XXII.
A note of all suche things as the Company hath in Canada and the nomber of men.
Imprimis they have above 200 persons in the fort and habytation of Kebec and gone up som 400 leages in the country for further discoverys.
In the fort there is 16 peeces of ordnance and 8 murderers. 75 musketts and 25 sowlinge peeces and 10 arkebusses a Croake and 30 pistolls 8 dozen of pikes and 24 holbeards and 40 Corseletts and 10 armors of prooffe and 6 Targetts.
In the sayd fort there is 2000 of powder for the ordnance 300 of musketts powder, and one hundred and halfe of sowlinge powder, Rownd shott burd shott Langer shott and chrossbar shott enough for the use of there powder and 10 barrells more which the Maye have of the store of 3 pinaces which are there furnished with 6 peeces of ordinance a peece and 6 murderers a peece and 5 barills a powder a peece and all thinges convenyent for their Rigginge and Munition of war.
The sayd 200 persons vittled accordinge to his Majesties allowance att sea for 18 monthes besides what they fownd upon the ground which is able to find them 6 months more soe that the are very well vittled for 2 years and within towe yeers if they worke as the have beegon the wilbee able to subsift of themselves.
There is goods for to Trade with the natives of the Contrey more then wee are able to vent in 2 yeeres which goods are no wheare vendable butt in that contry and which 23/1435goods stands use in 6000 £. starlinge besides charges which doth amount to 6000 £. more.
All fort of tooles for smithes millers masones plasterers Carpendars Joyners bricklers whillons bakers bruers ship-carpenters shoomakers and taylors.
10 Shallops fitted with bases for the head and all other furniture.
All fort of tooles beelonginge to the fortyfication.
The abovesayde fort is soe well situated that the are able to withstand 10000 men and will not care for them, for whatsoever the can doe, for in winter they cannot staye in the countrey soe that whoesoever goes to beesidge them the cannott staye there above 3 monthes in all in which time the muskett will soe torment them that noe man is able to bee abroad in centry or threnches day nor night without loosinge there sightes for att least eyght dayes.
Soe that if please his Majestie to keepe it wee doe not care what French or any other can doe thoe the have a 100 sayle of shipps and 10000 men as above sayde.
(Sur le dos est écrit.)
Note of all such thinges as the Company hath in Canada and the number of men.
(State Paper Office, Colonial Papers, vol. VI, n. 38.)