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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A copie of the priviledges given by Obdolowcan King of
Hircania , to the company of English merchants Adventurers for Russia
, Persia , and Mare Caspium , with all
the lands and countreys adjoyning to the same, obtained
by M. Anthonie Jenkinson at his being there about the
affaires of the said company, April 14. Anno 1563 . (search)
A copie of the priviledges given by Obdolowcan King of
Hircania, to the company of English merchants Adventurers for Russia
, Persia, and Mare Caspium, with all
the lands and countreys adjoyning to the same, obtained
by M. Anthonie Jenkinson at his being there about the
affaires of the said company, April 14. Anno 1563.
WE Obdolowcan by the mightie power of God maker of
heaven and of earth, appointed and now raigning king of
Shirvan and Hircan, of our meere motion and great goodnes, at the earnest sute and request of our favoured and
welbeloved Anthonie Jenkinson Ambassadour, have given
and graunted unto the right worshipfull Sir William
Garret, sir William Chester, sir Thomas Lodge, M.
Richard Mallarie, and M. Richard Chamberlaine, with all
their company of merchants Adventurers of the Citie of
London in England, free libertie, safe conduct, and licence
to come or sende their factors in trade of merchandize into
our countreys, and to buy and sell with our merchants and
others, either
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The second voiage into Persia made by Tho. Alcock , who
was slaine there, and by George Wrenne , & Ric. Cheinie
servants to the worshipfull companie of Moscovie
merchants in Anno 1563 . written by the said Richard
Cheinie . (search)
The second voiage into Persia made by Tho. Alcock, who
was slaine there, and by George Wrenne, & Ric. Cheinie
servants to the worshipfull companie of Moscovie
merchants in Anno 1563. written by the said Richard
Cheinie.
IT may please your worships to understand, that in the
yere 1563. I was appointed by M. Antho. Jenkinson, and
M. Thomas Glover your Agent in Russia
, to goe for
Persia in your worships affaires, one Thomas Alcock
having the charge of the voyage committed to him, and
I one of your worships servants being joyned with him.
in your busines, having with us, as they said 1500.
rubbles. And if it shall please you I cannot tell certainly
what summe of money we had then of the Emperors: for
I received none, nor disbursed any of it in wares for the
voyage. Also, God I take to record, I could not tell what
stocke your worships had there, for the bookes were kept
so privily that a man could never see them. The 10. of
May anno 1563. we departed from a towne called Yeraslave upon ou
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The thirde voyage into Persia , begun in the yeere 1565 .
by Richard Johnson , Alexander Kitchin , and Arthur
Edwards . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter of Arthur Edwards to M. Thomas Nicols ,
Secretarie to the worshipful company trading into
Russia
and other the North parts, concerning the preparation of their voyage into Persia . (search)
A letter of Arthur Edwards to M. Thomas Nicols,
Secretarie to the worshipful company trading into
Russia
and other the North parts, concerning the preparation of their voyage into Persia.
MASTER NICOLS, my bounden duetie remembred, with
desire of God for the preservation of you and yours:
you
shall understand that the second of March I was sent
by M. Thomas Glover (your Agent) unto Jeraslave,
appointed to receive such goods as should come from
Vologhda, as also such kinde of wares as should be
bought and sent from Mosco by your Agent, and M.
Edward Clarke, thought meete for your voyage of Persia.
And further, I was to provide for biscuit, beere, and
beefe, and other victuals, and things otherwayes needful
according to advise. Thus I remained here until the
comming of your Agent, which was the 12. of May, who
taried here three dayes, to see us set forwards on our
voyage, and then he departed towards Colmogro, having
appointed (as chiefe for your voyage of Persia) Richard
Johnson. For
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Another letter of the said M. Arthur Edwards , written the
26. of April 1566Shamaki in Media, to the right
worshipful Sir Thomas Lodge Knight and Alderman:
and in his absence to M. Thomas Nicols , Secretarie to
the right worshipfull companie trading into Russia
,
Persia , and other the North and East partes, touching
the successe of Richard Johnson in the third voiage into
Persia . (search)
Another letter of the said M. Arthur Edwards, written the
26. of April 1566. in Shamaki in Media, to the right
worshipful Sir Thomas Lodge Knight and Alderman:
and in his absence to M. Thomas Nicols, Secretarie to
the right worshipfull companie trading into Russia
,
Persia, and other the North and East partes, touching
the successe of Richard Johnson in the third voiage into
Persia.
