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. This refolution was notified to the gover- 

 nor, who fent back the meiTcngers, and threat- 

 ened them with the fevered punifhments, if the 

 village of the Apple was not put in his hands 

 within a very fliort term. This anfwer was 

 brought to the council, where the old men were 

 of opinion that they ought to gain time, during 

 which they fhould confalt upon the means of 

 getting rid of thefe troublefome ilrangers, who 

 were going to become tyrants. As they knew 

 M.. de Chepar to be very felfifh, they agreed to 

 propofe it to him, t6 grant them a delay of feveral 

 months, during which each hut was to give him 

 a tribute in Indian corn or maize, in game, and 

 in furs. The avarice of the governor made 

 him fall into the fnare ; he accepted the propo- 

 fition, but pretended however that he only did 

 it in order to oblige the nation, whom he loved 

 on account of their conftant friendfhip with the 

 French. The Great Sun was not impofed upon 

 by this artful difintereflednefs ; he ordered his 

 council to meet again, and informed them, that 

 the term they had defired had been granted, and 

 that it was necelTary they ihould make good ule 

 of it, confider of the means of getting rid of a 

 heavy tribute, and above all of the tyrannical 

 domination of the French. He obferved, that 

 fuch an enterprize required an inviolable fecret^ 

 folid meafuresy and, above all, a great deal of 



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