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great_a sum_n of_o money_n of_o the_o merchant_n to_o recover_v the_o privilege_n and_o upon_o the_o effect_n thereof_o be_v to_o receive_v yet_o great_a from_o the_o say_a merchant_n whereupon_o my_o lord_n require_v his_o author_n he_o will_v or_o can_v name_v none_o so_o that_o his_o excellency_n take_v he_o for_o the_o author_n himself_o as_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a therefore_o upon_o this_o occasion_n he_o acquaint_v the_o tzar_n with_o it_o and_o desire_v his_o majesty_n to_o cause_n reparation_n to_o be_v give_v he_o by_o the_o say_v pronchissof_n for_o so_o malicious_a and_o high_a a_o slander_n beside_o the_o say_a pronchissof_n at_o several_a other_o time_n speak_v to_o my_o lord_n ambassador_n as_o if_o he_o have_v neglect_v his_o royal_a majesty_n business_n in_o respect_n to_o the_o merchant_n and_o threaten_v he_o with_o the_o tzars_n displeasure_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o depart_v with_o honour_n and_o as_o if_o his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n will_v complain_v of_o his_o conduct_n to_o his_o royal_a majesty_n who_o instruction_n he_o say_v that_o my_o lord_n have_v transgress_v in_o all_o which_o thing_n he_o much_o diminish_v the_o respect_n due_a to_o his_o excellency_n and_o doubtless_o exceed_v any_o commission_n from_o his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n my_o lord_n do_v not_o neglect_v to_o inform_v his_o majesty_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n upon_o this_o present_a occasion_n and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o for_o these_o and_o for_o the_o former_a reason_n he_o take_v the_o say_a pronchissof_n who_o be_v at_o this_o audience_n to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o good_a correspondence_n betwixt_o his_o royal_a majesty_n and_o his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n and_o consequent_o no_o friend_n to_o himself_o and_o that_o therefore_o whatsoever_o he_o may_v have_v report_v at_o any_o time_n or_o will_v afterward_o concern_v he_o to_o give_v his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n as_o he_o have_v all_o reason_n to_o suspect_v a_o ill_a taste_n and_o impression_n of_o he_o he_o desire_v his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n to_o hold_v it_o for_o falsehood_n as_o he_o himself_o be_v ready_a to_o prove_v it_o if_o his_o majesty_n have_v think_v fit_a at_o any_o time_n to_o communicate_v any_o such_o thing_n to_o he_o for_o his_o own_o satisfaction_n he_o put_v moreover_o his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n in_o mind_n of_o the_o former_a reparation_n promise_v which_o still_o his_o commissioner_n have_v neglect_v hitherto_o the_o 24._o of_o may_n my_o lord_n receive_v his_o commissioner_n answer_v to_o his_o paper_n give_v at_o conference_n the_o 22._o of_o march_n wherein_o first_o they_o blame_v his_o excellency_n for_o say_v in_o the_o beginning_n that_o they_o misunderstand_v his_o word_n as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n thereby_o to_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o understand_v his_o meaning_n but_o for_o the_o post_n innocent_a mistake_n as_o they_o call_v it_o they_o say_v that_o