THE TRUE STATE OF ICELAND 



A.D. 

 1592. 



IN these times therefore light is restored unto our [i. 577.] 

 soules from heaven, and the gate of the kingdome of 

 heaven is opened unto us by the sincere preaching of 

 Christian doctrine. For in either of the Bishops seats 

 there is a free schoole founded by the HberaHty and pietie 

 of that most renoumed King of Denmarke Christian the 

 third : and afterward the sonne following the godly 

 steppes of his most Christian father, the said Free 

 schooles by Lord Friderick the second, our most re- 

 ligious King, being called up to his heavenly countrey 

 in the yeare 1588, have beene encreased and furthered: 

 which at this day also doe prosper and flourish by the 



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