RICHARD JOHNSON'S NOTES a.d. 



1559- 



The Ob is a river full of flats, the mouth of it is 70. 

 Russe miles over. And from thence three dayes journey- 

 on the right hand is a place called Chorno-lese, to say in 

 English, blacke woods, and from thence neere hand is a 

 people called Pechey-cony, wearing their haire by his 

 description after the Irish fashion. 



From Pechey-cony to Joult Calmachey three dayes 

 journey, & from thence to Chorno Callachay three dayes 

 tending to the Southeast. 



These two people are of the Tartarian faith, and 

 tributaries to the great Can. 



Here follow certaine countreys of the Samoeds [I. 337-] 

 which dwell upon the river Ob, and upon the 

 sea coasts beyond the same, taken out of the 

 Russe tongue word by word, and travailed 

 by a Russe borne in Colmogro, whose name 

 was Pheodor Towtigin, who by report, was 

 slaine in his second voyage in one of the 

 said countreys. 



Pon the East part beyond the countrey of 

 Ugori, the river Ob is the most Wester- 

 most part thereof. Upon the sea coast 

 dwell Samoeds, and their countrey is 

 called Molgomsey, whose meate is flesh 



of Olens, or Harts, and Fish, and doe 

 ' eate one another sometimes among them- 

 selves. And if any Marchants come unto them, then 

 they kill one of their children for their sakes to feast 

 them withall. And if a Marchant chance to die with 

 them, they burie him not, but eate him, and so doe they 

 eate them of their owne countrey likewise. They be 

 evill of sight, and have small noses, but they be swift and 

 shoote very well, and they travaile on Harts and on Travelling 

 dogges, and their apparell is Sables and Harts skinnes. **& ^ harU ' 

 They have no Marchandise but Sables onely. 



2 Item, on the same coast or quarter beyond those 



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