sable worth by report forty roubles.

We saw all his Majesty's robes, which were very richly set with
stones; they showed us many other great stones of divers kinds, but
the most part of these were uneven, in manner as they came out of
the work, for they do more esteem the greatness of stones than they
do the proportion of them.

We saw two goodly gowns, which were as heavy as a man could easily
carry, all set with pearls over and over; the guards or borders
round about them were garnished with sapphires and other good stones
abundantly. One of the same gowns was very rich, for the pearls
were very large, round, and Orient. As for the rest of his gowns
and garments, they were of rich tissue and cloth-of-gold, and all
furred with very black sables.

When we had sufficiently perused all these things, they willed
Master Gray, at his arrival in England, to provide, if he could,
such jewels and rich clothes as he had seen there, and better if he
could, declaring that the Emperor would gladly bestow his money upon
such things.

So we took our leave the same time, and departed towards Vologhda
immediately.



THE MANNERS, USAGES, AND CEREMONIES OF THE RUSSIANS