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id: A50886
author: Milton, John, 1608-1674.
date: 1682
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title:
  A brief history of Moscovia and of other less-known countries lying eastward of Russia as far as Cathay, gather'd from the writings of several eye-witnesses / by John Milton.

summary:
  In a Chamber before the presence were sitting about three hundred Persons , all in rich Robes taken out of the Emperour's Wardrobe for that day ; they sate on three ranks of Benches , rather for shew than that the Persons were of honour ; being Merchants , and other mean Inhabitants . This River Moscua on the south-west side encloses the Castle , wherein are nine fair Churches with round gilded Towers , and the Emperour's Palace ; which neither within , nor without is equal for state to the King's Houses in England but rather like our Buildings of old fashion with small Windows , some of Glass , some with Latices , or Iron Bars .


id: A68979
author: Brereton, Henry.
date: 1614
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words: 19793
sentence: 298
flesch: 27
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title:
  Newes of the present miseries of Rushia occasioned by the late warre in that countrey. Commenced betweene Sigimond now King of Poland. Charles late King of Swethland. Demetrius, the last of the name, Emperour of Rushia. Together with the memorable occurrences of our owne nationall forces, English, and Scottes, vnder the pay of the now King of Swethland.

summary:
  EEBO-TCP aimed to produce large quantities of textual data within the usual project restraints of time and funding, and therefore chose to create diplomatic transcriptions (as opposed to critical editions) with light-touch, mainly structural encoding based on the Text Encoding Initiative (http://www.tei-c.org). Who foresées not saith Vansusce , that perceiues any thing , how this new Alliance with Poland is like to proue fatall to Rushia , who sées not that these rude beginnings , are certaine signes foregoing much greater mischiefes , if they be not in time preuented , we are scarse now secured of our wiues , children and goods , but that many times they passe the hazard of their barbarous cruelty , if six thousand Poles kéepes vs thus in awe , committing such outrages ( whereof there are daily complaints ) without controulement , what will their greater numbers doe , whereof there is a continuall expectance : the Prince sleepes and dallies in the delights of his new loue forgetting his old friends , his owne people are disestéemed , the Pole hath all estimation , no Rushian sues at Court but ( if he will thriue ) must haue a Pole to his Aduoacte , nothing that is by the Pole begged , but is by the Prince granted , without respect of common profit , the principall Offices begin already to be transposed both in Court and Citty , what shall we looke for but a declination still from bad to worse vntill we haue lost all , and the Pole hath got all .


id: A12545
author: Smith, Thomas, Sir, 1558?-1625.
date: 1605
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words: 24465
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title:
  Sir Thomas Smithes voiage and entertainment in Rushia With the tragicall ends of two emperors, and one empresse, within one moneth during his being there: and the miraculous preseruation of the now raigning emperor, esteemed dead for 18. yeares.

summary:
  A second , was at that time the Land was visited with a mighty Famine , and as great a Plague ( some foure yeares since ) whereof a third of the whole Nation is rate● to haue dyed : and the murmuring multitu●e sayd the cause was , their el●cting of a Murder●r to the Empire ; wherefore God did thus visite them : Wher●vpon , he caused G●lleries to be bui●ded round about the vtmost wall of the great cittie of Moskoe , and there appoynted d●yly to be giuen to the poore , twentie thousande pounds sterling : which was accordingly performed for one Month ; Wherevpon the Common peoples mouthes and bellies were well stopped . The Princely mother began the health of Death to her noble Sonne , who pledgd her with a hartie draught , therein so much strength did he add to his vild wicked obedience , that he prooued a Banquerour presently : Yes hand in hand ( as hart in hart ) imbracing each other , they fell , and dyed as one , the Mother counselling and acting , whilst the child bethought and suffered : Yet see Prouidence and Commisseration , Constancie and Obedienc● ; the Princesse dranke , but like a Virgin temperatly : so as ( the want of modesty ( which was the death of the Moth●r ) now proued the life of the daughter .


id: A34008
author: Collins, Samuel, 1619-1670.
date: 1671
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words: 27014
sentence: 1382
flesch: 77
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title:
  The present state of Russia in a letter to a friend at London / written by an eminent person residing at the great czars court at Mosco for the space of nine years : illustrated with many copper plates.

summary:
  In short , if you would please a Russian with Musick , Get a consort of Billings-gate Nightingales , which joyn'd with a flight of screech Owls , a nest of Jackdaws , a pack of hungry Wolves , seven Hogs in a win●y day , and as many Cats with their Corrivals , and let them sing Lacrymae , and that will ravish a pair of Russian ●uggs , better than all the Musick in Ita●● , light Ayres in France , Marches of England , or the Gigs of Scotland . These few Sheets he col●●cted when he was in Mos● , and designed ( since his ●●ming from thence ) to me●odize , and Print them ●●der the Title of The Life 〈◊〉 Ivan Vasiloidg ( part of ●hich I saw : )


id: A39792
author: Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611.
date: 1643
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words: 50815
sentence: 1816
flesch: 69
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title:
  The history of Russia, or, The government of the Emperour of Muscovia with the manners & fashions of the people of that countrey / by G. Fletcher, sometime fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge and employed in the embassie thither.

summary:
  2005-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2005-05 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2005-06 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2005-06 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE HISTORY of RUSSIA OR The Goverment of the Empero●● OF MUSCOVIA with the manners & fashions of the People of that Countrey . by G. Fletcher sometime fellow of Kings Colled●● in Cambridge , and employed in the Embassie thithe● W. M. fecit . 1643 The Contents of the severall Chapters .


