‘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’ [‎63] (106/470)

C hap , XL . The Voyages of Strujs. c,^
10 at,night.caft anchor before the Fort Upon ourarnval
there I was put aboard the Pofl-horfe , wliich was bound for where >650
'jam. we atwed on the 2 2^ of lamary, and there, took in the Sieur Vander
%inJ| fJMuyden-, Conful for the Company at India j who was to go for Batayta.
Here ^e took in 8 young Elephants , with Provender ? which was
J_ ^ u gar -cane j as alfo a certain quantity ot Rice. Here I may
ffldptctii, no t ommit a certain paffage , which ( though unadvifedly done j
Headstn almoft coil me my neck. About noon when the dinner was
o&H ready j I went to the Cook for a bowl of hot broth, which having
got 1 came to bring it to 2 of my Comrades, and palling by the Holcf,
one of the Elephants wound me about the leggs with his Trunk ( or
fnout } that 1 came tumbling down , Plater and all , which being
fcalding hot, fell upon the Elephants back 5 and made him to roar out
and ftamp, that the Ship tumbled and ihaked again, this fo amazed
the Commander that he came funning out of his Cabin to know what
was^the matter. Here I was in a great ftrait fearing to cry out, being
fenlible that he was a choleric man, and yet durft not Hay below for
the Elephant , who if he could have come at me would have trod
den, me as flatas a Flounder ; but conlidenng with my felf that the
Captain would affuredly come to hear of it, one time or another, and
if Iftaid long I was lure this bcaft of vengeance would fend me to
my Grandilr. I cryedout and the Commander in all haft fent one
to pull me up. So foon as they had got me upon the Deck , he gave
order to tie me to the mail, and commanded a fellow to lick" mc
lullily with a ropes end.
On the ot February we fet Sail for where I was difcharged
ofiny Service 3 and permitted to go for Holland .* and in order thereto 16 51
went aboard the Ship ZeUndia, which was then almoft ready to fet S
Sail. On the 26 we let out, having a good Wind, and a fine ferene
air. Within a few days we failed through the Straits of Sunda j and
thence fet our courfe for S. Helena, Holland..
On the 21 of April we got fight of , where we came fafe
into the Harbour , being 7 Sail in all. As foon as we were arrived, msTni
we went up into the Mand to Hunt, fifli and range the Woods for W
Oranges, Lemons and other Fruits.
Having now refrelhed our felves fufficiently , and all tilings in a
readi-