DUKE OF MOSCOVY'S LETTERS 



A.D. 



1554- 



The copie of the Duke of Moscovie and 

 Emperour of Russia his letters, sent to King 

 Edward the sixt, by the hands of Richard 

 Chancelour. 



He Almighty power of God, and the in- Ivan Vasl- 



comprehensible holy Trinitie, rightfull &**> that is 



Christian beliefe, &c. We great Duke f,'^' ° J 

 t T T «f • ! ! to ^ ine sonne of 



Ivan Vasilivich, by the grace of God Basilius. 



great lord and Emperor of all Russia, 



great Duke of Volodemer, Mosco, and 



Novograd, King of Kazan, King of 



Astracan, lord of Plesko, and great duke of Smolensko, 



of Twerria, Joughoria, Permia, Vadska, Bulghoria, and 



others, lord and great duke of Novograd in the Low 



countrey, of Chernigo, Rezan, Polotskoy, Rostove, 



Yaruslavely, Bealozera, Liefland, Oudoria, Obdoria and 



Condensa, Commander of all Siberia, and of the North 



parts, and lord of many other countries, greeting. Before 



all, right great and worthy of honour Edward King of 



England, &c. according to our most hearty and good 



zeale, with good intent and friendly desire, & according 



to our holy Christian faith, & great governance, & 



being in the light of great understanding, our answere 



by this our honourable writing unto your kingly 



governance, at the request of your faithfull servant 



Richard Chancelour, with his company, as they shall 



let you wisely know, is this. In the strength of the 



twentieth yeere of our governance, be it knowen, that 



at our sea coastes arrived a shippe, with one Richard, 



and his companie, and sayd, that hee was desirous to 



come into our dominions, and according to his request, 



hath seene our Majestie, and II our eyes : and hath |j That is, 



declared unto us your Majesties desire, as that we come int0 our 



should grant unto your subjects, to goe and come, and P resence - 



in our dominions, and among our subjects, to frequent 



free Marts, with all sortes of marchandizes, and upon 



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