"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" [‎٣‎١‎٠] (٤٧٠/٣٧٥)

jio The Voyages of lohn Struys. V ot . III.
Tvanfer* Kofmabath where we let down. That night it began tofreez
"572. harder than is ufual in thofe Countreys, but was by day very fair and
lovly weather.
The next day we got the Village , lying about 5 Miles
diftant from Kafchan where on the 3 day of we arrived to
wards the Evening, taking up our Quarters at a very noble and com
modious , leeming rathera Palacethan an Inn.
sitmim Kafchan lies in 33 degr. 51 min. It is built long wife and points Eaft
e,/Ka. anc i Weft } being munited with ftrong Walls and round Redoubts',
&t an ' after the old manner of Fortification, on the South fide o'f the T own
is a place where they exercife the Spear in Tilt and Tournament,
where are alfo feveral Pillars fet up for Butts, or Marks to fhoot at. On
the other fide of the Town are feveral Royal Gardens and Summer
Houfes, andamongft the reft oneof aftately Fabric , having a Thou-
fand Windows. Kafchan is at this day the moft populous and eminent
Marts in all Perfia j having alfo a very famous Bafar and with
Piazzas and ftately Galleries , wherein are many rich Shops. It is
the ftaple for the moft part of the Silk fluffs that are made in
They have alfo many that work in Velvets and Sattins but not alto
gether fo good as thofe in Eur off, fo that the King has fent often to .
Venice exprefly for Workmen to come and refide there, which never-
thelefs he cannot accomplifh. The which are here very
numerous do furpafs all others that ever I have feen elfewhere: that
where we took up our Quarters being morelike a Palace than an Inn
as I have faid before, having 65 fpacious Rooms, befides many Con
veniences which others want. Below it was all Arched and made
into ftable ufe, and above with Galleries to entertain the common fort
of People. Hither refort many and other Merchants, coming
very far and bringing with them many rich Wares and precious Com
modities. There are abundance of Looms for Cloth of Gold and Sil
ver , as alfo many that make Tapeftry , and no lefs is the number
of Idle Perfons, who fwarm hither from all Parts, and like Drones
are maintained by the fedulous Labours ofthofe that take Pains, and
here have I feen more Beggars than ever I have feen in any Town in
all my Travels. As for the Countrey o(K*fcha», it is very fertile and
of an excellent Soil, producing vaft Quantities of Wine, Fruit, Corn
and is very rich of Cattel, infomuch that it is very cheap living there.
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