ANTHONY JENKINSON 



The first voyage made by Master Anthonie 

 Jenkinson, from the Citie of London toward 

 the land of Russia, begun the twelfth of May, 

 in the yeere 1557. 



Irst by the grace of God, the day and 

 yeere above mentioned, I departed from 

 the sayd Citie, and the same day at 

 Gravesend embarked my selfe in a good 

 shippe, named the Primerose, being 

 appointed, although unworthy, chiefe 

 captaine of the same, and also of the 

 other 3 good ships, to say, the John Evangelist, the 

 Anne, and the Trinitie, having also the conduct of 

 the Emperour of Russia his ambassadour named Osep 

 Nepea Gregoriwich, who passed with his company in the 

 sayde Primerose. And thus our foure tall shippes being 

 well appointed, aswell for men as victuals as other 

 necessarie furniture, the saide twelfth day of the moneth 

 of May, we weyed our ankers, and departed from the 

 saide Gravesend, in the after noone, and plying downe 

 the Thames, the wind being Easterly, and fayre weather, 

 the 13 day we came a ground with the Primerose, upon 

 a sand called the blacke taile, where we sate fast untill 

 the 14 day in the morning, and then God be praysed, 

 she came off: and that day we plyed downe as farre 

 as our Ladie of Holland, and there came to an anker, 

 the wind being Easterly, & there remayned untill the 

 20 day : then we weyed and went out at Goldmore 

 gate, and from thence in at Balsey slade, and so 

 into Orwel wands, where we came to an anker : 

 but as we came out at the sayd Goldemore gate, the 

 Trinitie came on ground on certaine rockes, that lye 

 to the Northward of the said gate, and was like to be 

 bilged and lost. But by the aide of God, at the last 

 she came off againe, being very leake : and the 2 1 day 

 the Primerose remaining at an anker in the wands, the 



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A.D. 



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