"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" [‎٢‎٤‎٧] (٤٧٠/٣٠٨)

C hap. XXII. The Voyages of/o^ Struys.
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great m Commerce with Perfia > as tliat they would not do any
thing to quit it: However if he wo uld go clandeftinly and occafion
a Rumor as if he were gone for Mfom where in he
might imbarque himfelf as a privat Perfon. This I faid in hopes to
come that way home my felf. Yet he was various in his Intentions,
fomtimes taking a refolution to go for , and fomtimes for
Conjiantimple , or elfewhere. However during the time he was at
jemachy , he Lorded it fo bravely^ that the durft not check him
in any extravagancy he committed: for it feemsthat the faid
had taken up a coniiderable Sum of the Ambafiador upon Intereft
and not being able to pay was fain to reft contented. But the Am-
baflador willing to get in his Money and the not in a Capacity
to pay it upon demand, the Ambaflador fent his Brother to
to make complaint to the Schach , which when the Chan had under-
ftood y fent a Foil after him , who intreated him to return back, upon
promife of Payment, and full Solution both of Stock and Intereft.
On the 21 came a Per fun to Scam achy with WUliam Barentf^Kloppcr
our Chief-Mate , who had been taken by the and feverely
ufed all the time. The faid Perfun offered him to the Pohfh Ambaffa-
dor who on the 30 th -bought him. The had firft fold him to
a Perfim of Bachu for 150 \^4bas. This new Patron fet him to keep
Cattle , in a Pafture , between Der and Scam achy , where upon
our Journey to Scamachj I faw, but knew him not. He had a very
churiilh fellow to his Patron , and therefore attempting fcveral
times to run away wasftill caught again, and beat moft fevercly: and
now being redeemed came unexpectedly out of the Frying Paainto;
the Fire.
Upon the firft day of fanuarj 1671 , on which day weufuaHyin
our own Countrey wifh one another Happinefs: we were aware of
a mighty and moft dreadfull Earth-quake, which had in a moment
laid tome hundreds of Houfes in Rubbifli > moft terrible was it to
fee fo many Souls fwallowed up in the F,arth alive and as lamentable
to fee fome crulh'd to pieces and others half dead , fome fo faft clo-
fed up between Walls that they could not be got out. And others,
wanting their Legs j Arms and other Members , nor was there any
but fuftained fome lofs one way or other. When it cealed every
one hoped that all was done., but the next day. at night the Earth:
be rraii,
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