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account_n of_o our_o embarkment_n in_o canow'_v to_o continue_v our_o discovery_n from_o the_o bay_n of_o puans_n to_o the_o miamis_n on_o the_o lake_n of_o the_o illinois_n we_o leave_v the_o poutovatamis_n on_o the_o 19_o of_o september_n to_o continue_v our_o voyage_n be_v fourteen_o man_n in_o all_o in_o four_o canow'_v i_o have_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o small_a though_o it_o carry_v 500_o weight_n and_o two_o man_n but_o my_o fellow_n be_v new_o come_v from_o europe_n and_o consequent_o unskilled_a to_o manage_v these_o sort_n of_o boat_n i_o have_v the_o whole_a trouble_n upon_o i_o in_o any_o stormy_a wether_n the_o other_o four_o canow'_v be_v lade_v with_o a_o smith_n forge_n and_o instrument_n and_o tool_n for_o carpenter_n joiner_n and_o sawer_n beside_o our_o good_n and_o arms._n we_o steer_v to_o the_o south_n towards_o the_o continent_n from_o which_o the_o island_n of_o the_o poutovatamis_n be_v near_o forty_o league_n distant_a but_o about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o way_n in_o the_o nighttime_n we_o be_v surprise_v with_o a_o sudden_a storm_n whereby_o we_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n the_o wave_n come_v into_o our_o canow_n and_o the_o night_n be_v so_o dark_a that_o we_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o keep_v company_n together_o however_o we_o get_v ashore_o the_o next_o day_n where_o we_o continue_v till_o the_o lake_n grow_v calm_a again_o which_o be_v four_o day_n after_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n our_o savage_a go_v a_o hunt_v but_o can_v kill_v nothing_o but_o a_o porcupine_n which_o make_v our_o cittrul_n and_o indian_a corn_n more_o relish_v the_o wether_n be_v fair_a we_o continue_v our_o voyage_n the_o 25_o and_o row_v all_o the_o day_n and_o best_a part_n of_o the_o night_n all_o along_o the_o western_a coast_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o the_o illinois_n but_o the_o wind_n grow_v too_o high_a for_o we_o we_o think_v fit_a to_o land_n upon_o a_o rock_n where_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o shelter_v ourselves_o against_o the_o snow_n and_o the_o rain_n but_o our_o cover_n we_o continue_v there_o two_o day_n have_v make_v a_o little_a fire_n with_o the_o wood_n the_o wave_n do_v supply_v we_o with_o the_o 28_o we_o proceed_v on_o our_o voyage_n but_o the_o wind_n force_v we_o towards_o night_n on_o a_o rock_n cover_v with_o thick_a bush_n where_o we_o remain_v three_o day_n and_o there_o make_v a_o end_n of_o all_o our_o provision_n which_o consist_v in_o cittrul_n and_o indian_a corn_n we_o have_v buy_v from_o the_o poutovatamis_n our_o canoe_n be_v so_o load_v that_o we_o can_v not_o provide_v ourselves_o for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o we_o expect_v to_o find_v provision_n enough_o in_o our_o way_n we_o leave_v that_o dismal_a place_n the_o 1_o of_o october_n and_o after_o twelve_o league_n row_v though_o fast_v come_v to_o another_o village_n of_o the_o poutovatamis_n who_o come_v upon_o the_o shoar_n to_o receive_v we_o but_o m._n la_o salle_n will_v not_o suffer_v any_o one_o to_o land_n lest_o his_o man_n shall_v run_v away_o and_o notwithstanding_o the_o bad_a wether_n we_o follow_v he_o three_o league_n far_o we_o be_v in_o so_o great_a danger_n that_o he_o fling_v himself_o into_o the_o water_n with_o his_o three_o man_n and_o carry_v ashore_o their_o canow_n upon_o their_o shoulder_n for_o else_o it_o have_v be_v break_v to_o piece_n we_o be_v all_o oblige_v to_o do_v the_o same_o and_o by_o these_o mean_v save_v our_o canow_n and_o good_n i_o