"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" [‎٨‎٢] (٤٧٠/١٢٥)

gi ' The Voyages of Struys. V oy. IL
m ^ y . very fait and has this property, that with the left motion, or troubling,
,65<} it burns like fire. Hereupon they fhot at us by guefs and random,
with the Long-bow ( for by reafon of the Rain they could not ufe
their Fire-arms , } fo that the Arrows came pelting about our ears,
and fometimes grazing upon the Water , till at laft one hit the Ruji
directly upon the buttock. However he fwom fo long with it, till we
Ihtrithwereoutoffliot , but when I would have pulled it out j the poor
mt ^r- caitifFbegan to yell out molt miferably, crying, Let ,
""*■ An x^rro-to Vith a dicker. And thus he was fain to fwim for two Leagues
together, before we came to the Armade: and had the ftream
heavy on our fide. When we came to the Armade we were taken into #
the Ship Abrahams offering , where the 2^/had the Arrow drawn out
of his buttock, which had pierced him to the very bone , and put
him to a miferable torture before it was drawn out, being a Harpoon
with 8 wickers. However he was by the diligence of an able
in a fliort time cured of his Wound ; and we thanked God for his
delivery ofus from the hands of thofe mercilefs Tyrants , preferving
us through the dangerous floods , and bringing us to a Chriftiaa
People.
CHAP. IV.
The fugitive Slaves brought beftre the En e our agin^
their Men. Number of the Venetian
manders andChieftainsThe Malteezes iOjn T urkisli
(ail up, endeavour to breakthrough Maltcezcs. Turks
throw up two Batteries. -A dreadfull Engagement the Can no v.
for three days together. The T urks
Venetians. The. Turks loofe their Courage.
jure. /^\N the 2 4 of Tune by break of day we got the Armade manner
i«f6 asaforefaid^ and about 8 a clock , I was brought before the
General, to whom I fignified what had paffed as to my particular
concernment, and gave him what Intelligence I could from the
Turkish Fleet , who intended that day to fall down , had already
reckoned the day their own , and made a Dividend among them-
felves, of the Ships, Spoil, and Slaves, for which reafon the Offi
cers