The Iroquois War.--Father Poncet.--His Adventures.--Jesuit Boldness.--Le Moyne’s Mission.--Chaumonot and Dablon.--Iroquois Ferocity.--The Mohawk Kidnappers.--Critical Position.--The Colony of Onondaga.--Speech of Chaumonot.--Omens of Destruction.--Device of the Jesuits.--The Medicine Feast.--The Escape. CHAPT II. 1642-1661. THE HOLT WARS OF MONTREAL. Duversière.--Mance and Bourgeoys.--Miracle.--A Pious Defaulter.--Jesuit and Sulpitian.--Montreal in 1659.--The Hospital Nuns.--The Nuns and the Iroquois.--More Miracles--The Murdered Priests.--Brigeac and Closse.--Soldiers of the Holy Family. CHAPT III. 1660, 1661. THE HEROES OF THE LONG SAUT. Suffering and Terror.--François Hertel.--The Captive Wolf.--The threatened Invasion.--Daulac des Ormeaux.--The Adventurers at the Long Saut.--The Attack.--A Desperate Defence.--A Final Assault.--The Fort taken. CHAPT IV. 1657-1668. THE DISPUTED BISHOPRIC. Domestic Strife.--Jesuit and Sulpitian.--Abbé Queylus.--François de Laval.--The Zealots of Caen.--Gallican and Ultramontane.--The Rival Claimants.--Storm at Quebec.--Laval Triumphant. CHAPT V. 1659, 1660. LAVAL AND ARGENSON. François de Laval.--His Position and Character.--Arrival of Argenson.--The Quarrel. CHAPT VI. 1658-1663. LAVAL AND AVAUGOUR. Reception of Argenson.--His Difficulties.--His Recall.--Dubois d’Avaugour.--The Brandy Quarrel.--Distress of Laval.--Portents.--The Earthquake. CHAPT VII. 1661-1661. LAVAL AND DUMESNIL. Péronne Dumesnil.--The Old Council.--Alleged Murder.--The New Council.--Bourdon and Villeray.--Strong Measures.--Escape of Dumesnil.--Views of Colbert. CHAPT VIII. 1657-1665. LAVAL AND MÉZY. The Bishop’s Choice.--A Military Zealot.--Hopeful Beginnings.--Signs of Storm.--The Quarrel.--Distress of Mézy.--He Refuses to Yield.--His Defeat and Death. CHAPT IX. 1662-1680. LAVAL AND THE SEMINARY. Laval’s Visit to Court.--The Seminary.--Zeal of the Bishop.--His Eulogists.--Church and State.--Attitude of Laval. II. THE COLONY AND THE KING. CHAPT X. 1661-1665. ROYAL INTERVENTION. Fontainebleau.--Louis XIV.--Colbert.--The Company of the West.--Evil Omens.--Action of the King.--Tracy, Courcelle, and Talon.--The Regiment of Carignan-Salières.--Tracy at Quebec.--Miracles.--A Holy War. CHAPT XI. 1666, 1667. THE MOHAWKS CHASTISED. Courcelle’s March.--His Failure and Return.--Courcelle and the Jesuits.--Mohawk Treachery.--Tracy’s Expedition.--Burning of the Mohawk Towns.--French and English.--Dollier de Casson at St. Anne.--Peace.--The Jesuits and the Iroquois. CHAPT XII. 1665-1672. PATERNAL GOVERNMENT. Talon.--Restriction and Monopoly.--Views of Colbert.--Political Galvanism.--A Father of the People. CHAPT XIII. 1661-1673. MARRIAGE AND POPULATION. Shipment of Emigrants.--Soldier Settlers.--Importation of Wives.--Wedlock.--Summary Methods.--The Mothers of Canada.--Bounties on Marriage.--Celibacy Punished.--Bounties on Children.--Results. CHAPT XIV. 1665-1672. THE NEW HOME.