‘The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys, through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Moscovia, Tartary, Media, Persia, East-India, Japan, and other places in Europe, Africa and Asia. Containing, I. Most accurate remarks and observations of the distinct qualities, religion, politie, customs, laws and properties of the inhabitants: II. A due description of the several cities, towns, forts and places of trust, as to their site and strength, fortifications by nature, or art, &c. with other things worthy of note: and III. An exact memorial of the most disastrous calamities which befell the author in those parts (viz) by ship-wrack, robberies, slavery, hunger, tortures, with other incommodities and hardships’ [‎7] (46/470)

Chap. I. The Voyages of/o/w stmys 7
South-eaft Cape thereof hath the Road ofthelflaad 'Jtiajo on the jul r..
Weft j and W. and by N. about 5 leagues diftant. The high Land l6 't 8 *
of St.I Ago lies from the Road of Majo direcliy Weft, but the middle
thereof South-weft from Boa Vijla , or rather more Wcfterly; and
from the Salt Ijland S. W. and by S. about 25 Leagues. From the
South-weft Angle, the coaft ftretches it lelf forth 2 leagues South-
weft j where there is a fmall Hamlet, called Pr.tye, lit uated in a com
modious place, between two Hills, and environed with 2 Rivers;
which running into the Sea , do make two handibm Bays 3 one
whereof is called Porto de Praye ■> and has room enough to contain
an hundred Ships, which may fafely ride at Anchor, without damni
fying each other, having 14 fathom water, and fhot-frcc from Land,
as alio the benefit of a fmall Ifland, which breaks off the wind. Sail
ing paft/V^ de Praye , before you come at the Town, is a Cape,
or fmall Promontory , which the rorttigeez.es call Cxpo Tubaras;
On the Weft whereof is another Bay, called ,
which alfo is very fitly feated between two Hills,and aRiver that runs
through the midle, riling from a fountain , about 2 leagues from
thence, and difgorging it felf into the Sea, by a mouth about a Bow-
fiiot in breadth. In the Nor this alfo another Haven called
Qn.the Illand St.lago are yet two Towns of note, whereof the one
is called St. Thomas , very well feated j the other
which is built upon a rifing Ground: This is the Metropolis of all
the Towns of thefe lllands, where is alfo the Refidence and Palace
of their Bilhop. Towards the Weft, on an Angle of the Illand is a
Fortrefs , two leagues from Porto-de , where Ships come to
anchor j and North-weft from this Angle another Haven 5 known by
the name of Porto de Canifos.
• This Illandis very fertile, and abounds with fruit of feveral kinds,
as on each fide the Rto de Cor en grow great plenty of Cocos, Oranges ,
Citrons, & other Fruit-trees, asalfofome Cedars. Befides this, it
affbards good ftore of Rice , Mais., and other grain, asalfoCattel
both for work and flaughter.
llha del puogo , or , The Ifle of Fire , probably has that name j c i
from one of it's Mountains, which continually fends forthflames, Vuogo
by fome inteftin Fire. It lies in 14 degr. 20 min. Northerly Latitude,
^iid 12 leagues from the South-well; point of St. lago.. North,.
15' ' well, ,