Index of the Most Important Subjects.

ABSENCE of Father Biard causes the French not to expose themselves to danger of ruin.	p.	178
Acadia, country of the Souriquois, near Canada.	p.	4
Açores, Islands of the Spanish crown.	p.	281
Aguigueou, Asticou, Betsabes, Canadian Captains, offer to the French, captured by the English, to take them away and maintain them.	p.	35
Alain Yeon, Pilot of St. Malo, charitable towards the French of St. Sauveur.	p.	257
Ambassador of France in England, solicits the liberation of the captive Jesuits of Canada.	p.	296
Advancement of the English eighty leagues into new France.	p.	228
English defeated by the Armouchiquois, and why.	p.	179
English settled in Virginia, two hundred leagues from the French of St. Sauveur.	p.	227
English guided to St. Sauveur through a misunderstanding of the Canadians, who supposed them to be French.	p.	229
English invade the ship of the French of St. Sauveur, plunder the settlement, and capture the French.	p.	235
English cunningly rob the French of their Royal patents, to prevent their making an honest defense in their captivity.	p.	238
English, having power to throw the captive Jesuits into the sea, not to ruin themselves on their account, content themselves with hiding them.	p.	286
English, compelled to land at the Açores, are rendered safe through the charity of the Jesuits, their captives.	p.	289
English acknowledge this kind service of the Jesuits.	p.	290
English, holding the Jesuits captive, themselves suspected of being pirates by their own countrymen.	pag.	29
English, suspected of being pirates, are acquitted on the evidence of the Jesuits, their prisoners.	p.	293
English are afraid to land upon Spanish territory, with their Jesuit prisoners.	p.	285
English merely pretenders to new France.	p.	320
Eel-fishing in the middle of September.	p.	47
Fruit trees very rare in Canada.	p.	31
Forest trees of Canada.	p.	32
Bows and shields upon the men's graves.	p.	92
Slate in Canada.	p.	32
Argal, an English Captain, secretly seizes the commissions of the French of St. Sauveur.	p.	238
Argal, an English Captain, wishes to send all the French to France in a small boat, with evident danger of their being lost.	p.	251
Argal, an English Captain, strongly opposes the Marshal of Virginia, so that his French prisoners should not be hanged.	p.	262
Argal, an English Captain, a just man.	p.	270
Arms of the Canadians, the bow and the shield.	p.	55
Armorial Bearings of Madame de Guerche-ville placed at Cap de la Heve, as a sign of possession.	p.	216
Armouchiquois strongly suspected by the French of intending to plunder them, under pretext of trade.	p.	178
Armouchiquois disposed favorably to Christianity.	p.	180
Seated. To be seated, a sign of reverence among the Canadians.	p.	91
Association of the Marquise de Guercheville with sieur de Potrincourt in Canadian affairs.	p.	188
Asticou, a Sagamore on the coast of Acadia.	p.	222
Lobsters, or sea Crabs, were caught by the French of St. Sauveur in their great poverty.	p.	253
To have a dog and a bag, in Canada, is to enjoy the rights of property.	p.	51
Autmoins are the Priests of the Canadians.	p.	54
Autmoins, Medicine men and Sorcerers dupe the simple Canadians.	p.	79
Autmoins require many presents for the cure of the sick.	p.	87
Autmoins invoke God by the name of the Sun, when they are in need.	p.	96