WORSHIPFULL Sir, my bounden duetie remembred, with
heartie prayer unto God for the preservation of you and
yours in perfect health with increase of worship.
It may
please you that my last letter I sent you was from
Astracan the 26 of July 1565. From whence Richard
Johnson, my selfe, and Alexander Kitchin, departed as the
30 of the same. And by meanes of contrary windes, it
was the 23 of August before we came to our desired port
named Nazavoe. There, after we had gotten your goods
on land, with much labour and strength of men, as also
windlesses devised and made, we haled your barke over a
barre of beach o
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter of M. Arthur Edwards , written the 8. of August
1566Shamaki in Media, to the right
worshipfull the Governours , Consuls, Assistants, and
generalitie of the companie of Russia
, &c. Shewing his
accesse unto the Emperour of Persia , his conference
with him, his obtaining of a priviledge, with divers
other good observations. (search)
A letter of M. Arthur Edwards, written the 8. of August
1566. from the towne of Shamaki in Media, to the right
worshipfull the Governours, Consuls, Assistants, and
generalitie of the companie of Russia
, &c. Shewing his
accesse unto the Emperour of Persia, his conference
with him, his obtaining of a priviledge, with divers
other good observations.
RIGHT worshipfull Sirs, my bounden dutie remembred,
with most humble commendations and like request to God
for the preservation of your good healths, with the rest of
the companie, &c. It may please you to understand, that
the last letter which I sent you from hence was of the 26.
of April of this present yeere by Richard Johnson at my
departure towards Casbin : to which citie I came the 25.
of May folowing, not slacking any day, houre, nor
moment, to procure and make friends for the speedie
bringing me before the presence of the Shaugh, being the
29. day of the same moneth brought before him, with
whose majestie I was in talke (as I think
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Another letter of Arthur Edwards written in Astracan the
16. of June , 1567Persia , to the right worshipfull Companie trading
into Russia
, Persia , and other the North and Northeast
partes. (search)
Another letter of Arthur Edwards written in Astracan the
16. of June, 1567. at his returne in his first voiage out
of Persia, to the right worshipfull Companie trading
into Russia
, Persia, and other the North and Northeast
partes.
IT may please your Worships that herein I have written
not onely certaine articles of your priviledge, but also the
Governours names, with the Consuls, Assistants and
generalitie. Also such commodities as the Prince or
Emperour of the Countrey hath written in one of his
letters directed to your Worships to be sent him, with
other notes which I thought good to be remembred, as
may appeare hereafter following. Your priviledge is
written, graunted, and given in the names of these sixe
persons following: to wit, sir William Garrard, sir
William Chester, governours, sir Thomas Lodge, master
Anthony Jenkinson, master Thomas Nicols and Arthur
Edwards.
First, it is granted that you shall pay no maner of
customes or tols, any kinde of wayes, now, nor in tim
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, These bee the names of the wares or commodities, which
on the backe side of one of his letters the Shaugh hath
written to you to be sent him. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Distances of certaine places in Russia
. (search)
Distances of certaine places in Russia
.
The way from Saint Nicholas Baie to Mosco.
versts
To Colmogro 100
To Ustiug 500
To Totma 250
To Vologhda 250
All by the river of Dwina } 1100
To Yeraslave 180
To Rostove 60
To Peraslave 60
To Mosko 120
By land East and West } 440
The way from Mosko to Smolensko.
versts
To Moram 300
To Smolensko 200
The way from Mosko to Novogrod.
verst
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The way discovered by water by us Thomas Southam &
John Sparke , from the towne of Colmogro , by the
Westerne bottome of the Baie of S. Nicholas , unto the
citie of Novogrod in Russia
, containing many particulars
of the way, and distance of miles, as hereafter foloweth.
Anno 1566 . (search)
The way discovered by water by us Thomas Southam &
John Sparke, from the towne of Colmogro, by the
Westerne bottome of the Baie of S. Nicholas, unto the
citie of Novogrod in Russia
, containing many particulars
of the way, and distance of miles, as hereafter foloweth.
Anno 1566.
WE departed from Colmogro about 10. of the clocke afore
noone in a Lodia or Barke, which we hired to bring us
along the coast to a place called Soroka, & in the sayd
barke we hired 6. mariners, and a boy to conduct us