as_o other_o great_a fish_n the_o fowl_n wherewith_o the_o sorcerer_n do_v present_a myggyness_n be_v the_o sule_fw-mi describe_v above_o which_o be_v neither_o find_v any_o where_o in_o this_o country_n except_o there_o this_o be_v sell_v for_o the_o price_n it_o cost_v though_o many_o thing_n happen_v in_o those_o dark_a time_n among_o the_o child_n of_o infidelity_n both_o there_o and_o other_o place_n that_o seem_v now_o in_o this_o our_o light_n to_o be_v very_o disconsonant_a and_o incredible_a as_o yet_o daily_a many_o thing_n be_v perpetrate_v by_o witch_n which_o the_o childten_a of_o light_n can_v apprehend_v much_o less_o imitate_v they_o therein_o the_o inhabitant_n receive_v also_o sometime_o a_o considerable_a profit_n from_o the_o whale_n that_o be_v pierce_v at_o sea_n which_o come_v sometime_o float_v hither_o to_o the_o land_n here_o be_v beside_o see_v under_o the_o land_n great_a live_a whale_n as_o the_o roar_n and_o witch-whale_n on_o which_o the_o inhabitant_n dare_v not_o venture_v the_o roar_n be_v very_o great_a and_o long_o and_o the_o witch-whale_n very_o dangerous_a for_o it_o will_v play_v with_o boat_n sometime_o it_o rise_v from_o under_o the_o water_n under_o the_o boat_n so_o that_o it_o stand_v fast_o on_o its_o back_n as_o upon_o a_o rock_n which_o often_o bring_v the_o people_n in_o great_a danger_n but_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v reveal_v they_o a_o strange_a secret_a mean_n to_o drive_v away_o such_o dangerous_a monster_n namely_o castoreum_n which_o usual_o they_o carry_v in_o the_o head_n of_o their_o boat_n boar_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o wood_n and_o put_v castoreum_n in_o it_o which_o they_o stop_v afterward_o with_o a_o peg_n other_o have_v it_o enclose_v in_o a_o piece_n of_o wood_n whereunto_o they_o link_v their_o fish_n line_n and_o carry_v it_o always_o with_o they_o in_o the_o boat_n and_o when_o the_o witch-whale_n come_v under_o such_o a_o boat_n or_o that_o they_o cast_v that_o piece_n of_o wood_n upon_o it_o it_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n as_o a_o stone_n this_o whale_n must_v have_v a_o very_a good_a scent_n and_o can_v suffer_v the_o smell_n of_o castoreum_n wherefore_o it_o retire_v present_o to_o the_o deep_a it_o be_v believe_v here_o by_o old_a experience_n that_o castoreum_n have_v this_o property_n that_o if_o a_o man_n have_v any_o about_o he_o and_o come_v in_o danger_n upon_o the_o water_n he_o can_v save_v himself_o but_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n as_o a_o piece_n of_o lead_n and_o drown_v for_o it_o have_v be_v prove_v by_o experience_n that_o a_o person_n that_o can_v swim_v well_o perish_v at_o sea_n have_v castoreum_n about_o he_o be_v sink_v and_o drown_v while_o other_o that_o be_v in_o the_o boat_n and_o can_v not_o swim_v save_v their_o life_n whereof_o the_o famous_a expert_a and_o learned_a dr._n thomas_n bartalinus_n write_v in_o his_o century_n of_o anatomical_a history_n cent._n 2._o hist_o 17._o the_o inhabitant_n say_v also_o that_o if_o they_o have_v no_o castorum_fw-la they_o carry_v with_o they_o juniper_n wood_n whereof_o they_o cut_v chip_n and_o cast_v towards_o the_o whale_n whereby_o it_o also_o sink_v it_o be_v a_o great_a while_n before_o i_o will_v believe_v this_o till_o the_o provincial_a judge_n a_o very_a prudent_a man_n named_z jonae_fw-la poulson_n that_o be_v well_o inform_v in_o the_o propriety_n of_o this_o country_n assure_v it_o i_o to_o be_v true_a i_o will_v nevertheless_o hardly_o believe_v it_o a_o long_a time_n till_o i_o have_v find_v the_o natural_a cause_n of_o it_o which_o be_v this_o since_o castoreum_n that_o can_v drive_v down_o the_o whale_n have_v the_o virtue_n to_o drive_v the_o dead_a foetus_fw-la out_o of_o its_o mother_n womb_n by_o which_o virtue_n the_o whale_n be_v also_o drive_v and_o the_o oil_n of_o juniper_n have_v the_o same_o virtue_n as_o castoreum_n to_o drive_v out_o the_o foetus_fw-la it_o may_v also_o be_v that_o juniper_n wood_n whereof_o the_o oil_n be_v prepare_v may_v also_o drive_v the_o whale_n and_o there_o must_v be_v a_o great_a antipathy_n between_o the_o whale_n and_o such_o thing_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o acute_a scent_n it_o present_o perceive_v and_o be_v weaken_v in_o its_o nature_n so_o that_o it_o must_v present_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n by_o which_o reason_n it_o follow_v also_o that_o all_o other_o medicament_n expel_v the_o dead_a foetus_fw-la have_v also_o the_o virtue_n to_o drive_v down_o the_o whale_n as_o be_v assa_fw-la foetida_fw-la myrrah_n galbanum_fw-la oppoponax_fw-la scammony_n brimstone_n cinnamon_n and_o mace_n or_o these_o herb_n rue_n sabina_n foenum_fw-la gracum_n hollow_a herb_n felworth_n matricary_n as_o also_o these_o herb_n which_o grow_v in_o feroe_n sampire_n mugworth_n time_n and_o other_o though_o part_n of_o the_o species_n aforesaid_a be_v but_o the_o ingredient_n of_o those_o medicament_n experience_n must_v further_o teach_v what_o be_v hide_v in_o nature_n if_o it_o be_v so_o as_o be_v argue_v of_o this_o species_n and_o if_o castoreum_n have_v the_o propriety_n and_o virtue_n to_o depress_v a_o man_n down_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n so_o that_o he_o must_v drown_v notwithstanding_o he_o can_v swim_v it_o follow_v also_o that_o the_o aforesaid_a species_n have_v that_o propriety_n to_o the_o depression_n of_o a_o man_n one_o do_v beside_o often_o hear_v that_o when_o people_n come_v in_o danger_n sometime_o the_o great_a part_n be_v easy_o save_v one_o or_o two_o perish_v some_o can_v neither_o be_v save_v by_o other_o nor_o save_v themselves_o as_o if_o it_o be_v so_o dispose_v by_o god_n that_o they_o before_o other_o shall_v infallible_o die_v such_o a_o death_n and_o can_v not_o escape_v as_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o example_n if_o it_o be_v needful_a who_o know_v whether_o any_o of_o they_o have_v not_o about_o he_o some_o of_o the_o thing_n aforesaid_a which_o may_v easy_o and_o ordinary_o happen_v with_o mace_n and_o cinnamon_n much_o be_v hide_v in_o nature_n that_o be_v yet_o undiscovered_a and_o in_o time_n will_v be_v bring_v to_o light_v for_o a_o conclusion_n as_o in_o my_o time_n during_o my_o abode_n in_o feroe_n the_o say_a sea-monster_n namely_o the_o whale-dog_n be_v see_v so_o in_o the_o year_n 1670_o there_o be_v see_v at_o the_o west_n of_o feroe_n before_o qualboe_n plain_a a_o mairmaid_n close_o by_o the_o land_n during_o two_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a by_o many_o man_n not_o only_o of_o qualboe_n but_o also_o of_o other_o place_n of_o suderoe_n she_o stand_v upright_o above_o the_o water_n have_v long_a hair_n on_o her_o head_n spread_v on_o the_o water_n round_o about_o hold_v a_o fish_n in_o her_o hand_n with_o the_o head_n