Baie de Chinictou en Canada, estendue en belles prairies.	p.	27.
Baie Françoise entre Port Royal, & la riuiere S. Jean.	p.	165.
Baie des mines à vingt & deux lieuës de Port Royal.	p.	203.
Baye de Genes, ainsi appellée par Chãplain.	p.	204.
Baye des mines large de huict lieuës.	p.	205.
Baptesme trop facilement conferé au Mexique, auec notable dommage des baptisés.	p.	106.
Baptesme conferé aux Canadois non instruits au deuoir de Christianisme, & le mal qui en reussit.	p.	111.
Baptesme des personnes aagées, non bien instruites, differé auec grande consideration.	p.	115.
Baptesme desiré des Canadins auãt la mort.	p.	310.
Baptesme guerit vn enfant Canadin malade à la mort.	p.	318.
Baptisés en Canada sans precedente instruction, ne sçauoyent rien du Chrestien, non pas mesmes leur nom de Baptesme.	p.	109.
[124] Basques ont alienés les Excomminquois en Canada de nos François.	p.	33.
Biencourt & Robin en faueur des Caluinistes, consentent que les Iesuites n'entrent dans leur nauire.	p.	134.
Biencourt par le moyen des Iesuites fait voile en Canada, beaucoup plustost qu'il ne pouuoit autrement.	p.	138.
Biencourt soupçonne que Madame de Guerche-ville le veut despoüiller des droicts de Canada.	p.	197.
Bretons ont descouuert la France nouuelle.	p.	2.
Bretons souuent malades en Canada.	p.	15.
Cabanes d'Hyuer des Canadois, d'un clos rond de perches fermées en poincte par le haut, couuertes de peaux, nattes, ou escorces.	p.	40.41.
Cabanes des Canadois toujours en bel aspect, & prés des bonnes eaux.	p.	41.
Cabanes d'Esté des Canadois, larges & longues, & couuertes de nattes, ou escorces.	p.	42.
Calais. Le Gouuerneur, & Doyen de Calais accueillent, & secourent charitablement les Iesuites de Canada renuoyés d'Angleterre.	p.	299.
Caluinistes ne peuuent trouuer bon que les Iesuites passent en Canada, ouy biẽ tous autres Ecclesiastiques.	p.	133.
Canada n'est qu'vne partie de la France nouuelle, sçauoir est, la coste du long de la grande riuiere Canadas.	p.	3. 4.
Canada, Prouince de la France nouuelle premierement descouuerte par Iaques Cartier l'an 1524.	p.	4.
Canada parallele à la France, en mesme climat, & eleuation de Pole.	p.	9.
Canada plus froide que nostre France, & pourquoy.	p.	10.
Canada sujecte au Scurbot, ou maladie de la terre.	p.	14.
[126] Canada apporte maladie aux oiseux.	p.	16.
Canada germe aussitost au Printemps que nostre France.	p.	18.
Canada és endroits les plus froids rend les bleds meurs en son temps.	p.	19.
Canada n'a point de hautes montagnes.	p.	20.
Canada fort entrecoupée de riuieres, & bras de mer, en est renduë plus froide.	p.	23.
Canada à cause des continuelles forests est moins eschauffée du Soleil, & pource plus froide que les campagnes ouuertes.	p.	24.
Canada pour n'estre labourée est couuerte d'vne dure crouste, quasi impenetrable au Soleil, & partant beaucoup plus froide.	p.	24.
Canada produict la vigne sauuage en beaucoup d'endroits, qui meurit en son temps.	p.	31.
Canada és terres cogneües des François, n'a que dix mille habitans.	p.	73.
Canada, horsmis Port Royal, donné à Madame de Guercheuille.	p.	190.
Canada du Gouuernement du Prince de Soissons.	p.	330.
Canada pourquoy doit estre cultiuée des François.	p.	331.
Canadois fideles au François cõtre l'Anglois.	p.	34.
Canadois charitables enuers les François captifs de l'Anglois.	p.	35.36.
Canadois ont honne memoire des choses sensibles.	p.	36.
Canadois comprennent, & iugent bien les choses sensibles.	p.	36.
Canadoises ceintes dessus, & dessous le ventre.	p.	37.
Canadois quasi tous sans barbe, horsmis les bien robustes.	p.	37.
Canadois ne peuuent retenir la memoire d'vne suitte de paroles.	p.	27.
[128] Canadois mocqueurs des personnes contrefaites.	p.	37.
Canadois n'ont point le corps contrefaict, ny defectueux.	p.	37.
Canadois vestus de peaux conroyées auec le poil, & bigarrées de couleurs.	p.	39.
Canadois paoureux, & grands vanteurs.	p.	55.
Canadois forts, & addroicts à la lutte, & non à autre combat.	p.	55.
Canadois liberaux & recognoissans.	p.	58.
Canadois prattiquët la Polygamie plus pour le proufit, que pour l'incontinence.	p.	62.
Canadois maladifs depuis la hãtise des Frãçois, à cause de leurs excés à manger viandes non accoustumées.	p.	69.
Canadois ne se soucient du lendemain, viuãs du iour à la iournée.	p.	70.
Canadois oincts d'huile de loup marin sentent mal.	p.	77.
Canadois se font Chrestiens, seulement pour marque d'amitié auec les François.	p.	109.
Canadois se plaignent fort qu'on ne les ait aduerty des deuoirs du Christianisme auãt leur baptesme, ausquels ils ne se fussent obligés, s'ils les eussent cogneus.	p.	111.
Canadins baptisés à la poursuitte du sieur de Potrincourt.	p.	126.
Canadois ne peuuẽt exprimer par parole que les choses fort sensibles, & materielles.	p.	151.
Canadins sujects d'Asticou inuitent les Iesuites à prendre logis en leur terre.	p.	222.
Canadins caressent les Anglois, les croyans estre François, & par ignorance les menent à S. Sauueur, où ils pillent & captiuent les François.	p.	229.
[130] Canadin s'attriste fort, ayant recogneu que par mesgarde il auoit mis les François de Sainct Sauueur entre les mains de l'Anglois.	p.	231.
Canadins portent grande compassion aux François captifs de l'Anglois, & leur offrent toute amitié.	p.	246.
Canadins donnent largement de leur proye aux François de S. Sauueur necessiteux.	p.	253.
Canadins bien recogneus peuuent estre cy apres mieux aidés au salut de leur ame.	p.	306.
Canadins ayans grande confiance aux François, peuuent estre mieux aidez par eux, que par autres en leur conuersion.	p.	307.
Canadins grandement fideles aux François.	p.	308.
Canadins ennemis de l'Anglois, & Holandois.	p.	309.
Canadins affectionnez au Baptesme.	p.	310.
Canadine malade à la mort, guerie par le Catechisme, & vne Croix penduë au col.	p.	313.
Canadois ne portent point de hauts de chausses.	p.	39.
Canadois portent greues, & souliers de peaux d'eslan.	p.	39.
Canadois plantẽt nouuelles cabanes à chaque changement de lieu, & de residence.	p.	40.
Canadois se cabanent en bel aspect, & prés des bonnes eaux.	p.	41.
Canadois se couchent à l'entour du foyer, sur des peaux de loups marins, la teste sur vn sac.	p.	41.
Canadois à chacune des treize lunes annuelles ont nouuelle chasse, ou pesche.	p.	42.
Canadois ne viuent que de chasse, & de pesche.	p.	42.
Canadois meurent de faim quand la chasse, & pesche ne reüssit.	p.	43.
Canadois sont fort incõmodés de pluye, & de nege, quand elle ne gele pas.	p.	44.
[132] Canadois portent des raquettes au pied sur la nege molle, pour chasser.	p.	44.
Canadois riches en gibier d'eau, non de terre.	p.	46.
Canadois en my-Septembre de la mer vont à la pesche des riuieres.	p.	47.
Canadois ne possedent rien en proprieté auant leur mariage.	p.	51.
Canadois ont des quereles sur le refus des droicts les vns enuers les autres.	p.	52.
Canadin guery par la Croix, & Catechisme.	p.	315.
Canadins hurlent horriblement aupres de leurs malades mourans.	p.	317.
Campseau coste de mer loin de six vingts lieuës de Port Royal.	p.	139.
Cap de la Heue en la coste de l'Acadie.	pag.	216.
Cap de sable.	p.	255.
Cap Breton.	p.	263.
Cap Forchu.	p.	255.
Caribous, moitié asne, moitié cerf, bons à manger.	p.	43.
Castors & Eslans ont leur seconde chasse en Octobre & Nouembre.	p.	47.
Castors se prennent en Feuier & Mars, pour la premiere chasse.	p.	43.
Catechisme exactement practiqué est tres-necessaire aux Canadins à cause de leur façon de viure vagabonde.	p.	102.103.104.
Catechisme & Croix penduë au col d'vne Canadine la guerit de maladie mortelle.	p.	313.
Catechisme guerit vn Canadin malade.	p.	215.
Cauots, esquifs des Canadois, faicts, d'escorce de bouleau, fort legers, capables de toute vne famille, & vtensiles necessaires.	p.	48.
Cauot fort commode pour la pesche, & voiture.	p.	48.
Cauot faict quarante lieuës en vn iour.	pag.	49.
Champlain fonde l'habitation de Kebec.	p.	121.
[134] Champlain descouure la coste de la riuiere S. Laurens.	p.	121.
Champlain Lieutenant du sieur de Monts.	p.	121.
Champlain allant à Kebec passe à trauers des glaçons de mer enormément gros & affreux.	p.	139.
Charbon de terre en Canada.	p.	32.
Chair boucanée, ou sechée à la fumée, mise en reserue.	p.	70.
Charmes, Chesnes, Hestres, & Peupliers en Canada.	p.	32.
Chasse & pesche sont tout le reuenu des Canadois.	p.	42.
Chasse premiere des Castors en Feurier, & Mars.	p.	43.
Chasse seconde des Castors, & Eslans en Octobre & Nouembre.	p.	47.
Cheuille plantée en terre par l'Autmoin faignant de chasser le Diable.	p.	82.83.84.
Chiens du malade mangés en Tabagie.	pag.	89.
Chinictou est vne Baye en Canada fort belle en prairies.	p.	27.
Chinictou pays de Canada fertile & aggreable.	p.	204.
Chiquebi racine à guise de truffes, dont les Iesuites viuoyent en temps de famine.	p.	213.
Chirurgien Anglois Catholique, charitable enuers les François de S. Sauueur blessez.	p.	241.
Coquilles, & poissons de toute sorte foisonnent en la mer de Canada durant cinq mois.	p.	45.
Coste de la riuiere Sainct Iean en Canada, abondante en vigne sauuage, & noyers.	p.	31.
Coste de S. Sauueur fort aggreable.	p.	225.
Croix penduë au col d'vn Canadin le guerit d'vne longue maladie.	p.	315.
Croix plantée au Cap de la Heue.	p.	216.
Croix plantée au Port S. Sauueur.	p.	226.
Coudriers sont frequents en Canada.	p.	31.
Counibas pays inhabitable à cause du froid.	p.	21.

