Buturlin Vasily

In the waiter was carrying the rank of a courtier service before 1650, when it was granted in Okolnichy and was appointed a judge in the order of the Great Palace, next year Buturlin manages the order of the robber, and in 1652, Mr.. made boyar and took an important and indicative of great closeness to the king post of butler. In 1653, Mr.. emperor gave Buturlina order to "take under their sovereign's high hand and lead to the belief" novoprisoedinyavshuyusya Little Russia. At the head of a large embassy left Buturlin from Moscow October 9, December 31, arrived in Pereslavl, where Jan. 6, 1654, Mr.. and after some debate took an oath to Tsar Alexis Hetman Khmelnitsky and elders, and the next day the rest of the Cossacks. Sam Buturlin still present at the oath by the authorities and the population of Kiev, in Moscow, representatives of other cities were sent to his steward and nobles. In disputes were Buturlin vigorously defended the interests of the king: refused to swear allegiance to him, avoided giving privileges to certain groups and pr. For such a service and "zeal" for his return journey back in Kaluga met him steward of the emperor with gracious words "and asked about health. In Moscow Buturlin finish the negotiations with the ambassadors of Khmelnitsky and for their efforts in joining the Little Russia granted dvorchestvom path, velvet coat, gold cup, 4 of the forty sables and 150 rubles addition to his salary. The king made Buturlin Polish campaign in 1654, and in March 1655, Mr.. was again sent to the theater of war for joint action with Khmelnitsky. They split in Slonigrodki Hetman Potocki, Galicia went to Lviv, Khmelnytsky away, taking a big left to the city, went back and Buturlin returned without success, to Kiev, Moscow sent in a complaint against the Hetman. In December 1655, Mr.. Buturlin was summoned to the emperor, but, not reaching, died on the road.