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A08332 The description of Swedland, Gotland, and Finland the auncient estate of theyr kynges, the moste horrible and incredible tiranny of the second Christiern, kyng of Denmarke, agaynst the Swecians, the poleticke attaynyng to the crowne of Gostaue, wyth hys prudent prouidyng for the same. Collected and gathered out of sundry laten aucthors, but chieflye out of Sebastian Mounster. By George North. Set forth accordyng to the order in the Quenes Maiesties iniunction.; Cosmographia. English. Selections Münster, Sebastian, 1489-1552.; North, George, gentleman. 1581 (1581) STC 18662; ESTC S113287 33,016 56

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fled into Scondia He also besieged Stockholme wherein there was no men left Prince Go●●●ue bes●●●●●h Sto●k●o●● but onely the Garison of Christiern The wynnyng of thys City was very daungerons to be attempted by assault the place the situacion artificiall strength of the towne resistyng them Notwithstanding the vertue myght and polecy of the Captayn was such that they forceably wan it by assault dyd enter into it The City thus taken the valiaunt Prince Gostaue dyd prudently consider that al thinges was at a good point the warres in euery place ended the whole Realme voyde of theyr enemyes to be at quiet therefore he did very honorably worthely reward his soldiours The wars ended Gostaue magnificentlye rewardeth his Soldiours euery one with ample large gyftes according to his good seruice This done he opened the seas agayne made safe and sure nauigacion for all Saylers ¶ The most noble magnificent and vertuous Prince Gostaue the onely deliuerer of his Country from al cruel bondage vyle seruitude and misery is worthely elected Kyng FOr the great goodnes that the most valiant By Prince Gostaues vertue he li●ected hys Country victorious triumphaunt Gostaue Erichson dyd by incredible trauayle wyth great trouble of mynde and paynfull labour of body bryng to hys country and because he valiantly had reuenged the cruel wronges and horrible iniuries where in his Country men were most miserably wrapped The Rulers of the kyngdome that yet remayned whose happy lyues had not tasted the terrible torments vehement furies of Christiern Gostaue is crowned Kynge of Swedland Gothlande Fynland He is kyng by successiō 〈◊〉 election By right he is horne to the crowne and al the whole countries of Swecia Gothland with one voyce one consent both by right deserte dyd crowne hym kyng And generally wyth glad mindes ioyfull hartes they gaue him the Imperial sword as one whose noble actes had worthely merited both by succession election the regal place of his predecessors By ryght he was lawfull kyng no lesse nobly borne in birth then valiaunt magnificent in dede Of no baser bloud then his haught attemptes witnessed Of no meaner parentage then hys honorable doinges declared of no lower race then his princely vertues shewed By desert● be bought● the crowne By desert he dearelye bought the kyngdome For he deliuered them from the most bitter bondage vyle thraldome of theyr cruel enemyes he assured their lyues from those that wold haue murdred them He restored their auncient fame from those that had disfamed them He liberted their Cities The pleasures he did to his country from those that had disfraūched them He garded their goods from those that would haue spoyled them and finallye he saued them from domestical peril and also defended them from outward daunger This prudent Prince by his wysdome power polecy with an inuincible mynde for the reuenge restoring of his Country Nature made hym his vertues cald hym fortune pl●●ed hym in ●●e r●gall estate passed through a thousand perils sometymes on the rough ragged rockes of the Danes tiranny sometimes almost swaloed vp with the deuouring sandes of enuy before he could attayne to the royall typ of his apointed estate For the which Nature at the first had made him vertue had cald him fortune had in the end brought him Now al those that wylled wel to their Country preferring honorable concord before ciuill discencion regarding publicke vtilitye more then common spoile The description of hop● losts ouerthrowers of Common wealthes and vnlesse it were suche that were enemyes to rest quietnes foes to the good friendes to the euyll greedy catchers of other mens lyuinges prodigal wasters of their own sowers of sedicion reapers of discēcion styrrers and mouers to al stryfe mischiefe as no common welth is cleare without some of them excepte these hop lostes not one but greatly dyd reioyce made their humble prayers to God They pray for the continuance of hys raygne That his Maiesty might long raygne among thē at home with euerlasting peace and tranquislity abroade against hys their enemies with great conquest victorye chiefly that his princely person myght be sure in both Wyshing hys lyfe so to shyne in prudent vertue that he myght be a myrrour lyuely example to al mighty Kynges rulers whereby he should for euer be worthely saluted wyth the swift thundring trūpe of fame reported for the best happiest After this triumphant maner the noble king Gostaue receiued the crowne of Swetheland Gothland Finland With what p●●●●●ce Gost●ue ●u●e●d his country Which Regimentes he did gouerne by such politik wisdome and princelye prouidence that ioyning wyth hys regal auctority great and laudable vertues he euer mayntayned and norished aboue al thynges peace loue and concord ●●s s●di●ion ●●●●●ly p●●●●●● Not withstanding the Sucalandes a few yeres past dyd a lytle trouble vexe the country Which sedicion was by his prudent wysedome so prouided for and by hys diligent industry so pecified that they floryshed wyth happy peace desired tr●nquisity The ioyneth godly wyse 〈◊〉 learned 〈◊〉 to hym To the confirmyng and luculently estably Kyng whereof was chosen certayne men both godly wyse and worthye whose graue counsels the Kyng dyd cal to his kyngdome wyth great loue and fauour Namely George Norman George nor mā Oliuer Holmens and Oliuer Holmēs both singulerly wel learned The first for hys noble giftes of the mynde wherein he dyd excel and