Rujtan C<impany4 eflabliihed in E n g lan d b y
Q u e en M a r y , and an.: e x chifive , trade
g ran ted them b y Ivan VaffiTievitch th e
Second, II.- 2 3 6 ; w h o bu ild s them a fa c t
o r y , and extends th e ir trade to P erlia
and B u ch a r ia , 237.
RuJJian troops , in P o lan d ,!, a y , 1 * 9 .
RuJEans, yfie. only, the a x e in form in g th e ir
boards and tim b e r s , P. 270 th e ir g rea t
h o ip ita lity , 2 7 3 ; additional."names conferred
on th e ir commanders fo r fignal
fe rvice s , 280 j ac count o f th e ir bo xin g -
m a tch e s , 285.; relieved from, th e ir ign o minious
fla very to th e T a r ta r s b y Ivan.
Vaffilievitch- the F irR , 300 ; commen cemen
t o f th eir correfpondefnce with En,g^
1 and * i b . j - th e ir - propen iity to frnging,
3 56 . 4 4 1 ; fuBjedts o f .th e ir fon gs , 442 -K
their- general • fondriels o f je'wels, 4 9 2 ;
h o ip ita lity o f th e n o b ility , 503 ; and va r
ie ty o f th eir tab le s, 5 0 4 ; th e ir -m an n e r
o f fa lu ta tio n , 506.
Sacred Synod, ' efiablifltment b y P e te r th e
G r e a t , 'I I . 10 0 .,
9ailors, imperial hbfprta-1 for? at Cro qA ad t;
I I . 225.
St. Sophia, ca th ed ra l 'o f,' a t N o vo go rod ,. its
an t iq u ity , I . 452 ; v e ry antient paintings
th e re , 45.3 j : tombs o f illufiriou s perfbns
th e re , 454 , .
S<-mines*. See Wiclitfka.
Samborjki, his -plan- fo r imp roving Ruffian
hu iband ry, I I . 153»-
Samijki, his opinion o f ’t h e freedom? o f the
PoliftTroyal eleftionsy I . 1 3 .;
Sitrjko-Selo;, pa la ce and gardens o f , I . 531.
Saxo-Grammaticusi his. h iitory o f H am le t, I I .
5 19— 5 24^ : fome. ac count of,- 581.
Scalds, antient poets o f la e lan d j th e ir hifto-
rical odes, I I . 558;-
Sehaube, Sic -L u k e , extra£Mrom his Rate p a p
e r s con c ern in g the. t itle o f emp eror o f
Ruffia» I ..3 3 6 , 337, See. p . 5 1 7 .
ScbluJJelburgb, ifland an d for t refs, 543— 546.
Stmlainogorodj a . quarteF, o f M o fc ow , w h y fo
ca lled , I . 268.
Senate o f Poland^ o f whom comp ofed , I , 9 5 ,,
Separates. See Rojholnikt,
Setcha, th a t term explained, I I . 274,
Shamakee, the capital o f Shirban, I I . 260,
|
Sberebatof p r in c e . See Hijlarfans.
Sheridan, C h , F r . his h illo ry o f th e late*
Re vo lu tion in Sweden, II. 3 6 8 ,3 70 .
Siberia,- g r e a t number o f foffil bones,
fou n d ;th e re , I I . 128 ; ac counted for by
M r . P,allas,. 1 2 9 . . See Rhinoceros, Pallas
V a lu a b le ornaments found in the tombs
th e re , 13 5 . St z Midler.
Shipwrights, Ruffian, method;;employed to •
reconcile them to the u fc o f , thé f«tw, I,.
423 . S e e^ îx e . -
Sigifmond,io n - in -law to k in g L o u is , fe ta fid e
b y th e .Poles, I . 7..
SigifmondI. fucceeds- A le x an d e r , I . 9 ; e x - ,
clamation. o f O riçhoviu s, a P o liih hiflo-
ri.an, fpeak in g o f h is reign j ib ..; his eha» -
r a d e r , 154.
