Hillarius. They have at the least so much dreamed and those which have believed their dreams, as they who staying themselves upon the fables of Poets, have thought that Enceladus, Briareus and the other Giants, were buried under that great and burning hill of Aetna, after that Jupiter destroyed them with lightning and overthrew them upon the mountains that they had made for to ascend into heaven, when they warred against him. For even as they imagined that those fearful and terrible Giants were enclosed under that mountain, who removing themselves from the one side to the other, did cast and throw forth those great and dangerous •••tes, flaming fires, whirlwinds and smoked: ⟨p. 26⟩Those here do put the Devils in slee•e of the Giants: And do attribute unto them that which the mountain doth naturally. So as other dreamers and fo••es have done of the mountain of Island and Norway: of 1which they that have written of those Regions & Countries, do witness that they are almost like unto that hill Aetna, and specially about the borders of Norway. For they say that there is there a mountain commonly called Hechelbergo environed with the Sea, the most horrible 2and fearful that is in the world. And for to make the tale better and the thing more marvellous, they say also, that there are heard the cryings, weepings and lamentations of the souls which go into Hell, insomuch as those horrible cries and noise are spread and heard 3a mile round about. They add moreover that there are very great and marvellous black Ravens & Crows 4which fly round about it making also horrible cries, in such sort that they terrify every man that none bareth to approach nigh unto that mountain. Afterwards; 5there ariseth out of the same two fountains, whereof the one is of such vehement and excessive coldness, and the other of such heat, that both of them are intolerable, and there is no Element how cold or hot soever it be, but that they surmount it, both in heat and coldness. And which is more in that same Country, towards the South parts, as men say, there is a place called Nadhegrin, in which the Devils of that 6place do appear unto men, whom they see before their eyes having bodies of the air.
Hillarius. They haue at the least so much dreamed and those which haue beléeued their dreames, as they who stayinge themselues vppon the fables of Poets, haue thought that Enseladus, Briarnis and the other Gyauntes, were buried vnder that great and burning hil of Aetna, after that Iupiter destroyed them with lightning and ouerthrewe them vppon the mounteines that they had made for to ascend into heauen, when they warred agaynst him. For euen as they imagined that those fearefull and terrible Gyauntes were enclosed vnder that mounteyne, who remouinge themselues from the one side to the other, dyd cast and throwe foorth those great and daungerous •••tes, flaminge fyers, whoorlewindes and smoked: ⟨p. 26⟩Those héere doe put the Dyuels in slée•e of the Gyants: And doe attribute vnto them that which the mounteyne doth naturallye. So as other dreamers and fo••es haue done of the mounteine of Islande and Norwaye: of 1which they that haue written of those Regyons & Countryes, doe wytnesse that they are almost like vnto that hyll Aetna, and specially about the borders of Norwaye. For they say that there is there a mounteyne commonly called Hechelbergo enuironed with the Sea, the most horrible 2and fearefull that is in the worlde. And for to make the tale better and the thing more meruaylous, they saye also, that there are hearde the cryinges, wéepinges and lamentations of the soules which goe into Hell, insomuche as those horrible cryes and noyse are spreade and heard 3a myle rounde aboute. They adde moreouer that there are very great and meruaylous blacke Rauens & Crowes 4which flye rounde about it makinge also horrible cryes, in such sort that they terrefie euery man that none bareth to approche nighe vnto that mounteine. Afterwards; 5ther ariseth out of the same two fountaines, whereof the one is of such vehement and excessiue coldenesse, and the other of such heate, that both of them are intollerable, and there is no Element howe colde or hotte soeuer it bée, but that they surmounte it, both in heate and coldenesse. And which is more in that same Countrey, towardes the South partes, as men saye, there is a place called Nadhegrin, in which the Dyuels of that
- 1The mountains of Island and Norway.The mountains of Island and Norvvay.
- 2Hechelbergo.
- 3The crying of the damned.
- 4Ravens and hell crows.Rauens and hel crovves.
- 5Fountains of excessive coldness and heat.Fountaines of excessiue coldenesse and heate.
- 6Nadhegrin. visible d•uels.
