A.D. 



1557- 



The voyag of 

 Steven Bur- 

 rowe for the 

 discoverie of 

 the river of 

 Ob. 



M. Anthonie 

 Jenkinson his 

 first travaile 

 intended for 

 Cathay by the 

 Caspian sea 

 and Boghar. 



Good caske 

 made in 

 Russia. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



so punished that other may take example for doing the 

 like, otherwise it will be an evill president. Moreover, 

 wee doe perceive that Richard Gray doeth buy mastes 

 to send into England, they will not quit the costes, 

 except we had a ship of purpose for them. And like- 

 wise that Steven Burrow is returned from his discoverie 

 with the Serchthrift, and wintereth at Colmogro, and is 

 minded to set forth in the beginning of June next to 

 seeke the river of Ob. We pray God to speede him 

 well, and trust to have him here in England this yeere 

 to bring us good newes. 



We doe perceive there is a river found about the 

 mouth of S. Nicholas Bay that hath thirteen foot upon 

 the barre at a lowe water, and is as neere Colmogro 

 as S. Nicholas : which will bee a great pleasure unto us. 

 We will that Steven Burrowe doe proceed on his voiage 

 to discover. Also we have sent you one Anthonie 

 Jenkinson Gentleman, a man well travelled, whom we 

 mind to use in further travelling, according to a Com- 

 mission delivered him, subscribed by master Anthonie 

 Huse and others. Wherefore we will you deliver him 

 one or more of such painfull young men as he shal 

 thinke meetest for his purpose : and likewise such money 

 and wares as he shal think best to take with him. He 

 must have fourty pounds a yeere for foure yeeres, to 

 be paid him by the halfe yeere, or as he wil demaund 

 it of you, so let him have it from Easter last. Also 

 the prices of wares here at this present are, bale flaxe 

 twenty pound the packe and better, towe rlaxe twentie 

 eight pound the hundred, traine oyle at nine pound 

 the tunne, waxe at foure pound the hundred, tallow at 

 sixteene shillings the hundred, cables and ropes very 

 deare : as yet there are no shippes come out of Danske. 



Kept untill the tenth day of this present. As this 

 day came the goods out of Scotland that were recovered 

 out of the Edward Bonaventure : and nowe we doe 

 perceive that the caske that the trayne oyle came in, is 

 verie good, and much better then ours. Therefore our 



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