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toil [Ramouctou] autant que ladite profondeur de deux lieues s'étendra." 

 (Mem.) 



The location of this seigniory is beyond doubt, and is given on Map 

 No. 39. The probable site of the residence of Sieur de Freneuse has already 

 been discussed. 



There is a very confusing error in reference to this grant in the 

 " Memorials" where it is called the confirmation of the preceding (that to 

 René d'Amours) whereas it has nothing to do with the latter. 



In 1696 the Sieur de Freneuse, as the original document now in my 

 possession shows, leased his Seigniory for five years to Michel Chartier. 

 It is described in part as follows: " Le Manoir Seigneurial de la dite Seig- 

 neurie de Freneuse consistant en trente arpents ou environ de terre labour- 

 able à la charrue, près, bois en haut futoye et taillie avec les maisons granges 

 et estables qui sont dessus, etc." Freneuse was killed the same year at Fort 

 Nashwaak. Michel Chartier was perhaps the same who the previous year 

 received the Seigniory of Scoodic. 

 1689 — Kennebecasis. To Pierre Chesnet, Ecuyer, Sieur de Breuil {or Dubreuil.) 

 (Jan. 7.) 



"Deux lieiies de front le long de la rivière Saint-Jean, dans le lieu 

 appelle par les Sauvages Kanibecachiche & petit Nakchouac, sçavoir, une 

 lieue d'un côte & une lieue de l'autre, ledit petit Nakchouac faisant le 

 milieu de ladite concession, avec les isles & islets qui se trouveront au devant, 

 & trois lieues de profondeur." (Mem. 769 ; Leg. 102.) 



The location is plain ; it is shown on map No. 39. Petit Nakchouac is 

 known to have been Hammond River. On Morris' map of 1758, the Kenne- 

 becasis is called "La Riviere de Bruhl," seeming to show he had made 

 some attempt to settle his seigniory. Probably, however, the later occur- 

 rence of a " French Village " on his land is but a coincidence, as already 

 shown. 

 1689 — Below Jemseg. To Sieur Vincent de St. Castin. ( Oct. 14. ) 



' ' Lesdits 2 lieues de front à prendre en terres non concédées le long de 

 la rivière St. Jean, joignant les terres de Jemesec . . . sur pareille pro- 

 fondeur de 2 lieues." (Leg. 115.) 



Since all of the lands above Jemseg had been granted, this must have 

 been just below the Jemseg Seigniory, as shown on map No. 39. 

 1690— On River St. John. To Sieur Jean de Valence. (Confirmed Mar. 16,1691). 



" D'une estendue de terre à la rivière St. Jean." (Does. IL, p. 40. ) 



We have no hint as to the location of this Seigniory. It is the only 

 one not on map No. 39. 

 1690— Nacawicac to Long's Creek. To Sieur François Genaple de Bellefond. 

 (Feb. 25 ; confirmed Mar. 16, 1691.) 



" Une espace de terres scituéeà la rivière St. Jean, pais de l'Acadie, entre 

 Madoktek et Nacchouak, qui joint à la terre de Gemezek, contenant l'espace 

 de terre sur le lieu appelle les longues veues commençant a la rivière appellee 

 Skooleopskek jusques au lieu et rivière appellee Nerkoiooiquek, sur deux 

 lieues de profondeur dans lesdits terres, d'un costé et d'aultre ladite rivière 

 St. Jean ; ensemble les isles et islets qui sont dans ledit espace." ' (Doc. IL, 

 39 ; Leg. 116 ; Murdoch I., 198.) 



1 Spcllins (of proper names is taken, from the copy in the Ben . Perley Poore Documents in the 

 Massachusetts State House. Manyof the Quebec Documsnts are copied from this collection, but it has 

 been badly done and many errors have been introduced. 



