that country: wherefore if your Majesty shall be favourable, and
grant a continuance of the travel, there is no doubt but that the
honour and renown of your name will be spread amongst those nations,
whereunto three only noble personages from the very creation have
had access, to whom no man hath been comparable.


THE COPY OF THE DUKE OF MUSCOVY AND EMPEROR OR RUSSIA HIS LETTERS,
SENT TO KING EDWARD VI., BY THE HANDS OF RICHARD CHANCELER.


"The almighty power of God, and the incomprehensible Holy Trinity,
rightful Christian belief, etc. We, great Duke Ivan Vasilivich, by
the grace of God Emperor of all Russia, and great Duke of
Vladermerskij, Moskowskij, Novogrodskij, Cazanskii, Pskanskii,
Smolenskii, Tuerskij, Hugorskij, Permskii, Veatskii, Bolgarskii,
with divers other lands, Emperor also and great Duke of Novogoroda,
and in the low countries of Chernigouskii, Rezanskii, Volotskii,
Refskii, Belskii, Rostouskii, Yaroslavskii; Belocherskii, Oodorskii,
Obdorskii, Codinskii, and many other countries, lord over all the
north coast, greeting.

"Before all right great and worthy of honour Edward, King of
England, &c., according to our most hearty and good zeal, with good
intent and friendly desire, and according to our holy Christian
Faith and great governance, and being in the light of great
understanding, our answer by this our honourable writing unto your
kingly governance, at the request of your faithful servant Richard
Chanceler, with his company, as they shall let you wisely know, is
thus. In the strength of the twentieth year of our governance, be