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A Commission giuen by vs Th. Randolph, Embassadour for the Queenes Maiestie in Russia, and Th. Bannister, etc., Vnto James Bassendine, James Woodcocke, and Rich. Browne, the which Bassendine, Woodcocke, and Browne, we appoint ioyntly together and ayders, the one of them to the other, in a voyage of diseouery to be made (by the grace of God) by them, for searching of the sea and border of the coast from the riuer Pechora to the Eastwardes, as hereafter followeth, Ann. 1588 [1568].

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Inprimis, when jour barke with all furniture is ready, you shall at the beginning of the yeere (as soone as you possible may) make your repaire to the Easterne part of the riuer Pechora, where is an island called Dolgoieue, and from thence you shall passe to the Eastwardes alongest by the Sea coast of Hugorie or the mayne land of Pechora, and sayling alongst by the same coast you shall passe within seuen leagues of the Island Vaigattes, which is in the straight, almost halfe way from the coast of Hugorie, vnto the coast of Noua Zemhla, which island Vaigattes and Noua Zembla you shall finde noted in your plat, therefore you shall not neede to discouer it: but proceede on alongest the coast of Hugorie, towardes the riuer Obba.

There is a Bay betweene the saide Vaigattes & the riuer Obba, that doth byte to the Southwardes into the land of Hugorie, in which Bay are two small riuers, the one called Cara Reca, the other Narmsye, as in the paper of notes which are giuen to you herewith may appeare, in the which Baye you shall not neede to spende any time for searching of it, but to direct your course to the river Ob (if otherwise you be not constrained to keepe alongst the shoare). And when you come to the Riuer Ob, you shall not enter into it, but passe over vnto the Easterne parte of the mouth of the said riuer.

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Early Voyages and Travels to Russia and Persia
By Anthony Jenkinson and Other Englishmen
, pp. 251 - 264
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010
First published in: 1886

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