downward_o it_o be_v also_o tell_v i_o that_o the_o same_o year_n the_o fisher_n man_n of_o westmans_n haven_n in_o stremoe_n have_v see_v a_o mermaid_n at_o the_o north_n of_o feroe_n whether_o these_o monster_n do_v 〈◊〉_d feroe_n any_o evil_n hereafter_o time_n will_v teach_v we_o that_o consist_v whale_n in_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n pass_v by_o what_o other_o monster_n have_v appear_v in_o feroe_n in_o the_o figure_n of_o boat_n whereof_o we_o have_v mention_v something_o already_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o inhabitation_n of_o feroe_n and_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n these_o island_n of_o feroe_n lie_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o storm_a sea_n far_o distant_a from_o other_o country_n have_v during_o a_o long_a time_n while_o navigation_n be_v not_o so_o much_o practise_v as_o in_o these_o late_a time_n be_v uninhabited_a be_v only_o visit_v by_o the_o fowl_n of_o heaven_n till_o the_o time_n of_o harold_n pulchricomus_n first_o absolute_a king_n of_o norway_n when_o as_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o chronicle_n of_o snore_n sturleson_n this_o land_n be_v first_o possess_v by_o man_n and_o inhabit_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o great_a monarch_n jesus_n christ_n nativity_n 868._o have_v be_v uninhabited_a from_o its_o creation_n during_o the_o time_n of_o 48â—5_n year_n and_o have_v be_v till_v till_o the_o date_n of_o this_o book_n a_o little_a above_o 800_o year_n the_o cause_n of_o its_o inhabitation_n be_v this_o it_o happen_v that_o harold_n haldanson_n pulchricomus_n principal_a ness_n or_o promontory_n king_n in_o norway_n begin_v to_o reduce_v the_o kingdom_n under_o he_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o inhabitant_n upward_o of_o 10_o year_n from_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 858_o to_o 868_o and_o have_v during_o that_o time_n put_v to_o death_n a_o part_n of_o those_o little_a king_n and_o prince_n reduce_v a_o part_n of_o they_o under_o himself_o drive_v another_o part_n out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o last_o year_n some_o king_n and_o principal_a man_n have_v make_v alliance_n to_o resist_v he_o and_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n king_n harold_n destroy_v their_o force_n after_o which_o time_n he_o find_v
man_n answer_v my_o name_n be_v not_o considerable_a though_o i_o think_v you_o have_v hear_v it_o name_v before_o i_o be_o call_v charles_n the_o tender_a the_o king_n answare_v it_o be_v true_a charles_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v thy_o name_n before_o and_o a_o time_n have_v be_v that_o if_o we_o have_v meet_v thou_o shall_v not_o have_v carry_v the_o news_n of_o it_o abroad_o but_o i_o will_v pardon_v thou_o altogether_o since_o thou_o will_v undertake_v this_o voyage_n for_o i_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v my_o guest_n to_o day_n that_o we_o may_v speak_v further_o about_o it_o this_o charles_n see_v the_o chronicle_n of_o norway_n pag._n 269_o have_v be_v a_o cruel_a robber_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o the_o king_n have_v often_o send_v out_o his_o man_n to_o kill_v he_o but_o he_o escape_v always_o he_o be_v of_o a_o great_a family_n and_o very_o courageous_a valiant_a and_o expert_a in_o all_o thing_n he_o make_v himself_o ready_a for_o his_o voyage_n to_o feroe_n and_o have_v about_o 20_o man_n with_o he_o he_o get_v a_o good_a wind_n and_o when_o he_o come_v to_o feroe_n he_o arrive_v at_o thors_n haven_n in_o stremoe_n and_o let_v summon_v all_o the_o people_n to_o a_o court._n there_o come_v trund_v of_o goat_n with_o many_o folk_n as_o also_o leiff_n aserson_n and_o gille_n the_o provincial_a judge_n the_o king_n swear_v man_n with_o many_o people_n when_o they_o have_v pitch_v their_o tent_n they_o come_v to_o charles_n and_o embrace_v he_o charles_n salute_v they_o from_o the_o king_n and_o expound_v then_o his_o friendly_a command_n to_o raise_v and_o pay_v in_o the_o tribute_n show_v they_o a_o token_n from_o the_o king_n they_o promise_v to_o promote_v his_o errand_n among_o the_o people_n and_o to_o give_v he_o their_o best_a assistance_n then_o come_v trund_v of_o goat_n that_o base_a traitor_n and_o salute_v charles_n invite_v he_o to_o a_o winter_n meal_n charles_n excuse_v himself_o because_o he_o have_v take_v his_o lodging_n by_o leiff_n aserson_n but_o he_o desire_v that_o trund_n will_v gather_v the_o tribute_n of_o the_o east_n and_o northern_a island_n trund_n promise_v he_o will_v do_v so_o in_o the_o winter_n leiff_n raise_v the_o tribute_n of_o the_o south_n island_n of_o feroe_n the_o next_o spring_n trund_n grow_v very_o sick_a and_o among_o other_o disease_n be_v much_o trouble_v with_o pain_n in_o his_o eye_n he_o come_v nevertheless_o to_o the_o assembly_n as_o he_o be_v wont_a and_o encamp_v under_o a_o black_a tent_n and_o when_o leiff_n and_o charles_n come_v to_o he_o to_o receive_v what_o tribute_n he_o have_v gather_v he_o can_v not_o come_v out_o to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o his_o sight_n wherefore_o leiff_n go_v into_o he_o in_o his_o black_a tent_n and_o trund_n give_v he_o a_o bag_n with_o money_n which_o he_o carry_v out_o to_o charles_n and_o cast_v the_o money_n in_o his_o shield_n stir_v they_o about_o and_o leiff_n ask_v charles_n what_o he_o think_v of_o it_o who_o answer_v i_o believe_v that_o all_o the_o false_a money_n that_o can_v be_v find_v in_o the_o northern_a island_n be_v come_v hither_o trund_fw-mi hear_v this_o and_o ask_v leiff_n if_o it_o be_v not_o good_a silver_n leiff_n say_v it_o be_v false_a money_n trund_n put_v the_o fault_n upon_o his_o servant_n that_o have_v gather_v the_o tribute_n while_o he_o be_v himself_o sick_a leiff_n go_v in_o and_o take_v another_o purse_n of_o money_n from_o he_o for_o charles_n and_o when_o they_o view_v they_o they_o be_v neither_o so_o good_a that_o leiff_n will_v receive_v they_o for_o the_o king_n tribute_n trund_n cousin_n gautt_n the_o red_a arise_v on_o the_o bench_n whereon_o he_o lay_v and_o say_v it_o be_v a_o old_a proverb_n the_o old_a a_o man_n grow_v the_o worse_a he_o be_v it_o be_v now_o so_o with_o thou_o trund_fw-mi that_o suffer_v charles_n the_o tender_a to_o search_v in_o thy_o money_n so_o often_o this_o day_n trund_fw-mi spring_v up_o and_o be_v angry_a at_o gaute_n word_n and_o bad_a leiff_n come_v in_o and_o take_v another_o bag_n say_v my_o own_o tenant_n have_v bring_v i_o this_o though_o i_o can_v see_v little_a yet_o the_o shirt_n be_v near_a than_o the_o doublet_n and_o he_o desire_v leiff_n to_o go_v out_o to_o charles_n and_o weigh_v the_o money_n for_o he_o for_o he_o can_v not_o be_v present_a himself_o leiff_n and_o charles_n go_v out_o into_o the_o field_n and_o all_o their_o folk_n be_v