39. A Charter of King Henry IV., to English Merchants resident in
Prussia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Germany
40. A note touching the mighty ships of King Henry V., from a Chronicle
in the Trinity Church of Winchester
41. A branch of a Statute made in the Reigne of Henry VI., for the
trade to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finmark
42. Another branch of a Statute made in the Reigne of Henry VI.,
concerning the English Marchants in Denmark
43. The Process or the Libel of English Policie, exhorting all England to
Keepe the Sea
44. A brief Commentarie of Island: wherein the errors of such as have
written concerning this island are detected, and the Slanders and
Reproches of certaine strangers, which they have used over boldly
against the People of Island are confuted by Arngrimus Ionas
BOOK I.
SECTION 1.
The Isle of Island, being severed from other countries, an infinite
distance standeth farre into the ocean, etc.
SECTION 2.
In this Island at the Summer Solstitum there is no night, etc.
SECTION 3.
It is named of the ice, which continually cleaveth unto the north part
thereof.
SECTION 4.
The Island is so great that it containeth many people, etc.
SECTION 5.
The Island, the most part thereof, is mountainous and untilled.
SECTION 6.
There be in this Island mountaines lift up to the skies, whose tops
being white with perpetual snowe, their roots boile with everlasting
fire, etc.
