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Crown of Sivedeny it is fcituate between the Latitude of 64 
and 71, and the Longitude of about 38 and 65 deg^ and that 
'tis now caird with one word, LdpUnd^ which was formerly 
caU'dby the Natives, B'mmiay and by Strangers, Skrit-Fin^ 
niay whichlatter Nameictookfiom theciiflcmof the people, 
xoskrit^ that is, topde^ with a kind of woodden Shoes,over 
the Ice and Snow. As for the Temperature of t\.tClimat\ he 
obfervs, in the more Northern part of Lapland, the Sun 
fets not in Summer, nor rifes in Winter for fome Moneths to- 
gether; the Moon and the abundance of Snow do by their 
brighrnefs, in fome mea Pure, make feme compenfation for the 
long nights; and the Air is veryferene and wholfom, be- 
ing fanned by flrong winds, and clear'd in Winter by deep 
fnows and hard frofts ; themoft rapid Rivers not being able 
10 efcape freezing to the thicknefs of two, three, and more 
cubits ; though in Summer the Heat be excefllve for a couple of 
Moneths, the Sun never fetting for that time: Which feafon 
not coming in till the end of Ju»e, the Grafs begins then firft 
of all to appear, and the Trees to bud, but with that vigor, 
that in a Fortnights time the flowers of Herbs and the leaves of 
Trees arrive to their full fize. The Soil is in fome parts fto- 
ny, craggy and fandy ; in others, by reafon of the abun- 
dance of Lakes, Rivers and Rivulets , wet and moorin?^ 
producing ftore of Grafs and Kitchin-Herb?. 
Secondly^ He defcribes the habit both of the Body and Mind 
of the Ldplmders^ <ay ing. That they are generally of low fta- 
ture, yet fome of the> Women not unhandfom ; the Men of a 
dark fallow colour; both Men and Women lean, fddom any 
being found fat and corpulent : however they are very finewy, 
ftrong, and fwi ft in running. But as to the conftitution of 
their Mind, they are exceedingly fuperftitious, timorous and 
iin-warlike ; whence the Author takes occafion to un-deceive 
the World , that hath hitherto been perfwaded, as if tJiac 
great Warner, King GuJIaviis Adolphf^^ ^ had done his great 
Atchievmen^s by Laplanders, and their Magical Arts. They 
are very fuipicious, deceitful, prone to anger and revenge, 
efpeciailv theWomen» Covetous they are alfo, and flothfu), 
yet proud of then)fehef,and del pifers of other Nations. That 
s^hieh our Author c.omn)ends in them , is, that'thcy keep the 
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