"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" [‎٢‎٧‎٢] (٤٧٠/٣٣٧)

1^2, The Voyages of V o y. III.
itrt. his beft Horfe: now the Saddle which he ordered me tafet on being
1671. richly fet with Pearls and Precious ftones., he kept italwaies , in the
Chamber where his, Plate was , fo that I jnuft pafs through three
Chambers to fetch it, but opening the Door of the fecond Room
I found my Patronefs ftandirig naked in the Bath, upon which being
in a,great amazement , and fearful that this rafh Action might be
rcprefented to my Mafter, who might make me pay for my Peeping,
in all haft I retreated and offered to run out again, which Ihe feeing,
cried outj Ho! ho!don i run at fullfilyour Coni-
mtnds. This flie faid with a fmiling Countenance } which cured me
of the Palfie, that the fight of her had already ftruck me into.
rhe .4m- On the 10'h. the Amballadors Brother departed for ifpahan , to make
bJjkion complaint againft the Chan , about the Money that the Ambaffa-
gw/fr dour had upon Intereft and disburied for him, which he could not
ifpalian, get in. *
rhe On the ii llu of luly is a great Fair at S cam itchy > upon which day above
great 500 Slaves were brought to Market, that being their main Traffiic.
^ Of thefe Slaves are of all forts, of People , Men... Wofiicn , Chil
dren , Chriftians and Pagans , , , Georgians and
Circ/ts-Tartars. The roles & Rujfes are commonly ftole by the
Tartars, as alfo the Circajfcs which are Heathens, foraccdrdingtothe
Voice of the x^Alchomn no Mahometan [^or may be made a
Slave , which mainly tends to the Propagation of Turctfm. On the
contrary the Circas-Tartars in xevenge do ileal the "Dtgefiam and fell
them to x\\e Rufms. And.-fo. the Janm. , althofeemingly many Na
tions , yet doubtlefs of old one People , live in conftant jarrs and
private Hoftility, who if they had but Difcretionand Conduftan-
fwerable to their Power, were in a capac ity to fubdue both — and
Ferjia. But as for the Gcorgims they are generally flich. as are fold by
their own.inhuman Parents, and m that out do both and Pagan
who .will not make fale, of fuch as are of their own Opinion or Na
tion , much lefs their own,Children , which is a thing fo befides
Nature, that the moft favage Beafts do abhor it, and will aafoon part
with their Life as with their Young. This Fair , which , aslhave
faid, confifts moft in the Sale of ftollen Booty is agreatadvantage
to Derhcnt and So am achy , which of late years feefn to ilounfh mainly,
and for this reafon is frequented by many Merchants, .where they
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