their possessions to the King by committing Murthers and other misdeeds as one might prove by example almost within the remembrance of man some in the Popish times forfeited their estates to the Bishops for eating of flesh as many can yet relate for the Bishops forbad their hearers to eat flesh in Lent and they being us d thereunto and desiâ—ous to eat it as a meat that was plentiful in the Country could not observe such interdictions wherefore those that were discovered were forced to give their Estates as a Mulet except they would fall under Excommunication some also gave away their possessions willingly in that time of superstition for the saving of their souls to Bishops Sees and Churches and those Bishops being removed at the time of the Reformation all such goods came under the Crown so that now the King is Proprietor of most part of the Country What Lands the owners did keep have since been divided by their heirs in so many small parcels that they cannot live thereof so that it seems those that were in the beginning the richest and most powerful are now grown the poorest and most indigent of the Country for the Inhabitants born to Land as they call them or freeholders are the poorest people those that possess the Kings Lands being the principallest and richest men Here are nevertheless found some noble mens Lands as the Benckestockers the Resencranthel and the Lady Adeluzies whether they are come to them by inheritance of these Chiefetaines or they have purchased them is uncertain Here are also certain Lands called Rytter's Lands that were purchased here in the Country by one Mathias Rytter It seems nevertheless that some of the Nobles Lands are possessions bought of others there being some that reckon themselves born heirs thereunto The said chiefs of the Land enjoy'd the Government of Feroe till they were reduced by the Kings of Norway There is nothing found in History of their orderly succession the first that is read of being Trund of Gote who was an old Chiefetaine during the Reign of some Kings ruling over the North and Eastern Islands Those that were Rulers with him were Breste and Beine two Brothers and Kinsmen of Trund that governed other Islands It is possible they may have been the first Chiefs that have both taken the Land in possession and governed it or else their next successors since they liv'd in Harald Greybeards time for they liv'd then long in the Land as some do yet But the aforesaid Trund being an infamous bad and deceitful man caused his Cousins and Fellow Rulers Breaste and Berne to be treacherously kill'd that he alone might have the Supreme Government In the mean time he took to himself their Sons Sigismund Breaste's Son and Torgild Berne's Son under preteuce of breeding them up but sold them afterwards privately as two Slaves out of the Country of whose remarkable History we will hereafter make further mention and so he governed the Country alone till the time of King Oluff Tryggeson That Sigismund Breastes Son came again to Feroe to revenge his Fathers death and killed Trund of Gote remaining so only Chiefetain over Feroe a long time till he was murthered by Turgrine Ilde and his Sons in Suderoe after which the Son of Trund of Gote ruied over the Land being also called Trund like unto his Father in name and deeâ—s though he ruled but over the North and East Islands Leiff Asseâ—son being Chieftain over all the Southern lived in King Oluff Haraldson the Holy's time they also having then a Pâ—â—vincial Judge called Gilke see the Chronicle of Norway p. 269. It is not known who succeeded them afterwards though the Country hath a long time after had its own Governours Though the Inhabitants have not been very powerful to resist the mighty absolute King of Norway they kept nevertheless their liberties under these their chiefetains by reason of the great division and civil war between the Sons of Harald Pulchrycomus and their Successors specially between the Sons of Erick Softear and Hagan Jarle the good that reduc'd the whole Kingdom of Norway to his obedience till King Oluff Harald Son the Holy's time who took care not only to amplifie the Kingdom of Christ but also his own wherefore he undertook to reduce the Feroes under his obedience but he durst not venture to do it by force fearing it may be the courage of the Inhabitors as also the dangerous access of the places wherefore he endeavoured to do it by good deeds and made many friends in Feroe whereby they gave themselves under his power But putting afterwards burthens upon them whereunto they were not accustomed they fell off from him presently again wherefore the King sent a message to Feroe that the best men of the Land should come to him in Norway Gille the Provincial Judge Lieffe Asserson