carry_v upon_o my_o back_n that_o good_a man_n father_n gabriel_n who_o great_a age_n do_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o venture_v himself_o into_o the_o water_n as_o we_o have_v no_o manner_n of_o acquaintance_n with_o the_o savage_n of_o the_o village_n near_o which_o we_o land_v our_o man_n prepare_v themselves_o to_o make_v a_o vigorous_a defence_n in_o case_n they_o be_v attack_v and_o in_o order_n to_o it_o possess_v ourselves_o of_o a_o rise_a ground_n where_o we_o can_v not_o be_v surprise_v and_o where_o we_o may_v make_v head_n against_o a_o great_a number_n of_o savage_n we_o send_v afterward_o three_o man_n to_o buy_v provision_n in_o the_o village_n with_o the_o calumet_n or_o pipe_n of_o peace_n which_o the_o poutovatamis_n of_o the_o island_n stad_v give_v we_o i_o have_v forget_v to_o mention_v that_o when_o they_o make_v we_o that_o present_a they_o observe_v a_o great_a many_o ceremony_n and_o because_o that_o calumet_n of_o peace_n be_v the_o most_o sacred_a thing_n among_o the_o savage_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o describe_v the_o same_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n xxiv_o a_o description_n of_o the_o calumet_n or_o great_a pipe_n this_o calumet_n be_v the_o most_o mysterious_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n among_o the_o savage_n of_o the_o continent_n of_o the_o northern_a america_n for_o it_o be_v use_v in_o all_o their_o important_a transaction_n however_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o large_a tobacco-pipe_n make_v of_o red_a black_a or_o white_a marble_n the_o head_n be_v fine_o polish_a and_o the_o quill_n which_o be_v common_o two_o foot_n and_o a_o half_a long_a be_v make_v of_o a_o pretty_a strong_a reed_n or_o cane_n adorn_v with_o feather_n of_o all_o colour_n interlace_v with_o lock_n of_o woman_n hair_n they_o tie_v to_o it_o two_o wing_n of_o the_o most_o curious_a bird_n they_o find_v which_o make_v their_o calumet_n not_o much_o unlike_o mercury_n wand_n or_o that_o staff_n ambassador_n do_v former_o carry_v when_o they_o go_v to_o treat_v of_o peace_n they_o sheath_n that_o reed_n into_o the_o neck_n of_o bird_n they_o call_v huar_n which_o be_v as_o big_a as_o our_o goose_n and_o spot_v with_o black_a and_o white_a or_o else_o of_o a_o fort_n of_o duck_n who_o make_v their_o nest_n upon_o tree_n though_o water_n be_v their_o ordinary_a element_n and_o who_o feather_n be_v of_o many_o different_a colour_n however_o every_o nation_n adorn_v the_o calumet_n as_o they_o think_v according_a to_o their_o own_o genius_n and_o the_o bird_n they_o have_v in_o their_o country_n a_o pipe_n such_o as_o i_o have_v describe_v it_o be_v a_o pass_n and_o safe_a conduct_n among_o all_o the_o ally_n of_o the_o nation_n who_o have_v give_v it_o and_o in_o all_o embassy_n the_o ambassador_n carry_v that_o calumet_n as_o the_o symbol_n of_o peace_n which_o be_v always_o respect_v for_o the_o savage_n be_v general_o persuade_v that_o a_o great_a misfortune_n will_v befall_v they_o if_o they_o violate_v the_o public_a faith_n of_o the_o calumet_n all_o their_o erterprise_n declaration_n of_o war_n or_o conclusion_n of_o peace_n as_o well_o as_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o ceremony_n be_v seal_v if_o i_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o with_o this_o calumet_n they_o fill_v that_o pipe_n with_o the_o best_a tobacco_n they_o have_v and_o then_o present_v it_o to_o those_o with_o who_o they_o have_v conclude_v any_o great_a affair_n and_o smoke_n out_o of_o the_o same_o after_o they_o i_o have_v certain_o perish_v in_o my_o voyage_n