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A39792	The history of Russia, or, The government of the Emperour of Muscovia with the manners & fashions of the people of that countrey / by G. Fletcher, sometime fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge and employed in the embassie thither.	Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611.	1643 (1643)	Wing F1330; ESTC R28633	98,943	288

have the same full authoritie and jurisdiction that pertained before to the Patriarch of Constantinople or Sin And that it might be done with more order and solemnitie the 25. of Januarie 1588. the Greek Patriarch accompanied with the Russe Clergie went to the great Church of Precheste or our Ladie within the Emperours castle having first wandred through the whole citie in manner of a procession and blessing the people with his two fingers where he made an Oration and delivered his resignation in an instrument of writing and so layed down his Patriarchicall staff which was presently received by the Metropolite of Mosko and divers other ceremonies used about the inauguration of this new Patriarch The day was holden very solemn by the people of the citie who were commanded to forbear their works and to attend this solemnitie The great Patriarch that day was honoured with rich presents sent him from the Emperour and Empresse of plate cloth of gold furres c. carried with great pomp through the streets of Mosko and at his departing received many gifts more both from the Emperour Nobilitie and Clergie Thus the Patriarchship of Constantinople or Sio which hath continued since the Councel of Nice is now translated to Mosko or they made believe that they have a Patriarch with the same right and authoritie that the other had Wherein the subtil Greek hath made good advantage of their superstition and is now gone away with a rich bootie into Poland whether their Patriarchship be currant or not The matter is not unlike to make some schisme betwixt the Greek and Russe Church if the Russe hold this Patriarchship that he hath so well payed for and the Greeks elect another withall as likely they will whether this man were banished by the Turk or deprived by order of his own Clergie Which might happen to give advantage to the Pope and to bring over the Russe Church to the Sea of Rome to which end peradventure he devised this stratagem and cast in this matter of schisme among them but that the Emperours of Russia know well enough by the example of other Christian Princes what inconvenience would grow to their state and countrey by subjecting themselves to the Romish Sea To which end the late Emperour Juan Vasilowich was very inquisitive of the Popes authoritie over the Princes of Christendome and sent one of very purpose to Rome to behold the order and behaviour of his Court. With this Patriarch Hieronimo was driven out at the same time by the great Turk one Demetrio Archbishop of Larissa who is now in England and pretendeth the same cause of their banishment by the Turk to wit their not admitting of the Popes new Kalender for the alteration of the year Which how unlikely it is may appear by these circumstances First because there is no such affection nor friendly respect betwixt the Pope and the Turk as that he should banish a subject for not obeying the Popes ordinance specially in a matter of some sequele for the alteration of times within his own countreys Secondly for that he maketh no such scruple in deducting of times and keeping of a just and precise account from the incarnation of Christ whom he doth not acknowledge otherwise then I noted before Thirdly for that the said Patriarch is now at Naples in Italie where it may be ghessed he would not have gone within the Popes reach and so near to his nose if he had been banished for opposing himself against the Popes decree This office of Patriarchship now translated to Mosko beareth a superiour authoritie over all the Churches not onely of Russia and other the Emperours dominions but throughout all the Churches of Christendome that were before under the Patriarch of Constantinople or Sio or at least the Russe Patriarch imagineth himself to have the same authoritie He hath under him as his proper diocesse the Province of Mosko besides other peculiars His court or office is kept at the Mosko Before the creation of this new Patriarch they had but one Metropolite that was called the Metropolite of Mosko Now for more state to their Church and new Patriarch they have two Metropolites the one of Novogrod velica the other of Rostove Their office is to receive of the Patriarch such Ecclesiasticall orders as he thinketh good and to deliver the charge of them over to the Archbishops besides the ordering of their own diocesse Their Archbishops are foure of Smolensko Cazan Vobsko and Vologda The parts of their office is all one with the Metropolites save that they have an under jurisdiction as Suffragans to the Metropolites and superiours to the Bishops The next are the Uladikeis or Bishops that are but six in all of Crutiska of Rezan of Otfer and Torshock of Collomenska of Volodemer of Susdalla These have every one a very large diocesse as dividing the rest of the whole countrey among them The matters pertaining to the Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction of the Metropolites Archbishops and Bishops are the same in a manner that are used by the Clergie in other parts of Christendome For besides their authoritie over the Clergie and ordering such matters as are mere Ecclesiasticall their jurisdiction extendeth to all testamentarie causes matters of marriage and divorcements some pleas of injuries c. To which purpose also they have their Officials or Commissaries which they call Boiaren Uladitskey that are Laymen of the degree of Dukes or Gentlemen that keep their Courts and execute their jurisdiction Which besides their other oppressions over the common people reigne over the Priests as the Dukes and Diacks do over the poore people within their precincts As for the Archbishop or Bishop himself he beareth no sway in deciding those causes that are brought into his Court But if he would moderate any matter he must do it by intreatie with his Gentleman Officiall The reason is because these Boiarskey or Gentlemen Officials are not appointed by the Bishops but by the Emperour himself or his Councel and are to give account of their doings to none but to them If the Bishop can intreat at his admission to have the choice of his own Officiall it is accounted for a speciall great favour But to speak it as it is the Clergie of Russia as well concerning their lands and revenues as their authoritie and jurisdiction are altogether ordered and overruled by the Emperour and his Councel and have so much and no more of both as their pleasure doth permit them They have also their assistants or severall Councels as they call them of certain Priests that are of their diocesse residing within their cathedrall cities to the number of foure and twentie a piece These advise with them about the speciall and necessarie matters belonging to their charge Concerning their rents and revenues to maintain their dignities it is somewhat large The Patriarchs yearly rents out of his lands besides other fees is about 3000. rubbels or marks The Metropolites and Archbishops about 2500. The Bishops

