[ 48- ] Herodoti lib. IX. c. 3. de Mardonio. Et egregie Zedrenus refert, Pyras fuifle intro- duftas ab imperatoribus in oriente contra Saracenorum irruptiones. Nec defuit Peru- vianis igneus ille ntintius. Illi ad qvariam qvamqve leucam per omnes provincias aluere pyras in ^diculis, fummis Taper montibus ita difpofitis ut ab alia ad aliam pro- fpe<ftus libere pateret, qveis fadtum eft, ut intra tres aut qvatuor horas imperator redde- retur certior, fiqvis impetus hoftium, tumultufve fubditorum acciderit in loco fexcentis ab ejus aula milliaribus diftanti. Vide Ync« GarcilafTi de la Vega Hi ft. lib. VI. Ejuf- modi fpeculas Japanenfibus fuifle novimus ex Ambaffades des Hollandois vers Japan, qvarum author, fingulos igncs a duobus viris Temper cuftodiri, teftatur. Noftros autcm majores qvod attinet, tunc multa iis circa pyras fuit cura. Norvcgos hoc primum docuit Herthiofus Gunnthiofi filius rex Hordite, qvi, cum plurima hoftilia molitus eflet, multos hoftcs Tibi comparavit. Igitur ad ivnproviTam eorum irruptio- nem prsecavendam, pyras in celfis montibus erigi curavir, cuftodefqve adjecit cum mandatis, ut perfpefto hoftis adventu, Tubditis de more facibus omnes ditionis fuse Tubditos, ad lignum datos armati exirent impetui hoftium propulTando. Vide Thorm. Torfei Hiftoriam Norveg. Pars I. p. 236. Sed videtur hoc inftitutum tan- dem fere in defvetudinem abiiflfe : etenim Haconus rex Bonus, alias Adelftani alum- nus ex Anglia redux nova lege juftit, ut in montibus excellis, ex ingentibus arbo- ribus pyr^e ita ftruerentur, ut ab una pyra ad alteram facilis 81 liber elfet profpe&us. Qvo padto excitatus hoftilis irruptionis nuntius a pritna in extremo regni ad meridiem angulo exftrucia pyra ad remotiffima boream verfus publicorum comitiorum in Ha- logalandia vn dierum fpatio volitafie ferturVide Snorronis Sturlaefonii Heim- skringla, tom. T. p. 147. Qvam legem Magnus legum reformator Jure Gulathingenli Tit. De patria propugnanda. § de Pyris, fanxivit. Verba ha?c Tunt. “ Nu er “ hers van i land vart, pa skulu menn vita-vordr reida, pa skal barun eda um- “ bodfmadr bod skera, enn fa er fekr halfri mork fylfrs er egi cerar til. Bondr “ ero skyldir til vita ad gera, par fern verit hefir at forno fare, fiordungr herads “ Manna peirra er nrefter bua, oc vard-hus med oc dyr fiorar a. Nu skal ftefna “ skipreidu pingvord at bioda. Barun eda umbods madr konungs skall gera bon- “ dum lagha ftefnu til vord at halda oc bioda; J:a skulu basndr a verdi fiiia hina “ fimtu nott, fra pui er vordr er bodin nema fyr purfi. Enn pteir fem vita void •' eigo at hallda oc koma paeir egi til, pa fekiaft peir vardviti vid konong pat er “ mork filfrs. pvir menn skulu vita-vord hallda. J?eir menn ero allir vardfaeter er “ augnaheiler ero oc eyrna, frialfer menn oc fulltida herlendskir, enn egi utlendskir “ or annara konunga i*ikum. Menn skulu a void ganga at midium degi, oc halda te til annars middags. Enn ef feinna er afgengit eda fyr af, pa er fecr vardviti vid “ konung, nema einn gangi erenda peirra. A verdi skal madr vaka enn egi fofa, * Utrum Anglis debeatur, faciie non dixerim, nam etfi nbn latent, cos ignis minifterio ufus fuifle ad res novas indicandas, pyrafqve vocavifle beacons a verbo bcacnian figno oitenderc ego ta- men non tillam potni circa eos invenire legem, ufqve ad annum 1588, qvo die 8 Alaii, popu- lus td prcpuli'andjim IJifpanorum tyrannidem pyris convocari jubebatur. <( enn

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