ALGONQUIAN LANGUAGES. 



299 



Laure (P.) — Coutinued. 



Manuscript, 17 unnumbered 11. sm. 12°, in the 

 library of the Archbishopric of Quebec. On the 

 recto of the first leaf is a modern title as above, 

 verso blank, followed by 3 blank 11. The text 

 begins on the recto of the succeeding leaf with 

 the heading D. O. M. [ Dio Optimo Maximo] Al- 

 gonkinus catechismus. Catechismus brevier. 

 The catechism fills 4 11. and is followed by 

 questions to be asked when baptism is conferred, 

 3 pp. Then follow prayers in Algonkin — sign 

 of the cross, Yeni Creator, Pater, Ave, Credo, 

 conflteor, acts of contrition, adoration, thanks- 

 giving, offering of self, love, prayer, and hope ; 

 morning and evening prayers, the decalogue, 

 commandments of the church, prayer to Grod, 

 teaching the commandments, Benedictine and 

 grace, 11 pp. Then the Ave maria stella, with 

 literal Latin translation opposite, and the O 

 Salutaris Hostia, Ave verum, and Sub tunm, 

 3 pp. 



Pri^res montagnaises | du P. 



Laure. | »{< 



Manuscript, 1 1. pp. 1-34, 12°, in the library of 

 the Archbishopric of Quebec. The title above 

 is on the recto of the first 1. on the verso of 

 which is O Filii et Filiae. The text begins on 

 1. 2 with the heading Preces montanicse. The 

 prayers consist of: Signacuum crucis, Veui 

 Creator, Actus adorationis, gratiarum actionis, 

 sui met oblationis, amoria, petitionis et spei, le 

 Pater, p. 3. — L'Ave, Credo, Conflteor, pp. 4-6. — 

 Contritionis actus, Dei et Ecclesise prsecepta, 

 pp. 7-9. — Oratio ad deum circa ejus man- 

 data, angelica salutatio, litanise, pp. 9-12.— Sub 

 tuum, Ave maria stella, Adoro te, O salutaris, 

 Dominenonsum dignus, ad S. Josephum, Bene- 

 dictio mensae, Gratiarum actio, pro obtinenda 

 felici navigatione, seger ad Deum, ante missam, 

 vel serotinam SS', sacramenti expositionem de- 

 cantandus psalnius, Laudate Dominum de 

 caelis; Domine salvum fac regem, pp. 13-20.— 

 Ante sacrum, post sacrum, O gloriosa, Stabat 

 mater, pp. 20-24. —Noel, Iste confessor, Eeq- 

 uiem asternam, Kyrie eleison. Dies irae. Mise- 

 rere, in missam psalmi, pp. 25-34. 



On two unnumbered leaves intercalated be- 

 tween pp. 12 and 13 are found : Litanise Beatae 

 MarisB Virginis, ad S"" Michaelem, ad angelum 

 custodem. Between pp. 16-17 another unnum- 

 bered leaf contains the Ave verum, the Lauda 

 Sion, the Inviolata. A third unnumbered leaf, 

 intercalated between pp. 20 and 21, contains, on 

 the recto: Missa solemnis cum regio cantu, 

 kyrie et gloria. Finally, on the verso of the 

 last page, which is not numbered : Parvulorum 

 preces, ante et post catechismum oruntioncula. 



] ] Pro I Montauicorum confessionibus 



I audiendis. 

 Manuscript, pp. 1-11, 1 blank p. and 4 unnum- 

 bered pp. 12°, in the library of the Archbishop- 

 ric of Quebec. The first two unnumbered pp. 

 at the end contain a fragment of a letter, dated 

 1724, in French text ; the third is the formula for 



Laure (P.) — Continued. 



publication of the bans of marriage ; the fourth 

 contains the order to be followed in the exam- 

 ination of the conscience, made every evening. 

 P^re Pierre Laure was born at Orleans, 

 France, Sept. 17, 1688, and entered the Society 

 of Jesus Oct. 29, 1707 ; came to Canada in 1711, 

 and for several years was connected with the 

 College des Peres at Quebec; was ordained 

 priest June 23, 1719. In 1720 he was designated 

 by Father Pierre de la Chasse to reopen the 

 Saguenay missions, which had been abandoned 

 many years for want of missionaries. The 

 remainder of his life was spent almost wholly 

 among thos e missions. He died Nov. 22, 1738. 



Laurent (Joseph). New familiar | Abe- 

 nakis and English | dialogues | The 

 first ever published on the grammatical 

 system | by | Jos. Laurent, Abenakis 

 Chief I 



Quebec | printed by Leger Brousseau 

 I 9, Buade Street | 1884 



Second title : New familiar | Abenakis and 

 English I dialogues | The first Vocabulary ever 

 published in the Abenakis | language, com- 

 prising: I the Abenakis alphabet, 1 The Key to 

 thePronunciation | and | many grammatical ex- 

 planations, I also I synoptical illustrations, 

 showing the numerous ! modifications of the | 

 Abenakis verb, &c. | To which is added | The 

 Etymology of Indian Names | of certain local- 

 ities, rivers, lakes, &c., &c. | Original edition | 

 by I Jos. Laurent, Abenakis, Chiefof the Indian 

 Village of | St-Francis, P. Q. [ (Sozap Lolo Kizi- 

 togw) I 1884 



Printed cover with title differing slightly 

 from first title above, first title as above verso- 

 copyright 1 1. second title as above verso blank 

 1 1. preface pp. 5-6, text pp. 7-223, contents pp. 

 225-230, errata 1 unnumbered page, sq. 16°. 



Abenakis alphabet, key to the pronuncia- 

 tion etc. pp. 7-12.— Vocabulary, double columns, 

 Abenakis and English, arranged by subjects, 

 pp. 13-59. —Part second, the elements of Abe- 

 nakis conversation, pp. 61-119.— Part third, the 

 parts of speech that may be conjugated, pp. 121- 

 204.— Etymology of Indian names by which are 

 designated certain tribes, towns, rivers, lakes, 

 etc. pp. 205-222. —Signification of the names of 

 the months, p. 225. 



Copies seen : Fames, Pilling, Powell. 



See Vassal (H.) 



Laurie (iJev. Thomas). The Ely volume ; 

 I or, I TheContributionsof our Foreign 

 Missions | to science and human well- 

 being. I By Thomas Laurie, D. D., | 

 formerly a missionary of the A. B. C. F. 

 M. I [Three lines quotation.] | 



Boston: | American Board of Commis- 

 sioners for Foreign Missions, | Congre- 

 gational house, I 1881. 



