"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" [‎٣‎٤‎٩] (٤٧٠/٤٢٢)

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every one took me for a Per fun, being {horn after that manner, but w .^ r .
hearing me fpeak Dutch , they a Heed me if I was one of thole who ,672 "
were in the fervicc of the Cz,ar of Mojcovia lanfwered, and alio
gave them a full Relation of what had palled .and of the great hard-
Ihip I had fuffered fince in Slavery and otherwife, about which they
were very curious and allced me divers Qtiellions. The Director him-
felf was alio plealed to fend for me into the great Hall where he wel-
com 'd me out of my Slavery, and promifed to fend me bythefiril
Shipping for Batayia.
CHAP. XXXVI.
j4 Defcription of Gzvnrc>n , crBcndarj, and theTLtymology. The great Traffic with
all Nations, TJnwholfomnefs of the u4ir ^ and Heat at Garnxon. Palepunfchen
an unwholfom Drink^how made. The Earth dry and barren- Fertility a^ Kif-
jnifcli. Of the fnhahitants of Gamron. ^4 wonderful Tree growing without
the City, .An Indian (reputed) The hef feafon for f rangers to com aud
Trafjic at Gamron. JUfetchandife brought thither bj the Engliih. The Englifh
receiv\Toil with the Scach. Hoilanders trade without paying Toll, The
Author falls very Jick^ and in defpair of Recovery, The kindnefs and bounty of
L, van Akcrfloot j-a He recovers. Set Jail from Gamron. Arrival at
Malchate and a Defcription of that Town, The violent Heat about Mafchate
which renders the Air very unwholfom. Their Departure from Mafkatc. Arri
val at Batavia, The Author htres himfelffor Sailmaker, Comes with y Ships
before Bmthzm. Arrival at the Cape o^GoodHope. ,
Gx^Amtron is alfo by the Perjians called Bendar, which is as much tefcru
as to fay 3 The Key of the Kingdom , like the Name Derbent 5 al- P 1 ' 1 ™
ready mentioned. It lies in 27 degr. Northerly Latitude upon the merotv
Gulf of Ferfia: on each fide (land 2 Cafties built after the old man
ner of Fortification 5 but very ftrong and able to command the Ha
ven from fide to fide : they are alfo well fupplied with Men and
have good (lore of Ammunition. That part of the Town which lies
toward the Countrey is munited with a reafonable ftrong Wall 5 and
has without at a convenient Diftance feveral Redoubts ^ to defend
the Upper Quarter of the City 5 There is alfo a confiderable flrong
Redoubt, on the Coaft. Gammercn is in refped; of it 5 s comniodi-
Xx. 3., mm