AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1077. 



both him and the rest of his company, partly with sword, 

 and partly with fire. 



In the yeere 1098. the abbey of S. Maries at Cistertium 

 was founded. In the same yeere also Antiochia was 

 taken by the Christians, and a Comet appeared. 



Moreover, the same yeere there was a battel fought 

 betweene the inhabitants of Man, at Santwat, and they of 

 the North obtained the victory. In which battell were 

 slaine Earle Othor and Mac-Maras, chieftaines of both 

 parts. 



The same yeere Magnus king of Norway, sonne of 

 Olavus, Sonne of Harald Harfagre, being desirous to 

 view the corps of S. Olavus king and Martyr, gave com- 

 maundement that his monument should be opened. But 

 the Bishop and the Clergie withstanding this his attempt, 

 the king went very boldly and by his kingly authoritie, 

 caused the cophin to be opened. And when hee had 

 seene with his eyes, and handled with his hands the 

 incorrupt body of the foresaid King and Martyr, a sudden 

 feare came upon him, and he departed with great haste. 

 The night following Olavus king and Martyr appeared 

 unto him in a vision, saying : Chuse (I say) unto your 

 selfe one of these two, either within 30. dayes to lose 

 your life with your kingdome, or else to depart from 

 Norway and never to see it againe. The King so soone 

 as he was awaked out of sleepe, called his Princes and 

 Senatours, and expounded the foresaide vision unto them. 

 And they also being astonished thereat gave him this 

 counsell, that with all speed he should depart out of 

 Norway. Then he without any further delay caused a 

 Navie of 1 60. ships to be provided, and so sailed unto the 

 Islands of Orkney, which hee presently subdued, and 

 passing along through all the Islands and conquering 

 them, at length he came unto the Isle of Man, where 

 he was no sooner arrived, but hee went unto the Isle of 

 S. Patric to see the place of battell, where the inhabitants 

 of Man had of late fought, because many of the dead 

 bodies were as yet unburied. And seeing that it was a 



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