have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o this_o calumet_n or_o pipe_n as_o the_o reader_n will_v observe_v in_o peruse_v the_o follow_a account_n our_o three_o man_n provide_v with_o this_o pipe_n as_o a_o pass_n and_o very_o well_o arm_v go_v to_o the_o little_a village_n of_o the_o savage_n which_o be_v about_o three_o league_n from_o the_o place_n where_o we_o land_v but_o they_o find_v no_o body_n therein_o for_o the_o savage_n have_v hear_v that_o we_o have_v refuse_v to_o land_n at_o the_o other_o village_n think_v we_o be_v enemy_n and_o therefore_o have_v leave_v their_o habitation_n our_o man_n find_v no_o body_n in_o their_o cabin_n take_v some_o indian_a corn_n and_o leave_v instead_o of_o it_o some_o good_n to_o let_v they_o see_v that_o we_o be_v no_o robber_n nor_o their_o enemy_n however_o the_o savage_n to_o the_o number_n of_o twenty_o man_n arm_v with_o axe_n small_a gun_n bow_n and_o a_o sort_n of_o club_n which_o in_o their_o language_n they_o call_v break-head_n advance_v near_o the_o place_n where_o we_o stand_v whereupon_o m._n la_fw-fr salle_n with_o four_o man_n very_o well_o arm_v go_v towards_o they_o to_o speak_v with_o they_o and_o desire_v they_o to_o come_v near_o we_o for_o fear_n as_o he_o say_v a_o party_n of_o our_o man_n who_o be_v go_v a_o hunt_n shall_v meet_v with_o they_o and_o kill_v they_o they_o be_v persuade_v to_o sit_v down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o eminence_n where_o we_o be_v post_v and_o m._n la_o salle_n speak_v to_o they_o all_o the_o while_n of_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o his_o voyage_n which_o he_o have_v undertake_v for_o their_o good_a and_o advantage_n as_o he_o tell_v they_o this_o be_v only_o to_o amuse_v they_o till_o our_o there_o man_n return_v who_o appear_v with_o the_o calumet_n of_o peace_n
meet_v with_o some_o of_o that_o nation_n and_o gain_v they_o by_o present_n to_o learn_v their_o language_n conclude_v that_o although_o all_o his_o man_n shall_v run_v away_o he_o will_v remain_v alone_o with_o our_o savage_a and_o find_v mean_n to_o maintain_v the_o three_o missionary_n mean_v i_o and_o my_o two_o brethren_n have_v therefore_o call_v his_o man_n together_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o expect_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o companion_n and_o propose_v to_o build_v a_o fort_n in_o that_o place_n for_o secure_v our_o ship_n for_o we_o do_v not_o know_v then_o that_o it_o have_v perish_v as_o also_o to_o secure_v our_o good_n and_o ourselves_o too_o in_o case_n of_o any_o disgrace_n our_o man_n seem_v very_o much_o dissatisfy_v but_o he_o use_v so_o many_o reason_n that_o they_o tell_v he_o at_o last_o they_o will_v entire_o follow_v his_o direction_n chap._n xxvii_o a_o account_n of_o the_o building_n of_o a_o fort_n and_o a_o house_n near_o the_o river_n of_o miamis_n just_o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n there_o be_v a_o eminence_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o platform_n natural_o fortify_v it_o be_v pretty_a high_a and_o and_o steep_a of_o a_o triangular_a figure_n defend_v on_o two_o side_n by_o the_o river_n and_o on_o the_o other_o by_o a_o deep_a ditch_n which_o the_o fall_n of_o water_n have_v make_v we_o fell_v the_o tree_n that_o be_v on_o the_o top_n of_o that_o hill_n and_o have_v clear_v the_o same_o from_o bush_n for_o about_o two_o musket-shot_n we_o begin_v to_o build_v a_o redoubt_n of_o forty_o foot_n long_o and_o eighty_o broad_a with_o great_a square_a piece_n of_o timber_n lay_v one_o upon_o the_o other_o and_o prepare_v a_o great_a number_n of_o stake_n of_o about_o twenty_o five_o foot_n long_o to_o drive_v