a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1557- 



by the grace of God the next yeere, one English ship 

 should come thither. 



Because I sawe the servants of the king of Denmarke 

 there also gathering the tribute, I asked Vasilie Pheodor- 

 vich the Russie deputie, whether the Denmarks would 

 not be a let to us, if we should come to this Kegor. 

 And he said, no, they should not : for this land is my 

 kings, and therefore be bolde to come hither. 



The Kerils and the Lappians solde no fish, untill the 



said deputie had looked upon it, and had given them 



Commodities leave to sell. I asked him what wares were best for 



fit for Kegor. us to fo^g thither, and he said, silver, pearles, cloth, 



blewe, red, and greene, meale, strong beere, wine, 



pewter, foxe cases, and gold. 



The Lappians pay tribute to the Emperour of Russia, 

 to the king of Denmarke, and to the king of Sweden. 

 He tolde me that the River Cola is little more then 

 20. leagues to the Southwards of Kegor, where we should 

 have great plentie of salmon, if corne were any thing 

 cheape in Russia : for then poore men would resort 

 thither to kill salmon. 



The Dutchmen tolde me that they had made a good 

 yeere of this, but the Kerils complained of it, because 

 they could not sell all their fish, and that which they 

 sold was as pleased the Dutchmen, and at their own 

 price. I asked the Kerils at what price they sold their 

 fish to the Russes, & they said good cheape : wee sell 

 24. fishes for 4. altines. I thinke they solde little 

 above 20. pence, the 25. fishes this yeere. 



The Dutchmen tolde me that the best stockfish is 

 made at Kegor. I sawe at Vasilies tent 7. or 8. 

 javelins, and halfe a dozen of bowes bent, with their 

 budgets of arrowes, & likewise swords with other 

 weapons : Otherwise I sawe no weapons there. 



I was also conveyed to their lodgings, which gathered 

 tribute for the king of Denmarke, where I sawe a paire 

 of bilbowes : and I asked whether they were for the 

 Lappians (if neede were,) and they said no, but onely 



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