‘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’ [‎19] (30/470)

the CONTENTS,
ning of the Circds-TArtars 5 Their Pcr-
fons and Complexions defcribed.
Their Habit and way of Living. Of
their Women, their Habit, Hu
mours and Inclinations.. Their Ido
latry. 198.
Chap. XVII
The Author and his Company
err in their Courfe. They meet with
a Cofak-Bzxk. A great Tempeft. The
Beginning and Limits of the
7art ays > Their Poflure or Frame o
Body , Habit and Way of Living.'
They arc great Plagiaries. The Bar-';
rennefs of the Dagej Mountains.!
Another great Tempeft. The Shallop
run aftrand and is fpied by the
who plunder them. The ftrange way
of elefting the D age Jim Kings. They
are aflaikd by another Company who ,
ravifti the Woman m prelenceofhcr
Husband, and convert theiq all to
Slaves. The Author tortured to de-
tect his Companions, which he man
fully endures. They are brought be
fore the ofmyn , and chained. 206.
C hap. XVIII.
The Captivs take their leavs of
each other. The great Orchard near
T z,urbag. Their Arrival at Si
tuation of Mount An acci
dental meeting with fume Carmelite
Friars. The Author infifted uponto
undertake a Cure of a Rupture, which
with much perfwafion , he promifes
to do. His afcent up the Mountain
K^Ararat to the Hermites Cell, who
was his Patient, which he performs
in 5 days time. He undertakes and
cures the Rupture. The Copy of
an Atteftation given him by the faid
Hermite in barbarous Latin. His re
turn down.
212.
Chap. XIX.
The Author put in Chains again:
He is infifted upon to renounce the
chrijlun Faith and become
tan-, Divers means to that end put in
praftife by way of Trial. The great
gain of warm Baths. The Author
taken out of Chains. He is fold to a
Perfmn, The Situation of the
Sea. Great Whirlpools in the Bay of
Gdm. A difcourfe about the Silk-
trade. A further Defcription of the
C^wwSea, See. 218.
Chap. XX.
A Defcription of it's
Walls. The Sultans Court. Very old
Ruins. Divers Watch-towers. Mul
tiplicity of Sepulchrets without
hent. Their Slave-market. The Au
thor fold a^ain. His Patron married
with a Polij'h Woman and runs into
Danger of his Life. The Intention of
his Patronefs in running away from
her Husband and taking the Author
with her. Two of Mr. Com
panions come to Do How they
made their elcape from the
' xhe