in_o arm_n as_o if_o they_o have_v go_v to_o a_o war_n charles_n take_v his_o helmet_n from_o his_o head_n and_o cast_v the_o money_n in_o it_o and_o they_o find_v it_o be_v good_a silver_n but_o as_o they_o be_v sit_v they_o see_v a_o man_n come_v to_o they_o that_o have_v a_o pole_n axe_n in_o his_o hand_n this_o be_v gaute_n the_o red_a he_o stick_v his_o pole_n axe_n in_o the_o ground_n and_o say_v have_v a_o care_n thou_o tender_v charles_n thou_o do_v not_o get_v a_o mischief_n to_o day_n of_o my_o pole_n axe_n there_o come_v at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n a_o man_n run_v call_v to_o leiff_n aserson_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o come_v straight_o way_n to_o gills_o the_o provincial_a judge_n tent_n for_o there_o have_v rush_v in_o siugurt_n tolakson_n trund_n kinsman_n and_o have_v deadly_o wound_v one_o of_o the_o judge_n man_n lieff_n go_v present_o thither_o and_o all_o his_o folk_n with_o he_o and_o charles_n remain_v sit_v with_o his_o people_n stand_v round_o about_o he_o then_o come_v gaute_n the_o red_a and_o thoer_n the_o short_a and_o gaute_n strike_v over_o a_o man_n shoulder_n and_o hit_v charles_n on_o the_o head_n though_o it_o hurt_v he_o not_o much_o but_o thoer_n strike_v present_o with_o the_o pole_n axe_n that_o stand_v in_o the_o ground_n so_o that_o the_o axe_n strike_v in_o his_o brain_n and_o there_o come_v many_o people_n out_o of_o trund_n tent._n trund_n show_v as_o if_o this_o action_n have_v much_o displease_v he_o and_o pay_v the_o mulct_n for_o his_o cousin_n but_o leiff_n and_o gille_n banish_v sigurt_n for_o the_o judge_n man_n who_o he_o have_v kill_v and_o gaute_n and_o thoer_n for_o charles_n who_o man_n return_v to_o king_n oluff_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o news_n the_o king_n grow_v very_o angry_a and_o protest_v he_o will_v revenge_v it_o but_o he_o be_v hinder_v of_o it_o by_o the_o war_n which_o be_v make_v against_o he_o and_o there_o be_v great_a dispute_n between_o trund_n and_o leiff_n ever_o since_o that_o day_n thus_o far_o snow_n sturleson_n thus_o charles_n the_o tender_v get_v to_o know_v what_o man_n be_v those_o of_o feroe_n whereby_o they_o show_v sufficient_o what_o be_v become_v of_o the_o two_o other_o ship_n though_o it_o may_v be_v also_o they_o perish_v king_n oluff_n haroldson_n the_o holy_a have_v thus_o be_v hinder_v by_o the_o defection_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o the_o oppression_n of_o canulus_fw-la the_o great_a king_n of_o denmark_n that_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o those_o of_o feroe_n be_v for_o a_o time_n their_o own_o master_n not_o only_o under_o king_n canuius_fw-la the_o great_a that_o have_v more_o weighty_a affair_n to_o think_v on_o but_o also_o under_o king_n magnus_n the_o son_n of_o oluff_n the_o holy_a that_o be_v disturb_v with_o war_n in_o denmark_n against_o king_n swenoe_n estredson_n till_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n as_o also_o during_o the_o time_n of_o king_n harold_n redhair_n who_o during_o his_o reign_n be_v trouble_v with_o foreign_a war_n till_o he_o be_v discomfit_v in_o england_n his_o son_n king_n kyrre_v live_v in_o quiet_a and_o be_v content_v with_o what_o he_o have_v but_o his_o son_n king_n magnus_n barefoot_a seek_v much_o foreign_a country_n and_o thereby_o lose_v his_o life_n in_o ireland_n it_o seem_v also_o that_o he_o do_v not_o then_o forget_v feroe_n though_o history_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o and_o feroe_n have_v not_o be_v reduce_v by_o he_o because_o he_o make_v many_o foreign_a war_n and_o reign_v but_o ten_o year_n it_o seem_v it_o be_v put_v under_o the_o crown_n of_o norway_n in_o king_n sigurd_v the_o hierosolomite_n time_n or_o in_o the_o century_n of_o year_n 1100._o since_o in_o this_o century_n there_o be_v not_o only_a bishop_n constitute_v in_o feroe_n but_o district_v man_n that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o these_o chieftain_n for_o it_o be_v relate_v in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o n_o way_n p_o ag_fw-mi 500_o that_o when_o erling_n shack_v with_o his_o son_n king_n magnus_n erlingson_n who_o rule_v 30_o year_n after_o kiug_v sigurt_v the_o hierosolomite_n death_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n nativity_n 1163._o do_v endeavour_v to_o destroy_v all_o the_o king_n line_n male_a suerre_fw-fr sigurtson_n who_o be_v the_o grand_a child_n of_o harold_n gild_v
over_o thou_o as_o thou_o have_v over_o i_o i_o will_v make_v thou_o suffer_v the_o cruel_a death_n that_o i_o can_v invent_v whereupon_o his_o victor_n see_v his_o heroical_a courage_n give_v he_o his_o liberty_n without_o be_v desire_v and_o magnus_n keep_v this_o courage_n till_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o death_n for_o when_o as_o will_v be_v say_v hereafter_o he_o be_v force_v though_o for_o a_o innocent_a cause_n to_o stretch_v his_o neck_n to_o the_o executioner_n in_o the_o place_n before_o the_o king_n palace_n and_o the_o executioner_n ask_v he_o whether_o he_o will_v have_v a_o handkerchief_n tie_v before_o his_o eye_n as_o be_v usual_a he_o answer_v no_o say_v moreover_o to_o the_o executioner_n i_o have_v see_v so_o many_o draw_v sword_n without_o fear_n have_v thou_o but_o a_o care_n thou_o be_v not_o afraid_a thus_o by_o his_o fortune_n and_o valour_n he_o come_v great_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a king_n frederick_n the_o ii_o of_o glorious_a memory_n who_o not_o only_o make_v constant_a use_n of_o he_o in_o several_a such_o expedition_n but_o also_o because_o of_o his_o great_a experience_n in_o the_o north_n sea_n send_v he_o to_o discover_v greenland_n in_o the_o year_n 1577._o and_o it_o be_v think_v he_o be_v the_o first_o subject_n of_o denmark_n that_o undertake_v to_o find_v out_o greenland_n he_o set_v his_o course_n according_a to_o old_a navigation_n direct_o for_o island_n and_o from_o thence_o again_o till_o he_o perceive_v the_o mountain_n white_a serk_n where_o he_o meet_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o fog_n and_o bad_a weather_n with_o much_o drive_a ice_n nevertheless_o he_o get_v sight_n of_o the_o land_n but_o can_v not_o come_v thereunto_o neither_o seem_v it_o he_o can_v come_v from_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v though_o he_o have_v a_o good_a wind_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o loadstone_n which_o he_o believe_v to_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o hinder_v his_o voyage_n wherefore_o the_o day_n grow_v short_a he_o be_v oblige_v without_o perform_v what_o he_o go_v for_o to_o return_v for_o denmark_n by_o reason_n of_o magnus_n heineson_n expedition_n his_o name_n grow_v famous_a in_o the_o neighbour_a country_n and_o kingdom_n many_o love_v he_o many_o fear_v he_o and_o many_o