Jonæ_, who saies the first King of the _Finlanders_ was _Torrus_, one of the Predecessors of King _Norus_, from whom some think _Norige_, (i. e.) _Norway_, quasi _Nori Rige_, to take its denomination, it being frequent for the ancient Kings to take upon them the names of their Gods. Thus among the ancient _Greeks_ we find many who were called by the names of _Jupiter_ and _Neptune_. So _Torrus_ the King was so called from _Torus_ the ancient God of the _Finlanders_, from whom without doubt he was derived to the _Laplanders_, together with their language, worships, and other customs. To these two (if they are two) _Jumala_ and _Thor_, may be added the _Sun_, which I gather from this, because he is still reckoned among their Gods. Besides he is generally worship’d in all barbarous and pagan Countries, and if he be adored for his light and heat by those People, who enjoy the benefit of a warm air and temperate climate, how much more by the _Laplanders_, who for no small space endure the hardship of continual night and bitter frosts? but I shall speak more concerning the Sun hereafter. These are the chief Gods of the _Laplanders_, whether they had any of less note may be questioned, tho I doubt it not; because at this day they worship some others, which the _Finlanders_ did before them, and probably brought with them into _Lapland_. Of these the _Carelii_ had _Rongotheus_ the God of Ry, _Pellonpeko_ of Barly, _Wierecannos_ of Oats, _Egres_ of Herbs, Pease, Turnips, Flax, and Hemp; _Uko_ with his wife _Rowne_, of tempests; _Kækre_ the Protector of Cattel from wild beasts; _Hyse_ had the command of _Wolves_, and Bears, _Nyrke_ of Squirrel-hunting, _Hyttavanes_ of Hare-hunting. Some of these the _Laplanders_ worshipped; especially those whose help they stood chiefly in need of to the performing of their business, as the gods of hunting and preserving their Cattel from wild beasts, and such like: others probably they neglected as useless, because they neither plowed nor sowed. But I cannot say under what names they worshipped them, because I find nothing of certainty thereof, either in their ancient records, or modern customs.