Bay of Chinictou in Canada, surrounded by beautiful meadows.	p.	27
French Bay, between Port Royal and the river St. John.	p.	165
Bay of mines, twenty-two leagues from Port Royal.	p.	203
Baye de Genes, thus called by Champlain.	p.	204
Bay of mines eight leagues wide.	p.	205
Baptism too easily administered in Mexico, with notable detriment to those baptised.	p.	106
Baptism administered to the Canadians not yet instructed in the duties of Christianity, and the evils which result therefrom.	p.	111
Baptism of aged persons, not well instructed, deferred with great consideration.	p.	115
Baptism desired by Canadians before dying.	p.	310
Baptism cures a Canadian child sick unto death.	p.	318
Those baptised in Canada without previous instruction, know nothing of Christianity, not even their Baptismal names.	p.	109
Basques have alienated the Excomminquois in Canada from our French.	p.	33
Biencourt and Robin, out of regard for the Calvinists, agree that the Jesuits must not enter their ship.	p.	134
Biencourt by means of the Jesuits sails for Canada, much sooner than he could have done without them.	p.	138
Biencourt suspects that Madame de Guerche-ville wishes to rob him of his rights in Canada.	p.	197
Bretons discovered new France.	p.	2
Bretons often sick in Canada.	p.	15
Winter Cabins of the Canadians; a circle of poles closed at the top and covered with skins, mats, or pieces of bark.	p.	40,41
Cabins of the Canadians always in a beautiful location, and near good water.	p.	41
Summer Cabins of the Canadians long and wide, and covered with mats or bark.	p.	42
Calais. The Governor and Dean of Calais welcome and kindly assist the Jesuits of Canada sent back from England.	p.	299
Calvinists are not satisfied to have the Jesuits go to Canada, but are willing to take all other Ecclesiastics.	p.	133
Canada is only a part of new France, namely, the land along the great river Canadas.	p.	3, 4
Canada, a Province of new France, first discovered by Jaques Cartier, in the year 1524.	p.	4
Canada parallel to France, in the same climate and Polar elevation.	p.	9
Canada colder than our France, and why.	p.	10
Canada subject to Scurvy or land disease.	p.	14
Canada brings sickness to those who are idle.	p.	16
Canada shows vegetation as early in Spring as our France.	p.	18
Canada in the coldest places yields the wheat crop in its season.	p.	19
Canada has no high mountains.	p.	20
Canada, very much intersected by rivers and arms of the sea, is thereby rendered colder.	p.	23
Canada, on account of the continuous forests, is less heated by the Sun, and therefore colder than the open countries.	p.	24
Canada, not being cultivated, is covered with a hard crust, almost impenetrable to the Sun, and therefore much colder.	p.	24
Canada produces the wild grape in many places, which ripens in its season.	p.	31
Canada, in the lands known to the French, has only ten thousand inhabitants.	p.	73
Canada, with the exception of Port Royal, given to Madame de Guercheville.	p.	190
Canada under Authority of the Prince de Soissons.	p.	330
Canada, why the French should cultivate it.	p.	331
Canadians faithful to French against English.	p.	34
Canadians kind to French made prisoners by English.	p.	35,36
Canadians have a good memory for visible and material things.	p.	36
Canadians comprehend and estimate well the things known through the senses.	p.	36
Canadian women wear belts above and below the stomach.	p.	37
Canadians nearly all beardless, except the more robust.	p.	37
Canadians have no memory for a consecutive arrangement of words.	p.	27
Canadians scoffers at ill-shapen people.	p.	37
Canadians' bodies are not ill-shapen or defective.	p.	37
Canadians dressed in skins which have been curried and decorated in various colors.	p.	39
Canadians cowardly and great boasters.	p.	55
Canadians strong and skillful in wrestling, and not in any other kind of combat.	p.	55
Canadians generous and grateful.	p.	58
Canadians practice Polygamy more for profit than for incontinence.	p.	62
Canadians sickly since their intercourse with the French, on account of their excesses in eating food to which they are not accustomed.	p.	69
Canadians not anxious about to-morrow, only living from day to day.	p.	70
Canadians, when they rub themselves with seal oil, have a bad smell.	p.	77
Canadians embrace Christianity only as a sign of friendship with the French.	p.	109
Canadians complain greatly that they were not advised of the duties of Christianity before their baptism, to which they would not have bound themselves if they had known them.	p.	111
Canadians baptized through the instrumentality of sieur de Potrincourt.	p.	126
Canadians can express in words only the more visible and material things.	p.	151
Canadian subjects of Asticou invite the Jesuits to locate in their territory.	p.	222
Canadians embrace the English, believing them to be French, and through ignorance guide them to St. Sauveur, where they plunder and capture the French.	p.	229
Canadians very sorrowful when they recognized that through inadvertence they had delivered the French of Saint Sauveur into the hands of the English.	p.	231
Canadians show great sympathy for the French taken prisoners by the English, and offer them many favors.	p.	246
Canadians give generously of their game to the needy French of St. Sauveur.	p.	253
Canadians, well understood, can afterwards be better assisted in the salvation of their souls.	p.	306
Canadians, having great confidence in the French, can be better aided by them, than by others, in their conversion.	p.	307
Canadians very faithful to the French.	p.	308
Canadians enemies of the English and Dutch.	p.	309
Canadians fond of Baptism.	p.	310
Canadian woman sick unto death, cured by the Catechism and a Cross hung around her neck.	p.	313
Canadians do not wear trousers.	p.	39
Canadians wear leggings and shoes of elk skin.	p.	39
Canadians erect new houses at every change of place and residence.	p.	40
Canadians camp in pleasant localities and near good water.	p.	41
Canadians lie around the fire, upon seal skins, their heads upon bags.	p.	41
Canadians have new game or fish for every one of their thirteen moons.	p.	42
Canadians live only upon game and fish.	p.	42
Canadians die of starvation when hunting and fishing are not successful.	p.	43
Canadians are very greatly inconvenienced by the rain and snow when it does not freeze.	p.	44
Canadians wear snowshoes upon the feet when the snow is soft, for hunting.	p.	44
Canadians rich in marine, not in forest game.	p.	46
Canadians, in the middle of September, come from the sea to fish in the rivers.	p.	47
Canadians possess no property before marriage.	p.	51
Canadians quarrel when some refuse dues to others.	p.	52
Canadian cured by the Cross and Catechism.	p.	315
Canadians howl terribly around their dying friends.	p.	317
Campseau seacoast distant one hundred and twenty leagues from Port Royal.	p.	139
Cap de la Heve on the coast of Acadia.	pag.	216
Cape sable.	p.	255
Cape Breton.	p.	263
Cape Forchu.	p.	255
Caribou, half ass, half deer, good to eat.	p.	43
Chase, the second time for the Beaver and Elk in October and November.	p.	47
Capture of the beaver in the first hunt, in February and March.	p.	43
Catechism exactly attended to is very necessary to the Canadians, on account of their wandering mode of life.	p.	102,103,104
Catechism and Cross, hung from the neck of a Canadian woman, cure her of a mortal illness.	p.	313
Catechism cures a sick Canadian.	pag.	215
Canoes, the skiffs of the Canadians, made of birch-bark, very light, capable of holding an entire family and their necessary utensils.	p.	48
Canoe very convenient for fishing and conveyance.	p.	48
Canoe makes forty leagues in one day.	pag.	49
Champlain establishes the settlement of Kebec.	p.	121
Champlain explores the shores of the river St. Lawrence.	p.	121
Champlain, Lieutenant of sieur de Monts.	p.	121
Champlain, going to Kebec, passes through enormous and frightful masses of ice.	p.	139
Coal in Canada.	p.	32
Smoked meat, or meat dried in smoke, stored away.	p.	70
Elm, Oak, Beech, and Poplar in Canada.	p.	32
Hunting and fishing are the only resources of the Canadians.	p.	42
First hunt for Beavers in February and March.	p.	43
Second hunt for Beavers and Elk in October and November.	p.	47
Stick planted in the ground by the Autmoin, feigning to chase away the Devil.	p.	82,83,84
Dogs of the sick man eaten in the Tabagie.	pag.	89
Chinictou is a Bay in Canada surrounded by beautiful meadows.	p.	27
Chinictou a country of Canada fertile and pleasant.	p.	204
Chiquebi, a root something like truffles, upon which the Jesuits lived in time of famine.	p.	213
English Surgeon, a Catholic, charitable towards the wounded French of St. Sauveur.	p.	241
Shellfish, and fish of all kinds, swarm in the Canadian sea during five months.	p.	45
Banks of the river Saint John in Canada abounding in wild grapes and nuts.	p.	31
Coast of St. Sauveur very agreeable.	p.	225
Cross hung from the neck of a Canadian cures him of a long illness.	p.	315
Cross planted at Cap de la Heve.	p.	216
Cross planted at the Port of St. Sauveur.	p.	226
Hazel trees very abundant in Canada.	p.	31
Counibas country uninhabitable on account of the cold.	p.	21

[136] D

Defunct enseuely auec son sac, ses peaux, fleches, & autres meubles siens, & presents de ses amis.	p.	92.
Diable familier à Membertou encore Payen.	p.	95.
Diable trauaillant les Canadois auant la venuë des François.	p.	95.
Dieu entre les Canadois est nommé du nom du Soleil.	p.	96.
Dix mille personnes seulement en toutes les terres de Canada.	p.	73.
Droict de proprieté en Canada se practique par la possession du chien, & du sac.	p.	51.
Dueil à la mort des parens & amis, est de se broüiller la face de noir.	p.	90.
Du Pont le ieune reconcilié au sieur de Potrincourt à la requeste du P. Biard.	pag.	147.
Du Pont le ieune reconcilié au sieur de Potrincourt se confesse, & faict ses Pasques au bord de la mer, auec grande edification des assistans.	p.	148.
Du Pont perd son nauire, & le recouure à la requeste du P. Biard.	p.	148.
Du Pont le ieune employé pour traduire le Catechisme en langue Canadine.	p.	175.
Du Pont le ieune retire en son nauire vne partie des François de S. Sauueur.	p.	256.

