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A50829 A relation of three embassies from His Sacred Majestie Charles II, to the great Duke of Muscovie, the King of Sweden, and the King of Denmark performed by the Right Hoble. the Earle of Carlisle in the years 1663 & 1664 / written by an attendant on the embassies ... Miege, Guy, 1644-1718? 1669 (1669) Wing M2025; ESTC R15983 195,535 475

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he_o deliver_v they_o one_o paper_n about_o the_o reparation_n promise_v in_o his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n name_n before_o he_o make_v his_o entrance_n and_o another_o concern_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o privilege_n enjoy_v former_o by_o the_o english_a company_n thus_o be_v the_o first_o paper_n write_v for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o second_o day_n after_o my_o arrival_n at_o the_o yaws_n but_o five_o verst_n from_o this_o city_n notice_n have_v be_v give_v i_o by_o offonassie_n evanovich_n nestrof_o my_o pristaff_n that_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n expect_v i_o the_o next_o day_n be_v the_o five_o of_o february_n in_o moscow_n and_o that_o about_o nine_o a_o clock_n i_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o set_v forward_o i_o be_v thereupon_o before_o the_o say_a hour_n ready_a according_o with_o all_o my_o train_n and_o equipage_n to_o make_v my_o solemn_a entry_n into_o his_o say_a imperial_a city_n of_o moscow_n but_o be_v nevertheless_o detain_v in_o a_o noisome_a wisby_n the_o whole_a 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the_o answer_n to_o the_o say_a letter_n there_o be_v upon_o the_o six_o of_o february_n send_v from_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n to_o i_o the_o diack_n of_o the_o imperial_a cabinet_n to_o desire_v i_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o make_v my_o entrance_n the_o same_o day_n and_o the_o say_a diack_n promise_v that_o all_o satisfaction_n shall_v be_v give_v i_o concern_v the_o say_a indignity_n i_o do_v therefore_o according_o make_v my_o entry_n into_o this_o city_n the_o say_v six_o day_n of_o february_n but_o have_v not_o yet_o receive_v any_o sufficient_a account_n concern_v the_o occasion_n the_o manner_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o say_a miscarriage_n as_o in_o so_o weighty_a a_o business_n appertain_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o say_a miscarriage_n i_o be_v which_o i_o account_v a_o damage_n irreparable_a detain_v one_o whole_a day_n long_o from_o the_o honour_n and_o felicity_n of_o see_v his_o imperial_a majesty_n and_o be_o so_o much_o the_o long_o withhold_v from_o propose_v what_o i_o have_v from_o the_o king_n my_o master_n for_o the_o good_a of_o both_o estate_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o eye_n and_o discourse_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n my_o master_n have_v thereby_o exceed_o suffer_v and_o will_v daily_o more_o without_o a_o satisfaction_n as_o public_a and_o notorious_a as_o the_o miscarriage_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o otherwise_o i_o can_v give_v no_o good_a account_n to_o the_o king_n my_o master_n to_o who_o i_o be_o responsible_a with_o my_o head_n shall_v i_o digest_v any_o such_o indignity_n i_o therefore_o desire_v that_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n will_v be_v please_v to_o command_v that_o a_o perfect_a narrative_a in_o the_o most_o authentic_a manner_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o disorder_n
the_o near_a boyar_n and_o councillor_n of_o his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n nor_o subscribe_v by_o myself_o nor_o translate_v into_o russee_n by_o my_o interpreter_n but_o only_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o curiosity_n which_o be_v now_o restore_v i_o and_o i_o be_o possess_v of_o it_o so_o that_o herein_o his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n near_o boyar_n and_o councillor_n be_v doubtless_o ill_o ground_v but_o again_o i_o say_v concern_v the_o value_n of_o the_o word_n illustrissimus_fw-la and_o serenissimus_a compare_v together_o see_v we_o must_v here_o from_o affair_n of_o state_n fall_v into_o grammatical_a contest_v concern_v the_o latin_a tongue_n that_o the_o word_n serenus_n signify_v nothing_o but_o still_o and_o calm_a and_o therefore_o though_o of_o late_a time_n adopt_v into_o