Of the Russe Commonwealth, 1591 : : Facsimile Edition with Variants / / Giles Fletcher.

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• VerfasserIn: Fletcher, Giles,
• TeilnehmendeR: Fine Jr., John V. A.; Pipes, Richard.
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1966
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (214 p.) :; 2 maps

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Maps -- INTRODUCTION -- OF THE RUSSE COMMONWEALTH -- Title page -- THE EPISTLE DEDICATORIE -- The order of the Discourse -- 1. The description of the Countrie of Russia, with the breadth, length, and names of the Shires -- 2. Of the Soyle and Climate -- 3. The Natiue commodities of the Countrie -- 4. The chiefe Cities of Russia -- 5. Of the house or stocke of the Russe Emperours -- 6. Of the manner of crowning or inauguration of the Russe Emperours -- 7. The State or forme of their Gouernment -- 8. The manner of holding their Parliaments -- 9. Of the Nobilitie, and by what meanes it is kept in an vnder proportion agreeable to that State -- 10. Of the gouernment of their Prouinces and Shires -- 11. Of the Emperours Counsell -- 12. Of the Emperours customes and other Reuenues -- 13. Of the state of the Communaltie, or vulgar sorte of people in the countrie of Russia -- 14. Of their publique Iustice, and manner of proceeding in ciuill, and criminall matters -- 15. Their forces for the warres, with the chief officers and their salaries -- 16. Of their mustering, and leuying of forces, manner of armour, and prouision of victuall for the warres -- 17. Of their marching, charging, and other Martiall discipline -- 18. Of their Colonies, and mainteyning of their conquests, or purchases by force -- 19. Of the Tartars, and other borderers to the Countrie of Russia, with whome they haue most to doo in warre, and peace -- 20. Of the Permians Samoites, and Lappes -- 21. Of their Ecclesiasticall state, with their Church offices -- 22. Of their Leiturgie, or forme of Church-seruice, and their manner of administring the Sacraments -- 23. Of the doctrine of the Russe church, and what errours it holdeth -- 24. Of the manner of solemnizing their Marriages -- 25. Of the other Ceremonies of the Russe Church -- 26. Of the Emperours domestike or priuate behauiour -- 27. Of the Emperours priuate, or householde Officers -- 28. Of the private behauiour, or qualitie of the Russe people -- APPENDIX A: Fletcher's Report on His Embassy -- APPENDIX Β: Fletcher's Recommendations -- APPENDIX C: The Merchant's Protest -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- GLOSSARY-INDEX