also_o hate_v he_o he_o find_v likewise_o envious_a man_n in_o denmark_n it_o happen_v often_o that_o virtue_n be_v not_o without_o envy_n and_o persecution_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o hurt_v he_o as_o long_o as_o the_o good_a king_n frederick_n live_v but_o after_o his_o decease_n this_o brave_a sea_n captain_n be_v force_v to_o yield_v his_o neck_n to_o the_o sword_n which_o many_o enemy_n can_v not_o obtain_v by_o their_o force_n for_o it_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n 1588._o during_o the_o minority_n of_o king_n christian_n the_o iv._o of_o glorious_a memory_n that_o the_o say_v magnus_n heineson_n be_v treacherous_o accuse_v of_o a_o dark_a and_o wrongful_a crime_n be_v arrest_v in_o the_o palace_n of_o copedhagen_n and_o be_v condemn_v to_o lose_v his_o life_n be_v behead_v on_o the_o place_n before_o the_o say_a palace_n and_o from_o thence_o transport_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o st._n nicholas_n chur_n chyard_n but_o god_n as_o a_o just_a judge_n make_v his_o innocence_n appear_v appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n the_o right_n honourable_a john_n lindenow_n lord_n of_o olsloffe_n provincial_a judge_n of_o north_n jutland_n who_o concern_v himself_o in_o magnus_n heineson_n innocent_a cause_n and_o execution_n and_o by_o a_o lawful_a suit_n and_o sentence_n vindicate_v he_o at_o the_o general_a session_n hold_v at_o kolding_n in_o the_o year_n 1590._o the_o 6._o of_o august_n out_o of_o s._n nicholas_n churhyard_n whence_o he_o be_v with_o pomp_n transport_v from_o copenhagen_n into_o jutland_n and_o bury_v in_o olsloffe_n church_n near_o viburg_n his_o valour_n have_v be_v very_o renown_v in_o this_o kingdom_n where_o he_o have_v marry_v a_o lady_n of_o noble_a parentage_n and_o for_o the_o false_a accusation_n for_o which_o he_o lose_v his_o life_n there_o be_v give_v 3000_o rix_n dollar_n by_o friendly_a reconciliation_n and_o agreement_n the_o right_a honourable_a lord_n lindenow_n write_v over_o this_o valiant_a sea_n champion_n the_o follow_a epitaph_n epitaphicum_fw-la pielate_fw-la prudentia_fw-la naturae_fw-la excelâ—oris_fw-la instinctu_fw-la ac_fw-la longo_fw-la rerum_fw-la maximar_n uâ—_n usu_fw-la proestantiffimi_fw-la viri_fw-la magni_fw-la heinsonii_fw-la qui_fw-la muâ—tis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la examlatis_fw-la rebus_fw-la domi_fw-la forisque_fw-la praeclare_fw-la gestis_fw-la hafniae_fw-la perplexa_fw-la questione_fw-la accusatus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la sine_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la luctu_fw-la tandem_fw-la decollatus_fw-la magnanimum_fw-la magno_fw-la â—iâ—xit_fw-la i_o nomine_fw-la magna_fw-la majestas_fw-la magnum_fw-la nomen_fw-la &_o omen_fw-la habet_fw-la vixi_fw-la etiam_fw-la magnus_fw-la majorem_fw-la magna_fw-la ruina_fw-la erexit_fw-la tandem_fw-la maximus_fw-la â—uge_fw-la vocor_fw-la magna_fw-la gerens_fw-la quondam_a studuit_fw-la me_fw-it reddere_fw-la parvum_fw-la sed_fw-la frustra_fw-la magni_fw-la nomen_fw-la ut_fw-la ante_fw-la viget_fw-la vivit_fw-la post_fw-la funera_fw-la virtus_fw-la johannes_n lindenovius_n senior_fw-la posnit_fw-la anno_fw-la 1590._o thus_o english_v the_o epitaph_n of_o godly_a prudent_a generous_a and_o expert_a man_n magnus_n heineson_n who_o after_o many_o exploit_n valiant_o perform_v at_o home_n and_o abroad_o be_v accuse_v of_o a_o doubtful_a crime_n be_v behead_v at_o copenhagen_n not_o without_o the_o grief_n of_o all_o good_a man_n god_n great_a majesty_n give_v i_o of_o great_a the_o name_n as_o a_o great_a sign_n i_o shall_v in_o time_n come_v to_o great_a fame_n thus_o i_o have_v live_v great_a grow_v great_a by_o my_o fall_n and_o now_o at_o last_o you_o see_v i_o be_o great_a of_o all_o one_o that_o can_v do_v great_a thing_n do_v strive_v to_o make_v i_o less_o but_o in_o vain_a for_o my_o name_n have_v now_o obtain_v redress_n virtue_n live_v after_o death_n write_a by_o john_n lindenow_n the_o elder_a in_o the_o year_n 1590._o so_o that_o these_o two_o valiant_a man_n of_o feroe_n have_v not_o be_v much_o unlike_o one_o another_o not_o only_o in_o virtue_n courage_n and_o valour_n but_o also_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o death_n have_v both_o receive_v evil_a for_o their_o good_a deed_n beside_o these_o two_o there_o have_v be_v none_o of_o feroe_n that_o by_o valiant_a action_n have_v leave_v any_o famous_a name_n to_o posterity_n have_v from_o the_o beginning_n apply_v themselves_o to_o a_o quiet_a course_n of_o life_n content_v with_o their_o poverty_n by_o which_o long_a tranquallity_n they_o have_v lose_v their_o old_a heathenish_a ferocity_n and_o vigour_n though_o they_o have_v continual_o be_v trouble_v by_o french_a irish_a and_o english_a pirate_n but_o their_o mean_n consist_v in_o land_n cattle_n and_o wild_a sheep_n whereupon_o the_o enemy_n can_v do_v little_a damage_n they_o ever_o save_v themselves_o on_o the_o high_a rock_n those_o of_o suderoe_n nevertheless_o hold_v once_o a_o fight_n with_o the_o irish_a sea-robber_n who_o will_v not_o forsake_v the_o land_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o desire_v whereupon_o they_o gather_v themselves_o against_o they_o and_o slay_v they_o every_o one_o such_o sort_n of_o people_n have_v exercise_v great_a violence_n against_o the_o poor_a inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n there_o pass_v former_o scarce_o any_o year_n but_o they_o be_v trouble_v by_o they_o for_o the_o last_o bishop_n mr._n peter_n ribe_v be_v several_a time_n plunder_v by_o the_o french_a so_o that_o he_o be_v at_o last_o force_v to_o remove_v from_o hence_o they_o torture_v so_o mr._n erasmus_n curate_n of_o suderoe_n with_o a_o rope_n about_o his_o head_n for_o his_o monâ—s_n sake_n that_o he_o 〈◊〉_d afterward_o almost_o unfit_a for_o his_o call_n they_o use_v also_o very_o ill_o mr._n martin_n of_o thors_n haven_n they_o take_v away_o the_o land_n â—â—â—st_n with_o the_o write_n carry_v also_o with_o they_o what_o merchant_n ware_n and_o good_n of_o the_o king_n they_o find_v here_o take_v such_o ship_n as_o be_v sail_v hither_o and_o commit_v many_o other_o oppression_n the_o english_a fisher_n have_v a_o ordinary_a custom_n go_v every_o year_n to_o fish_n under_o island_n to_o take_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o feroe_n who_o they_o find_v first_o without_o distinction_n of_o person_n not_o except_v the_o very_a priest_n who_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o on_o their_o voyage_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v slave_n to_o help_v they_o to_o fish_n and_o when_o they_o return_v and_o be_v under_o the_o land_n they_o set_v they_o on_o shoar_n where_o they_o can_v best_o be_v off_o with_o they_o feroe_n have_v in_o this_o manner_n during_o a_o long_a time_n be_v as_o a_o prey_n to_o such_o ravenous_a wolf_n neither_o have_v the_o turk_n forget_v it_o for_o in_o the_o year_n 1629._o there_o come_v two_o turkish_a ship_n into_o suderoe_n that_o deal_v very_o cruel_o
