"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" [‎٩‎٣] (٤٧٠/١٤٠)

C hap. V. The Voyages of lohn Struys. <>3
fleevs hanging down to the middle of the Thighs 3 wiiich they feldome
or never put their arms into. The Peafants alfo wear long red Caps 165 '
as the Merchants and Citizens, but wide linen or Cotton Breeches
likeTrouzers. Their wear a white Silk or Cotton Sharf
about their Head j hanging over their back and Ihoulders like Nuns.
Their Stockings are moftly fcarlet and neatly embroyded, their Ihoes
with litle handfom heels, and fometimes for their more eafy going *'
with flaps. Thofe that are of ability wear a kind of Boddice or waft-
coat of cloth of Gold, and above that an upper-Coat with Ipng Silk
fleeves, this is girded about the middle with Ribbons. Some there are
alfo which wear a fliortfilk Jacket or Jufticore coming down to the
calf of the legs, their flaifts hanging down 2 palms below that.
Being now as we already told you , fent to collect Tribute ,
the firft Wand we came at was Path the place where the
H. Apoftle lohn , and the beloved Difciple of our Lord, was confined,
or banifhed to, and where he wrote his When we went
aihoar, they ihow'd us a litle Chappel in the cleft of a Rock , which
r as the Greeks afcertain'd to us } was the very place where he faw
thofe Heavenly Viikms ■,as alio a ftone which lay above his Bed.This
ftone the Greeks fell, and make great profit of it, being ftampt into
powder is "reputed the bell Remedy that ever was known, for a
Quartan Ague. The City Pathmos is founded upon a Hill about the
middle of the Ifiand , and has withirf it a very fair Monaftery with'
the T omb of chryfolodos the Founder thereof The Ifiand is both Fruit
ful, populous and well built, on the Sea-fide is a litle ftrong Sconce
to defend the place again ft Pyracy, but when they heard of the Over
throw of the T urks , did not in the left oppofe themfelves againft us,
being overaw'd by the Cadis.
When we had difpatched at Fxthmos , we fteer'd away for
which is an Ifiand right over againft the Gulf of to fee if we
could meet with any JWi-r, or other 'Tur Shipping , and according
to our expeftarion met with two rich Prizes , laden with raw Silk,
and other precious Commodities. After we had Sail'd to and again
for 5 or 6 days , we came to Samos to demand the Contributions as at r,yamwr '
other places. When we were arrived in this Road our Commander
thought good to fupply us with Waterand other neceffaries , upon
whichland 19 other of our Ships-folk were fent aihoar. Ten of oub/'f
M 3 Com-