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there was none to reprove them for it. This made Gustavus complain in a
Letter dated at Stocholme, July 24. 1556, that there were many among them,
who were never baptised, which proceeded from an opinion that those who
were baptised in their riper years, would dy within 7 or 8 daies after; but
when Gustavus together with his Collectors sent Priests into Lapland,
their children were baptised, and they instructed at home. Nor were
they obliged only to a bare hearing of the word, but to a diligent
attention, because they were to be catechised afterwards, and give an account
of their progress; so that now it was that they began to be Christians in good
earnest, and in this respect it might with some reason be said that in this
last age the Gospel began to be preached among them, and that before they
were wholy ignorant of the means of their salvation. Now it was that they
had certain Priests appointed to instruct them, the first whereof, or at
least since the reformation, was one Michael, whom Gustavus in his before
mentioned Letter earnestly recommends to them, giving him especial
command by pious exhortation to reduce them to the true knowledg of God,
and the Christian Faith.
But this was more effectually don in the succeeding times of Charles
Gustavus Adolphus, and Christina; who first endowed Schools and Churches;
those two firm supports, without which Religion can neither maintain its
present strength, nor acquire more.
Charles the IX, about the latter end of his reign was the first that caused
Churches to be built in everyone of the divisions or Marches at his own
peculiar charge; two of them are mentioned in Lapponia Tornensis, viz.
Tenotekis and Jukasjærff, whereof one was built, ann. 1600, the other 3
years after. Chriftina having found a Silver mine there, followed his example;
and by a public Charter ordered the building of four more, in Arwitsteff,
Arieplog, Silbojoch, and Nasafiell, ann. 1640. then were Christian Churches
built in Lapland it self, and there are now reckoned in Lapponia
Aongermannia one, called Aosalo, in Lapponia Vmensis one called Lyæsala; in
Lapponia Pithensis four, whose name are Graatræsk, Arwitsierfs, Stora sawgcks,
and Arieplogs; there was also a fifth called Silbojochs, but this was long ago
demolish’d and burnt by the Danes. In Lapponia Luhlensis there is one call’d
Jochmoch. There was also another called Nafrilocht, but this was burnt
accidentally not long since. In Lapponia Tornensis there are reckoned three,
Juckochsierfs, Rounala, and Enotaches. In Lapponia Kimensis only Enare.
All of them being 13 in number, except Silbojochs and Nafrilochs, are kept
in good repair, and frequented by the Laplanders. They all own the Kings,
and especially Charles the IX, for their Founders, excepting only Kounala,
which was built and adorned with a bell at the sole charge of 3 brothers
Laplanders, whose piety herein is the more commendable because they were
forc’t to fetch all the materials requisit for such a work thro long and troublesome
waies, out of Norway with their Rain-dears. A memorable example
which most men in our daies, tho desirous enough to seem pious and
religious, are so far from equalling, much more from exceeding, that they
never attemt to follow it. The manner of building their Temples was plain
indeed, but fit enough for the use they were designed to, the matter of them
is the same timber wherewith the Swedes usually build their houses. Adjoining
to their Churches they have belfrys, and houses for the use of Priests
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