FIRST AMBASSAGE FROM RUSSIA a.d. 



1556. 

 Justice appertaineth, but also addressed two Gentlemen 

 of good learning, gravitie and estimation, videlicet, 

 Master Lawrence Hussie Doctor of the Civill Lawe, and 

 George Gilpin with money and other requisites into the 

 Realme of Scotland, to comfort, ayde, assist, and relieve 

 him and his there, and also to conduct the Ambassadour 

 into England, sending with them by poste a Talmach or 

 Speachman for the better furniture of the service of the 

 sayde Ambassadour, trusting thereby to have the more 

 ample and speedie redresse of restitution : which person- 

 ages using diligence, arrived at Edenborough (where the 

 Queenes court was) the three and twentieth day of the 

 saide moneth of December, who first visiting the saide 

 Ambassadour, declaring the causes of their comming and 

 Commission, shewing the letters addressed in his favour, 

 the order given them for his solace and furniture of all 

 such things as hee woulde have, together with their daily 

 and readie service to attend upon his person and affaires, 

 repaired consequently unto the Dowager Queene, deliver- 

 ing the letters. 



Whereupon they received gentle answeres, with hope 

 and comfort of speedie restitution of the goods, apparell, 

 jewels and letters : for the more apparance whereof, the 

 Queene sent first certaine Commissioners with an Harold 

 of armes to Pettislego, the place of the Shipwracke, com- 

 maunding by Proclamation and other Edictes, all such 

 persons (no degree excepted) as had any part of such 

 goods as were spoyled and taken out or from the ship to 

 bring them in, and to restore the same with such further 

 order as her grace by advise of her Councel thought 

 expedient : by reason whereof not without great labours, 

 paines and charges (after long time) divers small parcels 

 of Waxe, and other small trifling things of no value, were 

 by the poorer sort of the Scottes brought to the Com- 

 missioners, but the Jewels, rich apparell, presents, gold, 

 silver, costly furres, and such like, were conveyed away, 

 concealed and utterly embezelled. Wherupon, the 

 Queene at the request of the said Ambassadour, caused 

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