‘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’ [‎128] (177/470)

The Voyages of V o y. III . ,
ngc fet forward having fair Weather, which at our fetting out feemed to
1(568.* be durable. On this days Journey we met with, Rivers which we were
to oafs over that hindred us not a litle; by reafon that the Floats were
fo litle,not able to carry above 3 or 4 Hories at a time with Sledges and
Wagqns, At night we arrived at Serkifo^o where we took up our
Night-lodging. In the mean time it froze fo hard , that we were all
beniimmed , and fain to run after the Waggons to keep our felves
Warm.
On the eleventh ditto , we went through feveral thick Woods of
Juniper, where we faw abundance of Foxes playing together in the
'Sun. About 3 in the afternoon we arrived at from
whence we could fee thclong -Wifh 'd-for Mofoti. About Evening we
entred the Suburbs, where by one of our own N ation we underftood
that the Hecr -van Sweden was deceafed, and that the Ship was fit
for Lanching.
On the 1 2' !l we had order to come into the City , and hadAp-
partments provided us near the Houfe of the Our
Landlady had fo little fatisfattion in the Guefts that were appointed
to have quarters with her, that Iheaddreffedherfelf to Court, to
defire that we might be brought fome where elfe, but inftead of ob
taining her Requeft, was fent home with a hundred ftrokes on the
Ribs for her pains. When flie came in, fhe ran into a back-room, where
was the Image of St.'NjchoUs painted upon a Plank, and falling down
proftrate before it, flied a fliower of Tears. However flie was forced
to content her felf for 14 days longer , during which time we made
good chear, andfparednotfor Fewel in the Stoves. And albeit the
Woman was fo diflatisfied at our being there, yet her Husband could
have wifh'd us there the whole year round , for our Brandy and
Tabaccofake.
On the 2 7 we had order to go into the Houfe of the late deceafed
Gentleman, even now remembred , which was a very commodious
„ or Houfe and providedwithagreat * Stove, which was by reafon of
cackththe bitter Weather, very welcome to us $ the more becaufe the faid
Houfe was well turmfhed with Wood , and other fewel for the
Winter. We ftayd here three weeks, during which time there was
care taken for what we had need of > when that time was expired we
received fuddenOrders,forthwith to depart for our wharf at Jjlrachw.
On