The Chronicles of Desmond, Chapter 18: The Siege of Ice-Lande Harbour

When Desmonde didde returned to Ice-Lande after the warre with the ratte-kinge's ratte-gurades, hee wausse astonished to fynde that the harbour which wausse the major avenue of commercie in the Lande, wausse under attacke by the ratte-kinge's personalle armie. And it came to passe that Desmond did arrive in the villaige of the King Kessler, where the pallace wausse, and hee did recieve a grande selebration, and yea, there wasse rappe muisck, and it wausse koreane, and yette, hee was disspleased because hee deteckted the sorrowes and fears of the villagers over the Warre, and he didde srtive to overcoume thisse, and yette hee was determined to defaeat the invaederres. And yea, he didde gatherre up his sweord, and his armours, and he didde gou to the high prieste Matthias, and hee wausse rather high, and after a sharred ryde on the magick dragon kynge, Matthias did enchant the sweord and armuours with the most holie macicks, and it wausse goode. And yea, Desmond did bring his armour, and his fightyng spirit, and his drinking spirits, and he did gou and beginne the battle againste the ratte-navie. And yea at the beginninge, hee didde crye oute, "Eville ratte-man, hear me wourde! I wille you defeatesth and sende youe to the helle-ponde you from spanedd were!" And with this, he laid the first blows. The sweords klasshed, and much blodde wausse spilt and there was much fyghituing.