promontory_n height_n and_o hindrance_n of_o the_o air_n free_a passage_n happen_v that_o the_o priest_n come_v that_o way_n towards_o sumboe_n horse_n there_o come_v a_o strong_a whirlwind_n that_o take_v away_o the_o priest_n and_o horse_n together_o and_o carry_v he_o beyond_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o promontory_n and_o another_o whirlwind_n come_v direct_o against_o it_o throw_v he_o again_o on_o the_o land_n without_o any_o hurt_n though_o this_o seem_v incredible_a to_o many_o it_o be_v nevertheless_o tell_v for_o a_o truth_n by_o many_o worthy_a of_o belief_n i_o have_v myself_o be_v at_o and_o visit_v the_o place_n according_a to_o the_o situation_n whereof_o it_o seem_v that_o it_o may_v natural_o happen_v a_o strong_a whirlwind_n have_v overcome_v that_o come_n from_o the_o land_n it_o may_v then_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o whirlwind_n have_v drive_v both_o the_o weak_a wind_n and_o the_o man_n to_o land_n again_o which_o i_o do_v not_o only_o grant_v may_v natural_o be_v but_o believe_v also_o that_o god_n by_o his_o omnipotency_n and_o the_o protection_n of_o his_o angel_n have_v contribute_v thereunto_o other_o may_v believe_v hereof_o what_o best_o please_v they_o otherwise_o the_o ordinary_a wind_n that_o blow_v here_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n west_n and_o south_n west_n special_o in_o the_o spring_n and_o harvest_n these_o wind_n be_v very_o moist_a and_o it_o happen_v usual_o that_o on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o land_n where_o the_o wind_n blow_v there_o be_v rain_n and_o bad_a weather_n while_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v fair_a and_o clear_a which_o come_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o land_n great_a height_n here_o be_v no_o very_o hot_a summer_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o thunder_n hear_v during_o that_o season_n but_o only_o in_o winter_n when_o there_o be_v a_o great_a storm_n and_o there_o fall_v rain_n which_o be_v the_o more_o terrible_a all_o be_v then_o turbulent_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o premise_n there_o flow_v almost_o by_o every_o man_n house_n a_o run_a stream_n wash_v away_o all_o impurity_n that_o may_v infect_v the_o air_n and_o the_o salt_n vapour_n of_o the_o sea_n keep_v it_o from_o corruption_n as_o salt_n keep_v body_n from_o rot_v and_o though_o final_o some_o poisenous_a vapour_n may_v ascend_v into_o it_o it_o be_v nevertheless_o continual_o cleanse_v by_o the_o perpetual_a strong_a wind_n and_o thunder_n that_o happen_v usual_o in_o autumn_n winter_n and_o spring_n there_o be_v usual_o in_o feroe_n a_o wholesome_a air_n free_a from_o pestilence_n infection_n and_o contagious_a disease_n which_o do_v never_o range_v here_o except_o they_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o other_o sick_a people_n neither_o be_v any_o here_o trouble_v with_o ague_n but_o it_o be_v experiment_a that_o they_o who_o have_v it_o and_o can_v not_o be_v quit_v of_o it_o in_o other_o place_n by_o the_o use_n of_o medicament_n have_v be_v free_v of_o it_o come_v hither_o by_o the_o land_n nature_n without_o use_v any_o other_o medicine_n whence_o it_o come_v that_o the_o people_n live_v long_o here_o then_o usual_o in_o other_o place_n neither_o be_v child_n here_o plague_v with_o the_o small_a pox_n as_o else_o where_o this_o sickness_n not_o be_v know_v here_o except_o it_o be_v bring_v from_o foreign_a part_n and_o then_o here_o be_v see_v a_o great_a misery_n man_n and_o woman_n child_n and_o servant_n old_a and_o young_a lie_v then_o at_o once_o in_o bed_n of_o that_o sickness_n so_o that_o none_o of_o they_o can_v help_v the_o other_o and_o the_o sound_v shun_v the_o infect_v as_o death_n itself_o in_o the_o year_n 1651._o when_o i_o arrive_v first_o into_o this_o country_n there_o come_v a_o young_a man_n the_o same_o summer_n from_o denmark_n to_o thorshaven_n who_o have_v be_v sick_a of_o the_o small_a pox_n and_o have_v bring_v along_o with_o he_o the_o shirt_n he_o lie_v in_o unwashed_a which_o he_o give_v a_o woman_n to_o wash_v that_o be_v straight_o way_n infect_v by_o the_o damp_n of_o the_o say_a shirt_n and_o by_o she_o again_o other_o that_o do_v not_o know_v the_o disease_n at_o first_o wherefore_o when_o i_o come_v to_o that_o place_n there_o be_v a_o great_a calamity_n almost_o every_o one_o both_o old_a and_o young_a lie_v a_o bed_n of_o the_o small_a pox_n it_o be_v a_o great_a misery_n not_o only_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o disease_n itself_o that_o take_v away_o old_a and_o young_a but_o also_o because_o the_o sound_v shun_v the_o sick_a and_o refuse_v to_o bury_v the_o dead_a the_o peasant_n dare_v not_o come_v to_o thorshaven_n to_o buy_v their_o necessary_n and_o though_o they_o all_o so_o much_o shun_v the_o sickness_n they_o be_v nevertheless_o infect_v with_o it_o till_o it_o have_v spread_v itself_o over_o the_o whoâ—e_a country_n even_o over_o suderoe_n that_o lie_v most_o out_o of_o the_o way_n though_o the_o air_n as_o aforesaid_a be_v wholesome_a the_o land_n nevertheless_o be_v not_o therefore_o free_a from_o sickness_n but_o this_o country_n as_o well_o as_o other_o have_v its_o particular_a disease_n for_o the_o air_n be_v first_o cold_a and_o moist_a whereby_o phlegm_n be_v daily_o augment_v the_o inhabitant_n be_v almost_o all_o trouble_v twice_o a_o year_n with_o a_o strong_a rheum_n which_o they_o call_v kriim_v in_o the_o spring_n and_o after_o harvest_n for_o it_o fall_v at_o once_o on_o the_o nose_n and_o lung_n with_o a_o strong_a cough_n and_o spit_n head_n ache_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o limb_n so_o that_o many_o must_v lie_v a_o long_a time_n in_o bed_n and_o some_o dye_n of_o it_o against_o this_o sickness_n they_o drink_v sour_a whey_n as_o hot_a as_o they_o can_v suffer_v it_o but_o this_o sickness_n be_v a_o wholesome_a sickness_n to_o they_o for_o nature_n in_o its_o fit_a time_n do_v purge_v the_o body_n of_o all_o impurity_n contract_v by_o the_o cold_a moisture_n of_o the_o air_n which_o may_v otherwise_o cause_v many_o and_o great_a disease_n second_o of_o this_o cold_a moisture_n be_v cause_v though_o not_o every_o year_n a_o hot_a sickness_n call_v landfarsoett_n because_o it_o bare_v over_o the_o land_n not_o unlike_a to_o the_o hot_a sickness_n which_o soldier_n be_v take_v with_o in_o cold_a and_o moist_a leaguer_n in_o winter_n for_o that_o disease_n be_v very_o hot_a with_o acute_a pain_n of_o the_o head_n and_o distraction_n with_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n in_o summer_n and_o do_v