To the Queenes most excellent Majestie from the Lord
Boris Pheodorovich Godonova.
BY the grace of God great Lord and great Duke Theodore
Ivanovich governour of Russia
, Volodimer, Mosco, and
Novogrod, King of Cazan and Astracan, Lord of Vobsko,
and great Duke of Smolensco, Otver, Ughori, Perme,
Viatsky, Bulgary, and other regions, Lord and great
Duke of Novogrod in the low countrey, of Chernigo, of
Rezan, Polotsko, Rostove, Jeroslave, Bealozera, and of
Lifland, of Udorsky, Obdorsky, Condinsky, and all the
countrey of Sibery, and commander of all the North parts,
and Lord over the countrey of Iversky, and King of
Grusinsky, and of the countrey of Kabardinsky, Cherchasky, and duke of Igorsky, Lord and ruler of many
countreys more, &c.
Most resplendent Queene Elizabeth of England
, France,
and Ireland
, &c. his princely Majesties servant, Lord and
Master of his horses, and high Steward of his house, and
President of the territories of Cazan and Astracan,
Boris Pheodorovich Godonova, unto your most excellent
Majesty, great Ladie Queene Elizabeth, send my humble
commendations. It hath pleased your Majestie to write
unto me your gracious and princely letter by your servant
Thomas Lind: which letter I received with all humblenesse. During the time of the abode of your messenger
Thomas Lind here in the Mosco, it pleased God of his
mercifulnesse, and our Lady the mother of God, and holy
Saints, by the prayers of our lord and king his Majestie
Theodore Ivanovich over all Russia
governour, the right
beleever and lover of Christ, to send our Queene and
gracious Lady Irene a yoong Princesse, to the great joy
and comfort of our kingdome, named Pheodocine.
Wherefore we give all honour and glory to the almightie
God unspeakeable, whose giftes had beene manifolde with
mercie unto us: for which all wee Christians laud and
praise God.
After all this your servant was occasioned to stay untill
the comming of your merchants from the sea port.
Touching the letters which you have recived from your
loving brother our Lord and Master by your ambassadour,
therein you perceive sufficiently my good meaning, in
travailing for the continuance of amitie and friendship
betwixt you mighty great princes, in the which I will
continue mine endevour. Also your merchants I have
taken into my protection for to defend them for the love
I beare to your Majestie. As heeretofore I have done
it willingly, and with great care of their good, so I meane
to continue so farre as God will give me leave: to the
end that brotherly love be holden betweene you Princes
without disturbance.
As I have beene to your merchants in times past, so
now by the permission and commandement of our Lord
and Master, I will be their defendour in all causes: and
will cause all our authorised people to favour them and
to defend them, and to give them free liberty to buy and
sell at their pleasure. The merchants doe not certifie
your princely Majestie of all our friendship and favour
shewed unto them from time to time. And whereas your
Majestie hath now written to our Lord and Master for
the debts which your merchants ought to have of William
Turnebull lately disceased, I having perused your Majesties letter, whereby I am requested to be a meane for
the recoverie and obtaining of their sayd debts, I have
moved it to our Lord and King his Majestie, that order
may be given therein: and that his kinseman Rainold
Kitchin with three persons more may be sent over together
with the sayd Turnebulles stuffe and other things, as
billes, books and writings. All which shall be delivered
to your merchants Agent and his fellowes, and in money
600 rubbles of the sayd Turnebulles.
And touching your merchants, I will have a great care
over them, and protect them, whereby they shall suffer
no damages in their trade: and all kinde of trafficke in
merchandise shall be at their libertie.
Written in our Lord and Kings Majesties royall citie
of Mosco, in the yeere from the beginning of the world
7101, in the moneth of Januarie.