This dinner continued about the space of five hours, which being
ended, and the tables taken up, we came into the midst of the
chamber, where we did reverence unto the Emperor's Majesty, and then
he delivered unto every one of us with his own hands a cup of mead,
which when every man had received and drunk a quantity thereof we
were licensed to depart, and so ended that dinner. And because the
Emperor would have us to be merry, he sent to our lodging the same
evening three barrels of mead of sundry sort, of the quantity in all
of one hogshead.

The 16th day of September the Emperor sent home unto our lodging for
every one of us a Tartary horse to ride from place to place as we
had occasion, for that the streets of Moscow are very foul and miry
in the summer.

The 18th of September there were given unto Master Standish, doctor
in physic, and the rest of our men of our occupations, certain
furred gowns of branched velvet and gold, and some of red damask, of
which Master Doctor's gown was furred with sables, and the rest were
furred, some with white ermine, and some with grey squirrel, and all
faced and edged round about with black beaver.

The 1st of October, in the morning, we were commanded to come unto
the Emperor's Court, and when we came thither we were brought unto
the Emperor, unto whom we did our duties accordingly, whereupon he
willed us to dine with him that day, and so with thanks unto his
Majesty we departed until dinner-time, at which time we came and
found the tables covered with bread and salt as at the first; and
after that we were all set upon one side of the table, the Emperor's
Majesty according to his accustomed manner sent unto every man of us