Dead men buried with their bags, skins, arrows, and other possessions, and presents from their friends.	p.	92
Devil familiar to Membertou while yet a Pagan.	p.	95
Devil tormenting the Canadians before the coming of the French.	p.	95
God, among the Canadians, is known by the same name as the Sun.	p.	96
Ten thousand people only in all the lands of Canada.	p.	73
Right of property in Canada evidenced by the possession of the dog and of the bag.	p.	51
Dead kindred or friends mourned by smearing the face with black.	p.	90
Du Pont the younger reconciled to sieur de Potrincourt at the request of Father Biard.	pag.	147
Du Pont the younger, reconciled to sieur de Potrincourt, confesses, and receives the Easter Sacrament on the seashore, to the great edification of those present.	p.	148
Du Pont loses his ship and recovers it at the request of Father Biard.	p.	148
Du Pont the younger employed to translate the Catechism into the Canadian language.	p.	175
Du Pont the younger takes into his ship part of the French of St. Sauveur.	p.	256

Enfans en grand nombre sont la force des Sagamos Canadois.	p.	62.
Enfant Canadin malade à la mort guery par le Baptesme.	p.	318.
Eplan de Canada se prend en Mars.	p.	45.
Eplan, petit poisson comme Sardine.	p.	213.
[138] Eslans, & Castors ont leur seconde chasse en Octobre, & Nouembre.	p.	47.
Eslans se prennent pour la seconde chasse en Octobre & Nouembre.	p.	47.
Espoux Canadois donne à son beau-pere, & ne reçoit rien de luy.	p.	61.
Estuues frictions, sueurs vsitées en Canada pour la santé.	p.	77.
Estourgeon se pesche en Auril.	p.	45.
Eteminquois, Montaguets, Souriquois alliez aux François en Canada.	p.	34.
Excomminquois ennemis des François en Canada, à l'occasion des Basques.	p.	33.

Large families the strength of Canadian Sagamores.	p.	62
Canadian child sick unto death cured by Baptism.	p.	318
Canadian smelts taken in March.	p.	45
Smelt, a little fish like a Sardine.	p.	213
Second chase for Elk and Beaver in October and November.	p.	47
Elk are captured in the second chase in October and November.	p.	47
Canadian husband gives to his father-in-law, instead of receiving from him.	p.	61
Rubbing and vapor-baths used in Canada for the health.	p.	77
Sturgeon are caught in April.	p.	45
Eteminquois, Montaguets, Souriquois, allies of the French in Canada.	p.	34
Excomminquois, enemies of the French in Canada, on account of the Basques.	p.	33

Fæal l'vne des Isles des Açores.	p.	287.
Femmes Canadoises portent le fais du mesnage, & sont de pire condition, que chambrieres.	p.	62.
Femmes Canadoises pudiques.	p.	66.
Femmes Canadoises durement traictées de leurs maris.	p.	65.
Femmes Canadoises peu fecondes à cause de leurs trauaux continuels.	p.	72.
Fleurs de lis rasées en Canada par l'Anglois.	p.	271.
Foin de Canada haut de la longueur d'vn homme.	p.	26.
François de S. Sauueur accusés d'estre bannis & pirates, pour ne pouuoir produire leur commission surprinse par l'Anglois.	p.	239.
France nouuelle est propre des François priuatiuement aux Anglois.	p.	320.
François ont enseigné l'vsage du poison, & autres mal-heurs aux Canadois.	p.	68.
François doiuent entreprendre la culture de Canada.	p.	331.
[140] François en danger de se perdre parmy les Armouchiquois, par vn soupçon fondé en apparence.	p.	178.
François pretendent iustement desboutter l'Anglois de la nouuelle France.	p.	320.
France nouuelle est vne forest perpetuelle.	p.	4.
France nouuelle, partie Occidentale de l'Amerique.	p.	1.
France nouuelle descouuerte l'an 1504. par les Bretons.	p.	2.
François Bretons ont les premiers descouuert la nouuelle France.	p.	2.
France nouuelle pourquoy doit estre cultiuée par les François.	p.	331.

Fæal, one of the Islands of the Açores.	p.	287
Canadian women bear the burdens of the household, and are in a worse condition than chambermaids.	p.	62
Canadian women modest.	p.	66
Canadian women badly treated by their husbands.	p.	65
Canadian women not fruitful on account of their continual hardships.	p.	72
Fleurs-de-lis erased in Canada by the English.	p.	271
Hay in Canada as high as a man.	p.	26
French of St. Sauveur accused of being outlaws and pirates, because they could not produce their commission, which had been seized by the English.	p.	239
New France is owned by the French exclusive of the English.	p.	320
French have taught the use of poison and other evils to the Canadians.	p.	68
French ought to undertake the cultivation of Canada.	p.	331
French in danger of ruin among the Armouchiquois, on account of a suspicion based upon appearances.	p.	178
French justly assume to overrule the claims of the English in new France.	p.	320
New France is an interminable forest.	p.	4
New France, Western part of America.	p.	1
New France discovered in the year 1504, by the Bretons.	p.	2
French Bretons the first discoverers of new France.	p.	2
New France, why it ought to be cultivated by the French.	p.	331

Glaçons etrangement gros, charriez cent lieux dans la mer par les riuieres.	p.	139.
Garçons, ou non encores mariez n'acquierent rien à eux-mesmes, ains à leur Sagamo.	p.	51.
Gilbert du Thet Iesuite tué par les Anglois à S. Sauueur.	p.	241.
Greues, & souliers des Canadois.	p.	39.
Guerres des Canadois se prattiquent par surprises.	p.	55.

Masses of ice, wonderfully large, drifted a hundred leagues into the sea through the rivers.	p.	139
Boys, or those not yet married, can acquire nothing for themselves, but for their Sagamore.	p.	51
Gilbert du Thet, Jesuit, killed by the English at St. Sauveur.	p.	241
Leggings and shoes of the Canadians.	p.	39
Wars of the Canadians are carried on by strategy.	p.	55

Habitans des terres de Canada dix mille en tout.	p.	73.
Habitans de S. Malo fort charitables enuers les François reuenans de Canada.	p.	258.
Habits de peaux veluës des Canadois.	p.	39.
Harenc se pesche en Auril.	p.	45.
Hauts de chausses ne sont en vsage en Canada.	p.	29.
Henry IIII. se fasche que le sieur de Potrincourt ne se haste pour Canada.	p.	125.
[142] Henry IIII. Roy de France, destine les Iesuites en Canada.	p.	123.
Henry Membertou malade meurt à Port Royal, fort Chrestiennement.	p.	162.
Herbes potageres fort grandes, & bonnes en Canada.	p.	27.
Huguenot de Dieppe remarque vne guerison merueilleuse d'vne Canadine.	p.	314.
Huile de graisse de loup marin, sausse annuelle des Canadois.	p.	43.

Inhabitants of the lands of Canada, ten thousand in all.	p.	73
Inhabitants of St. Malo very charitable towards the French returning from Canada.	p.	258
Clothes of the Canadians made of hairy skins.	p.	39
Herring fishing in April.	p.	45
Trousers are not used in Canada.	p.	29
Henry IIII. is angry because sieur de Potrincourt does not hasten to Canada.	p.	125
Henry IIII., King of France, appoints the Jesuits to Canada.	p.	123
Henry Membertou, being sick, dies at Port Royal in a very Christian Manner.	p.	162
Pot herbs very large and good in Canada.	p.	27
Huguenot of Dieppe notices the marvelous cure of a Canadian Woman.	p.	314
Seal oil the Canadian sauce the year round.	p.	43

