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Es bildete sich nun in London aus Kaufleulen und einigen Personen 

 vom Adel eine neue Gesellschaft, welche die Aufsuchung unbekannter 

 Liinder iin Norden, ostwiirts sowohl als westwiirts, ziim Zweck batte. 

 Die Compagnie ward von Philipp und Mary am 26. Februar 1555 



Tuerdskij Yogorskry Permshij \ ealskij Bolgarskij and olher lands, Emperor and 

 çreat Duke of Novago roda and in the Zone Countreys Cheringosskij Eezanskij ^ o- 

 lotsAy Rzesskij Belskij Rostouskij Yoroslauskij Belocherskij Oodorskij Obdorskij 

 Condinskij and manie other coiintries Lord over ail the north Cost greetinge. Before 

 ail right great and of honor worthye Edward Kinge of England our mosl harlie and 

 of good zeale with good iiitent and frendlie désire aud of our holie Christian faith 

 and of great governannce and in the light of great underslanding our answere by 

 this our honorable wrightinge unto Your Kingelie Governannce at the request of 

 Your faithfuU servannt Richard with his company as he shall wisely lettYou knowe, 

 is this. In the strength of xxtie yere of our governance be knowne at our sea Coast 

 arived a shipp with one Richard and his Coinpanie and said tliat he xvas desirous 

 to coine into our dominions atid according to bis request bath seene our lordsbipp 

 aiid our heires (in Otto, E, III, stand hier gewiss: eies; auch bat es Hakluyt so) 

 and bath declared unto us Your Ma-ties désire that wee schould grannt unto Your 

 subiecr.; to goe and corne and amonge our dominions and mbiects to fréquent free 

 merkett with ail sort of merchandizes and uppon the same to bave wares for ihe/r 

 reiorne and they delivered unto us Your letters which declared the same request. 

 And uppon that we hai'c geven order wberesoever Yoitf faithfull servannt Hugh 

 Willobe lande or touche in our dominion; lo be well enterteyned which as yet is 

 not arrii;e^ the which Your servannt Richard cann déclare. And we with Christian 

 beleife and faitlifullness and according to Your hon-ble request and my bo-ble 

 commandement will not leave it undonne. The which both wilhe You to send 

 unto us with Your shipps and vessells when and as often they may w ith good assu- 

 rance to see them barmeles. And yf You send me one of Y our Ma-ties Councell 

 to treat with us whereby Your countrey merchants mai'- with ail kind of wares and 

 wheare they will make ther lasrket in our dominions and ther to bave their free 

 market with ail free liberties throughe my who/e dominions with ail kinde of wares 

 and of ail kinde ot wares to come and goe at ther pleasure withoj/t any of ther 

 lett damage or impediment according and by this our Lettre or word with my 

 seale aud this my vill or Lettre wee bave comcmded to be undersealed. Wrilten in 

 our dominion in our Towne and our Pallace in the Castell of A/oscovie in the yere 

 seven thousande and sixtie the second month flFebruarye. 



