ndda, the priefts belonging to the ^eheC 

 feminary officiate. The former, or thofe 

 of the order of St. Sulpitius, all come from 

 France ; and I was aflured that they never 

 fufFer a native erf Canada to come among 

 them. In the feminary at ^ebec, the na- 

 tives of Canada make the greater part. In 

 order to fit the children of this country for 

 orders, there are fchools at ^ebec and St; 

 'Joachim ; u'here the youths are taught La- 

 tin, and inftrucflcd in the knowledge of 

 thofe things and fciences, which have a 

 more immediate connexion with the bufi- 

 nefs they are intended for. However, they 

 are not very nice in their choice; and peo- 

 ple of a middling capacity are often re- 

 ceived among them. They do not feem 

 to have made great progrefs in Latin ; for 

 notwithftanding the fervice is reid in that 

 language^ and they read their Latin Bre- 

 viary, and other books, every day, yet mod 

 of them found it very difficult to fpeak ir. 

 All the priefts in the ^jxebec feminary are 

 confecrated by the biffiop. Both the fe- 

 minaries have got great revenues from the 

 king J that in Quebec has above thirty 

 thoufand livres. All the country on the 

 vvc[l: fide of the river St. Laiv?'encey from 

 the town of Quebec to bay St. Paul, be- 

 longs to this fe-minary, befides their other 

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