the svea court of appeal in the early modern period 318 Swedish students,932 appears to have been visited by only one of the judges in this study. One explanation may be the Swedish Crown’s aspirations to combat Pietism, which had a strong position in Halle.933 Again, this cannot count for everything, however, as we do find Swedish lawyers studying there. Perhaps the best explanation again relates to time periods: the University of Halle was not founded until 1694, a time at which foreign studies were on the decline among the Svea judges. One of the 1714 judges, Erik Lovisin (1671 – 1715), left a travel journal from his peregrinatioas a noble youngster, which gives us a unique glimpse of the foreign travels of a Swedish judge. Lovisin had already spent some time studying in Wittenberg in the late 1680s, but in 1694 he again left for a ten month trip abroad. He and his companion journeyed through over 150 places, mainly in Germany – often just passing through, but spending a day or two or even a week in some. Their main goal was Halle, where they arrived in May and “began their courses and exercises in languages, fencing, riding, etc.”934 For most of their stay they apparently had lodging at a magister iuris called Henniges. During their three-month stay in Halle they were also present at the opening ceremony of the university in July 1694. In his journal, Lovisin describes things he considers important for each place he visited: history, religion, administration, judiciary, universities, etc. In Hamburg, for instance, he writes about the town court and its composition with half the members being learned and the other half merchants. While in Bremen, he described the composition of the Hofgericht and the possibility of appeal to the Wismar Tribunal. He also refers to the use of theius commune.935 One gets the impression that Lovisin is eager to know as much as possible about how the administration and judiciary work in various places. Another aspect he describes frequently is the organisation of various universities he has seen on his journey. In Kiel, he met Franc, the theology professor, the law professors Martini and Stryk936 and Reijer, the mathematics professor. In Halle, he mentions the famous professors Stryk, 932 Lindroth, Sten 1975, p. 375. 933 For royal letters referring to the problem of Pietist influences, seeKuninkaalliset ja kanslerin kirjeet 1640–1713 pp. 436-437, 458-459; Turun Akatemian konsistori, vol. 9 p. 19. 934 “[…] då wij begynte att drifwa wåra studier och exercitier med språken Fächtande och rijdande etc.,” Kungliga Biblioteket (hereafter KB), M 252:1, Erik Lovisins resedagbok, fol. 155. 935 KB, M252:1, Erik Lovisins resedagbok, fols. 87-95, 107-112, 155. 936 Lovisin refers to the Kiel law professors Nikolaus Martini and Elias August Stryk.
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