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the_o son_n of_o harald_n pulchrycomus_n and_o their_o successor_n special_o between_o the_o son_n of_o erick_n softear_n and_o hagan_n jarle_v the_o good_a that_o reduce_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o norway_n to_o his_o obedience_n till_o king_n oluff_n harald_n son_n the_o holy_n time_n who_o take_v care_n not_o only_o to_o amplify_v the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n but_o also_o his_o own_o wherefore_o he_o undertake_v to_o reduce_v the_o feroe_n under_o his_o obedience_n but_o he_o dare_v not_o venture_v to_o do_v it_o by_o force_n fear_v it_o may_v be_v the_o courage_n of_o the_o inhabitor_n as_o also_o the_o dangerous_a access_n of_o the_o place_n wherefore_o he_o endeavour_v to_o do_v it_o by_o good_a deed_n and_o make_v many_o friend_n in_o feroe_n whereby_o they_o give_v themselves_o under_o his_o power_n but_o put_v afterward_o burden_n upon_o they_o whereunto_o they_o be_v not_o accustom_v they_o fall_v off_o from_o he_o present_o again_o wherefore_o the_o king_n send_v a_o message_n to_o feroe_n that_o the_o best_a man_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v come_v to_o he_o in_o norway_n gille_n the_o provincial_a judge_n lieffe_n asserson_n torrulff_n of_o great_a diemen_n and_o many_o other_o countrymens_n son_n make_v themselves_o ready_a to_o go_v into_o norway_n but_o that_o cunning_a fox_n trund_v of_o goat_n pretend_a sickness_n and_o go_v not_o with_o they_o when_o all_o these_o come_v to_o the_o king_n they_o be_v oblige_v to_o take_v their_o oath_n they_o will_v remain_v his_o subject_n and_o promise_v they_o will_v send_v he_o a_o tribute_n and_o that_o the_o folk_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v his_o subject_n and_o the_o king_n make_v they_o gift_n and_o present_n and_o dismiss_v they_o bountiful_o which_o the_o courteous_a reader_n can_v find_v more_o large_o express_v in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o norway_n pag._n 246_o 247_o 248_o etc._n etc._n but_o what_o loyalty_n the_o inhabitant_n intend_v to_o have_v for_o king_n oluff_n appear_v in_o time_n 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