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loughby, and the crews of both vessels were 

 found frozen to death. 



Master Richard Chancellor, in the Bonaven- 

 tura, after his separation from Sir Hugh Wil- 

 loughby, succeeded in reaching Wardhuys, but 

 not being rejoined by the Admiral, after waiting 

 the appointed time, he again put to sea, and 

 ultimately anchored in the Bay of San Nicholas 

 (now T called Archangel) : here he effected a suc- 

 cessful negotiation, and undertook a journey to 

 Moscow, where he was well received, and sump- 

 tuously entertained by the king, who astonished 

 our countrymen with the display of gold, and 

 silver, and jewels, which appeared at his court. 

 The discreet and able conduct of Chancellor won 

 the good opinion of Juan Vasilovich the Em- 

 peror, and laid the foundation of a commerce 

 with Russia, which, with very few interruptions, 

 has continued to the present day. Having win- 

 tered at S. Nicholas, the following season Chan- 

 cellor returned to England, bearing a very courte- 

 ous letter to King Edward VI. 



A.D. 



1553. 



CHANCELLOR AND BURROUGH. 



The successful issue of Chancellor's voyage 1556. 

 was considered, in some degree, to compensate 



