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28 VOYAGES OF SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY AND OTHERS,
confent and agreement of mind with Mafter Chancelor, that they were refolute, and
prepared under his direction and government, to make proof and trial of all-adven-
tures, without all fear or miftruft of future dangers. Which conftancy of mind in
all the company did exceedingly increafe.their captain’s carefulnefs ; for he being fwal-
lowed up with like good will and love towards them, feared left through any error of
his, the fafety of the company fhould be endangered. ‘To conclude, when they faw
their defire and hope of the arrival of the reft of the fhips to be every day more and
more fru{trated, they provided to fea again, and Malter Chancelor held on his courfe
towards that.unknown part of the world, and failed fo far, that he came at laft to the
place where he found no night at all, but a continual light and brightnefs of the fun
fhining clearly upon the huge and mighty fea. And having the benefit of this per-
petual light for certain days, at the length it pleafed God to bring them into a certain
great bay, which was of one hundred miles or thereabouts over. Whereinto they
entered, and fomewhat far within it caft anchor, and looking every way about them,
it happened that they efpied afar off a certain fifher boat, which Mafter Chancelor,
accompanied with a few of his men, went towards to common with the fifhermen
that were in it, and to know of them what country it was, and what people, and of
what manner of living they were: but they being amazed with the ftrange greatnefs
of his fhip, (for in thofe parts before that time they had never feen the like,) began
prefently. to avoid and to flee: but he ftill following them at laft overtook them, and
being come to them, they (being in great fear, as men half-dead) proftrated them-
felves before him, offering to kifs his feet: but he (according to his great and fingu-
lar courtefy,) looked pleafantly upon them, comforting them by figns and geftures,
refufing thofe duties and reverences of theirs, and taking them up in all loving fort
from the ground. And it is {trange to confider how much favour afterwards in that
place this humanity of his did purchafe to himfelf. For they being difmifled, {pread
by and by a report abroad of the arrival of a ftrange nation, of a fingular gentlenefs
and courtefy: whereupon the common people came together offering to thefe new
come guelts victuals freely, and not refufing to traffic with them, except they had
been bound by a certain religious ufe and cuftom, not to buy any foreign commodi-
ties, without the knowledge and confent of the king.
By this time our men had learned that this country was called Ruffia or Mofcovy,
and that Juan Vafiliwich (which was at that time their king’s name) ruled and go-
verned far and wide in thofe places. And the barbarous Ruffles afked likewife of our
men, whence they were, and what they came for: whereunto anfwer was made, that
they were Englifhmen fent into thofe coafts, from the moft excellent King Edward the
Sixth, having from him in commandment, certain things to deliver to their king, and
feeking nothing elfe but his amity and friendfhip, and traffic with his people, whereby
they doubted not, but that great commodity and profit would grow to the fubjects of
both kingdoms.
The barbarians heard thefe things very gladly, and promifed their aid and further-
ance to acquaint their king out of hand with fo honeft and a reafonable requett.
In the meantime Mafter Chancelor entreated victuals for his money of the governor
of that place, (wate together with others came aboard him,) and required hoitages of
them likewife for the more aflurance of fafety to himfelf and his company. ‘fo whom
the governors anfwered, that they knew not in that cafe the will of their king, but yet
were willing in fuch things as they might lawfully do, to pleafure him: which -was as
then to afford him the benefit of victuals... es
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