FIRST AMBASSAGE FROM RUSSIA ad. 



1557- 

 Ladies eftsoones remitted by water to his former lodging, 



to the which, within two dayes after by the assignement 

 of the King and Queenes majesties, repaired and conferred 

 with him secretly two grave Counsellers, that is, the lord 

 Bishop of Elie, and Sir William Peter Knight, chiefe 

 Secretary to their Highnesse, who after divers secret 

 talkes and conferences, reported to their highnesse their 

 proceedings, the gravitie, wisedome, and stately behaviour [I. 288.] 

 of the sayd Ambassadour, in such sort as was much to 

 their majesties contentations. 



Finally concluding upon such treaties and articles of A league and 

 amitie, as the letters of the Kings and Queenes majesties articles of ami- 

 most graciously under the great seale of England to him tte concluded 

 1 1 ° , J ,, -i ,. ill ° and confirmed 



by the sayd counsellers delivered, doth appeare. under the 



The three and twentieth of April, being the feast of S. great seale of 

 George, wherein was celebrated the solemnitie of the England. 

 Noble order of the Garter at Westminster, the same lord 

 ambassadour was eftsoones required to have audience : 

 and therefore conducted from the sayd lodging to the 

 court by the right Noble the lords Talbot and Lumley to 

 their majesties presence : where, after his Oration made, 

 and thanks both given and received, hee most honourably 

 tooke his leave with commendations to the Emperour. 

 Which being done, he was with special honour led into 

 the chappell, where before the Kings and Queens 

 majesties, in the sight of the whole Order of the Garter, 

 was prepared for him a stately seate, wherein he accom- 

 panied with the Duke of Norfolke, the lords last above 

 mentioned, and many other honorable personages, was 

 present at the whole service, in ceremonies which were to 

 him most acceptable : the divine service ended, he eft- 

 soones was remitted and reduced to his barge, and so 

 repaired to his lodging, in like order and gratulation of 

 the people universally, as before. 



The time of the yeere hasting the profection and Foure goodly 



departure of the Ambassador, the merchants having ^ips^fthe 



± > ••«-•« merchants 



prepared foure goodly and well trimmed shippes laden p rov - t ^ e( i f or 



with all kinds of merchandises apt for Russia, the same Russia, 1557. 



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