For more extended accounts of these enterprises, see Parkman's _Pioneers_, pp. 364-366, 419-432; his _Jesuits_, pp. 155-157, 194, 195, 331; Ferland's _Cours d'Histoire_, vol. i, pp. 161, 162, 167, 185, 189, 197-201, 215, 217, 220, 226, 338-340; Rochemonteix's _Jésuites_, vol. i., pp. 128-135, 159, 163, 164, and vol. ii., pp. 65-66; Slafter's "Memoir of Champlain," in _Voyages_ (Prince Soc.), vol. i., pp. 110-114, 122, 144-158, 187; Faillon's _Colon. Fr._, vol. i., pp. 132-136, 150, 160-175, 189-232, 268-272, 333-352; Winsor's _Cartier to Frontenac_, pp. 130, 131, 167, 168; Garneau's _Canada_, vol. i., pp. 63-75; and Margry's _Collection de manuscrits relatifs à la Nouvelle France_ (Quebec, 1883), vol. i., pp. 62-85. The losses of the De Caens at the capture of Quebec (referred to _note ante_, 19) were heavy; and, as some compensation therefor, they were granted a monopoly of the fur trade in the Gulf of St. Lawrence for one year. Emery De Caen was therefore appointed provisional governor of Canada for that period, upon the restitution of the province by the English; and on July 13, 1632, he took formal possession of Quebec in the name of his King. Laverdière gives (_Champlain_, close of vol. ii.) numerous "Pièces justificatives;" see pp. 6-31 of these, for documents showing De Caen's losses through Kirk's attack, and his attempts to secure redress from the latter through the English government. L'Abbé H. A. B. Verreau, in _Report on Canadian Archives_ (1874), p. 197, mentions that in Paris he found documents granting islands in the West Indies to De Caen, in 1633 and 1640. 22 (p. 171).--Champlain, in thorough accord with the policy then dominant at the court of France, was fully as desirous of establishing the Christian religion among the savages of America as of gaining new possessions for France. He had tried, in 1612, to induce Madame de Guercheville to send the Jesuits to Quebec, and to aid De Monts in establishing a colony there; see his _Voyages_ (1632), pt. i., pp. 112, 113. This proposal was rejected, on account of De Monts's Calvinistic faith. But when the Company of Merchants was formed, two years later, Champlain at once made plans for the establishment of missions in New France. Consulting Louis Houel, of Brouage, the latter advised him to apply to the Récollets (vol. ii., of the present series, _note_ 41), who had already won renown from their successful missions in Spanish America.