The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 2: Acadia, 1612-1614 — John Shaqi
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 2: Acadia, 1612-1614
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The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 2: Acadia, 1612-1614
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
Mais, départans un peu de pensée d'avec eux, comme nous fismes lors de
presence, continuons nostre route et voyage. Au retour de cette rivière
Sainct Jean, nostre voyage s'addressoit jusques aux Armouchiquoys. Deux
causes principales esmouvoyent à cela M. de Biancourt: la premiere,
pour avoir nouvelle des Angloys, et sçavoir si on pourroit avoir raison
d'eux; la seconde affin de troquer du bled armouchiquoys, pour nous
ayder à passer nostre hyver, et ne point mourir de faim, en cas que
nous ne receussions aucun secours de France.
But dismissing them from our thoughts for the time being, as we
did then from our presence, let us continue our journey. Upon
our return from this river Saint John, our route turned towards
the country of the Armouchiquoys. Two principal causes led M. de
Biancourt to take this route: first, in order to have news of
the English, and to find out if it would be possible to obtain
satisfaction from them; secondly, to buy some armouchiquoys corn to
help us pass the winter, and not die of hunger in case we did not
receive help from France.
Pour entendre la première cause, faut sçavoir que peu auparavant,
le capitaine Platrier de Honfleur, cy devant nommé, voulant aller
à Kinibéqui, il fut saisy prisonnier par deux navires angloys qui
estoient en une isle appelée Emmetenic, à 8 lieües dudit Kinibéqui.
Son relaschement fut moyennant quelques presents (ainsy parle-t-on
pour parler doucement) et la promesse qu'il fit d'obtemperer aux
prohibitions à luy faictes, de point negotier en toute [62] cette
coste. Car les Angloys s'en veulent dire maistres, et sur ce ils
produysoyent des lettres de leur Roy, mais à ce que nous croyons
fausses.
To understand the first cause you must know that, a little while
before, captain Platrier, of Honfleur, already mentioned, wishing
to go to Kinibéqui, was taken prisoner by two English ships
which were at an island called Emmetenic,[85] eight leagues from
Kinibéqui. His release was effected by means of presents (this
expresses it mildly), and by his promise to comply with the
interdictions laid upon him not to trade anywhere upon all [62]
this coast. For the English want to be considered masters of it,
and they produced letters from their King to this effect, but these
we believe to be false.
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