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 The place where we should have arrived at the Southermost part of the Caspian Sea, is twelve leagues within a Bay: but we being sore tormented and tossed with this foresaid storme, were driven unto another Land on the other side the Bay, overthwart the said Manguslave being very lowe Land, and a place as well for the ill commoditie of the Haven, as of those brute field people, where never Barke nor Boat had before arrived, not liked of us.

But yet there we sent certaine of our men to Land to talke with the Governour and People, as well for our good usage at their hands, as also for provision of Camels to Carrie our goods from the said Sea side to a place called Sellyzure, being from the place of our landing five and twentie dayes journey. Our Messengers returned with comfortable words and faire promises of all things.

Wherefore the third day of September 1558. we discharged our Barke, and I with my companie were gently entertayned of the Prince, and of his people. But before our departure from thence, we found them to bee a very bad and brutish people, for they ceased not daily to molest us, either by fighting, stealing, or begging, raysing the price of Horse, and Camels, and Victuals, double that it was wont there to be, and forced us to buy the water that we drinke: which caused us to hasten away, and to conclude with them as well for the hire of Camels, as for the price of such as wee bought, with other provision, according to their owne demand: So that for every Camels lading, being but foure hundred weight of ours, we agreed to give three Hides of Russia, and foure wooden dishes, and to the Prince or Governour of the said people one ninth, and two sevenths: namely, nine severall things, and twice seven severall things: for money they use none.

And thus being ready, the fourteenth of September we departed from that place, being a Caravan of a thousand Camels. And having travelled five dayes journey, wee came to another Princes Dominion, and upon the way