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A61855	The perillous and most unhappy voyages of John Struys Through Italy, Greece, Lifeland, Muscovia, 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. To which are added 2 narrativs sent from Capt. D. Butler, relating to the taking in of Astrachan by the Cosacs. Illustrated with divers curious plates, first designed and taken from the life by the author himself. Rendered out of Nether-dutch by John Morrison·; Reysen door Moscovien, Tartarijen, Oost-Indien. English	Struys, Jan Janszoon, d. 1694.; Morrison, John, 17th cent.; Butler, David, Captain.	1684 (1684)	Wing S6019; ESTC R216963	334,708	398

cap fall to the ground he is liable to a very severe penalty if I well remember to loose his hand which nevertheless happens frequently in the Cabac but to prevent the worst when a Lay-man is minded to beat one of those Mushrooms he first takes off his Cap and then trounces him off so long as he will which done he sets the Cap upon the right Block again The Clergy are not forbidden Marriage nor none that serve at the Altar but on the contrary are obliged to marry and that only once gathering that from the Saying of S. Paul A Bishop ought to be the Husband of one Wife Nor is it lawfull for him to marry a Widow If a Priests wife come to die before him he is not only injoyned by the Church to remain a Widdower but also to leave the Altar yet not wholly to lay down the Priestly Function for he may sit in the Chore or Chauntry and assist at Mattins and Vespers as also at Administration of the Sacraments as far as it is done without the Verge of the Altar For this reason the Priests are best matched as usually making much of their Wives and treating them more gently than the Laïty generally do lest by hard usage they should drive them into melancholy and consequently send them too early out of the World which sends them as suddenly from the Altar Baptism they hold forth as a Sacrament very necessary for which reason they make as litle delay as may be between the Womb and the Font. If they fear the Child be weak they have it Baptized at home but never in the same Room where it is born for that they hold unclean The Consponsors or God-fathers being come to the Church Porch the Priest meets them and repeats the Benediction The Godfathers deliver 9 Wax-candles to the Priest which he places round about the Font afterwards turning about toward the East mutters out a Versicle or two then taking the Incens-pan goes round about the Font which done he sings a Psalm or Hymn making a brief Oraizon and after that demands the name of the Infant which is delivered him in writing So soon as he has read the Billet askes whether the Child beleeves in the Sacred Trinity and Whether he utterly Forsake the Devil c. To which they confidently reply in the Affirmative Then the Priest pronounces this Adjuration Get thee hence than unclean Spirit and make way for the Holy Ghost Then he takes the child into his Arms blowing three times in his Face and making a cross upon his Head dips it three times in Water Saying I baptize thee in the Name of the FATHER and of the SON and of the HOLY GHOST Having thus plunged the Infant he puts some Salt into it's mouth anointing the Fore head Breast and Hands with consecrated Oil and then draws a clean white shirt over it's Body which done he saith Now thou art cleansed from thy Sins Last of all he hangs a Cross about it's neck of Gold Silver Tin or Ivory with the Image of some Saint to whose Patronage he is specially committed and commended and so the Sum of this Sacrament is performed The Water is thrown away into a Cave of the Earth because it is impure If any Person be so far besotted as to become a Proselyte and embrace their Religion he must renounce his former Baptism and be rebaptized after their manner first spitting 3 times over his shoulder in token of Abhorrency of his former Errors The Sacrament which we call Coena Domini or the L. Supper they hold forth likewise as necessary to Salvation receiving it in both kinds yet not as is usual among those of the Reformation for they break the Bread into the Wine which the Communicant takes with a spoon This Sacrament is also administred to Children and all under the Notion of Transubstantiation altho not in so full a Sence as the Romanists The Sick do likewise partake of this Sacrament which is given them upon their Death-bed as the Host in the Church of Rome Confession is also a Sacrament held forth by them and is much after the manner of the Church of Rome and are injoyned to Penance according to