Torrulff of great Diemen and many other Countrymens Sons made themselves ready to go into Norway but that cunning Fox Trund of Gote pretended sickness and went not with them When all these came to the King they were obliged to take their oath they would remain his subjects and promised they would send him a Tribute and that the Folks of the Land should be his Subjects And the King made them gifts and presents and dismissed them bountifully which the courteous Reader can find more largely exprest in the Chronicle of Norway pag. 246 247 248 c. But what loyalty the Inhabitants intended to have for King Oluff appeared in time presently afterwards see the Chronicle of Norway pag. 249. for when the King sent a Ship to Feroe to fetch his Tribute the Ship was lost so that he could never come certainly to know what was become of the Ship or men But having the next year had some relation that they were lost at Sea he sent again another Ship with men but it happened to them in the like manner and there were many opinions what might be become of the Kings Ships for in the Chronicle of Norway pag. 268. King Oluff keeping often his Court with his Chiefs in Sundmor gave out that he would send to fetch from Feroe the Tribute which they had promised him complaining for the men he had lost on that Voyage and named out some men that should Sail thither but they said all nay and refused to undertake the voyage Then rose up a great man well armed having a red Coat on a Helmet on his Head his Loins girt with a Sword and a great Halbert in his hand saying you have a good King but your selves are cowardly men that you dare refuse the voyage which he commands you having received so much honour and benefit of him I have not hitherto been the Kings Servant neither hath he been a gracious Lord unto me but I will now proffer my self to go to Feroe if there be no other remedy The King asked who he was and what was his name that answered him so undauntedly for he knew him not The
which are not seen nor can be seen It is a poor conclusion in reason that because one hath not seen a thing therefore it is not extant in nature every one hath a reasonable Soul in himself which is an immortal living Spirit and yet none could yet see it forsaking its habitation and the parting from the body The Angels pitch their Tents about the Godly yet who ever saw them none can ever see God and live afterwards in this mortal body is there therefore no Soul Angel nor God existing As long as we are in this mortal body we can naturally see none but corporeal creatures and yet our eyes are so weak that they cannot discern many things but by the help of an instrument invented for that purpose Nevertheless there are men that have seen such spirits as is shewed by the aforementioned Examples and other Histories but then those spirits had taken upon them some visible shape The Specters above-said are as well spirits as the Angels all being invisible to our eyes nevertheless we read in the Holy Scripture that many have seen them specially the good Angels in such an external figure as the business about which they were sent did require for the Ass of Balaam saw the Angel of the Lord with a drawn sword in his hand which Balaam could not see till the Lord opened his eye Saul saw a figure in the likeness of Samuel Elisha saw a whole Army about him upon the mountain in the likeness of flaming waggons and Horses which his servant Gehazi could neither see until his eyes were opened King Belfhazar saw a hand before him writing apon the wall to pass by the examples of the Maccabees That tempter the Divel went openly to Christ in an outward shape and may be in that of a man since he spoke as one By which Examples this matter is clearly proved by having been seen and therefore he that will not believe the aforesaid Examples happened in Feroe because he hath not seen such Apparititions though the said Examples be as certain as if they had been sworn before a Court of Justice and therefore will be irrefragable as long as the world lasts no body being though bound to believe more thereof than pleaseth him yet he must believe those examples that are in the holy Scriptures except he will of his own accord precipitate himself into errour Saâ—an hath also endeavoured by special visions and learning to seduce the Inhabitants of these Islands from the true word of God For it happened in this Country in the year 1667 that a person called Jacob Oluffson being then at Giow in Osteroe in the 24 year of his age the 17 of Jan. fell into a sickness lying a bed during a fortnight and on the 14 day of his disease namely the 20 of Jan. on Sunday night as he lay asleep there came one in to him with shining cloaths on whereat he wakened and perceived him in that figure