the Lord Ambassador's proper use and behoof, as by the particulars
under-written appeareth, with such further good words and
commendations as the more friendly have not been heard; whereby it
appeareth how well affected their honours be to have and continue
amity and traffic between their honours and their subjects; which
thing as the King's and Queen's Majesties have shown of their
princely munificences and liberalities, so have likewise the
merchants and fellowship of the adventurers for and to Russia
manifested to the world their good-wills, minds, and zeals borne to
this new-commenced voyage, as by the discourse above mentioned, and
other the notable acts overlong to be recited in this present
memorial, doth and may most clearly appear, the like whereof is not
in any precedent or history to be shown.

Forasmuch as it may be doubted how the ship named the Edward
Bonaventura received shipwreck, what became of the goods, how much
they were spoiled and detained, how little restored, what charges
and expenses ensued, what personages were drowned, how the rest of
the ships either arrived or perished, or how the disposition of
Almighty God had wrought His pleasure in them; how the same
ambassador hath been after the miserable case of shipwreck in
Scotland irreverently abused, and consequently into England received
and conducted, there entertained, used, honoured, and, finally, in
good safety towards his return and repair furnished, and with much
liberality and frank handling friendly dismissed, to the intent that
the truth of the premises may be to the Most Mighty Emperor of
Russia sincerely signified in eschewment of all events and
misfortunes that may chance in this voyage (which God defend!) to
the ambassador's person, train, and goods, this present memorial is
written and authentically made, and by the said ambassador, his