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hi s y nttmes He then prosecuted his intended trad-ing Voyage down the Volga, for Aftra-can, where he arrived on the tenth, ofJune. There he embark’d, and de-parted on the fifteenth of July, croilingthe Caspian Sea for Derbent, a City be-longing to the Sophy of Persia, in theLatitude of one and forty Degrees. Fromthence he failed South-East, and South-South-East about eighty Miles, and ar-rived on the sixth of Aligns, at their in-tended landing Port of Shabran, belong-ing to the King of Hircania, where hedisembarked, and secured his Goodsunder a Tent, ’till the Governor!r, whoreceived him very courteously,dispatcheda Messenger to the King, to Shirwan.Phetwelfth, theKing having ordered five. andforty Camels to carry his Goods, and asufficient Number of Horses for him,and his Company, he departed and ar-rived the eighteenth at that Place. Thenext Day, he was carried to the King,who then resided at about twenty Miles'Distance, on theMountains, underTents,to be screened from the Vehemency ofthe Pleat. This Prince received himvery graciously, and granted him all theFavours and Freedom he desired. Wehave, in Hackluyt, a particular Descrip-tion of the Manner, in which he wasreceived, and entertained. Havingtaken his Audience of Leave of thisPrince, he returned to Shirwan, wherehe staid ’till the sixth of OSlober, to pro-vide Camels, Horses, and other Neces-saries, for his intended Journy to Taurisand Casbin , in Persa.ives H e passed by the former, and arrivedthe latter, where the Sophy of Persiathen kept his Court, on the second ofNovember. A ‘Turkish Ambassadour,who was then at that Court, did all thatwas in his Power to obstruct Jenkinfon 'sNegotiations. Nevertheless, he was ad-mitted to Audience, and delivered theQueen’s Letters, to the Sophy, togetherwith the Presents he had for him, onthe twentieth. He was not tfery cour-teously received, and was obliged to theFavour of the King of Hircania, andhis Son, who was at the Court of Casbin,that he, and his Company, were notmade Slaves, and sent as a Present tothe Grand Signor.

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tions, in the Qypen’s Name, with theSophy of Persa, as his Private Concernsof Trade, and having sent away hisCamels before-hand, he departed fromthence,on the twentieth of March, 1563.It was with some Difficulty the Sophywas prevailed upon to let him depart;However, he dismiss’d him with an ho-nourable Present of a rich Garment ofCloth of Gold.

T h e thirtieth, he arrived at the Cityof Ardouil, and, on the fifteenth of April,came to Zavat, where the King of Hir-cania then kept his Court. This cour-teous Prince not only gave him a verygracious Reception, but granted him aPrivilege for the Benefit of the Com-pany, of which we have the followingTranslation, but without Mention fromwhat Language, in Hackluyt.

" We Obdolowcan, by the mighty" Power of GOD, Maker of Heaven" and of Earth, appointed, and now" reigning King of Shirwan and Hir-" can y ot Our meer Motion and great" Goodness, at the earnest Suit and" Request of Our favoured and well" beloved. Anthony Jenkinfon, Ambas-" sadour, having given and granted" Unto the Right Worshipful Sir Wil-" Ham Garret, Sir W'Mam Chefter, Sir" Thomas Lodge, Mr. Richard Mallary,“ and Mr, Richard Chamberlain, with" all their Company of Merchants-Ad-" venturers, of the City of London, in" England, free Liberty, safe Conduct,“ and Licence, to come or send their" Factors, in Trade of Merchandize," into Our Countries, and to buy and" fell with Our Merchants and others," either for ready Mony or Barter, andtr to tarry and abide in Our Country," so long as they will, and to go away" when they list, without Impediment," Let or Hinderance, either of Body" or Goods.

" And farther, Our Commandment" and Pleasure is, that the said English" Merchants, with their Company," shall pay no Manner of Custom for" Wares, which they or their Factors" shall buy or sell within Our Domini-" ons. And if, at any Time, Our Cu-" stomers, or other Officers, or any of" them, do disturb, misuse, force or" constrain the said Enghs Merchants,

or any of them, or their Factors, to(C pay any Manner of Custom or Duty," for any Wares, they bring in, or car-te ry out of Our Dominions, contrary" to this Our Commandment, and the

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A Privilegegranted bythe King ofHircania tothe Mer-chants-Ad-ventnrers.