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all forts of ladles work. The convent nt a 

 diftance looks like a palace, and, as I am told, 

 was founded by a bi(hop, who they fay is 

 buried in a part of the church. 



We botanized till dinner-time in the 

 neighbouring meadows, and then returned 

 to the convent to dine with a venerable old 

 father recolet, who officiated here as a 

 prieft. The difhes were all prepared by 

 nuns, and asnumerous and various as on the 

 tables of great men. There were likewife 

 feveral forts of wine, and many preferves. 

 The revenues of this monaftery c.re faid to 

 be confiderable. At the top of the build- 

 ing is a fmall lleeple with a bell. Con- 

 iidering the large trads of land which the 

 king has given in Canada to convents, 

 yefiiits, priefts, and feveral families cf rank, 

 it feems he has very little left for himfelf. 



Our common rafp-berries, are fo plenti- 

 ful hereon the hilis, near corn-fields, rivers 

 and brooks, that the branches look quite 

 red on account of the number of berries on 

 them. They are ripe about this time, and 

 eaten as a defert alter dinner, both frefh 

 and preferved. 



The Mountain Afi, or Sorb-tree * is 

 pretty common in the woods hereabouts. 



* Sorhus aucuparia. 



K 4. They 



