Deg. Min. Mosco in 55 10 Nouogrod the great 58 26 Nouogrod the lesse 56 33 Colmogro 64 10 Vologhda 59 11 Cazan 55 33 Oweke 51 40 Astracan 47 9 At the entrance into the Caspian sea. 46 42 Manguslaue beyond the Caspian sea. 45 04 Vrgence in Tartary 20. dayes iourney from the Caspian sea. 42 18 Boghar a citie in Tartary 20. dayes iourney from Vrgcnce. 39 10 * * * * * Certaine notes gathered by Richard Iohnson (which was at Boghar with M. Anthony Ienkinson) of the reports of Russes and other strangers, of the wayes of Russia to Cathaya, and of diuers and strange people. The first note giuen by one named Sarnichoke a Tartarian subiect to the Prince of Boghar, which are also Tartars bordering vpon Kizilbash or Persia, declaring the way from Astracan, being the furthest part of Russia, to Cathaya as foloweth. First from Astracan to Serachick by land, trauailing by leysure as Merchants vse with wares, is 10. dayes iourney. From Serachick to a towne named [Marginal note: Or Vrgema.] Vrgenshe, 15. dayes. From Vrgenshe to Boghar, 15. dayes. From Boghar to Cascar, 30. dayes. From Cascar to Cathaya, 30. dayes iourney. * * * * * By the same partie a note of another way more sure to traueile, as he reporteth. From Astracan to Turkemen by the Caspian sea, 10. dayes, with barkes. From Turkemen by lande specially with Camels, bearing the weight of 15. poodes for their common burthens, is 10. dayes to Vrgenshe. From Vrgenshe to Boghar, 15. dayes. Note. At this Citie of Boghar is the marte or meeting place betweene the Turkes and nations of those parts and the Cathayans. Also the toll there is the 40. part to be payed of Merchandizes or goods. From thence to Cascar is one moneths iourney, and from Cascar (being the frontier of the great Can, hauing many townes and fortes by the way) is also a moneths trauel for merchants by land to Cathay. Further, as he hath heard (not hauing bene in those parts himselfe) ships may saile from the dominions of Cathaia vnto India. But of other waies, or how the seas lie by any coast hee knoweth not. The instruction of another Tartarian merchant dwelling in the citie of Boghar, as he hath learned by other his countreymen which haue bene there. First from Astracan by sea to Serachick is 15 dayes: affirming also that a man may trauell the other way before written by Turkemen. From Serachick to Vrgence is 15 dayes. From Vrgence to Boghar also 15 dayes.