Schools were first instituted by _Gustavus Adolphus_, and I suppose in the town of _Pithen_, something before the year 1619, for in that year _Nicolaus Andreæ_, Minister of _Pithen_, dedicates his Ritual to him, in token of thanks and commendation for this his piety. The reason why _Gustavus Adolphus_ founded Schools, was chiefly because he saw the _Laplanders_ profited very little under the Swedish Priests preaching in a forreign language, as they had hitherto don. Besides, the harshness of the air, and coursness of the diet killed great part of the Priests, who had bin used to a better climate, and made the rest more unwilling to undergo this hardship: therefore was the first School instituted in _Pithen_, and committed to the charge of _Nicolaus Andreæ_, who was also commanded for the better promoting of knowledg there, to translate the most useful and necessary books out of the Swedish into the Laplandish tongue. For the _Laplanders_ before this were wholy ignorant of letters, and had not a book writ in their language: the first, which I suppose they had, was the _Primer_, such as children use to learn containing the chief heads of Christian Religion, _viz._ the ten Commandments, Apostles Creed, Lords Praier, and the like compiled by the aforesaid _Nicolaus_, as himself witnesses: he likewise was the first that published the Ritual in the Laplandish tongue, the book is now extant printed at _Stockholm_ by _Ignatius Meurer_, with this title, _Liber Cantionum quomodo sit celebranda Missa Sermone Lappico_. These were the elements wherein they were first to be instructed, afterwards there were other books printed, amongst which was a _Manual_ translated out of Swedish by _Joannes Tornæus_, Minister and School-master of _Tornen_, containing the Psalms of _David_, Song of _Solomon_, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiasticus, _Luthers_ Catechise, sacred Hymns, Gospels, and Epistles, with the solemn Praiers. The history of _Christs_ Passion, and destruction of _Jerusalem_, the _Ritual_, and Praiers of all sorts.