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flen; die Gesellschafl. gelaiigte aber doch nach London mit dem an 

 Edward VI. gericlileten Schreiben des Zarcn, welches der Konigiii 

 Marv dargebracht wurde. Chanceilor erziihlte iiberall, wie gntidig er 

 zu Moscau von Iwan Wassiljewitsch aufgenommen worden war. 



lo A kyuglie desyre, accordinge to (lie piticon of one Richard, trewiie sent with the 

 reste of" his fellc)\vslii])|ie wlieiii |je shall tiewlie coin to you. By yt cell the 20 yere 

 of our lordshippe, lo our scacoste ys coui folk in one shippe theade Kychard, withys 

 fclowshippe and hâve said ihat they arre fiinds they hâve desyred to com witliin 

 our loidlie doiiiinion, and accordinge to tlieyre requests they hâve fullve granntid, 

 and havc byn in our lordlye howsse in présence of our sight and bathc desyred us 

 accordinge to Y our kinglie requests that we wold permytt Your marchants lo travaile 

 to our Subiects and dominions, to occupie withall manner of wares, without hyn- 

 derannce, Staye or Interrupcon, and hathe geven us Your lettre in which lettre vs 

 wriltcn the like request, to manner of men in theire dominions, wheresoever they 

 shalhappen to com sent by Your trewe Servannte, Hughe VVillowghbie the which 

 Hughe Willoughbie in our dominions hathe net arrvved and whereas Your sser- 

 vante Rychard ys com to us, we wylhe Christian trewe assurance in no manner 

 of wyse will refuse his petision, and by our faythfull grante, we will not forsake 

 thye request, by the which Your ymbassett that Yow sent to us, the same thy 

 Imbasset with good ffree will lo passe to us and from us withowt anye hynderance 

 or iosse, with suclie message as shall com to us, the same message to retourne to 

 thie kingdom well awnswerid withall suche manhannts as shall com forthe of Your 

 lande withall manner of ware, if they will traveile toceupie wilhin our lordom, the 

 same marchants with frce marchandise in ail our lordshippe, withall manner of ware 

 and uppon ail manner of ware freelie to travele owt and in, without hynderannce 

 and Iosse accordinge to this our lettre, and a ffurther assurannce of our worde we 

 hâve raused our Signet (o be sett to this our lettre, written in our lordlie howsse 

 and castle the Musco. In the yere 7042 (sollte 7062 seyn) the monethe of februarye. 

 I)a sicL Hakluyt, nach seiner Gewohnheit, erlaubt bat, auch die von ihm benutzte 

 Uebersctzung willkiihrlich abzuàndern, so gebe ich sie hier genau, wie sie sich im 

 British Muséum, unter Otto, E, III, Seite 49 und 50 vorlindet. Die verbrannten 

 Slelleu ergiinze ich mit Cursivschrift ans einer vor dem Brande gemachten Goj)ie, 

 welche ich bei Lansdowne 141, Seite 342, vorfand: The Allraighlie power of God 

 and the incompréhensible hollie Trinitie of our rightfull Ciiiutiaii beliet'e. Wee 

 grealosl Lord han \ assilewiche bj the grâce of God Empereur ot ali Russia and 

 greal Duke \ slademerskij, Moskouskij Nougord5%', CazaniAy Pskouskij Smollenskij 



