ANTHONY JENKINSON a.d. 



1558. 

 things, are within the sayd Castle, and for sundry things 

 sundry markets, and every science by it selfe. And in 

 the winter there is a great market without the castle, 

 upon the river being frozen, and there is sold corne, 

 earthen pots, tubs, sleds, &c. The castle is in circuit 

 2900 pases. 



The countrey is ful of marish ground, & plaine, in 

 woods and rivers abundant, but it bringeth forth good 

 plenty of corne. This Emperour is of great power : 

 for he hath conquered much, as wel of the Lieflanders, 

 Poles, Lettoes, and Swethens, as also of the Tartars, & 

 Gentiles, called Samoeds, having thereby much inlarged 

 his dominions. He keepeth his people in great subjec- 

 tion : all matters passe his judgement, be they never 

 so small. The law is sharpe for all offenders. 



The Metropolitan dealeth in matters of religion, as 

 himselfe listeth, whome the Emperour greatly honoreth. [I. 314.] 

 They use the ceremonies, and orders of the Greeke 

 Church. They worship many images painted on tables, 

 and specially the image of S. Nicholas. Their Priests 

 be maried, but their wives being dead, they may not 

 marie the second time, and so become Monkes, whereof 

 there are a great number in the land. 



They have foure Lents in the yeere, and the weeke 

 before Shrofetide, they call the Butter weeke, &c. 



They have many sortes of meats and drinkes, when 

 they banket and delight in eating of grosse meates, and 

 stinking fishe. Before they drinke they use to blowe in 

 the cup : their greatest friendship is in drinking : they are 

 great talkers and lyers, without any faith or trust in their 

 words, flatterers and dissemblers. The women be there 

 very obedient to their husbands, & are kept straightly 

 from going abroad, but at some seasons. 



At my being there, 1 heard of men and women that 

 drunke away their children, and all their goods at the 

 Emperors taverne, and not being able to pay, having 

 impauned himselfe, the Taverner bringeth him out to the 

 high way, and beates him upon the legges : then they that 



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