A.D. 



c. 1380. 



Zichmni 

 prince of 

 Porland or 

 Duke of 

 Zorani. 



[III. 122.] 



Frisland the 

 King of Nor - 

 zvayes. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



them into his protection upon his faith. This was a 

 great Lord, and possessed certaine Islands called Porland, 

 lying on the South side of Frisland, being the richest 

 and most populous of all those parts, his name was 

 Zichmni : and beside the said little Islands, he was Duke 

 of Sorani, lying over against Scotland. 



Of these North parts I thought good to draw the 

 copie of a Sea carde, which amongst other antiquities I 

 have in my house, which although it be rotten through 

 many yeeres, yet it falleth out indifferent well : and to 

 those that are delighted in these things, it may serve 

 for some light to the understanding of that, which with- 

 out it cannot so easily be conceived. Zichmni being 

 Lord of those Sygnories (as is said) was a very warlike 

 and valiant man and above all things famous in Sea 

 causes. And having the yere before given the over- 

 throw to the king of Norway, who was Lord of the 

 Island, being desirous to winne fame by feates of armes, 

 hee was come on land with his men to give the attempt 

 for the winning of Frisland, which is an Island much 

 bigger then Ireland. Wherefore seeing that M. Nicolo 

 was a man of judgement & discretion, and very expert 

 both in sea matters and martiall affaires, hee gave him 

 commission to goe aboord his Navy with all his men, 

 charging the captaine to honour him and in all things 

 to use his counsaile. 



This Navy of Zichmni was of thirteene vessels, 

 whereof two onely were rowed with oares, the rest 

 small barkes and one ship, with the which they sayled 

 to the Westwards and with little paines wonne Ledovo 

 and Ilofe and divers other small Islands : and turning 

 into a bay called Sudero, in the haven of the towne 

 named Sanestol, they tooke certaine small barks laden 

 with fish. And here they found Zichmni, who came 

 by land with his armie conquering all the countrey as 

 he went : they stayed here but a while, and led on 

 their course to the Westwards till they came to the 

 other Cape of the gulfe or bay, then turning againe, 



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