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110 foe Or Ry EERO Ge Gat
The City of Upfala is fituated upon the banks of the ri-
ver Salawhich falls into the Lake Encopen and is about.
thirty miles north weftfrom Stockholm. There is an old.
Caflle here built and fortified after the. Gothic manner
which Slands high and commands the whole City. In for-
mer days, this fortrefs was. a place of great importance.
There are many excellent paintings, medals and other
curiofities in the pofleffion of the Univerfity. Though
Upfala has been for many centuries a place of Eminence,
yet the Univerfity was not founded till 1476 when Pope
Sixtus Quartus gave itall the privileges of the Univerfity
of Bononia. King Guftavus Adolphus was a great Patron
of Learning throughout all his Dominions, and amongtt
others was very liberal to this place. He endowed Pro-
fellorfhips ia moft Sciences with tolerable Salaries.
Thefe received an Augmentation from the, Piety and Mu-
nificence of his daughter the celebrated Chriflina, whofe
Protection of learned men and Encouragement to every
ee we,
was the Patronefs of the learned Grotius whom fhe called
to Sweden, made him one of her counfellors and fent him
Ambaflador to Lewis XIII, After he had difcharged the
’ Duties
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