The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 7: Quebec, Hurons, Cape Breton, 1634-1635
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The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 7: Quebec, Hurons, Cape Breton, 1634-1635
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Indians of North America -- Canada; Jesuits -- Missions; Jesuits -- North America
I wanted to describe this journey, to show Your Reverence the
great hardships that must be endured in following the Savages; but
I entreat, for the last time, those who have any desire to help
them not to be frightened; not only because God makes himself more
powerfully felt in our time of need, and in the helplessness of his
creatures, but also because it will no longer be necessary to make
these sojourns when we shall know their languages and reduce them
to rules. I have reported some details [324] which might have been
omitted; and have passed over in silence much that would, perhaps,
have been read with pleasure; but the fear of being tedious, and
my little leisure, have caused some disorder in my work. It is true
that I am writing to a person, _quæ ordinabit me charitatem_; and
the others who through his agency see this Relation will do me the
same favor. I feel like saying these two words to whomsoever will
read these writings, _ama et fac quod vis_. Let us return to our
journal.
Le 31. de May, arriua vne chalouppe de Tadoussac, qui apportoit
nouuelle que trois vaisseaux de Messieurs les Associez estoient
arriuez, deux estoient dans le port, & le troisiéme au Moulin Baude,
c'est vn lieu proche de Tadoussac, que les François ont ainsi nommé:
on attendoit le quatriéme, dans lequel commandoit Monsieur du Plessis,
general de la flotte, qui vint bien-tost apres, & loüa grandement le
Capitaine Bontemps, pour s'estre rendu fort recommandable en la prise
du nauire Anglois, dont i'ay parlé cy-dessus; si tost que ces bonnes
nouuelles furent portées à Mõsieur de Champlain, comme il n'obmet
[325] aucune occasion de nous tesmoigner son affection, il nous en fit
donner aduis par homme exprés, nous enuoyans en outre les lettres du
R. P. Lallement qui m'escriuoit qu'il estoit arriué auec N. F. Iean
Ligeois en bonne santé, & qu'au premier vent il seroit des nostres, il
est aisé à conjecturer auec quelle ioye nous benismes & remerciasmes
nostre Seigneur de ces bonnes & si fauorables nouuelles; il arriua deux
iours apres dans la barque que commandoit Monsieur Castillon, qu'on dit
s'estre fort bien comporté en la prise de l'Anglois.
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