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I (, Of the Originall of the Laplanders.
them the Second time,dealing So cruelly with them, that leaving their Cattel
they were Sorc’t to fly into thoSe barren Countries they now inhabit,carrying
with them only their nets. Plantin. adds further that Artdr. Andrefonius affirms
he Saw Some ancient letters, in which mention was made of Kurk.a Governour
of the Laplanders : but as for his other name of Matthias, it is plain it was
poftnate to Christianity, Since which time if we Should imagine the Laplanders
firft to have come into theSe parts, we must alSo SuppoSe the Country to have
bin till then uninhabited, whereas we have all reaSon to believe that the
Bitr-mi and Scridfinni lived here before Chiifl , the latter of which Seem by their
name to have bin only a Colony Sent out of Finland: and mention is made
of Finlanders in theSe parts in the time of ffarald the fair, or Htrfager King
of Norway, and his Son Ericut Bodfexe, who lived long before the times of
Christianity, and went down intoFinmark. and Biarmia, and obtained a
great victory over them. Now if he went by Sea Northwards of Norway to
come to Finmark., Finmark* then must have bin near Norway, as lying North
of it near the Sea, that is the Same Country that is now named Finmark,
which becauSe then inhabited by FinUnders, as appears by the name,it is
not to be believed that it was first poSSeSs’t by the Laplanders that were drove
out of South-Bothnia by Ma’.thias Kurk’ Neither are they called Lappi from
being driven out then , fcr they were So called in Saxe’s time, and there is
little reafon to believe that Matthias Murk’s expedition was before him,
especially from that inscription which mentions Kurk., Since that in thofe times
they knew not So much of writing as to record any thing in it.
Wherefore we must find out Some better authority to confirm to us the
originall of the Lapps, for we may believe that the Finlanders more then
once march’t out into Lapland, which is evident from the Several names of
their leaders,whom Some called Thinns-Kogre, others Miefchogiefche. The tirst
and most ancient is that from whence the Biarmi took their originall, whom
I conclude to have defcended from the Finlanders, from calling cheir Gods
by Finlandijh names. Befides in their nature and manners they agree with
the ancient Finlanders: and lastly are called by all Strangers Scridfinni, i. e.
Finlandirs going upon frozen Snow, which, the ancient knowing none elSe to
go So, took to be the Biarmi. But the name of Biarmi was given them
by the Finlanders from their going to dwell upon the Mountains, from the
word Varama, which Signifies a hilly Country: now becauSe Strangers knew
from the Swedes they uSed wooden Shoes to go upon the Snow, which by the
Swedes are called Alt Skriida, not knowing the name Biarmi, they called
them Scridfinni: and becauSe the Finlanders and Biarmians were of the Same
originall, they were often fubjeft to the Same Prince, as to Ct/o in King
Uolters time. What the occafion was of this leaving their Country is yet
doubtfull, except it was for fear of the Swedes, who in the reign of King
Agnus invaded Frofle King of Finland, and haraSSed the whole Country.
The Second time of deferting their Country was when the Ruffians
enlarged their Empire as far as the lake Ladog. For fearing the cruelty of
theSe People they retired into Laphnd: which I am apt to beleive becauSe
the Ruffians call them Kienni, as has bin laid before Srom their palTage through
Kajania into Lapland, which they could not have known but by their own
experience ; and their wars with them, especially thofe of Carelia and Cajania
being So ignorant both in history and other Countries, that they Scarce know
any thing of their own, that is of any antiquity. And this proves what we
have
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