After the death in 1605 of Tsar Boris, the utmost confusion prevailed in Moscow. An impostor known as False Dmitry I seized the throne, but Meyrick obtained from him protection for English commerce, and when in 1606 Vasily IV became tsar, Meyrick was again successful in obtaining a renewal of the privileges previously accorded to his fellow-countrymen. Political disturbances compelled Meyrick to remove at times from Moscow to Arkhangelsk and Kholmogory, and late in 1606 he returned to England to report the progress of affairs. He was soon, however, again acting as "agent" in Russia, but paid another visit to London in 1611.
