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great_a duke_n of_o uuolodimeria_n moscovia_n novogardia_n etc._n etc._n leave_v out_o the_o title_n of_o a_o king_n for_o none_o of_o they_o vouchesafe_v to_o receive_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o other_o augment_v with_o any_o new_a title_n as_o i_o know_v by_o experience_n at_o my_o be_v in_o moscovia_n at_o which_o time_n sigismundus_n the_o king_n of_o polone_o send_v he_o his_o letter_n augment_v with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o masovia_n wherewith_o he_o be_v not_o a_o little_a offend_v they_z glory_n in_o their_o history_n that_o before_o uuolodimeria_n and_o olha_n the_o land_n of_o ruâ—sia_n be_v baptize_v and_o bless_v of_o saint_n andrew_n thappostle_n of_o chryst_n apostle_n russia_n baptyse_v by_o faint_a andrew_n the_o apostle_n affirm_v that_o he_o come_v from_o grecia_n to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o ryver_n borysthenes_n and_o that_o he_o sail_v uppe_o the_o ryver_n to_o the_o mountain_n where_o as_o be_v now_o chiovia_n and_o that_o there_o he_o bless_v all_o 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