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this intelligence," observes the narrator, " I know 

 not :" but from a piece of another letter of An- 

 tonio, it would appear that Zichmni built a town 

 near the harbour on the island which he had 

 discovered. The beginning of the letter he says 

 is as follows : — 



" Concerning those things that you desire to 

 know of me, as of the men and their manners and 

 customs, of the animals and neighbouring coun- 

 tries, I have set down particularly in a book, which, 

 by the blessing of God, I will bring with me ; 

 wherein I have described the country, the mon- 

 strous fishes, the laws and customs of Frisland, 

 Island, Estland, the kingdom of Norway, Estoti- 

 land, Drogio, together with the life of M. Nicolo, 

 the knight our brother, with the discovery which 

 he made, and the state of Engroneland. I have 

 also written the life and acts of Zichmni, a prince 

 as worthy of immortal memory as any that ever 

 lived, for his great valour and singular humanity ; 

 wherein I have described the discovery of Engrone- 

 land on both sides and the city which he built. 

 Therefore I will speak no further hereof in this 

 letter, hoping to be with you very shortly, and to 

 satisfy you in sundry other things by word of 

 mouth." 



The letters containing the curious and interest- 

 ing narrative of the adventures and discoveries of 

 the two Zenos were written by Antonio to his 

 brother Qirlo ; " and it grieveth me/' says the 



