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§. III. A Note of the Trauels of the Russes ouer Land, and by Water from Mezen, neere the Bay of Saint NICHOLAS to Pechora, to Obi, to Yenisse, and to the Riuer Geta, euen vnto the Frontiers of Cataia; brought into England by Master IOHN MERICKE, the English Agent for Mosco∣uie, and translated out of the Russe by RI∣CHARD FINCH.
* 1.1FRom Mezen to Pechora, is a thousand Verst••: and the same is trauelled with Reyne ••e••re. From Pechora to Montuaia Reca, or The troubled Riuer, and to the parts of Mong••sey, it is trauelled in Boats called Coaches in seuen Weekes. At this place is a certayne Ouer-hal, where the foresaid Boats or Vessels are drawne ouer by men. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 off▪ Montuaia Reca, or The troubled Riuer, passing this Ouer-hall, they enter into Zelena Re∣ca, or the Greene Riuer. From Zelena Reca, or the Greene Riuer to Obi, is three Weekes row∣ing, running downe with the Current; but with a faire wind it is no more but three dayes and three nights Iourney. From Obi to Taes Castle, is a Weekes rowing. From Taes Castle to the Riuer Yenissey vpon long Woodden Pattens through the Snow, is three Weekes trauaile. But through the deepe Channell in the afore••said Vessels, called Coaches, is foure Weekes [ 20] trauayle. It bringeth them to a place, called Toorou-hansko Zeemouia, that is, The Wintering place of one called Toorouhan. Hauing trauelled to this Toorou-hansko Zeemouia, they come out on the backe side to a place called, The Riuer of Tingoosie, being a stonie of Rocky Riuer, which falleth into the Riuer Yenisey. In that place liue the Tingo••sies, and people of the afore-said Land of Tangoosi. Beyond them liue a people called The Boulashees: And beyond the Boulashees inhabit the people of Seelahee. These people report concerning Yenisey the Great, and Tenisey the Lesser: That beyond this fore-said Yenisey inhabit the people Imbaki, and the Ostaki, which are a kind of Tartar••. Also beyond the Tingo••sies is a Riuer called Geta, which was tra∣uailed by the Russes of Vashe••, and Russes of Pechora. These men by report liued in the parts of Geta, sixe yeeres. After which one of the Russe•• of Vashe••, named Wolfe, returned into Siberia; [ 30] and he reported, that he was trauailing from Tingoosie to Geta a Summer. Likewise, this said Wolfe reported, that a Samoied told him, that in Yenisey the greater were Vessels of a great bur∣then, seene to be drawne with the Rope, by a very great number of people: but hee could not t••ll what people they were, neither whither they did intend to trauaile with the said Vessels.