ANTHONY JENKINSON a.d. 



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About this place the water is verie shallow, and stonie, 

 and troublesome for Barkes and boats of that countrey, 

 which they call Nassades, and Dosneckes, to passe that 

 way : wherein marchandise are transported from the 

 aforesayd Colmogro to the citie of Vologhda. These The descr *p- 

 vessels called Nassades, are very long builded, broade y* fades" 

 made, and close above, flatte bottomed, and draw not 

 above foure foote water, and will carrie two hundred 

 tunnes : they have none iron appertaining to them but 

 all of timber, and when the winde serveth, they are 

 made to sayle. Otherwise they have many men, some 

 to hale and drawe by the neckes with long small ropes 

 made fast to the sayd boats, and some set with long 

 poles. There are many of these barks upon the river 

 of Dwina : And the most part of them belongeth unto 

 the citie of Vologhda : for there dwell many marchants, 

 and they occupie the said boates with carving of sake 

 from the sea side unto the sayd Vologhda. The twen- 

 tieth of September I came unto Vologhda, which is a 

 great citie, and the river passeth through the midst of 

 the same. The houses are builded with wood of Firre 

 trees, joyned one with another, and round without : 

 the houses are foure square without any iron or stone 

 worke, covered with birch barkes, and wood over the 

 same : Their Churches are all of wood, two for every 

 parish, one to be heated for Winter, and the other for 

 Summer. 



On the toppes of their houses they laye much earth, 

 for feare of burning : for they are sore plagued with fire. 

 This Vologhda is in 59 degrees, eleven minutes, and is 

 from Colmogro, 1000 verstes. 



All the way I never came in house, but lodged in the 

 wildernesse, by the rivers side, and caried provision for 

 the way. And he that will travell those wayes, must Good counsel! 

 carie with him an hatchet, a tinder boxe, and a kettle, f or travell€rs - 

 to make fire and seethe meate, when he hath it : for 

 there is small succour in those parts, unlesse it be in 

 townes. 



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