"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" [‎٢‎٩‎٧] (٤٧٠/٣٦٢)

C hap .- XXVilf. The Voyages of lohn Struys. " ^
The Pilgrims that Offer any thing here , be it more or lefs have a
Maniple of Confccrated Annife given them, together with a Certifi- i6 7 >.
cat, that they have vifited and ofFe. ed at this Holy Place. This Ticket
or Schedule they call Syaretname, whicii is kept and fhown by the
Party, upon Occafion , who is thereby capable to fervc the Kina;
in certain Offices fuitable tothe Value of what he offered: althothe
Commiflioners fomtimes willing to favour any indigent Perfon,
have the Opportunity to raife their Fortunes by granting them fuch
a Billet, or letting a greater Value upon upon the Offering; fothat
flfere is Cheating as wellinthofeSaCred'Funaions, as in Temporal
Negotiations. . •
The faft Revenues of this Mejchair that arc fettled in the Town of r / ;f
xjirdeyil, is the R,ent of 200 Dwelling Houfes, 9 Hamans , or Hot-
baths, 8 Caraivanferas, the Majdav, wfth all the Buildmgs and Shops
round about ; as alfo the Kayfery , or Exchange, 100 Shops in the
Bafar. The foil and Impofitioris of all Merchandifes whatever. Of
the 5 7 V illages that are within the J urifdidion of Ardchil, 3 jaccrew
to this Sanduary, and 5 in the Province of Serab. In the City labris
it hath 100 Dwelling-Houfes, and the like number of the moft emi
nent Shops in all the Town, and 2 Villages within the J iu'ifdiaion
of the fame. In Cafom are feveral Carat and Baths , as alfo in
Kildn Aftrarath , and Mokan , befides many other Revenues that
are fettled upon it in divers Provinces, which could I have given an
account of, would fall too tedious , and tire the Patience of my Rea
der' fo that it's probable that this incredible Treafure. which from
time to time is accumulated , upon this (^reputed) Sanctuary muft
needs exceed the Royal Trefury it felf, and has alwaies more ready
Money gathered fo from a fuperftitious Zeal, than the King is able
to levy and paralel with all the Impofitions within his Realm and
Dominions.
Befides this famous and moft pompous Royal Sepulchre, ^frde-
hil flouriflies mainly in Traffic and Merchandife, for hither throng
all the Traders of Giftm , Georgia^ Kurdijian and other Countreys-,
Befides the Profit that the Citizens do receive from the continual
concourfe of ftrangcrs.and Pilgrims from Places both neat and remote.
It is alfo a great f horow-fare from the Northern Regions to ifpaaaa
and receivs a confiderable Benefit of Caravans and PafTengers, who
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