DUKE OF MOSCOVY'S GENEALOGY a.d. 



1580. 



died in his childhood. Amongst the residue all Russia 



was divided by their father, who not being contented 



with their portions, but invading each other, were most 



of them slaine by their mutuall contentions. Borissus 



and Glebus in regard of their holy conversation were 



registred for Saints, whose feasts are every yeere celebrated 



with great solemnitie upon the twelfth of November. 



At length Jaroslaus only got the Sovereigne authoritie 

 into his owne hands, and left behind him foure sonnes, 

 Vulodimir, Isoslauus, Weceslauus, and Vuszevolodus. 



The foresaid Vulodimir sonne of Jaroslaus kept his 

 residence at the ancient citie of Kiow standing upon Kioto. 

 the river of Boristhenes, and after divers conflicts with 

 his kinsmen, having subdued all the provinces unto 

 himselfe, was called Monomachos, that is, the onely 

 champoin. This man (for I thinke it not amisse to 

 report those things which their owne Manuscript 

 Chronicles make mention of) waged warre against Con- 

 stantine the Emperour of Constantinople, and when 

 he had wasted & overrun Thracia, being returned 

 home with great and rich spoyles, and making pre- 

 paration for new wars, Constantine sent Neophytus 

 the Metropolitane of Ephesus and two Bishops, with 

 the governour of Antiochia, and Eustaphius the Abbat 

 of Jerusalem, to present rich and magnificent gifts unto 

 him ; as namely, part of the crosse of our Saviour 

 Christ, a crowne of gold, a drinking cup curiously made 

 of Sardonyx stone, a cloake set all over with precious 

 stones, and a golden chaine ; commaunded them to 

 salute him by the name of Czar (which name, as it 

 may be prooved by many arguments, signifleth a king, 

 and not an Emperour) and concluded a most inviolable 

 league of amity and friendship with him. 



The foresayd Vulodimir begate Vuszevolodus the 

 second. This Vuszevolodus lefte eight sonnes behind 

 him, Miscislaus, Isoslaus, Stoslaus, Teropolcus, Weceslaus, 

 Romanus, Georgius, and Andrew. The sonnes of George 

 were Roseslaus, Andrew, Basilius, and Demetrius. 



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