English Translation

4 The Queen strictly forbids any arms trade with Russia, but this trade is also of very minor importance, in order to do the rest.1) In reality, however, the arms trade continues, so that Poland, Denmark and Sweden resort to self-help and intercept the English ships that transport the war material and the experts who are militarily strengthening Russia against its neighbours. Here, where the business is concerned, Ivan IV comes to the goal of his English politics. But when he and Elizabeth of England have an attack and defence alliance only on rejection. England has no advantage of fighting for the Russians - it only wants to trade with them. This arouses the anger of the tanning tsar, and the narrow countries temporarily lose their prerogatives. Skilled negotiations of the English representatives Randolph and Jenkinson Ivan almost entered the name of the "English Zaren", which Andrei Shtschelkalov gave him to the English also under Ivan IV. In the beginning, the English succeed in maintaining their leading position in the Russian trade,5) Boris Godunov favors them, which occasionally gives him the designation of a "Lord Protector" for the English. Nevertheless, and despite their privileges in 1584, 1586, 1596 and exclusive rights for the trade in Russia. They are not allowed to trade in Persia through Russia again, and the way over the White Sea is now also open to other peoples, especially their 1) text of the letter by Lyubimenko, p.14O-14l. 2) Tolstoy, p.74-82. 3) Kulißer, p li8119; Ljubimenkc, p 43 and 47. 4) Ljubimenko; p.48. 5) Stächtin, pp.282. 6) Ljibimenko. p. 49-52.