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the rest) that difficult journey of Southam and Sparke, 

 from Colmogro and S. Nicholas Baie, up the great river of 

 Onega, and so by other rivers and lakes to the citie of 

 Novogrod velica upon the West frontier of Russia, to be 

 right woorthy of observation ; as likewise that of Thomas 

 Alcock from Mosco to Smolensko, and thence to Tirwill 

 in Polonia, pag. 304. & that also of M. Hierome Horsey 

 from Mosco to Vobsko, and so through Liefland to Riga, 

 thence by the chiefe townes of Prussia and Pomerland to 

 Rostok, and so to Hamburg, Breme, Emden, &c. Neither 

 hath our nation bene contented onely throughly to search 

 into all parts of the Inland, and to view the Northren, 

 Southerne, and Westerne frontiers, but also by the rivers 

 of Moscua, Occa and Volga, to visite Cazan and Astracan, 

 the farthest Easterne and Southeasterne bounds of that 

 huge Empire. And yet not containing themselves within 

 all that maine circumference, they have adventured their 

 persons, shippes, and goods, homewards and outwards, 

 foureteene times over the unknowen and dangerous 

 Caspian sea ; that valiant, wise, and personable gentleman 

 M. Anthonie Jenkinson being their first ring-leader : who 

 in Anno 1558. sailing from Astracan towards the East 

 shore of the Caspian sea, and there arriving at the port of 

 Mangusla, travelled thence by Urgence and Shelisur, and 

 by the rivers of Oxus and Ardok, 40. dayes journey over 

 desert and wast countreys, to Boghar a principall citie of 

 Bactria, being there & by the way friendly entertained, 

 dismissed, and safely conducted by certaine Tartarian 

 kings and Murses. Then have you a second Navigation 

 of his performance to the South shore of the foresayd 

 Caspian sea, together with his landing at Derbent, his 

 arrivall at Shabran, his proceeding unto Shamaky, the 

 great curtesie vouchsafed on him by Obdolowcan king of 

 Hircan, his journey after of 30. dayes Southward, by 

 Yavate, Ardouil, and other townes and cities to Casben, 

 being as then the seate imperiall of Shaugh Thamas the 

 great Sophy of Persia, with divers other notable accidents 

 in his going foorth, in his abode there, and in his returne 



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