called Keeyeue thus according to the Deuils instructing of him as one forsaken of God he made this his doing manifestly known to all people leauing off his Monks Habit and withall by the counsell and aduice of our Enemie the Polish King and one of his Palatines named Sandamersko Yourya with Duke Constantine and Duke Veshneuetskoy and his Brethren with other Polish Lords that were of his Councell began to call him the Son of the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Euan Vassilywich by name Prince Demetry of Owglitts As also by his villanous treacherie and the Deuills perswading of him he made much trouble in our Land by sending abroad many of his intising and prouoking Letters to diuers places vpon the borders of our Countrey that is to a place called Done and to the Volgoe to our Cossacks and Souldiers naming himselfe to be the Prince Demetry of Owglitts Moreouer there came to our Kingdome of Mosko many Polish Spies which brought and dispersed Libels both in Citie and Townes and in the high-wayes practising to rayse dissention in the Kingdome of Mosko Also it is well knowne not only to them in the Empire of Mosko but likewise in other Kingdomes that the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Euan Vassilywich of famous memory had a Sonne called by the name of Prince Demetry and after his Fathers decease there was giuen vnto him and his Mother the Citie of Owglitts But in the yeere 7095. being in the Reigne of the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Theodore Euanowich of all Russia this foresaid Demetry was murthered by the order and appointment of Boris Godenoue And at his Funerall was his Mother now called the Empresse Martha with her owne Brethren by name Michaila and Greegory the Sonnes of Theodore Nahouo Likewise to his burying there was sent from the Mosko Metropolitanes and Archimandreets and Abbots and the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Theodore Euanowich sent to his Funerall many Nobles and Courtiers of the Land which saw him buried in the chiefest and principall Church of Owglitts Moreouer Martha the Dutches and Empresse his Mother is yet liuing and many of her Brothers and Vnckles which doe at this present time serue vs the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Vassily Euanowich of all Russia sole Commander Likewise in these last yeeres past as in Anno 7111. and in Anno 7112. and 7113. concerning that foresaid Traytour and Hereticke the forsaken of God Gryshca Otreapyoue many of our Gentlemen Captaynes and others our Officers did many times write from the North parts of the borders of our Kingdome into Poland and Letto and to others their inferiour Cities to the Rulers and Gouernours of the same as also our spirituall people the Patriarke the Metropolitans Archbishops and Bishops wrote vnto the spirituall people of Poland declaring vnto them what that Heretick and Traytor was likewise from whence he came and what manner of person he was as also of his demeanour and likewise of the occasion why hee runne away to them out of the Land as also the manner of the making away of the Prince Demetry and withall requested the Rulers and Spirituall people of Poland that they knowing what Runnagate this was would not giue credit vnto him nor to make a breach of the late league concluded vpon But the Gouernours of the Dukedome of Poland and Letto as also the spirituall men according to the King of Poland his commandment gaue no credit vnto our writings but began more then before to intice and perswade men to vphold the Traitor and to aide him Moreouer to make trouble and dissention in our Land they tooke this forsaken of God Greeshca vnto them and cald him by the name of Prince Demetry of Owglits likewise the King gaue vnto him a chaine of gold with many thousand peeces of Polish gold to the defraying of his charges as also sent in armes to our borders with one of his Lords the Palatine Sendamersko and another of his chiefest Lords with many troopes of Poles But when the Emperour Boris vnderstood how that this Gryshca Otreapyoue was called by the name of Prince Demetry Euanowich of Owglits and withall that they did aide and helpe him against the Kingdome of Russia he caused his Counsell to send a messenger as from themselues to the Polish Lord Panameerada which Messenger was named Smeernay Otreapyoue being Vnckle to the said Gryshca Otreopyoue being the Son of one Iamateen Otrepayou onely to declare vnto them what this Gryshca was but that Polish Lord Panameerada would not suffer him and his Vnckle to be brought face to face But he made answer to the said Messenger Smeernay that they did not aide him neither did they stand for him in any sort So after he had sent away the Messenger Smeernay the King of Poland and the Lord Panameerada did aide Gryshca Otreapyoue with men and treasure more liberally then before purposing to make great strife and trouble and to shed much bloud in the Kingdome of Mosco Also at the same time Sigismund King of Poland requested the aide of one of the Princes of Crim in Tartaria named Cazateera and to that end he should aide Gryshca with his forces against the Kingdome of Mosko and he in consideration did promise to giue vnto the foresaid Crim Prince what hee would demand Then the Emperour Boris vnderstanding what practises were in hand being altogether contrary to the league thereupon purposely he sent to Sigismund King of Poland another speciall Messenger one named Posnicke Agareoue likewise at the same time the holy Patriarke of Mosco and all Russia with the Metropolitans Archbishops and Bishops with all the rest of the holy Clergie sent their Messengers with Letters to the State of Poland and so the great Dukedome of Letto to the Archbishops and Bishops and to all the Spiritualtie Moreouer in the said Letters the Emperour Boris with the Patriarke and all the holy assembly wrote vnto the Lord Panameerada concerning Gryshca making it knowne vnto them what he was and wherefore he ranne away into Poland and likewise that the Sonne of the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Euan Vasiliwich the Prince Demetry was dead And to that intent that the King Sigismund should not giue credit to the said Gryshca and that they should not spill Christian bloud nor violate the league Hereupon Sigismund King of Poland writ vnto the Emperour Boris and further by word of mouth both he and Panameerada deliuered to the said messenger in his message that hee did hold and keepe their League and moreouer did not violate or breake his oath no manner of way and likewise did write that he did not ayde that foresaid Gryshca neither did giue credit vnto him withall denying that he was with him in his Kingdome and further he did write that if there were any out of Poland or Letto that did aide or assist him that then they should be executed But after
he had dispatched away the messenger of Boris not regarding his oath still more and more did aide and helpe this Gryshca Otreapyoue Also the Palatine Sendamersko and Myhala Ratanisko came into the Kingdome of Mosco to a place called the Land of Seeuersko putting the people of that Land in feare and perswading them there this Gryshca was the true Prince and that the King of Poland and Panameerada had found out the certaintie thereof and therefore they will haue Poland and Letto stand for him Also from out of many other Kingdomes they goe to aide and assist him likewise other inferiour Kingdomes are willing to stand for him moreouer that Gryshca in the foresaid Land of Seeuersko and in other places of our Borders by the meanes of his diuellish practises and coniurations did intise and tempt them to fall to him likewise the people of those foresaid places of the Land of Seeuersko and on the Borders being simple people and resorting seldome to the Citie of Mosco and being intised by Gryshca and the rest of the Gouernours could not withstand but yeelded them vnto them Whereupon against those Polonians and Lettoes and other enemies that were already entred the Kingdome of Mosco the Emperour sent his Nobles with a great Armie but by the appointment of God the Emperour Boris deceased vpon whose death the chiefest of the Nobles departed the Campe. And after their departure the Armie hearing of the death of the Emperour and being drawne thereto by feare and otherwise at last yeelded themselues ouer vnto Gryshca as the Borderers had done before Also the foresaid Gryshca by the helpe of the Diuell and King Sigismund and Panameerada came into the Citie and Kingdome of Mosco to the great disquietnesse and trouble of the whole Land by whom the Religion was corrupted and by him were many true Christians put to exile for denying his right and interest to the Kingdome of Mosco And shortly after he was setled in the Kingdome and he tooke to wife the daughter of one Sandamersko as was appointed by the King of Poland and Panameerada the which wife of his was in Mosco with her Father and Brother Senatskoy and with one Veshneuetskoy with their Polish and Letto Lords and other people by whom Religion was prophaned as also we were forced and driuen to receiue many wrongs and iniuries which the people of the Kingdome of Mosco could not indure Also at last this Greeshca by the counsell of the Palatine Sandamersko his Father in Law and by the counsell of Veshneuetskoy and other Polish and Letto people which he brought in with him was purposed by a secret politicke deuise to haue put to death the Metropolitans Archbishops and Bishops and all the holy and spirituall assembly with the Nobles and Courtiers and diuers others which were of the better people and so to haue sent others into Poland and Letto withall to haue changed the Religion and to haue established the Romish Religion for which purpose he brought with him many Iesuites The which we the great Lord and great Duke Vasily Euanowich of all Russia with the Metropolitans Archbishops and Bishops and with all the holy spirituall assembly and with the Nobles Courtiers and Commons of the Kingdome of Mosco well considering and perceiuing what an alteration this would be to our Christian faith with the ouerthrow and vtter vndoing to our whole Kingdome we then earnestly bewail'd and lamented and withall hartily prayed to the almightie Trinitie our onely Lord God that liueth and defendeth mankinde that it would please him to deliuer vs and the Common-wealth from those vile cruell diuellish attempts and deuises of theirs Thus desiring the mercy of God we all returned and stood stedfast to our former vnspotted and true Christian faith against that vsurper and counterfeit Gryshca and his Counsell with a resolution to stand in the same manfully and euen to the death hoping and longing for the time that all people and warlik men and Souldiors and many others of the Empire of Mosco might come to gather themselues together that they might likewise perceiue and discern this vsurping Heretick and his diuellish courses by which he did decline from the true Christian faith of our Religion The largenesse of the Kingdome of Mosco cannot be vnknowne vnto you our louing Brother how farre it extendeth it selfe both to the South and to the West as also to other places that in halfe a yeares space they could not gather themselues together But when as the power and warlike Souldiours and all other people were gathered together then through the mercie and fauour of God this enemy of Gods Commonwealth was discouered to all what he was And the Empresse Martha being Mother of the true Prince Demetry Euonowich did certifie vnto vs before the Metropolitans Archbishoppes and Bishoppes and before all the holy assembly as also to the Nobles and Courtiers and other Officers and men of worth within our Empire did shee deliuer that her Sonne the Prince Demetry was murthered beyond reason at a place cald Owglits by appointment of Boris Godenoue and that he dyed in her armes yet did this Gryshca falsely call himselfe by the name of him that was murthered Also we found in the custody of this Gryshca the Copie of a writing which was the contract and agreement that he made betwixt him and the Palatine before his comming out of Poland in which was written that as soone as he did come to the Kingdome of Mosco that then he would take to wife the daughter of the Palatine and would giue her two Prouinces called great Nouogrod and Vobsko with counsell Courtiers Gentlemen and Priests fitting to a Congregation with inferior Castles and Lands freely in those foresaid to build and set vp Monasteries and also to set vp the Romish Religion And when he came to the Kingdome of Mosco that then he should giue vnto the Palatine tenne thousand pieces of Polish Gold which is by our Russia account three hundred thousand Markes and to his wife in consideration of her long Iourney he promised to giue cloth of Gold and cloth of Siluer and of all the best things that was in the Treasurie of the Kingdome of Mosco Likewise that hee the said Gryshca at his comming to Mosco would take order to bring these things to passe with all diligence whereby he might draw all the Dominion of Mosco from our true Grecian Religion and so to haue turned vs into the Romish Religion and to haue destroyed the holy Church ouer all the Empire of Mosco and so to haue built vp the Religion of the Church of Rome and for the performing of all this the said Gryshca was sworne to the Palatine Sandamersko in the presence of the Teachers of the Land as beforesaid that he according to his owne hand writing would hold all the said couenants with all diligence as likewise to bring all the Empire of Mosco to the Romish Religion The which
