Eastern Europe - The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques And Discoveries Of The English Nation - Volume 2 - Collected By Richard Hakluyt
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For They Reioyced Ouer Vs, As Ouer Men That Had Bene
Risen From Death To Life.
So likewise they did vnto vs throughout all
Russia, Polonia, and Bohemia.
[Sidenote: Basilius and Daniel Princes.]
Daniel and his brother Wasilico made vs a royall feast, and interteined vs
with them against our willes for the space Of eight dayes. In the mean
time, they with their Bishops, and other men of account, being in
consultation together about those matters which we had propounded vnto them
in our iourney towards the Tartars, answered vs with common consent,
saying: that they would holde the Pope for their speciall Lord and Father,
and the Church of Rome for their Lady & mistresse, confirming likewise al
things which they had sent concerning this matter, before our comming, by
their Abbate. And for the same purpose, they sent their Ambassadours and
letters by vs also, vnto our Lord the Pope.
* * * * *
Itinerarium fratris Willielmi de Rubruquis de ordine fratrum Minorum,
Galli, Anno gratia 1253. ad partes Orientales.
Excellentissimo Domino & Christianissimo, Lodouico Dei gratia Regi
Francorum illustri, frater Willielmus de Rubruquis in ordine fratrum
Minorum minimus salutem, & semper triumphare in Christo. Scriptum est in
Ecclesiastico de sapiente [Marginal note: Ecclus 39. ver 4.], In terram
alienarum gentium transibit, bona & mala in omnibus tentabit. Hoc opus,
Domine mi Rex, feci: sed vltinam vt sapiens et non stultus. Multi enim
faciunt quod facit sapiens, sed non sapienter, sed magis stulte; de quorum
numero timeo me esse. Tamen quocunque modo fecerim; quia dixistis mihi
quando recessi a vobis, vt omnia scriberem vobis, quacunque viderem inter
Tartaros, & etiam monuistis vt non timerem vobis scribere longas literas,
facio quod iniunxistis: Cum timore tamen & verecundia, quia verba congrua
mihi non suppetunt, qua debeam tanta scribere Maiestati. Nouerit ergo
vestra sancta maiestas, quod anno Domini millessimo ducentessimo,
quinquagessimo tertio, nonas Maij ingressi sumus mare Ponti, quod Bulgarici
vocant, Maius Mare: & habet mille octo milliaria in longum, vt didici a
mercatoribus, & distinguitur quasi in duas partes. Circa medium enim eius
sunt qua prouincia terra, vna ad Aquilonem, & alia ad meridiem. Illa qua
est ad meridiem dicitur Synopolis; & est castrum & portus Soldani Turchia.
Qua vero ad Aquilonem est, est Prouincia quadam, qua nunc dicitur a Latinis
Gasaria, a Gracis vero qui inhabitant eam super littus maris dicitur
Cassaria, hoc est Casaria. Et sunt promontoria quadam extendentia se in
mare, & contra meridiem versus Synopolim. Et sunt trecenta milliaria inter
Synopolim & Cassariam. Ita quod sint septingenta milliaria ab istis punctis
versus Constantinopolim in longum et latum: et septingenta versus Orientem:
hoc est, Hiberiam, qua est prouincia Georgia. Ad prouinciam Gasaria siue
Casaria applicuimus, qua est quasi triangularis, ad Occidentem habens
ciuitatem, qua dicitur Kersoua in qua fuit Sanctus Clemens marterizatus. Et
nauigantes coram ea vidimus insulam in qua est templum illud quod dicitur
Angelicis manibus praparatum. [Sidenote: Soldaia.] In medio vero quasi in
cuspide ad meridiem habet ciuitatem qua dicitur Soldaia, qua ex transuerso
respicit Synopolim: Et illuc applicant omnes Mercatores venientes de
Turchia volentes ire ad terras Aquilonares, et e contrario venientes de
Russia et terris Aquilonaribus, volentes transire in Turchiam.
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