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5° VOYAGES OF SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY AND. OTHERS,
9. Moreover, we give, grant, and promife to the faid merchants, that if any of their
fhips or other veflels fhall be fpoiled, robbed, or damnified in failing, anchoring, or
returning to or from our faid empires and dominions, or any part thereof, by any pirates,
merchants, or other perfon, whatfoever he or they be, that then, and in fuch cafe, we
will do all that in us isto caufe reftitution, reparation, and fatisfaction to be duly made
to the faid Englifh merchants, by our letters and otherwife, as fhall {tand with our ho-
nour, and be confonant to equity and juttice.
10. Item, for us, our heirs, and fucceflors, we do promife and grant to perform,
maintain, corroborate, authenticate, and obferve all and fingular the aforefaid liberties,
franchifes, and privileges, like as prefently we firmly do intend, and will corroborate,
authenticate, and perform the fame, by all mean and way that we can, as much as may
be, to the commodity and profit of the faid Englifh merchants, and their fucceffors,
for ever. ;
And to the intent that all and fingular the faid gifts, grants, and promifes may be
inviolably obferved and performed, we, the faid John Vatilivich, by the grace of God,
Emperor of Ruffia,Great Duke of Novogrode, Mofco, &c. for us, our heirs, and fuc-
ceflors, by our imperial and lordly word, inftead of an oath, have and do promife, by
thefe prefents, inviolably to maintain and obferve, and caufe to be inviolably obferved
and maintained, all and fingular the aforefaid gifts, grants, and promifes from time to
time, and at all and every, time and times hereafter; and for the more corroboration
hereof have caufed our fignet hereunto to be put*. Dated in our caftle of Mofco, the
twentieth day of > in the year
* The charter granted by Philip and Mary to the Ruflia merchants does not deferve infertion 3
but it is fingular that the right of conquelt is permitted over any part poilefled by infidels.
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