[13] It begins thus—
Lord of the North is Harald Haarfager,
Petty kings all from their kingdoms he hurls,
“Bloody axe” Erik for tyranny banished
After becomes one of England’s proud Earls, &c.
[14] Ordinarily on the high roads these animals are unshod, and yet seem to take no damage from the want of this defence. One is reminded of the text—“Their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint.” The shoe of the mountain horses is usually fastened on with four prodigious nails.
[15] The following is the printed tariff of charges at these places. It is fixed by the Voged of the district:
| skill. | d. | |
|---|---|---|
| “Bed with warm room | 24 | = 10 English. |
| ” ” cold room | 16 | |
| Contor (i.e. large) cup of coffee | 8 | |
| Small cup of coffee | 4 | |
| Large cup of tea | 6 | |
| Small ditto | 3 | |
| Warm breakfast | 20 | |
| Warm dinner | 24 | |
| Bed for single folk | 2 | |
| Eggedosis (glass of egg-flip) | 10 | |
| Bottle of red wine | 48 |
N.B.—Servants nothing, but if a traveller stops in cold room for half an hour without taking any refreshment, he must pay 4 skill, or if in a warm one, 8 skill.”
It must be observed that the latter charges are never enforced, and that in some districts a bed is only 12 skill, and a cup of coffee 5 skill.