"رحلات جون ستريز المحفوفة بالمخاطر والأكثر تعاسة، عبر إيطاليا، اليونان، لايفلاند، موسكوفيا، تتاريا، ميديا، بلاد فارس، الهند الشرقية، اليابان، وغيرها من الأماكن في أوروبا، أفريقيا، وآسيا. تحتوي على، I. أكثر الملاحظات دقة للصفات المميزة، الدين، تنظيم المجتمع، التقاليد، القوانين، وممتلكات السكان؛ II. وصف وافٍ للعديد من المدن، البلدات، الحصون، وأماكن المعالم التاريخية، بخصوص موقعها وقوتها، وتحصنها بالطبيعة، أو الفن وغيرها، مع أشياء أخرى جديرة بالملاحظة: و III. مذكرة دقيقة بأكثر الكوارث المفجعة التي شهدها المؤلف في تلك الأماكن (ومنها) حطام سفينة غارقة، عمليات سرقة ونهب، الرِق، الجوع، والتعذيب، بالإضافة إلى العديد من الأمور الأخرى المزعجة فضلًا عن المصاعب الأخرى" [‎٤‎٤] (٤٧٠/٨٥)

44 The Voyages of Struys. V o y . I
tebr, parrel, Houfe-furniture and mechanical Implements , of every
f ort _ t } ie going down of the Sun there were feveral Fire-works
play'dofF, which iffued out of Twenty Turrets, covered with gil
ded paper. All thefe preparations , beiides what was that day given
to the Bon &i , and diftributed among the poof, according to the
relation given to the Heer vanCMxyden , by the Kings Agent, a-
mounted to 5000 Catti of Siam Silver, which is about 66000 pound
Sterl. befides the Images that were bellowed on the chief Tem
ple, whereof two were of Gold , about 4. foot high, which alfo
amounted to a great fum : for what Gold, Jewels , or other Gifts
were in her life time prefented her, by the King, or Mandonns } were
expended upon thefe exequial Rites.
CHAP. IX.
The Body of thePrincefs burnt. j4 renntrkahle tuns
was poyfined. The Kings fury againflall the Dome flics of the Princejs ,
committed to cuflodj. The cruelPunifhment ft range
to find out the guilty. Elephants ufe Fifty
executed in one day,fame by Elephants,
where they arefujfered to fiarve.A Toung
ched. Their Candouryand free refolvednefs to di-e.
TWo days after the Corps were brought forth, the King went
himfelf in perfon, and gave fire to the wood v/ith a Torch ,
which was done with great Solemnity, and Mulic of all forts, that all
the time play'd very dolefull Airs. TheCheft of Gold, together with
all the Coftly Ornaments,wherewith Ihe was attired, when flic lay in
ftate, were burn'd with the Corps, and reduced to duft.
'^4h odi We may not ommit to relate a very remarkable paffage which hap-
Tajfage. pened about thefe Exequies j for when the King went to gather up
the Afhes , which were to be put in a golden Urn , he found a piece
of Flefh, about the bulk of a Young childs head, frefh and uncon-
fumed. This feeing , he was mainly altered, and turning about to
one of the Magi who ftood at his left hand. Asked him; What his
opinion was ? and , What might be the reafon that this gobbet of
flelh