couenants and agreements the Generall Sandamersko himselfe hath confessed to our Maiestie and Nobles that the foresaid agreements and couenants betwixt him and the foresaid Gryshca were true and how that they trusted one to another moreouer the Palatine did certifie vnto our Nobles how Gryshca sent him a Letter vnder his owne hand and Seale in which he promised to giue him Smolensko with all the Prouinces belonging thereto and another place called Seeuerow as also gaue him liberty to set vp Monasteries and the Religion of the Church of Rome Further there was found by him Letters which were sent to him from the Pope of Rome and the Cardinals and Priests to that effect that he should remember and withall be mindefull to take in hand speedily those matters and businesse vpon which he had giuen to Sigismund and the Cardinals his troth and vow the which was as beforesaid to be himselfe of the Romish Religion as also to bring all the people of the Kingdome of Russia into the same Romish Religion not onely them that of themselues were willing thereto but also others by compulsion and to put them to death that fought to contrary the same And not onely them of the Kingdome of Russia but likewise other godly people of seuerall Religion and that doe serue in the Kingdome of Mosco as the Catholicks and the Caluinists them likewise he should seeke to bring into the Romish Religion with all perswasions Moreouer Gryshca himselfe before vs and our Nobles and Courtiers and before our Commons did acknowledge as much and thereupon yeelded himselfe to be in fault as also that he did all with helpe of the Diuell hauing forsaken God For which these his vile actions this Gryshca according to the true iustice receiued an end to his life and was by abundance of people slain in the Mosco where he lay three dayes in the midst of the Citie to the view of all such like vsurpers and disturbers And because his body was loathsome vnto vs we caused it to be carried out of the Citie and there to be burnt This Enemie thus hauing ended his life then the Kings sonnes of diuers Countries now dwelling within our Kingdome with the Patriarke Metropolitanes Archbishops and Bishops with the Nobles Courtiers and the Commons made entreaty vnto vs Vasili Euanowich to raigne and gouerne ouer them and ouer all the Kingdome of Mosco as their Lord Emperour and great Duke of all Russia According to which entreatie made vnto vs by the said Kings sons of diuers Countries as likewise by our Nobles Courtiers Merchants and all the rest of the Commons of all the Kingdome of Mosco Wee are come to the great Kingdomes of Volodemar Mosco Nouogrod and as also of the Kingdomes of Cazan Astracan and Siberia and ouer all the Prouinces of the Empire of Mosco as also wee the great Lord Emperour and great Duke of all Russia are crowned with our Imperiall Crown and for the said Kings sonnes of diuers Religions and our Nobles Courtiers and Souldiers and all manner of People doe serue our Imperiall Maiesty with desire and good liking voluntarily and not by delusions and coniurations as the Poles and Lettoes were bewitched by Grishca But we the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Vasili Euanowich with great care stayed and restrayned our People from the spoyle of the Poles and the Lettoes defending them from death and withall haue commanded to let goe many of them into Poland and Letto but the chiefest of them that were of the Councell and that practised to bring trouble and dissention in the Kingdome of Mosco are now taken And we to doe an honour vnto the dead body of the true Demetrie haue vpon conference with our Metropolitanes Archbishops and Bishops and all the holy Assembly our Nobles and Courtiers and all the Kingdome of Mosco sent to the Citie of Owglets a Metropolitan named Filareta of Rostoue and Yeraslaue who was called before he was made Metropolitan Theodor Neekete which being one of the Nobles in times past and with him the Archbishops of Astracan called Feodosia and our Nobles the Duke Euan Michalowich Vorotinskoy with the rest of his fellowes commanding them to bring vp with them the body of the Prince Demetrie Euanowich who was murthered by the appointment of Boris Godonoue and to bring it vp to our Citie of Mosco with great honour which body shall be buried in the principall Church of Mosco called Michael the Archangel neare to his father the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Euan Vasilowich of famous memorie and by Gods power his body shall not be touched or abused any manner of way Likewise will we by the fauour of God honour the Funerall of Demetrie Euanowich with speciall solemnitie which body performeth many cures and worketh miraculously vnto them that come to him with Faith to be cured of their diseases And now most louing and deare brother wee calling well to minde the great amitie and friendship that was betwixt the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Euan Vasilywich and his Sonne Theodor Euanowich the Emperour Boris and the great Lady Queene Elizabeth the like brotherly loue doe we desire to haue with you most louing and deare brother to be established and continued betwixt vs as it was with them during our liues Therefore may it please you our louing brother Iames King of England after the hearing of these great and strange dangers past to reioyce with vs that he hath deliuered from such a vile enemy and that he our mercifull God hath diuided and scattered that wicked counsell and that he hath turned their cruelty vpon their owne head to their shame and confusion And concerning your Merchants that were in our Kingdome Iohn Merricke with his fellowes we haue graced them with our Emperiall presence as also haue giuen vnto the said Iohn Merricke and his fellowes a new priuiledge and Letters of fauour by which they shall come into our Kingdome and to traficke with all manner of goods freely without paying any Custome whatsoeuer and as to them was granted in former time and this fauour we haue giuen them to manifest vnto you our louing Brother our Brotherly loue And the reason that we haue not sent to you louing brother our Embassadour is because we had not time in regard of many our Emperiall affaires but hereafter doe purpose to send to visite you in your Kingdome Written at our Emperiall palace and Citie of Mosco from the beginning of the World Anno 7114. the fourth day of Iune Thus is Demetrius painted out by his Enemies which perhaps were not altogether led with simplicitie of truth but in many things made him worse that they might make their owne cause bad enough to appeare better They tell also of great outrages committed by the Poles like those sometimes here in England by the Danes their proud insulting ouer the men rauishments of women fetching them out of their houses and
1155. § 1. The Ships employed in the Voyage and accidents on the Coasts of Spaine in the Canaries and the Nauigation thence to Dominica ibid. § 2. Description of Dominica and the Virgines Their landing on Port Ricco March fights and taking the Towne pag. 1157. § 3. The Fort Mora besieged and taken The Towne described the Mines Purpose to hold the place altered by the death and sicknesse of manie pag. 1162. A resolution which they were to trust to p. 1163. § 4. Purpose of returne Treatie with the Spaniards His Lordships departure Description of the Iland the Beasts Fruits Plants c. pag. 1168. § 5. Accidents by Sea in their way to the Azores and there pag. 1174. CHAP. IIII. The first Voyages made to diuers parts of America by Englishmen Sir Sebastian Cabot Sir Thomas Pert also of Sir Iohn Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake and many others collected briefly out of Master Camden Master Hakluit and other Writers pag. 117â— A briefe Historie of Sir Francis Drakes Voyages pag. 1179. A briefe recitall or nomination of Sea-fights other Englishmens Voyages related at large in the printed Workes of Master Hakluit pag. 1186. CHAP. V. The Relation of Peter Carder of Saint Verian in Cornwall within seuen miles of Falmouth which went with Sir Francis in his Voyage about the World begun 1577. who with seuen others in an open Pinnasse or Shallop of fiue tunnes with eight Oares was separated from his Generall by foule weather in the South Sea in October Anno 1578. who returning by the Straites of Magellan toward Brasill were all cast away saue this one onely aforenamed who came into England nine yeeres after miraculously hauing escaped many strange dangers aswell among diuers Sauages as Christians H. pag. 1187. CHAP. VI. Master Thomas Candish his Discourse of his fatall and disastrous Voyage towards the South Sea with his many disaduentures in the Magellan Straits and other places written with his owne hand to Sir Tristram Gorges his Executor H. pag. 1192. CHAP. VII The admirable aduentures and strange fortunes of Master Anthonie Kniuet which went with Master Thomas Candish in his second Voyage to the South Sea 1591. H. P. pag. 1201. § 1. What befell in their Voyage to the Straits and after till hee was taken by the Portugals ibid. § 2. Anthonie Kniuet his comming to the R. of Ianero and vsage amongst the Portugals and Indians his diuers Trauels thorow diuers Regions of those parts pag. 1207. § 3. His strange trauels with twelue Portugals whom the Sauages did eate His life with the Canibals and after that with the Portugals from whom hee fleeth to Angola is brought backe and after manifold chances is shipped to Lisbone pag. 1216. § 4. The diuers Nations of Sauages in Brasill and the adioyning Regions their diuersities of Conditions States Rites Creatures and other thinges remarkeable which the Author obserued in his many yeeres manifold Peregrinations pag. 1225. The Giants of Port Desire and Inhabitants of Port Famine also Angola Congo and Massangana and Angica Countries of Africa pag. 1232. § 5. The description of diuers Riuers Ports Harbours Ilands of Brasill for instruction of Nauigators pag. 1237. CHAP. VIII Relations of Master Thomas Turner who liued the best part of two yeeres in Brasill c. which I receiued of him in conference touching his Trauels pag. 1243. CHAP. IX The taking of Saint Vincent and Puerto Bello by Captaine William Parker of Plimouth the seuenth of February 1601. ibid. CHAP. X. Certayne Notes of a Voyage made by Dauid Middleton into the West Indies with Captaine Michael Geare Ann. Dom. 1601. H. pag. 1242. CHAP. XI The Description of the I le of Trinidad the rich Countrey of Guiana and the mightie Riuer of Orenoco written by Francis Sparrey left there by Sir Walter â—aileigh 1595. and in the end taken by the Spaniards and sent Prisoner into Spaine and after long Captiuitie got into England by great sute H. pag. 1247. CHAP. XII Captaine Charles Leigh his Voyage to Guiana and plantation there H. pag â—250 CHAP. XIII A true Relation of the traiterous Massacre of the most part of threescore and seuen English men set on Land out of a Ship of Sir Oliph Leagh bound for Guiana in Santa Lucia an Iland of the West Indie the three and twentieth of August written by Iohn Nicol. H. P. pag. 1255. CHAP. XIIII The Relation of Master Iohn Wilson of Wansteed in Essex one of the last tenne that returned into England from Wiapoco in Guiana 1606. H. pag. 1260. CHAP. XV. Part of a Treatise written by Master William Turner Sonne to Doctor Turner of London a Physitian touching the former Voyage H. pag. 1265 CHAP. XVI A Relation of a Voyage to Guiana performed by Robert Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt in the Countie of Oxford Esquire pag. 1267. The names of the Riuers falling into the Sea from Amazones to Dessequebe and of the seuerall Nations inhabiting those Riuers pag. 1282. CHAP. XVII A Relation of the habitation and other Obseruations of the Riuer of Marwin and the adioyning Regions pag. 1283. Riuers from Brabisse to the Amazones p. 1286 CHAP. XVIII A Description and Discouerie of the Riuer of Amazons by William Dauies Barber Surgeon of London pag. 1287. The Contents of the Chapters and Paragraphs in the Seuenth Booke of the second part of Purchas his PILGRIMS CHAP. I. A Treatise of Brasill written by a Portugall which had long liued there H. pag. 1289. § 1. Of the beginning and originall of the Indians of Brasill and of their Customes Religions and Ceremonies ibid. § 2. Of their manner of killing and eating of Humane flesh and of their creating Gentlemen pag. 1294. § 3. Of the diuersitie of Nations and Languages and of the Soyle and Climate pag. 1297. § 4. Of the Beasts Land-serpents and Fowles pag. 1301. Of Land-snakes and Serpents pag. 1303. Of the Fowles that are in the Land and are thereon sustained pag. 1304. § 5. Of the Brasilian Trees for Fruit Medicine and other vses and their Herbes of rare operations pag. 1306. Of the Herbes that yeeld Fruit and are eaten pag. 1309. § 6. Of the Fishes that swimme in the Salt-water also Shel-fishes Trees and Fowles of the Sea of Riuers and the Creatures which liue therein and the Beasts and Plants brought thither out of Portugall pag. 1312. Birds that doe feed and are found in the Salt-water pag. 1316. Fresh-water Snakes and Creatures of the water pag. 1317. Of the Beasts Trees and Herbes that came from Portugall and doe grow and breed in Brasill pag. 1318. CHAP. II. Articles touching the dutie of the Kings Maiestie our Lord and to the common good of all the estate of Brasill Written as is thought by the Author of the former Treatise H. pag. 1320. CHAP. III. Extracts out of the Historie of Iohn Lerius a Frenchman who liued in Brasill with Monsieur Villagagnon Anno 1557. and 58. H.P. pag. 1325 § 1. Of the Beasts and other liuing Creatures and Plants
