The voyages and travells of the ambassadors sent by Frederick, Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII. and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX : containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries : with several publick transactions reaching near the present times : in VII. books. Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo (a gentleman belonging to the embassy) from Persia into the East-Indies ... in III. books ... / written originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy ; faithfully rendered into English, by John Davies.

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The voyages and travells of the ambassadors sent by Frederick, Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia begun in the year M.DC.XXXIII. and finish'd in M.DC.XXXIX : containing a compleat history of Muscovy, Tartary, Persia, and other adjacent countries : with several publick transactions reaching near the present times : in VII. books. Whereto are added the Travels of John Albert de Mandelslo (a gentleman belonging to the embassy) from Persia into the East-Indies ... in III. books ... / written originally by Adam Olearius, secretary to the embassy ; faithfully rendered into English, by John Davies.
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Olearius, Adam, 1603-1671.
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London :: Printed for John Starkey and Thomas Basset ...,
1669.
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M.DC.XXXV.
IANVARY.
  • 1. Leave Novogorod, come the next day to Mokriza; the 2. to Tuerin, the 3. to Orlin, the 4. to Zariza, and the 5. to Narva, 38. leag. and a half in 9. daies. ibid.
  • 7. Leave Narva, and come to Reuel the 10. ib.
  • Here they staid neer 3. weeks.
FEBRVARY.
  • Leave Reuel, Ian. 30. and come Feb. 2. to Parnau, taking their way by land, along the Baltick-Sea, and so through Livonia, Curland, Prussia, Pomerania, and Meklenbourg.
  • The City of Parnau described. ibid.
  • The Ambassadors come to Riga, Febr. 6. and leave it the 12. and come to Mittau the 14. 21
  • Description of the Dutchy of Courland and the Prince now reigning there. ibid.
  • The Ambassadors come to Bador in Poland, 22 leagues in three daies. ibid.
  • Come the 19. to Memel, in the Dutchy of Prussia, 16. l. in 3. daies. Memel described. ib.
  • Leave Memel, Febr. 20. and come the 21. to Koningsberg, the Metropolis of Prussia, 16. l 2. daies. 22
  • Koningsberg described, where they see, among other things, the Elector of Branderburg's Li∣brary. ibid.
  • Leave Koningsberg, the 24. and exchange the Sledges for Waggons, come to Elbing, and thence to Dantzick, 20. leag. 3. daies. ibid.
  • There they continue 17. daies.
  • Dantzick described, its situation, Magistrate, Privileges, Commerce, &c. ibid
MARCH.
  • The 16. they leave Dantzick, and come the 25. to Stetin, which described. 23
  • Come the 29. to Rostock, in the Dutchy of Mecklenbourg. ibid.
  • A description of the City of Rostock and its Vniversity. ibid.
  • Leave Rostock, the 30. and come the same

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  • day, to Wismar, which described. ibid
  • Mar. the last, come to the Castle of Schon∣berg. ibid
APRIL.
  • The 1. Leave Schonberg, and come to Lu∣beck, which described. ibid
  • Leave Lubeck the 3. come the next day to Arnsbock, the 5. to Pretz, the 6. to Kiel, and the same day to Gottorp. 24
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