in the bed by him the room appearing full of splendour and he gave the young man a serious salutation and respect Secondly he asked him where his pain was whereunto the young man answered nothing afterwards he stroaked him with his hand along his breast and round about whereby the said young man was presently healed and he enjoyn'd him then that he should say a prayer thrice every day pronouncing the prayer 3 times unto him whereby the young man learned it instantly it being as followeth O Thou worthy Holy Ghost comforter of all sorrowful and afflicted thou knowest best what cur flesh and blood can suffer in the cross where it goeth but sadly with us except we receive help from another place then from our selves be thou therefore my comforter and my Shield strengthen me by thy power help me in my great infirmity and assist me chear up my heart and mind that I may call and cry unto thee for help in my necessity strengthen my faith that I with a firm expectation and assurance may expect help and counsel from above give me grace that I may suffer with patience thy fatherly rod and do not with murmuring and impatience offend thee Since we know not in our â—â—ess what we should pray for and desire do thou the best and pray in us Thou who with the Father and the Son art an Almighty God to all eternity Amen Afterwards he told the young man that he should say this Prayer the first time he should come to Church first on the threshold of the Church door kneeling down with his face turned from the Church commanding also that the people of the Country should pray unto God saying this Prayer with joyned hands and bowed knees to the Lord thrice every day so the Lord would turn away the punishment which threatned the Land and commanded that he should admonâ—sh the people to convert themselves leave off their cursing and swearing and desist from all other sins and that so God would appease his anger Having said that to the Lad as he would go away he added Rise sound and sin no more Departing so from him and going away through the Roof-hole Five days afterwards he appeared the second time to the young man before it was clear day as the Lad was sitting in his bed and sung the Psalm My Shepherd is the living Lord c. it came in his mind as if one had desired him to go out though he saw nothing whereupon he arose and put on his clothes and went out before the house where he saw in the South South-west the Heavens open and one coming down from thence who stood by him in the yard with a Priests habit on that reached down to his feet the habit being red and white with a red Cross on the back and he said to him that he should not at all doubt but he came from God and therewith left him hastily ascending to the place from whence he came The next Sunday night which was the seven and twentieth of January he came to him the third time as he lay awake in the same form as the first time through the Roof hole into the bed and asked him if he had spread abroad what he had commanded him whereunto the youngman answered yes Whereunto the other replied not so earnestly as it ought to have been done asking him withal whether he had not seen some signes in the Heavens the Lad answered that he had seen no signes but that other folks said they had seen two Suns in the Heavens Samuel Powelson Eclendar Anderson Sineve Jonas daughter and some more of Eldevyg witnessed in the Court they had seen these Suns then he said that they did look as if they had been Suns though they were not but a signe that they should begin to keep Holy-day from the time they saw the true Sun arise which was on Saturday at half an hour past 12 in the afternoon and that Sermon which they preached ou Sunday should be preached on Saturday
Admiral President in the Councel of Admiralty and Assessor in that of State with Gabriel Ackelâ—ye Knudson Secretary to take the Oath of Allegiance to his Majesty of all the Inhabitants which was done by the Inhabitants of Feroe with what Solemnity that Country could afford in Thors-Haven the third of August in the year aforesaid as Jens Lauritson describes in his Norrigia Illustrata In the year 1662. the States of Denmark having chosen his said Majesty King Frederick the third and his Successors to be Soveraign Hereditary Lord of Denmark and Norway arrived the second time the 14 of August his aforesaid Excellency the Lord Rix Admiral Henry Bialke to take of the inhabitants of Feroe the Oath of their Hereditary Allegiance to his Majesty whose Hereditary Throne the King of Kings establish for ever and continue his seed till the end of the World which they presently with greatest devotion performed When it pleased the great Lord of Heaven to call the said high and mighty Prince Frederick the third first Soveraign