not_o cease_v till_o it_o have_v consume_v the_o very_a marrow_n of_o the_o bone_n but_o they_o die_v thereof_o though_o the_o great_a part_n be_v heal_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v no_o other_o remedy_n against_o it_o in_o the_o three_o place_n this_o cold_a and_o moist_a temperature_n together_o with_o their_o dwell_n on_o the_o sea_n side_n cause_v especial_o in_o phlegmatic_a folk_n that_o do_v not_o much_o stir_v themselves_o this_o dangerous_a sickness_n the_o scurvy_a that_o sort_n of_o people_n not_o be_v here_o able_a to_o preserve_v themselves_o easy_o from_o it_o they_o cure_v themselves_o usual_o with_o new_a milk_n wherein_o have_v boil_v scurvygrass_n and_o many_o with_o new_a milk_n alone_o for_o the_o four_o the_o say_a air_n give_v the_o scurvy_a to_o some_o cause_v also_o in_o some_o few_o according_a to_o their_o complexion_n and_o diet_n that_o incurable_a disease_n the_o leprosy_n for_o scorbutus_n and_o lepra_fw-la according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o physician_n be_v as_o brother_n and_o sister_n it_o follow_v that_o they_o have_v either_o a_o father_n or_o mother_n together_o of_o which_o leprosy_n and_o its_o cause_n and_o quality_n we_o will_v make_v further_a mention_n in_o a_o fit_a place_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o land_n fertility_n other_o country_n be_v just_o esteem_v for_o their_o great_a riches_n namely_o several_a metal_n mineral_n precious_a stone_n pearl_n wine_n and_o corn_n but_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v deny_v all_o this_o to_o these_o island_n here_o may_v possible_o be_v find_v some_o copper_n and_o iron_n mine_n which_o may_v be_v conclude_v by_o reason_n of_o some_o small_a rivulet_n run_v down_o the_o hill_n in_o summer_n which_o be_v find_v to_o grow_v green_a in_o dry_a weather_n as_o verdigrease_n but_o i_o dare_v not_o undertake_v to_o affirm_v any_o thing_n about_o it_o among_o mineral_n here_o be_v find_v talk_n in_o the_o north_n island_n but_o in_o very_o little_a quantity_n i_o have_v find_v here_o two_o sort_n of_o salt-peter_n stone_n whereof_o salt-peter_n can_v be_v prepare_v though_o not_o in_o great_a quantity_n on_o the_o sand_n near_o the_o seaside_n there_o be_v find_v in_o some_o place_n a_o kind_n of_o pellucide-stone_n so_o hard_a that_o one_o can_v write_v on_o glass_n with_o they_o they_o be_v white_a or_o of_o a_o bluish_a white_a calour_n some_o of_o they_o yellow_a some_o of_o they_o be_v so_o
at_o last_o lose_v our_o life_n for_o such_o thy_o foolish_a humanity_n he_o be_v nevertheless_o persuade_v and_o receive_v friendly_a the_o two_o child_n entertain_v they_o some_o year_n and_o love_v they_o dear_o he_o teach_v they_o to_o shoot_n to_o fence_v and_o swim_v and_o all_o other_o exercise_n special_o those_o that_o be_v serviceable_a in_o war_n and_o sigismond_n surpass_v always_o his_o cousin_n in_o all_o thing_n when_o they_o be_v at_o last_o grow_v to_o man_n stature_n he_o forbid_v they_o go_v any_o time_n in_o the_o forest_n that_o lie_v north_n of_o the_o house_n and_o they_o wonder_v wherefore_o he_o do_v so_o once_o as_o torkild_a be_v go_v on_o shoot_v sigismond_n take_v a_o axe_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o go_v with_o his_o cousin_n into_o the_o forest_n at_o north_n where_o they_o present_o perceive_v a_o terrible_a great_a bear_n that_o come_v right_a against_o they_o torgild_n run_v away_o but_o sigismond_n retire_v behind_o a_o tree_n and_o when_o the_o bear_n come_v up_o to_o he_o he_o strike_v at_o he_o with_o his_o axe_n and_o cleave_v his_o head_n afterward_o they_o take_v the_o bear_n and_o raise_v he_o with_o prop_n against_o the_o tree_n and_o so_o return_v home_o present_o come_v their_o foster-father_n towards_o they_o come_v with_o his_o bow_n and_o arrow_n to_o seek_v they_o out_o for_o he_o be_v afraid_a the_o bear_n will_v have_v hurt_v they_o he_o be_v very_o glad_a when_o he_o find_v they_o and_o they_o incite_v he_o to_o go_v with_o they_o against_o the_o bear_n though_o they_o tell_v he_o not_o that_o it_o be_v dead_a torkild_v shoot_v a_o arrow_n into_o the_o bear_n which_o not_o fall_v he_o wonder_v very_o much_o at_o it_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o shoot_v again_o sigismond_n begin_v to_o laugh_v and_o say_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n he_o be_v so_o afraid_a of_o bear_n when_o they_o live_v since_o he_o fear_v this_o now_o be_v dead_a torkild_v rejoice_v and_o perceive_v well_o what_o man_n sigismond_n will_v be_v therefore_o he_o send_v he_o to_o hagen_n lade_n jave_n the_o rich_a or_o good_a who_o be_v earl_n of_o the_o district_n of_o trund_fw-mi heim_fw-ge rule_v then_o over_o all_o norway_n and_o he_o 〈◊〉_d iâ—_n great_a favour_n with_o count_n hagen_n 〈◊〉_d peace_n for_o torkild_a from_o hagan_n and_o all_o the_o kinsman_n of_o ingeboâ—ig_n afterward_o sigismond_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o torkild_a call_v thone_n he_o be_v with_o count_n hagan_n and_o erick_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o jornsvike_v which_o the_o champion_n and_o chieftain_n of_o julin_n and_o other_o danish_a lord_n give_v they_o and_o it_o be_v writien_n that_o sigismond_n bresteson_n out_o off_o with_o a_o back_n blow_n both_o hand_n â—n_v the_o joint_n oâ—_n boedigree_n who_o present_o put_v the_o stump_n in_o two_o chest_n of_o he_o and_o cast_v himself_o therewith_o overboard_o sigismond_n be_v afterward_o convert_v to_o the_o christian_a religion_n by_o king_n oluff_n tryggeson_n and_o by_o his_o command_n go_v to_o feroe_n and_o cause_v all_o the_o folk_n of_o hâ—tland_n and_o feroe_n to_o be_v baptise_a as_o also_o those_o that_o be_v not_o yet_o christen_v in_o orekney_n sigismond_n be_v a_o great_a while_n on_o that_o voyage_n and_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n by_o kill_v trund_v of_o goat_n here_o be_v sing_v in_o feroe_n a_o old_a song_n of_o the_o action_n of_o sigismond_n wherein_o it_o be_v say_v that_o sigismond_n find_v much_o difficulty_n and_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n ere_o he_o can_v take_v land_n in_o feroe_n for_o trund_n of_o goat_n by_o sorcery_n and_o witchcraft_n have_v raise_v great_a storm_n against_o he_o king_n oluff_n tryggeson_n give_v sigismond_n all_o feroe_n to_o rule_v over_o but_o after_o his_o death_n it_o come_v again_o under_o the_o son_n of_o trund_n of_o goat_n that_o be_v also_o call_v trund_n whereof_o be_v make_v mention_n before_o in_o the_o history_n of_o st._n oluff_n sigismond_n bresteson_n sail_v back_o to_o king_n oluff_n to_o trund_fw-mi heim_fw-ge after_o he_o have_v cause_v all_o these_o people_n to_o be_v baptise_a and_o practise_v all_o exercise_n with_o the_o â—ing_n for_o oluff_n tryggeson_n be_v very_o expert_a in_o swim_v and_o shoot_v either_o with_o a_o bow_n