ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1558. 



day we came to another castle called Cassim, under 

 the government of a Tartar prince named Utzar Zegoline, 

 sometime Emperour of the worthy citie of Cazan, and 

 now subject unto the Emperour of Russia. But leaving 

 Cassim on our left hand, the 8. day we came unto a 

 faire town called Morom, from Cassim 20. leagues, 

 where we took the sonne, and found the latitude $6. 

 degrees : and proceeding forward the 1 1 . day, we came 

 unto another faire town & castle called Nyse Novogrod, 

 situated at the falling of the foresaid river Occa into 

 the worthie river of Volga, distant from the saide 

 Moron 25. leagues, in the latitude of $6. degrees 18. 

 minutes. From Rezan to this Nyse Novogrod, on 

 both sides the said river of Occa, is raised the greatest 

 store of waxe and hony in all the land of Russia. We 

 tarried at the foresaid Nyse Novogrod until the 19. 

 day, for the comming of a captain which was sent by 

 the Emperour to rule at Astracan, who beeing arrived, 

 and having the number of 500. great boates under 

 his conduct, some laden with victuals, souldiers, and 

 munition : and other some with merchandise, departed 

 altogether the said 19. day from the said Nyse Novogrod, 

 and the 22. we came unto a castle called Vasiliagorod, 

 distant 25. leagues, which we left upon our right 

 hand. This towne or castle had his name of this 

 Emperours father, who was called Vasilius, and gorod 

 in the Russe tongue is as much to say as a castle, so 

 that Vasiliagorod is to say, Vasilius castle : and it was 

 the furthest place that the said Emperour conquered 

 from the Tartars. But this present Emperour his 

 sonne, called Ivan Vasiliwich, hath had great good 

 successe in his warres, both against the Christians and 

 also the Mahometists and Gentiles, but especially against 

 the Tartars, inlarging his Empire even to the Caspian 

 sea, having conquered the famous river of Volga, with 

 all the countreis thereabout adjacent. Thus proceeding 

 on our journey the 25. day of May aforesaide, wee 

 came to another castle called Sabowshare, which wee 



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