Iaques Cartier descouure Canada en la France nouuelle l'an 1524. & 1534.	p.	4.
Iean Denys de Honfleur, va en la France nouuelle l'an 1506.	p.	3.
Iean Verazan prend possession de la France nouuelle au nom de François I. Roy de France.	p.	3.
Iesuites captifs en Angleterre visitez honorablement par les habitans du lieu.	p.	296.
Iesuites exhortent les Canadois baptisez auant leur venuë en Canada, de reietter la Polygamie, & ce qu'on leur respond.	p.	111.
Iesuites ne veulent baptiser les adultes qu'apres auoir esté deuëment instruicts, dont ils sont calomniez à tord.	p.	110.111.112.
Iesuites taschent à tourner en Canadois les principes de la Foy, mais les mots ne se trouuent suffisans pour ce faire.	p.	112.
Iesuites ne baptisent point les personnes aagées sans estre deuëment catechisées, & à fort bonne raison.	p.	114.
Iesuites destinez en Canada par le Roy Henry IIII.	p.	123.
Iesuites exclus de l'entrée d'vn nauire, en faueur des Caluinistes.	p.	134.
[144] Iesuites desmarent pour Canada en Ianuier. 1611.	p.	138.
Iesuites arriuez à Port Royal en Iuin 1611.	p.	149.
Iesuites defendus de calomnie par le tesmoignage mesme des Caluinistes.	p.	142.
Iesuites s'estudient à la langue Canadine, mais les Canadins ne les y seruent fidelement.	p.	151.152.
Iesuites sont empeschez de proufiter en la langue Canadine, par ceux mesmes, qui les deuoyent aider.	p.	154.
Iesuites ne veulent consentir que Membertou soit enterré auec ses predecesseurs infideles.	p.	161.
Iesuites bastissent de leurs mains vue chaloupe pour aller à la queste des viures en temps de famine.	p.	210.
Iesuites cueillent le Chiquebi racine, & peschent l'Eplan, & le Harenc en temps de famine.	p.	213.
Iesuites & autres François de S. Sauueur sont menez à la Virginie.	p.	260.
Iesuites garentissent l'Anglois qui les tenoit captifs, de la main de l'Espagnol.	p.	289.
Iesuites des Isles Açores sont portez en Galles Prouince d'Angleterre.	p.	292.
Iesuites mettent és mains du sieur de Biencourt en sa necessité toutes leurs prouisions pour le soulager, & les siens.	p.	209.
Iesuites sont retirez de Port Royal, & transportez prés de l'Isle de Pemetiq pour dresser nouuelle habitation.	p.	219.
Iesuites produits tesmoins en Angleterre, pour la iustification du Capitaine qui les tient captifs, le deliurent de soupçon.	p.	293.
Iesuites captifs defrayez en Galles par le Iuge du lieu fort charitablement.	p.	295.
Iesuites de Canada captifs en Angleterre, renuoyez libres à Calais.	p.	298.
[146] Ingrés, c'est à dire Anglois, hays des Canadois.	p.	35.
Isle longue à dix lieües de Baye Francoise.	p.	254

Jaques Cartier explores Canada in new France in the years 1524 and 1534.	p.	4
Jean Denys, of Honfleur, goes to new France in the year 1506.	p.	3
Jean Verazan takes possession of new France in the name of Francis I., King of France.	p.	3
Jesuit prisoners in England receive honorable visits from the inhabitants of the place.	p.	296
Jesuits exhort the Canadians, baptized before they came to Canada, to discard Polygamy, and what they answer thereto.	p.	111
Jesuits do not wish to baptize the adults until they have been properly instructed, for which they are unjustly slandered.	p.	110,111,112
Jesuits try to change into the Canadian tongue the principles of the Faith, but suitable words for this purpose cannot be found.	p.	112
Jesuits do not baptize aged persons unless they are properly catechized, and with very good reason.	p.	114
Jesuits appointed to Canada by King Henry IIII.	p.	123
Jesuits excluded from entering a ship, out of regard for the Calvinists.	p.	134
Jesuits sail for Canada in January, 1611.	p.	138
Jesuits arrive at Port Royal in June, 1611.	p.	149
Jesuits acquitted of slander by the evidence of Calvinists themselves.	p.	142
Jesuits study the Canadian language, but the Canadians do not serve them faithfully.	p.	151,152
Jesuits are prevented from making progress in the Canadian language by the very ones who ought to aid them.	p.	154
Jesuits do not wish to consent that Membertou be buried with his infidel ancestors.	p.	161
Jesuits build with their own hands a boat, to go in search of food in time of famine.	p.	210
Jesuits gather the Chiquebi root, and fish for Smelts and Herring, in time of famine.	p.	213
Jesuits and other French of St. Sauveur are taken to Virginia.	p.	260
Jesuits save the English, who hold them prisoners, from the hands of the Spaniards.	p.	289
Jesuits are carried from the Açores Islands to Wales, a Province of England.	p.	292
Jesuits place in the hands of sieur de Biencourt, in his need, all their provisions, to nourish him and his people.	p.	209
Jesuits are withdrawn from Port Royal, and taken to the Island of Pemetiq, to establish a new settlement.	p.	219
Jesuits, produced as witnesses in England, for the justification of the Captain who holds them prisoners, deliver him from suspicion.	p.	293
Jesuit prisoners' expenses in Wales very kindly paid by the Judge of the place.	p.	295
Jesuits of Canada, prisoners in England, liberated and sent to Calais.	p.	298
Ingrés, that is English, hated by the Canadians.	p.	35
Long Island, ten leagues from French Bay.	p.	254

Kadesquit, port d'Acadie destiné au nouueau logis des François.	p.	221
Kebec habitation fondée par Champlain.	p.	121
Kinibequi, riuiere proche des Armouchiquois, à soixante & dix lieües de port Royal.	p.	176

Kadesquit, a port of Acadia, intended as a new residence for the French.	p.	221
Kebec settlement, founded by Champlain.	p.	121
Kinibequi, a river near the Armouchiquois, seventy leagues from port Royal.	p.	176

La Marquise de Guercheuille impetre en don Canada, horsmis port Royal.	p.	190
Langage Canadois fort manque à exprimer vne infinité de chose fort ordinaires.	p.	151
La Marquise entre en association pour le fait de port Royal auec le sieur de Potrincourt.	p.	188
La Motte, Lieutenant de la Saussaye.	p.	223
Le sieur de Potrincourt va en Canada, & faict baptiser au plustost des Sauuages.	p.	126
La Motte Gentilhomme François, captif auec les Iesuites de Canada, mis en liberte.	p.	301
Langues differentes entre les peuples de Canada.	p.	54
Lapins, & leuraux assez rares en Canada.	p.	46
La Royne donne aux Iesuites cinq cens escus pour le voyage de Canada.		130
Legumes croissent fort grands, & bons en Canada.		27
Le sieur de Potrincourt emprunte des prouisions de bouche des François ses voisins, & leur fait recognoistre son fils pour Vice-admiral.		146
Le sieur de Potrincourt retourne de Canada en France vn mois apres qu'il y estoit arriué pour enuitailler port Royal.		149
[148] Louys Membertou Sagamo faict Tabagie à quinze François de sainct Sauueur retournans en France.		255
Loups marins se prennent à foison en Ianuier.		42
Loup marin, poisson fraye sur terre és Isles de Canada.		43
Loutres ont leur chasse principale en Feurier, & Mars.		43
Lugubres hurlements à la mort des Canadois.		90
Lunes. Par Lunes les Canadois sont assortis de nouuelle chasse, ou pesche.		42

The Marquise de Guercheville given the grant of Canada, with the exception of port Royal.	p.	190
Canadian Language very weak in expressing an infinite number of very ordinary things.	p.	151
The Marquise enters into partnership in the affairs of port Royal with sieur de Potrincourt.	p.	188
La Motte, Lieutenant of la Saussaye.	p.	223
Sieur de Potrincourt goes to Canada and has a number of the Savages baptized as quickly as possible.	p.	126
La Motte, a French Gentleman, prisoner with the Jesuits of Canada, set at liberty.	p.	301
Different languages among the tribes of Canada.	p.	54
Rabbits and hares rather scarce in Canada.	p.	46
The Queen gives to the Jesuits five hundred écus for the Canadian voyage.		130
Vegetables grow very large and are good in Canada.		27
Sieur de Potrincourt borrows some provisions from his French neighbors, and makes them recognize his son as Vice-admiral.		146
Sieur de Potrincourt returns from Canada to France a month after he had come to reprovision port Royal.		149
Louys Membertou, Sagamore, makes Tabagie for fifteen Frenchmen of saint Sauveur returning to France.		255
Seals are caught in abundance in January.		42
Seal, fish which breeds upon the Islands in Canada.		43
Otters are hunted chiefly in February and March.		43
Doleful howls at the death of Canadians.		90
Moons. The Canadians arrange their hunting and fishing by Moons.		42

