Title Russia at the close of the sixteenth century : comprising the treatise "Of the Russe common wealth," by Dr. Giles Fletcher ; and the travels of Sir Jerome Horsey, knight, now for the first time printed entire from his own manuscript / edited by Edward A. Bond

Published Surrey, England : Ashgate, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (cxxxiv, 392 pages) Series Works issued by the Hakluyt Society Works issued by the Hakluyt Society. Contents COVER -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- OF THE RUSSE COMMON WEALTH -- CHAP. I. The description of the countrie of Russia, with, the breadth, length, and names of the shires -- CHAP. II. Of the Soyle and Climate -- CHAP. III. The native commodities of the countrie -- CHAP. IV. The chiefe Cities of Russia -- CHAP. V. Of the house or stocke of the Russe emperours -- CHAP. VI. Of the manner of crowning or inauguration of the Russe emperours -- CHAP. VII. The state or forme of their government -- CHAP. VIII. The manner of holding their parliaments CHAP. IX. Of the nobilitie, and by what meanes it is kept in an under proportion agreeable to that stateCHAP. X. Of the government of their provinces and shires -- CHAP. XI. Of the Emperours Counsell -- CHAP. XII. Of the emperours customes and other revenues -- CHAP. XIII. Of the state of the Communaltie, or vulgar sorte of people in the countrie of Russia -- CHAP. XIV. Of their publique justice, and manner of proceeding in civill and criminall matters -- CHAP. XV. Their forces for the warres, with the chief officers and their salaries CHAP. XVI. Of their mustering and levying of forces, manner of armour, and provision of victuall for the warresCHAP. XVII. Of their inarching, charging, and other martiall discipline -- CHAP. XVIII. Of their Colonies, and mainteyning of their conquests or purchases by force -- CHAP. XIX. Of the Tartars and other Borderers to the countrie of Russia, with whome they haite most to doo in warre and peace -- CHAP. XX. Of the Permians, Samoites, and Lappes -- CHAP. XXI. Of their Ecclesiasticall state, with their Church offices CHAP. XXII. Of their Leiturgie, or forme of Church-service, and their manner of administring the SacramentsCHAP. XXIII. Of the Doctrine of the Russe Church, and what errours it holdeth -- CHAP. XXIV. Of the manner of solemnizing their Marriages -- CHAP. XXV. Of the other Ceremonies of the Russe Church -- CHAP. XXVI. Of the Emperours domestike or private Behaviour -- CHAP. XXVII. Of the Emperours private or householde Officers -- CHAP. XXVIII. Of the private behaviour, or qualitie of the Russe people A relacion or memqriall abstracted owt of sir jerom horsey his travells, imploiments, services and negociacions, observed and written with his owne hand: wherin he spent the most part of eighten years tyme4. appendix i: the most solemne and magnificent coronaction of pheodor ivanowich emperour of russia, etc -- 5. appendix ii: a discourse of the second and third imploymente of mr. jerome horsey, esquire, nowe knighte, sente from hir majestie to the emporer of rushea, in anno 1585 and 1589 -- 6. appendix iii. complants of the russia company against jerome horsey Notes Print version record Subject TRAVEL -- Europe -- General. Diplomatic relations Politics and government Travel SUBJECT Russia (Federation) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 16th century Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Russia Subject Great Britain Russia Russia (Federation) Genre/Form Early works Form Electronic book Author Bond, Edward A Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611. Horsey, Jerome, Sir, -1626 ISBN 9781409415251 1409415252 1315607271 9781315607276 1282892517 9781282892514 9786612892516 661289251X 1317060520 9781317060529

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