The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 3: Acadia, 1611-1616 — John Shaqi
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
Tandis que nous estions en voyage aucun n'estoit resté dãs l'habitation
de Port Royal, sinon le P. Enemond Massé, & vn ieune Parisien, appellé
Valentin Pageau. Ledit Pere viuoit en Hermite bien austere, ne voyant
aucun, sinon quelque fois deux, ou trois François qui labouroyent à
deux lieuës de là: & si par fortune, quelque Sauuage passoit. Le P.
Biard tomba peu apres son retour en vne legere maladie, mais lente, &
chronique, qui donna subiect de charité audit Pere Enemond.
While we were away, no one had remained at the settlement of Port
Royal except Father Enemond Massé and a young Parisian, called
Valentin Pageau. The Father lived very austerely, in the manner of
a Hermit, seeing no one, except occasionally two or three Frenchmen
who were cultivating the land two leagues away, and perchance some
Savage who was passing by. Shortly after his return, Father Biard
fell ill of a light but slow and chronic malady, which gave to
Father Enemond an occasion for charity.
On leur auoit assigné vn garçon pour les aider en leurs necessités;
[184] & ils l'auoyent accommodé bien honnestement: mais il les quitta
au gros des neges, & au coeur de l'Hyuer.
They had been given a boy to help them in their needs, [184] whom
they had treated very kindly; but he left them in the depths of the
snow and in the heart of Winter.
Les neges commencerent le 26. de Nouembre, & auec elles (ce qui
faschoit le plus) le retranchement des viures. On ne donnoit à chaque
personne pour toute la sepmaine, qu'enuiron dix onces de pain, demy
liure de lard, trois escuelées de pois, ou de febues, & vne de
pruneaux. Les Iesuites n'en eurent iamais plus, ny autrement qu'vn
chacun de la troupe. Et est mensonge très-impudente ce que le Factieux
allegue du contraire.
The snow began on the 26th of November, and with it (what grieved
them the most) the cutting down of their rations. There was given
to each individual for the entire week only about ten ounces of
bread, half a pound of lard, three bowls of peas or beans, and one
of prunes. The Jesuits never had more nor different things than the
other members of the company and it is a very impudent lie which
the Factionist alleges to the contrary.
Pendant tout ce temps les Sauuages ne nous venoy[~e]t point voir, sinon
rarement quelques vns de la maison de Membertou, pour nous apporter
quelque present de leur chasse. C'estoit lors bonne [185] feste, &
jouine: nos gens en reprenoient vn peu de courage. Ce qui faschoit le
plus, estoit l'apprehension du temps, quand on consideroit l'estenduë
lõgue des mauuais moys, qu'on auoit à passer.
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