Sigifmond Auguftus., his fon, .favours the dif- -
fid£nts, T. 18"; pa tronizes a pla-n, fug--.
geite.d b y .cardinal CommandOn,- fo r e x p
o r t in g g rain down the Dn.iefler to the-
B la c k Sea, w h ich is frqRrated th ro u g h ,
th e ignorance o f ' th e navig a tors , 1 13 ;
fu fp ed e d o f fa vou r in g the reformed re lig
ion, 144. , See p . x 55«.
Sigifmond I I I \ fome a c cou n t o f , I. 136.
Sigrebitj miRrfefs- o f Qhriftian I I . o f D en - -
m a rk , fomç^ccojtint o f , l ï . 586*,.
Shone, province o f,' I I . p . 309.
Slagelbeck, N ich o la s , favou rite o f C h r iflian ^
II. o f D enm a rk , his dreadful end, I I . 387,
Skdge-race, on th e ic e , described, 1. 483.
Sledges, Ruffian', defcribed, I I . 306*
Skfujick^ov South Jutland, d u tch y o f,'IT , 39-1*,
Sloboda,j3T fuburbs o f Mdfcow, I .' 268.
Stnoknjko, a place o f greac importance d u rin g •
th e enmity between the-Ruffians an d the
P oles , I . 243.i V a ffili.Iv an o v itch obtains
poffeffion o f it , 2 4 4 ; taken b y Sigifmond *
th e T.hir.d, }b . re ta k en -b y A le x è y M ich
aél-o v if ch,- and ceded to Ruffia, ib . ; -
defc ription 0% ib . 243 ; p opu la tion and .
commerce, 24.5 ; defc ription o f the ca-..
th ed ra l, and manner* o f w o rfhip, 246.
Sobte/kl,- John, comparison between him and.
C h a r le s the T w e l f th , ! . . 139 j - fome a c -
account o f , 18 6 ; b is ch a r a d e rk b y D r .
Sou th , ib . See Marie de la Grange. His
difcourie with Z a lu ik i, biihop o f P lotiko,
concernin g hi's w ill, 1&8, 189. ; his de a th ,
ib . j ac count o f. his fam ily ,. 190— 198,1
th«i.
th e family name e x t in d in James L o u is ,
his e ld e fl fon ; 19 4 . See Stewart. G e n e a
lo g ic a l tab le o f his fam ily , 198.
Solomon-, prince<of Tmere tia , fome ac count
o f , I I . 374 ; e xp elled b y the T u r k s , and
re-inRated b y the Ruffians,- ibi 5 manner
o f jflu in g his orde rs, 1 7 5 ;
Sophia, fecond w ife o f Ivan V a ffilie vitch ,
he r ch a r a d e r , I . '301 .
Sophia Amelia, queen o f ■ Denma rk* See
Frederick I I I .
Sophia Alexiefna, h a lf-flA e r - to Peter- th e
G re a t , defence o f h e r -ch a ra d e r , I . 393^
——41.7. See L a R e n v illeG o rd o n , KoL1
taire. H e r influence during- the reign o f
F eod or Ale x ie v ireh , 397 j appointed reag
en t , 4 0 4 ; p r in c ipa l caufes o f h e r fa-lf,
409. "See Peter the Great.- H e r - impii--
fpnment, 4 1 0 ; forced -to affume th e ve il,'
and three rebels e x e cu ted at h e r ch amber
wind ow, 4 17 ; h e r d e a th , and th e infcrip-
t-ion on her tom b , ib ; ; P e te r th e F ir fl;S -
ch a r a d e r o f h e r , ,ib. S e e p . 406. Was-a,
patronefs o f genius and de arning, 4 18 .
Stmnd, p a f& g e of* I I . 3 14, 513 ; p rodu ce o f
th e to ll, 5 16 .
Sfroc, ifland o f, I I , 382.
Stage, Ruffian, w retch ed Rate o f, before th e *
tim e o f Sumo rok o f,. I I . 2 o 1 . See Feodor
Volkof.,.
