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discover what it \\'à&, and by ill looke we found it was a Iroquoits boat 

 of seaven men, who doubtlesse stayed that winter in the lake of the 

 hurrons, and came there to discover somewhat. 1 cannot say that they 

 weare the first that came there.^'^ God graiint that tlu'>- may be the 

 last. As they saw us, away they, as swift as their heels could drive. 

 They left their boat and all ... . The counceli was called, where 

 it was decreed to go backe and shooke off to goe downe to the ffrench 

 till the next year. This vexed us sore to see such a fleete and such 

 an opportunity come to nothing, foreseeing that such an other may be 

 not in tenne years .... We went l^ack to the river of the stur- 

 geons .... We dayly heare some newe reporte. All Avery where 

 ennemy by fancy .... Twelve dayes are passed, in which time 

 we gained some hopes of faire words. We called a counceli .... 

 The next day we embarqued, saving the Christinos, that weare afraid 

 of a fight .... Being come nigh the Sault, we found a place 

 where 2 of these men sweated .... We now are corned to the 

 cariages and swift streames to gett the lake of the Castors .... 

 We goe downe all the great river without any encounter, till we came 

 to the long Sault, where my brother some years before made a ship- 

 wracke. Being in that place we had worke enough. The first thing 

 wee saw was severall boats that the Ennemy had left att the riverside. 

 This putt great feare in the hearts of our people. Nor they nor we 

 could tell what to doe, and seeing no body appeared we sent to discover 

 what they weare. The discovers calls us, and bids us come, that those 

 who weare there could doe us no harme. You must know that 17 

 ffrench made a plott ^*^ . . . . Tis was a terrible spectacle to us, 

 for wee came there 8 dayes after that defeat, which saved iis without a 

 doubt .... We went downe the river .... We stayed 3 

 dayes att mont-Eoyall, and then we went downe to the three Eivers. 

 The wildmen did aske our advice whether it was best for them to goe 

 down further. We told them no, because of the dangers that they may 

 meet with at their return, for the Iroquoits could have notice of their 

 comeing down, and so come and lay in ambush for them, and it was 

 in the latter season, being about the end of August. Well, as soon as 

 their bussinesse was done, they went back again very well satisfied. 

 . . . . The Governor ®' seeing us come back with a considerable 

 sumnie for our owne particular, and seeing that his time was expired, 

 and that he was to goe away, made use of that excuse to doe us wrong 

 and to enrich himselfe with the goods that wee had so dearly bought 

 and by our meanes wee made the countrey to subsist .... He 

 made also my brother prisoner for not having observed his orders, and 

 to be gone without his leave .... He finds foure thousand 



