FOREWORD

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I INTRODUCTION: NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE WORK

II "THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM"

III THE ACTIVITIES AND HABITS OF A MERCHANT

IV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED

V THE SUN AND THE WINDS

VI THE TIDES AND THE CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF THE SUN

VII THE SUBJECT OF THE SUN'S COURSE CONTINUED

VIII THE MARVELS OF NORWAY

IX POPULAR DOUBT AS TO THE GENUINENESS OF MARVELS

X THE NATURAL WONDERS OF IRELAND

XI IRISH MARVELS WHICH HAVE MIRACULOUS ORIGINS

XII THE MARVELS OF THE ICELANDIC SEAS: WHALES; THE KRAKEN

XIII THE WONDERS OF ICELAND

XIV THE VOLCANIC FIRES OF ICELAND

XV OTHER ICELANDIC WONDERS: ORE AND MINERAL SPRINGS

XVI THE MARVELS OF THE WATERS ABOUT GREENLAND: MONSTERS, SEALS, AND WALRUSES

XVII THE ANIMAL LIFE OF GREENLAND AND THE CHARACTER OF THE LAND IN THOSE REGIONS

XVIII THE PRODUCTS OF GREENLAND

XIX THE CLIMATE OF GREENLAND; THE NORTHERN LIGHTS

XX THE SUBJECT OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONTINUED

XXI THE ZONES OF HEAT AND COLD

XXII THE WINDS WITH RESPECT TO NAVIGATION

XXIII THE PROPER SEASON FOR NAVIGATION. END OF THE FIRST PART

XXIV INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND PART: THE KING AND HIS COURT

XXV THE IMPORTANCE OF COURTESY IN THE ROYAL SERVICE

XXVI THE ADVANTAGES DERIVED FROM SERVICE IN THE KING'S HOUSEHOLD

XXVII THE VARIOUS CLASSES AMONG THE KINGSMEN

XXVIII THE HONORED POSITION OF THE KINGSMEN

XXIX THE SUPERIOR ORDER OF KINGSMEN: THE HIRD

XXX HOW A MAN WHO WISHES TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD SERVICE SHOULD APPROACH THE KING

XXXI WHY ONE SHOULD NOT WEAR A MANTLE IN THE ROYAL PRESENCE

XXXII RULES OF SPEECH AND CONVERSATION IN THE KING'S HALL

XXXIII THE PROPER USES OF "YOU" AND "THOU"

XXXIV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED

XXXV CONCERNING FAILURE OF CROPS AND DEARTH IN MORALS AND GOVERNMENT

XXXVI THE CAUSES OF SUCH PERIODS OF DEARTH AND WHAT FORMS THE DEARTH MAY TAKE

XXXVII THE DUTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN

XXXVIII WEAPONS FOR OFFENSE AND DEFENSE

XXXIX MILITARY ENGINES

XL THE PROPER MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF A ROYAL COURT

XLI THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED

XLII A DISCUSSION OF HOW GOD REWARDS RIGHTEOUSNESS, HUMILITY,

XLIII THE DUTIES AND THE EXALTED POSITION OF THE KING

XLIV THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED

XLV CONCERNING THE MODERATION WHICH A KING MUST OBSERVE IN HIS

XLVI AN EXAMPLE OF RIGHTEOUS SEVERITY IN JUDGMENT DRAWN FROM THE STORY OF GOD'S CONDEMNATION OF LUCIFER

XLVII A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF VERDICTS AND PENALTIES WITH

XLVIII A COMMENTARY ON THE STORY OF LUCIFER

XLIX INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS ALLOWED THE DECISION TO BE

L OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THE ARGUMENTS OF PEACE AND MERCY HAVE HAD GREATER WEIGHT

LI THE REASONS FOR THIS DIVERSITY IN THE VERDICTS OF GOD

LII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED

LIII INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS MODIFIED HIS SENTENCES AND THE REASONS FOR SUCH MODIFICATIONS

LIV THE KING'S PRAYER

LV A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE KING'S BUSINESS ESPECIALLY HIS JUDICIAL DUTIES

LVI THE SPEECH OF WISDOM

LVII DIFFICULT DUTIES OF THE KING'S JUDICIAL OFFICE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS

LVIII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED

LIX WHEN JUDGMENTS SHOULD BE SEVERE AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE MERCIFUL

LX THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED

LXI CONCERNING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

LXII THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED

LXIII THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD ILLUSTRATED BY THE STORY OF DAVID AND SAUL

LXIV ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE JUDGMENTS OF SOLOMON

LXV SOLOMON'S DECISION IN THE CASE OF SHIMEI

LXVI SOLOMON'S JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ADONIJAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS

LXVII WHY SOLOMON BROKE HIS PROMISE OF PEACE AND SECURITY TO JOAB

LXVIII A DISCUSSION OF PROMISES: WHEN THEY MUST BE KEPT AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN

LXIX CONCERNING THE KINGSHIP AND THE CHURCH AND THE KING'S RESPONSIBILITY TO GOD

LXX THE AUTHORITY OF KINGS AND BISHOPS. END OF THE SECOND PART

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FOOTNOTES

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