Anno Domini 1000.] And Then After 26.

Yeeres consulting about Religion, at length in the yeere 1000, it was decreed in a generall assembly of all the inhabitants by their whole consent, that the worship of heathenish Idoles being abandoned, they should embrace Christian Religion.

Againe, in the yeere 1050, it was decreed in a solemne assembly of the inhabitants, that temporall or politique lawes (the constitutions whereof being brought out of Norwaie were communicated vnto the Islanders by one Vlfliot in the yeere 926.) should euery where giue place to the Canon or diuine Lawe.

In the yere 1056. one Isleif went beyond the seas out of Island to be consecrated bishop of Island.

He came home consecrated into Island, and entred into the bishopricke of Scalholt in the yeere 1057. He died 1080. in the yeere of his age 74. The 4. of the Kalends of Iuly.

These things perhaps wil seeme trifling, short and base, not sufficiently worthy to be mentioned, together with many other matters which follow: but neither doe wee compile the Romane history, neither yet shall these things be so trifling, but that they may be of sufficient force to conuince the errours of Krantzius and others, according to our purpose. [Sidenote: A notable testimonie of Saxo concerning the Islanders.] And vndoubtedly as touching the trueth of our histories, it is euident that Saxo Grammaticus attributeth very much vnto them: whose words in his preface of Denmarke be these: Neither is the diligence of the Thylenses (for so he calleth Islanders) to be smothered in silence: who when as by reason of the natiue barrennes of their soile, wanting nourishments of riot, they do exercise the duties of continuall sobrietie, and vse to bestow all the time of their life in the knowledge of other men's exploits they supply their want by their wit. For they esteeme it a pleasure to know and commit vnto memory the famous acts of other nations, reckoning it no lesse praiseworthy to discourse of other mens vertues, then to practise their owne. Whose treasures replenished with the monuments of historical matters, I more curiously searching into, haue compiled no smal part of this present worke by following of their relation neither despised I to haue those men for my iudges, whom I knew to be skilful in so great knowledge of antiquitie. Thus farre Saxo.

Wherefore I thinke it not amisse to proceede in the recitall of the Bishops of Island, that the order and descent of them all, being so farre foorth as is possible, diligently put together out of our yeerely records, may make good that which we haue alledged against Krantzius concerning Isleif the first Bishop of Island.

CATALOGUS CHRONOLOGICUS EPISCOPORUM ISLANDIA.

Anno Episcopi Schalholtenses Christi I. Isleif. 1056 Ordinatur peregre. 1057 Redit et Schalholtensem cathedram adit 1080 Anno atat 74. Moritur 4. Kalend. Iul.

II. Gysserus. 1082 Ordinatur peregre, 1083 Redit in Islandiam cum Episopatu. 1118 Moritur 5. Kalend. Maias qui fuit dies Martis.

III. Thorlacus Runolphi. F. Anno atatis Ordinatur eodem anno, quo pradecessor. 32: Gysserus vita excessit, sed tamen ante illius obitum 30. die 1133 Moritur.

IV. Magnus 1134 Ordinatur. 1148 Postridie festi omnium Sanctorum in villa sacerdotali Hittardal comuiuans, coenaculo fulmine percusso, cum viris 70. flammis absumptus est.

V. Klaingus. 1151 Eligitur. 1152 Cathedram adit. 1176 Moritur.

VI. Thorlacus. Eligitur biennio ante obit, pradecessoris 1178 Ordinatur. 1193 Moritur.

VII. Paulus. 1195 Ordinatur. 1211 Moritur.

VIII. Magnus. 1216 Ordinatur.

IX. Siguardus. 1239 Cathedram adit. 1268 Moritur.

X. Arnerus. 1269 Cathedram adit. 1298 Moritur.

XI. Arnerus Helgonis F. 1304 Ordinatur. 1305 Cathedram adit. 1309 In Noruagiam abit ligna a rege Noruagia petiturus, quibus templum Schalholtense readificaretur, quod eodem anno fulmine tactum conflagrarat. 1310 Redit ex intinere. 1320 Moritur.

XII. Ionas Haldorus. 1321 Eligitur. 1322 Ordinatur Kal. Augusti. 1323 Cathedram adit. 1338 Moritur.

XIII. Ionas Indridi F. Roruages 1339 Cathedram adit. 1341 Moritur.

XIV. Ionas Siguardi F. 1343 Cathedram adit. 1348 Moritur pridie Diui Magni.

XV. Gyrthus. 1349 Ordinatus Asloia Noruagorum, ab Episcopo Asloensi Salomone. 1356 Abiens peregre fluctibus vitam finit.

XVI. Thorarinnus. 1362 Cathedram adit. 1364 Moritur.

XVII. Oddgeirus. 1366 Cathedram adit.

1381 Moritur in assumpt. beata virginis, in portu Noruagia Burgensi, e mercium aceruo in imum nauis delapsus. Sepultus Bergis in ade Saluatoris.

XVIII. Michael Danus. 1385 Cathedral adit. 1388 Resignat profectus in Daniam.

XIX. Wilhelmus Danus. 1394 Cathedram adit. Moritur.

XX. Arnerus. Hic cognomento fuit Milldur. i. liberalis. Gessit vna pafecturam Islandia tertius: Episcopatum Schalholtens. & vice Episcopatum Holensem. 1420 Obijt.

XXI. Ionas Gerichso.

1432 Suecus siue cognomento siue natione praest Ecclesia Schalholtensi: ac postea ob quadam nimis audacter tentata, a quodam Thorualdo de Modruvallum (vt fama est) captus, & aligato ad collum saxo in amne Schalholtensi, qui a ponte nomen habet, viuus submersus & strangulatus est.

XXII. Gosuinus. 1445 Praest Ecclesia Schalholtensi.

XXIII. Sueno. 1472 Dictus sapiens praest.

XXIV. Magnus Riolphi F. 1489 Praest.

XXV. Stephanus. 1494 Cathedram adit. Deinde Godtschalco episcopo Holensi, qui crudelis nomen meritus esse videtur, Synchronos similem cum illo clementia & iusticia laudem reportauit. 1519 Moritur: aut circiter.

XXVI. Augmundus. Eligitur anno obitus Stephani 1522 Cathedram adit. Hoc episcopo, prefectus regius cum comitibus aliquot Scalhotiam inuitatus, in ipso conuiuio a coniuram quibusdam interfectus est, eo quod impie passim in incolas & bona ipsorum grassatus esset. Augmundus vcro tanquam istius cadis author, quanquam se iuramento purgarat in Daniam transuectus, Obijt.

XXVII. Gysserus. 1540 Eligitur viuente Augmundo 1541 Cathedram adit, Papisticarum traditionum abrogator circa coniugium 1544 sacerdotum: Eius nuptia Schalholtia celebrata.

XXVIII. Martinus. 1547 Praest, & sequentibus.

XXIX. Gislaus Ionas.

Hic statim, Augmundo episcopo, coepit iuuenis vera pietatis & purioris doctrina Euangelica studio, & amore flagrare, eandemque pastor ecclesia Sclardalemsis diligenter propagare, qua ratione Pontificiorum odium adeo in se deriuauit, vt illorum insidijs ac rabiei cedere coactus, Hamburgum se contulerit, vnde Haffniam Danorum profectus, in coepto vera Theologia studio strenue pergens, in multorum, pracipue vero in summa D. D. Petri Palladu tum temporis Episcopi, familiaritate et gratia viuebat. 1556 Postea, inde in patriam reuerso, Martinus sponte cessit.

1587 Moritur et hic 31. annos plus minus Euangelium Iesu Christi professus:

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