114 LYCK5KLE LAPLAND. 



follow the herd, they are immediately 

 killed. 



Several parts of Lapmark are inhabited 

 by colonists from Finland, who, by royal 

 license, taking up their abode here, break 

 up the soil into corn and pasture lands*. 

 They pay a certain tribute to the crown, 

 and are thenceforth free of all extraor- 

 dinary taxes, as well as the native Lap- 

 landers, being neither obliged to furnish a 

 soldier for the army, nor a sailor for the 

 navy. Whether it be time of peace or war 

 it is all the same to them, as they are bur- 

 thened with no taxes. These Finlanders 

 are permitted to fix in any part of Lap- 

 land in which they find a probability of 

 cultivating the ground to advantage, so 

 that there is no doubt but most part of 

 Lapmark will in time become colonized 

 and filled with vilkiges. 



At Easter, Whitsuntide and Christmas, 

 as well as on the four annual festivals by 



* These colonists (novaccolce) are often mentioned 

 in ihe Flora Lappo7iica. 