into_o the_o ground_n to_o make_v our_o fort_n the_o more_o unaccessible_a on_o the_o river_n side_n we_o employ_v the_o whole_a month_n of_o november_n about_o that_o work_n which_o be_v very_o hard_o though_o we_o have_v no_o other_o food_n but_o the_o bear_v our_o savage_a kill_v those_o beast_n be_v very_o common_a in_o that_o place_n because_o of_o the_o great_a quantity_n of_o grape_n they_o find_v there_o but_o their_o flesh_n be_v too_o fat_a and_o luscious_a our_o man_n begin_v to_o be_v weary_a of_o it_o and_o desire_v leave_v to_o go_v a_o hunt_n to_o kill_v some_o wild_a goat_n m._n la_o salle_n deny_v they_o that_o liberty_n which_o cause_v somâ—_n murmur_n among_o they_o and_o it_o be_v but_o unwilling_o that_o they_o continue_v their_o work_n this_o together_o with_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o winter_n and_o the_o apprehension_n m._n la_o salle_n have_v that_o his_o ship_n be_v lose_v make_v he_o very_o melancholy_a though_o he_o conceal_v it_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v we_o have_v make_v a_o cabin_n wherein_o we_o perform_v divine_a service_n every_o sunday_n and_o father_n gabriel_n and_o i_o who_o preach_v alternative_o take_v care_n to_o take_v such_o text_n as_o be_v suitable_a to_o our_o present_a circumstance_n and_o fit_a to_o inspire_v we_o with_o courage_n concord_n and_o brotherly_a love_n our_o exhortation_n produce_v a_o very_a good_a effect_n and_o hinder_v our_o man_n from_o desert_v as_o they_o design_v we_o sound_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n and_o have_v find_v a_o sand_n on_o which_o our_o ship_n may_v strike_v we_o plant_v several_a great_a pole_n with_o buoys_n to_o mark_v the_o canal_n through_o which_o they_o be_v to_o come_v and_o for_o a_o great_a precaution_n two_o man_n be_v send_v back_o to_o missilimakinak_n to_o wait_v there_o till_o the_o return_n of_o our_o ship_n and_o serve_v as_o pilot_n the_o 20_o of_o november_n m._n tonti_n arrive_v with_o two_o canow'_v lade_v with_o stag_n and_o dere_n which_o be_v a_o welcome_a refreshment_n to_o our_o man_n but_o he_o do_v not_o bring_v above_o the_o half_a of_o our_o man_n with_o he_o the_o rest_n be_v leave_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o lake_n within_o three_o day_n journey_n from_o our_o fort._n m._n la_o salle_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o he_o upon_o that_o account_n be_v afraid_a that_o they_o will_v run_v away_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o our_o ship_n have_v not_o put_v into_o the_o bay_n of_o missilimakinak_n as_o they_o be_v order_v and_o that_o they_o have_v hear_v nothing_o of_o she_o since_o we_o sail_v notwithstanding_o they_o have_v inquire_v as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v from_o the_o savage_n inhabit_v the_o coast_n of_o the_o lake_n this_o confirm_v the_o suspicion_n or_o rather_o the_o belief_n we_o have_v that_o she_o be_v cast_v away_o however_o m._n la_o salle_n continue_v the_o building_n of_o his_o fort_n which_o be_v at_o last_o perfect_v and_o call_v fort_n miamis_n the_o winter_n draw_v so_o nigh_o and_o m._n la_o salle_n be_v afraid_a that_o the_o ice_n will_v stop_v his_o voyage_n send_v back_o m._n tonti_n to_o fetch_v the_o man_n he_o have_v leave_v and_o command_v they_o to_o come_v to_o he_o immediate_o but_o meet_v with_o a_o violent_a storm_n their_o canow_n be_v drive_v against_o the_o coast_n and_o break_v in_o piece_n whereby_o they_o lose_v their_o gun_n and_o equipage_n and_o be_v oblige_v to_o return_v over-land_n few_o day_n after_o all_o our_o man_n arrive_v except_o two_o who_o desert_v so_o that_o we_o prepare_v ourselves_o