all that whole house reuerently worshipped the Crosse. And she set it vpon a Veluet cloth in an high place and shee caused meate to bee brought to wit the carkasse of one Ramme which being set before the Ladie shee caused it to be distributed to the Priests But I and the Monke were very warie of the meate and drinke for the meate being eaten and much drinke drunke wee were to goe to the Damosell Cerina who lodged behind that great house which was her Mothers who at the comming in of the Crosse cast her selfe vpon the Earth and worshipped it very deuoutly because shee had beene well taught so to doe and shee set it in a high place vpon a piece of silke And all those clothes whereon the Crosse was set were the Monkes A certaine Armenian brought this Crosse who came with the Monk as he said from Hierusalem and it was of siluer weighing about some foure markes and it had foure Precious Stones in the corners and one in the middle It had not the Image of our Sauiour because the Armenians and the Nestorians are ashamed that Christ should appeare nayled to the Crosse and hee had presented it by the Monke to Mangu Chan. And Mangu demanded of him what hee desired to whom he answered That he was the Sonne of an Armenian Priest whose Church the Saracens had destroyed and craued his helpe for the building againe of that Church Then hee asked him for how much it might be built againe he answered for two hundred Iascots that is for two thousand markes and he commanded Letters to be giuen him to him who receiued the Tribute in Persia and Armenia the greater that they should pay him the said summe of siluer This Crosse the Monke carried with him euery where And the Priests seeing the gaine thereof began to enuie him Wee were therefore in the house of the said Damosell and shee gaue the Priests much drinke From hence wee went vnto the fourth house which was the last in number and honour For he vsed not to come often to that Ladie and her house was very old and her selfe nothing gracious But after Easter Chan made her a new house and new Chariots She likewise as the second knew little or nothing of Christianitie but followed Soothsayers and Idolaters Yet at our comming in shee worshipped the Crosse as the Monke and the Priests taught her There also the Priests dranke againe And from that place wee returned to our Oratorie which was neere thereabouts the Priests accompanying vs with great howling and out-cryes in their drunkennesse which there is reprehensible neither in man nor woman Then my fellow was brought home and the Monke sharply rebuked him because he touched the threshold On the morrow Bulgai came who was a Iustice and diligently inquired whether any had warned vs to take heed of touching the threshold And I answered Sir wee had not our Interpreter with vs how could we vnderstand Then hee pardoned him But would neuer after suffer him to come into any of the houses of Mangu Chan. IT happened afterwards that the same Ladie Cota which was sicke about Septuagesima was sicke almost vnto death and diuination by Lots of the Idolaters could profit her nothing Then Mangu sent vnto the Monke demanding of him what might bee done for her And the Monke indiscreetly answered that if shee were not cured hee should cut off his head hauing made that answere the Monke called vs declaring the matter vnto vs with teares intreating to watch with him that night in Prayer which we did And he had a certayne Roote which is called Rubarbe and hee cut it almost to powder and put it in water with a little Crucifixe which he had wherein the Image of our Sauiour was aduanced whereof he reported that by it he knew when the sicke should recouer or dye For if they should escape it stucke to the brest of the sicke as if it were glued if otherwise it stâ—cke not at all And I still thought that Rubarbe had beene some holy Relike which he had brought from the Holy Land of Hierusalem And he gaue all sicke persons of that water â— drinke so that it could not bee but their bowels should be griped with so bitter a Potion which alteration in their bodies they accounted a Miracle Then I told him when he was about to make such a water that hee should prepare some of that Holy water which is made in the Church of Rome which hath great vertue to expell Deuils because I vnderstood shee was vexed of a Deuill And at his intreatie wee made him some Holy water and he mingled Rubarbe and put his Crucifixe all the whole night in the water to temper it I said moreouer that if hee were a Priest that the Order of Priest-hood hath great power to expell Deuils And he said it was very true and yet hee lyed because hee had no order nor knew any one Letter but was a Weauer as I vnderstood after in his Countrey when I returned On the morrow therefore I and the Monke and two Nestorian Priests went vnto the foresaid Ladie And shee was in a little house behind her greater house When wee came in shee sate in her bed and worshipped the Crosse and set it honourably by her vpon a cloth of Silke and drunke of the blessed water with Rubarbe and washed her brest And the Monke requested me to reade a Gospell ouer her so I read the Passion of our Lord according vnto Iohn At length she was cheered and felt her selfe better and shee caused foure Iascots to bee brought which she first layd at the feet of the Crosse and after gaue me to the Monke and reached me one which I would not receiue Then the Monke stretching forth his hand tooke it and gaue either of the Priests one so that at that time shee gaue fortie Markes Then shee caused Wine to be brought and gaue it the Priests to drinke and I must drinke thrice from her hand in honour of the Trinitie Shee began also to teach mee the Language jesting with mee because I was dumbe not hauing any Interpreter On the morrow we returned to her againe And Mangu Chan hearing that we came that way made vs come in vnto him because hee vnderstood that the Lady was somewhat better and we found him with a few seruants supping liquid Tam to wit meat made of paste for comforting the head and the burnt shoulder-blades of a Ram lay before him and he tooke the Crosse in his hand but that hee kissed or worshipped it I saw not but looked vpon it and asked some questions I know not what Then the Monke craued leaue to carry the Crosse aloft vpon a Lance because I had spoken to the Monke before concerning this And Mangu answered Carry it as you thinke best to doe it Then doing our duty to him wee went to the foresaid Ladie and we found her lustie and cheerfull and she still drunke
speedily to succour and defend the faithfull For we know for certayne that about the Octaues of Easter the Tartarian Nation will inuade cruelly and forcibly the Lands of the Bohemians and if not preuented will there perpetrate vnheard-of slaughter And because our next neighbours house is now on fire and the next Countrey â—ieth open to waste and some are alreadie wasted we earnestly and pitifully entreat the ayde and counsell of God and of our neighbour-brethren for the vniuersall Church And because delay is full of danger with all our hearts we beseech you that you make all possible speed to arme as well for your as our deliuerance making strong preparations of store of Souldiers diligently exciting the noble mightie and couragious with the people subiect to them that yee may haue them in readinesse when we shall next direct our Messengers to you And we by the ministerie of our Prelates Preachers and Minors cause the Crosse because the businesse belongs to him which was crucified to be generally preached fastâ— and prayers to be appointed and our Lands in common to be called to the warre of Iesus Christ. Hereto wee adde that a great part of that detestable Nation with an other Armie adioyned to them wasteth Hungaria with vnheard-of tyrannie insomuch that the King is said to haue retayned but a small part to himselfe And to speake much in few words the Church and People of the North is so oppressed and brought to such Straits as it neuer was so scourged since the World began Dated the yeere of grace 1241. on the day on which is sung Laetare Ierusalem And this was the Letters sent to the Bishop of Paris by the Duke of Brabant The like was written by the Arch-bishop of Cullen to the King of England Therefore for this grieuous tribulation and for the discord betwixt the Pope and the Emperour so hurtfull to the Church there are appointed fasts and prayers with larger Almes in diuers Regions that our Lord being pacified with his people who as a magnificent triumpher is as strong in a few as in many may destroy the pride of the Tartars The French Kings mother Queene Blanch with deepe sighs and plentifull teares spake hereof to her sonne What shall we doe my dearest sonne about this lamentable euent the terrible rumour whereof is comne to our Confines generall destruction of vs all and of holy Church hangs ouer our times by the impetuous inuasion of the Tartars The King with mournfull voice not without the Spirit of God answered The heauenly comfort Mother exalt vs and if they come on vs either we shall send againe those Tartarians to their Tartarean places whence they came or they shall exalt vs to Heauen THe Emperour certified hereof wrote to the Princes and especially to the King of England in this forme Frederike Emperour c. to the King of England greeting Wee cannot conceale though it somwhat lately came to our eares but giue you notice of a thing which concerneth the Roman Empire as prepared to the preaching of the Gospell all zealous Christian Kingdomâ— in the World threatning generall destruction to all Christendom A barbarous Nation hath lately come from the Southerne Region which had long layne hid vnder the torrid Zone and after towards the North by force possessing Regions long remayning is multiplied as the Canker worme called Tartars wee know not of what place or originall not without the fore-seene iudgement of God is reserued to these last times to the correction and chastisement of his people God grant not losse of all Christendom A publike destruction hath therefore followed the common desolation of Kingdomes and spoile of the fertile Land which that wicked people hath passed thorow not sparing sexe age or dignitie hoping to extinguish the rest of mankind whiles it alone goeth about to domineere and reigne euery where by their immense and incomparable power and number Now all things which they haue beene able to set eye on being put to death and spoyle leauing vniuersall desolation behind them these Tartarians yea Tartareans when they had come to the well peopled Colonie of the Cumani prodigall of their liues hauing Bowes their most familiar Armes with Darts and Arrowes which they continually vse and are stronger in the armes then other men they vtterly ouerthrew them and with bloudy sword killed all which escaped not by flight Whose neighbourhood scarcely warned the Rutheni not farre distant to take heed to themselues For they suddenly flie thither to prey and spoile as the wrath of God and lightning hurles it selfe and by their sudden assault and barbarous inuasion take Cleua the chiefe Citie of the Kingdome and all that noble Kingdome was wasted to desolation the Inhabitants being slayne Which yet the neighbouring Kingdome of the Hungarians who should haue taken warning neglected whose sluggish King too secure being required by the Tartars messengers and letters that if he desired that he and his should liue he should hasten their fauour by yeelding himselfe and his Kingdom yet was not hereby terrified and taught to fortify against their irruptions but they ignorant or insolent contemners of their enemies secure in their enemies approach trusting in the natiue fortification of the place vnexpectedly compassed and oppressed at vnawares by them entring like a whirlewind opposed their Tents against them And when the Tartars Tents were fiue miles from the Hungarian the Tartarian fore-runners in the dawning of the morning rushed suddenly and compassed the Hungarians and first slaying the Prelates and chiefe men killed an infinite number with such vnheard-of slaughter as scarcely is recorded euer to haue hapned in one battell The King hardly escaped by flight on a swift Horse which fled with a small companie to the brotherly portion of the Hyllirian Kingdome there to be protected the Enemie possessing the Tents and spoyles And now wasting the nobler and greater part of Hungarie beyond Danubius consuming all with fire and sword they threaten to confâ—und the rest as by the venerable Bishop Vâ—tienâ—is the Anbassadour of the said Hungarian King notâ—ce is giuen to our Court first as he passed being destined to the Roman Court Wee are also hereof fully certified by the Letters of our deare sonne Conrade elect King of Romans alway Augustus and heire of the Kingdome of Ierusalem and of the King of Bohemia the Dukes of Austria and Bauaria by the Messengers words also instructed experimentally of the Enemies neerenesse Nor could wee learne these things without great griefe Truly as the report goeth their vndetermined damnable Armie by our Lords sufferance hath proceeded diuided purposely in three parts For one being sent by the Pructeni and entring Poland the Prince and Duke of that Land were slayne by them and after that all the Region spoyled The second hath entred the bounds of Bohemia and being entred hath made stay the King manly opposing himselfe The third hath runne thorow Hungaria bounded by Austria
and that the secret Counsels and waylesse wayes of the Tartars were fraught with Imperiall Counsels For they conceale their Language varie their Armes and if one be taken knowledge of them or their purpose can by no tortures be extorted from him And where say they should they lurke in which of the Climats till this time whence their so secret and fraudulent Conspiracie They are Hircans and Scythians sauage bloud-suckers who with the confederate Cumani through the Emperours deuise haue ouerthrowne the King of Hungarie to make him seeke shelter vnder the Imperiâ—ll wings and doe him homage c. Needs must they goe whom the Deuill driues or how else but by mad malice and furious faction or an Antichristian mist could such impossibilities haue beene conceiued Of their driuing the Turkes and the Choerosmines out of Persia is else-where spoken Of the Popes entertainment of the Tartarian Messengers Anno 1248. close Conferences with them and gifts to them with diuers other discourses in the said author or Authors I omit Onely this Epistle following as containing both the strange aduentures of an Englishman and his relations of the Tartars from better experience I could not but adde heere making so much to the Readers purpose and ours It was written by one Yuo of Narbone a Clergie man which being accused of Heresie to Robert de Curzun the Popes Legat fled and liued one while with the Patarines another with the Beguines and at last writ this Letter containing a discourse of his trauels amongst them in Italie and Gâ—rmanie He begins Giraldo Dei gratia Burdegalensi Archiepiscopo Yuo dictus Narbonensis suorum olimâ—ouissimus Clericorum salutem c. and after some premisses of the Patarines and Beguines too long for this place hee proceeds Hoc igitur multis alijs peccatis inter nos Christianos emergentibâ—s iratus Dominus c. In English Our Lord therefore being angry with this and other sinnes falling out amongst vs Christians is become as it were a destroying enemie Part of an Epistle written by one YVO of Narbona vnto the Archbishop of Burdeaux containing the confession of an Englishman as touching the barbarous demeanour of the Tartars which had liued long among them and was drawne along perforce with them in their expedition against Hungarie Recorded by Matthew Paris in the yeare our Lord 1243. THe Lord therefore being prouoked to indignation by reason of this and other sinnes committed among vs Christians is become as it were a destroying enemy and a dreadfull auenger This I may iustly affirme to bee true because an huge Nation and a barbarous and inhumane people whose Law is lawlesse whose wrath is furious euen the rod of Gods anger ouerrunneth and vtterly wasteth infinitâ— Countries cruelly abolishing all things where they come with fire and sword And this present Summer the foresaid Nation being called Tartars departing out of Hungarie which they had surprised by treason layd siege vnto the very same Towne wherein I my selfe abode with many thousands of Souldiers neither were there in the said Towne on our part aboue Fifty men of warre whom