‘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’ [‎350] (423/470)

The Voyages of lohn Ill
mjr . ous fite becoma very famous E that on a fudden, being
l6 7 2, lately a poor fmall Town , inhabited byFifhers It is frequented by
rhe Indians ., (Ji-ioors,English, French and Hollanders , who drive here a migh-
smng t y Trade which three laft have their Houfes of Refidence next to
Gimme' the fiiore, and Hand very Convenient for loading and unloading
ton. of Goods. Gammeron is a placefubjeclto a very unwholfom Air being
a hot CIimat; the Heats continuing violent from May till
which is the reafon that fo many Strangers either die or dwindle
away with a lingring Difeafe, which if they once get, it will hardly
leave them,alth6 they fhould change the climat. Beildes the Un
wholfom Airs and Damps, there are many Strangers who deftroy
themfelvs with drinking of a Liquor much in ufe there called
punshen, being compounded of ^rak , Sugir , and R .tfins , which is
fo bewitching that they cannot refrain from drinking it, if they once
com to tafte it, being very delicious and tempting. It occaflons
aGiddinefs in the Head, Feavers, and Fluxes, and is fo corrofiv,
that fom who have drunk immoderatly of it and died, being ope
ned, their Bowels were gnawed through and through. The fcorch-
ing Heat ot that Clime alfo renders the Earth very dry and bar
ren fothat there is little or nothing that grows about it, fave only
Dates, which like beft in fandy and dry groundj but as for Gardens
they are very rare to be feen except here and there a little one which
with great trouble and continual Watering bring forth a few Pot
herbs, and Roots. However they are very wellfupplyed with many
forts of Refrefliments, as Cittrons Oranges , Pomegranats, Pea
ches, Apricocks, Grapes, Almonds, Apples, Pears and other Fruits,
as well as Plants, which grow upon the Ifland , about three
Leagues from Gummcrsn-, but their moft ufual Diet is Fifh. The Inha-
0/ thtbitants go almoft quite naked by reafon of the great Heat, and are
0 ^ a tawny yellowifh Colour. The Women adorn their Arms, No-
Gammc -fes, and Ears with Rings and Plates of Gold, Silver, Copper, and
10n, Iron every one according to their ability.
About a Mile without Ganmero is a wonderfull kind of a Tree
^ alwaies which grows round , and the Branches declining to the
Ground rife out again, as if it were from another Root, andfocon-
■ttZlout tinues for 250 Paces in circuit. This fame Tree bears a fort ofFruit
Gamme- r oundand yellow, but foil nth of Taft, and has fmall ilones or Ker-
nels