The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 3: Acadia, 1611-1616
History
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 3: Acadia, 1611-1616
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
Sur la fin de l'an suiuant 1609. Le sieur de Potrincourt vint à Paris,
où sa Majesté ayant sceu, que contre son opinion ledit sieur n'auoit
bougé de France (car le Roy le croyoit auoir passé la mer aussi [125]
tost apres auoir obtenu la confirmation de Port Royal.) Il se fascha
cõtre luy. Dequoy ledit sieur fort touché, respondit, que puis que
sa Majesté auoit cest affaire tant à coeur deslors il prenoit congé
d'elle, & que de ce pas il s'en alloit mettre ordre à s'equipper pour
son voyage. Or le P. Coton, qui estoit en peine pour le Pere Biard, &
pour la grande semonce, qu'il auoit faict au nom du Roy, ayant sceu
le congé prins du sieur de Potrincourt, l'alla trouuer, & luy offrit
compagnie d'aucuns de son Ordre. Il receut response que mieux seroit
d'attendre l'an suiuant; qu'aussi tost estãt arriué à Port Royal
il renuoyeroit son fils en France; & qu'auec iceluy toutes choses
estant mieux disposées, ceux-là viendroy[~e]t, qu'il plairoit au Roy
d'enuoyer. Sur ce il partit de Paris, & consuma tout [126] l'Hyuer à se
preparer.
Towards the end of the year 1609, sieur de Potrincourt came to
Paris, where his Majesty, having learned that, contrary to his
belief, the said sieur had not stirred from France, (for the King
supposed that he had crossed the sea immediately [125] after having
obtained confirmation of the Port Royal grant), was angry with him.
Whereupon the said sieur, very much aggrieved, answered that, since
his Majesty had this affair so much at heart, he would take leave
of him at once, to go directly and look after the equipment for his
voyage. Now Father Coton, who was troubled about Father Biard, and
about the great invitation he had given him in the King's name,
having heard of the farewell of sieur de Potrincourt, went to see
him and offered him the company of some of his Order. He received
the answer that it would be better to wait until the following
year; that as soon as he arrived at Port Royal he would send his
son back to France, and that with him, all things being better
arranged, such persons should come as it might please the King to
send. Thereupon he left Paris, and consumed the entire [126] Winter
in making preparations.
L'an suiuant 1610. il s'embarqua sur la fin de Feurier, & n'arriua
que bien tard à Port Royal, sçauoir est sur le commencement de Iuin,
où ayant assemblé le plus de Sauuages qu'il peut, il en fit baptiser
enuiron 24. ou 25. le iour de la sainct Iean, par vn Prestre appellé
Messire Iossé Flesche, surnommé le Patriarche. Peu apres, il renuoya
en France le sieur de Biencourt son fils, aagé d'enuiron 19. ans, pour
apporter ces nouuelles du baptesme des Sauuages; & rapporter bien tost
secours: car on estoit assez mal pourueu, pour passer l'Hyuer contre la
faim.
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