PLESCO.


The town of Plesco is frequented of merchants for the good store of
honey and wax that it yieldeth.


COLMAGRO.


The north parts of Russia yield very rare and precious skins; and
amongst the rest those principally which we call sables, worn about
the necks of our noblewomen and ladies. It hath also martens'
skins, white, black, and red fox skins, skins of hares and ermines
and others, which they call and term barbarously as beavers, minxes,
and minevers. The sea adjoining breeds a certain beast which they
call mors, which seeketh his food upon the rocks, climbing up with
the help of his teeth. The Russians used to take them for the great
virtue that is in their teeth, whereof they make as great account as
we do of the elephant's tooth. These commodities they carry upon
deers' backs to the town of Lampas; and from thence to Colmagro, and
there in the winter time are kept great fairs for the sale of them.
This city of Colmagro serves all the country about with salt and
salt fish. The Russians also of the north parts send thither oil
which they call train, which they make in a river called "Vna,"
although it be also made elsewhere; and here they used to boil the
water of the sea, whereof they make very great store of salt.