the Nature and Degree of the Sin which they obey wondrous well and if the Crime be very Hainous they wash themselves at the Epiphany They have also their weekly and annual Fasts Four times in the year happens the latter in which they show themselves outwardly zealous agreeable to the literal Injunction of the Church but are at no time so loose and wanton as then passing away the time in Drinking Dancing Gaming Whoreing and what not No time nay all the time in the year round affoards not more news of Murther and since the Main Fast happens in the Winter there are many so far besotted that they are not able to find the way home but dropping asleep by the way are so frozen to death whence if they escape the Wolf and Bear they are carried to the Zemski Precaus and from thence to the Bogzi Dome of which we have already made mention CHAP. VIII The Jurisdiction of the Czaar his Titles Revenues and strict Justice ALl Russia together with the several Kingdoms and Principalities is subject to one Sovereign Monarch whom they call Czaar The name of the Emperour when I was there was Alexie Michailowitz Romanou that is Alexius Son of Michael Roman for so they use that Patronymic Roman from Ivan Basilowitz or Joannes Basilides who was a Roman by descent and of Imperial Lineage The Arms of the Emperour are as follows Sol an Eagle displayed with 2 necks Saturn in chief a Mitre Imperial Mars On the Nombril on an Escutcheon Jupiter the Chevalier Saint George armed proper and mounted on a Horse Luna under his feet a Dragon Venus The Czaar is absolute Sovereign and Lord conferring Dignities and Honours Subordaining Ministers of State and Officers whether Civil or Military Coining Money raising and lessening the Value of the same Making Peace and Proclaiming War at his own discretion and in short whatsoever any King in the World can claim as Praeroguative His Title is as follows ALEXIUS Michaïlowitz Romanow by the grace of GOD Emperour of the Greater Less and White Russia Lord of Moscou Kief Wolodimera and Novogorod Czaar of Casan Czar of Astrachan Czar of Syberia Lord of Pletskow Great Duke of Smolensko Tweer Jugoria Permia Weatka Bulgaria c. Lord and Great Duke of Novagarada within the Low-Countreys of Zernigou Rhesan Rostof Jerislaw Belooseria Udoria Obdoria Condinia and absolute Sovereign of the Northern parts as also of Iveria Cartalinia Grasinia Carbadinia Kirkassia and Georgia and of many other Provinces and Dominions in the East West and North Haereditary Lord and Soveraign As the Titles of the Prince are great so his Revenues are conformable The Kabacks or Taverns are altogether farmed through the Empire of the Emperour himself whereof

how that we might easily make out escape being unbound and the Boat only made fast to a half-pike which I could very easily manage The Chirurgeon intimated the matter to the Colonel desiring that he would joyn indeavours with us to get free but whether out of fear or in hopes of better usage at the hands of the Rebells I cannot tell he forthwith discovers the design and gave the Rebells warning to have a care upon which they set a watch and guarded us so strictly that we could not make our escape Seeing that our Enterprise proved abortiv and ineffectual I told the Chirurgeon that I would run a little up the Island and swim over the Water to the Tartars which I essay'd to do but was follow'd and taken yet had that attempt not bin in vain if I had not chanc'd to fall which was no small disadvantage to me however I betook me to the Water which I found there very shallow so that they with a little wading fetch'd me out But having got me I cannot express with what cruelty they used me beating me black and blew which done they bound me fast and threw me into the Boat so rowing up to the Town By the way the Chirurgeon made a proposal to them that if they would save us alive they should have 100 Rubbels for my Ransom and 70 for his own They promised to do their Indeavour for us In the Evening we arrived at Astrachan where we were brought up before the General of the Cosacs I had no Cloaths about me save only a pair of leathern Breeches which were full of holes The General sate at the Gates of the Bishops Palace erosslegg'd after the Turkish manner drinking Brandy and was so drunk that his Eies roll'd in his Read He asked the Chirurgeon who he was and what his Function was which when he knew gave him his Life and ordered him to take care of the Cosacs that were wounded Afterward he asked who I was the Chirurgeon made answer that I was his Companion he further asked me what I could do but the