Staniflaus Augujlus, the prefent k in g o f P 6 -
Un d, fucceeds. A-uguAus I I . b y th e affiRi
ance o f th e emprefs o f Ruffia and- the
k in g o f Pruffia, J, 17 * hopes -con6eivedv;
at the beg in n in g o f h is.reign foon difap-
pointed by th e .fa d io n s o f th e peop le,
and intrigues o f th e n e ighb ouring pow- -
er s , 18 ;... his diflrefled condition, 26s;
ac count o f the a ttempt to aflaffinate him,
29— 42 ; his danger., and mira cu lou s •
efcap.e, 4 0 is eReemed ©ne o f- the- rn©R
eloquent- o f .the Poliflj. ora-tors,- 9 4 ; his
chefs and pe&fan defcribedy 1 7 1 ; h-isknowl
e d g e ^ the E n g liih ..1 anguage and conRi-
tu tion , 1 74 ; draws a ll. the p lan e fo r his
bioildings, & c . 17.5 j his a c c o u n t - o f th e - -
P.olifli, lite ra tu re , .176.
SeaniJIaus Lubieji/ki, .biihop o f P lo tfk o , i l i s 1
opinion.- o f Poliih- freedom, I . 14 . .
- - Letzinjki, L .J9 .3 . .
— y»» i ' pr in c e , his humanity ta-his vaf*.
fals; I. 13 4 , 13 5 ;
S'tarofies, w h a t , I . 110.
Stephen B albori, gives u p fe v e ral o f the ro y al '
prero g a tiv es , I . x 1 ; fome a c cou n t o f , 15 5 .
Stewart, James E dwa rd , ch evalier de S t ;.
G e o r g e , marries a g ran d -d au gh te r o f.
Joh n S o b ie flr ijl. 194.-
Sfockholtn^ b y whom fo u n d e d ,'I I .'327 ; r o - ‘
man tic fitu ation o f , ib . ; defc ription o f ;
th e c o u r t , and h ew Sw ed if li d re fs, 328-— ^
3303 its ia titu d e j 341 ; th e a rfen a l, 3 5 1 . -
Stbiie Henge, various opinions con cern in g , I I .
S98‘-
Strawenjkl.' S e e Pulajkt. H is e x e cu t io n , .
I f 39.
Strclitz,' or S t re ltfi, antien-t R'iiffiàn gu a rd s , .
I . 397 ; infurreftion o f ; .4 o x ; mafla cre
th e inhabitants o f Mòfcow1,- 403 ; reb e l *
a g a in A 'P e t e r th e G re at,-an d a re de fe ated
b y general P a t r ic k G o rd o n ,'4 1 3 ; dreadfu
l to r tu re s inflifted on th e p r ifo n e r s ,...
4 1 4 j iu p p o fcd - ca u fe s -o f th e ir reb e llion,
4x6;-
Sturc, fam ily o f , e x tirp ated b y E r ic X IV » -
I I . 396— 3 9 8 ; in fcription on th e th ree
murdered by* E r ic X IV . 403-.| ‘
Sumorokof. See Poets. •
Sterlet, a curious kind o f Ru rgeon, I . '42 7 ;
wh e re fou n d , 427-.-
Svane and Nanfen, had the p rinc ipa l flidre in ‘
th e revoioftion in D enm a rk , I I . -334-. .
Sweden and -Ru ffia, limits bétwCen, I I -3 r ? •
p refen t ro y al fam ily o f, 331 ; ch anges
in - th e government o f, 36 4 -^ 3 6 9 ; form ‘
o f eflabliflied in 177,2, 368*; the k in g ’s
prerogatives,- 3.69 ; is mot an abfolu te
mon arch, 3.70 ; th è d ie t , o f whom con-
Aitu ted , 372 ; p riv ileg e s o f the houfe o f .
nobles, ib . ; method o f elec tin g th e re--
prefentatives o f the c le rg y , 374 ; ditto o f
th o fe o f the c itizen s , 37:5 ; .qualifications -
o f a peafanty and -how-to be-eledted, 3 76 , .
377 ; -country gen tlemen , w h y e x clud ed . -
from th e -legiflature,-: 377 ; places and
manner «of th e -d ie ts aflembling-, 3 78 ; .
raode-: of., enab ling laws, .^79 ;• Rate o f
pop u la tion , 383— 385. See Population, ,
Labell Commijfani- M r .-W a r g e n t in ’ s lifl-s
o f b ir th , bu ria ls , and in h abitants, 384,
3834- o f the r e v e n u e , 387 ; co in ag e *
an d man ner o f com p u tin g g re a tly im- -