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lord Emperor and greate Duke Ivan Basily of all Russia… If at anie time it so mishappe,that you be by anie casuall chance ether of secret conspiracy or outward hostilitie driven to change your countries and schall like to repaire into our Kingdome with the noble empresse, your wife, and your deare children, we shall with such honor and courtesies receave and entreate your highnes and them, as shall becom so greate a Prince.… to the free and quiet leeding of your highnes lief with ail those, whome you shall bring with you, and that it maie be laufull for you to use your Christian relligion in such sorte, as it shall be best like you, for neither meane we to attempt anie thing to offend either your maiestie or anie of your people, nor to intermedle anie waies with your highnes faith and relligion, nor yet to swer your highnes hold from you by violence. Besides we shall appoint you a place in our Kingdome fitt upon your owen charge (c’est-à-dire que le tzar devait vivre en Angleterre à ses propres frais) as long, as you shall like to remaine with us…… This we promise by vertue of theis our letter and by the worde of a christian Prince. In witnes whereof we queen Elisabeth do subscribe this with our owne hand in the presence of these our nobles and consellors, Nicholas Bacon Knight (le père du célèbre philosophe) great chauncellor of our realme of England, William lord parr, lord Marques of nort, Hampton knight of our order of the Garter, Henry Earle of Arundell, knight of our said order, Francis lord Russel, Earle of Bedford, knight of our said order, Robert Dudley, lord of Denbigh, Earle of Leicester, M^r, of our horse and knight of the same order. Suivent encore quelques noms, dont le dernier est Cecill knight, our principal secretary. Dans la conclusion : Promising, that we against our common ennemies shall