together with twenty Corsse-bowes the Captaine had left in Garrison All these out of certaine high places beholding the enemies vaste Armie and abhorring the beastly cruelty of Antichrist his complices signified forthwith vnto their Gouernour the hideous lamentations of his Christian subiects who suddenly being surprised in all the Prouince adioyning without any difference or respect of condition Fortune sexe or age were by manifold cruelties all of them destroyed with whose carkesses the Tartarian chieftaines and their brutish and sauage followers glutting themselues as With delicious cates left nothing for vultures but the bare bones And a strange thing it is to consider that the greedy and rauenous vultures disdained to pray vpon any of the reliques which remained Old and deformed Women they gaue as it were for daylie sustenance vnto their Canibals the beautifull deuoured they not but smothered them lamenting and scritching with forced and vnnaturall rauishments Like barbarous miscreants they quelled Virgins vnto death and cutting off their tender paps to present for dainties vnto their Magistrates they engorged themselues with their Bodies Howbeit their spials in the meane time discrying from the top of an high mountaine the Duke of Austria the King of Bohemia the Patriarch of Aquileia the Duke of Carinthia and as some report the Earle of Baden with a mighty power and in battell aray approching towards them that accursed crew immediatly vanished and all those Tartarian Vagabonds retired themselues into the distressed and vanquished land of Hungarie who as they came suddenly so they departed also on the sudden which their celeritie caused all men to stand in horrour and astonishment of them But of the said fugitiues the Prince of Dalmatia tooke eight one of which number the Duke of Austria knew to bee an Englishman who was perpetually banished out of the Realme of England in regard of certaine notorious crimes by him commâ—tted This fellow on the behalfe of the most tyrannicall King of the Tartars had beene twise as a messenger and Interpreter with the King of Hungarie menacing and plainely foretelling those michiefes which afterward happened vnlesse he would submit himselfe and his Kingdome vnto the Tartars yoke Well being allured by our Princes to confesse the truth he made such oathes and protestations as I thinke the Deuill himselfe would haue beene trusted for First therefore hee reported of himselfe that presently after the time of his banishment namely about the thirtieth yeare of his age hauing lost all that he had in the Citie of Acon at Dice euen in the midst of Winter being compelled by ignominious hunger wearing nothing about him but a shirt of sacke a paire of shooes and a haire cap onely being shauen like a foole and vttering an vncoth noyse as if hee had beene dumbe he tooke his iourney and so trauelling many Countries and finding in diuers places friendly entertainment he prolonged his life in this manner for a season albeit euery day by rashnes of speech and inconstancy of heart hee endangered himselfe to the Deuill At length by reason of extreame trauaile and continuall change of ayre and of meates in Caldea hee fell into a grieuous sicknesse insomuch that he was weary of his life Not being able therefore to goe forward or backward and staying there a while to refresh himselfe hee began being somewhat learned to commend to writing those wordes which he heard spoken and within a short space so aptly to pronounce and to vtter them himselfe that he was reputed for a natiue member of that Countrie and by the same dexteritie he attained to manie Languages The man the Tartars hauing intelligence of by their spies drew him perforce into their societie and being admonished by an oracle or vision to challenge dominion ouer the whole earth they allured him by many rewards to their faithfull seruice by reason that they wanted Interpreters
standeth a very goodly Castle named Thaigin anciently built by a King called Dor. In it is a spacious Palace wherein is a faire Hall in which are painted all the famous Kings which haue reigned there a faire spectacle Of this King Dor they say that he was potent and was attended onely by young Damsels whereof his Court had great store They also when hee listed to take his pleasure carried him in a small light Chariot thorow the Castle which is so fortified by Art and Nature that the Gouernour thereof feared none no not Vmcan his Lord against whom hee rebelled But seuen men professing fidelitie and seruice to Dor tooke him at aduantage in hunting and brought him captiue to Presbyter Iohn or Vmcan who put him in vile clothes and appointed him to keepe his Cattell and set on him a strong guard till two yeeres were ended after which hee commanded him to bee brought before him and attyred him in Princely apparell and giuing him his pardon after sharpe admonition sent him so well attended to the repossession of his Kingdome About twentie miles beyond the Castle Thaigin is the Riuer Caramoran which by reason of the exceeding bredth and depth thereof hath no Bridge and floweth to the Ocean On the shoare thereof are many Cities and Castles built wherein much trading is exercised This Countrey aboundet with Ginger Silke and Fowle especially Feasants that three of them are bought for a groat of Venice There grow Reeds infinite store so great that some are a foot some are a foot and halfe in compasse profitable to many vses Passing this Riuer after two dayes iourney is the famous Citie called Carianfu where many clothes of Gold and Silke are made heere growes Ginger Galingale Spike and many Spices The people are Idolaters Proceeding seuen dayes iourney Westward many Cities and Townes goodly Fields and Gardens are found and euery where Mulberies for Silke-wormes And they are Idolaters but there are also Christians Turkes Nestorians and some Saracens There is much both of wilde Beasts and Fowle If you proceed seuen dayes iourney further you shall come to a certaine great Citie named Quenzanfu which is the chiefe Citie of the Kingdome in which haue raigned many famous Kings and at this day the sonne of great Can called Mangalu hath the command thereof That Countrey yeeldeth great plentie of Silke Cloth of Gold and all other things necessarie for furnishing of an Armie and for preseruation of the life of Man The Inhabitants worship Idols and there are some Christians and Turkes and Saracens Fiue miles without the Citie standeth the Palace of Mangalu seated in a Playne where are many Springs Riuerets and places of Game There is a high wall encompassing fiue miles where are all wilde Beasts and Fowles in the midst is an excellent Palace hauing many Halls and Chambers great and faire all painted with Gold and Azâ—re and infinite Marbles adorning The King with his Courtiers applieth himselfe to hunting of wilde Beasts and taking of Fowle and followeth his â—athers steps in Iustice and Equitie much beloued of his people Going three dayes Iourney Westward from the said Palace through a certaine goodly Plaine where many Cities and Castles are and abundance of Silke Merchandise and Arts is a mountainous Countrie where in the Mountaines and Valleyes are frequent Habitations and store of Lodgings of the Prouince of Cunchin The Inhabitants are Idolaters and Husbandmen Also in that Countrie they hunt Lions Beares Stags Roe-buckes Deere Wolues That Plaine is two dayes iourney and the Countrey is twentie dayes Westward all inhabited hauing Mountaines and Valleyes and many Woods After that twentie dayes towards the West is a Prouince named Achbaluch Mangi that is The white Citie of the borders of Mangi which is wel peopled This Prouince for two daies iourny hath a Plaine with infinite habitations After which follow Mountaines Valleyes and Woods all inhabited twentie dayes iourney Westward It hath store of wild beasts and of those creatures which yeeld Muske In this Prouince Ginger groweth in great plentie as also Corne and Rice After twentie dayes iourney thorow those Hills is a Playne and a Prouince in the Confines of Mangi named Sindinfu The chiefe Citie hath the same name great and exceeding rich being twentie miles circuit about It hath had many rich and mightie Kings but the old King dying left three sonnes Successors of the Kingdome which diuided the Citie into three parts compassing euery part with their proper walls all which notwithstanding were contayned within the former wall But great Can subiected that Citie and Kingdome to his Dominion Thorow this Citie runne many Riuers in many places and round about some halfe a mile ouer some two hundred paces very deepe and on them are many Bridges of stone very faire eight paces broad set on both sides with marble Pillars which beare vp a timber Frame that couers the Bridge each Bridge hauing streets and shops all alongst When these Riuers are past the Citie they becom one great riuer called Quian which runneth one hundred dayes iourney hence to the Ocean Neere these Riuers are many Cities and Castles and ships for Merchandise Proceeding fiue dayes iourney â—urther through a certaine Playne many Cities Castles and Villages are found in which fine Lawnes are in great aboundance Many wilde Beasts also are there After the Playne whereof wee now speake is the Prouince of Tebeth which great Can vanquished and wasted for in it are many Cities destroyed and Castles ouerthrowne by the space of twentie dayes iourney And because it is become a Wildernesse wanting Inhabitants wilde Beasts and Lions are there encreased abundantly and it is needfull that Trauellers carrie victuals with them Very great Canes grow in this Countrey ten paces in length and three palmes in thicknesse and as much from knot to knot When Trauellers therefore will rest by night secure from Beasts they take great bundles of the greener Reeds and putting fire vnder kindle them Which make such a cracking and so great a noyse that it may bee heard two miles off Which terrible sound the wilde Beasts hearing flee away Moreouer Horses and other Beasts which Merchants vse for their iourney hearing this noyse and cracking are very much afraid and many betaking themselues to flight haue escaped from their Masters but the wiser Trauellers binding their feet together with Fetters detayne them with violence Twentie dayes Iourney ended hauing passed ouer the Prouince of Tebeth wee meet with Cities and very many Villages in which through the blindnesse of Idolatrie a wicked custome is vsed for no man there marrieth a wife that is a Virgin Whereupon when Trauellers and Strangers comming from other parts passe through this Countrey and pitch their Pauilions the Women of that place hauing marriageable daughters bring them vnto Strangers desiring them to take them and enioy their companie as long as they remayne there Thus the pretier are
be liueth and giueth life vnto Man Our onely God which inspireth euery one of vs his Children with his holy Word through our Lord Iesus Christ the Spirit of Life now in this latter times establish vs to hold the right Scepter and suffer vs of our selues to reigne for the good of the Land and the happinesse of the People together with our Enemies and to the doing of good We the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Boris Pheodorowich of all Russia sole Commander of Volodemer Mosco Nouogrod Emperour of Cazan King of Astracan Lord of Vobsko and great Duke of Smolensko of Twersko Vhorskoy Permskoy Vatskoy Bolharskay and of others Lord and great Duke of Nouagrod in the low Country of Chernego Rezan Polotskay Rostouskoy Yeraslauskoy Belozerskoy Leeflanskoy Owdorskoy Obdorskoy Condinskoy and all Siberia and the North parts Lord and Commander of Euerskoy Land and Cabardinskoy Country and of Cherces and Igarskoy Land as also of many others Lord and Commander with our Sonne Prince Phedar Borisowich of all Russia We haue bestowed on the Merchants of England viz. Sir Iohn Hart Knight Sir William Webb Knight Richard Saltanitall Alderman Nicolas Moshley Alderman Robert Doue William Garaway Iohn Harbey Robert Chamberlin Henrie Anderson Iohn Audwart Francis Cherie Iohn Merick Anthony Marlar Wee haue granted and licenced them to come with their ships into our Dominion the Country of Dwina with all manner of Commodities to trade freely from the Sea side and within our Dominions to the Citie of our Empire of Mosco Also there made sute vnto vs Sir Iohn Hart Knight and his Companie to gratifie them to trade to our Citie of Mosco and to our Heritage of great Nouogrod and Vobsko and to all parts of our Empire with their Commodities and to Trade freely without custome vpon which Wee the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Boris Pheodorowich of all Russia with our Sonne Prince Pheodor Borisowich of all Russia haue granted vnto the English Merchants Sir Iohn Hart Knight and his fellowes for our Sisters sake Queene Elizabeth free passage to come into our Kingdome of Mosco and into all the rest of our Dominions with all manner of Commodities to trade and traffick freely at their pleasure Also we haue commanded not to take any kinde of Custome for their goods nor any other Customes whatsoeuer viz. for passing by any place by Land nor for passing by any place by Water nor for Custome of their Boats or Head money nor for passing ouer Bridges and Ferries nor for any entrie of Wares as also all manner of other Customes or Duties whatsoeuer wee command shall not bee taken of them But they shall not bring other mens goods into our Dominions nor likewise recarry out of our Kingdome any other mens goods as their owne nor to sell or barter for other men Neither shall our Subiects buy and sell for them or from them neither shall they keepe any of our peoples goods or pawnes by them to owne or colour them Likewise they shall not send any of our Subiects to any Towne or Citie to buy Commodities But what Citie they come into themselues they shall sell their owne Commodities and buy our Commodities And when they shall come to our Heritage to great Vobsko and Nouagrod or to any other Citie within our Dominions with their Commodities that then our Gentlemen and Gouernours and all other officers shall suffer and let them passe according to this our Letter and to take no manner of Custome of them whatsoeuer for any of their Commodities for passing by nor for passage ouer any Bridges neither shall they take any other Custom whatsoeuer in all our Dominions And wheresoeuer they happen to come and doe proceed to buy and sell as also wheresoeuer they shall passe through with goods not buying of any Commoditie nor selling their owne