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

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

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (214 p.) :; 2 maps
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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

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