‘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’ [‎352] (427/470)

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The V oyages of lohn.
VOY.IU
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1672
On the 18 of f .dy I was vifited with a moft violent burning jt eav er,
which raged fo cruelty that 1 grew dcfperate, for Itekmy lelfevery
The *4u-day weaker and weaker j wherefore fuppoiing, notwithftanding the
contrary opinion of many, that if I Ihould change the Air, that I
fhould change the Air , that I ihould recover , and therefore got
one to addrefs himfelf to the Heer Director d.eHaas and m
thor
taken
very
fick of a
burning
feaver.
my name
intercede that I might go for with the Ship ,
which lay ready for fail. The Dire£tor was pleafed to give order that
I fhould go aboard wiiich was matter of Joy forme, tearing if I had
ftay'd much longer that I fhould have taken rny leav of the World.
Thus I was brought aboard, and met there with one ym
K^ylkcrjloot , who afced me from whence I was? ItolcThim, From War
mer j he told me that he was a lib born near , and for our
Countreys fake gave me his Cthin , charging his Servant that
when I called for either Spamfh , or other Wine that he fhould draw
it for me, and ferve me with what I hadoccalion for; thiskmdnefs
I have great reafon to remember and be thankfull for, being an un-
fpeakable Trouble to him, who lay fo long in a place where he was
ill at eafe, nor did he ever fail or decline to the very laft. Mean while
I lay very difconfolate and fo ill that the Dodor had given me over.
I was fo fwollen that the Cabin where I lay was too narrow forme.
I therefore prayed the Doctor to let me blood, but he refufdd, faying,
that if I came to dy, it would be faid that he was the occafion of
it, however I ft ill periifted, till at laft he was fain to condefcend.
So foon as I was let blood I found my felf abundantly eafed, and from
time to time grew better, altho 't was very long before I was reftored
to my former ftrength. The Carpenter of the Ship was alfo at the
fame time ftruck with a violent Feaver and dyed by the Way.
Finally we fet fail, and came on the firft of with apro-
Umivd fperous Gale in the Bay of A/afih which is a fair Haven lying in
fchatc" 2 3 ^ e & r ' 3" Northerly latitude within, or upon the Bought of
JDefcri-
piion of
the
Town,
He reco
vers.
the Haven is a City, which towards the Countrey is environed with
Hills and fufHciently fortified with Walls and Bulwarks : on that
lide next the Sea is alfo an Earthen Wall thrown up fince it has bin
under the Jurifdiction of the King oi i'erjla for before it was but
an open Town; except for fomefmall Towers the Portugueezes had
built, when it was in their Pofieliioo, to check the favage
. who