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be_v it_o be_v situate_v on_o the_o river_n twertza_fw-mi which_o fall_v into_o the_o volga_n near_o this_o town_n this_o be_v a_o large_a town_n and_o have_v in_o it_o about_o sixty_o church_n the_o chief_a that_o of_o our_o saviour_n upon_o the_o same_o river_n be_v place_v torsoch_n tersack_n or_o torsiock_n a_o large_a town_n also_o the_o province_n be_v rich_a both_o in_o corn_n and_o merchandise_n very_o populous_a also_o be_v ready_a to_o furnish_v their_o prince_n with_o forty_o thousand_o good_a horse_n and_o twice_o as_o many_o foot_n here_o be_v also_o a_o mint_n and_o a_o bishop_n see_n near_o to_o these_o be_v plescow_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o which_o the_o russes_z call_v pscow_n the_o chief_a city_n have_v a_o strong_a castle_n situate_v upon_o a_o rock_n whence_o spring_v the_o river_n pskow_n which_o after_o six_o league_n discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o lake_n of_o peipis_fw-la which_o herberstein_n call_v czuezko_n or_o czudzin_n it_o be_v govern_v by_o its_o own_o prince_n till_o ivan_n vasilowitz_n 1509_o unite_a it_o to_o his_o crown_n the_o citizen_n till_o then_o be_v famous_a for_o their_o valour_n civility_n and_o honest_a deal_n in_o their_o trade_n but_o the_o grand_a duke_n transport_v they_o and_o put_v muscovite_n in_o their_o stead_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o strong_a wall_a city_n in_o all_o russia_n it_o be_v of_o so_o great_a extent_n that_o when_o besiege_v by_o stephen_n king_n of_o poland_n there_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o it_o seventy_o thousand_o foot_n and_o seven_o thousand_o horse_n beside_o the_o inhabitant_n in_o garrison_n be_v it_o not_o for_o one_o ledg_n of_o rock_n the_o navigation_n from_o hence_o to_o the_o baltic_a sea_n will_v be_v very_o convenient_a and_o easy_a there_o be_v in_o this_o province_n divers_a place_n of_o strength_n which_o give_v the_o grand_a tzar_n vasilie_o great_a trouble_n to_o reduce_v they_o to_o his_o command_n south_n and_o by_o west_n of_o this_o province_n of_o novogorod_n that_o we_o dispatch_v all_o these_o territory_n that_o lie_v together_o lie_v the_o great_a city_n of_o smolensko_n smolensko_n smolensko_n belong_v ancient_o to_o litvania_n recover_v to_o that_o province_n by_o vitold_a their_o duke_n in_o 1413._o basilius_n the_o grand_a tzar_n make_v several_a attempt_n to_o recover_v it_o but_o in_o vain_a till_o his_o belove_a general_n michael_n glinski_n a_o valiant_a polish_v general_n that_o run_v over_o to_o the_o russes_z recover_v it_o more_o easy_o with_o his_o money_n than_o he_o can_v with_o his_o arm_n the_o pole_n have_v endeavour_v several_a time_n to_o recover_v this_o city_n and_o in_o one_o battle_n near_o unto_o it_o slay_v eighty_o thousand_o russes_z but_o can_v not_o reduce_v the_o city_n till_o sigismond_n king_n of_o poland_n take_v it_o in_o 1611_o and_o in_o 1633_o michael_n federowitz_n besiege_v it_o in_o vain_a yet_o his_o son_n alexie_n michaelowitz_n have_v it_o surrender_v to_o he_o by_o composition_n in_o 1654._o and_o the_o russes_z still_o keep_v it_o the_o river_n nieper_n common_o think_v to_o be_v boristhenes_n though_o beresine_n come_v near_a that_o name_n run_v through_o it_o the_o city_n be_v very_o well_o fortify_v both_o with_o good_a wall_n well_o palisadoe_v and_o as_o they_o say_v above_o ten_o yard_n high_a and_o also_o with_o a_o very_a strong_a castle_n upon_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n to_o this_o jurisdiction_n belong_v drohobus_fw-la wyesma_n and_o mozaizko_n where_o the_o emperor_n common_o once_o a_o year_n divert_v himself_o and_o the_o ambassador_n in_o hunt_v this_o mozaisko_n have_v many_o time_n a_o governor_n of_o its_o own_o and_o a_o territory_n belong_v to_o it_o the_o town_n be_v take_v from_o alexander_n king_n of_o poland_n by_o the_o grand_a tzar_n ivan_n predecessor_n of_o vasilie_o and_o the_o grand_a duke_n often_o repair_v thither_o in_o devotion_n to_o st._n nicolas_n the_o great_a saint_n of_o the_o russes_z who_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o castle_n there_o remain_v one_o province_n or_o dukedom_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o which_o ancient_o belong_v to_o litvania_n the_o south-west_n border_n of_o muscovy_n call_v sewera_n severia_n siberia_n which_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o some_o to_o confound_v it_o with_o that_o province_n which_o the_o russes_z call_z sibior_fw-la upon_o the_o river_n ob._n this_o be_v a_o large_a and_o fruitful_a principality_n reach_v from_o the_o dnieper_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o mscenek_n which_o be_v now_o demolish_a this_o country_n have_v at_o first_o