OSEP NAPEA'S RETURN HOME a.d. 



1557- 



The people of the said Citie doe traffique unto the 

 Citie of Mosco : their commodities are spices, muske, 

 ambergreese, rubarbe, with other drugs. They bring also 

 many furres which they buy in Siberia comming towards 

 the Mosco : the sayd people are of the sect of Mahomet. 



The 12 of September we came unto the citie of 

 Mosco, where we were brought by Napea, and two of 

 the Emperours gentlemen unto a large house, where 

 every one of us had his chamber appointed. 



The 14 of September we were commanded to come They arrived 

 unto the Emperour, and immediatly after our comming at Mosco. 

 we were brought into his presence, unto whom each of us 

 did his duetie accordingly, and kissed his right hand, his 

 majestie sitting in his chaire of estate, with his crowne on 

 his head, and a staffe of goldsmiths worke in his left hand 

 well garnished with rich and costly stones : and when we 

 had all kissed his hand and done our dueties, his majestie 

 did declare by his interpreter that we were all welcome 

 unto him, and into his countrey, & therupon willed us to 

 dine with him: that day we gave thanks unto his majestie, 

 and so departed untill the dinner was readie. 



When dinner time approched, we were brought againe 

 into the Emperours dining chamber, where we were set 

 on one side of a table that stoode over against the 

 Emperours table, to the end that he might wel behold us 

 al : and when we came into the foresayd chamber, we 

 found there readie set these tables following. 



First at the upper end of one table were set the 

 Emperour his majestie, his brother, & the Emperour of 

 Cazan, which is prisoner. About two yardes lower sate 

 the Emperour of Cazan his sonne, being a child of five 

 yeeres of age, and beneath him sate the most part of 

 the Emperors noble men. 



And at another table neere unto the Emperours table, 

 there was set a Monke all alone, which was in all points 

 as well served as the Emperour. At another table sate 

 another kind of people called Chirkasses, which the 

 Emperour entertaineth for men of warre to serve against 



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