to_o continue_v our_o voyage_n the_o rain_n that_o fall_v about_o that_o time_n have_v melt_v the_o ice_n and_o make_v the_o river_n navigable_a chap._n xxviii_o continuation_n of_o our_o voyage_n from_o fort_n miamis_n to_o the_o river_n of_o the_o illinois_n we_o embark_v on_o the_o three_o of_o december_n be_v three_o and_o thirty_o man_n in_o eight_o canow'_v and_o have_v leave_v the_o lake_n of_o the_o illinois_n go_v up_o the_o river_n miamis_n which_o we_o have_v sound_v before_o we_o make_v about_o five_o and_o twenty_o league_n to_o the_o south_n west_n but_o can_v not_o discover_v the_o place_n where_o we_o 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manner_n of_o cause_n and_o who_o have_v be_v so_o base_a and_o ungrateful_a to_o i_o as_o to_o blemish_v my_o reputation_n and_o withhold_v the_o money_n i_o have_v put_v in_o their_o hand_n for_o my_o subsistence_n for_o which_o i_o stand_v oblige_v to_o his_o majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n with_o who_o approbation_n i_o be_o now_o in_o this_o city_n and_o who_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o demand_v i_o of_o my_o superior_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n i._n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o meschasipi_n through_o the_o gulf_n of_o mexico_n and_o plant_v a_o sort_n of_o colony_n at_o the_o bay_n of_o st._n lovis_n chap._n ii_o unfortunate_a adventure_n which_o befall_v the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n chap._n iii_o unfortunate_a adventure_n of_o the_o two_o voyage_n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n chap._n iu._n the_o sequel_n of_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n who_o seek_v the_o river_n meschasipi_n he_o be_v kind_o receive_v by_o the_o cenis_n from_o whence_o he_o pursue_v his_o discovery_n chap._n v._o a_o short_a description_n of_o fort_n st._n lovis_n of_o its_o advantageous_a situation_n and_o adjacent_a land_n chap._n vi_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n departure_n from_o the_o bay_n of_o st._n lovis_n to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n chap._n vii_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n be_v unfortunate_o murder_v by_o the_o man_n under_o his_o conduct_n three_o man_n kill_v before_o he_o chap._n viii_o reflection_n of_o the_o author_n of_o this_o work_n upon_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n who_o murderer_n kill_v one_o another_o chap._n ix_o the_o cenis_n put_v the_o sieur_n cavalier_n a_o priest_n father_n anastasius_n and_o their_o companion_n in_o a_o way_n of_o pursue_v their_o journey_n through_o several_a barbarous_a nation_n chap._n x._o a_o voyage_n of_o the_o sieur_n cavalier_n a_o priest_n and_o father_n anastasius_n a_o recollect_v in_o a_o canow_n in_o order_n to_o go_v to_o the_o illinois_n and_o several_a other_o circumstance_n concern_v their_o return_n chap._n xi_o reflection_n of_o the_o author_n upon_o the_o voyage_n to_o china_n the_o belief_n of_o most_o savage_n in_o the_o northern_a america_n touch_v a_o sort_n of_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n xii_o means_n whereby_o savage_n may_v be_v convert_v who_o be_v those_o which_o ought_v or_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v baptise_a chap._n xiii_o the_o savage_n of_o the_o northern_a america_n acknowledge_v no_o deity_n of_o the_o pretend_a soul_n of_o terrestrial_a animal_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o convert_v of_o savage_n of_o the_o prayer_n by_o rote_n and_o martyrdom_n chap._n xv._n how_o the_o savage_n feast_n among_o themselves_o chap._n xvi_o how_o european_n be_v adopt_a