RICHARD CHANCELOR ad. 



1553- 



accompanied with 500. notable horses, and the greater 

 part of the men were arayed in cloth of gold, and of 

 silke, and the worst apparell was of garments of blewe 

 colour, to speake nothing of the trappings of the horses, 

 which were adorned with gold and silver, and very 

 curiously embrodered : they had also with them one 

 hundred white and faire spare horses, to use them at such 

 times, as any wearinesse came upon them. But now the 

 time requireth me to speake briefly of other Cities of the 

 Moscovites, and of the wares and commodities that 

 the Countrey yeeldeth. 



Novogorode. 



NExt unto Mosco, the Citie of Novogorode is reputed 

 the chiefest of Russia : for although it be in Majestie 

 inferior to it, yet in greatnesse it goeth beyond it. It is 

 the cheifest and greatest Marte Towne of all Moscovie : 

 and albeit the Emperours seate is not there, but at Mosco, 

 yet the commodiousnesse of the river, falling into that 

 gulfe, which is called Sinus Finnicus, whereby it is well 

 frequented by Marchants, makes it more famous then 

 Mosco it selfe. This towne excels all the rest in the 

 commodities of flaxe and hempe : it yeeldes also hides, 

 honie, and waxe. The Flemings there sometimes had a 

 house of Marchandize, but by reason that they used the 

 like ill dealing there, which they did with us, they lost 

 their privileges, a restitution whereof they earnestly sued 

 for at the time that our men were there. But those The knavery 

 Flemings hearing of the arrivall of our men in those °f. F/em ~ 

 parts, wrote their letters to the Emperour against them, 

 accusing them for pirats and rovers, wishing him to 

 detaine, and imprison them. Which things when they 

 were knowen of our men, they conceived feare, that they 

 should never have returned home. But the Emperour 

 beleeving rather the Kings letters, which our men brought, 

 then the lying and false suggestions of the Flemings, used 

 no ill intreatie towards them. 



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mings against 

 our men. 