Hereditary Lord and King of Denmark and Norway from this Temporary to his Eternal and Heavenly Kingdom in the year 1670. the 9. of Feb. and his beloved Son The great and Mighty Hereditary Prince Christian the Fifth sate on his late Fathers Royal Throne to be Soveraign King over Denmark and Norway and the Subjects and States of Denmark had sworn Loyal Fidelity and Obedience to his Majesties absolute Government his Majesty the same year the 23. of April graciously dispatch't his Commissary the Honourable Jens Rodsteen Hereditary Lord of Leer Beck his Majesties Vice Admiral and Assessor in the Councel of Admiralty to Island and Feroe with full power in the name of his Majesty to take the Oath of the subjects and Inhabitants thereof where the said Commissary Jens Rodsteen arrived from Island and put into Thors haven in Feroe on Tuesday the 16 of August and on Friday the 19. of the same moneth all the Deputies or Inhabitants of Feroe themselves were gathered together and after the Service of God was performed took their ready and submissive Oath first together in a body and afterwards every one particularly under his Hand and Seal according to every ones State and quality Neither must we here omit to his Royal Majesty our most Gracious Hereditary Lord and King King Christian the Fifth's Immortal Praise and Clory and to the subjects of the Land both that now live and will hereafter succeed their admonition and remembrance to keep exactly the Oath they have taken in all its points and clauses not out of compulsion and fear but by an humble free and loving devotion till Death that his Majesty was graciously pleased to prevent the Inhabitants in giving them notice by his Patent that whatsoever either the States or any private man for himself had to petition and sollicite his Majesty for they or he should deliver it to his Royal Commissary and he receive it to carry unto his Majesty with a most gracious assurance that his Royal Majesty with a particular care and favour would be concern'd in what could be judged beneficial to them according to the time and occasion The wise King Solomon in the 19. chap. 12. verse of the book of Proverbs compareth admirably such Royal grace to the Dew that falleth on-Grass for as Dew vivifieth withered and down-fallen Grass so that it riseth again and groweth bravely up so hath this his Royal Majesties Grace reviv'd the hearts of the Inhabitants of Feroe which were almost fainting away for one cause or another and therefore the Subjects both Ecclesiastical and Temporal delivered the said Royal Commissary several Petitions concerning some of their grievances wherewith the said Commissary on Sunday the 21 of August after the Service of God departed from Feroe for Denmark Thereupon in the year 16-2 three deputies were sent over with full power humbly to represent the Lands necessities and his Majesty was graciously pleased to give the Inhabitants a very profitable Ordinance to prevent and take away all damage and ruine from the Land Whilest the Inhabitants of Feroe were under the subjection of the Kings of Norway and Denmark or before that time one doth not find much that any have been famous for their valiant actions though they have been a hard nation from the beginning except two namely Sigismund Bretteson and Magnus Heirson whose Histories excepted the one out of Snore Sturleson and Mr. Peter Clauson's Writings the other out of Jens Lawritson's Norrigia illustrata and a credible Manuscript of Feroe are for the Readers sake worthy to be here inserted After Trund of Gote of whom we have made mention before had treacherously let murther his fellow Governours of Feroe and his Kinsmen Breste and Beine sâ—lling their Sons Sigismund Bresteson and Fâ—rgill Beinson privately out of the Country to perpetual Slavery it happened that he that bought them was bâ— stâ—rm and bad weather set from 〈◊〉 course with his Ship to the East of Norway there ran the two boyes away from him and got up into the Country â—ow there had been in the Country some time before a young mâ—n whose name was Torkild that waâ— an excellent Huntsman and Shooter and lay usually out on Snow and Ice in the night seeking to kill Wild Beasts caring neither for cold nor frost whence he got the name of Torkild endure Frost he fell in love with a considerable man's daughter called Ingeborrig whose Parents refusing to give her unto him he took her in the Wild Woods but her Father Brothers and Kinsmen sought her out and took her back again Torkild came to her the second time and she went away with him but considering that he could not be in quiet for her kindred on that side of Dorfields he went therefore over the Mountain and setled his habitation close at the North of it in a great Wilderness and