Madame la Marquise de Guercheuille zelée en l'affaire de Canada.		127
Madame de Guercheuille defraye les Iesuites au chemin de Canada.		130
Madame de Guercheuille trouue l'expedient d'exclure les Caluinistes du nauire où ils ne vouloyent admettre les Iesuites.		135
Madame de Guercheuille trouue le fonds d'vne rente perpetuelle en Canada, pour y entretenir les Iesuites.		137
Madame de Sourdis fournit aux Iesuites le linge pour Canada.		130
Madame la Marquise de Vernueil fournit aux Iesuites les habits d'Eglise, & autres vtensiles pour Canada.		130
Magasins des Canadois, sont quelques sacs de prouision pendus en vn arbre.		71
Magiciens frequents en Canada.		94
Magistrats de la Virginie prennent resolution de ruiner toutes les places des François en Canada, piller tous les nauires, & renuoyer les personnes en France.		264
[150] Malades cruellement traittez en Canada.
Malade tardant à mourir estouffé à force d'eau froide qu'on luy verse sur le ventre.		85
Malade ayant testé sans rien donner, reçoit des presents.		89
Mareschal de la Virginie veut faire pendre les François de sainct Sauueur.		261
Mariages cõme se traittẽt entre Canadois.		61
Matachias, chaines, & parures des femmes Canadoises.		37
Matachias, ioyaux, cueilliées sur la fosse des femmes.		92
Medecines ordinaires des Canadois, estuues & frictions.		77
Membertou, Sagamo, & Autmoin tout ensemble.		54
Membertou n'a iamais eu qu'vne femme à la fois, mesmes estant Payen, iugeant la Polygamie infame & incommode.		65
Membertou, & son fils retirez des mains de l'Autmoin, qui les auoit condamnez de maladie mortelle.		87
Membertou appellé le Capitaine, apres sa mort.		93
Membertou seul d'entre les Canadiẽs baptisez auoit fait profit du baptesme.		109
Membertou premier baptisé des Sagamos.		158
Membertou logé & serui par les Iesuites dans leur cabane iusques à sa mort.		158
Membertou demande d'estre enterré auec ses majeurs, les Iesuites luy remonstrent que cela repugne au Christianisme: il persiste quelque temps, puis en fin acquiesce.		160.162
Membertou desire d'estre bien instruict, pour se rendre Predicateur de l'Euangile.		163
[152] Membertou conseille au P. Enemond malade d'escrire à Biencourt qu'on ne l'a point tué, mais qu'il est mort de maladie.		202
Memoires de France effacées en Canada, par les Anglois.		265.271
Merueille, Capitaine natif de S. Malo, estant prisonnier, fait tout deuoir de bon Chrestien.		173
Meuano, Isle à l'emboucheure de la Baye Françoise.		254
Mine d'argent en la Baye saincte Marie, en Canada.
Mine de fer à la riuiere S. Iean.		32
Mines de cuyure à port Royal, & à la Baye des mines.		32
Mocosa terre ferme, où est située la Virginie des Anglois.		227
Mois. Chaque mois de l'année les Canadois ont pesche, ou chasse abondante, ou tous les deux.
Montaguets, Souriquois, Etechemins alliez aux François en Canada.		34
Monts deserts, Isle, appellée Pemetiq.		219
Morts enterrez assis, les genoux contre le ventre, la teste sur les genoux.		91
Moulues foisonnent en la coste de mer dés le commencement de May iusques à la my-Septembre.		45

Madame la Marquise de Guercheville zealous in the affairs of Canada.		127
Madame de Guercheville defrays the expenses of the Jesuits on their journey to Canada.		130
Madame de Guercheville devises an expedient to exclude the Calvinists from the ship in which they did not wish to admit the Jesuits.		135
Madame de Guercheville raises a fund for a continual income in Canada, to maintain the Jesuits there.		137
Madame de Sourdis furnishes the Jesuits with the linen for Canada.		130
Madame la Marquise de Vernueil furnishes the Jesuits with the Ecclesiastical robes and other utensils, for Canada.		130
Magazines of the Canadians are bags of provisions hung to a tree.		71
Magicians very common in Canada.		94
Magistrates of Virginia decide to ruin all the places of the French in Canada, to plunder their ships, and to send the people back to France.		264
Sick people cruelly treated in Canada.
Sick people who are slow to die, smothered by pouring a quantity of cold water upon their stomachs.		85
Sick person having made his will without giving anything, himself receives gifts.		89
Marshal of Virginia wishes to have the French of saint Sauveur hanged.		261
Marriages, how arranged among Canadians.		61
Matachias, chains, and adornments of Canadian women.		37
Matachias, jewels, collected upon the graves of the women.		92
Medicines in use among the Canadians, vapor-baths and rubbing.		77
Membertou, both Sagamore and Autinoin.		54
Membertou had only one wife at a time, even when a Pagan, considering Polygamy both wicked and inconvenient.		65
Membertou and his son withdrawn from the hands of the Autmoin, who had pronounced their illnesses fatal.		87
Membertou called "the Captain" after his death.		93
Membertou, of all the Canadians who were baptized, profited by his baptism.		109
Membertou the first Sagamore to be baptized.		158
Membertou lodged and cared for by the Jesuits in their cabin up to the time of his death.		158
Membertou asks to be buried with his fathers; the Jesuits urge that this would be contrary to Christianity; he insists for some time, then finally yields.		160,162
Membertou wishes to be well instructed, to make himself a Preacher of the Gospel.		163
Membertou advises Father Enemond, who is sick, to write to Biencourt, that they did not kill him, but that he died of illness.		202
Mementos of France effaced in Canada, by English.		265,271
Merveille, Captain, a native of St. Malo, being a prisoner, performs all the duties of a good Christian.		173
Meuano, Island at the mouth of French Bay.		254
Mine of silver at Baye sainte Marie, in Canada.
Mine of iron at the river St. John.		32
Mines of copper at port Royal and Bay of mines.		32
Mocosa, the mainland in which the Virginia of the English is situated.		227
Months. Every month of the year in Canada has an abundance of fish or game, or both.
Montaguets, Souriquois, Etechemins, allies of the French in Canada.		34
Mount desert, Island, called Pemetiq.		219
Dead people buried in a sitting posture, the knees against the stomach, the head upon the knees.		91
Codfish abound near the seacoast from the beginning of May until the middle of September.		45

Nattes de rozeau, fort menues, & bien tissues, deffendent les cabanes de la pluye.		42
Nauire arriue à propos à ceux de port Royal en leur grande disette.		186
Nauire captif des François de S. Sauueur commandé par Turnel Anglois est porté par le vent aux Açores Isles de la coronne d'Espagne.		281
Nauire de la Saussaye arriue en Canada.		216
[154] Nicolas Adams Iuge de Pembroch en Angleterre, charitable enuers les Iesuites captifs.		295
Noyers frequents en la coste de la riuiere sainct Iean.		31
Noms changez aux trespassez apres qu'ils sont enterrez.		9
Nopces des Canadois auec solemnelle Tabagie, chants, & danses.		62
Norembegue, terre de Canada aussi bonne que nostre France.		26
Norembegue, & Acadie païs de la France nouuelle.		4
Normans sont allez en la France nouuelle, l'an 1500. deux ans apres les Bretons.		3
Nouuelle France separée de la Guienne de huict cens, ou mille lieües par mer.
Nouuelle France, partie occidentale de l'Amerique.		1

Mats of reeds, well woven, and very fine, protect the cabins from rain.		42
Ship arrives very opportunely for those at port Royal in their great need.		186
Ship captured from the French of St. Sauveur, commanded by Turnel, an Englishman, is carried by the wind to the Açores Islands of the crown of Spain.		281
Ship of la Saussaye arrives in Canada.		216
Nicolas Adams, Judge, of Pembroch in England, kind to the captive Jesuits.		295
Nuts abundant upon the banks of the river saint John.		31
Names of the dead changed after they are buried.		9
Nuptials of the Canadians with solemn Tabagie, songs, and dances.		62
Norembegua, country of Canada, as good as France.		26
Norembegua and Acadia, countries of new France.		4
Normans went to new France in the year 1500, two years after the Bretons.		3
New France separated from Guienne by eight hundred or one thousand leagues of the sea.
New France, the western part of America.		1

