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44 VOYAGES OF SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY AND OTHERS,
Tue Letter of M. George Killingworth the Company’s firft Agent in Mofcovy, touching their
Entertainment in their fecond Voyage. Anno 1555, the 27th of November in Mofco.
RIGHT Worhhipful, my duty confidered, &c. It may pleafe your Worfhip to under-
ftand, that at the making hereof we all be in good health, thanks be to God, fave only
William our cook as we came from Colmogro fell into the river out of the boat and was
crowned. And the eleventh day of September we came to Vologda, and there we laid
all our wares up, and fold very little: but one merchant would have given us twelve
robles fora broad cloth, and he faid he would have had them all, and four altines for a
pound of fugar, but we did refufe it becaufe he was the firlt, and the merchants were
not come thither, nor would not come before winter, trufting to have more: but I
fear it will not be much better.. Yet notwithftanding we did for the beft. And the
houfe that our wares lie in cofts from that day until Eafter ten robles. And the twenty-
eight day of September we did determine with ourfelves that it was good for M. Gray,
Arthur Edwards, Thomas Hautory, Chriftopher Hudfon, John Segewick, Richard
Johnfon, and Richard Judd, to tarry at Vologda, and M. Chancelor, Henry Lane,
Edward Prife, Robert Beft, and I fhould go to Mofco. And we did lade the Empe-
ror’s fugar, with part of all forts of wares to have had to the Mofco with us, but the
way was fo deep, that we were fain to turn back, and leave it fill at Vologda till the
froft. And we went forth with poft horfe, and the charge of every horfe being ftill
ten in number, comes to tos. 7d. half-penny, befides the guides. And we came to the
Mofco the fourth day of Oétober, and were lodged that night ina fimple houfe: but
the next day we were fent for to the Emperor his fecretary, and he bade us welcome
with a cheerful countenance and cheerful words, and we fhewed him that we had a
letter from our Queen’s Grace to the Emperor His Grace, and then he defired to fee them
all, and that they might remain with him, to have them perfect, that the true meaning
might be declared to the Emperor, and fo we did: and then we were appointed toa
better houfe: and the feventh day the fecretary fent for us again, and then he fhewed
us that we fhould have a better houfe, for it was the Emperor his will, that we fhould
have all things that we did lack, and did fend us meat of two forts, and two hens, our
houfe free, and every two days to receive eight hens, feven altines, and two-pence in
money, and meat a certain portion, and a poor fellow to make clean our houfe, and
to do that whereunto we would fet him. And we had given many rewards before,
which you fhall perceive by other, and fo we gave the meflengers a reward with thanks :
and the ninth day we were fent to make us ready to {peak with the Emperor on the
morrow. And the letters were fent us, that we might deliver them ourfelves, and we
came before him the tenth day: and before we came to his prefence we went through a
great chamber, where{tood many {mall tuns, pails, bowls, and pots of filver, I mean,
like wafhing bowls, all parfel gilt: and within that another chamber, wherein fat (I
think) near a hundred in cloth of gold, and then into the chamber where His Grace fat,
and there I think were more than in the other chamber alfo in cloth of gold, and we
did our duty, and fhewed His Grace our Queen’s Grace’s letters, with a note of your
prefent which was left in Vologda: and then His Grace did afk how our Queen’s Grace
did, calling her coufin, faying that he was glad that we were come in health into his
realm, and we went one by one unto him, and took him by the hand, and then His
Grace
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