AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1592. 



The eight section. 

 Krantzius. They honour their Bishop as their King : unto whose 

 Munsterus. command all the whole people have respect. What- 

 soever he prescribeth out of the law, the scriptures, 

 or the customes of other nations, they do full holily 

 observe. 



THere was indeed at the beginning, about the time 

 of the reformation of religion, great reverence had 

 unto the bishop ; but never so great, that our politique 

 lawes at the bishops command should give place to 

 outlandish lawes & customes. Neither in the time of 

 Albertus Krantzius, much lesse of Munster (of which 

 two the first deceased in the yere of our Lord 15 17, 

 and the second 1552) the bishops of Island had the 

 authority of kings, when as many of the country which 

 were of the richer sort, would not doubt to rebell against 

 them ; which thing is too well knowen in our countrey. 

 Yet in the meane time, the bishops being terrible with their 

 authority of excommunication, reduced some under their 

 subjection, and others at that time they cruelly persecuted. 

 Moreover, albeit at that time the bishop was had in 

 great, yea, in exceeding great reverence, yet now adayes, 

 the darkenesse of popery being dispelled, the devill 

 assaulteth men after another sort, and even here amongst 

 us, he is not slacke to arme their minds with contempt, and 

 perverse stubburnnesse against God, and his holy ministry. 



The ninth section. 

 Munsterus. They live there for the most part upon fishes, because 

 of their great want of corne, which is brought in 

 from the port townes of other countreys : who cary 

 home fishes from thence with great gaine. Also 

 Munster sayth, they do there use stockefish in stead 

 of bread, which groweth not in that countrey. 



lOnsider (friendly reader) how Munster is delighted 



to harpe upon one string, that when he can write 



nothing of an unknowen nation which may cary any 



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