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JCE. •nopile and Scutari frozen to--filch a degree, in the reign- o f Conftan-
line Coprenymus, that even- loaded carts pafled over it. Th e
F r ih e eD «m s t r i®s-C a n v e m m * obfenves, that in the year-
-there happened--- do- intenfe a froft that die people walked over
the-ice from Conllautinople to Iikodar. A l l thefe inftances confirm
Mr. de Biffin’s-affertionj but as- this great natural hiftorian fays,
that the Black Seais-the only inftarice o f a. fea being entirely frozen -j-;
Imuft beg leave to diflent from him, for it is equally well attefted,
that the Baltic is fometimes entirely frozen according to C a s p a r
Schd.t z ’s account p. In the year 1426, the winter was fo fevere
that people travelled oyer- theieeacrofs the Baltic from Dantzick to
Lubeck ; and the fea was likewife paflable from Denmark to Meck-
Jenburghi and in; the year 1459, the whole-Baltic was entirely
frozen, fo that perfons travelled both on foot and on horfeback, over
ice from Denmark to the Venedick Hanf-townsj called Lubeck,
Wifmar, Roflock and Stralfund,. which had never happened before
} people likewife travelled acrofs the Baltic over ice from Reval
in
* Bemetr. Cantemir hilt, of the Othman Empire and Modern Univerfal Hiftory, vol. V .
fol. p. 347.
f to the year 860, the mediterranean was covered with ice, to that people travelled in carts
and horfes acrofs the Ionian Sea to Venice. (Htrmannus Contrastus a f. Piftor. Script, t. II.
p. 236.) And in 1234 the mediterranean was again thus frozen, that the Venetian merchants
travelled over the ice with their merchandize to what place they chofe, Matth. PariJ's. p. 78.
+ Cafpar Schütz Hiltoria rerum Prufficarum. Leipzig, fol. r 599, p. 114. and 281.
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in, Eftland to Denmark and to Sweden, and back again without the
lead: danger * . But according to Sasmund F r o d e -f- even the
great German Ocean between Denmark and Norway was frozen
in the year 1048, fo that die' Wolves frequently ran over the ice
from one country to the other.. Th e great Northern Ocean is likewife
moftx-ertainly fometimes frozen to a great diftance from any
land, for M u l l e r .J relates, that in the year 17.15 a Cofsack called
M • .Ma r k o f f
* In 1296 the Baltic was frozen from Gothland to Sweden. ■ .(Incerts auSloris Annates Denor.
in'WeJipbdlii monument. Cimbr. t. I. p. 1392.) '
In 1306, the Baltic was during fourteen weeks covered .with ice, between all the Danifli
and Swedrfh^iflands; (Ludwig reliquiee. MSS tor. t. IX. p. 1 7 0 ; ) S
In 1323, there was a road for foot jpafiengersand -horiemeiit over the, ice on the Baltic during
fix weeks, (id. ibid.)
In 1349, people walked over the ice1 from Stralfund to Denmark,. -:(In6erti auSl. cil. dp.
Ludwig, t. IX. p. 171.)
In 1408, the whole fea between- Gothland and ;Oe!and, and likewife‘between Roftock
and Gezoer were frozen, id. ibid. 196.
In 1423, the ice bore riding- from.Pruffia to Lubeck,. '(OrantzU. Feudal* 1, X. c. 40.) The
whole fea was covered with ice from Mecklenburg to; Denmark. (Incert. auB. ap. Ludw.
t. ix.p. 125.) ‘ ^ g M ' .r ft I g |
In 1461, (fays NicoLMarefcballus in annal. Herul. ap. Wejlpbal. t. I. p.,261.) „Tanta erat
hyems, ut-eoncreto gelh oceano pkmfiris niillia palTuum fupraQCC rn'erces ad uItimam‘Thy-
len, (Icclatid) & Orcades veherentur e Germania tota pene bruma.
'In 1545, the fea "between Roftock and Denmark, andBkfevnfebetween
lan<| was thus frozen, that the.people travelled over the ice on foot, and with Hedges, -to j
which horfes and oxen-were put; {Anotym ap. Ludwig, t. IX. p. 176.) '
In 1294, the Cattegat or fea between Norway and Denmark was frozen, that-from. Ossip
in Norway, they could travel on it to Jutland A (iirclowCbroni JittMand, p. 148.)
Thefe hiftoricat notes were communicated tp mq;,;h y Prof. Thimman-at Kali in SaSOny, -
andfentme by the Rev. Dr. Bulhing, for which communications I return my beft thanks. W:
f Sasmund Frbdc apud Thormod. Torfieum;‘ SeHe: Dyiiaft, ye^iiiv Damce.%ahii® i f®
*7P.S: Pt 4*« v = r. . . -. ‘V l,
.+ Miiller’s Ruflifche Samlungen, vol,'III. p, 41, . v.
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