ABSTRACT
The Russian ambassador and the Englishmen who had come to serve the Emperor at once landed, and, after all their things were on shore, proceeded by boats up the Dwina. Anthony Jenkinson remained to superintend the discharging of the ships, their reloading and departure for England. From 1235 to 1478, Russia groaned under the Tartar yoke, Wild hordes of Mongols, under Batu khan, Timur Sultan, and Yedighei, swept across its level plains, burning and destroying every vestige of civilisation, and stamping out that love of self-government which was characteristic of early Russian society. Russian merchants were to have the same privileges and protection in England that Englishmen were to enjoy in Russia. Englishmen had liberty to pass through Russia and trade with Persia, Bokhara, and other countries, without let or hindrance from the Tsar's officers, reserving only such wares as were necessary for the Imperial treasury, and with the obligation to sell and barter for the Tsar in Persia, etc.