then in those Cities they shall take of them no manner of Custome whatsoeuer as aforesaid and wee haue gratified and giuen them leaue to trade in all parts of our Dominions with their goods freely without Custome And likewise whensoeuer the English Merchants shall bee desirous to buy or sell or barter their wares with our Merchants wares for wares then shall they sell their wares whole sale and not by retaile Cloth by the pack and by Clothes and by remnants and Damasks and Veluets by the Piece and not by the Yard or asheene and such Commodities as is to be sold by waight not to sell them by the small waights that is to say by the Zolotnick Also they shall sell Wines by the Pipe and the Hogshead but by the Gallon Quart or Pot or Charke they shall not sell moreouer they shall buy sell and exchange their owne Commodities themselues and the Russe Merchants shall not sell or exchange for them or from them their Commodities neither shall they carry any mans goods to no manner of place vnder colour of their owne and which of the English Merchants would at any time sell his Commodities at Colmogro on the Dwina or at Vologda and at Yeraslauly they may and of all their Commodities throughout all our Cities and Dominion our Gentlemen Gouernours and all other Officers shall take no manner of Custome according to this our Imperiall Letter of fauour Also through all our Dominions Cities and Townes they shall hire Carriers Boats and men to labour or rowe in the said Boats at their owne cost Likewise when as the English Merchants shall desire to goe out of our Dominion into any other Kingdome or into their owne Land and that we thinke it good for them to take with them from our Treasure any Commodities to sell or exchange them for vs for such Commodities as shall be sitting to our Kingdome and to deliuer them to our Treasurer and with those their and our goods our Gentlemen and Gouernours shall suffer them to passe through all Cities and Townes within our Dominions without Custome as before And when they haue ended their Market and doe desire to goe from the Mosko then they shall appeare in the Chancerie to the Keeper of our Seale the Secretarie Vassily Yacolowich Schellcalou Likewise if there happen to the English Merchants any extremitie by Sea or that a ship be broken and that it be neere any place of our Kingdome then we command that all those goods shall bee brought out iustly and bee giuen to the English people that shall at that time bee in our Land or if they be not here then to lay them vp all together in one place and when the Englishmen come into our Land then to deliuer those goods to them Also wee haue bestowed on the English Merchants the House of Yourya in the Mosko by a Church of Saint Maxims neere the Marget to dwell in it as in former time keeping one House-keeper a Russe or one of their owne strangers but other Russe folkes they shall not keepe any Likewise these Merchants haue Houses in diuers our Cities as followeth A House
Imperiall Pallace and beganne to gouerne the Empire more inclining to the Poles and forreiners then to the Russes which vntimely expressing himselfe hastned his ruine Seuentie noble Families of Boris his kindred or faction were exiled that their Goods might be â—hared amongst strangers and new Colonies of men planted brought into Russia His clemency was remarkable to Suisky who being condemned for not onely refusing to acknowledge this Emperour but vttering also reproachfull speeches of him as being of base Parentage and one which had conspired with the Poles to ouerthrow the Russian Temples Nobility and now his prayers ended and the fatall stroake on his knees expected on the seauenth of Iuly by vnexpected mercy euen then receiued his pardon The last which yeelded to him were the Plescouites Some tell of exceeding Treasures also which hee found laid vp for other purposes which through his profusenesse soone vanished The first of September was designed to his inauguration being New yeeres day to the Russes as sometimes to the Iewes but for other causes it was hastned and his Mother was sent for out of a Monasterie into which Boris had thrust her farâ—e from the Court An honorable Conuoy was herein employed and himselfe with great shew of Pietie went to meet her embraced her with teares and bare-headed on foot attended her Chariot to the Castle whence afterwards she remoued with her women into a Monasterie where the Noblest Virgins and Widdowes of Russia vse to sequester themselues from the World His Mother was noted to answere with like affection to him whether true or dissembled on both parts At his entrance to the Kingdome after Ceremonies ended Nicolas Cnermacouius a Iesuite made him a goodly Oration the like was done by the Senate To the Iesuits was alotted a faire place of entertaynment not far from the Castle wherein to obserue the Romish Rites and Holies and euen then by their meanes he had declared himselfe in that point but for feare of Suiskie hee stayed till fitter oportunitie Hauing thus setled things his care was to recompence the Poles to enter league with that Nation and to consummate the Marriage For which purpose hee sent three hundred Horsemen with Athanasius the Treasurer who in Nouember came to Cracouia had audience of King Sigismund where he with all thankfulnesse acknowledged the Kings forwardnesse with his Nobles to recouer his right whereto God had giuen answerable successe beyond expectation that he deplored the Turkish insolencies in Hungary and other parts to vindicate which he would willingly joyne with the Pole and other Christian Princes meane whiles hee was willing to make an euerlasting league with him and to that end entreated his good leaue to take vnto himselfe a Wife out of Poland namely Anna Maria the Daughter of George Miecinsie the Palatine of Sendomir to whom for money men and endangering of his owne life hee was so much engaged The eight day after the Contract was solemnely made by the Cardinall Bishop of Cracouia and the Embassadour with her Parents feasted by the King Demetrius had sent her and her Father Iewels worth 200000. Crownes Thus farre haue wee followed Thuanus and hee Iacobus Margaretus a French Captayne of Demetrius guard of Partisans which published a Booke hereof Now let vs present you a little English Intelligence touching this Demetrius and his respect to men of our Nation in those parts and first his Letter to Sir Iohn Mericke The Copie of a Letter sent from the Emperor DEMETRY EVANOWICH otherwise called GRISHCO OTREAPYOV the which Letter was sent to Master IOHN MERRICK Agent out of the Campe as Master MERRICK was taking his Iournie to the Sea-side the eighth of Iune Anno 1605. FRom the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Demetry Euanowich of all Russia To the English Marchant Iohn Merrick wee giue to vnderstand that by the iust iudgement of God and his strong power we are raised to our Fathers throne of Vladedmer Mosko and of all the Empire of Russia as great Duke and sole commander likewise we calling to memorie the loue and amitie of our Father the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Euan Vassilywich of all Russia and our Brother Theodor Euanowich of all Russia which was held and kept by them and other great Christian Princes in the same forme and manner doe we likewise intend and purpose to hold and keepe Loue and amitie but especially and aboue all others doe we intend to send and to haue loue and friendship with your King Iames and all you his English Merchants we will fauour more then before Further as soone as this our Letter doth come to your hand and as soone as you haue ended your Markets at the shipping place of Michael the Archangell then to come vp to Mosco to behold our Maiesties presence And for your poste Horse I haue commanded shall be giuen you and at your comming to Mosco then to make your appearance in our Chancery to our Secretarie Ofanasy Vlassou Written in our Maiesties Campe at Tooly in the yeare of the world Anno seauen thousand one hundred and thirteene The Copie of the translation of a Passe giuen to Master IOHN MERRICK which was giuen him in the time of his being in the Campe at Molodoue with the Emperour DEMETRY EVANOWICH otherwise called GRISHCO OTREAPYOVE FRom the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Demetry Euanowich of all Russia from Mosco to our Cities and Castles as also to the Castle of Archangell at the Shipping place and hauen to our Generals Secretaries and all other our Officers c. There did make suite vnto vs the English Marchant Iohn Merricke and his Company that we would gratifie them to be suffered to passe to the new Castle of Archangell or to the shipping place or hauen in regard of trafficke of Merchandise Also that if he doe send home any of his fellowes and seruants from the shipping place being of the English that then they might be suffered to passe into England Also that to whatsoeuer Citie of ours the English Marchant Iohn Mericke and his fellowes doth or shall come vnto then all yee our Generals Secretaries and oll other our Officers shall suffer them to passe euery where without all delay And as for our Customes as for passing by or for head mony our custome of goods you shall not take any of them nor of their seruants Likewise when the English Merchants Iohn Merricke with his fellowes and seruants shall come to the Castle of Archangell then Timophey Matphewich Lazaroue and our Secretary Rohmaneum Mocaryoued Voronoue at the foresaid Castle of Archangell shall suffer and permit the English Merchant Iohn and his companie to trade freely Moreouer when at the shipping place they haue ended and finished their Markets and that then the said Iohn Merricke shall desire to send into England any of his fellowes or seruants with goods then likewise they shall be suffered to passe But Russâ— people and other strangers of
Mosco shall not be suffered to passe further that if Iohn Merricke with his fellowes and seruants doe not goe for England but after their Market is ended doe purpose to come backe againe to Mosco that then at the Castle of Archangell Timophey Matphewich Lazaroue and our Secretarie Rohmaneeu Voronaue as also at all other our Castels and Cities our Generals Secretaries and all other our Officers shall let passe the English Merchant Iohn Merricke with his fellowes and seruants without all stay or hinderance and as for custome of them their goods or their seruants there shall not be any taken And after the Reading of this our Letter and Passe you shall keepe the Copie of it by you but this you shall deliuer backe againe to the said Iohn and his companie Written at our Campe at Molodone the yeare from the beginning of the World 7113. the eighteenth of Iune The last of Iuly 1605. at Archangell The Copie of the translation of a Commission that was sent from the Mosko from the Emperour DEMETRY EVANOWICH alias GRYSHCA OTREAPYOVE by a Courtier named GAVARYLA SAMOYLOWICH SALMANOVE who was sent downe to the Castle of Archangell to Sir THOMAS SMITH then Lord Embassadour as followeth THe great Lord Emperour and great Duke Demetry Euanowich of all Russia hath commanded Gauareela Samoylowich Salmanoue to goe to Vologda and from Vologda to the new Castle of Archangell or wheresoeuer he shall ouertake the English Ambassadour Sir Thomas Smith Also when he hath ouertooke the Ambassadour then Gauareele shall send the Ambassadour his Interpreter Richard Finch willing him to certifie vnto the Ambassadour that the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Demetry Euanowich sole commander of Russia hath sent vnto him one of his Courtiers in regard of his Maiesties affaires and after some two houres respite Gauareela himselfe shall ride to the Ambassadour and deliuer vnto him his Maiesties speeches as followeth THe great Lord Emperour and great Duke Demetry Euanowich of all Russia and of many Kingdomes Lord and commander Hath commanded thee Thomas the English Ambassadour to certifie vnto Iames King of England Scotland France and Ireland that by the iust iudgement of God and his strange power we are come and succeeded into the place of our Father and predecessours as also we are come to the throne of the great and famous Kingdome of Vlodemer Mosco and to the Empire of Cazan Astaracan and Siberia and of all the Kingdomes of the Empire of Russia being an Empire belonging to the great Lords Emperours and great Dukes of all Russia Moreouer we calling to memorie the sending loue and amitie betwixt our Father the great Lord and Emperour and great Duke Euan Vasilywich of all Russia of famous memorie as also our Brother the great Lord and Emperour and great Duke Feoder Euanowich of all Russia sole commander with their sister Elizabeth Queene of England in the like manner doe we purpose to haue sendings and to be in loue with your Lord King Iames and more then hath bin in former time And in token of our said loue and amitie we doe intend to fauour all his subiects in our Land and to giue vnto them freer libertie then they haue had heretofore and you his Ambassadour we haue commanded to dispatch without all delay or hindrance Therefore we would haue you to make knowne vnto your Lord King Iames our Maiesties loue And as soone as God shall grant the time of our Coronation to be finished and that we are crowned with the Emperiall crowne of our predecessours according to our manner and worthinesse then we the great Lord Emperor and great Duke Demeetry Euanowich of all Russia sole Commander will send our messenger to salute each other according to the former manner And concerning those Letters which were sent by you from Borris Godenoue we would haue you deliuer them backe againe to our Courtier Gauareela and after the deliuerie of our speeches to returne him to the Emperour vnder written by the Chancellour Ofanasy Euanowich Vlaseou The Copie of the Translation of a new Priuiledge that was giuen to the Company by the Emperour DEMEETRY EVANOWICH otherwise called GRYSHCA OTREAPYOVE the which Priuiledge was sent into England ouer-land by OLYVER LYSSET Marchant and seruant to the foresaid Company GOD the Trenitie before and without the beginning the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost establish vs to hold and keepe our Scepter and Realme for the good of our Land and the happinesse of our people Wee the resplendant and manifest and not the miserable vpholder but sole commander the great Duke Demetry Euanowich by the mercy of God Casar and great Duke of Russia and of all the Empire of Tartaria and many other Kingdomes as also of the great Monarchie of Mosco Lord Emperour and Commander Haue bestowed and gratified vnto the English Merchants viz. Sir Thomas Smith Knight Sir Iohn Spencer Knight Sir Humfrey Wild Knight Robert Doue Robert Chamberline William Garaway Iohn Haruey Richard Stapers Iohn Merricke Richard Wryght Richard Cocks Thomas Farrington Richard Wych George Bowles Bartholomew Barnes Richard Bowldra Iohn Casten Edward Chery Thomas the sonne of Alexander alias Hicks we haue giuen them free liberty to come with their ships into our Realme and Dominion and to the Country of Dwina to the Castle of Archangel and to Colmogro with all maner of commodities and to trade freely as also to come from the sea side by land or by water to our great dominion and Caesars City of Mosco great Nouogrod and Vobsko and all other cities within our dominions to trade with all manner of commodities in the same forme and manner as heretofore was bestowed on the English Merchants in the time of our father of famous memory the great Lord and Caesar and great Duke Euan Vassilywich of all Russia sole Commander and as was granted vnto them in the time of our Brother the great Duke Theodor Euanowich of all Russia sole Commander And as for custome of their goods or for passing by as also for the custome of their boates or for Head-money or for going ouer bridges or Ferryes or for entrie of goods As also all manner of Custome whatsoeuer we command shall not bee taken of them Also the English Merchants shall not bring nor sell other mens goods in our Dominion as their owne neither shall our Subiects buy or sell or traffique for Also our Subiects pawnes they shall not keep by them nor send others about the Cities to buy goods but what Cities they come into themselues they shall trafficke and sell their owne commodities and buy Russe commodities freely And when they come into our Dominion of great Nouogrod and Vobsko or to any other Cities within our Realme to trafficke with their goods and that after the market is past they shall bee desirous to passe for Mosco or for England then our Gentlemen and Gouernours and all people shall according to this our Caesars Letter let them passe without delay
