The Hiflory of Book II. 



fwerd but exceeded the expectations of his Majefty and the 

 Cardinal. One of the firft things he did, was to give order 

 for the building of Churches in feveral Quarters of the Ifland: 

 He took care that the Priefts mould be well lodg'd and main- 

 tain'd, that they might not be diverted from the employments, 

 of their Function : He made fuch provifions in the adminiftra- 

 tion of juftice, as rendred it expeditious, and without Fees, by 

 means of a Council confifting of the moft prudent and experi- 

 ence among the Officers of the Ifland : His vigilance reform'd 

 and prevented the diforders which eafily creep in among per- 

 fons muffled together from divers places, and of different hu- 

 mours : His prudence in composing and fetling matters of 

 greateft difficulty was equally admh'd by thofe who were un- 

 der his Government, and his Neighbours of other Nations. 

 That greatnefs of mind, which fuccefsfully guided him to the 

 accompliftiment of all his defigns, made him dreadful to all 

 reftlefs and dif-fatisfy'd fpirits : His affability, eafinefs of ac- 

 cefs, and his kind entertainment towards Strangers, brought 

 Trading and plenty into the Ifland } and hisgoodnefsand libe- 

 rality juftly gain'd the hearts and affections of the French : In 

 a word, his Generofity fignaliz'd in many occurrences as well in 

 France, during the noble Employments he had in his Majefties 

 Armies, as in America fince his Government there, in the pre- 

 fervation, dilatation, and reduction of fo many considerable 

 places, wrought fuch a terrour in the Spaniard;, that he never 

 fince proffer'd to oppofe his glorious Enterprizes. 



Having fetled S. Christophers in good order as to Trading, 

 and all other Concerns, and made it the moft flourifhing I- 

 fland of all the Caribbies, as we have reprefented it in the 

 fourth Chapter of the precedent Book, he afterwards ex- 

 tended the French Colony into thofe of S. Bartholomew, S. 

 Martins, and Santa Cruce, whereof we have given an account 

 in their proper places, yet fo as we ftill have many confide- 

 rable circumftances to deliver concerning the Conqueft of 

 the Iiland of Santa Cruce, which we fhall here take occafion 

 to infert. 



The Ifland of Santa Cruce hath been fubjedt to many Ma- 

 tters in a Ihort time, and for many years together the Englijh 

 and Dutch had fome conteftations about the propriety of it: 

 At laft they made a divifion of it between them 5 but in the 

 Year M. DC. XLIX. the Englijh having obferv'd that they 

 much exceeded the Dutch in number, fore'd them to depart 

 the Ifland. But they alfo continued not long Mafters of it 5 for 

 foon after the Spaniards who were Inhabitants of the Ifland 

 of Porto-Rico made an incurfion into it, burnt their houfes, 

 put to the fword all the Englijh they found in Arms, and or- 

 der'd the reft with their baggage and wives to be tranfport- 

 ed to the Barbouthos, 



Having 



