The other great man of the seigniory was the curé, or priest, for generally the parish and the seigniory had the same boundaries. The church was near the seignior’s manor house and often in the early days the curé and the seignior lived together. It was supported by a tax by which each habitant brought to the curé one-twenty-sixth of the grain he raised. In every way the church was the centre of the community life. In it all children were baptised, all marriages performed, and all burial services held. It was the source of all information on secular, as well as religious affairs, and the curé was the general counsellor of the parish as the seignior was the judge. Matters of local or national importance which could not be discussed in the church were explained after mass in front of the church, a custom which prevails to this day. The seigniory was sometimes held, not by one man, but by a church corporation such as the Order of the Jesuits, the Franciscans, or the Sulpicians. This reminds us of the feudal days in England when the Abbey was often as powerful a part of the man power of the army as was the Castle. There were but two seigniories granted outside of what is known as the Province of Quebec. One of these was that given to La Salle at Frontenac (Kingston) and one granted to Repentigny at Sault Ste. Marie, both French settlements of importance. Cadillac, who founded Detroit, asked to be granted one on Lake Erie along the banks of the Grand River, and to have conferred upon him the title of Marquis, but he was unsuccessful in both requests. CHAPTER XII. STORIES WHICH ILLUSTRATE REFERENCES IN THIS BOOK Where possible the name of the publisher in England is given first, in America second. THE LIFE AND SPIRIT OF OLD ENGLAND AND OLD FRANCE DURING THESE TWO CENTURIES, AS TOLD IN STORY FORM: OLD ENGLAND: STRANG, HERBERT With Drake on the Spanish Main. (Frowde: Bobbs, Merrill.) BARNES, JAMES “Drake and His Yeoman: a true account of the Character and Adventures of Sir Francis Drake as told by Sir Matthew Maunsell, his friend and follower.” (Macmillan.) BULLEN, FRANK T. “Sea Puritans:” the romance of the life of Admiral Blake. (Hodder.) HAVENS, HERBERT “For Rupert and the King.” (S.P.C.K.) MCCHESNEY, DORA G. “Rupert, by the Grace of God.” (Macmillan.) KINGSLEY, CHARLES “Westward Ho! or Voyages and Adventures of Sir Aymas Leigh.” (Dent, _Everyman_.) DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN “Micah Clarke:” a rattling story of fights and adventures in the time of James II. and the Monmouth Rebellion (1685).