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pieces without his consent ; and. arresting the prin- 

 cipal offender, one Jean Gory, he put him in ii'ons. 

 On being released, a few days after, his companions 

 welcomed him with great rejoicing, and Maison- 

 neuve gave them all a feast. He himself came in 

 during the festivity, drank the health of the com- 

 pany, shook hands with the late prisoner, placed 

 him at the head of the table, and addressed him as 

 follows : — 



" Jean Gory, you have been put in irons for 

 me : you had the pain, and I the affront. For that, 

 I add ten cro'svns to your wages." Then, turning 

 to the others : " My boys," he said, " though Jean 

 Gory has been misused, you must not lose heart for 

 that, but drink, all of you, to the health of the man 

 in irons. When we are once at Montreal, we shall 

 be our own masters, and can fu-e our cannon when 

 we please."^ 



Montmagny was wroth when this was reported 

 to him; and, on the ground that what had passed 

 was " contrary to the service of the Kmg and the 

 authority of the Governor," he summoned Gory 

 and six others before him, and put them separately 

 under oath. Their e^ddence failed to establish 

 a case against their commander; but thenceforth 

 there was great coldness between the powers of 

 Quebec and Montreal. 



Early in May, Maisonneuve and his followers 

 embarked. They had gained an unexpected recruit 



1 Documents Divers, MSS., now or lately in possession of G. B. Fari- 

 bault, Esq. ; Feiland, Notes sur les Registres de N. D. de Que'bec, 25; Eail- 

 lon. La Colonic Franqaise, I. 433. 



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