And indeed there is as great incongruity in all the rest of the words as in these, so that this opinion is not only foolish, but ridiculous. And neither is the other, which pretends they framed a Language to themselves, grounded upon any greater truth then this former. For first why should they only have changed some words and not all? And then these words which do agree in both Languages are not the names of things less known, or not so ordinarily used, as other things, but of such as were as common as life, light, or breathing: wherefore I am clearly of the other opinion, and do beleive that these differing words are as much Finnonick as any of the rest. But they who from the difference of these words infer the independency of the Speeches, do not at all consider that, then which there is nothing more common and incident to Languages, _viz._ to be changed and altered according to the times, and so much the more by how much the People have greater commerce with other Nations. And this is plain from the example of the _Islanders_ and _Norwegians_; for that the _Islanders_ sprung from the _Norwegians_ is by the Histories of both Nations made so clear that no man can doubt of it. But now the _Islanders_ use many words which those of _Norway_ are quite ignorant of; and yet I hope no man will thence say that the _Islanders_ have a Language wholly independent and different from that of _Norway_: for the one living by themselves, and having little or no dealings with other People, do to this day keep entire the same Language which they first brought, and which they received down from their ancestors: but it was quite otherwise with the _Norwegians_, who together with their Empire lost also their ancient Language. The same seems to be the case of the _Finlanders_, who being brought under the Jurisdiction of others, and holding more frequent commerce with their neighbours, lost much of their ancient manner of speaking, which the _Laplanders_ on the contrary living a more solitary life, it is probable, do still keep uncorrupt. Wherefore it is no wonder if in their language we meet with many words, which compared with those of the modern _Finlanders_, seem to have nothing of likeness; tho happily one that is well skilled in the dialect and propriety of the Finnonick Language, will find enough to make him conjecture that there are many words which, as they are now used seem quite different, yet are very agreeable in the original. And this is likewise the common fate of other languages, as for example of the _German_, in which a little too rashly the learned _Olaus Wormius_ in his _literatura Runica_, as he calls it, Cap. 27, hath taken notice of so great a difference. For in these daies not only _nach_, but _effter_ is used, as may appear _affterred_, _afterdam_ &c. And so likewise the _Germans_ use not only _Gesicht_, but also _Antlitz_; not only _Verstand_, but _Vernunfft_; and as well _essen_, _anfangen_,