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and the convenience of those who living at a great distance from the Church,
have the liberty of refreshing themfelves here in the Winter time by the fire.
This constitution was first made by Christina ann. 1640, commanding the
Priests to be alwaies resident, whereas before they living a far off, came
but at some set times of the year.
Schools were first instituted by Gustavus Adolphus, and I suppose in the
town of Pithen, something before the year 1619, for in that year Nicolaus
Andreæ, Minister of Pithen, dedicates his Ritual to him, in token of thanks
and commendation for this his piety. The reason why Gustavus Adolphus
founded Schools, was chiefly because he saw the Laplanders profited very
little under the Swedish Priests preaching in a forreign language, as they
had hitherto don. Besides, the harshness of the air, and coursness of the
diet killed great part of the Priests, who had bin used to a better climate,
and made the rest more unwilling to undergo this hardship: therefore was
the first School instituted in Pithen, and committed to the charge of
Nicolaus Andreæ , who was also commanded for the better promoting of
knowledg there, to translate the most useful and necessary books out of the
Swedish into the Laplandish tongue. For the Laplanders before this were
wholy ignorant of letters, and had not a book writ in their language: the
first, which I suppose they had, was the Primer, such as children use to learn
containing the chief heads of Christian Religion, viz. the ten
Commandments, Apostles Creed, Lords Praier, and the like compiled by the
afortsaid Nicolaus, as himself witnesses: he likewise was the first that published
the Ritual in the Laplandish tongue, the book is now extant printed at
Stockholm by Ignatius Meurer, with this title, Liber Cantionum quomodo sit
celebranda Missa Sermone Lappico. These were the elements wherein they
were first to be instructed, afterwards there were other books printed,
amongst which was a Manual translated out of Swedish by Joannes Tornæus,
Minister and School-master of Tornen, containing the Psalms of David,
Song of Solomon, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, Luthers Catechise,
sacred Hymns, Gospels, and Epistles, with the Solemn Praiers. The history
of Christs Passion, and destruction of Jerusalem, the Ritual, and Praiers
of all sorts.
In the next place, for an encouragement to those that would send their
children to School, Gustavus Adolphus allowed money, not only for their
diet, but also for their clothes, and other necessaries, with a stipend for
the School-master: with these helps the Laplanders began more seriously to
confider of the Christian Religion, which was now preach’d to them in
no other language then their own: heretofore their Ministers using only
the Swedish tongue, they learnt somthing but understood it not, and
muttered some Praiers, but they knew not what: for somtimes there stood under
the Pulpit, an Interpreter who explained to the People as well as he could
what the Minister said at length. By the benefit of these aforefaid books they
begin to understand what they praied for, and some of the Youth of
Lapland having studied at the University of Vpfal, made so good progress in
the knowledg of the Liberal Arts and Sciences, and of the Christian
Religion, that they were entrusted with the Ministery.
Hitherto we have taken a view of Gustavus Adolphus his first care for the
advancement of Christianity in Lapland, but as all things in their
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