‘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’ [‎189] (242/470)

C hap . XIV.
The Voyages of
CHAP. XIV.
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Stenko returns backand is followed hy many Ruffes, oppofed hy
Pjororoski , which Mcnko difobeys. Poiver.
The Way wo dc of Aftrachan fends out againfi ,
fully yields. The Officersmurthercd. great Perplexity at Aftrachan,
and Aw of Stenko, His cruelty and
Dogs m Pcrfia. Kumuskinka furrendred
STenko Rad&in whofe implacable fnry agaiml fome that had interpo-
fed themfelves to incite the Emperour againft him , and to de
prive him of his favour , would not fuffer him to remain Ml j but
their bodies being now fomewhat affwaged which before were fwollen
with drinking of fait Waterj and their \ itals again revived with freib
Diet, which were almoft ipent with long falling, during the time of
their extravagancies, they refolved to go for , and to vifit their
refpeclive homes. gives them afhort warning to prepare for a
March, and m order thereto gets all things in a readines himfelf.
Some difcontented feeing the ready to depart, they
came and defired to lift themfelves under his Condudl-, to which he
readily an en ted, and by fair Promilcs drew abundance after him.
It happened fometime before he defigned to leave the Town that
meeting with about 20 or more Rup whom he could fee by their
countenance to be inclinable to follow him j thefe he fell in difcourfe
with, and liberally diftributeda Bag of Gold among them , promi-
^ling themthat if tney would follow him they IhouM fare no worfe
ivLu 6 , wasericoura § e m en t e n o ugh for them who did not only
lut themfelves, but perfwaded alfo many of their Friends to take the
likeCourfe, andjoyn their Fortunes., amongft whom were divers
that were in the Emperours S ervice.
1 he Governour of Jjlrachan coming to underftand that fevcral
Ferions m the fervice of the great Duke, his Mailer, had withdrawn
and lifted themfelves among the Rebells , he i'ent one a
Captain or the Strelit&ers to Rad^in with Inftructions to demaund
the Rupans, and to will him to fend them back upon pain of the Em
perours Disfavour , which fhould not be fo ealily accommodated as
before., when perhaps he Ihould be compel'd to make fatisfaarion for
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