Chirurgeon leaving me I could not return him any answer The Russian Colonel being examined was immediately carried up to the top of a Tower called Rooscat and hurled headlong down From the same Tower also was the Vice-roy or Waywod whose name was Ivan Simeunowitz Prosorofski after many Tortures thrown also praecipitantly from Top to Bottom as also the Vice-Chancelor with all the Officers of what degree soever they were either thrown down or cast into the Water MOST dreadfull was this massacre which continued for some time together but GOD Almighty gave me an undaunted spirit The Cosac General looking earnestly upon me commanded his Men to give me Brandy and made me drink off 2 cups one after another and then gave order to bring me into the Camp But what became of the 2 Russian Captains I cannot tell As I passed by to the Camp being put in a Boat that lay next to the Generals I was espied of a Russian Strelitzer who brought news of my being still alive to Madam Wonderham the Lieutenant Colonels Widdow I have already made mention how that among the Dutch Officers that went out with the said Lieutenant Colonel was one Paul Rudolph his Son in Law who was the only Person that remained alive feigning himself in such extremity to be a Cosac for he was well acquainted with their speech and manners This young Gentleman hearing that I was still alive came to find me out in the Boat and during this while were whole Boat loads of Men brought into the stream and throw into the Water being tied together so that they could not help themselvs with swimming In this posture I lay my self till Friday June 27 expecting every moment my last Catastroph That day they brought me into a Tower and tied me so hard that my blood for want of a natural reflux began to corrupt within my Body My Arms were pinion'd and my hands made fast behind my Back my feet also were ●o hard bound that I never expected to have the use of them again Lying in this Posture and most lamentable state I spent my Time in sighing and groaning The Chirurgeon of whom we have already spoke came to visit me I desired them to sollicit for my Death but they ever disswaded me from it Yet still I insisted very hard that they would make intercession for me to the General that I might be dispatched giving them a private reason for that my earnestness Now. there was a Rule among the Cosacks that if any came to interceed for a Captiv that he should dy himself for him which the Chirurgeon told me also yet promised he would adventure himself to the General and for that time took his leave THIS night I was most barbarously used by the Cosacks and Gogelats a People of Vkrain so called And in the mean time was most fearfully vexed with Toads and other vermin that continually ran over my Body and about my head in whole swarms However I spent my time in prayer as one condemned to dy and assured of a speedy Death of which I may truly declare I was not in the lest affraid only feared that they would hang me up by the Heels or put me to some such lingring death with which they continually threatned me ON Saturday the 28 of June came the aforesaid Chirurgeon and told me that the General had sent for me and being untied I could hardly stand upright yet made a shift to hupple after him Being come in to the presence of the General after a few idle impertinent Questions he asked me bad me go home with the Chirurgeon From Sunday to Thursday I continued there in house with him in which time I saw much cruelty commited some hanging up by the Feet others with their Feet and hands chopt off left in the open street to shift for themselves none daring so much as put forth a finger to help them ON Thursday July 3 d I was again taken and carried to the Brink of the River where I expected to part with my Life But the Cosacks told me if I would pay the 100 Rubbles which the Chirurgeon had promised them on my behalf I might go free which the Chirurgeon who against his will feigned himself to be a Cosack was content to disburse for me which afterwards I was obliged to repay upon demand when able ON Sunday I was sent for by the General who was then a Drinking at the Emperors Cellar but nothing of moment passed at that time he being drunk and forced me to drink off several Bowls of Brandy and Wine after one another so that I was affraid to displease him being as I have elsewhere remembred very outragious when drunk wherefore I took occasion to steal out of his presence Schrickelycke Moordt in t Slod● van ASTRACAN A. Het Slot van Astracan B. Tooren shae●de art Slot C. D. Stade Astracan D. D. Basschen overste