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believe in the God in whom thou believest.' And so they all accepted
Christianity.

Then did the bishop baptize Gudbrand and his son. King Olaf and Bishop
Sigurd left religious teachers there, and they parted friends who before
were foes. And Gudbrand had a church built there in the Dales.

FOOTNOTE:

[30] From the Saga of King Olaf the Holy, or St. Olaf.

SIR RICHARD GRENVILLE

SIR RICHARD GRENVILLE, of Bideford, in Devon, was one of the most noted
admirals in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Although he had large estates,
and was very rich, he liked better to go abroad to the new countries
just then discovered, or to fight for his country, than to stay at home.

From his wonderful courage and determination never to fly from an enemy,
however great the odds might be against him, he had the good fortune to
win glory in the most glorious sea-fight that has ever been fought.

In 1591 he was vice-admiral of a small fleet consisting of six line of
battle ships, six victuallers, and two or three pinnaces, under the
command of Lord Thomas Howard. In the month of August in that year, they
lay at anchor off the island of Flores, where they had put in for a
fresh supply of water, and to take in ballast, as well as to refresh the
crew, for many of them were sick.

Half of the crew of Grenville's ship were disabled and were on shore,
when news was brought that a Spanish Armada, consisting of fifty-three
ships, was near at hand.

When the admiral heard it, knowing himself to be at a disadvantage, he
instantly signalled to the rest of the fleet to cut or weigh their
anchors and to follow him out to sea.

All the commanders obeyed his summons but Sir Richard Grenville, whose
duty as vice-admiral was to follow at the rear of the fleet; he also
waited until his men who were on shore could rejoin him.

Meanwhile he had everything set in readiness to fight, and all the sick
were carried to the lower hold.

The rest of the English ships were far away, hull down on the horizon,
and the Spaniards, who had come up under cover of the island, were
already bearing down in two divisions on his weatherbow before the
'Revenge' was ready to sail. Then the master and others, seeing the
hopelessness of their case, begged Sir Richard to trust to the good
sailing of his ship, 'to cut his maine saile and cast about, and to
follow the admiral.'

But Sir Richard flew into a terrible passion, and swore he would hang
any man who shou