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tunning ; he recommended it to them, that 

 they fliould iii the mean while iricreafe the proofs 

 of confidence and friendfhip to the French j re- 

 fled upon what was to be done, and return to 

 the council as foorl as they had hit upon fome 

 project which might be attended with certain 

 fuccefs. 



During five or fix days the nobles and old 

 men confulted with each other, and met aeain 

 linanimoufly refolved to deilroy all the French. 

 The oldefl: man in the council, having faluted 

 his chief, fpoke to the following efiedl : 



" We have long experienced, that the nelgh- 

 ^' bourhood of the French does us more harm 

 *^ than good ; we old men perceive ir, but our 

 *' youths do not fee it j the European goods 

 *' pleafe the young people, but of what fervice 

 *' are they ? They feduce our wives^ cortupt 

 ^* the manners of the nation, debauch our girlsj 

 *' and make them proud and idle. The young 

 " men are in the fame cafe; the huPjands mufl 

 *' over-work themfelves^ merely to fatisfy the 

 ^^ luxury of their wives. Before the French 

 *' came into thefe countries, we were men, we 

 *' were contented with what we had ; we walk- 

 *' ed boldly on all the roads, becaufe v.e were 

 *' cur own mafters -, but now we only go by 