or_o hand-dart_n he_o can_v run_v about_o on_o the_o brink_n of_o a_o ship_n he_o fence_v equal_o well_o with_o both_o hand_n and_o can_v play_v with_o three_o hand-shear_n at_o once_o they_o be_v short_a weapon_n to_o dart_n with_o so_o that_o there_o be_v always_o two_o in_o the_o air_n he_o can_v cast_v two_o dart_n at_o once_o and_o can_v climb_v upon_o a_o hill_n before_o any_o other_o none_o be_v able_a to_o follow_v the_o king_n so_o near_o as_o sigismond_n bresteson_n see_v the_o chronicle_n of_o norway_n pag._n 166._o and_o 167._o it_o happen_v as_o sigismond_n will_v return_v again_o to_o feroe_n and_o speak_v with_o the_o king_n that_o he_o have_v a_o thick_a gold_n ring_n on_o his_o finger_n which_o count_n hagen_n have_v give_v he_o the_o king_n will_v try_v how_o much_o sigismond_n love_v the_o earl_n and_o therefore_o desire_v the_o ring_n of_o he_o but_o sigismond_n say_v that_o he_o will_v not_o give_v it_o he_o for_o count_n hagans_n sake_n the_o king_n grow_v angry_a at_o it_o and_o prophesy_v he_o that_o this_o ring_n will_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n sigismond_n be_v afterward_o murder_v in_o feroe_n in_o sandvijgge_n in_o the_o island_n of_o suderoe_n by_o torgrim_n ilde_a and_o his_o son_n for_o that_o ring_v sake_n sigismond_n be_v then_o weary_a and_o weaken_a by_o swim_v for_o he_o have_v then_o swim_v about_o a_o league_n over_o a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n thus_o far_o mr._n peter_n clauson_n and_o snore_n sturleson_n this_o sigismond_n must_v have_v be_v a_o very_a strong_a man_n for_o those_o of_o feroe_n say_v that_o he_o swim_v over_o from_o skuoe_n to_o suderoe_n as_o far_o as_o porckeroe_n which_o be_v above_o two_o league_n off_o the_o sea_n where_o there_o be_v several_a stream_n and_o current_n sandviig_n be_v not_o in_o suderoe_n but_o according_a to_o old_a tradition_n he_o swim_v to_o porcheroe_n where_o torgrim_n which_o those_o of_o feroe_n call_v thore_fw-la dog_n live_v and_o when_o he_o come_v thither_o he_o lay_v on_o the_o sea_n weed_n for_o weakness_n when_o thore_fw-la and_o his_o son_n come_v to_o he_o and_o see_v the_o golden_a ring_n he_o bid_v give_v it_o he_o and_o that_o then_o he_o will_v help_v he_o but_o as_o sigismond_n will_v not_o do_v it_o thore_fw-la out_o of_o covetousness_n for_o the_o gold_n kill_v he_o and_o because_o he_o have_v no_o weapon_n he_o bite_v out_o his_o throat_n wherefore_o he_o be_v ever_o since_o eall_v thorre-dog_n the_o other_o champion_n of_o feroe_n be_v magnus_n heinsen_n of_o who_o jens_n lawritson_n write_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o norway_n it_o seem_v that_o as_o the_o subject_n of_o haldâ—n_n the_o black_a dispute_v to_o know_v where_o his_o dead_a body_n shall_v be_v bury_v and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o agree_v about_o it_o divide_v his_o corpse_n into_o four_o part_n each_z take_z his_o and_o bury_v they_o in_o four_o place_n of_o norway_n so_o those_o of_o norway_n and_o feroe_n dispute_v after_o the_o death_n of_o magnus_n heinson_n who_o country_n man_n he_o be_v all_o those_o of_o feroe_n unanimous_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o that_o country_n his_o father_n have_v live_v there_o and_o his_o brother_n and_o sister_n have_v live_v and_o be_v dead_a there_o also_o his_o cousin_n and_o kinsman_n live_v there_o to_o this_o day_n his_o half_a brother_n ionas_n heinson_n dwell_v in_o lammehaufve_n be_v provincial_a judge_n of_o feroe_n magnus_n have_v also_o a_o natural_a son_n live_v here_o in_o the_o country_n dead_a not_o long_o since_o who_o name_n be_v erasmus_n magnusson_n his_o father_n name_n be_v mr._n hoine_fw-mi hauffregster_n curate_n of_o osteroe_n of_o who_o it_o be_v true_o relate_v that_o heine_n with_o six_o other_o student_n be_v in_o a_o boat_n about_o their_o pleasure_n in_o norway_n when_o a_o contrary_a wind_n drive_v they_o from_o the_o land_n carry_v they_o far_o at_o sea_n out_o of_o sight_n thereof_o and_o at_o last_o drive_v they_o under_o feroe_n the_o six_o student_n return_v straight_o to_o norway_n by_o the_o first_o ship_n heir_n alone_o remain_v who_o be_v first_o the_o bishop_n of_o feroe_n servitor_z and_o afterward_o parish_n priest_n of_o osteroe_n he_o marry_v a_o woman_n of_o feroe_n which_o be_v dead_a he_o go_v into_o norway_n and_o marry_v a_o norway_n woman_n name_v gery_n with_o who_o he_o live_v a_o good_a while_n here_o in_o feroe_n beget_v of_o her_o magnus_n heineson_n it_o be_v say_v beside_o that_o the_o say_v mr._n heine_n return_v into_o norway_n where_o he_o get_v another_o live_n by_o reason_n
whereof_o possible_a magnus_n be_v esteem_v a_o norway_n man_n the_o say_v magnus_n heineson_n sail_v first_o as_o a_o merchant_n from_o bergen_n to_o feroe_n afterward_o he_o take_v service_n in_o holland_n against_o pirate_n sea-robber_n and_o dunkirker_n till_o at_o last_o he_o grow_v a_o renown_a man_n and_o therefore_o be_v take_v into_o the_o service_n of_o his_o majesty_n of_o denmark_n king_n frederick_n the_o secoud_a of_o happy_a memory_n be_v admit_v as_o a_o ship_n captain_n and_o afterward_o come_v to_o so_o great_a honour_n that_o he_o marry_v a_o lady_n of_o noble_a parentage_n his_o say_a majesty_n make_v continual_o use_v of_o he_o to_o cleanse_v the_o sea_n and_o take_v all_o pirate_n and_o sea-robber_n that_o do_v then_o great_a damage_n under_o norway_n island_n and_o feroe_n there_o be_v many_o recital_n of_o his_o courage_n and_o valiant_a action_n he_o be_v not_o only_o bold_a and_o courageous_a to_o meet_v his_o enemy_n but_o also_o intelligent_a to_o devise_v cunning_a stratagem_n against_o they_o when_o they_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o he_o for_o it_o happen_v once_o that_o a_o famous_a pirate_n with_o a_o well_o rig_v ship_n come_v under_o norway_n and_o cast_v anchor_n near_o valdhowe_n whereof_o magnus_n be_v advertise_v and_o have_v cause_v the_o ship_n to_o be_v espy_v find_v that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o fight_v she_o open_o he_o therefore_o invent_v this_o stratagem_n he_o clothe_v himself_o in_o a_o peasant_n clothes_n get_v a_o fisher_n boat_n and_o provide_v himself_o with_o old_a nail_n lead_v leather_n a_o melt_a spoon_n and_o a_o tinder_n box_n which_o he_o hide_v all_o under_o his_o net_n and_o rope_n in_o the_o boat_n be_v then_o come_v from_o the_o land_n and_o have_v take_v pretty_a many_o fish_n he_o row_v to_o the_o ship_n and_o while_o he_o sell_v they_o fish_n know_v so_o well_o to_o counterfeit_v a_o gross_a simplicity_n that_o they_o have_v no_o suspicion_n of_o his_o stay_n but_o it_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o they_o which_o when_o he_o perceive_v he_o desire_v leave_v of_o the_o captain_n to_o fasten_v his_o boat_n at_o the_o stern_a of_o the_o ship_n pretend_v that_o he_o use_v