"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" [‎٢‎٦‎٣] (٤٧٠/٣٢٦)

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Bridegroom in a gay and jolly humour was fudd.cnly ftruck at the
Heart, as if he had taken in fomthing that was a vigorous and fpeedy ,67N
poyfon, and immediately fell down and died in the arms of his Bride.
Immediatly upon this all was in a lamentable cafe : The Bride
grooms Mother was fo impatient and concern'd that Ihe took a Knife
and ript up her own Belly , that all her Bowels gullied out, and
ihe fell to the Ground. The Sifter feeing this , ran out of Doors as one
diftraded , tearing her Hair and rending her Flefli , that many
wondred to think how a young Woman of that tendernels could fo
mangle and abufe her Body, and at laft ran up to thetopofafteep
Rock, whence fhe threw her felf precipitantiy; fo that this fair Mor
ning had a foul Evening , and thefe Nuptial, Solemnities which
began with a Comedy, concluded with a deep Tragcedy.
On the 9th. was a folemn Procefllon made at Scamachy which is
yearly celebrated m Memory of St. the fecond Son of ,
and the Grand Expounder of the Jlcomn, who was ftoned to death,
or , as fom afcertain ftiot with Darts or Arrows. This Feaft they
call r ^djjlhur , which in their Language fignifies Ten, for that
feyn when he went from Medina to Ku was 10 days purfued by his
Enemies , fo that this Feaft continues 10 days. Tins Hojfeyn as
I faid before was the youngeftSon of the great for whofe death
they feem very forrowfull. About the Beginning of this Feaft thofe
that are able apparel themfelvs in Blew , which is their Mourning,
as Black is with us. During thefe 10 days they never ihave their Hair ,
nor take any Rafour in their Hands , whereas at other times they
make ufe of it every day. They hold alfo a very ftnet Fa ft drinking
nothing but Water, and all the time howl and make a very mourn-
full noife, breathing out many fearfuH curfes againft the Murtherer,
beating themfelvs continually and with that earneftnefs till they grow
black and blew. The Boys and Men run continuall y about the ftreets
with Flags and DafTels, raging and bawling as if they were either
drunk, or befides themfelvs , ever crying out Hojfeyn f
Others fit at the Threlholds and in the Galleries of the Mefqms , or
Churches , inceffantly crying, 0 Hojfeyn ,
Before every door, and at every Window were planted many Tor
ches, and not a Houfe how poor foever it was in all Scamjchy, with
out a great Number of Torches and wax candles fet all in Rows y ,
whichj