WOLSTAN'S VOYAGE TO TRUSCO a.d. 



c. 890. 

 Hetha, he had Gotland on leerboord, and Silland, with Hetha but two 

 divers other Islands. In that countrey dwelt English 'ipei sailing 

 men, before they came into this land. And these 2. dayes //^^;4/I/i? 

 he had upon his leereboord the Islands that are subject to he Wwner or 

 Denmarke. Rostocke. 



Wolstans navigation in the || East sea, from Hetha Within the 

 to Trusco, which is about Dantzig. ^marke 



Olstan sayd, that he departed from Hetha, 

 and arrived at Trusco, in the space of 7. 

 dayes, and 7. nights : during which time, 

 his shippe kept her course continually 

 under saile. All this voyage Wenedland 

 was still upon his steerboord, and on his 

 leerboord was Langland, Layland, Falster, 

 and Sconie : all which countreyes are subject to Denmarke. 

 Upon his leerboord also, was Bargenland, which hath a Bargenland, 

 private king, unto whom it is subject. Having left Bar- ^^' Bomholme. 

 genland, he passed by Blekingie, Meere, Eland and Got- 

 land, having them on his leerboord : all which countreys 

 are subject to Sweden : and Wenedland was all the way 

 upon his steerboord, until he came to Wixel mouth. Wixel Wixelis the 

 is a very great river which runneth along betwixt Witland ^'^^'^^' ^^.^^ 

 and Wenedland. Witland is apperteining to the Easter- ^^J^^ ^^ ^ 

 lings: and the river of Wixel runneth out of || Wenedland Dantzig. 

 into Eastmeere, which Eastmeere is at the least 15. miles \\0r, Prussia. 

 in breadth. There runneth also another river called Using 

 from the East, and falieth into Eastmeere, out of another 

 lake upon the banke, whereupon is situated Fruso. So Fruso. 

 that Using comming out of II Eastland, and Wixel out of 1| Or, 

 Wenedland, fall both together into Eastmeere, and there Lituania. 

 Wixel depriveth Using of his name, and runneth thence 

 West & North into the sea ; whereof the place is called 

 Wixelmouth. 



Eastland is a very large land, and there be many cities The descrip- 

 and townes within it, and in every one of them is a king : ^^^'^ ^f 

 whereby there is continually among them great strife ^^^^^ ' 



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