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REIKEVIG. 
almost strait long wool, intermixed with shorter 
hairs. On returning to Reikevig, Mr. Jorgensen, 
who had entire possession of the government- 
house, offered me a bed there, which I gladly 
accepted. 
behind by a large silver medal, gilt, two inches and three 
quarters in diameter, and representing in relief, on one side, 
the crucifixion of our Saviour between the two thieves, with 
a number of extremely well defined figures below. The 
superscription is PECCATA. NOSTRA. IPSE. PERTVLIT. 
IN. CORPORE. SVO. SVPER. LIGNVM. VT. PECCATIS. 
MORTUI. IVSTICIE. VIVAM. The reverse represents 
Abraham about to offer up his son Isaac, and the angel of 
the Lord staying the hand already lifted to slay his son: the 
superscription, PATER. MI. ECCE. IGNIS. ET. LIGNA. VBI. 
EST. VICTIM A.N. DIXIT. ABRAHAM. DOMINVS. PROVI- 
DEBIT. FILL MI. I have followed, literally, the spelling 
of the words; the letters, as well as the whole medal, are 
in excellent preservation. It is supposed to have been struck 
in Denmark, and has the date inscribed upon the Altar, 
1537. The two ends of chain are connected in front by a 
long transverse piece of silver gilt, elegantly embossed and 
ornamented ; to which is suspended a large cross of the 
same metal, which hangs down upon the breast, and has, 
in the centre of it, a box for holding perfumes. The lid of 
this box bears in relief the. figure of the Virgin Mary with 
our Saviour in her arms, and on the under side, a represen* 
tation of God the Father, in the likeness of an old man in 
robes, having a sort of crown upon his head ; he is sitting 
on a throne, and supports with his hands, between his 
knees, our Saviour upon the cross 5 while the Holy Spirit, 
like a dove with outstretched wings, is hovering upon his 
head: about them are the words VERA. TRINITAS. ET. 
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