78 FISHERIES OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC 



the Gulf and River St. Lawrence between Blanc Sablon at 

 51 degrees, and the locality conceded to Sieurs Riverin & 

 Co. at 52 degrees, were accorded to Sieurs Charles Aubert 

 de la Chesnaye, Francois Pachot, Francois Poisset, Mathieu 

 de Lino, Pierre Lallemant, Chas. Pattu and Jean Gobin, with 



Autograph of Governor Denonville. 



the privilege of three leagues in depth of land by three 

 leagues frontage, to be taken anywhere within the limits 

 already prescribed for fishing operations. Other important 

 concessions along both sides of the Straits of Belle Isle for 

 some 30 leagues, and including the island of Belle Isle and 

 all fishing rights thereabout, had already been granted to 

 Sieurs Riverin, Chanion, Catignon and Bouthier. 



The Seigniory of St. Paul, ' ' in the country of the Esqui- 

 maux, " was granted by Vaudreuil in 1706 to Amador Gode- 

 froy de St. Paul, consisting of the bay and river called 

 Quitzezaqui or the river of the country of the Esquimaux. 



Early in 1717, three fishermen of the department of Gran- 

 ville, Gilles Lesdors and Pierre and Barthelemy Hue, applied 

 to the Conseil de Marine at Paris for permission to establish 

 themselves on Marmette Island or on some neighboring local- 

 ity at Grand Bay, Labrador, and for authority to take what- 

 ever measures were necessary for spending the winter there, 

 for keeping and utilizing fishing vessels and for drying their 

 fish. They mentioned in support of their application that 

 that portion of Labrador was only inhabited by the Sieur de 

 Courtemanche and by Indians who would not suffer at all 

 from their proposed industry. 



