‘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’ [‎79] (122/470)

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Chap.III. The V oyages of lohn Struys.
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calm , that our Sails cling'd about the maft. The Turks in the U - Ar '
mean while lay battering the English Ship > and the English on the
other hand defended themfelves couragioufly. After they had fought
feme hours , the Turks boarded her abaft and got the Poop, which
the English feeing blew up the Deckhand fo fet the Ship on F ire, which
neverthelefs when they faw heron Fire to the Main Maft, ceafed not to
fire valouroufly out at the Prow till flie began to link, which they mar
king betook themfelves to fwfmmmg, rather willing to burn or fink
than furrender themfelves or Ship upon dilhonorable Terms. Howe
ver the Turks took up as many as they could, and made flaves of them.
Aboard this Ship was an English Woman who kept a Houfe of En
tertainment at femee , notedly known by the name of Mrs. Penters,
and one that was very kind to the English and Dutch when in anyftrait
or trouble, and many of our Nation were forry when they heard of
her Death. The Ship Midlet.on was mou nted with 56 Guns , and 60
Men , whereof about 40 weredrown'd andburn'd, as we found by
the Bodies we took up an hour and a half after the Battel. And after
ward underftood by the Slaves we took in the Engagement at the
Dardarielli , that the Galleys were fo difabled that they repented the
AlTault, befides more than 500 Men outright kill'd, and a far grea
ter number wounded.
While we lay at Anchor at the entrance of the Channel , and
floating to and again before the Dardanellt , the molt part of our men
were quell'd with a Scorbutic diftemper, for want offrefh Water.
For all the Water we could have, we mnft fetch out of the River of
Troy ; which we could not doe without great perril, and jeopardy of
our lives j the 7"^ having fcveral hidden Trenches , in which they
lay fculking till they faw opportunity , and then furprizedus. To
my great misfGrtune,! was fent out with 7 more to fetch Water with a
Boat j and coming to Troy, we faw very rich Vineyards, at a diftarice,
and mightily longing for fome fueh refrelhments , we call: lots
who fhould make the attemptto go and fetch fome Grapes, and the
Lot fell upon me: wherefore without much lofs of time I betookmy
felf thither, viewing warily if the coaft were clear, but feeing no ftir or
appearance of men j I went up undauntedly , where I made both
Hands and Chaps move. But whilft Iwas thus bufy, heard a great
noife, andtiuningmeabout, defcriedfeveral Turks that had lay in.
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