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die Barre der Dwina. Es muss die Beresow'sche gewesen sein. Nach 

 dein was Tradescant schreibt, war die Wassertiefe zwolftehalb Fuss; 

 Stephen Burrough halte 1557 dreizehn Fuss nolirt'). Der Agent der 

 englischen Compagnie in Archangelsk Hess ihnen gleich nach der Ueber- 

 fahrt ijber die Barre frische Provision zukommen'^). Am 16. wurde iiti 

 Hafen, erst Woliinsky, und sodann Digges militarisch bewillkommnet. 

 Der unserm Autor deni Namen nach unbekannte Pristaw war das Haupt 

 der Strehzen zu Archangelsk Peter Perfirjew^). Denselben Abend 

 kamen Samojeden in einem Boot zu dem Schiff; Tradescant beschreibt 

 sie"*). Noch unter diesera Datum liefert unser Autor den Beweis, dass er 



') On Tuesday tlie H. of Jully we came to the bar where we spent on daye 

 because h was calme. On the Wednesdaye we went over the bar having only on 

 foote watter mor than the shep drew. - Unter'm 6. August bei'm Auslaufen aus der 

 Pudosbem'schen Mùndung giebt Tradescant an, dass das Schiff zehn und eioen 

 halben Fuss tief im Wasser ging. 



') x\t our 6rst entterance over the bar intto the river we reseved from ihe Agent 

 on good bullock 2 sheep 10 hens 2 fesants 6 pattriges non lik the inglish. 



') On Thursday the 16. day (of July) we came into the harbor but before we 

 came halfe the way the souldyers cani to sallut ther owne Ambassador (Woliinsky), 

 but not us, but in the halfe way passage in the river the Grand Prestave salluted 

 my Lord (Digges) withe mani beats full of souldyers who himself was entterteyned 

 in tlie cabbin withe a banket of sweet méats the Agent and the rest of the inglish 

 marchants having had the like enterteynment just before his coming whear al his 

 departur we gave 3 peeces of ordnance and he us his small shot whiche was but 

 poorlie performed ther peces being hardli so good as our calliver neylher had the 

 soulgers any expertnce like to thees in tbees parts. 



') That night (16. July) came abord of our ship a boat of Sammoyets a misse- 

 rable people of small growth. In my judgnient is that people whom the fixtion i.' 

 fayned of that should bave no heads for they bave short necks and commonly wear 

 ther clothes over head and shoulders. They use boues and arrowes the men and 

 women be hardlie known on from the olher because the ail wear clothes like mené 

 and be ail clad in skins of beasts packed very curouslie together stokings and ail. 

 They kill moste of the Loth deer that the brought. The be extrem beggers not to 

 be denied. 