savage Forrest where no body came through there being a great way from thence to Towns where people lived and his Servants went into the district of Trundhein to sell skins and hides of wild beasts buying therewith what he had need of and he lived there many years having changed his name Sigismund Bresteson and Torgild Beinson being fled from their Master as aforesaid went up into the Country intending to go into the North of the District of Trund heim but when they came on Dor fields they lost their way and wandered some days â—â—ill at last they came down to the place where Torkild Endure Frost liv'd and went in His Wife received them well giving them meat and desired them to tarry there the night over When Torkild came home from the Woods she went to meet him and told him there were come to them two beautiful Boyes desiring him that he would do them no harm he grew angry because he had forbidden her to receive any body in the house or shew any one the way from thence saying we shall doubtless be found out and taken
earth where it is kept above 100 loads and this hath always been lookt upon as the greatest riches of Feroe For when Sheep dye such Tallow is very necessary in the Land the longer it is kept being so much the better and forreign Pyrates having little desire to rob it from them It may therefore not unreasonably be termed a hidden treasure which rust doth not consume nor Thieves steal away The poorer sort that have not this Tallow use instead of it Whales sat as is said before With that plain dyet the people of Feroe have lived from the beginning and are so much the more to be praised for it that they rather agree therein with the ancient simple frugality then with the delicate abundancy and curiosity of these times whereby almost all other Nations know nothing of their Predecessours course dyet and it may be would not be able to endure it by reason of their natures delicate custome For what hath Daniel and his Comerades Porridge been but a kind of meal broth wherewith they were dyeted in their Fathers Countrey though they descended from the most honourable Families there whereby is also manifested the plain dyet of the Israelites what was the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the Romans Alica whereof Pliny writeth but as a meals broth wherewith these two mighty and renowned Nations did maintain themselves in their first simplicity though the manner of preparing it was different whereof the Author also speaketh And as long as these two Potent Nations lived with that frugality and were free from covetousness they were invincible but as soon as they grew partakers of the Asians and Persians riches and pleasures they partaked also of their effeminate courage whence the said Pliny doth not a little blame this their delicateness in comparison of their antient frugality thinking always on delicate Viâ—nds so that they loved better a Stork then a Crane wherefore Horatius lib. 2. sal 2. is angry at them and gives them this touch writing of them as followeth Tutus erat Rhombus tutoque ciconâ— a â—ido Donec Vos anctor dâ—cuit Praetorius The Turbot in the Flouds and the Stork in her Nest Lay safe till Praetorius his Palate both opprest Historians are of opinion that Asillius Praetor some others that Sempronius Praetor took pleasure therein and that the Stork being esteemed sacred amongst the Heathen Sempronius was forced to lose his life for it This manner did since eat it self through Italy into Germany and from thence was brought over into Denmark in King Inges's time whereof our Danish Historian speaks plainly After which it hath from time to time so taken the upper hand that subjects will therein be equal to Kings and great Lords between whom there ought nevertheless to be as much difference as between the glory of King Solomon and his Subjects This frugality of Feâ—oe is not therefore prefer'd to our Danish dyet but all Mediocrity in the fear of God is praise worthy and every thing whereunto a man is accustomed is wholesomâ—st and more convenient for him but intemperancy is every where worthy of blame They are prudent in their house-keeping for they according to the antient manner give a certain portien or measure of meat to every one of their people every meal a man servant having then twice as much as a Maid and as they have their measure of meat so they deal also their work for they weigh every morning to every Man and Maid as much Wool as they must spin and knit that day that is to say two pounds of Wool to spinâ— and two pounds spun to knit thereof a pair of Stockings in a day and when they have done they weigh them again at night when they receive the work from them The Inhabitants have from antient time observed a Mediocrity in and one fashion of