sufferings, toils, and hardships, nay, even at the peril of your life._ Ie n'aurois iamais faict, si ie voulois recueillir tout ce qu'escriuent sur ce suiet vn grand nombre de personnes, dont la modestie me condamne au silence, autant que leur bon exemple m'obligeroit à en parler, si ie ne craignois de les offenser: c'est pour cette raison que ie me tais sur les saincts desirs de plusieurs Religieux, sur les fortes affectiõs qu'ont vn tres grand nombre de nos Peres, de venir trauailler en cette nouuelle vigne de nostre Seigneur, & défricher cette Barbarie: il est vray que ces volontez de viure & mourir en la Croix de +IESVS+, sont conformes à leur profession; mais c'est chose bien plus estonnante de voir des hommes attachez comme de grandes intelligences aux plus hautes spheres des affaires du monde, se délasser dans les soins de la Nouuelle France, tant ils la cherissent. Bien plus, il se trouue des Dames qui veulent partager cette gloire auec eux, surmontant l'infirmité [17] de leur sexe par la generosité de leur courage. I should never finish were I to review all that is written on this subject by a great number of persons, whose modesty condemns me to silence as much as their good example would oblige me to speak, if I did not fear to offend them. It is for this reason that I say nothing about the holy wishes of many Religious, and the strong desires which a great number of our Fathers have to come to work in this new vineyard of our Lord, and to clear this land of Barbarism. It is true that these desires to live and to die in the Cross of +JESUS+ are in keeping with their profession; but it is a thing much more astonishing to see men who are engaged, because of their great abilities, in the highest spheres of the affairs of the world, take their recreation in working for New France, so dearly do they love her. Much more, there are found some Ladies who wish to share this glory with them, rising above the weakness [17] of their sex through the generosity of their courage.