Northern Europe - The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques And Discoveries Of The English Nation - Volume 1 - Collected By Richard Hakluyt
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Every Reader Conversant In The Annals Of Oar Naval Transactions Will
Cheerfully Acknowledge The Merit Of Richard Hakluyt, Who Devoted His
Studies To The Investigation Of Those Periods Of The English History, Which
Regard The Improvement Of Navigation And Commerce.
He had the advantage of
an academical education.
He was elected Student of Christ-Church in Oxford
in 1570, and was therefore contemporary with Sidney at the University. To
him we are principally indebted for a clear and comprehensive description
of those noble discoveries of the English nation made by sea or over land
to the most distant quarter of the earth. His incomparable industry was
remunerated with every possible encouragement by Sir Francis Walsingham and
Sir Philip Sidney. To the latter, as to a most generous promoter of all
ingenious and useful knowledge, he inscribed his first collection of
voyages and discoveries, printed in 1582. Thus animated and encouraged, he
was enabled to leave to posterity the fruits of his unwearied labours - an
invaluable treasure of nautical information, preserved in volumes, which
even at this day, affix to his name a brilliancy of reputation, which a
series of ages can never efface or obscure.
CERTEINE TESTIMONIES CONCERNING
K. ARTHUR AND HIS CONQUESTS OF THE NORTH REGIONS,
TAKEN OUT OF
THE HISTORIE OF THE KINGS OF BRITAINE.
WRITTEN BY GALFRIDUS MONUMETENSIS, AND NEWLY PRINTED
AT HEIDELBERGE, ANNO 1587.
Lib 9. cap. 10.
Anno Christi, 517. Arthurus, secundo regni sui anno subiugatis totius
Hybernia partibus, classem suam direxit in Islandiam, eamque debellato
populo subiugauit. Exin diuulgato per cateraa insulas rumore, quod ei nulla
Prouincia resistere poterat, Doldauius rex Gotlandia, & Gunfacius rex
Orcadum vltro venerunt, promissoque vectigali subiectionem fecerunt. Emensa
deinde hyeme, reuersus est in Britanniam, statumque regni in firmam pacem
renouans, moram duodecim annis ibidem fecit.
The same in English.
In the yere Of Christ, 517. king Arthur in the second yeere of his reigne,
hauing subdued all parts of Ireland, sailed with his fleet into Island, and
brought it and the people thereof vnder his subiection. The rumour
afterwards being spread thorowout all the other Islands, that no countrey
was able to withstand him, Doldamus the king of Gotland, and Gunfacius the
king of Orkney, came voluntarily vnto him, and yeelded him their obedience
promising to pay him tribute. The Winter being spent, he returned into
Britaine, and establishing his kingdome in perfect peace, he continued
there for the space of twelue yeres.
Lib 9. cap. 12.
Missis deinde in diuersa regna Legatis, inuitantur tam ex Gallijs quam ex
collateralibus Insulis Oceani qui ad curiam venire deberent, &c. Et paulo
post: Ex collateralibus autem Insulis Guillaumurius rex Hybernia, Maluasius
rex Islandia, Doldauius rex Gotlandia, Gunnasius rex Orchadum, Lot rex
Noruegia, Aschihus rex Danorum.
The same in English.
After that king Arthur sending his messenger into diuers kingdomes, he
summoned such as were to come to his Court, as well out of France, as out
of the adiacent Islands of the sea, &c. and a little after: From those
adiacent Islands came Guillaumarius king of Ireland, Maluasius king of
Island, Doldauius king of Gotland, Gunnasius king of Orkney, Lot the king
of Norway, and Aschilius the king of Denmarke.
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