cloathes The men dress themselves in Flannel those that are able men putting on holy days or when they go to market or other publick meetings sine Flannel their Coats are short and wide so that they fly about them when they go They weare seldome any linnen but woollen Shirts Womens Clothes are made alike both for the rich and the poor the Bodies and Petticoat being sowed together without any skirts their Petticoats are wrinkled in small folds as mourning Mantles in other places their cloathes in general being of course Flannel but on Holy-days they have them of cloath and love very particular colours in their cloaths specially a dark blew and some red their facings are Fringes at the end of their sleeves with 3 yards of black Velvet sowed on red cloth having besides no other trimming on the whole suit They have great Stomachers before their Breasts which they endeavour much to adorn with silk Fringes above and some knots of Ribbon or Lace on the upper part of the Stomacher they have a little oblong â—oursquare Ornament of silver gilt with Buckles whereon hang some Gilt gingling thin plates fastening it under their chin through the Stomacher The common and poorer sort make also use of the like ornament but of Copper they have all a Copper Girdle about their bodies Maids going barehead with their hair pâ—eated in a plain manner Married Women weare all red knitted caps without rolls they hide but a half part of the head being circle round arising directly as the head like antient Bonnets or Scotch caps They are purposely made in Holland and are not much worn in other places Their Shooes are of Sheep skins but the men's of neats Leather tann'd with the root of Tormentill they have but one sole only a little sowed together about the Toes and Heels they fasten them with Shooestrings at the Heels and tye it about the leg above the ankle Their Bedding is even as plain for they lie on nothing but Hay with a piece of flannel spread over it This people is not unfit for Handicrafts for they sow their own clothes themselves some of them apply themselves to build houses and to Joyners work some employ themselves in building of Boats framing very handsom light and convenient ones to sail with in these dangerous Seas so that the Boats of Norway are not comparable to these of Feroe others exercise themselves by their own industry in Smiths-work making all what can be desired of Iron The women besides their course flannels weave also a great deal of fine bed-cloth of several colours they knit also fine stockings and woollen waste-coats though not many which in sâ—neness do not come behind the English They prepare themselves several colours green yellow and red the red is almost chestnut coour and they call it cork colour which cannot be imitated in other places by Dyers They are not inclined to any unprofitable pastimes but delight themselves most in singing of Psalms on holy days except in their Weddings and at Christmass that they recreate themselves with a plain Dance holding one another by the hand and singing some
man answered my name is not considerable though I think you have heard it named before I am called Charles the Tender The King answared it is true Charles that I have heard thy name before and a time hath been that if we had met thou shouldst not have carried the news of it abroad but I will pardon thee altogether since thou wilt undertake this voyage for me and thou shalt be my guest to day that we may speak further about it This Charles see the Chronicle of Norway pag. 269 had been a cruell Robber by Sea and Land and the King had often sent out his men to kill him but he escaped always he was of a great Family and very couragious valiant and expert in all things he made himself ready for his Voyage to Feroe and had about 20 men with him he got a good wind and when he came to Feroe he arrived at Thors haven in Stremoe and let summon all the people to a Court. There came Trund of Gote with many Folks as also Leiff Aserson and Gille the Provincial Judge the Kings sworn men with many people When they had pitched their Tents they came to Charles and embraced him Charles saluted them from the King and expounded then his friendly commands to raise and pay in the Tribute shewing them a token from the King they promised to promote his errand amongst the people and to give him their best assistance Then came Trund of Gote that base Traitor and Saluted Charles inviting him to a winters meal Charles excus'd himself because he had taken his lodgings by Leiff Aserson but he desired that Trund would gather the Tribute of the East and Northern Islands Trund promised he would do so In the winter Leiff raised the Tribute of the South Islands of Feroe The next Spring Trund grew very sick and