The Tale of Jon

Hereby comes the tale of Jon Jon, Jon, Jhon and Jan is all one name with “given”, though that depends upon the pronunciation of the seamen who through custom shorten everyting thus that they might shout it far and hard.¹

Jon, that is “to give” was seaking, born at Alderga, sailed out upon the Flymeer with 100 and 27 ships, readied for a great voyage, richly laden with amber, tin, copper, iron, laquor, linen, felt, female pelt of otter, beaver, and rabbit hair.

Now should he yet take paper from here with him; when Jon came here and saw how Kalta had fordone our famous burgh, then was he so violent without measure, that he went off to Flyburgh with all his people and there to pay back, stuck on the red rooster (burned it down).

But through his rear-admiral and some of his people were the foddik and maids saved.⁵
Though Syrhed or Kalta mightn’t they not comprehend, she climbed upon the outermost pinnacle, everyone thought that she might die in the flames, then what happened?

While all her people stood stiff with fright, came she more beautiful than heretofore, calling “To Kalta Minhis!” Then streamed the other folk into a heap (troop?).

As the seamen saw that, they shouted, “We are for Minerva.”
A war is come out of that, wherein thousands are fallen.
At these times was Rosamond that is Rose mouth, Mother, she had done much in love to preserve peace, though now as evil came, made she short measure.¹⁰

That hour sent she messegers throughout the land borders and let a common emergency levy be declared, then came land defenders from every direction (airt).

The fighting land folk were all captured, but Jon saved himself with his people upon his fleet, taking with him both foddiks, along with the maids of both burghs.
Helprik the general and had him banned, but while all the warriors were yet over the Scheldt, Jon sailed back to Flymeer and forth again to our islands.
His people and many of our folk took wife and child aboard ship, and when Jon now saw that his people would be punished like criminals, bore he quietly hence (away).

He did right, for all other islanders and all other Scheldt folk who had fought were brought to Britain.¹⁵
This step was missdone for now came the beginning of the end.