The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629
History
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
La seconde fut à Pentegoet: le Pere Biard y estant en la compagnie du
Sieur de Biencourt, & selon sa coustume visitant les malades du lieu,
& recitant sur eux les saincts Euangiles, on luy en monstra vn, duquel
on n'attendoit plus vie, malade despuis trois mois. Il estoit pour lors
en vn fort accez, ne parlant qu'à grande peine, & suant d'vne suëur
froide, presage de la mort. Le Iesuite luy fit baiser par plusieurs
fois vne croix, qu'il luy attacha au col, luy annonçant le mieux qu'il
pouuoit les bonnes nouuelles du salut acquis en icelle; il y auoit
bonne compagnie de Sauuages, qui escoutoyent, & à leur contenance
monstroyent [315 i.e., 317] grand contentement en ce qui se disoit: le
Pere les laissa ainsi bien affectionnés, & s'en reuint à la barque. Or
ce que Dieu fit en son absence apparoit, de ce que nous vismes vn iour
apres. Car le Sieur de Biencourt faisant la trocque en sa barque, ce
Sauuage y vint auec les autres, sain, & gaillard portant sa croix en
parade, & fit recognoissance au Pere Biard deuant tous auec grande ioye.
The second was at Pentegoet; Father Biard being there in company
with Sieur de Biencourt, and, according to his custom, visiting the
sick people of the place, and reciting over them passages from the
holy Gospels, they showed him a certain one who was not expected
to live, having been sick for three months. He was then having a
violent attack, speaking only with great difficulty, and bathed
in a cold perspiration, the forerunner of death. The Jesuit had
him kiss a cross several times, which he attached to his neck,
announcing as well as he could the good tidings of the salvation
acquired thereby; there were a number of Savages present, who
listened, and, by their countenances, showed [315 i.e., 317] great
satisfaction in what was being said. The Father left them thus
kindly disposed, and returned to the barque. Now what God did in
his absence was apparent from what we saw a day later. For when
Sieur de Biencourt was trading in his barque, this Savage, with
several others, came there healthy and happy, parading his cross,
and, with great demonstrations of joy, expressed his gratitude to
Father Biard before them all.
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