the_o history_n of_o russia_n or_o the_o government_n of_o the_o â—_z of_o muscovia_n with_o the_o manner_n &_o fashion_n of_o the_o people_n of_o that_o country_n by_o g._n fletcher_n sometime_o fellow_n of_o king_n college_n in_o cambridge_n and_o employ_v in_o the_o embassy_n thither_o w._n m._n fecit_fw-la 1643_o the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n chap._n 1_o the_o description_n of_o the_o country_n of_o russia_n with_o the_o breadth_n length_n and_o name_n of_o the_o shire_n fol._n 1_o chap._n 2_o of_o the_o soil_n and_o climate_n fol._n 6_o chap._n 3_o the_o native_a commodity_n of_o the_o country_n fol._n 14_o chap._n 4_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o russia_n fol._n 28_o chap._n 5_o the_o house_n or_o stock_n of_o the_o ruff_n emperor_n fol._n 34_o chap._n 6_o the_o manner_n of_o inauguration_n of_o the_o ruff_n emperor_n fol._n 40_o chap._n 7_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o government_n fol._n 47_o chap._n 8_o the_o manner_n of_o hold_v their_o parliament_n fol._n 52_o chap._n 9_o the_o russee_n nobility_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v it_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o under_o proportion_n agreeable_a to_o that_o state_n fol._n 57_o chap._n 10_o the_o government_n of_o their_o province_n or_o shire_n fol._n 70_o chap._n 11_o the_o emperor_n privy_a council_n fol._n 82_o chap._n 12_o the_o emperor_n custom_n and_o other_o revenue_n with_o the_o sophism_n practise_v for_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o fol._n 86_o chap._n 13_o the_o russee_n commonalty_n and_o their_o condition_n fol._n 107_o chap._n 14_o their_o public_a justice_n and_o manner_n of_o proceed_v therein_o fol._n 117_o chap._n 15_o the_o emperor_n force_n for_o his_o war_n with_o the_o officer_n and_o their_o salary_n fol._n 127_o chap._n 16_o their_o manner_n of_o muster_v armour_n and_o provision_n of_o victual_n fol._n 137_o chap._n 17_o their_o order_n in_o march_v charge_v and_o their_o martial_a discipline_n fol._n 141_o chap._n 18_o their_o colony_n and_o policy_n in_o maintain_v their_o purchase_n by_o conquest_n fol._n 146_o chap._n 19_o their_o borderer_n with_o who_o they_o have_v most_o to_o do_v in_o war_n and_o peace_n fol._n 155_o chap._n 20_o of_o the_o permian_o samoite_n and_o lap_n fol._n 180_o chap._n 21_o their_o ecclesiastical_a state_n with_o their_o church_n office_n fol._n 166_o chap._n 22_o their_o liturgy_n or_o form_n of_o church-service_n with_o their_o manner_n of_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n fol._n 218_o chap._n â—3_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o ruff_n church_n fol._n 231_o chap._n â—4_n their_o manner_n of_o solemnize_n marriage_n fol._n 240_o chap._n â—5_n the_o other_o ceremony_n of_o the_o ruff_n church_n fol._n 246_o chap._n 26_o the_o emperor_n domestic_a behaviour_n fol._n 256_o chap._n 27_o the_o emperor_n household_n with_o the_o office_n of_o his_o house_n fol._n 265_o chap._n 28_o the_o private_a behaviour_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o ruff_n people_n fol._n 268_o chap._n 1._o the_o description_n of_o the_o country_n of_o russia_n with_o the_o breadth_n length_n and_o name_n of_o the_o shire_n the_o country_n of_o russia_n be_v sometime_o call_v sarmatia_n it_o change_v the_o name_n as_o some_o do_v suppose_v for_o â—hat_n it_o be_v part_v into_o divers_a small_a and_o yet_o absolute_a government_n not_o depend_v nor_o be_v subject_a the_o one_o â—o_o the_o other_o for_o russee_n in_o that_o tongue_n do_v signify_v as_o much_o as_o to_o part_v or_o divide_v the_o ruff_n report_v that_o four_o brother_n truber_n rurico_fw-la sinees_n and_o â—arivus_fw-la divide_v among_o they_o the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o country_n likewise_o that_o the_o south_n part_n be_v pofess_z by_o four_o other_o kio_n scieâ—o_n â—horanus_fw-la and_o their_o sister_n libeda_n each_o â—alling_v his_o territory_n after_o his_o own_o â—ame_n of_o this_o partition_n it_o be_v calid_v russia_n about_o the_o year_n from_o christ_n 860._o as_o for_o the_o conjecture_n which_o i_o find_v in_o some_o cosmographer_n that_o the_o ruff_n nation_n 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