A.D. 



1557- 



Presents used 

 in Russia are 

 all for the 

 most part of 

 victuals . 



The citie of 

 Boghar. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



the Abbey of S. Nicholas, whereas the sayde Messenger, 

 Osep Gregoriwich Napea went a shoare, and as many 

 English men as came to serve the Emperour remained 

 with him at the Abbey for the space of sixe daies, untill 

 he had gotten all his things a shoare, and laden the same 

 in barkes, to goe up the river Dwina, unto Vologhda, 

 which is by water iooo verstes, and every verste is about 

 three quarters of an English mile. 



The 20 of July, we departed from S. Nicholas, and 

 the 24 of the same, we came to Colmogro, where we 

 remained eight daies : and the sayd Messenger was there 

 of all his acquaintance welcommed home, and had presents 

 innumerable sent unto him, but it was nothing but meate 

 and drinke. Some sent white bread, some rie bread, and 

 some buttered bread & pancakes, beefe, mutton, bacon, 

 egges, butter, fishes, swannes, geese, duckes, hennes, and 

 all maner of victuals, both fish and flesh, in the best 

 maner, that the rude people could devise : for among 

 them, these presents are highly esteemed. 



The 2 9 of July, we departed from Colmogro, and the 

 14 of August we came to Ustiug, where we remained one 

 day, and changed our barkes or boates. 



The 27 of August, we came to Vologhda, where we 

 remained 4 daies unlading the barkes, and lading our 

 chestes and things in small waggons, with one horse in a 

 piece, which in their tongue are called Telegos, and with 

 these Telegoes they caried our stuffe from Vologhda unto 

 the Mosco, which is 500 verstes : and we were upon the 

 same way 14 daies : for we went no faster then the 

 Telegoes. 



There are three great townes betweene the Mosco and 

 Vologhda, that is to say, Yeraslave, Rostave, and Pere- 

 slave. Upon one side of Yeraslave runneth a famous 

 river, which is called Volga. It runneth into the Caspian 

 sea, and it devideth it selfe before it come into the Mare 

 Caspium, in 50 parts or more, and neere unto the same 

 sea there stands a great Citie, called Boghar, the inhabi- 

 tants of the which are called by the same name. 



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