The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 6: Quebec, 1633-1634
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The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 6: Quebec, 1633-1634
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
First, we must build some place where we ourselves can stay, and
can keep our animals and crops.
[150] Secundo, il faut semer maintenant ce qui est nécessaire,
seulement pour le bestial, et tascher, au plus tost dans peu d'années,
d'avoir des lards et du beurre.
[150] Second, we must now sow what is necessary for the cattle,
and try as soon as possible, in a few years, to have some pork and
butter.
Tertio, estans logés, tous nos gens s'appliqueront à la terre, à
défricher et cultiver, pour avoir des bleds. Voilà ce me semble
l'ordre qu'il faut faire garder pour le temporel; quand on sera basty,
on ne tiendra plus ny charpentiers, ny artisans, mais seulement des
défricheurs et laboureurs, pour l'entretenement de la maison. On
empruntera par fois du fort un artisan, donnant un homme en sa place
pour le temps qu'on le tiendra.
Third, being lodged, all our working people will apply themselves
to clearing and cultivating the land, in order to have grains. The
following is the order which it seems to me we ought to follow,
in regard to the temporal; when we shall have built, we shall no
longer keep any carpenters or artisans, but only woodchoppers and
laborers, for the maintenance of the house. Occasionally we shall
borrow an artisan from the fort, giving a man in his place for the
time during which we shall keep him.
Ou bien ce qui me semble le meilleur, on tiendra serviteurs,
domestiques, et on nourrira des hommes qui défricheront et cultiveront
la terre à moitié, et ainsy, estans interessés dans leur travail, on
n'aura que faire de se mettre en peine d'eux. Il y a encore du temps
pour penser à cela.
Or rather, what seems to me better, we shall keep domestic
servants, and shall maintain men who will clear and cultivate the
land by shares, and thus, being interested in their work, we shall
not have to take any trouble for them. There is still time to think
of that.
Voicy une autre affaire:
Here is another matter:
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