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 every one 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. _Christina_ having found a silver mine there, followed his example; and by a public Charter ordered the building of four more, in _Arwitsieff_, _Arieplog_, _Silbojoch_, and _Nasafiell_, ann. 1640. then were Christian Churches built in _Lapland_ itself, and there are now reckoned in _Lapponia Aongermannia_ one, called _Aosalo_; in _Lapponia Umensis_ 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 and the convenience of those who living at a great distance from the Church, have the liberty of refreshing themselves here in the Winter time by the fire. This constitution was first made by _Christina_ ann. 1640, commanding the Priests to be alwaies resident, whereas before they living a far off, came but at some set times of the year.