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appareret; unde prisca simplicitas hunc locum deinceps religiosum
habuit”. Worm is not disinclined to think that this clay may have a
certain curative effect for exterior use. The legend mentioned does
not seem to have been known in later days; another legend about a
hiil at the same farm (Klausturholar) is mentioned in Jon Årnason,
Islenzkar bjobsogur II 79.
265* a Gesnero ac Margravio: See Mus. Worm. p. 241.
159. Porarinn Eiriksson (f 1659) had studied at the University
of Copenhagen in two tums, 1640-43 (was matriculated on Nov.
2ist, 1640) and 1646-49, as appears from his testimonials (I-V).
On his last return home he had, however, no testimonial from the
university, see the inquiry of Bishop Brynjålfur to Worm about this,
p. 12029 ff. (year 1649). Between his two stays in Copenhagen he
had been in the service of Bishop Brynjålfur (see p. 2701'2). After
his home-coming in 1649 certain rumours must have arisen about his
behaviour in Copenhagen as also the inquiry by Bishop Brynjålfur
to Worm seems to indicate. About this, however, no more is known
than may be concluded from letter no. 159. h. E.’s opponents have
evidently sent in a complaint of him to Worm during the winter
1648-49 (Worm was rector, i.e. chancellor of the university during
this year) ; details do not appear from the letter, but probably there
had been fights and riots in intoxicated condition (see p. 26631 ff.).
The letter is meant as a defence against the complaint, and a number
of testimonials are included about I>. E.’s behaviour; I>. E.’s later
fate, however, raises certain doubts about his honesty. In 1651 he
became minister at Eydalir, where, two years later, he was accused
of being the father of his servant-maid’s child. After protracted legal
dealings I>. E. resigned his office in 1654 and next year left for
Copenhagen before the case was finally decided. There he succeeded
in making the king send him to Icelandin i656tocollect manuscripts
for the king’s library, b. E. made known the king’s wish on the
Althing in 1656, but does not seem to have reaped any results worth
mentioning, presumably particularly owing to the opposition of
Bishop Brynjolfur and other Icelandic authorities, but also on ac-
count of his addiction to drinking. See about this Kr. Kålund, Kata-