"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" [‎١‎١‎٥] (٤٧٠/١٦٤)

^ ^ ^ h a p. I. The V oyages of %truys.
The Mafter together with the Carpenter , Carpenters Mate,
•tJtkitii, ^Anthony Munfler, lacob Trappen and 7oik had been the year before in
MtDii Mofcoyia. Having furniflied our felves with Provifion and things
»tlieC(||,i neceflary for the Journey , we imbarqued our felves in the Ship
'iMi Jtbcaljama sOfftcljanoe j which then lay at Amjierdam and was
bound for Riga., being 15 in company.
!) fonlj On the 2 oiSeptember 1668 we fail'd through the Pampuys, and on
Ik Coml the 3 towards the Evening came before where we put in and
upon Shipped 5 o Tun of Herring.
ir Leader, ^ )n tlie 4 we fet fail again and got the where we tarried 8 days
mi 14, for a good Wind: and on the 13 the Wind blowing fair all the Ships
A-;, outwardbound which were about 50 fail 5 began to weigh , and we
At refyeftivly to take our leave of Wives and Family, for 5 years : but
in k , ^ e 5 ore we g ot c l ea r of the Land, the W ind turned , fo that we were
ndialovi ^ ainto traverfe and wind all we could to get out, in the mean time
came a Ship belonging to TerSchellmg with a full drift againft us,
and ran her Bow-fpreet through our main Sail, which was with
fuch force that he rent our fail, and broke his Spreet-fail yard , info-
much that we were both fain to put into , to repair and
fit our felves out again.
1 5 On the 30 being clear we fet fail the fecond time , and had a frefh
gale at South and by Weft , which held favourably , fo long till we
arrived at Riga: but when we entred the Baltic Sea, it blew fo hard that
our Mizzen fail was all rent and unfit for life j whereupon the Mafter
fet me to work to repair the defeats.
On the 1 ft of Ottober we got the which is the Haven or
River of Riga , where we dropt Anchor.Immediately upon our arrival«
came the Searchers to villt the Ship, and amongft other Goods found ^
a Parcel of contra-band Wares, and took it aflioar with them, but
the Mafter told them that it was thrown in by chance , and pray'd
them to be fo kind as to leave it aboard , which, after he had daubed
them a litle in the fift,they did. The next day being under fail,we were
becalm'd, and fain to caft anchor half way up the River.-
On the 3 ditto we came up to the Kay of , where being arrived,
the Mafter refufed to pay me the moneys, he agreed with me for , to *' Ri sa-
make up his fail, which was 10 Rix-dollars ; but on the contrary,
gave me very ill Language , and told me ifl had any pretence upon
P 2 him