the_o title_n of_o great_a prince_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o benign_a tranquillity_n which_o proper_o dwell_v in_o the_o majestic_a countenance_n of_o great_a prince_n and_o that_o venerable_a stillness_n of_o all_o 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potest_fw-la illustrius_fw-la but_o because_o this_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n when_o the_o word_n serenus_n be_v never_o use_v in_o the_o title_n of_o any_o prince_n or_o person_n i_o shall_v go_v on_o to_o deal_v with_o the_o utmost_a candour_n forasmuch_o as_o in_o this_o nation_n the_o nicety_n of_o that_o most_o eloquent_a language_n be_v not_o so_o perfect_o understand_v which_o give_v occasion_n to_o these_o mistake_n latin_n mistake_n and_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o literature_n among_o they_o they_o have_v no_o occasion_n to_o learn_v the_o original_a language_n so_o that_o few_o of_o they_o do_v understand_v latin_n true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o the_o court_n some_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o learn_v it_o as_o this_o golozof_n who_o be_v speak_v of_o before_o which_o give_v my_o lord_n occasion_n to_o write_v sometime_o in_o latin_n i_o confess_v therefore_o that_o indeed_o in_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n 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manner_n golosof_n have_v bring_v the_o present_n that_o be_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o excellency_n pristaf_v who_o ought_v first_o to_o have_v give_v he_o notice_n of_o the_o design_n and_o thereby_o prevent_v the_o dishonour_n of_o so_o public_a a_o refusal_n so_o that_o golozof_n have_v no_o recompense_n for_o all_o his_o pain_n but_o a_o grave_a reprehension_n for_o have_v want_v discretion_n in_o the_o discharge_n of_o this_o affair_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o tzar_n return_v the_o present_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v at_o his_o first_o audience_n from_o the_o ambassador_n to_o he_o again_o it_o be_v a_o basin_n and_o ewer_n of_o silver_n parcel_n gilt_n two_o wrought_z silver_n dish_n and_o another_o dish_n of_o silver_n parcel_n gild_v also_o his_o excellence_n receive_v it_o with_o this_o compliment_n i_o give_v his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n thanks_o for_o this_o and_o i_o receive_v it_o with_o as_o great_a kindness_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a present_n i_o shall_v keep_v it_o always_o by_o i_o because_o it_o have_v have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o tzarskoy_n majesty_n of_o his_o excellency_n journey_n from_o moscow_n to_o riga_n this_o embassy_n be_v finish_v and_o that_o which_o be_v to_o have_v be_v into_o poland_n lay_v a_o side_n the_o ambassador_z prepare_v for_o his_o departure_n towards_o sweden_n choose_v the_o way_n by_o riga_n in_o livonia_n to_o pass_v to_o stockholm_n by_o sea_n and_o be_v to_o cross_n livonia_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d desert_a country_n he_o dispatch_v a_o express_a with_o 〈◊〉_d letter_n to_o count_n oxenstern_n governor_n general_n of_o livonia_n to_o desire_v that_o be_v upon_o a_o embassy_n towards_o his_o majesty_n of_o sweden_n he_o will_v please_v to_o give_v order_n that_o at_o his_o arrival_n upon_o the_o frontier_n he_o may_v be_v accommodate_v at_o his_o own_o cost_n with_o fresh_a horse_n and_o wagon_n for_o his_o train_n and_o baggage_n to_o pass_v that_o country_n with_o all_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n my_o lord_n ambassador_n attend_v by_o a_o regiment_n of_o horse_n depart_v from_o moscow_n the_o 24._o of_o june_n about_o the_o evening_n with_o intention_n to_o retreat_v seven_o verst_n that_o night_n from_o the_o town_n the_o 29._o we_o arrive_v at_o it_o be_v the_o chief_n city_n of_o twersco_n the_o 3._o of_o july_n we_o come_v to_o tarsock_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o budeva_n the_o 4._o to_o wisny_n volsock_n the_o 7._o to_o zimnogoray_n and_o volday_n the_o 8._o we_o pass_v by_o rakina_n and_o vena_fw-la two_o town_n the_o 9_o we_o lodge_v at_o brunitze_n a_o little_a borough_n the_o 10._o in_o the_o afternoon_n we_o make_v 27._o verst_n by_o water_n in_o twenty_o boat_n they_o have_v provide_v against_o our_o come_n so_o as_o pass_v a_o small_a arm_n of_o the_o lake_n ilmin_n into_o which_o the_o river_n that_o pass_v by_o