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Anthony Ienkinson, Instructions sent by the merchants aduenturers into Russia to the Emperor there

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2011

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Mense Aprilis 1566.—The Societie of the merchaunts adventurers trading in Russia doe desier most humbly that Anthony Ienkynson may haue in commission from the quenes maiestie To the Emperor of Russia to the tenor ensewing.

1. Ffurste, that the sayd Anthony Ienkinson (hauing deliuered to the Emperor her graces letters) maye declare in her graces name according to th'effecte of the same letters, that her grace hath sent him to geve his highnis most harty thancks for the good affection his highnis bearethe towards her grace and her subiects and to desier his favor for the continuance of this amitie and mutuall traffycke.

2. Item, bicawse her maiestie dothe vnderstand that one Raphael Barberino an Italian (who is lately arriued in his dominions) hathe abused her maiestie, she thought yt appertayning to her honnor t'advertise his highnis thereof, to th'intente he shulde geve no creditt to the said Barbarino or any joynid with him in societie, but to be well ware of theire doings, ffor seing they haue taken suche boldnes as to vse a false suggestion to her roiall person and therby obteyne her letters of favor to his maiestie. Her grace dothe (not without cawse) suspecte they wyll in shorte tyme vse some further practyses, either to the dishonor of his maiestie and preiudyce of his subiects or to the subvertinge of her subiects trade vnder his dominions.

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Early Voyages and Travels to Russia and Persia
By Anthony Jenkinson and Other Englishmen
, pp. 183 - 189
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010
First published in: 1886

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