Oeufs d'oyseaux de proye d'eau abondent en Canada.		45
Oyes blanches, & grises, passageres en Canada.		46
Oyseaux de proye de mer couurent les Isles de Canada de leurs œufs.		45
Oyseaux originaires, & passagers rares en Canada; ceux de proye sont frequents.		46
Onction d'huyle de Loup marin vsitée en Canada contre le chaud, & le froid.		77
Orignacs sont de saison en Feurier & Mars.		43
Ours bons à manger en Canada aux mois de Feurier & Mars.		43
Outardes, ou Canes sauuages se prennent en Auril.		45
Outardes passageres en Canada.		46

Eggs of marine birds of prey abundant in Canada.		45
White and grey geese, birds of passage in Canada.		46
Marine birds of prey cover the Islands of Canada with their eggs.		45
Native birds and birds of passage rare in Canada; birds of prey common.		46
Anointing with Seal oil used in Canada against heat and cold.		77
The season for moose is in February and March.		43
Bears good to eat in Canada in the months of February and March.		43
Bustards, or wild Ducks, are taken in April.		45
Bustards, birds of passage in Canada.		46

Pembroch, ville principale de Galles en Angleterre.		292
[156] Pentegoët riuiere, a vne Sagamie du long de son riuage.		53
Pencoït, Isles à vingtcinq lieües de sainct Sauueur.		228
Perdrix grises à grãd queüe en Canada.		46
Pere Enemond Massé se loge auec Membertou pour apprendre la langue Canadine.		200
Pere Enemond Massé, luy quinziesme renuoyé par l'Anglois en France dans vne chaloupe.		252
P. Biard tient auec soy vn Canadin, pour apprendre la langue sauuage.		201
Pere Biard, & P. Enemond Massé destinez pour Canada.		129
Pere Biard ne veut enseigner aux Anglois le logis de saincte Croix, dont il court peril de sa vie.		264
P. Biard court fortune d'estre ietté en terre deserte, ou en mer par les soupçons de l'Anglois.		268
Pere Biard preuue efficacement au Capitaine Anglois, que les François de S. Sauueur sont bien aduoüés du Roy de France.	p.	244.
Pesche abondante depuis May, iusques à my-Septembre.	p.	45.
Pesche successiue de diuers poissons dés la my-Mars iusques en Octobre.	p.	44.45.46.
Petun, & fumée d'iceluy practiquée par les Canadois, contre le mauuais temps, la faim, & autres maux.	p.	78.
Peuples de Canada trois en tout alliés des François.	p.	34.
Pierre du Gas, sieur de Monts Lieutenant du Roy Henry IIII. en la France nouuelle.	p.	5.
Pilotois, Medecin sorcier.	p.	80.
Pilote François Caluiniste offre toute amitié aux Iesuites captifs des Anglois.	p.	245.
Plastrier recognoist le sieur de Biencourt.		157.
[158] Plaisant discours de Louys Membertou auec le P. Enemond Massé malade.		202.
Ponamo poisson de Canada fraye sous la glace en Decembre.	p.	47.
Port Royal & Saincte Croix, deux logis bastis par le sieur de Monts en la France nouuelle.	p.	8.
Port Royal a forme de Peninsule.	p.	24.
Puritain procure tout le mal qu'il peut aux Iesuites.	p.	268.
Port Royal mal enuitaillé sur l'Hyuer, pour grand nombre de personnes.	p.	144.
Port aux Coquilles à vingt & vne lieuës de Port Royal.		155.
Port au Mouton.		255.
Port Royal bruslé par l'Anglois.		271.
Port Royal à quelles conditions cedé au sieur de Potrincourt par le sieur de Monts.		122.
Port Royal sans aucune defẽse perdu pour les Frãçois, & pillé & bruslé par l'Anglois.		266
Port de S. Sauueur nouuellement appellé de ce nom, & destiné à nouuelle habitatiõ de François.		220.
Port de S. Sauueur fort capable, & à l'abry du vent.		225.
Presage mauuais d'vn signe paroissant au ciel.		167.
Proprieté de Canadois est en la possession du chien, & du sac.		51.
Prouision pour Port Royal mal mesnagée à Dieppe, & dans le nauire.		194.
Pyramides de perches sur les tombeaux des nobles de Canada.		92.

Pembroke, the principal city of Wales in England.		292
Pentegoët river has a Sagamie along its banks.		53
Pencoït, Islands twenty-five leagues from saint Sauveur.		228
Gray partridges with large tails, in Canada.		46
Father Enemond Massé goes to live with Membertou to learn the Canadian language.		200
Father Enemond Massé, one of fifteen sent by the English to France in a shallop.		252
Father Biard keeps with him a Canadian, to learn from him the language of the savages.		201
Father Biard and Father Enemond Massé appointed to Canada.		129
Father Biard refuses to disclose to the English the position of sainte Croix, for which he is in danger of losing his life.		264
Father Biard runs the risk of being cast upon a desert land, or into the sea, through the suspicions of the English.		268
Father Biard proves satisfactorily to the English Captain, that the French of St. Sauveur are under the protection of the King of France.	p.	244
Fish abundant from May to the middle of September.	p.	45
Continuous fishing for different kinds of fish from the middle of March until October.	p.	44,45,46
Tobacco used among the Canadians as a protection against bad weather, famine, and other evils.	p.	78
Tribes of Canada, only three are allies of the French.	p.	34
Pierre du Gas, sieur de Monts, Lieutenant of King Henry IIII. in new France.	p.	5
Pilotois, Medicine man and sorcerer.	p.	80
French Pilot, a Calvinist, shows great friendliness to the Jesuit prisoners of the English.	p.	245
Plastrier acknowledges sieur de Biencourt.		157
Amusing talk of Louys Membertou with Father Enemond Massé, when he was ill.		202
Ponamo, a fish of Canada, spawns under the ice in December.	p.	47
Port Royal and Sainte Croix, two stations established by sieur de Monts, in new France.	p.	8
Port Royal in the form of a Peninsula.	p.	24
Puritan makes all the trouble he can for the Jesuits.	p.	268
Port Royal badly provisioned for the Winter, on account of the great number of persons.	p.	144
Port aux Coquilles, twenty-one leagues from Port Royal.		155
Port au Mouton.		255
Port Royal burned by the English.		271
Port Royal, on what conditions ceded to sieur de Potrincourt by sieur de Monts.		122
Port Royal, defenseless, is lost to the French, and pillaged and burned by the English.		266
Port of St. Sauveur newly called by this name, and intended as a new habitation for the French.		220
Port of St. Sauveur very spacious, and protected from the wind.		225
Presage of evil in a phenomenon appearing in the heavens.		167
Property of the Canadians lies in the possession of a dog and a bag.		51
Provisions for Port Royal badly managed at Dieppe and in the ship.		194
Pyramids of poles upon the tombs of the grandees of Canada.		92

Racine Chiquebi à guise de truffes.		213.
Raisons obligeãtes le François à cultiuer Canada.		331.
[160] Religion des Canadois, pure sorcelerie.		93.
Riuieres & bras de mer fort frequens, rendent Canada beaucoup plus froid.		24.
Robe sacrée, & pretieuse des Autmoins.		96.
Roland Sagamo, & autres donnent du pain aux François de S. Sauueur.		255.

