Proved per contractum,
fol. 24. [840]
Note 840: [(retour) ]
Le n. 13 porte: Proved per contractum made at the takeinge in of the Forte, fol. 8, 9.
That Captaine Kirke fedd for the space off three or fower months off the French, 100 persons and that those victualls in trucke which the natives would have gayned him more beavor skinnes then att those which he had from the French to the number of 1000.
Deposed by Captaine
David Kirke, fol. 27. ad.
9 and 10. Interr.
And whereas there may seeme to be some difference betweene the depositions of the English and French, touchinge the number of beaver skinnes, that difference is thus to be reconsiled, namely that it is to be understood, that the English speake only off such beavers as came to the companies accompt, and the French speake off the whole number of skinnes that they had when the forte was surrendred, not naminge or expressinge what part off the same they themselves enjoyed by the permission off the English hid or imbeazilled, for it is evident by their owne depositions that by the content of the English, some of them had one garment and others two garments of beaver a peece, and Monsr. Shamplin and Monsr, Pountgrave had 227 beavers off those found in the Forte all which by estimation cannot be lesse then a thousand skinnes besides one; Monsr. Culliart now residing in 16/1428Canida, had 250 of the said beavers which the English paid him for, as by his receipt may appeare and the Frenchmen themselves did privately convay away some beavers and hidd others the number whereof cannot be discovered by reason that by the articles of agreement they were permitted to carry out of the forte what beaver skinnes and others comodities they had, nither is it considered what at such a time both the French and English off the ordinarie people might convay away as pilladg which is impossible for the adventurers to finde out.
(Sur le dos est écrit.)
Breviat of ye businesse of Kebeck as was brought me by one of ye Canada companie, ye 2. (12) of May, 1631. with a note of the Beaver skinnes taken and bought by Capt. Kerke in Canada.