ANTHONY JENKINSON ad. 



1558. 

 concerning all things, as unto me seemed best, which 

 they tooke in good part. So having leave I departed 

 and overtooke our Caravan, and proceeded on our journey, 

 and travailed 20. dayes in the wildernes from the sea 20 dayes tra- 

 side without seeing towne or habitation, carying pro- va \k in the 

 vision of victuals with us for the same time, and were wUdernesse ;. 



ZUlth SCdVClti£ 



driven by necessity to eate one of my camels and a f water. 

 horse for our part, as other did the like : and during 

 the said 20. daies we found no water, but such as we 

 drew out of old deepe welles, being very brackish and 

 salt, and yet sometimes passed two or three dayes with- 

 out the same. And the 5. day of October ensuing, we 

 came unto a gulfe of the Caspian sea againe, where we Another gulfe 

 found the water very fresh and sweete : at this gulfe °f tJie Cas ~ 

 the customers of the king of Turkeman met us, who ^ u 

 took custome of every 25. one, and 7. ninthes for the 

 saide king and his brethren, which being received they 

 departed, and we remained there a day after to refresh 

 our selves. 



Note that in times past there did fal into this gulf 

 the great river Oxus, which hath his springs in the 

 mountains of Paraponisus in India, & now commeth 

 not so far, but falleth into another river called Ardock, Will.de 



which runneth toward the North, & consumeth himself -[*'/ At ~ 



. > scribeth this 



in the ground passing under ground above 500. miles, r - lver f 

 and then issueth out againe and falleth into the lake Ardok,cap.\. 

 of Kithay. 



We having refreshed our selves at the foresaide gulfe, 

 departed thence the 4. day of October, and the seventh 

 day arrived at a castle called Sellizure, where ye king Sellizure, or 

 called Azim Can, remained with 3. other of his brethren, s " a y zure - 

 and the 9. day I was commaunded to come before his 

 presence, to whom I delivered the Emperors letters of 

 Russia : and I also gave him a present of a ninth, who 

 entertained me very well, and caused me to eate in his 

 presence as his brethren did, feasting me with flesh of 

 a wilde horse, and mares milk without bread. And the 

 next day he sent for me again, and asked of me divers 



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