A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1592. 



favour and authoritie of the most gracious King and our 

 Prince, Christian the fourth, wherein the youth of our 

 Islande being instructed in the rudiments of liberall artes, 

 and sacred divinitie, are trained up to knowledge and 

 true godlinesse, that from hence ministers of Churches 

 may proceede. 



We are come at length in the register of the Bishops 

 of Island downe to this present day, wherein the fore- 

 named excellent men Gudbrandus Thoriacius, and Otto 

 Enerus, the one at Holen, and the other at Schalholt 

 are Bishops ot our Cathedrall Churches : both of which 

 men, that it would please God long to preserve unto 

 his Church in health and life, for the glorie of his most 

 holy name, we all doe earnestly and with fervent prayers 

 beseech him. 



The second section. 

 Munsurus. Thev inhabite for the most part in caves, or hollowe 

 FHfi^^^^ places within the sides of mountaines. And againe, 



Thev have many houses and Churches built with the 

 bones of fishes, and Whales. Againe. Many of 

 them also to avoide the extremitie of colde, doe 

 keepe themselves close in their caves, even as the 

 people of Africa doe to avoyde the heate of the sunne. 

 Also Munster savth : Manv in Island at this dav 

 build their houses with the ribbes and bones ot 

 Whales. 



HEre the second member taketh his beginning con- 

 cerning the course of life, and the manners ot the 

 inhabitants. And first of all what buildings or houses 

 they doe use : namely according to Munster, Krantzius, 

 Frisius &c. Holes and caves of mountaines. But 

 although in gorgeous buildings, and such other worldly 

 braveries there is very litle helpe to the attayni ng of 

 a life truelv happie : notwithstanding, wee can not in 

 this place conceale the truth : and we plainely affirme that 

 Cosmographers and Historiographers also doe erre in this 

 point. For such habitations as they write to be common 



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