"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" [‎٣‎٢‎٦] (٤٧٠/٣٩٣)

3z < j The Voyages otl V o y . III.
fiderable Retinu fave only the Ghancelor and Grand Marfhal, the
the Guards and the reft of the Court having order to keep behind
the Froceilion. The Begum, or Queen before mentioned was carried
before as a privat Gentlewoman in a Sedan to a great Merchants houfe,
accompany'd only with one Gentlewoman, the Mafter of the Eu
nuchs and 4 of his Company : for the King ever repofes great Con
fidence in the Chriftians, and efteems them as the moft loyal of all
his Subjects, as appears by his adventuring his perfon among them,
without any Guards. But before the Froccllion was ended it began
to fnow very hard, which did not only caufc the King to Icav them
but put a ftop to the further Celebration of this great Feftival, which,
by the preparations , feemed to be intended to be folemnized with
very great Pomp : for befides the Contribution of all the Chri
ftians, who, as I have elfe where noted, are very rich, the King fends
the Patriarch a confiderable Sum of Money fom time before, in order
to the carrying on and maintaining this anniverfary Cuftom. The
Patriarch and Superior Clergy feeing there was no hopes of the
Weather growing better , they departed without performing the
ritual Ceremonies: but the Laity continued Dancing and Singing all
the Night long.
In the mean while the Caravan wasinareadinefstodepartfor
meron , and the Heer Bent gave order for Horfes and Camels to be
bought up for us, to carry our Provifionand Baggage, Healfotook
care to buy us all NecefTaries we had occallon for on our Journey and
was pleafed to appoint me as Cajfd A or Overfeer of the Provi
fion. About this time it frofe very hard, and as I not without won-
dring faw Ice 3 Foot thick , which was averred never to be known
in that Countrey in any mans Age. How hard a feafon it was for poor
People may be gathered from what I have already faid how fcarce
all kind of Fewel is is ifpuhan.
CHAP.