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THROUGH SWEDEN. 195
indulged themfelves in conjectures, for which there is always room
in enquiries concerning the origin of places, and the derivation of
- their names.
Aland has been fuppofed anciently to have been governed by its
own monarchs; but however that may be, it is certainly known
that fince the fourteenth century it has made part of the bifhop-
rick and government of Abo, with the exception that in the year
1743 Aland and the other iflands fubmitted to Ruffia, and {wore
allegiance to the Czarina, but were foon after reftored to Sweden
by the treaty of Abo. Thefe iflands in former times frequently
fuffered from the invafions of the Ruffians, and the inhabitants
had been forced to fly from their houfes and fertile plains. But in
1718 a congrefs was held here for the reftoration of peace, by
which the enjoyment of tranquillity was fecured to them.
Aland and the feveral ifles contain eight parifhes, each of which
has a church. Befides thefe places of worfhip, there are feven
chapels. The names of the parifhes are Sund, Saltvick, Finftrom,
Hammarfand, Jomala, Lemland, Foglo, and Kumblinge.
The Laplanders and Fins were undoubtedly the earlieft inha-
bitants of thefe iflands, and their refidence here is plainly to be
traced in the names of places which ftill remain, and were in all
likelihood given by them; fuch as Lappo, Lapbole, Lapwafs,
Finby, Finftrom, Finno, Finko, and Finholm. In the parifh of
Sund is a natural grotto formed in the fide of a mountain, about
fix yards in length and three in breadth, and from four to five yards
in height. During the invafion of the Ruffians in 1714 it ferved
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