duke_n of_o its_o own_o afterward_o it_o acknowledge_v the_o superiority_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o litvania_n together_o with_o which_o jagello_n become_v christian_n it_o submit_v to_o the_o king_n of_o poland_n afterward_o they_o fall_v from_o casimire_n unto_o the_o grand_a tzar_n at_o length_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o vasilie_o father_n of_o ivan_n vasilowich_n the_o duke_n be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n and_o lose_v his_o principality_n which_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o muscovy_n the_o chief_a city_n siviersky_n novogrod_n siviersky_n and_o sometime_o residence_n of_o the_o duke_n be_v call_v novogrod_n siviersky_n a_o city_n and_o castle_n well_o fortify_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o russia_n from_o whence_o to_o the_o city_n moskow_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o league_n the_o way_n lie_v through_o bransko_n serensko_fw-mi worotin_n a_o small_a principality_n the_o city_n worotin_n be_v upon_o the_o river_n occa_fw-la and_o coluga_n a_o town_n also_o upon_o the_o occa_fw-la and_o dependent_a upon_o the_o abbey_n of_o troitza_n other_o great_a town_n in_o this_o province_n be_v starodub_n posiwol_n czernigow_n kilski_n krom_n arol_n and_o osippow_n they_o that_o from_o hence_o travel_v towards_o tartary_n pass_v the_o river_n sna_n samara_n ariel_n koinschwada_n and_o molosca_n they_o pass_v the_o river_n on_o branch_n of_o tree_n fasten_v together_o instead_o of_o bo_n this_o country_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o neighbourhood_n to_o the_o tartar_n upon_o who_o it_o border_n towards_o the_o east_n be_v much_o of_o it_o desert_n and_o forest_n for_o want_v of_o culture_n but_o those_o few_o inhabitant_n there_o be_v be_v very_o warlike_a be_v keep_v in_o continual_a exercise_n by_o the_o tartar_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o western_a part_n of_o this_o empire_n let_v we_o proceed_v to_o those_o that_o lie_v in_o the_o inland_n country_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o south_n of_o vologda_n north_n of_o jeroslaw_n lie_v the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o castrom_n upon_o a_o river_n of_o the_o same_o name_n which_o lose_v itself_o in_o the_o volga_n and_o east_n of_o castrom_n be_v the_o little_a town_n of_o galitz_n near_o the_o lake_n galitz_n here_o the_o grand_a tzar_n have_v a_o manufacture_n of_o salt_n jaroslaw_n jaroslaw_n jaroslaw_n fifty_o league_n north_n of_o moskow_n a_o province_n rich_a in_o corn_n cattle_n and_o honey_n the_o city_n lie_v upon_o the_o volga_n contain_v about_o forty_o thousand_o inhabitant_n strong_o fortify_v and_o of_o a_o great_a trade_n as_o have_v a_o very_a easy_a passage_n to_o archangel_n they_o make_v here_o much_o linen_n cloth_n this_o use_v former_o to_o be_v the_o title_n and_o subsistence_n of_o the_o young_a son_n of_o the_o emperor_n family_n till_o ivan_n vasilowich_n take_v it_o from_o they_o to_o himself_o 1565._o yet_o he_o permit_v some_o of_o they_o to_o keep_v the_o title_n be_v till_o of_o late_o call_v knest_n jaroslawski_n of_o the_o same_o condition_n and_o propriety_n be_v rostow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o city_n be_v twelve_o league_n south_n of_o jeroslaw_n upon_o a_o lake_n of_o the_o same_o name_n ivan_n vasilowich_n put_v to_o death_n the_o last_o heir_n to_o this_o province_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o grand_a tzar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o province_n be_v vglitz_n a_o town_n famous_a for_o its_o bread_n chlopigrod_n be_v a_o great_a mart_n for_o all_o the_o northern_a nation_n yet_o more_o barter_v than_o buy_v and_o sell_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o river_n mologa_n by_o which_o it_o communicate_v with_o weliki_n novogrod_n it_o be_v now_o ruin_v the_o name_n signify_v the_o castle_n of_o slave_n for_o they_o say_v that_o when_o their_o master_n have_v subdue_v their_o slave_n with_o their_o whip_n the_o slave_n retire_v hither_o susdal_n be_v between_o rostow_v and_o wolodomir_n susdal_n susdal_n the_o city_n be_v famous_a for_o a_o stately_a monastery_n of_o nun_n whither_o ivan_n vasilowitz_n confine_v his_o wife_n and_o it_o be_v former_o the_o metropolis_n of_o russia_n this_o province_n also_o belong_v to_o the_o young_a son_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o since_o ruin_v by_o the_o tartar_n ann_n it_o have_v never_o recover_v itself_o castrom_n and_o galitz_n belong_v former_o to_o this_o government_n pereaslaw_n belong_v former_o to_o rostow_v pereaslaw_n pereaslaw_n famous_a now_o for_o its_o salt_n lake_n and_o fruitful_a soil_n at_o the_o end_n of_o harvest_n the_o grand_a tzar_n