often_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o poverty_n to_o lie_v out_o at_o sea_n in_o the_o summer_n the_o captain_n have_v grant_v his_o request_n he_o fasten_v his_o boat_n near_o the_o rudder_n the_o watch_n that_o be_v set_v at_o night_n take_v little_a care_n of_o what_o be_v do_v at_o stern_a of_o the_o ship_n and_o have_v no_o suspicion_n of_o such_o a_o fellow_n wherefore_o when_o magnus_n perceive_v that_o every_o body_n be_v at_o quiet_a he_o thrust_v as_o many_o nail_n as_o can_v go_v into_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o rudder_n he_o cluster_v they_o with_o leather_n underneath_o then_o strike_v fire_n melt_v his_o lead_n and_o pour_v it_o into_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o rudder_n have_v now_o do_v all_o this_o without_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o watch_n he_o retire_v in_o the_o morning_n to_o his_o own_o ship_n and_o make_v all_o thing_n ready_a for_o fight_v weigh_v anchor_n and_o put_v to_o sea_n sail_v against_o the_o pirate_n and_o engage_v he_o to_o fight_v but_o he_o not_o be_v able_a to_o govern_v his_o ship_n the_o rudder_n be_v fast_o and_o immovable_a he_o be_v easy_o and_o without_o any_o great_a resistance_n overcome_v and_o take_v prisoner_n by_o magnus_n heinson_n whereas_o magnus_n heins_n n_o do_v earnest_o endeavour_v to_o ruin_v these_o sea-robber_n both_o by_o subtle_a device_n as_o well_o as_o by_o force_n he_o destroy_v many_o of_o they_o and_o his_o name_n grow_v famous_a abroad_o wherefore_o these_o pirate_n do_v prosecute_v magnus_n again_o and_o make_v all_o their_o endeavour_n to_o surprise_v he_o with_o advantage_n a_o sea_n robber_n have_v have_v notice_n that_o he_o lay_v secure_a in_o thorshaven_n in_o feroe_n he_o do_v seek_v he_o there_o which_o magnus_n perceive_v hide_v all_o his_o dig_v and_o take_v flight_n upon_o hestoe_n the_o enemy_n have_v hear_v of_o it_o pursue_v he_o thither_o but_o magnus_n have_v so_o provide_v himself_o aforehand_o with_o stone_n which_o he_o roll_v upon_o they_o that_o he_o drive_v they_o all_o away_o and_o force_v they_o to_o retire_v to_o their_o ship_n again_o and_o put_v to_o sea_n but_o magnus_n that_o he_o may_v be_v free_a afterward_o for_o such_o unexpected_a surprise_v of_o the_o enemy_n raise_v a_o sconce_n near_o thors_n haven_n which_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v repair_v so_o his_o ship_n man_v she_o as_o well_o as_o possible_a and_o put_v to_o sea_n again_o to_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o his_o enemy_n at_o last_o he_o hear_v that_o he_o be_v in_o norway_n and_o know_v that_o he_o be_v not_o strong_a enough_o to_o fight_v he_o he_o seek_v to_o surprise_v he_o command_v his_o folk_n to_o lie_v in_o boat_n in_o a_o off_o side_n from_o the_o ship_n he_o take_v a_o number_n of_o stone_n with_o he_o and_o come_v on_o board_n the_o pirate_n who_o not_o know_v he_o take_v he_o for_o a_o simple_a peasant_n magnus_n carry_v himself_o now_o as_o before_o with_o his_o cunning_a folly_n and_o a_o good_a while_n make_v the_o people_n merry_a on_o the_o deck_n till_o at_o last_o feign_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v drink_v with_o their_o beer_n he_o begin_v to_o try_v whether_o he_o can_v climb_v up_o the_o mainmast_n carry_v himself_o very_o simple_o in_o his_o trial_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o know_v what_o they_o call_v the_o mast_n or_o what_o it_o serve_v they_o to_o he_o do_v thus_o so_o long_o with_o they_o till_o he_o get_v up_o into_o the_o mast_n quarter_n and_o then_o present_o with_o a_o dagger_n which_o he_o have_v hide_v under_o his_o clothes_n cut_v off_o the_o sail_n rope_n and_o with_o the_o stone_n which_o he_o have_v about_o he_o drive_v the_o people_n under_o deck_n blow_v then_o in_o his_o whistle_n whereat_o all_o his_o folk_n come_v from_o their_o ambush_n get_v into_o the_o ship_n and_o bolt_v the_o hatch_n till_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o man_n come_v with_o his_o ship_n and_o take_v all_o the_o people_n prisoner_n magnus_n as_o many_o more_o be_v something_o incline_v to_o drunkenness_n whence_o it_o happen_v once_o while_o he_o lay_v here_o in_o a_o harbour_n of_o feroe_n be_v go_v to_o land_n where_o he_o drink_v hard_o with_o all_o his_o man_n so_o that_o he_o fall_v asleep_a and_o lay_v that_o night_n on_o shoar_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n a_o pirate_n come_v into_o the_o harbour_n and_o have_v notice_n where_o magnus_n be_v they_o come_v subtle_o to_o he_o and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n while_o he_o be_v asleep_a among_o all_o his_o man_n and_o carry_v he_o on_o board_n though_o they_o afterward_o release_v he_o on_o this_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v swear_v and_o promise_n never_o to_o persecute_v they_o more_o magnus_n be_v at_o liberty_n do_v not_o think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o observe_v any_o force_a oath_n therefore_o to_o revenge_v the_o shame_n they_o have_v put_v upon_o he_o as_o well_o as_o to_o curb_v their_o unjust_a piracy_n which_o they_o then_o exercise_v every_o where_o about_o this_o country_n without_o any_o fear_n think_v themselves_o in_o security_n by_o reason_n of_o magnus_n heineson_n obligation_n he_o engage_v with_o these_o impious_a man_n and_o in_o a_o short_a fight_n overcome_v and_o take_v they_o prisoner_n in_o such_o manner_n be_v the_o fear_n of_o magnus_n come_v upon_o his_o enemy_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o kill_v he_o when_o they_o have_v he_o prisoner_n and_o think_v themselves_o free_a of_o all_o danger_n if_o they_o be_v but_o in_o security_n of_o he_o the_o courage_n and_o valour_n of_o magnus_n be_v so_o great_a that_o not_o only_o he_o do_v not_o avoid_v danger_n by_o engage_v often_o with_o more_o powerful_a man_n than_o himself_o and_o happy_o overcome_v they_o but_o they_o neither_o fail_v he_o in_o his_o great_a danger_n for_o once_o the_o most_o part_n of_o his_o own_o folk_n consist_v of_o several_a nation_n have_v conspire_v together_o to_o kill_v he_o and_o run_v away_o with_o his_o ship_n he_o alone_o in_o a_o fury_n master_v 1â—_n of_o they_o and_o drive_v such_o a_o fear_n in_o the_o rest_n that_o they_o let_v fall_v their_o feracity_n and_o appease_v themselves_o and_o as_o he_o be_v courageous_a so_o be_v ever_o fortune_n on_o his_o side_n it_o happen_v usual_o that_o fortune_n help_v a_o valiant_a man_n but_o luck_n be_v inconstant_a and_o often_o change_v it_o happen_v even_o so_o unto_o magnus_n for_o he_o be_v again_o by_o force_n overcome_v and_o take_v prisoner_n but_o his_o great_a courage_n do_v never_o forsake_v he_o for_o be_v ask_v by_o he_o that_o have_v take_v he_o what_o his_o mind_n be_v then_o he_o answer_v without_o any_o sign_n of_o fear_n if_o i_o have_v power_n