Root, Chiquebi, resembles truffles.		213
Reasons why the French ought to cultivate Canada.		331
Religion of the Canadians, pure sorcery.		93
Rivers, and many arms of the sea, make Canada much colder.		24
Robe of the Autmoins, sacred and precious.		96
Roland, a Sagamore, and others give bread to the French of St. Sauveur.		255

Sac, fleches, peaux, chiens, & autres meubles du defunct enseuelis auec luy.		92.
Sagamie au riuage de Saincte Croix.		53.
Sagamie au bord de la riuiere S. Iean.		53.
Sagamochin, petit Sagamo.		52.
Sagamo, est le chef, & Capitaine de quelque puissante famille.		51.
Sagamos recogneus de leurs sujects en payant le droict de chasse, & de pesche.		51.
Sagamies diuisées selon la portée des Bayes & Costes de riuieres.		53.
Sagamos tiennent les Estats en Esté.		53.
Sagamos & Autmoins seuls ont voix és assemblées publiques.		53.54.
Sagamos Armouchiquois retirent bien à propos leurs gens du nauire François, pour euiter querelle.		179
Sainct Iean, riuiere en Canada.		31
Sainct Iean, riuiere fort perilleuse en son emboucheure.		165
Sainct Laurens, riuiere charrie des glaces enormes bien auant en haute mer.		139
Sainct Sauueur, habitation des François en Canada, en la terre de la Norembegue.		19
Sainct Sauueur, port ainsi nommé de nouueau en la coste d'Acadie, destiné à vne habitation nouuelle.		229
[162] Sainct Sauueur, prins & pillé par les Anglois.		237
S. Sauueur bruslé par les Anglois.		265
Saincte Croix est au païs des Eteminquois.		7
Saincte Croix, Isle en la France nouuelle, premiere demeure du sieur de Monts, Lieutenant pour le Roy.		7
Saincte Croix, Isle de riuiere à six lieües de port aux Coquilles.		156
Saussaye arriue en Canada pour dresser nouuelle habitation, & separer les Iesuites de port Royal.		215
Saussaye Capitaine s'amuse trop à cultiuer la terre, & neglige le bastiment, cause de de la perte de S. Sauueur.		226.
Saussaye Capitaine de S. Sauueur ne peut produire ses lettres de Commission, luy ayans esté secrettement enleuées par l'Anglois.		239.
Saussaye Capitaine renuoyé en France par l'Anglois, auec quatorze François.		252.
Schoudon Sagamo, nommé le Pere apres sa mort.		93.
Scurbot, ou maladie de la terre, coustumier en Canada.		14.
Sepulcres des Canadois voutés auec des bastons, & de la terre dessus.		92.
Soissons. Le Prince de Soissons Gouuerneur de Canada.		330.
Souliers, & greues des Canadois.		39.
Souriquois, Montaguets & Etechemins alliés des François en Canada.		34.
Tabagie, banquet des Canadois.		46.
Tabagie des prouisions du malade ayant testé.		89.
Testament des Canadois auant la mort.		88.
Thomas Aubert, Normand va en la France nouuelle l'an 1508.		2
[164] Thomas Deel, Mareschal d'Angleterre à la Virginie, homme fort aspre enuers les François captifs.		261.300
Thomas Robin associé du sieur de Potrincourt au negoce de Canada.		127
Tortues abondent en Decembre.		47
Trocque des peaux de Castors, Eslants, Martres, loups marins en Esté.		33
Trois peuples alliés aux François en Canada.		34
Turnel, Capitaine Anglois tourne son amour en haine contre le P. Biard, & pourquoy.		276
Turnel Lieutenant Anglois soupçonné de son Capitaine pour auoir conferé auec le P. Biard.		267
Turnel Capitaine Anglois porté cõtre son gré aux terres d'Espagne, se reconcilie aux Iesuites, pour y auoir leur faueur.		282.

Sack, arrows, skins, dogs, and other property of the deceased buried with him.		92
Sagamie on the banks of Sainte Croix.		53
Sagamie on the banks of the river St. John.		53
Sagamochin, little Sagamore.		52
Sagamore is the chief and Captain and some powerful family.		51
Sagamores acknowledged by their subjects by paying a tax of game and of fish.		51
Sagamies divided according to the extent of the Bays and river Banks.		53
Sagamores hold State Councils in Summer.		53
Sagamores and Autmoins alone have a voice in the public assemblies.		53,54
Sagamores of the Armouchiquois very opportunely withdraw their people from the French ship to avoid a quarrel.		179
Saint John, a river of Canada.		31
Saint John, a river which is very dangerous at its mouth.		165
Saint Lawrence, a river whose drift ice extends far out into the open sea.		139
Saint Sauveur, a settlement of the French in Canada, in the land of Norembegua.		19
Saint Sauveur, a port so named recently, on the coast of Acadia, intended for a new settlement.		229.
Saint Sauveur, taken and pillaged by the English.		237
St. Sauveur burned by the English.		265
Sainte Croix is in the country of the Eteminquois.		7
Sainte Croix, an Island in new France, first residence of sieur de Monts, Lieutenant for the King.		7
Sainte Croix, an Island of the river, six leagues from port aux Coquilles.		156
Saussaye arrives in Canada to establish a new settlement, and take the Jesuits from port Royal.		215
Saussaye, Captain, in amusing himself too much with the cultivation of the land, neglects the construction of buildings, and causes the loss of St. Sauveur.		226
Saussaye, Captain of St. Sauveur, cannot produce the letters containing his Commission, these having been secretly appropriated by the English.		239
Saussaye, Captain, sent back to France by the English with fourteen Frenchmen.		252
Schoudon, Sagamore, called "the Father" after his death.		93
Scurvy, or land disease, common in Canada.		14
Sepulchres of the Canadians arched over with sticks, with earth on top.		92
Soissons. The Prince de Soissons, Governor of Canada.		330
Shoes and leggings of the Canadians.		39
Souriquois, Montaguets, and Etechemins, allies of the French in Canada.		34
Tabagie, a Canadian banquet.		46
Tabagie from the provisions of a sick man who has made his will.		89
Testament of the Canadians before death.		88
Thomas Aubert, Norman, goes to new France in the year 1508.		2
Thomas Deel, English Marshal in Virginia, a man very severe to the French captives.		261,300
Thomas Robin associated with sieur de Potrincourt in the affairs of Canada.		127
Turtles abundant in December.		47
Trade in the skins of Beavers, Elks, Martens, and seals, in Summer.		33
Three tribes allied with the French in Canada.		34
Turnel, English Captain, has his love for Father Biard changed into hate, and why.		276
Turnel, English Lieutenant, suspected by his Captain for having conferred with Father Biard.		267
Turnel, English Captain, carried against his will to the lands of Spain, becomes reconciled to the Jesuits, in order to have their favor.		282

Vessies d'orignac à garder l'huile du loup marin.		43
Vible Bullot reçoit en son nauire vne partie des François de S. Sauueur.		256
Virginie. Fort des Anglois en la terre ferme de Mocosa à 250. lieuës de S. Sauueur.		227
Vigne sauuage en plusieurs endroits de Canada, qui meurit en sa saison.		31.

FIN.

Bladders of moose skin in which to keep the seal oil.		43
Vible Bullot receives in his ship a part of the French of St. Sauveur.		256
Virginia. A fort of the English on the mainland of Mocosa, 250 leagues from St. Sauveur.		227
Vine, wild, in many places in Canada, which ripens in its season.		31

END.

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Privilege.

MICHEL COYSSARD, Vice-[pro]uincial de la Compagnie de Iesvs, en la Prouince de Lyon, permet, (suiuant le Priuilege dõné par les Roys tres-Chrestiens à la mesme Compagnie) à Lovys Mvgvet de faire imprimer, & vendre la Relation de la nouuelle France en Canada, & ce pour le terme de quatre ans. Faict à Lyon, ce 23. Ianuier 1616.

M. COYSSARD.

License.

MICHEL COYSSARD, Vice-provincial of the Society of Jesus, in the Province of Lyons, permits, (according to the License granted by the most Christian Kings to the same Society) to Louys Muguet to have printed, and to sell, the Relation of new France in Canada, and this for the term of four years. Done at Lyons, this 23rd of January, 1616.

M. COYSSARD.

XV-XVII

Three Letters by Charles Lalemant

XV.—Au Sievr de Champlain; Kebec, Juillet 28, 1625

XVI.—Au R. P. Prouincial des RR. Pères Recollects; Kebec, Juillet 28, 1625

XVII.—Epistola ad Præpositum Generalem; Nova Francia, Augustus 1, [1626]

Source: Documents XV. and XVI., are reprinted from Sagard's Histoire du Canada (Paris, 1636), pp. 868-870. In Document XVII., we follow Father Felix Martin's apograph (now in the Archives of St. Mary's College, Montreal) of the original Latin MS. in the Archives of the Gesù, Rome.

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