A compendious history of the Goths, Svvedes, & Vandals, and other northern nations written by Olaus Magnus.

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Title: A compendious history of the Goths, Svvedes, & Vandals, and other northern nations written by Olaus Magnus.
Author: Olaus, Magnus, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1490-1557.
Publication: London :: Printed by J. Streater, and sold by Humphrey Mosely, George Sawbridge, Henry Twiford, Tho. Dring, John Place and Henry Haringman,; 1658.
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CHAP. I. Of Veins of Brimstone, and Combustion of the Waters.

THere are some Veins of Brimstone, neer to the Rivers of Waters, which being often kindled very wide, like to flames, they spread ready to destroy all round about: which sight, the Inhabitants in Island, and Scotland, very cold Countries, behold by a continual increase of heat: Moreover in the South Goths Land, not far from the City Vexian, there is a cham∣pion and muddy Lake; which by its fiery vertue, doth as it were in a moment, or in a very short time, boyl or burn whatsoever is let down into it to be boyled, and drawn up again with a Cord. And it is found out, that the like Lake neer to the Metropolis of Nidr••sium, in the Kingdome of Norway, hath the same Na∣ture, especially from this Argument, That in the greatest cold it never freezes.