by others in many things which they had not themselves, should with Forreign commodities receive also and use Forreign names; and of this I could give many instances, but it is not the business in hand. Now of this kind we ought to esteem these words following; in _Lapland_, _Salug_ signifies _blessed_, which the _Swedes_ call _Saligh_: _Niip_ a knife, the _Swedes_ call it _kniif_; _Fiælo_, a rafter with the _Swedes_ _tilio_, and many more of the like nature. Of all which the R. and learned _Johan. Tornæus_ gives this account, that the use of Forreign words was introduced partly by necessity, and partly by conversing with Strangers; and upon this account it is that they that converse with the _Swedes_ do oftentimes use Swedish words. The like may be said of those that deal with the _Finlanders_, and with the _Germans_ in _Norway_, and this is the reason why one and the same thing is often called by divers appellations, as for example, the _Swedes_ call a Horse _Hæst_, the _Finlanders_, _Hapoitz_, the _Germans_, _Ross_, which also is the name the _Laplanders_ give the beast, for they having no Horses of their own were forced to borrow a name from the Country from whence they had them. Now what _Tornæus_ observes concerning the word _Ross_, I beleive may be applyed also to the word _Porcus_, which I suppose they had rather from the _Germans_ then _Latines_, for the _Germans_ call a Barrow-Hog, _Bork_, now their Swine they had all out of _Norway_, and it is very probable they did thence borrow that appellation also. And not to trouble our selves any farther, this will hold true in all the rest of that kind. Wherefore setting apart other considerations, and looking upon this Language, not as it contains in it forreign words, but only such as they alwaies used within themselves, and were ever received among them, it remains that we conclude it to be not a miscellany or collection of Latin, German, Swedish scraps, and the like, neither as a peculiar speech, different from them altogether, but such as originally took its rise from the _Finlanders_, tho time hath brought it to pass that perhaps few of them understand it. This Tongue, as well as others, hath its Declensions, Comparisons, Conjugations, Moods, Tenses, _&c._ and perhaps it may not be amiss if I should here insert some examples: I will therefore first decline you a Laplandish Noun, and afterwards give you the Finnonick Declension of the same, that by comparing both you may better understand the parity and disparity of these Languages. This Noun shall be _Immel_, for so the _Tornenses_ call it, tho other say _Jubmel_, the _Finlanders_ terms it _Jumala_, and it signifies _God_.