amongst other diseases was much troubled with pain in his eyes he came nevertheless to the Assembly as he was wont and incamped under a black Tent and when Leiff and Charles came to him to receive what Tribute he had gathered he could not come out to them by reason of the weakness of his sight wherefore Leiff went into him in his black Tent and Trund gave him a bag with mony which he carried out to Charles and cast the mony in his Shield stirring them about and Leiff ask'd Charles what he thought of it who answered I believe that all the false mony that could be found in the Northern Islands is come hither Trund heard this and asked Leiff if it was not good Silver Leiff said it was false mony Trund put the fault upon his Servant that had gathered the Tribute whilest he was himself sick Leiff went in and took another purse of mony from him for Charles and when they viewed them they were neither so good that Leiff would receive them for the Kings Tribute Trund's Cousin Gautt the Red arose on the Bench whereon he laid and said it is an old Proverb The older a man grows the worse he is It is now so with thee Trund that sufferest Charles the Tender to search in thy mony so often this day Trund sprung up and was angry at Gaute's words and bad Leiff come in and take another bag saying my own Tenants have brought me this though I can see little yet the Shirt is nearer then the Doublet and he desired Leiff to go out to Charles and weigh the mony for him for he could not be present himself Leiff and Charles went out into the Fields and all their Folks were in arms as if they had gone to a war Charles took his Helmet from his head and cast the mony in it and they found 't was good Silver but as they were sitting they saw a man coming to them that had a Pole Ax in his hand this was Gaute the Red he stuck his Pole Ax in the ground and said have a care thou Tender Charles thou doest not get a mischief to day of my Pole Ax there came at the very same time a man running calling to Leiff Aserson and desiring him to come straight ways to Gills the Provincial Judges Tent for there had rushed in Siugurt Tolakson Trunds Kinsman and had deadly wounded one of the Judges men Lieff went presently thither and all his folks with him and Charles remained sitting with his people standing round about him Then came Gaute the Red and Thoer the Short and Gaute struck over a mans Shoulder and hit Charles on the head though it hurted him not much but Thoer struck presently with the Pole Ax that stood in the ground so that the Ax struck in his Brains and there came many people out of Trunds Tent. Trund shewed as if this action had much displeased him and paid the mulct for his Cozen but Leiff and Gille banished Sigurt for the Judges man whom he had killed and Gaute and Thoer for Charles whose men return'd to King Oluff and told him the news The King grew very angry and protested he would revenge it but he was hindered of it by the wars which were made against him and there were great disputes between Trund and Leiff ever since that day Thus far Snow Sturleson Thus Charles the Tender got to know what men were those of Feroe whereby they shewed sufficiently what was become of the two other Ships though it may be also they perished King Oluff Haroldson the Holy having thus been hindered by the defection of his Subjects and the oppression of Canulus the Great King of Denmark that took the Kingdom from him those of Feroe were for a time their own Masters not only under King Canuius the Great that had more weighty affairs to think on but also under King Magnus the Son of Oluff the Holy that was disturb'd with wars in Denmark against King Swenoe Estredson till the day of his death as also during the time of King Harold Redhair who during his Reign was troubled with foreign wars till he was discomfited in England His son King Kyrre lived in quiet and was contented with what he had but his son King Magnus Barefoot sought much forreign Countreys and thereby lost his Life in Ireland It seems also that he did not then forget Feroe though History maketh no mention of it and Feroe having not been reduced by him because he made many forreign wars and reigned but ten years it seems it was put under the Crown of Norway in King Sigurd the Hierosolomite's time or in the Century of years 1100. since in this Century there were not only Bishops constituted in Feroe but districts men that had the power of these Chieftains For it is related in the Chronicle of N way p ag 500. that when Erling Shack with his Son King Magnus Erlingson who ruled 30 years after Kiug Sigurt the Hierosolomite's death in the year of Christs Nativity 1163. did endeavour to destroy all the Kings line Male Suerre Sigurtson who was the Grand child of Harold Gilde