a piece of bread by some of the dukes who attended upon his
Highness.

And whereas the 14th of September we were served in vessels of gold,
we were now served in vessels of silver, and yet not so abundantly
as was the first of gold; they brought drink unto the table in
silver bowls, which contained at the least six gallons apiece, and
every man had a small silver cup to drink in, and another to dip or
to take his drink out of the great bowl withal. The dinner being
ended, the Emperor gave unto every one of us a cup with mead, which
when we had received, we gave thanks and departed.

Moreover, whensoever the Emperor's pleasure is that any stranger
shall dine with him, he doth send for them in the morning, and when
they come before him, he with his own mouth biddeth them to dinner,
and this order he always observeth.

The 10th of October the Emperor gave unto Master Standish seventy
roubles in money and to the rest of our men of occupations thirty
roubles apiece.

The 3rd of November we dined again with the Emperor, where we were
served as before.

The 6th of December being St. Nicholas' Day, we dined again at the
Emperor's, for that is one of the principal feasts which the
Muscovites hold. We were served in silver vessels, and ordered in
all points as before, and it was past seven of the clock at night
before dinner was ended.