| I. | INTRODUCTION: NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE WORK | 72 |
| II. | “THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM” | 76 |
| III. | THE ACTIVITIES AND HABITS OF A MERCHANT | 79 |
| IV. | THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED | 81 |
| V. | THE SUN AND THE WINDS | 86 |
| VI. | THE TIDES AND THE CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF THE SUN | 92 |
| VII. | THE SUBJECT OF THE SUN’S COURSE CONTINUED | 95 |
| VIII. | THE MARVELS OF NORWAY | 99 |
| IX. | POPULAR DOUBT AS TO THE GENUINENESS OF MARVELS | 102 |
| X. | THE NATURAL WONDERS OF IRELAND | 105 |
| XI. | IRISH MARVELS WHICH HAVE MIRACULOUS ORIGINS | 111 |
| XII. | THE MARVELS OF THE ICELANDIC SEAS: WHALES; THE KRAKEN | 119 |
| XIII. | THE WONDERS OF ICELAND | 126 |
| XIV. | THE VOLCANIC FIRES OF ICELAND | 130 |
| XV. | OTHER ICELANDIC WONDERS: ORE AND MINERAL SPRINGS | 133 |
| XVI. | THE MARVELS OF THE WATERS ABOUT GREENLAND: MONSTERS, SEALS, AND WALRUSES | 135 |
| XVII. | THE ANIMAL LIFE OF GREENLAND AND THE CHARACTER OF THE LAND IN THOSE REGIONS | 141 |
| XVIII. | THE PRODUCTS OF GREENLAND | 144 |
| XIX. | THE CLIMATE OF GREENLAND; THE NORTHERN LIGHTS | 145 |
| XX. | THE SUBJECT OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONTINUED | 151 |
| XXI. | THE ZONES OF HEAT AND COLD | 153 |
| XXII. | THE WINDS WITH RESPECT TO NAVIGATION | 156 |
| XXIII. | THE PROPER SEASON FOR NAVIGATION. END OF THE FIRST PART | 161 |
| XXIV. | INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND PART: THE KING AND HIS COURT | 162 |
| XXV. | THE IMPORTANCE OF COURTESY IN THE ROYAL SERVICE | 165 |
| XXVI. | THE ADVANTAGES DERIVED FROM SERVICE IN THE KING’S HOUSEHOLD | 167 |
| XXVII. | THE VARIOUS CLASSES AMONG THE KINGSMEN | 170 |
| XXVIII. | THE HONORED POSITION OF THE KINGSMEN | 173 |
| XXIX. | THE SUPERIOR ORDER OF KINGSMEN: THE HIRD | 175 |
| XXX. | HOW A MAN WHO WISHES TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD SERVICE SHOULD APPROACH THE KING | 179 |
| XXXI. | WHY ONE SHOULD NOT WEAR A MANTLE IN THE ROYAL PRESENCE | 184 |
| XXXII. | RULES OF SPEECH AND CONVERSATION IN THE KING’S HALL | 186 |
| XXXIII. | THE PROPER USES OF “YOU” AND “THOU” | 188 |
| XXXIV. | THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED | 189 |
| XXXV. | CONCERNING FAILURE OF CROPS AND DEARTH IN MORALS AND GOVERNMENT | 193 |
| XXXVI. | THE CAUSES OF SUCH PERIODS OF DEARTH AND WHAT FORMS THE DEARTH MAY TAKE | 195 |
| XXXVII. | THE DUTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE ROYAL GUARDSMEN | 203 |
| XXXVIII. | WEAPONS FOR OFFENSE AND DEFENSE | 217 |
| XXXIX. | MILITARY ENGINES | 220 |
| XL. | THE PROPER MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF A ROYAL COURT | 226 |
| XLI. | THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED | 231 |
| XLII. | A DISCUSSION OF HOW GOD REWARDS RIGHTEOUSNESS, HUMILITY, AND FIDELITY, ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES DRAWN FROM SACRED AND PROFANE HISTORY | 234 |
| XLIII. | THE DUTIES AND THE EXALTED POSITION OF THE KING | 245 |
| XLIV. | THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED | 248 |
| XLV. | CONCERNING THE MODERATION WHICH A KING MUST OBSERVE IN HIS JUDICIAL SENTENCES AND PENALTIES, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS DRAWN FROM THE STORY OF GOD’S JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ADAM AND EVE, IN WHICH CASE TRUTH AND JUSTICE WERE ASSOCIATED WITH PEACE AND MERCY | 251 |
| XLVI. | AN EXAMPLE OF RIGHTEOUS SEVERITY IN JUDGMENT DRAWN FROM THE STORY OF GOD’S CONDEMNATION OF LUCIFER | 258 |
| XLVII. | A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF VERDICTS AND PENALTIES WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE STORY OF LUCIFER’S REBELLION AND DOWNFALL AND OF THE SIN AND PUNISHMENT OF THE FIRST MAN AND WOMAN | 260 |
| XLVIII. | A COMMENTARY ON THE STORY OF LUCIFER | 272 |
| XLIX. | INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS ALLOWED THE DECISION TO BE FRAMED ACCORDING TO THE STERN DEMANDS OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE | 277 |
| L. | OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH THE ARGUMENTS OF PEACE AND MERCY HAVE HAD GREATER WEIGHT | 279 |
| LI. | THE REASONS FOR THIS DIVERSITY IN THE VERDICTS OF GOD | 283 |
| LII. | THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED | 284 |
| LIII. | INSTANCES IN WHICH GOD HAS MODIFIED HIS SENTENCES AND THE REASONS FOR SUCH MODIFICATIONS | 285 |
| LIV. | THE KING’S PRAYER | 290 |
| LV. | A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE KING’S BUSINESS ESPECIALLY HIS JUDICIAL DUTIES | 297 |
| LVI. | THE SPEECH OF WISDOM | 299 |
| LVII. | DIFFICULT DUTIES OF THE KING’S JUDICIAL OFFICE WITH ILLUSTRATIONS | 304 |
| LVIII. | THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED | 309 |
| LIX. | WHEN JUDGMENTS SHOULD BE SEVERE AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE MERCIFUL | 313 |
| LX. | THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED | 316 |
| LXI. | CONCERNING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT | 318 |
| LXII. | THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED | 320 |
| LXIII. | THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD ILLUSTRATED BY THE STORY OF DAVID AND SAUL | 321 |
| LXIV. | ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE JUDGMENTS OF SOLOMON | 339 |
| LXV. | SOLOMON’S DECISION IN THE CASE OF SHIMEI | 341 |
| LXVI. | SOLOMON’S JUDGMENT IN THE CASE OF ADONIJAH AND HIS FOLLOWERS | 344 |
| LXVII. | WHY SOLOMON BROKE HIS PROMISE OF PEACE AND SECURITY TO JOAB | 353 |
| LXVIII. | A DISCUSSION OF PROMISES: WHEN THEY MUST BE KEPT AND WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN | 355 |
| LXIX. | CONCERNING THE KINGSHIP AND THE CHURCH AND THE KING’S RESPONSIBILITY TO GOD | 357 |
| LXX. | THE AUTHORITY OF KINGS AND BISHOPS. END OF THE SECOND PART | 363 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 369 |
| INDEX | 375 |
| FOOTNOTES | 403 |
