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 KINGS OF NORWAY. 223 pressed forward, and said that Carl had the ornament saga vn. around his neck when they parted, but it was gone when they took up his corpse. Thorer said he had not observed any ornament; but if there was any such thing, it must be lying at home in Biarko. Then Finn put the point of his spear to Thorer's breast, and said that he must instantly produce the orna- ment ; on which Thorer took the ornament from his neck and gave it to Finn. Thereafter Thorer turned away, and went on board his ship. Finn, with many other men, followed him, went through the whole vessel, and took up the hatches. At the mast they saw two very large casks ; and Finn asked, " What are these puncheons?" Thorer replies, "It is my liquor." Finn says, " Why don't you give us something to drink then, comrade, since you have so much liquor?" Thorer ordered his men to run off a bowlfull from the puncheons, from which Finn and his people got liquor of the best quality. Now Finn ordered Thorer to pay the mulcts. Thorer went backwards and for- wards through the ship, speaking now to the one, now to the other, and Finn calling out to produce the pence. Thorer begged him to go to the shore, and said he would bring the money there, and Finn with his men went on shore. Then Thorer came and paid silver ; of which, from one purse, there were weighed ten marks. Thereafter Thorer brought many knotted nightcaps ; and in some was one mark, in others half a mark, and in others some small money. " This is money my friends and other good people have lent me," said he ; " for I think all my travelling money is gone." Then Thorer went back again to his ship, and returned, and paid the silver by little and little ; and this lasted so long that the day was drawing to- wards evening. When the Thing had closed the people