‘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’ [‎331] (398/470)

C hap . XXXIII. The V oyages of
at j yet ftuck not to fwallow a Camel. Having taken what they could
carry they left me , but not without a Token to remember them 3 l67 ^*
giving me fo many Reboimders about the Head with their Trunche
ons, that I was taken up for Dead by my faithfull Fellow-Travellers,
who came again when they faw there was none to molcll'em. That
day we travailed 24 \_Englifh~\ Miles, and at night came to a very com
modious and ftately Caraivrnjera, fuch as I had not met with all the
way unlefs in lom great Gity, being all round with Galleries.
On the 28 we let forward on our Journey and came to a fair Vil
lage called Mcjiztd , where we had a very commodious CuraTvanfera,
and ftay'd there that night. The faid CdraJDrnferei was nothing inferior
to that we had the night before, afwellmrefpeftofConvemencyas
ornament, having much variety of Garved work, as Foliage, Fru-
fturagc, &c. after the Perjian manner: the Walls alfo were covered with
a neat fort of white glazed Tiles. Near to this Place is the Sepulchre
and Tomb ofthe Mother of being a fair Monument of
white Marble: hither repair many devout Women to vifit the Tomb fhtfjf
and pour out their Prayers and Supplications for themfelvs and Schach
Friends, which I remark'd was very brief, for they only (according •
to the general Injunction) pulh'd the Tomb with their Head 3 times, Mother.
and as often ftooped to kifs it, then muttered out a Ihort prayer,
which doubtlefs they .have by form, and fo departed. Having ftay'd
there that night we went in the Morning to buy up fom frefh Provi-
fions and Fruits, that place being very famous for Winter-growth
of Fruits, both as to plenty and Gheapnefs.
On the *Nine and Twentieth of we came to a little village * Fat u
called Si^a, having that day travailed 5 Miles.
The next day wefet forward on ourjourney and travailing a good
pace, came pretty earlymto the village Mard.ifch , where we refolved
to reft a little being almoft wearied out with the badnefs of the Way
and Weather. The next morning I took a turn without Town on
Horfe-back , with one of our Company; where having rode about
2 Miles to the Eaftward from the Town, we defcried a huge fair
Pile of Building, which afterwards by fom Pilgrims that we met.
We underftood was a Sepulchre. The general Structure was a very
fair Temple altogether built of Marble, Handing on a riling ground
and iupported with 10 high and mafl y Pillars. When we entred we
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