‘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’ [‎6] (45/470)

r, The Voyages of lohn Struys. . V o y. 1.
LY St. lago' , fuogo and Brava j which are the neareft lilands to Vtfta,
1648. The Iflanci CMajo lies about nine leagues S. S. W. or rather more
ifUnd Wefterly, from Boa Vifta , and is the fmalleft of all the reft 5 being
Mafo. about 7 leagues round. Within.land are feveral fteep hills 3 and on
the North a Plain, about a league in breadth from whence reaches
out a long Bank towards the North-eaft, and another towards the *
Weft j which caufe impetuous Breaches of the Sea , and confe-
quently "great danger for Ships that fail that way. The Illand is al-
moft round in circumference , having its breadth and length almoft
equal, and is full of fmall Capes or Promontories, which make fo
many Inlets. The common Road belonging to this Ifland , is on
the South-weft Coaft , where you have 15 and 16 fathom Water,
and a fandy ground j having the Weftern point of the Ifland at N.
and by W. and another Point at E. S. E. and the South end of St.
Jage S. W. On the North fide of the Ifland, behind a litle black
Cape, lies a fmall Bay, or Road for Anchorage, at 5 or 6 fathom
water, and upon the loweft point, on the Eaft, is a Village of 1 o or
12houfes. This Ifland is very rocky, high and dry, having litle
grafs upon it but what grows in the clefts of the Rocks. It is alfo
very barren of Fruit, neither Lemmons nor Oranges willlike there,
nor no other fruit whatfoever, unles figs, and thofe, by reafon of the
drought of the Seafon and Ground feldom ever come to maturity, or
return to profit. There are in this liland feme Cotton-trees^and good
plenty of Goats, fo that there are many thoufands of thofe Hides
tranfported yearly from hence. There are alfo fome wild Hor-
fes , KineandAfleS j good plenty of Fowl, as Patndge, Heath-
hens , Buftards , Wild-geefc, and other Fowl, not known with
us in Europe.
There are alfo many Saltpans on this liland, where the Salt by
the Ground Water, and the Ingrefs of the Sea, with the help of
the-Sun, is well concreted, yet is fomewhat too yellow in colour.
*AUni'^ c Inhabitants are a mixt folk * of Negros , and others, who
sjSex. follow Goat hunting, ufing Wolves in fteadof Dogs. Some alfo
hem. follow the Fifiling trade, and find great plenty of ^ , Dorades
and other Fifh.
St. I Ago is the greateft and chief of the Cdh Vcrdo Iflands, being
about 1 zleagues in length, lying South-Eaft and Noith-wtft: The
, • South-