may arise concerning that, it is manifest the _Swedes_ were the first Conquerours of _Lapland_, but afterwards the _Norwegians_ and _Moscovites_ following their example, put in also for a part; thus they became subject to these three severall Princes. But to pass by the others, the _Swedes_ enjoyed, for some former ages, half the dominions from _Tidisfiorden_ to _Walangar_, over the _Lappofinni_, or maritime _Finlanders_. This was given by _Charles_ the IX, in his instructions to his Embassadors, sent to the King of _Danemark_, wherein he made it appear that the _Swedes_ had from former times, till then, enjoied half the rights, both sacred and civill, whether as to tributes, punishments, men, or fisherie, with the Crowns of _Danemark_ and _Norway_. But the _Swedes_ kept only a third part from _Malanger_ to _Waranger_, those of _Norway_ and _Moscovy_ laying claim to the other two, till in the year 1595, the _Moscovites_, by a League, delivered up their part, but the _Swedes_ alwaies possessed the mountainous and more neighbouring places from _Ladulaus_’s time, for near four hundred years, and exercised their autority over them. The Government after the conquest was in the hands of the _Birkarli_, according to the grant given them by _Ladulaus_, who ruled over those that dwelt near the Bay of _Bothnia_, imposed taxes, trafficked with them, and received all the profit of the Salmon fishing, and all other advantages arising from them; but in acknowledgement to the King, as Supreme, they paid a certain number of gray Squirrils skins. The _Laplanders_, by common consent, received and honored the _Bergchara_, that is men of the mountains, or _Birkarli_, as their Governours, and paid them very rich skins, and severall sorts of fish, both for their tribute to the King of _Sweden_, and their own proper uses. Neither were there any other commissioned by the King in those times to govern them, as will appear afterwards. He, that was their Governor was honored by them with the title of King, his autority was confirmed by the Crown of _Sweden_, he wore a red robe, as the token of his Roialty; now from this sort of garment, by which the _Birkarli_ were distinguished from others, it is evident they were the first rulers in those parts; and perhaps only one governed them, whilst they dwelt near the Bay of _Bothnia_, but when they enlarged their possessions farther into the Land, and were divided into severall Counties, each division had its particular Governor. And that it was so, is manifested from the Letters of _Gustavus_ the first, where he divides the _Birkarli_ into _Luhlians_, _Pythians_, and _Tornians_, over which accordingly there were severall Governors. It may perhaps now be a dispute, who these _Birkarli_ were, by whom the _Swedes_ subdued _Lapland_; _Buræus_ saies they were the Inhabitants of the allotment, of _Birkala_, but _Olaus Magnus_ is of a different opinion, and calls them _Bergchara_, that is,