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But to his subjects he held quite different language. On the 12th July, two days 

 after the issue of his letter to Sir "William, stating his agreement with the King of France, 

 and commanding him to evacuate Port Koyal, he wrote to the Scottish Privy Council, 

 saying that he understood irom reports that came from New Scotland how well the work 

 of plantation had begun ; that Sir William had fully performed what was expected from 

 him, and " being very desyreous, that he should not suffer -therein, bot that Itoth he & 

 others may be encouraged to prosecute the good beginning that is made," he, therefore, 

 directs them " seriouslie to consider how that work may be brought to perfection for," he 

 adds " toe ar so far from qvyUing our tifle to New Scotland and Canada, that we iinlbe verie 

 careful! to manleane all our good subjects ivho doe plant tliemselj/h there." He further authorized 

 them to issue a proclamation to that effect. This was accordingly done on the 28tli July. 

 But on the same day, from his palace at Greenwich, he sent a despatch to the King of 

 France vander the great seal of Scotland, in which he says : " We offering the guarantee 

 of our royal word and promise in this matter against reasons or objections to be brought 

 forward or urged against it whatever, by these presents do declare, and on the faith of 

 our royal word, promise that ivc will undertake, cause and effect, that by our subjects divelling 

 in the said for I at ice or castle and settlement of the Rnyal Haven commonlij called Port Royal, whe- 

 ther they reside or dwell there as soldiers of the garrison or colonists or inhabitants, the said fortalice 

 or castle and settlement of Port Royal shcdl be Jorthwith abandoned and relinquished, and also all 

 their weapons, machines, provisions, cattle, goods and chattels therefrom transported, 

 immediately and as soon as letters declaring this our will and decree shall be shown and 

 read to them," (Reg. of Letters.) Yet on that same 28th of July, and from his same palace 

 at Grreenwich, he wrote to the Scottish Privy Council informing them that the Earl of 

 Haddington and twelve others were appointed commissioners " for the better furtherance 

 and advancement of the plantation of New Scotland." (Reg. of Letters.) 



Various matters connected with the peace remained unsettled, but these were finally 

 adjusted by the treaty of St. Germain-en-laye, signed on the 29th March, 1632, when the 

 king finally agreed " to give up and restore,^' to the King of France, "«// the places occupied in 

 New France, Acadia and Canada by subjects of his Majesty, the King of Great Britain ; and 

 to cause all such to withdraw from the said places." At the same time in consequence of 

 his further losses hj the surrender of the colony. Lord Stirling received a warrant on the 

 exchequer for ,£10,000 sterling, in place of .£6,000 formerly granted. This was accompa- 

 nied by a letter to the Privy Council, in which the king says, " least any mistaking should 

 ensue ther vpon, we have thought it good to declare vnto you that «7 is no ivaysfor quyt.ing 

 the title, ryght or possession of New Scotland, or of any part thereof" In these assurances he 

 persisted for some time. On the 14th June, 1632, he wrote to the Scottish Privy Council 

 as follows : — 



Charles R. 

 " Trustie, etc. Wheras upon the late Treatie betwixt ws and the French King, we 

 wer pleased to condescend, that the Colonie which was latelie planted at Port Royall, in 

 New Scotland, should be for the present removed from thence ; and have accordinglie 

 gevin ordour to our right, etc., the Viscount of Stirling, our principall Secretarie for Scot- 

 land, altho' by all our several ordours and directions concerneing that business, ice have 

 ever expressed that we have no intention to quyt our right or title to anie of the^e boundis ; yet, in 

 regard our meaneing perchance will not be suflicientlie vnderstude by these our loveing 



