Albions England A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the Originals of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe Alterations and Accidents theare hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most gracious Soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth: Not barren in varietie of inuentiue and historicall Intermixtures: First penned and published by William Warner: and now reuised, and newly inlarged by the same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England |
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It is no common Labour to the Riuer Ob to sayle,Howbeit Burrough did therein, not Dangerles, preuaile.
He through the foresayd frozen Seas in Lapland did ariue,
And thence, to expedite for Ob, his Labours did reuiue.
What he amongst the Vatgats, and the barbarous Samoeds notes,
Their Idols, Deer-skin Tents, how on their backs they bare their Botes,
In which, but Hides, securely they doe fish those Seas all day,
And how on Deere they ride, and all on Sleds by Deere conuay,
Do eate their Dead, to feast their friends their Children sometime slay,
Their store of Sables, Furres, and Pealts fetcht thence from farre away,
How at our Crab and Lion Signes their Frost and Snow is greate
Let be, and many things we might of this new Tract intreate
By Burrough found: whose Praise not much is Chancelors behinde,
As Master in that Ship with him that first did Russia finde:
And in this Northeast Trade with Praise do Pet and Iackman mind.
Yeat longer (for not largelier One yeelds Matter) let vs dwell
Of Ienkinson: But where shall we begin his Lawdes to tell,
In Europe, Asia, Affrick? For these all he saw, in all
Imployd for Englands common good: Nor my reioycing small,
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Hath hapned that Commerce and Fame he to his Natiues wonne.
Now, vnder his Conduct, was hence vnto his Home conuaide
The Russian first Ambassadour, Heere honor'd whilst he staide.
Nor Captaine Ienkinson was there lesse graced, where he wrought
That all things to a wished end were for our Traffique brought.
Here hence also a friendly League twixt either Prince effected:
Nor little is their Amitie of vs to be respected:
For, though the Moscouites from vs be People farre remote,
Yeat, if how Danes and Norses haue inuaded vs we note,
And how the Russies, in the like Attempts, might hold them backe,
For onely it, were thence no Trade, ill might their Friendship lacke.
From Mosco then by Iournies long the Caspian Sea he crow,
Himselfe and Goods by Tartars oft in danger to be lost.
Their Hoordes of carted Tents like Townes which Camels drew, their Kings,
By names of Murses, Sultans, Cans, to whom for passe he brings
The Russian King his Letters, how (and royally they troe)
With Wild-horse flesh, and Mares milke him the Kings did banquet tho,
Their hawking for the Wild-horse (For their Hawks will seaze vpon
The horses necke, who chaffing tiers, and so is kild anon)
Their oft Remoues for Pastures fresh (nor Grasse their Pasture is,
But heathie Brush, few Cattell though doe thriue as theirs with this)
Their naither vse of Coyne, or Corne (for Tillage none is theare)
Such Warriors and Horse Archers as they liue not whom they feare,
Their crosse-leg eating on the ground, Pluralitie of wiues,
In Turkeman (So the whole is said) and more of their rude liues,
And how the Marchants trauailing by Carauan, that is,
Great Droues of laden Camels, Meate and Water often mis,
And how for vs did Ienkinson in Bactra Mart begin,
Let passe to passe to it for vs he did in Persia win.
Remembring this, that in Returne from Bactra diuers Kings
Sent in his charge their Legates, whom to Mosco safe he brings.
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And, with our Queene Elizabeth her letters, did obtaine
The Mosicks letters to the Kings by whom he then should pas
For Persian Traffique: And for this he thence imbarked was.
Now in Hyrcana, Shyruan, or Media (all as one)
Suppose our Ienkinson before King Obdolowcans Throne.
Though sumptuous Citties he possest, yeat for the Summers heate,
On airesome Mountaines held he then his Court, with Pleasures great,
Of silke and gold imbroyderie his Tents, his Robes inchac't
With Pearles and pretious Stones, and Looks of Maiestie him grac't:
On Carpets rich they trode, rich traines on him attendance gaue,
With sixe score Concubines, that seem'd so many Queenes for braue.
Before his faire Pauilion was of water cleere a Fount,
Drinke for himselfe and his (for most of water they account.)
