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they w ere w ritten. On them th e learned Icelander h as founded a M em oir illu strativ e o f the h isto ry of the N orth of E uro pe in the latter h a lf o f the 16th. century, m ore p articu larly in respect to the P ro te sta n t cause a t th a t period — illu strative of the B a r­ tholom ew M a ssa c re , and of its re al au th o rs — illustrative of D an ish politics in respect to the isles o f O rkney and S h e tla n d , a t th a t tim e held as a paw n by the Scottish Court. N ot a few historical view s, now gen erally c u rre n t, are likely to receive correction from these D ocum ents w hen th ey becom e know n to the lite rary w orld.