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sutable with caps, jewels, and chaines. These chap. 
were found to be no courtiers, but ancient Mm- y — 
covites, inhabitants, and other their merchants of 
eredite, as the maner is, furnished thus from the 
wardrobe and treasurie, waiting and wearing 
this apparell for the time, and so to restore it." 
Two years after. Captain Jenkinson was sent from 
England to conduct the Russian ambassador to 
Moscow. As he and his companions were pre- 
paring to leave that city, they received an 
invitation to see the Emperor's treasury and 
wardrobe. Having seen all his “ goodly gownes,” 
two of which are described “ as heavie as a man 
could easily carrie, all set with pearles over and 
over, and the borders garnished with saphires 
and other good stones abundantly,” they were 
particularly enjoined to procure such, or better, 
in England *, and told “ that the Emperour would 
gladly bestow his money upon such things.” 
The crowns of conquered kingdoms are ex- 
hibited in the Treasury. We saw those of 
Casan, of Siberia, of Astracan , and of the Crimea. 
The last, from its simplicity, and the circum- 
stances connected with its history, excited the 
most interest. It was totally destitute of 
ornament: affording a remarkable contrast to 
the lavish store of riches seen on all the 
(2) Hackluyt, vol. 1. p. 319. 