among_o the_o savage_n chap._n xvii_o marriage_n of_o the_o savage_n in_o the_o northern_a america_n chap._n xviii_o the_o remedy_n use_v by_o the_o savage_n when_o sick_a there_o be_v quack_n among_o they_o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o the_o christen_n of_o a_o child_n whilst_o the_o author_n be_v among_o they_o chap._n xix_o of_o the_o complexion_n or_o temper_v of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xx._n description_n of_o the_o savage_n that_o be_v clothe_v and_o those_o that_o be_v not_o chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o game_n and_o diversion_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxii_o how_o the_o savage_n wage_v war._n they_o be_v very_o revengeful_a chap._n xxiii_o cruelty_n of_o the_o savages_n in_o general_a and_o of_o the_o iroquois_n in_o particular_a chap._n xxiv_o policy_n of_o the_o savage_a iroquois_n chap._n xxv_o how_o the_o savage_n hunt_v deâ—r_n admirable_a industry_n of_o castor_n chap._n xxvi_o how_o savage_n be_v use_v to_o fish_n chap._n xxvii_o utensil_n use_v by_o the_o savage_n in_o their_o hut_n extraordinary_a way_n of_o strike_v fire_n chap._n xxviii_o how_o savage_n inter_v their_o dead_a of_o their_o feast_n of_o the_o dead_a with_o some_o reflection_n upon_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o savage_n and_o their_o ridiculous_a opinion_n chap._n xxx_o obstacle_n which_o occur_v in_o the_o conversion_n of_o savage_n chap._n xxxi_o barbarous_a and_o rude_a way_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o indifferent_a humour_n of_o the_o savage_n chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o beauty_n and_o fertility_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o savage_n that_o great_a and_o powerful_a colony_n may_v be_v plant_v in_o the_o north_n and_o south_n chap._n xxxiv_o how_o the_o savage_n hold_v their_o council_n their_o policy_n and_o stratagem_n against_o their_o enemy_n and_o cruelty_n against_o the_o european_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v stop_v chap._n xxxv_o proper_a mean_n to_o plant_v good_a colony_n thought_n of_o the_o savage_n about_o heaven_n and_o earth_n chap._n xxxvi_o history_n of_o the_o irruption_n of_o the_o english_a into_o canada_n in_o 1628._o the_o take_v of_o quebec_n the_o capital_a city_n of_o that_o country_n in_o 1629._o the_o very_a civil_a usage_n they_o show_v to_o the_o recollect_n of_o that_o city_n chap._n xxxvii_o how_o franciscan_a friar_n have_v outdone_a the_o jesuit_n in_o their_o mission_n over_o all_o the_o habitable_a world_n chap._n xxxviii_o sentiment_n a_o missionary_n ought_v to_o have_v in_o the_o small_a progress_n he_o meet_v with_o in_o his_o labour_n several_a other_o account_n of_o new_a discovery_n in_o america_n a_o voyage_n through_o a_o vast_a country_n large_a than_o europe_n late_o discover_v betwixt_o the_o freeze_a sea_n and_o new_a mexico_n chap._n i._n the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n undertake_v the_o discovery_n of_o meschasipi_n through_o the_o gulf_n of_o mexico_n and_o plant_v a_o sort_n of_o colony_n at_o st._n lovis-bay_n man_n ought_v to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o reason_n upon_o all_o occasion_n and_o when_o they_o can_v entire_o excuse_v the_o intention_n of_o those_o at_o who_o hand_n they_o have_v receive_v some_o ill_a treatment_n they_o shall_v at_o least_o like_o good_a christian_n rather_o ascribe_v it_o to_o a_o erroneous_a prepossession_n than_o downright_a malice_n i_o have_v live_v near_o three_o year_n in_o quality_n of_o missionary_n with_o the_o sieur_n robert_n cavalier_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr