‘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’ [‎144] (193/470)

The Voyages of John V o y . HI.
Riding - fledge which is richly accoutred and fet out with Cloth of
Gold,* and Fringes fmtable : The Horfeis alfo covered with coftly
Trappings and ruch Furrs. Then follows the Bridegroom , accom
panied with the Prieft both on Horfe-backjand after them the Friends
on both fides. W .hen they enter the-Churchthe Bridegroom takes his
Place which is covered with Taffataf, whither alfo the Bride is
brought. When they are fet together there are feveral Images of
Saints fet up before them , upon which the Priefl: pronounces a
Bleffing : and afterward taking the Bridegroom by the right hand,
and the Bride by the left , asks , Are you Mn-
trimony whether ? The Parties then anfwering , the Prieft fings
the 128 Pfalm, which they likewife mutter out after him. This done
the Prieft fets a Garland upon their Head , uttering thefe Words ,
Increafe and multiply , tohat G O D joyn feperate. Then
all the Friends light their Torches , and the Prieft takes aGlafs of
Red Wine into his Hand, which he delivers over to the Bridegroom
and Bride to drink off, then taking the empty Glafs from them
delivers it to the Bridegroom who throws it down and the Bride
ftamps it with her foot to powder , faying,
feet 1 and be crushed to poivder, Tvho go About to f Upon
that the Married Women ftrow them with Hemp , wiflling them
Profperityand a happy union. Thefe Ceremonies being ended they
return home again after the fame manner that they went to Church.
So foon as they have entred the Houfe,the Bridegroom goes and takes
his feat at the Table where he receives, and bids all his Guefts welcom
but the Bride is brought directly into her Chamber where the
undreffes her to the Shift and lays her down upon the bed, The Bride
beingthus laid fendstocall her Bridegroom by two of her Servants
with Torches in their Hands. Immediately upon his entring the
Chamber., flie jumps out of the Bed and purs on a Gown fur'd with
Sables, and giving him the hand goes out with him, but her Servants
in the mean time put out their Torches by running them into one of
the litle Barrels [mentioned in Pag, 142] Thus hand in Iiand they go
to the Table where all tlie Guefts fit. ThefirftDifh which is brought
up is a roafted Pullet , this the Bridegroom himfelf is to carve and
throws fome part thereof over his Shoulder which the Brides
catches in a Napkin, and keeps for a Monument. When the Meal is
done