*) “He (Skopin) then stood howling, with the Germans and Russia, in the Alexander Sloboda, wanting to go against the godless King of July near Smolensk to ruin the city, but God deigned that everyone would be angry with us to be a sin for our sake, his thought would not come true: Tsar Vasily sends a message to him and commands him to be king. hail. Please visit Moscow, a gift for the sake of honor, and a kiss, and rejoice with us together and reward him victoriously. He is a good-natured person, not even thinking about the kingdom in his mind, but only to suffer the wickedness of the godless for God’s churches, and for his uncle the Tsar, and for all Orthodox Christianity; and the uncle did not understand wickedness and evil thoughts, and did not want to disobey the king’s news, and came to the king” (Nribavi. “to the Russians. l. 58).
V. With. shsovnikov,
about stopping the bloodshed; Meanwhile, the newly arrived detachment of the Swedish army managed to disperse the Polish troops on the way to Moscow. At that very time, Skopin died (Zpp. Zholk. 1st ed. 60-64; 2nd ed. 35-68). For other reasons, of course, Skopin’s mother wanted to accomplish the same voyage. Appearing in Aleksandrovskaya Sloboda, she convinced him not to go to Moscow, knowing without a doubt the mood of minds there.
Nevertheless, the tsar’s order had to be carried out: on March 12, Skopin and Delagardi had a ceremonial entry into Moscow (Videk. 130) *). The Tsar ordered the boyars to meet them with due honor; but the people surpassed his desires. He poured out 8a city8), fell prostrate before the winner, called Skopin the father of the fatherland, and Delagardie the liberator, and brought them bread and salt (Videk. Ib., Nick. 131; saying Palits., P. s.r. let. U, 58). Shuisky cried with joy and seemed sincere (Videk. Іь.), but in Moscow no one believed these tears 4). However, he distributed rich gifts and salaries to Skopin, Delagardie and the Swedish army6).
') “And I caustically ordered your child in Aleksandrov Sloboda not to eat in the city of Moscow, that the wild animals in Moscow are fierce, and are full of snake venom,” said her mother after the catastrophe (About the face, book. Mvh. Vas. in Iaborn. Popov, 383).
*) In Prvb. to Pskov. l. (58): “And you did not want to listen to the king’s command, and came to the king.”
*) To Carpenter. The chronograph added: in 3a a wooden city, but on the Yaroslavl road." Karamz. XII, 513 Prince Skopin was met by the boyars, townsmen and all the people (Diary Pokh. Sigiz. 583 and Videkind).
4) “Tsar Vasily received him with a joyful face and gave him many gifts, but in his heart there was anger towards him for those sent from Prokofy Lyapunov, and he was suspicious of the honor that the Moscow people paid during his arrival to Moscow.” (New Years. 114; Nikon. 131; Years of Rebellion. 176).
4) “Shuisky received his defenders very kindly; he often treated them to the royal table; he presented all the officers with gold and silver dishes; he paid the entire army a salary in gold, silver, and sables. This generosity spoiled the Germans so much that they committed various outrages in Moscow, and the Muscovites were looking forward to spring to see off the guests against enemy" (Bussov, 114).
PRINCE MICHAEL VAONLKNICH SKOPIN-SHUISKY.