their Robes come down to their anckles, for the most part of Red, Violet colour, or Blew, made like our Juste-au-Corps, lin'd with white Fox, or Sables, their Sleeves are large and hang down, being fastned to their Robes, the length of their Smock-Sleeves is incredible, five Ells of a very fine Cotton Linnen is nothing for one of them; upon their Heads they wear a kind of an Oval-Cap, their Hair breid∣ed, and tyed up at the ends with Rib∣bonds which they let hang down upon their Shoulders. Their Shooes are made of a Russian Wood, about their wasts they wear a Girdle of Pearl of no incon∣siderable bigness.
The Natives of Siberia, are not much different from the Samojedes, Borandines, and other Northern people, either in their manners, habit, or manner of living.
All the Muscovites are Nicolaitans in matter of Religion, they are grave, strong, swift, dexterous at their Bow, not at all contentious, their Laws being founded upon pure Equity. They are severe pu∣nishers of Treachery, Prevarication, Thie∣very, and Murder, and yet they are ve∣ry ignorant, techy, drunken, clownish, and jealous, to that point, they make their