ' ^
The great difficulty of getting Wood with Derbent.
company ajfailed by Robbers two[cveral
Patron. They travel to Scamachy. Barmach. Naph
tha. Arrival at Scamachy. A Defcription of
at Scamachy. Abundance of men m
with2 Francifcan Friars: Arehearjal Difcourfe
their Zed to get him out of the Service Mahometan.
his Patron. He comesfirfl into the S Polish Ambaffadour.
ON the 29 were ient out about 50 Slaves together with
fome other free perfons to hew Wood m the "Countrey ,
amongft which my Patron lent me alfo. We took our way c-
ver the Mountains, having with us two Carts, with 5 Oxen, 2
Afles and a Horfe, we had alfo feveral Renegados with us. All
the Company went into the Wood , and fell to work leaving
me alone to look to the Carts and Provifion. After they had.
been about 3 hours at work , I efpied a. Troop of about 300
Men coming towards us, and thinking by the haft they made towards
us, that they were Robbers , I therefore called out to them ins
the Wood, to give them Notice that tliey might keep together..
When I faw them come within Bow-ihot of me I ran away as
fall as I could drive, which they feeing me, fentaShaft or two,
but they did not hit me. Having entred the Wood I met our
Company coming out, who at fir ft ftoutly refilled, but- finding
that the Robbers fell on with a greater violence, and exceeded us
both for Arms and Number of Men, they thought good to re
treat with as much haft as they could. We left here 12 dead, a—
mongft which was a Polish Renegado ; befides thefe that were kil
led we had 20 wounded , and loft all our Baggage , with Carts,,
Oxen, AiTes, See. and were fain to return fo home. For this r«afon
is it very perillous to hew wood or to pafsthofe mountains upon any
other Occafion, being the Rendevouz of the and
who notwithftanding all the Indeavours which the King doth, by
fending of Troops down to expell them, cannot be driven out, for
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