The Moktal Reitaevs of SwEDE^'BOEG 5 



The first published account is to be found in the first part of G. 

 BKOLi^ra's' AiitrrUiiiiKjar nmler en reaa i England, printed in Stocl^holm 

 ISil. 4 (Vol. I., p 47). The author, who during his stay in London 

 was a frequent visitor at the home of S. Nissek, at that time preacher 

 of the vSwedish Legation, does not give any authority for his statement, 

 but if seems in any case that he had the opportunity of subjecting the 

 same to the criticism of persons connected with the Swedish Church. 

 The detailed and evidently correct statements concerning the three 



Fh'. i. Interior of the Swedish Chiucli in Lomluii. 



coffins argue in any case tor the presumption that the author has been 

 well informed. Since Beolixci's account seems never before to have 

 been printed in the English language, it may here be gi-ven in full. 



''■ Gdstaf Broling, born 1 7(30, a noted metallurgist, mechanician and Councillor of Mines. 

 Became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1797. Died 1838. He 

 undertook in 1797 — 99, with private support, a jonrney to England for purposes of study, and 

 published in 1811 — 17, witli the support of the Swedish Mining Association, his above-men- 

 tioned work concerning this journey. 



