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most close to the water's side, on the edge of a 

 little cove called Le Trou de Berthier, when 

 viewed from the main road, are well calcu- 

 lated to give a stranger an exalted idea of the 

 picturesque beauty of the country. Another 

 chain of heights, somewhat more elevated than, 

 the one just mentioned, rises between it and 

 the Riviere du Sud, on which there is some 

 fine timber; in other parts of the seigniory 

 wood is not abundant. The Rivieres du Sud, 

 a la Caille, and Belle Chasse, provide an ample 

 and complete irrigation for every part. Near 

 the Riviere du Sud stands the church of St. 

 Franpois ; and a short distance from it a grist- 

 mill, worked by a little rivulet flowing into the 

 river. Numerous good roads intersect every 

 part of the seigniory ; the main or post-road is 

 on the bank of the St. Lawrence. 



St. Thomas (the seigniory of), in the county 

 of Devon, with its front to the St. Lawrence, 

 is bounded on the south-west by Berthier, on 

 the north-east by Fournier, and in the rear by 

 L'Epinay, a league and a half in breadth by 

 four and a half in depth; was granted May 

 5th, 1646, to the Sieur de Montmagny. The 

 original dimensions of this seigniory have been 

 the subject of much litigation, and were at 

 length fixed by an order from the Court of 

 King's Bench of the province, according to 



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