make them his heires of Heauen which models of Deity seeke to establish the peace of God vpon Earth And let it not seeme tedious here to present these His Majesties Trauels amongst our other Trauellers but in a more glorious manner lâ—ker to God vnmoueable which moueth all things who hath not only been our Sunne and with lightsome heate and influence filled our Brittish Hemisphere but hath dispersed his bright rayes of Light and warmed with sweet quickning beames of heat those remoter frozen Climates of Sweden and Russia not to mention or but to mention the quarrels of Denmarke and Sweden and after their long frostie Night such is the nature such was the state of those States to reduce the faire day-light of Peace the warmth whereof hath thawed the Icie hardned hearts of Enmity and filled all things with sweets and cheere of a returning Spring Nulla salus bello pacem te poscimus omnes CHAP. X. A briefe Copie of the points of the Contracts betweene the Emperours Maiestie and the Kings Maiestie of Sweden at Stolboua the seuen and twentieth of February 1616. INprimis and especially that all matters by set aside forgotten pacified and renounced which passed these former yeeres since the conclusion of peace at Taffina in the yeere 7003. betweene the former great Lords Emperours and great Dukes of all Russia and afterwards our great Lord Emperour and great Duke Michaelo Phedorowich of all Russia Sam. his Imperiall Maiestie and Empire of Russia and betweene their late high mightie Lord King Charles the Ninth of Sweden the aboue named Kings Maiesties highly honored and beloued Father especially their high mighty Lord King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden his Kingly Maiesty and the Crowne of Sweden As also both the Princes their Dominions Lands Cities and people chance or hap of the Subiects which happened or was done by robbery burning killing or other enmities whatsoeuer might bee or by whom it was done that all those griefes and troubles in all matters shall be set aside and hereafter not be reuenged or remembred of neither party for euer and by this present strong conclusion of peace betwixt our great Lord Emperour and great Duke Michaelo Pheodorowich of all Russia Sam. and betwixt their great mightie Lord King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden c. and of other Dominions Lands Castles aswell those of old as those which by this conclusion of peace are giuen and yeelded vp and betwixt all the Subiects and people to bee renewed established confirmed and held vnremoueable in the manner of a peace for euer and euer and sure friendship perpetually Also that the Emperours Maiesty and the Kings Maiesty shall desire one anothers best in all matters and neyther seeke a better friend but to deale faithfully and truly in all matters reciprocally 2. Item is giuen vnto our great Lord Emperour and great Duke Michaelo Pheodorowich of all Russia Sam. his heires successors and hereafter comming great Lords Emperors and great Dukes of all Russia and the Empire thereof by their great Lord King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden for himselfe his successors and hereafter being Kings of Sweden and for the whole Crowne of Sweden doth deliuer and cleere by the power of this conclusion of peace these Castles of the Empire in Russia with the Townes and Suburbs which were taken in these yeeres namely great Nouogrod Stararousse Porcoue Lodiga Odo with their Territories Somerskey Volost with the Villages belonging to the Emperors Houshold to Metropolie Monasteries Gentlemens Lands Inheritances Farmes with all their profits and reuenues according to former Borders and Limits except those Castles which the Emperours Maiestie doth yeeld by power of this Contract of peace as hereafter more certainly shall be exprest 3. Item The Kings Maiestie of Sweden doth giue vnto the Emperours Maiestie with the aforesaid Castles and Townes all manner of Church ornaments which are in the Church of Sophia The Sapience of God and within all Churches and Monasteries in Nouogrod and in other Castles and Townes which the Kings Maiesty hath giuen to the Emperour's Maiesty without carrying any thing away Also the Kings Maiesty doth giue the Metropolite and all the Spiritualtie with all their goods as also all manner of Russe people what calling soeuer they be which are in those Townes Castles and Territories dwelling now or planting themselues there with their Wiues Children and all their goods whatsoeuer any hath As also the Kings Maiesty shall giue all manner of Writings and Bookes which are in those Castles and Townes to be found in Roserades iudgement houses or elsewhere with all Russe Ordnance Munition and Prouisions there belonging and the Bells in those aforesaid Castles and Townes in such manner as they were the twentieth of Nouember last past according to agreement made with the Kings most excellent Maiesty of Great Britaines Ambassadour Sir Iohn Merick except those Bells which the people of Nouogrod themselues did sell after that agreement for the payment of Souldiers and were carried away from Nouogrod but those Bells which the Kings seruants and people did take perforce without buying shall be in right manner sought out and brought backe againe to Nouogrod and restored there Also which Bells the Kings Maiesties people bought at Nouogrod it shall bee free for the Nouogrod men to redeeme them backe againe at the same price they sold them for and the Kings people hereafter shall not buy any more Bells of the people of Nouogrod by no meanes whatsoeuer 4. Item the Kings Maiesties people of Sweden at their departure out of the Emperours Maiesties Castles and Towns aforesaid namely great Nouogrod Stararouse Porcoue Lodaga Somersko Volosco c. shall vse no violence to the Emperors Maiesties people by burning robbing or killing neyther carry any Russe people with them to the Kings Maiesties side neither men nor women nor children nor any of their goods and if any goods remayne of the Swethish people at their going out of the aforesaid Towne which at that time they cannot take all with them such goods shall be kept in safetie by those with whom they are left till such time as euery one of them shall come thither for his owne goods or send some bodie for them and these people shall haue free libertie to goe without all molestation or let to come for their goods and to returne againe at their owne conuenient time 5. Item the Kings Maiesties Gouernours and Officers shall deliuer vnto the Emperours Maiesties Voyauodes and Commanders the aboue named Townes and Castles to say great Nouogrod Stararouse Porcoue with their Territories and Somerskey Volost in presence of the great Lords Iames King c. his Maiesties great Ambassadour Sir Iohn Merike Knight c. or the said Kings Maiesties Gentlemen the which the aboue said great Ambassadour shall send to that end clensing and giuing ouer the said Castles and Townes two weekes after this contract is confirmed betweene vs both great Commissionors by Writings Hand
most excellent Maiestie of great Brittaine his great Ambassadour Sir Iohn Merricke Knight 10. And as for the Russe Ordnance in these Castles which shall be giuen to our Lord Emperour and great Duke c. from the Kings Maiestie G.A. c. which Ordnance shall remaine there shall be giuen to his Maiesties Officers and what munition of Artillerie as prouision for Warres and Bels and other matters which their Kings Maiestie hath taken in the Land of Russia out of those Castles before the contract which the Kings Maiesties great Commissioners and the great Lord King Iames c. great Ambassadour Sir Iohn Merricke Knight did erect as the twentieth of Nouember such Ordnance and prouisions shall remaine to the Kings Maiesties vse and Crowne of Sweden without all contradiction or cauilation 11. And because the late great Lord Emperour and great Duke Vasilly Euanowich of all Russia Sam. did giue and confirme by writings vnto their high mighty late Lord King Charles the ninth of S. c. and to the Crowne of Sweden the Castle Corela and the Prouince thereof for that faithfull and good willing aide which was done vnto him against the Polish people in like manner doth confirme and establish the same by this contract of our great Lord Emperour and great Duke M.F. c. the same yeelding and donation of the great Lord Zare and great Duke Vasily Euanowich c. for himselfe his successours and hereafter being Emperours and great Dukes of all Russia and for the whole Empire of all Russia that the said Castle of Corella with all profits reuenewes and rents by Land and by Water according to their former auncient and now being borderers nothing exempted in all accordingly as it was by former Emperours and great Dukes of all Russia as they possest and held it so hereafter it shall remaine to their Kings Maiestie G.A. of S. c. and to his Maiesties Successours and hereafter following Kings of Sweden and the Crown of Sweden without all cauillation or contradiction for euerlasting times 12. And that hereafter there be no more difficulty or variance concerning the borderers of the Land it is concluded and agreed vpon that in this yeare 7125. vpon the first of Iune our great Lord Emperour and great Duke M.F. c. and their high mighty King G.A. c shall send on both sides speciall good Courtiers and Notaries to meete between Lodiga and Oreseke at the mouth of the Riuer Laua whence it doth fall into the Lake of Lodiga so that they shall meete vpon the said Riuer on the midst of the Bridge which of both sides their people shall make vpon that Riuer and when there the one shall haue shewed the other their ample Commissions and shall appeare that they are worthy to measure out the borders thereby betweene the Emperours Maiestie and the Kings Maiesties Lands so that from the borders of Nouogrod Lodiga and Odow with their Prouinces and also from Somerskey Volost be deuided from the auncient and former precincts and borders of Oreseeke Copora Yam and Euanogorod in iust manner as it ought to be at the same time next ensuing the first day of Iune then the said Courtiers and Notaries three in presence in the said manner on both sides shall meete together vpon the borders of Nouogrod betweene the Prouince of Olimets and Corela at Salomensky Towne by the Lake of Lodiga which Courtiers also shall view the same Prouinces according to the former borders and as the former are exprest how they haue bin and confirme the same and if they so chance that they cannot happen vpon the former auncient borders then shall they by iust inquisition make new borders and Land-markes in such manner that hereafter there be no further controuersie concerning those borders and those Courtiers or Gentlemen shall not part asunder of neither side till they haue sufficiently and friendly ended that businesse in all manner and what those Courtiers shall finish and effect in this manner the same according as befitteth there shall expresse by writing vpon parchment on both sides and confirme the same by their subscription Seales kissing of the Crosse and oath interchangeable and as concerning the deuiding of borders and the Gentlemen shall doe it as namely of Nouogrod Lodiga Odo Somerskey Volost of one part and also betweene Oreseke Copora Yam and Euanogorod on the other side and also betweene the borders of Nouogrod and Corela shall be set downe and written the same shall be iâ—remoueable and fast for euerlasting times by our great Lord Emperour and great Duke Michall Fedorowich of all Russia c. and the Kings Maiestie Gustauus Adolphus c. and their successours and hereafter being on both sides for euerlasting times according to this contract of an euerlasting peace and for more firme confirmation of the same that it shall be held and kept it shall be declared further in the Letters of contract which shall be hereafter giuen betweene both Princes from the Emperours Maiestie by kissing the Crosse and confirmation of his said Letters by his great Seale and by the Kings Maiesties oath vpon the holy Euangelists 13. As also the former of blessed and most famous memory great Lord Emperour and great Duke Fedor Euanowich of all Russia Sam. our great Lord Emperour and great Duke Michall Fedorowich of all Russia Sam c. Vnckle in conclusion of peace made at Tavsin in the yeare 7103. did yeelde and giue ouer all his pretention and claime to the Countrey of Leifland as also the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Vasily Euanowich of all Russia Sam. in a conclusion of peace made at Wyburgh in the yeare 7117 did renounce the same so it is now here concluded and agreed that our great Lord Emperour and great Duke M. F c. and his successours and hereafter being Emperours and great Dukes shall at no time for euer challenge vnto themselues any right or pretence to the Countrey of Leifland neither shall our great Lord Emperour and great Duke M.F. of all Russia Sam. nor his successours great Lords Emperours and great Dukes of all Russia hereafter write vnto their great Lord King Gustauus Adolphus nor his successours hereafter being Kings of Sweden nor to the Crowne of Sweden with the title of Leifland or those Castles which the Emperours Maiestie hath now renounced to the Kings Maiestie for euer neither by Letters of confirmation to write themselues or name themselues in them nor suffer his Uoyauodes Seruants and Commanders to write themselues with the title of Leifland or the Townes aforesaid neither in writing nor speeches to name themselues As also our great Lord Emperour and great Duke M. F. of all Russia Sam. his successours and hereafter being great Lord Emperour and great Duke of all Russia in their writings and speeches shall giue to their Kings Maiestie and hereafter being Kings of Sweden their accustomed title of Leifland and Corella Item on both sides the great
