. . r* Chap. Ill A Journey from Riga to the Lake Ladoga. 97 and fb changed one foreign Matter for another, thinking it impoffibk forthem to be without fuch an one; but believed, by this Change theyfhould make thofe Chains lighter which they could not break. Frothon,thus ftrengthned by his new Subjects, attacked the Dominions of Reg-nenis, King of Sweden, his Brother-in-Law, at a Time too when he wasabfent from them ; but the Queen his Sifter, undertaking the Command ofthe Swedijh Fleet, defeated him in a Battle at Sea, took him .Prif
. . r* Chap. Ill A Journey from Riga to the Lake Ladoga. 97 and fb changed one foreign Matter for another, thinking it impoffibk forthem to be without fuch an one; but believed, by this Change theyfhould make thofe Chains lighter which they could not break. Frothon,thus ftrengthned by his new Subjects, attacked the Dominions of Reg-nenis, King of Sweden, his Brother-in-Law, at a Time too when he wasabfent from them ; but the Queen his Sifter, undertaking the Command ofthe Swedijh Fleet, defeated him in a Battle at Sea, took him .Prifbner,and generoufly gave him his Liberty. This very probably was one ofthofe Heroins, or Amazons, of Smoland, whom M. Rubeckius has givenan Account of in his Atlantis \ and God knows what fort of Fleetsthey had in thofe Times. But to return, this Prince foon forgot theGenerality he had been treated with, and attacked his Brother-in-Lawa fecond Time, but was more unhappy by Land than Sea, for he lofthis Lite in a Battle he gave him. Regnerus dying, his Son Hatb
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