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wee send any, shall with free good will passe to and from 

 you without any hinderance or losse, with such message as 

 shall come unto you, and to returne the same to our 

 kingdomes well answered, as by the same your letters, 

 written in your lordly Palace and Castle of Mosco in the 

 yeere 7063 the moneth of Februarie more at large 

 appeareth. Like as wee cannot but much commend your 

 princely favour and goodnesse, and in like manner thanke 

 you for the aboundant grace, extended to the sayd 

 Richard Chancelour, and others our subjects marchants : 

 Even so these are to pray and request you to continue 

 the same benevolence toward them, and other our 

 marchants and subjects, which doe or heereafter shall 

 resorte to your countrey : And for the more assurance 

 and incouragement to trade and exercise the feate of 

 marchandise with your subjects and all other marchants 

 within your dominions, that it may please you at this our 

 contemplation to assigne and authorise such Commissaries 

 as you shall thinke meete to trade and conferre with our 

 welbeloved subjects and marchants, the sayd Richard 

 Chancelour, George Killingworth, & Richard Graie, 

 bearers of these our letters : who are by us authorised 



[I. 259.] f or that purpose : and to confirme and graunt such other 

 liberties and priviledges unto the Governour, Consuls, 

 Assistants, and Communaltie of the fellowship of the 

 saide Marchants, as the said bearers in their name propone 

 and require by you to be granted for their safe conduct, 

 good government, and order to bee erected and continued 

 among them in your saide dominions ; And this with 

 such your clemencie and expedition, as wee, upon the 

 next arrivall of the saide Richard Chancelour may bee 

 enformed of your gracious disposition and answere. 

 Which your benevolences so to bee extended, wee bee 

 minded to requite towards any your subjects Marchants, 

 that shal frequent this our realme at your contemplation 

 therefore to be made. Thus right high, right Excellent, 

 and right mightie, Almightie God the Father, the Sonne 

 and the holy Ghost have you in his blessed keeping. 



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