King some thing of no great value our King would haue sent him many precious things and dismissed you his Ambassadours honourably and haue sent his Ambassadours with you but now hee only endeth his Letter to your Emperour The Citie of Catay where the King dwelleth is built vpon an euen plaine ground and is incompassed round about with a Riuer called Yoâ—ga which falleth into the blacke Sea which is from the Citie Catay seuen dayes trauell so that there come no ships neerer the Citie Catay then seuen dayes trauell off but all things are transported in small Vessels and ship-boats The Merchandizes the King doth send into all parts of his Dominions of Catay and from thence are carried ouer the borders into the Land of Mugalla to the King Altine to the blacke Kollmakes to the Iron King into Boghar and other Dominions their Patriarkes and Friers trauell with the Commodities as Veluets Sattens Damaskes Siluer Leopard Skinnes Turkesses and blacke Zenders for which they buy Horses and bring them into Catay for in Catay are but few horses only Mules and Asses and Cloth they haue none their Horses and Siluer goeth into strange Countreyes or as they say Nemâ—sij the Siluer is made in Brickes which they call Kritsij valued each Kritsij at fiftie two Rubles their Apparell they weare with long broad hanging sleeues like the Gentlewomens Summer-coats or Lettiâ—ks in Russia the people are very faire but not warlike timorous most their endeuour is in great and rich traffick They told vs that not long before our comming the people of Mugalla had taken two Castles from them by deceit also they told vs that their King hath a stone which lighteth as the Sunne both day and night called in their Language Sarra and in our Tongue Iachaâ—t or Rubie another stone they say hee hath which driueth away water from it it is also called a Rubie There come to them Strangers or Nemtsij euery yeere with all manner of Merchandizes and barter for Deere Skinnes and Loshids Sables Beuers Veluets Taffataes and Zendews or Calico these strangers they say come to them out of the blacke Sea from the East and the South also they say there is a Riuer called Kartalla which falleth into the great Riuer Ob but they know neyther the head nor the fall of it they imagine it commeth out of the blacke Sea and falleth into it againe vpon this Riuer dwell many people with walking Herds For a triple testimony of Sir Iohn Merikes honourable courtesie I haue added this succeeding Patent which howsoeuer in some things it concurre with the former of Boris and Demetrius Yet those being obscurely translated or written this may illustrate them and it also presenteth both larger Priuiledges the Partriarkes name ioyned with the Emperours and the Golden Seale WE the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Michaell Pheodorowich of all Russia sole Commander of Volodemer Mosco and Nouogrod Emperour of Cazan Emperour of Astracan Emperour of Siberia Lord of Plesco and great Duke of Sâ—olensky Twensky Vgorsky Psermesky Vatsky Bolgorsky and others Lord and great Duke of Nouogrod in the lower Countreyes Cheringosky Rahansky Rostouskey Yaraslausky Belozersky Vdorskey Obdorsky Condinsky and of all the Northerne parts Commander and Lord ouer the Country of Iuersky and Caberdynland Cherkaskey and of the Dukedomes of Igorskey and of many other Kingdomes Lord and Conquerour Together with the great Lord Philleret Neketich the holy Patriarke and Head of the Reuerend Clergie of the Imperiall Citie of Mosco and of all Russia by the flesh our naturall Father and by the power of the Holy Ghost our Spirituall Pastâ—r and Ghostly Father Whereas there was sent vnto vs the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Michaell Pheodorowich of all Russia and to our Father the great Lord the holy Patriarke of Mosco and of all Russia From our louing Brother Iames by the grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland and of many others his Maiesties Ambassadour Sir Iohn Merike Knight and Gentleman of his Maiesties Priuie Chamber vpon both our Princely Affaires The said Sir Iohn Merike in the name of our said louing Brother King Iames requested our Imperiall Maiestie and our Father the great Lord the holy Patriarke to bee pleased graciously to fauour the English Merchants to grant them leaue to come with their shippes vnto our Port and Hanâ—ns of Archangell with all kind of Commoditieâ— and freely to traffique from the Sea side to our Imperiall Citie of Mosco and to our Patrimoniâ— of great Nouogrod and Plesco and vnto all other our Cities Townes and Countreyes of our Empire with all sorts of Commodities without paying of Custome in as ample manner as formerly hath beene granted to the English Merchants and that our Imperiall Maiestie together with our deere Father the holy Patriarke would be pleased to grant a new our gracious Priuiledges vnder our Princely Seale accordingly as our Predecessors Emperours and great Dukes of all Russia haue heretofore granted vnto them We therefore the great Lord Emperour and great Duke Michaell Pheodorowich of all Russia sole Commander together with our deere Father the holy Patriarke of Mosco and of all Russia for the loue we beare to our most louing Brother the great Lord King Iames with whom wee are willing and desirous euer to remayne in the strongest bonds of brotherly loue and friendship haue graciously granted to his Kingly Maiesties Subiects the English Merchants Sir Thomas Smith Knight Sir Iohn Merike Knight Sir Richard Smith Knight Sir William Russell Knight Sir George Bowles Knight Hugh Hamersley Alderman Ralph Freeman Richard Wytch Morris Abbot Robert Bateman William Stone Rowland Healing Iob Hanby Richard Ironside Edward Iames Iohn Caslen Beniamin Deicrow Fabyan Smith and their fellowes free leaue to come with their shippes into our Kingdomes into our Countreyes of Dweena vnto the Port of Archangell and from thence to our Imperiall Citie of Mosco and of Nouogrod the Great and vnto Plesco and into all other the Cities of our Empire to trade and traffique with all kind of Merchandizes free of all Customes as well the great Customes as Tole vnlading of Vessels or Boats passages through any place by water or Land entries Head-money Bridge-money Ferryings or any manner of Customes or Duties whatsoeuer can bee named The English Merchants being thus licensed to trade in our Kingdomes free of all customes for their owne commodities shall neither colour nor sell strangers wares as their owne neither shall our people sell for them any of their goods nor yet shall they keepe any of our people vnder their protection and into what Cities the English Merchants themselues or their Factors or Seruants shall come with their goods it shall be lawfull for them freely to trafficke and sell their owne commodities in barter or otherwise against Commodities of our Countrey And whensoeuer the said Merchants shall come into our Patrimony of great Nouogrod and Plesco or into any other the Cities of our
supreme Councell the King Don Philip the third our Lord in imitation of his Catholike and Godly Predecessors for the greater good of his subiects hath instituted a Priuie Councell where all the businesses of spirituall and temporall warrants fauours and rewards may bee conferred and dispatched and besides this there are two Halls instituted where on dayes appointed they may intreat of matters of warre with the President and three Counsellors of the Indies and two or three of the Counsell of warre and other dayes of the matters of the goods by the President and Counsellors of Indies and two of the Counsell of the goods Atturney and Secretarie of the Counsell of the Indies the President naming those that he shall thinke best for it And as these Catholike Kings doe alwayes looke to the benefit of the people of that Orbe considering that the propagation of the holy Gospell in no part of it could goe more prosperously by any other hands then his nor bee attended for his preseruation and to haue the Conquerours and Inhabiters of those parts more satisfied seeing all were his Subiects and borne in these Kingdomes declared by their Royall warrants dated the yeere 1520. in Valladolid and in the yeere 1523. in Pamplona that their Maiesties nor any of their Heires in no time shall alienate from the Crowne Royall of Castile and Lion the Ilands and Prouinces of the Indies Towne or any part of them and so they promised it and gaue their Royall word The Presidents Counsellors Secretaries and Atturneys which vnto this present day haue serued and doe serue in the Supreme Councell of the Indies from their first Discouerie PRESIDENTS IOhn Rodriguez of Fonseca brother to the Lord of Coca and Alaejos Archbishop of Rosano and Bishop of Burgos being Deane of Siuil gouerned that which appertayned to the dispatching of the Fleets and Armies of the Indies till the Catholike King Don Fernando V. called him to the end that in his Court hee might take charge of the Indian affaires and he did it till the Emperor came to reigne which commanded that the Doctor Mercurino Gatinara his great Chancellor should be Superintendent of all the Councels and all the dispatches passed through his hands and intermedled in all the Assemblies that were made Friar Garcia of Loaysa Generall of the Order of Saint Dominicke the Emperours Confessor Bishop of Osma which was Archbishop of Siuil and Cardinall Don Garcia Manrique Earle of Osâ—rno which being Assistant of Siuil did gouerne till the Cardinall came from Rome Don Lewis Hurtado of Mendoça Marques of Mondejar which after was President of the Royall and supreme Councell of Castile The Licenciate Don Franciscus Tello of Sandoual which hauing beene of the Councell of the Indies went for President of the Royall Chancerie of Granada and from thence came to gouerne in the Councell of Indies The Licenciate Don Iohn Sarmiento was also of the Councell of the Indies and after went to gouerne in the Royal Chancerie of Granada from whence he returned to be President of the Royall and supreme Councell of the Indies Lewis Quixada Lord of Villagarcia and of the Councell of Warre The Licenciate Iohn of Obando of the supreme Councell of the holy Inquisition did preside in the Councell of the Indies and of the goods Royall The Licenciate Don Antonio de Padilla of the Royal and supreme Counsell of Castile passed to be President of the Councell of the Orders and after to the supreme Councell of the Indies The Licenciate Hernando of Vega and Fonseca of the supreme Councell of the holy and generall Inquisition passed to the Councell of the goods Royall and from it to the Royall and supreme Councell of the Indies The Licenciate Don Pedro de Moya of Contreras the first Inquisitor that went to Mexico for to seate the holy Office in that Citie Hee was Archbishop of that Citie and President of the supreme Councell of the Indies The Licenciate Paul of Laguna of the Royall and supreme Councell of Castile and of the holy and generall Inquisition passed to gouerne in the Councell of the goods Royall and Tribunals of it and was after President of the supreme Councell of the Indies and in his time began the Royall Councell of the House-hold COVNSELLORS HErnando of Vega Lord of Grajal which was chiefe Knight of Lion and President of the Councell of Orders Licenciate Lewis Zapata Licenciate Moxica Doctor S. Iames. Doctor Palacios Penbios Doctor Gonçalo Maldonado which was Bishop of the citie Rodrigo Master Lewis Vaca Bishop of Canarie Doctor Aguirre Doctor Mota Bishop of Badajoz Doctor Sosa Doctor Peter Martyr of Angleria Abbot of Iamayca Mosiur of Lassao of the Emperours Chamber and of the Councell of Estate Licenciate Garcia of Padilla of the habit of Calatrana Doctor Beltran Doctor Galindez of Caruajal Doctor Bernal Licenciate Peter Manuel Licenciate Rodrick of the Court. Licenciate Montoya Licenciate Mercado Licenciate Antonie of Aguilera Licenciate Don Hernando of Salas. Licenciate Iohn Thomas Doctor Villafanye Licenciate Bottelbâ— Maldonado Licenciate Otalora Licenciate Iames Gasâ—a of Salazar Licenciate Gamboa Doctor Gomez of Santillana Licenciate Espadero Licenciate Don Iames of Zunnigo Licenciate Lopez of Sarria Licenciate Enao Doctor Lope of Bayllo Licenciate Gedeon of Ynojosa of the habit of Saint Iames. Licenciate Villafanne Doctor Antonie Gonçalez Licenciate Franciscus Balcazar Licenciate Medina of Sarauz Licenciate Don Lewis of Mercado Doctor Peter Gutierrez Flores Licenciate Peter Dayes of Tudança Licenciate Benitte Rodriguez Valtodano Licenciate Austine Aluarez of Toledo and of the Chamber Doctor Don Roderick Zapata Licenciate Pâ—â—er Brano of Sotomayor Licenciate Molina of Medrano of the habit of Saint Iames of the Chamber Commissioner of this Historie Licenciate Iames of Armenteros Licenciate Alonso Perez of Salazar Licenciate Gonçalo of Aponte and of the Chamber Licenciate Don Iohn of Ocon of the habit of Calatrana Licenciate Hernando of Saanedra Licenciate Don Thomas Ximenez Ortiz Licenciate Eugenius of Salazar Licenciate Don Franciscus Arias Maldonado Licenciate Andrew of Ayala Licenciate Benauente of Benauides Licenciate Roocke of Villagutierre Chumazero SECRETARIES IOhan Colona Michael Perez of Almazan Gaspar of Gricio The Knight Lope of Conchillos Franciscus of the Cobos chiefe Commander of Leon. Iohn of Samano The Commander Franciscus of Eraso Antonie of Eraso The Commander Iohn of Ybarra ATTVRNEYS or SOLLICITORS THe Licenciate Franciscus of Vargas Licenciate Prado Licenciate Martin Ruyz of Agreda Doctor Franciscus Hernandez of Liebana Licenciate Ierome of Vlloa Licenciate Gamboa Licenciate Lopez of Sarria Licenciate Seipion Antolâ—â—ez Licenciate Negroâ— Doctor Valençuela Doctor Marcus Caro. Licenciate Bennet Rodriguez of Valtodano Licenciate Alonso Perez of Salazar Licenciate Roâ—cke of Villagutierre Chumazero The Gouernours and Vice-royes which haue gouerned vntill this time the Kingdomes of New Spaine and of Piru In New Spaine DOn Fernando Cortes Marques of the Valley Gouernour chiefe Iustice and Captaine generall The Licenciate Lewis Pance of the House of the Duke of Arcos Iudge of
