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assured us nothing of any importance existed c **ap- 
among those manuscripts. The priest translated, v — v — 
or pretended to translate, some of their titles, 
from the Sclavonic language, into Latin. If the 
account he gave us can be relied on, the collec- 
tion contains the Travels of Pilgrims to Jerusalem 
in very remote periods. 
In Russian characters, illuminated, and written 
upon antient vellum paper, is a folio copy of the 
Gospels, most beautifully transcribed by Anne, 
daughter of Michael Feodorovich. We were 
also shewn, as at Petersburg, some carving in 
wood by Peter the Great. This was a small 
box, containing a letter, dated 1697, sent by him, 
from Sardam in Holland, to the Patriarchs at Mos- 
cow. The priest permitted us to make a facsimile 
of his hand-writing : for this purpose we copied 
with great care the signature to his letter. It was 
simply his Christian name, and thus written : 
Having obtained the keys from the secretary’s ^* of 
office, we were admitted to see the famous ^ Krem * 
Model of the Kremlin, according to the plan for 
its erection under the auspices of the late Em- 
press. It is one of the most curious things in 
Moscow. If the work had been completed, it 
