the compass, which the fishermeu showed them2 Towards the

south was a great country rich in gold. Presently the fisherinert were sent to the south with twelve hosts to a country called "1)rogio";a mid on the wt[y they were wrecked and fell into the h;mds of cannibtds. These devoured the "Estotilanders," spitting the "Frislanders," because of their skill in fishing with nets. For thirteen years the fisherman wits a prisoner amongst tribes who went naked, suffered nmch from the cold, and fought stwtgely ttlnongst themselves. They did not klloxv the use of metals, haxing only wooden ltmces and bows trod arrows. To the south-west dwelt a more civilised nice with cities and temples. These people scrificed hmnan beings mid afterwin'ds ate them.

The fishernmn ws fortum[ enough to mke his escape, and after many wanderings reached "Drogio," where he remained three more years, until, finding a boat from "Estotiland," he returned in it to that island, and trading there grew very rich. Then tit last he came home to "Frislandt[," and told "Zichmni" all, who at once solved to start with t large fleet. Three days, however, before sailing the fishcroton fell ill and died, and his ph[ce had to be hken by sailors who had come with him from "Estotihmd." Le:wing "Frislauda," "Zichmni" and Antonio Zeno came first to "Ledovo," where they stayed seven &ys to obin provisions for the fleet, and then to "Ilofe." Afterwards putting to ms, a gmat wind caught them and swept them eight days from their course, till they crone to hind on the westfi Entering a harbour, a host of arlned men rushed down to the sho and menaced them. "Zichmni," by means of a man mnongst these savages who was from "Islands," talked with them a. nd discovered that the country was called "Icaria," and that they would allow no one to land. Upon this he departed and sailed along a mountainous coast, but the natives followed him, shouting and yelling on the hill-tops and }[ttacking his men whenever they landed. "Zichnmi" was compelled to abandon his attempt to hind, and sailed first six days t{ the west and then four to the north-west, when hind came into sight. Entering }m excellent harbour, Zeno saw a volcano, and "Zichnmi" disp:tched a hundred of his men towards it; fish and fowl and birds' eggs were abnndtmt, and them was firewood to be

tile date of the discovery .f the compa.s, see page :112, twit.

lthers read "Droge-."

j,m'nte, "r,11 the westward ide f it," m' "on Ihe westward .qde f thenl."