salle_n in_o the_o fort_n of_o katarakoüy_n or_o frontenac_n of_o which_o he_o be_v both_o owner_n and_o governor_n during_o our_o long_a sojourn_v there_o he_o and_o i_o together_o use_v to_o bestow_v great_a part_n of_o our_o time_n upon_o the_o read_n the_o travel_n of_o john_n pontius_n of_o leon_n pamphilus_n narvaëz_n christopher_n columbus_n ferdinand_n soto_n and_o several_a other_o great_a traveller_n the_o better_a to_o fit_v ourselves_o for_o the_o discovery_n we_o design_v to_o make_v the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n have_v a_o mind_n equal_a to_o the_o great_a undertake_n and_o he_o may_v just_o be_v rank_v among_o the_o most_o famous_a traveller_n of_o many_o age_n since_o in_o effect_n he_o have_v exhaust_v himself_o to_o accomplish_v the_o great_a the_o most_o important_a and_o the_o most_o difficult_a and_o thwart_v discovery_n that_o have_v be_v make_v in_o our_o day_n he_o have_v preserve_v his_o man_n in_o those_o country_n where_o all_o the_o other_o adventurer_n except_o christopher_n columbus_n have_v perish_v without_o reap_v any_o advantage_n by_o their_o undertake_n although_o they_o have_v employ_v above_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n about_o they_o never_o do_v any_o person_n before_o the_o sieur_n la_fw-fr salle_n and_o i_o engage_v in_o such_o a_o design_n with_o so_o few_o man_n among_o so_o many_o unknown_a nation_n as_o we_o have_v discover_v our_o first_o thought_n whilst_o we_o be_v yet_o at_o frontenac_n be_v to_o find_v out_o if_o possible_a the_o passage_n so_o long_o seek_v before_o to_o the_o south_n sea_n without_o go_v
their_o come_n among_o they_o be_v by_o the_o express_a order_n of_o god_n to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n they_o employ_v ten_o or_o twelve_o day_n in_o this_o business_n to_o the_o three_o of_o june_n i_o do_v doubt_v but_o m._n cavalier_n the_o priest_n and_o father_n anastasius_n use_v all_o possible_a endeavour_n to_o bring_v the_o nassonian_n to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o dispel_v their_o ignorance_n but_o the_o other_o four_o european_n who_o be_v with_o they_o be_v not_o numerous_a enough_o â—o_o frighten_v the_o spaniard_n who_o be_v use_v to_o fire-arm_n moreover_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v the_o tongue_n of_o those_o people_n i_o can_v well_o then_o apprehend_v how_o they_o can_v gather_v from_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o nassonian_n that_o the_o spaniard_n exercise_v great_a cruelty_n on_o the_o people_n of_o america_n they_o have_v no_o interpreter_n with_o they_o therefore_o they_o can_v in_o no_o wise_a understand_v what_o those_o people_n can_v say_v who_o have_v see_v no_o other_o european_n but_o they_o moreover_o since_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o time_n when_o the_o spaniard_n make_v themselves_o master_n of_o new_a mexico_n it_o be_v certain_a they_o never_o exercise_v any_o cruelty_n upon_o the_o neighbour_a people_n for_o want_v of_o man_n to_o preserve_v those_o vast_a country_n they_o have_v conquer_v there_o they_o live_v then_o in_o peace_n with_o their_o neighbour_n and_o do_v molest_v no_o body_n unless_o attack_v first_o chap._n ix_o the_o cenesians_n put_v the_o sieur_n cavalier_n a_o priest_n father_n anastasius_n and_o their_o companion_n in_o a_o way_n of_o pursue_v their_o journey_n through_o several_a barbarous_a nation_n the_o cenesians_n appoint_v two_o wild_a man_n for_o guide_n to_o these_o six_o european_n who_o continue_v their_o journey_n through_o the_o fine_a country_n in_o the_o world_n 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