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22 Materials for the Contruction of the whole Convent: There are alo fine Gardens, which reap great Benefit from this hot Water, adorn'd with all Sorts of Flowers, and full of Fruit. And after the River has watered thee Gardens, it empties itelf into the adjoining Bay, which caues it never to freeze; and great Numbers of Fih and flock thither, which yields plentiful Proviion for the Nourihment of the Inhabitants.

Of all the atteted Relations that of Biorno of Skaraa, concerning Bihop Amund of Skalholt, who was driven upon the Coat of Greenland, deerves mot to be credited: By which we learn, that the Colony of the Eatern Ditrict did flourih about 150 Years after the Commerce and Navigation ceaed between Norway and Greenland; and for aught we know, is not yet wholly detitute of its old Norwegian Inhabitants. We have not been able to get any Account of this Matter from the mo- dern