Scarce Clepatras Anthony was feasted with more cheere
Of varied Meates and spice-Conceits than Ienkinson was heere:
In formall Hawking, Hunting, Chace not thē came Tristram neere.
Such was this King for stately, such for affable and kinde,
There and abroad so lou'd and feard as like was rare to finde.
Yeat, notwithstanding such his Wealth, his Signorie, and State,
He of the Persian Sophie held his Land, subdued late.
But in such friendship, as the Shaugh (the Sophie so is saide)
Would yeeld to Obdolowcan in what so he should perswade:
Which well in Ienkinsons behalfe but shortly after made.
Him often questioned this King of Vs, and Europs strength,
And him, with Gifts and Priuiledge for Mart, dismist at length.
Silks raw, & wrought, Spices, and Drugs, and more-els worth the Mart
Our Marchants fetch from thence, & theare our Marchandize cōuert.
Suppose our Ienkinson before King Obdolowcans Throne.
Though sumptuous Citties he possest, yeat for the Summers heate,
On airesome Mountaines held he then his Court, with Pleasures great,
Of silke and gold imbroyderie his Tents, his Robes inchac't
With Pearles and pretious Stones, and Looks of Maiestie him grac't:
On Carpets rich they trode, rich traines on him attendance gaue,
With sixe score Concubines, that seem'd so many Queenes for braue.
Before his faire Pauilion was of water cleere a Fount,
Drinke for himselfe and his (for most of water they account.)
Scarce Clepatras Anthony was feasted with more cheere
Of varied Meates and spice-Conceits than Ienkinson was heere:
In formall Hawking, Hunting, Chace not thē came Tristram neere.
Such was this King for stately, such for affable and kinde,
There and abroad so lou'd and feard as like was rare to finde.
Yeat, notwithstanding such his Wealth, his Signorie, and State,
He of the Persian Sophie held his Land, subdued late.
But in such friendship, as the Shaugh (the Sophie so is saide)
Would yeeld to Obdolowcan in what so he should perswade:
Which well in Ienkinsons behalfe but shortly after made.
Him often questioned this King of Vs, and Europs strength,
And him, with Gifts and Priuiledge for Mart, dismist at length.
Silks raw, & wrought, Spices, and Drugs, and more-els worth the Mart
Our Marchants fetch from thence, & theare our Marchandize cōuert.
Things, wisely thus dispatched there, with men for his defence,
And letters from that King vnto the Shaugh he traueld thence.
In trauell thitherwards he grieues, in wonder, to behold
The down-Fals of those stately Townes and Castels which, of old,
Whilst Persia held the Monarchie, were famous ouer all,
Nor Alexander wonne of those one Peece with labour small.
The mightie Citties Tauris and Persipolis he past,
Two ruin'd Gates, sundred twelue miles, yet extant of this last:
The Gyants Wonders on the Hill of Quiquiffs heard he tolde,
And of the yearely Obit which their Maides to Channa holde.
This was indeed a wonder, for this Virgin so was bent
To Chastitie that, by selfe-death, she Marrage did preuent.
And letters from that King vnto the Shaugh he traueld thence.
In trauell thitherwards he grieues, in wonder, to behold
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Whilst Persia held the Monarchie, were famous ouer all,
Nor Alexander wonne of those one Peece with labour small.
The mightie Citties Tauris and Persipolis he past,
Two ruin'd Gates, sundred twelue miles, yet extant of this last:
The Gyants Wonders on the Hill of Quiquiffs heard he tolde,
And of the yearely Obit which their Maides to Channa holde.
This was indeed a wonder, for this Virgin so was bent
To Chastitie that, by selfe-death, she Marrage did preuent.
Here Mandeuil, perhaps, had bin, and tooke occasion heere
To feare least Elenor in like might imitate too neere:
Euen Toyes in Loue discourage, Loue frō Toyes resumeth cheere.
Of him therefore, whilst Ienkinson rests at his Iornies end,
With Obdolowcans Sonne, that on the Sophie did attend.
To feare least Elenor in like might imitate too neere:
Euen Toyes in Loue discourage, Loue frō Toyes resumeth cheere.
Of him therefore, whilst Ienkinson rests at his Iornies end,
With Obdolowcans Sonne, that on the Sophie did attend.
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