PURCHAS HIS PILGRIMES
there came unto us certaine Tartars on horsebacke, being well armed, and servants unto the said Prince called The Counirey of Manguslave
It stands in 45.Timor Sultan, Governour of the said Countrey of Manguslave, where wee meant to have arrived and discharged our Barke, if the great storme aforesaid had not disappointed. These aforesaid Tartars stayed our Caravan in the name of their Prince, and opened our Wares, and tooke such things as they thought best for their said Prince without money, but for such things as they tooke from mee, which was a ninth (after much dissention) I rode unto the same [III. ii. 236.] Prince, and presented my selfe before him, requesting his favour, and Pasport to travell thorow his Countrey, and not to be robbed or spoyled of his people: which request he granted me, and entertayned me very gently, commanding me to be well feasted with flesh and Mares milke: for Bread they use none, nor other drinke except water: but money he had none to give me for such things as he tooke of me, which might be of value in Russe money, fifteene Rubbles, but hee gave mee his Letter, and a Horse worth seven Rubbles. And so I departed from him being glad that I was gone: for he was reported to bee a very tyrant, and if I had not gone unto him, I understood his commandement was, that I should have beene robbed and destroyed.
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