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country, and goe to travell to the remotest countreys with 2 hurons that 

 made their escape from the Iroquoits. . . . My brother and I weare 

 of one minde. . . . The Governor gives liim leave, conditionaly that 

 he must carry two of his servants ^ along with him and give them the 

 moitié of the profit. j\Iy brother was vexed att such an unreasonable 

 demand. . . . The Governor was much displeased att this, and 

 commanded us not to go without his leave. . . . The month of 

 August that brings a company of the Sault, who weare come by the 



river ® of the three rivers with incredible paines, as they said 



"The governor of the place (Three Rivers) defends us to goe. 

 We tould him that the offense was pardonable because it was every 

 one's interest .... The wild men tould us that they would stay 

 for us two dayes in the Lake St. Peter. . . . we did not lett them 

 stay so long for that very night, my brother having the keys of the 

 Borough as being Captayne of the place, we eml)arqued ourselves . . . 

 we went,^ 3 of us, about midnight. . . . Att 6 in the morning we 

 are arrived to the appointed place, but found nobody. . . . We 

 resolved to goe day and night to the river of the meddows ^ to overtake 

 them . . . but 3 leagues beyond that of the fort of Richelieu 

 (Sorel) we saw them coming to us. . . . Being come to the river 

 of the medows, we did séparât ourselves, 3 into 3 boats .... It 

 is to be understood that this river is divided much into streams very 

 swift and small before you goe to tlie river of Canada.'' We suffered 

 much for 3 days and 3 nights without rest. . . . Three days after 

 wee found the tracks of seaven boats ^° . . . We tooke no rest till 

 we overtooke them. They cam from j\Iount royall and weare gone 

 to the great river and gone by the great river,^^ so tliat we weare now 

 14 boats together, which weare to goo the same way to the height of 

 the upper lake.^^ The day following we weare sett uppon by a com- 

 pany of Iroquoits that fortified themselves in the passage ^^ where they 

 waited of Octauack,^-* for they kncwed of their going downe .... 

 We resolved to give a combat . . . . Xo doubt the ennemy was 

 much surprised to see us so in number. . . . Tliey saw themselves 

 putt to it, and the evi'dent danger that they weare in ... . and 

 resolved to speak of peace .... During the night the Iroquoits 

 make their escape .... Tbe following day we embarqued our- 

 selves quietly .... in the afternoon .... we met the 

 Iroquoits. ^^ They had a bundle of Castor that tbey left behind without 

 much adoe. Our wild men did the same; they both runne away . . . 

 The Iroquoits threwed themselves into the liver to gaiiie tlie other 

 side .... We had killed and laken them all, if 2 boats of theirs 

 had not couie to tlieir succour .... Three of tlicir men nevcrthe- 



