ANTHONY JENKINSON a.d. 



r 1558. 

 this Cape we passed to a port called Manguslave. The The port of 

 place where we should have arrived at the Southermost Man g uslave 

 part of the Caspian sea, is 12. leagues within a Bay: 

 but we being sore tormented and tossed with this fore- 

 said storme, were driven unto another land on ye other 

 side the Bay, overthwart the sayd Manguslave being very 

 lowe land, and a place as well for the ill commoditie 

 of the haven, as of those brute field people, where 

 never barke nor boate had before arrived, not liked 

 of us. 



But yet here we sent certaine of our men to land 

 to talke with the governour and people, as well for our 

 good usage at their handes, as also for provision of camels 

 to carry our goods from the sayd sea side to a place 

 called Sellyzure, being from the place of our landing five 

 and twentie dayes journey. Our messengers returned 

 with comfortable wordes and faire promises of all 

 things. 



Wherefore the 3. day of September 1558. we dis- They goe on 

 charged our barke, and I with my companie were gently ^ 

 entertained of the Prince & of his people. But before 

 our departure from thence, we found them to be very 

 bad and brutish people, for they ceased not daily to 

 molest us, either by fighting, stealing or begging, raising 

 the prise of horse and camels, & victuals, double that 

 it was woont there to be, and forced us to buy the water 

 that we did drinke : which caused us to hasten away, 

 and to conclude with them as well for the hire of camels, 

 as for the prise of such as wee bought, with other pro- 

 vision, according to their owne demaund : So that for 

 every camels lading, being but 400. waight of ours, we 

 agreed to give three hides of Russia, and foure woodden 

 dishes, and to the Prince or governour of the sayd people, 

 one ninth, and two sevenths : Namely, nine severall 

 things, and twise seven severall things : for money they 

 use none. 



And thus being ready, the foureteenth of September [I. 328.] 

 we departed from that place, being a Caravan of a 



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