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 is owhere.' And then this old man took his leave of them and bade them sail forth right east, and within short time by God's grace, they should come into a place like Paradise, wherein they should keep their Eastertide.

And then they sailed forth, and came soon after to that land, but were afeared because of little depth in some places, and in some places were great rocks; but at the last they went upon an yland, weening that they had been safe, and made thereon a fire for to dress their dinner; but S. Brandon abode still in the ship; and when the fire was right hot and the meat nigh sodden, then this yland began to move, whereof the monks were afeard, and fled anon to ship and left the fire and meat behind them, and marvelled sore of the moving. And S. Brandon comforted them, and said that it was a great fish named Jasconye, which laboureth night and day to put his tail in his mouth, but for greatness he may not. And then anon they sailed west three days and three nights ere they saw any land, wherefore they were right heavy; but soon after, as God would, they saw a fair yland full of flowers, herbs, and trees, whereof they thanked God of his good grace, and anon they went on land, and when they had gone long in this they found a full fair well, and thereby stood a fair tree full of boughs, and on every bough sat a fair bird, and they sat so thick on the tree that unnethe any leaf of the tree might be seen. The number of them was so great, and they sang so merrily that it was a heavenly noise to hear; wherefore S. Brandon kneeled down on his knees and