A.D. 



1553- 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



receive the light. The roofes of their houses are made 

 of boords covered without with ye barke of trees : 

 [I. 255.] within their houses they have benches or griezes hard 

 by their wals, which commonly they sleepe upon, for 

 the common people knowe not the use of beds : they 

 have stooves wherein in the morning they make a fire, 

 and the same fire doth either moderately warme, or 

 make very hote the whole house. 



The apparell of the people for the most part is made 

 of wooll, their caps are picked like unto a rike or 

 diamond, broad beneath, and sharpe upward. In the 

 maner of making whereof, there is a signe and represen- 

 tation of nobilitie : for the loftier or higher their caps 

 are, the greater is their birth supposed to be, and 

 the greater reverence is given them by the common 

 people. 



The Conclusion to Queene Marie. 



Hese are the things most excellent 

 Queene, which your Subjects newly 

 returned from Russia have brought 

 home concerning the state of that 

 countrey : wherfore if your majestie 

 shall be favourable, and grant a con- 

 tinuance of the travell, there is no 

 doubt but that the honour and renowme of your 

 name will be spred amongst those nations, whereunto 

 three onely noble personages from the verie creation 

 have had accesse, to whom no man hath bene com- 

 parable. 



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