Wich put under their sirname as Borris Federowich c. which is a note of honour that the rest may not usurp And in case it be not added in the naming of them they may sue the Bestchest or penaltie of dishonour upon them that otherwise shall term them The fourth and lowest degree of Nobilitie with them is of such as bear the name of Knazey or Dukes but come of the younger brothers of those chief houses through many descents and have no inheritance of their own save the bare name or title of Duke onely For their order is to deliver their names and titles of their dignities over to all their children alike whatsoever else they leave them So that the sonnes of a Voiavodey or Generall in the field are called Voiavodey though they never saw the field and the sonnes of a Knez or Duke are called Knazey though they have not one groat of inheritance or livelyhood to maintain themselves withall Of this sort there are so many that the plentie maketh them cheap so that you shall see Dukes glad to serve a mean man for five or six rubbels or marks a year and yet they will stand highly upon their Bestchest or reputation of their Honours And these are their severall degrees of Nobilitie The second degree of persons is of their Sina Boiarskey or the sonnes of Gentlemen which all are preferred and hold that name by their service in the Emperours warres being souldiers by their very stock and birth To which order are referred their Dyacks or Secretaries that serve the Emperour in every head town being joyned in Commission with the Dukes of that place The last are their Commons whom they call Mousicks In which number they reckon their Merchants and their common artificers The very lowest and basest sort of this kind which are held in no degree are their countrey people whom they call Christianeis Of the Sina boiarskey which are all souldiers we are to see in the description of their forces and military provisions Concerning their Mousicks what their condition and behaviour is in the title or chapter Of the common people CHAP. X. Of the government of their Provinces and Shires THe whole countrey of Russia as was said before is divided into foure parts which they call Chetfirds or Tetrarchies Every Chetfird containeth divers shires and is annexed to a severall office whereof it takes the name The first Chetfird or Tetrarchie beareth the name of Pososkoy Chetfird or the Jurisdiction of the office of Ambassages and at this time is under the chief Secretarie and officer of the Ambassages called Andreas Shalcalove The standing fee or stipend that he receiveth yearly of the Emperour for this service is 100. rubbels or marks The second is called the Roseradney Chetfird because it is proper to the Roserade or high Constable At this time it pertaineth by virtue of office to Basilie Shalcolove brother to the Chancellour but it is executed by one Zapon Abramove His pension is an hundred rubbels yearly The third is the Chetfird of Pomestnoy as pertaining to that office This keepeth a Register of all lands given by the Emperour for service to his Noblemen Gentlemen and others giveth out and taketh in all assurances for them The officer at this time is called Eleazar Wellusgine His stipend is 500. rubbels a year The fourth is called Cassanskoy dworets as being appropriate to the office that hath the jurisdiction of the kingdomes of Cazan and Astracan with the other towns lying upon the Volgha now ordered by one Druzhine Pentcleove a man of very speciall account among them for his wisdome and promptnesse in matters of policie His pension is 150. rubbels a year From these Chetfirds or Tetrarchies is exempted the Emperours inheritance or Vochin as they call it for that it pertained from ancient time to the house of Beala which is the sirname of the imperiall bloud This standeth of 36. towns with their bounds or territories besid●● divers peculiar jurisdictions which are likewise deducted out of those Chetfirds as the Shire of Vagha belonging to the Lord Borrise Feder●wich Godonoe and such like These are the chief governours o● officers of the Provinces not reside●● at their charge abroad but attending the Emperour whithersoever 〈◊〉 goeth and carrying their offices about with them which for the 〈◊〉 part they hold at Mosko as the Emperours chief seat The parts and practise of these foure officeo is to receive all complaints and actions whatsoever that are brought out of their severall Chetfirds and quarters and to inform them to the Emperours Counsell Likewise to send direction again to those that are under them in their said Provinces for all matters given in charge by the Emperour and his Counsell to be done or put in execution within their precincts For the ordering of every particular Province of these foure Chetfirds there is appointed one of these Dukes which were reckoned before in the lowest degree of their Nobilitie which are resident in the head towns of the said Provinces Whereof every one hath joyned with him in Commission a Dyack or Secretarie to assist him or rather to direct him For in the executing of their commission the Dyack doth all The parts of their Commission are these in effect First to hear and determine in all civill matters within their precinct To which purpose they have under them certain officers as Gubnoy Starets or Coroners who besides the triall of self-murders are to attach fellons and the Soudiae or under-Justices who themselves also may hear and determine in all matters of the same nature among the countrey people of their own wards or bayliwicks but so that in case either partie dissent they may appeal and go further to the Duke and Dyack that reside within the head town From whom also they may remove the matter to the higher court at Mosko of the Emperours Counsell where lie all appeals They have under them also Sotskey Starets that is Aldermen or Balives of the hundreds Secondly in all criminall matters as theft murder treason c. they have authoritie to apprehend to examine and to imprison the malefactour and so having received perfe●… evidence information of the cause they are to send it ready drawn and orderly digested up to the Mosko to the officer of the Chetfird whereunto that Province is annexed by whom it is referred and propounded to the Emperours Counsell But to determine in any matter criminall or to do execution upon the partie offending is more then their commission will allow them to do Thirdly if there be any publick service to be done within that Province as the publishing of any Law or common order by way of prodamation collecting of taxes and impositions for the Emperour mustering of souldiers and sending them forth at the day and to the place assigned by the Emperour or his Counsell all these and such like per●… to their charge These Dukes and Dyacks are appointed to their place by the Emperour