Approbation.

WE, Estienne Binet, Provincial of the Society of Jesus in the Province of France, in accordance with the License granted to us by the Most Christian Kings, Henry III. May 10th, 1583, Henry IV. December 10th, 1605, and Louys XIII. now reigning, February 14th, 1612, by which all Booksellers are forbidden to print any Book of those composed by any one of our said Society, without permission of the Superiors thereof—permit Sebastien Cramoisy, Bookseller under Oath at Paris and Printer in ordinary to the King, to print for ten years the Relation de ce qui s'est passé en la Nouvelle France en l'année 1636, sent to us by Father Paul le Jeune of our same Society, Superior of the Residence of Kébec. In testimony whereof we have signed the present at Paris, this fifteenth of December, 1636.

Signed,

E. Binet.

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Table des Chapitres contenus en ce Liure.

RELATION de ce qui s'est passé en la Nouuelle France, en l'année 1636. page 1.
Chapitre I. Des sentimens d'affection qu'ont plusieurs personnes de merite pour la Nouuelle France.7.
Chap. II. Des Sauuages baptisez cette année, & de quelques enterremens.23.
Chap. III. Continuation de la mesme matiere. 51.
Chap. IV. Continuation des Sauuages baptisez. 73.
Chap. V. De la mort miserable de quelques Sauuages. 97.
Chap. VI. Des esperances de la conuersion de ce Peuple. 110.
Chap. VII. De quelques particularitez remarquables en ces quartiers. 128.
Chap. VIII. De l'estat present de la Nouuelle France, sur le grand Fleuue de S. Laurens.144.
Ch. IX. Réponses à quelques propositions qui m'ont esté faites de France. 157.
Chap. X. Quelques aduis pour ceux qui desirent passer en la Nouuelle France. 183.
Chap. XI. ou, Iournal des choses qui n'ont peu estre rapportées sous les Chapitres precedens. 189

Table of Chapters contained in this Book.

RELATION of what occurred in New France in the year 1636. page 1.
Chapter I. The sentiments of affection that many persons of merit entertain for New France. 7.
Chap. II. Of the Savages baptized this year, and some burials. 23.
Chap. III. Continuation of the same subject.51.
Chap. IV. Baptisms of Savages, continued.73.
Chap. V. Of the wretched death of some Savages.97.
Chap. VI. Of the hopes of converting this People.110.
Chap. VII. Of some remarkable peculiarities of these regions.128.
Chap. VIII. Of the present condition of New France on the great St. Lawrence River.144.
Ch. IX. Answers to some propositions submitted to me from France. 157.
Chap. X. Some advice to those who wish to cross over into New France. 183.
Chap. XI. or, A Journal of the things which could not be related in the preceding Chapters.189.