and believe he bestows life on them, and preserves their health, and that they cannot die unless it be his plesure, and drives away the Demons, which are prejudicial to their hunting, fowling, and fishing, and never hurts them but when their offences deserve it: therefore he is to be worshipped in the first place. The next of the principal Gods is _Storjunkare_, which tho it be a _Norwegian_ word, _Junkare_ in that language signifying the Governor of a Province, yet is it used by the _Laplanders_ now; tho perhaps it was not in use till some of them became subjects to _Norway_. Certain it is, that this is not the only name of that God, for he is also called _Stourra Passe_ (i.e.) _Great Saint_, as appears by a Hymn which is sung at his Sacrifices. His name they reverence very much, and pay him frequenter, if not greater devotion then other Gods, for they suppose him to be their _Tiermes_ his Lieutenant, and as it were Royal Prefect, adding _Stœre_, which signifys _greater_ for distinction sake. Now they worship _Storejunkar_, because they think that they receive all their blessings thro his hands, and that all beasts and Cattel, are subject to his will, and that he governs them as _Tiermes_ doth men and spirits; wherefore he can give them to whom he will, and none can receive them without his pleasure. These beasts therefore supplying the _Laplanders_ with meat and clothes, it may easily be imagined how necessary they held it to worship _Storjunkare_. And these are the two peculiar Gods of the _Laplanders_, whereof one hath the dominion over men, the other over beasts; one bestows life, the other all things required to the sustaining of it. _Tornæus_ saies they report of him that he hath often appeared to Fowlers or Fishers in the shape of a tall personable man, habited like a Nobleman, with a Gun in his hand, and his feet like those of a bird. As often as he appears standing on the shore, or in the ship by them, they say he makes their fishing successful, and kills birds that happen to fly by with his Gun, which he bestows upon those that are present. It is reported that a _Laplander_ being to guide one of the Kings Lieutenant, when he came over against a mountain where _Storejunkar_ was supposed to dwell, he stood still, and setting the helve of his Ax down upon the Ice, turned it round, professing that he did it in honor of their munificent God, who dwelt there. And tho there is mention made but of one mountain where the _Laplander_ performed this ceremony, yet we may suppose he would have don it oftner, if there had happened to be more hills in the way. But perhaps this distinction of name is used by the _Laplanders_ which border upon _Norway_, especially in _Lulalapland_, from his habit and clothing; and because he used to appear in another dress to them of _Lapponia Kiemensis_ and _Tornensis_, therefore they did not worship him under that name, but by the common appellation of _Seita_, from whom they believed that they