of a Biscay ship The fourth and fifth Whales killed The sixt whale killed Three hundred Morses Biscainers enuie The seuenth Whale killed The eight Whale killed The ninth and tenth Whales killed The eleuenth twelfth and thirteenth Whales killed Ascension day Greenland attayned in eighteene dayes A ship of Saint Iohn de Luz Eight Spaniards on the coast The Generall was Captaine Beniamin Ioseph after slaine in fight with a Carrike Dutch ship No night the 23. of May. Diuers strangers Lat. 78. deg 24. minut Ship of Biscay Snowe Greene harbour Low sound His Maiesties Armes and a Crosse set vp at Low-nesse Snowe Thomas Bonner English man Master and Pilot. 76. deg 55. min. declination 67. deg 30. min. Variation 12. deg 14. min. Abundance of Ice An Iland in 72 degrees on the Coast of Groinland Three and twentie whales killed A man slaine Latitude 78. deg 7. min. Note A South South west Moone maketh a full Sea here A Biscayn ship of 700. tuns Many rockes full of Fowle Lisets Ilands Eighteene Whales killed Three Whales killed by the English Eight thirtie Whales killed August 1. Latitude 77. degrees 40. minutes Variation 13. degrees 11. minutes Latitude 79. degrees 14. minutes This was Maâ— Cudners ship of London Latitude 79. degrees 8. minutes Sunnes refraction Note M. Cudner of London William Gourdon Variation 1. degree 5. min. Rost Ilands or Rosten 68. dâ—g no min. Thâ— variâ—tion 4 degrees 8. minutes East Variation 5. dâ—g 3. minutes East The lying of the land about Scoutsnesse We went forth to Sea We met with Ice in 75. deg 10. minutes Eleuen Sayles fast in the Ice M. Th. Sherwin Iune We goe cleere off the Ice Wee met with the Mary An-Sarah We came to the Fore land We proceeded to the Northwards Maudlen Sound Hackluyts Head-land We anchoreâ— in Maudlen Sound I went forth in a shallop We set sayle out of Maudlen Sound and followed the Ice Prince Charles Iland in 78. degrees 40. minutes Wee stood againe for shoare Eleuen Holland ships We anchored in Sir T. Smiths Bay We went forth of Sir T. Smiths Bay We were driuen backe againe into Crosse-road We set sayle out of Crosse-road One shallop to the Northward The other into Maudlen Sound The Kings Armes set vp in Trinitie Harbour Trinitie Harbor is vnder the parallel of 79. degrees 34. minutes We came to an anchor in Faire Hauen No Whales were yet come in The shallop returned from the Northwards Cape Barrèn Saddle Iland A Storme Iulie The Whales began now to come in Two Whales escaped We came forth of Faire hauen We met with Ice and stood to the Northwards Our Shallop came to vs. We returned towards Faire hauen We intended to discouer in Shallops I went forth in the one Shallop Master Baffin came to me in the other Shallop Red-beach Wee hailed our Shallop vpon the Ice We returned to our Shallop We were vnder saile and came to an anchor againe We killed a Whale August We went to the Northwards with our Shallops We got to the shoare of Red Beach with out Shallops We walked ouer Red-beach The Kings armes are set vp at Wiches Sound We passed ouer Wiches Sound We found Beach Finâ— We met with the Hartsease Shallop Note The end of Sir Thomas Smiths Inlet discouered We returned towards our Ship A storme began when we were amongst Ice We get forth of the Ice We came aboord our ship The Holland Discouerers go homewards Our Ship went forth to Sea We met with Ice eight leagues from the Shore We plyed off and on the Ice two dayes Wee anchored againe in the North Harbor I went to the Eastwards in a shallop Ice was newly frozen in Red-cliffe Sound I intended to go once to Point Desire A great snow began I could not passe for Ice The originall cause of Ice at Sea I went backe againe to Red-beach I returned towards our ship Point Welcome The Kings Armes are set vp againe at Point Welcome I went into Red cliffe Sound Point Deceit I came aboord our ship A Whale lay sunken fourteene dayes The Hartseasâ— anchored by vs. Warme weather in the end of August We set sayle to the Eastward The Thomasinâ— returnes for England We stood to the westwards Wee met with Ice We left the Ice and came for England A storme beganne A Corpo Santo It is often seen at the end of stormes Hackluyts Headland Perill and escape Note Errour of Grouland Fogges High Hill Drift wood Note Sir T. Smiths Iland Mount Hackluyt Hudsons Hold-with-hope questioned as before also Ships of the King of Denmarke Terrible Disaster Flemmings Peter Goodford drowned Cold and heate strangely variable Tobacco lighted by the Sun at midnight Gods mercy to England whiles warres haue infested thâ— rest of the World A. Thuan-bister l. 135. Iam. 3. Exod. 1. Al. Gwagninâ— descript Mosc George brother to the Emperor done to death Hee addes principal Nobles here omitted * 700. women at one time 378. prisoners at another 500. Matrons and Virgins of noble bloud exposed to be rauished by the Tartars in his sight at another time c. * A Secretarie cutting off his priuities he died presently which the Emperour construing to be done purposely caused him there instantly to eate whâ—t he had cut off * Or Theodor Sir Ierom Horsey The death of Iuan Vasiliwich 1584. April 18. Lord Boris adopted as the Emperors third sonne The day of Pheodor his coronation Iohn de Wale Chare Sibersky Prince of Siberia taken prisoner brought to Mosco Sophet Keri Alli King of the Crims arriuall at Mosco The new Emperor Pheodore Iuanowich his Lâ—tters and Requests to the Queene Master Horseys voyage from Mosco to England ouer land 1586. Thuan. hist. lib. 120. Diuorce vrged D. Fl. S.I.H. Boris his plot Thuan. hist. lib. 135. sec. Demetrius slain some tell that one pretended his colâ—er stood awry in mending it cut his throate * It was in the Northern parts at Duglets * Some write that he caused diuers places in Mosco to be fiâ—red and then afterwards out of his owne cost repaired them D. Flet. Death of Theodore The Empresse succeedeth Russians vse of fortie dayes mourning for an Emperours death The Queene turneth Nun. Boris his willing vnwillingnesse Boris his speech Boris Emperor His Wife Son Daughter Tartars Russian New yeere Boris crowned His policies P. Basman * Where the censorious bitternesse also seemeth too much to insult on Bâ—ris his dâ—sasters Tedious Title Strange request His audience P. Basman Emperours glorie Princes splendour Pollaxes Counsell and Nobilitie Plate Dining roomâ— Change of Rayment Two hundred Nobles guests Three hundred noble Seruitors Garlike and Onions Drinkes Meads Memory of Q. Elizabeth Gifts Newes of Demetrius Princes pomp Peter Basman Oucsinia the Princesse Second audience Citizens Souldiers Golden Seale Great dinner Ambassadors departure Sled-passage Emperor Boriâ— his death New christened Emperors person His respect to his sonne * Because he had done more for him then might lawfully be commanded
Peter Basman sent against Demetrius reuolteth Tumult of the Commons Demetrius his Letter * Thus heâ— but others ascribe this murther to Demetrius his command and this selfe-murther was pretended to auoid enuy of the fact Death of Mother Sonne Emperor Boris his Mosco Patent translated whiles Sir Th. Smith was there Lot Law Thu. li. 135. The Iesuites first authors or fâ—utâ—rs at least of this Demetrius Sigismunds fatheâ— Iohn was impriâ—oned by King Ericus 1564. Cossaks Zerniga Putinna yeelded The Palatine defeated Cistercians and Ieâ—uits Demetrius his confiâ—ent Prayer Demetrius his victorie Bialogrod Leptina Seueria yeelds Boris dyeth Some say that hee had vsed with Aqua vitae to poyson others Neque enim lex iustioâ— vlla est quam necis artifices arte perire sua * Some say of 60000. men Basman yeeldeth Demetrius commeth to Mosco his pompous entrance Poles aduanced Clemencie to Suiskey Respect to his Mother Iesuits Embâ—ssage â—o Poland Promise of Romish Religion Demetrius his Marriage Both crowned Conspiracie * I suppose this should bee Gilbert for one Captayne Gilbert I haue often heâ—rd of in that place of seruice which writ also commentaries oâ— these affaires which I haue much sought to little purpose in our Merchants hands Bloudie day P. Basman slain Demetrius taken and slaine Conâ—umelious vsage Poles slaine The Queene Merchants spoyled Russes slaine Suiskeys speech He is chosen Emperour The Deuill is often slandered and by ill willers bad is made worse And so perhaps by Suiskeys faction was this Demetrius The former part of this intelligence I found in Master Hackluyts Papers the later by conference c. Son oâ— Gregory Peupoloy See Suiskeys Letter following Occasion of ambition Boris ill gouernment Demetrius Emperour He is slaine Suiskey Emperour * This might be rumoured Others say hee was not of that but of very noble bloud See sup in Fletcher and Thuanus Demetrius his person described Some say that he was not like Demetrius and that he seemed a dozen yeeres elder but perhaps they mistake this for an other after Pretender calling himselfe the same Demetrius c. as after shall appeare a deformed man Captayne Gilbert Buchenskoy Stones rare about Mosco Captaine Gilberts report of a Vision Another manner of his death reported Coluga I find him called Shoskey Suiskey Ziska c. the iust translation and pronunciaâ—ion being hard League with the Pole He taxeth the King of Poland Allegations against the pretending Demetrius A Frier A Clearke Magician Greeke Church Flight to Letto m George Demetry of Owglits His murther Buriall Letters to Poland Polish aides Smeernoy sent Crim Tartar Another Messenger Mutation of Religion Romish Religion and Iesuites Large Empire of Russia See before Popes Letter Slaine burnt Election of Swisky Miracles Sir Iohn Merricke New Parent 1606. Thu. l. 135. Polish insolencies Choosing by lot Suiskeys vices The like is told of K. Edward the fourth that vpon prediction of one to succeed whose name began with G he put to death George Duke of Clarence his brother and yet Gloster succeeded A printed book 1614. tels of a great man named Tragus which betraied by one Glasco was arrayned and to preuent the furie of Suiskey stabbed himselfe c. Cap. Gilbert * Thuan tels that fourteene horses were missing in the Kings stable on the massacre day and hence was occasioned a suspicion of escape c. A strange Iuggler English aide Sweden Title Forraine aides to the Russes 1200. Souldiers shipped from England Colonel Caluine A tempest Another tempest of the mutinous vulgar They land in Pâ—tland Fish cheape Ignorant Bores Iealousie of thâ— people Griffin a base coward and traitor to his fellowes A wise Gouernour Two Ships Hard vsage Effects of drunkennesse Cruell cowardise and base iealousie King of Denmarks bounty Elzinore Stockholme Misery after misery Captaines cozenage Finland Dispersing Distresse by Frost Their miserable march into Russia Want of meate and of Water Russians runne away Nouogrod Polake enemies They fled Sconce taken with store of Armes Poles cruelties most execrablâ— Pontus le Guard They meet An. 1610. Base Russe flight P. le Guard fleeth French flee English honour * Some say he had 100000. which is scaâ—sly credible Mosco yeelded Second Demetrius slaine * Vnder the Lord Willâ—ughby Gen. Sir Iohn Poole c. A. Iansonius quindecies mâ—lle vasorum pul sul Suiskeys imprisonment and death Poâ—ish crueltie Their reward Eaters of mans flesh forced to eate mans flâ—sh * The Polish Vaâ—uâ—d whose daughter married Demetrie that was slaine who now had recouered libertie Russia â—poyled by Tartars * The Polish Vaiuâ—d whose daughter married Demetrie that was slaine who now had recouered libertie Russia â—poyled by Tartars a Generall of the forces of Suiskey in the field A Dane borne see Doct. Halls Epistles Euan Vasilowiâ—h Suiskey now raigning Thoâ—e of the Citie â—nâ—ly c Lieâ—â—â—nders that inhabit there * The second Demetrius which was soone after slaine by a Tartar * 161â— in English account The Poles in Moscoâ—esieged â—esieged by the Russes English house burnt Master Sâ— Southeby Dan. 2. 7. 8 Ap. 12.3 13.1 2. 17.1 Iud. 17.6 18.1 19.1 21.25 Iud. 9. Popular gouâ—â—nment in Russia Demetrius supposititius secundus Demetrij primi 〈…〉 Palaâ—â—â—filia De Baptismo repetendo Ruâ—eck Pheodor Euanowich Boris Godonoue Gregorij Eutropio Rostrige Demetrij Euanowich Primates Lord Palatin of Sandomire Vasili Euanowich Suiskey The Wor. Coluga Other Wors or pretenders Iuan Peter Pheodor The King of Poland The Lord of Praemislaue Michael Salticoue The Articles are before in Latin Vasili Galichin Galechin Halusia a Wor or Pretender Lepun Saruski The King assents Klutzinsky a Wor or Pretender acknowledged Emperour Astracan Laplandâ— Russian inconstancy Many-headed body Ianson A. 1612. Gods prouidence permits not the vtter ruine of Russia Strange alteration of affaires by a Butcher Pozarsky chosen Generall and a Butcher Treasurer Boris Liciu Micalowich Son to the Chancellor chosen Our Kings mediation His Fathers returne and Patriarkship Ianson Sir I. Merikes negotiation Sir Dudley Digs was also sent Embassador in a troublesome time when he could not with safetie passe vp to Mosco for the enemie in the first times of Micalowich Obliuion of former quarrels Michaelo Pheodorowich Emperor of Russia Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden Great Nouogrod c. returned to the Russe Churches restored with their goods c. Sir I. Merike Ambassador Libertie of persons Time of deliuerie Odow to remayne cautionary Charles Philip Prince of Sweden not to lay clayme Zar or Czar is a Title of the great Duke Places yeelded by the Muâ—coâ—ite to the Sweden Money to be giuen to the Sweden Ordnance and Munition to remaine The coÌ„tract of V E. for Coreliu and the Territories confirmed to Sweden Commissioners oâ— both sides to meet The title of Leifland resigned by V.E. at Wiburgh Anno 7117. now confirmed Title to be giuen Commerce of Trade Merchants of both Kingdoms to haue houses and Churches in each