1 Concerning the land of Amer. 4 And the ruler thereof. 11 Certain men of Amer are slain. 12 Wudro, the son of Wyl, writeth an epistle. 26 He writeth again. 27 He writeth many times. 28 Certain men do question him. 38 He revealeth himself.
Now the land of Amer was at the other side of the sea that is Atlantic, and it was many days' sail in a ship from the island of En.
2 And the bounds of that land were set far apart, and the people that did live there were more numerous than the waves of all the seas.
3 And it was a fertile land of extreme fruitfulness, and the earth underneath it yielded precious metals in abundance. And the people were for ever extolling its greatness amongst the nations of the earth.
4 ¶ Now the ruler of the land of Amer was a certain man and his name was Wudro, the son of Wyl; and it happened in this wise.
5 Whilst Wudro, the son of Wyl, was tending his flock of young men in the pasture that is knowledge, and after he had taught them how they should go and what things they should know,
6 Behold, the men of Amer came unto him, saying, We have chosen thee for to rule over us; and we have brought thee an high hat for to wear as the badge of thine office; and the size of the hat, it is six seven-eighths.
7 And because he knew not what he was letting himself in for, he gave way to their importuning, and did put on the high hat, the size whereof was six seven-eighths.
8 And it came to pass that when the men of En fought against the men of Hu, they did send messengers unto the land of Amer for to buy them munitions for the war. And they took with them gold in great quantity wherewith to satisfy the merchants that did sell unto them. Therefore did the land of Amer prosper exceedingly.
9 Now when the men of Hu found out that there was peril in the enterprise, they forbore to send out vessels of war for to fight; in place thereof, they did send them out for to murder those that were peaceful and did sail the seas without any weapon wherewith to defend themselves.