[9]Rambaub, in his "History of Russia," says that Novgorod was founded by Slavs, but that in the ninth century a castle and fort were built there by Rurik the Norman.

[10]"Lydgate's Minor Poems," Percy Society, p. 4.


Transcriber's Note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the original document have been preserved.

Page 312: [formerly] possibly should be formally

Page 160: [ Ivan II.] possibly should be Ivan IV.

Footnote 1: ἡ θαλασσα ἁγιάζεται changed to [ἡ θάλασσα ἁγιάζεται]