my the ▁was ▁appointed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rece ivers ▁for ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Corn wall , ▁and , ▁in ▁June , ▁was ▁named ▁special ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Ts ar ▁Bor is ▁God un ov . ▁Like ▁S my the ' s ▁grand father , ▁Sir ▁Andrew ▁Jud de , ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁( 1 5 5 0 ) ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Mus c ovy ▁Company , ▁S my the ▁involved ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁Mus c ovy ▁trade . ▁S ail ing ▁from ▁Gra ves end ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁his ▁party ▁arrived ▁at ▁Ar kh angel sk ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July , ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁K holm og ory ▁and ▁V olog da ▁to ▁Y ar oslav l , ▁where ▁the ▁ts ar ▁was . ▁During ▁that ▁winter , ▁S my the ▁obtained ▁new ▁privileges ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Moscow ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁associ ates . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Ar kh angel sk ▁and ▁sa iled ▁for ▁England ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 6 0 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁MP ▁for ▁Dun wich ▁ ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 9 , ▁S my the ▁obtained ▁a ▁royal ▁char ter ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁Virginia ▁Company . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁col ony ' s ▁tre as urer ▁and ▁de ▁fact o ▁non - res ident ▁governor ▁until ▁his ▁res