also for his godly knowledge in the scriptures he was made Tutor and Scolemaister to the most princely and valiant Eric now Kyng of Swecia George Nor man Tutor to p●ince Eric ●owe king of swedia and to Duke Iohn his brethee to Duke Iohn hys Brother And moreouer for hys great experience and excellency of wyt was elected one of King Gostaues priuy counsel The other named Oliuer Holmēs besyde lys sincere and perfecte vnderstandyng of the sacred scriptures and also his knowledge of other notable histories was an expert and rethoricall Preacher These two wyth others their lyke dyd the King chose to be the principall members of hys kyngdome Gostaue did prosper with gloryo●s fame Whose raigne could not by any meanes decay but prosper with glorious fame hauyng suche graue Counsellers to enstruct hys doynges and preparyng suche instrumentes for the maintenaunce of hys regal estate What expectacion was to be looked for in those tender and youthfull yeares of the most noble Eric that yet were vnperfect not onely hys princely and vertuous redynes which as then by report began to bud out but also the good education and learned enstruction of his Tutor Occasion why there was good greet hope of the noble Prince E●●● he beyng endued and brought vp in lyke condicion and lyke inclinacion wyth hym myght brynge thys doubt
in question Whether the Kyng or hys Country had most cause to reioyce The Father for that he had gotten such a Child to rule after hym or the Country for that they should haue such a Prince both learned wyse to raygne ouer them he declared beyng young what fruites he would yeld in age Notwythstanding because Princes do often degenerate from perfect Nobilitye and altering their noble nature from the beginning do incurre into a thousande euyls in the end though his vertuous doinges hitherto haue yet set forth no such lykelyhoode I leaue hys present praises to the good or euil desertes of his actes here after Not douting or it be long to see the valiaunt and prosperous raygne of his Father in publicke print who ruled the Swedians the Gothes and the Vandoles the space of .38 yeares Yelding nature her due the yeare of Christ .1560 and left the crowne to his Sonne Eric the 14. kyng of that name ¶ The descripcion of Finland after the aucthoritie of Seba. Mounster FInlande is called a fayre Countrye because it is more plesaunter then Swecia Plini seemeth to name it Finnonia of the bowing arme or bosome of the sea Finnonicus It is so large a Countrye that it once was called a kyngdome but now it hath onely the title of a Dukedome The Sclauous in this passed age did inhabite there whych nacion vsed the Grecian language so long as Moschus was Lorde ouer them But now it is vnder the crown of Swecia and doth vse the rites and ceremonies of the Western Churche Muche wyne is transported thither out of Spayne by the sea Balthic which the people of the Country much desyreth onely to exhillerat their myndes The inhabitants professed Christe after the Swecians vnder Eric then king of Swecia This Country doth excell Swedia in corne and grain both for plenty and goodnes because it is for the most part playne and not so fenny nor hylly as Swecia is There be trym townes in Finland as Gusta a towne fortified for the warres Abo their Byshops sea Rasbing Viburg Karelia a Dukedome Abo is not far distant from Vplandia Viburg is situated at the extreme borders and farthest boundes of all Fynlande towards and against the Russes and Muschouites It is the chiefe and principal place where theyr Soldiours and Garisous do lye that defendes and kepes those people from inuadyng the Countrye It is also a Marte towne of great trafficke whereunto the Ruthines doo often frequent They saye that the Northe pole dothe ryse ouer this town aboue the horisont .61 degrees and a halfe and they nomber the length to be .78 They account the degrees of Stockeholme to be in breadth .61 and in length .64 The Finnons haue continual warres wyth the Muscouites in the arme or bosome of the sea Finnonicus vsyng in Summer the ayde of Shyppes and in Mynter they combat vpon the Ise Howe populous was this Country and others lying aboute it manye great and wyse men doo wytnes as Methodius Martir Iordanus Gothus and Paulus Diaconus the which Aucthors do wryte that this people dyd swarme out lyke Bees And they call these Northe Regions the Store house or Garnar of Nacions and chieflye of them are proceded these names folowing The Gothes The Ostrogothes The Vestrogoths The Gepides The Samogets The Massagets The Hunes The Amasons The Cimbrians The Parthians The Swedians The Lōgobardiās The Turcilingiās The Auarians The Herulians The Winulians The Sueuians The Bulgarians The Suicers The Taliphaliās The Danes The Sclauons The Rugians The Alanians The Burgundiās The Sembrians The Liuonians The Scirians The Nortmaniās The Pictians The Carpians The Caibians The Cimerians The Daciaus The Inhabitantes of Fynland do speake twoo sundry languages From Viburg to Berga or Sibb●na they do for the most part speake the Sclauon tong but nere the Sea coastes they vse at thys present the Swecian language and in the myddest of the Country theyr proper speeche And on the lymeth and borders they occupy both Wherefore in manye places their Preachers doo preache and interpretate the Scriptures in bothe tounges The Swedian language and the same that the Gothes the Danes the Norwaies do vse is one but that they haue sundry pronouncinges and propes accentes in voyce They do also agree muche wyth the Germaines as for example suche as can speake or vnderstand the Germain tong may here reade the Lordes prayer in the Swecian language whereby they maye iudge the difference of their speeches ¶ The Lordes prayerin the Swecian Language FAder vuar som er i himulum heiligat vuar de dit namen tilkomen tit rike sckedin vuillige som i himulum so opo iordene vuar taglig brodh gif os itag verlath os vuaren schuld som vni verlatten vuare sckuldiger och inledhos icke i frestilse vt an lo●ss i froonda Amen ¶ Imprinted at London by Iohn Awdely dwelling in litle Britaine Streete by great S. Bartelmewes Anno .1561 The .28 of October