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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 



Moha-wk — Cou tinned. 



souii. Bound iu loathei, witli metal clasps; 

 very legibly written, but in a jiooi' state of 

 preservation ; tbo corners and margins of tlie 

 leaves are worn or torn ofl", some leaves bavo 

 been torn in two (or into several pieces) and 

 tbe preserved portions sewed togetber, wbile 

 several leaves are represented by dotacbed 

 portions only, and tlie wbolo is niucli dis- 

 colored. 



Some of tbo beadings (in Mobawk, Latin, 

 and Frencli) tlirougliout tbe text are as fol- 

 lows: Thanks to God, Ofl'ertory, Laus Deo, 

 Prayers to guardian angel, to St. Josepb, for 

 tbe clergy, for all men, for tbo elect. Con- 

 fiteor. Prayer to tbe Holy Spirit, Orate fratres, 

 Confession, Apostles' creed. Pater Xoster, Tbe 

 day of tbe Lord and of tbe elect. Day of tbe 

 angels, St. Joseph's day, Eucbarist, The cruci- 

 fixion, Tbe day of Mary, Sahitaris Maria, In tbe 

 name of tbe Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 

 Blessed candles, etc. (accompanied by pen 

 picture of altar with candles), first 9 fragment- 

 ary 11. — "Hero is tbe whole of tbe Eucbarist ; 

 one sings with which," p. 24 — Adoro te, p. 28. — 

 Sacris solemniis, p. 31. — Evening hymn, p. 38. 

 —Jesus, Mary, and Josepb, p. 45.— " Pray God, 

 my mind," p. 46.— Decalogue, p. 47.— Hail, 

 Queen of Heaven, p. 57. — Noi'l — introit, p. 60. 

 — Songand Conditoralme, p. 79. — Veni Creator, 

 p. 95.— A considerable portion of the work con- 

 sists of songs. 

 Mohawk. [Book of prayers iu the Mo- 

 hawk langnage.] (*) 



Manuscript, 70 11. 4°, in tbe Convent of tbe 

 Sisters of tbe Congregation at Oka, Canada. 

 The following description was furnished me by 

 the late Mrs. Erminnie A. Smith : In the convent 

 there are a number of manuscript copies of re- 

 ligious books pertaining to the doctrines of tbe 

 Koman Catholic Church. These are quarto in 

 size and contain seventy leaves, which are writ- 

 ten upon both sides. Tbo questions and an- 

 swers, tlio prayers, bible stories, articles of 

 faith, deadly sins, &c. are written in French, 

 with tlie Mobawk translation on the opposite 

 page. These copies were made by tbe sisters at 

 least one hundred years ago, and some of tbo 

 penmausliip is as fine as a steel engraving. 

 Page 1 contains a prayer entitled : Priere avant 

 le catt'cbisme ; p. 2, Pri^res du matin et du soir, 

 followed by tlie prayer in French, then Pour I'o 

 matin, Pour lo soir. Pause, Acte de contri- 

 tion; on tlio opposite page is tlie translation 

 of those prayers in Moliawk ; p. 4 contains tlie 

 Confiteor, Pendant la messe, and Offrando <b) 

 la messe; p. 5 begins witli article first of tlie 

 faitli, foll(>w<d by the Ave Maria, Credo, and 

 the tollowing prayers: a St. Micliel, h I'ange 

 gardieii, a St. Jo8e])h, i)<)ur hi (deige, pour le 

 roi, jxiur les par^ints, pour Ics luorts ; llieso are 

 followed by tbo Angelus, I'rions, Siili tiuiiii 

 praesidiuni, Acte de foy, dcsperanee, de 

 cbaritc'. 



Fiidi'i(holiea<]ii!gCh:ipelvl occur: Diiiuinclie 

 et Luiidi, poui' Ir.s luoils; Manli, Tango gar- 



Mohawk — Continued. 



dien; Mercredi. St. Joseph; Jeudi, le st. sa- 

 creraent ; Vendredi, la croix ; Samedl, la Ste. 

 Vierge. 



Page 20 begins Willi a prayer, which is fol- 

 lowed by the small catecliism, which occupies 

 twenty pages; tlieji Prieres apres le cate- 

 chisme; then tbe Grand catecbisme, Des sa- 

 crements, f(dlowed by Du bapteme, tbe ques- 

 tions and answers of which fill ten pages, 

 and by questions and answers upon Explic:i- 

 tion des ceremonies du bapteme, wbicb occupy 

 three pages. These aie followed by : Pra- 

 tiques, De la confirmation, Actes avant la 

 confirmation, Actes apres la confirmation, Do 

 I'eiicharistie, De la commuuiou, Prieres avant 

 la communion, Le Confiteor, Actes apres la 

 communion, De la penitence, De I'examen, 

 De la contrition, Du ferine propos, De la* con- 

 fession, De la satisfaction, Des indulgences, 

 De la confession g^nciale, Do I'extreme onc- 

 tion. P. 68 begins : Do I'oidre, Du manage, 

 Du peclie actuel. This is followed by tbe bible 

 story Histoire des trois eufans dans la four- 

 liaise. Pratiques, Du p6che v6niel, followed by 

 Histoire des enfaus d6vores des ours, Des 

 peches capitaux, De I'orgueil, Nabucbodonosor 

 change en bete, De I'avarice, De la luxure, De 

 I'envie, De la gourmaudise, Pratiques, De la 

 colore, De la paresse, Du scandale, De la grAce 

 de Dieu, Des vertus, Vertus tbeologales, Priere 

 apres le cat6cbisme. Fin. 



Mohaw^k. [Book of rite.s.] 



iSIanuscript, in blank book, 18 11. only 6i of 

 which are filled, sin. 4°, in the library of Major 

 J. W. Powell, Washington, D. C. A pencil note 

 on tbe inside of tbe cover says : " This book be- 

 longs to Chief John S. Johnson, of tlie Six Na- 

 tions Reserve, near Brantford ". Tbe manu- 

 script was obtained from Chief Smoke Johnson 

 by the late Mrs. Erraiiinio A.Smith, at Grand 

 River, Canada, Septembei, 1861. It is tbe work 

 wbicb Mr. Horatio Hale tianslated and called 

 tbo Book of Rites, thongb it does not contain 

 this beading in Indian. vVnotber pencil note 

 on tbe inside of tbe cover runs : "Sent to me 

 Sept. 19, 1879. H.Hale". Chief Johnson says 

 be copied the book from one whicli is now at 

 Bay of Quinte. It has been retranslated for 

 the Bureau of Ethnology by Mrs. Smith, as- 

 sisted by native Iixxjuois. 



Mohawk. Instruction | pour le jour des 

 rois. I 17L)y. 



Manuscript, title (as a heading) as above 

 recto 1. 1 verso blank, text 6 11. written on both 

 sides, leafs blank, sm. 4°; in tlie Moli;iwk lan- 

 guage ; in tlu^ libiaiy of jVbijor J. "W. Powell. 

 Wasliington, D. C. 



Mohawk. Intorpretation du niandeiuent 

 <1(^ ri'Ve(|ui' I de (i>uobec pour de.s jirieres 

 piil)li(iu(\s I du 9 avril 1812. 



:\Iiinusciii>t, 1 1. 8^, belonging to Mjjor J. W. 

 I'owell, \\'asliingtoii, D. C. Ajipended is tbe 

 note : " Lu le Dimanche do la Quasimodo Le 2 

 Aviil, ISl.')." In the Mo"iawk l.iiiguage. 



