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FORTIA’S TRAVELS IN SWEDEN. 475
the Archbifhop, (Mr. Troil, a well informed man, formerly Bifhop of Linkeeuping, and
author, among other things, of Letters on Iceland, a work much efteemed, and which has
been tranflated into French,) a number of Swedifh noblemen have taken up their abode
here, fome to be nearer to their eftates, and fome to avoid the expence and tumult of the
capital. Among thefe we have to notice in particular the Senator, Baron Geer, formerly
Secretary of State for foreign affairs: we have to thank him for the obliging manner
in which he received us, foreigners entirely unknown to him, but ftill more for the ac-
quaintance of a well informed, affable, polite man, in whofe fociety the curious travel-
ler could but acquire great advantage. Upfal on many accounts is deferving of being
feen ; in order to notice all, a ftay of at leaft three days will be requifite: this city is
interefting were it only for its giving birth to Linnzus and Bergmann. A houle is
building m memory of Linnzus at the royal gardens, which ferve for a public pro-
menade.
The cathedral is the largeft and handfomeft church in Sweden ; of it this affertion
might make a perfon who had not feen the others form rather a high opinion ; but
having viewed them it will be readily conjectured that better might be ereéted, which
yet fhould be far from perfe&t. This church is however truly remarkable on account
of the tombs it contains, which, although no matter pieces, are interefting, as they re-
gard the hiftory of the country. ‘The church is two hundred and thirty feet long from
the extremity to the altar; beyond which is a chapel of fome depth: its width is one
hundred and eight feet; it has three naves, and chapels all round it: in that behind
the great altar is the tomb of Guftavus Vafa and his wives ; his children and grand-
children are interred in the one adjoining. In this John III. was buried. The monuntent
over his tomb, erected by Sigifmund, was made in Italy ; but the veffels carrying it to
Sweden being fhipwrecked on the coaft of Dantzick it was tranfported thither, where it
remained near two hundred years; it has been brought hither only within thefe few
years: it is no honour to the arts, and was in a bad ftate. In another chapel are the
fepulchres of the families of Oxen/tiern and Stenbock. In another two beautiful Sarco-
phagi in marble to the memory of Charles de Geer, Marthal of the court, and his lady ;
his buft alfo in white marble, on the fragment of an antique fluted column, erected by
his wife. The tomb of Sture and his two fons, killed by order of Eric XIV. The fe-
pulchre of the firft wife of Sigifmund. On the right of the great altar are the relics of
St. Eric, and nothing elfe remarkable. Linnzus is inhumed beneath a {tone near the
door without any infcription or even his name (whatever the Dutch traveller may ad-
vance to the contrary). In a fort of cave adjoining the church is a wooden idol of the
God Thor, which does not appear fo ancient as faid to be, with the chalice, crofier, &c.
prefented by Pope Alix HI. to the firft bifhop of Upfal.
The univerfity of this city was founded by Sten Sture the elder, in 1476, who ob-
tained permiflion for the purpofe from Sixtus IV., and took the inftitution at Bologna for
his model. The adminiftrators and fenators confirmed the bull of Sixtus IV. (of the
28th of February 1476,) on the 2oth July 1477, and granted to this academy all the
privileges enjoyed by the univerfity of Paris. In 1624 Guftavus Adolphus aifligned
them eftates under the direction of the confiftory of profefflors, The revenue was then
25,000 crowns, of 3 dollars; but this fum is now nearly tripled: it is however depend-
ant on the feafons. The univerfity appoints two profeflors, called 4rarii, to manage
its property, who retain their places for two years, when one of them goes out. There
are four faculties, viz. four profeflors of theology, (there were five,) who at the fame
time compofe the ecclefiaftical confiftory, two of jurifprudence, thirteen of philofophy,
and four of medicine. ‘The new profeffors are: one of theology, one of private ceco-
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