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Uprted, that between two of thefe Euripi, namely that made by the Scythick Ocean 

 and that on the back fide of Groenland, there lieth an Ifland Northward of ' Lapbia 

 and 'Biarmia, inhabited by (pygmies. Much more to this purpofe is related of the 

 Subpolar Region, but fince it is very improbable that any one could come fo near 

 as to make any difcovery thereof, to fay more of this Matter, would be but to in- 

 fift upon things favoring more of Fables than Reality. 

 s°m"cf . Groenland is that part oiTerra Septentrionalis, which winds about from South to 

 g„«„w. £aft) an j <j ec i inc Northward from Cape Faruel, in the Deucaledonian Sea ; however, 

 Greenland hath been generally taken for an Ifland ; yet many late Navigators think 

 it joy ns with the Continent of Tartary, and others leave it in doubt whether it be 

 Ifland or Continent : It is bounded towards the Eall with the Deucaledonian Ocean- 

 towards the Weft, with Hud/on $ Straights and 'Bay, which feparate it from America \ 

 towards the North its Bounds are altogether unknown, and is not without reafort 

 fuppos'd to be the utmoft part of the World towards the North 'Pole. There are 

 who believe it to be one Continent with America, and that upon this ground, be. 

 caufefeveral who have attempted to pafs through the Straight commonly call'd 

 The Straight ofDaVis, into the Eajl-lndies, affirm, that they found it to be a Gulph ; 

 but one Captain John Monk, who was alfo a great Undertaker ih the North-Weft 

 Paffage through this Straight, or Gulf ofDaYu, alledges great Probabilities of this 

 Lands being divided by Sea from the Continent of America. 

 ISpJT This Countrey hath anciently been divided into two Regions, Eajl-Groenland 

 ."L and Weft,Groe>iland • anfwerable to wbich Divifion Errick, furnam'd Tbe%uddy, the 

 w clti- Son of TertwMe, is reported by the Danifh Chronicle to have built two Forts or 

 Lodges, Oftreiug and Weflrebttg, in the Eaftern part. The firft Planters of Qhrijlia- 

 mty built the City Garde, which became, as the faid Chronicle mentions, a City of 

 great Repute aud Traffick, and not lorig after, the Tow*n Jibe, and towards the 

 Sea-Coaft,aMonaftery,dedicitedtoSf. Thomas. The City Garde was a Bifliop's 

 See, to which belong'd a Cathedral Church, Bythe Title of St. Nicholas, built in 

 the fame City, though a certain Ifeland Chronicle makes mention of the Church of 

 Strofnes, as the chief Metropolitan and Bifliop's See of Greenland. The Bifliop af. 

 lifted oftentimes in the AflemWy of the Eilates of Denmark, and held of the Bifliop 

 ofNjdrofta or Drunthen in Norway, as the Temporal Eftate of Groenland held of the 

 Crown ot Norway ,the Norwegians being the onely known Planters of this Countrey, 

 deriving theit Original from the aforefaid Errick, according to the teftimony of 

 Mr.Formius, and alfo of Jngrimus Jonas, in his Specimen Ijlandicum, and the Vice.Roy 

 of Norway, tht Nomophylax (as the faid Angrimus calls himj or Sovereign Judge of the 

 Countrey. The Inhabitlnts of WeJirehurg,ot the Weftern Coaft of Groenland, are by 

 fome call'd Skreglinguers. According to the Ifeland Chronicle, the Towns and Places 

 of chief note are Skageford, in the moft Eaftern part . a little farther Weft the Port 

 of Funchebuder,Co call'd from a Page of St. OlausIQng of Njrvay, who toge'ther with 

 feveral others werecaft away upon that place • a little higher, the %oanfen, full of 

 white Bears, and other wild Beafts. In the Weftern Coaft, fyidelfiord, an Arm of 

 the Sea, on the right Shore whereof ftands fyrfektrk, i. e. a Church built crofs- 

 ways ; alfo the Town Vandalehug, and not far off a Monaftery, dedicated to St. 

 Olaus and St. Augujiine ■ the next Place is <Rumpefinfiord, where there is a religious 

 Convent, and d.vers little Iflands, in which are Springs of Water, warm in the 

 Winter, and temperate in the Summer, which are accounted Medicinal and of 

 great Vertue in the curing of divers Maladies ■ upon the fame Coaft lies Etfnatf- 

 ford. between which and %upefmford is the Palace Eos, and a great Church, dedi- 

 cated to St. Nicholas-, near the Promontory Cltning is another great Houfe call'd 



Daller, 



