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begin_v my_o discovery_n this_o gentleman_n will_v alone_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o have_v discover_v the_o course_n of_o that_o river_n but_o when_o he_o hear_v that_o i_o have_v do_v it_o two_o year_n before_o he_o he_o can_v never_o forgive_v i_o though_o as_o i_o have_v say_v i_o be_v so_o modest_a as_o to_o publish_v nothing_o of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o his_o malice_n against_o i_o and_o of_o all_o the_o barbarous_a usage_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o france_n which_o they_o carry_v so_o far_o as_o to_o oblige_v the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr louvois_n to_o command_v i_o to_o depart_v the_o french_a king_n dominion_n which_o i_o do_v willing_o though_o i_o see_v sufficient_a ground_n to_o believe_v this_o order_n be_v forge_v after_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr louvois_n be_v dead_a the_o pretend_a reason_n of_o that_o violent_a order_n be_v because_o i_o refuse_v to_o return_v into_o america_n where_o i_o have_v be_v already_o eleven_o year_n though_o the_o 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that_o i_o suppose_v they_o hinder_v he_o from_o consider_v my_o petition_n â—nd_v so_o i_o can_v obtain_v no_o satisfaction_n i_o contâ—â—â—ed_v since_o at_o gosseliers_n and_o aeth_n and_o just_a as_o they_o be_v raise_v another_o persecution_n against_o i_o the_o divine_a providence_n bring_v i_o acquaint_v with_o mr._n blathwait_n secretary_n of_o war_n to_o his_o majesty_n william_n the_o three_o king_n of_o great_a britain_n who_o by_o order_n of_o his_o majesty_n write_v a_o letter_n to_o father_n payez_fw-fr general_n commissary_n of_o our_o order_n at_o louvain_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o go_v missionary_n into_o america_n and_o to_o continue_v in_o one_o of_o the_o unite_a province_n till_o i_o have_v digest_v into_o order_n the_o memoires_n of_o my_o discovery_n this_o general_n commissary_n be_v inform_v that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o elector_n of_o bavaria_n consent_v that_o i_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o service_n of_o his_o majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n grant_v i_o what_o i_o desire_v and_o send_v i_o to_o antwerp_n to_o take_v there_o in_o our_o convent_n a_o lay-habit_n and_o from_o thence_o i_o go_v into_o holland_n have_v receive_v some_o money_n from_o mr._n hill_n by_o order_n of_o mr._n blathwait_n i_o design_v to_o live_v at_o amsterdam_n for_o some_o time_n but_o some_o reason_n oblige_v i_o to_o go_v to_o utrecht_n where_o i_o finish_v this_o first_o volume_n of_o the_o account_n of_o my_o discovery_n which_o i_o hope_v will_v prove_v advantageous_a to_o europe_n and_o especial_o to_o the_o english_a nation_n to_o who_o service_n i_o entire_o devote_v myself_o i_o can_v sufficient_o acknowledge_v the_o favour_n of_o mr._n blathwait_n who_o have_v so_o generous_o provide_v for_o my_o subsistence_n and_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o present_v i_o to_o his_o majesty_n before_o his_o departure_n for_o england_n i_o be_o also_o very_o much_o oblige_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o ormond_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o athlone_n for_o the_o civility_n i_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o they_o have_v often_o admit_v i_o to_o their_o table_n and_o grant_v several_a protection_n in_o flanders_n upon_o my_o recommendation_n i_o hope_v the_o reader_n will_v be_v please_v with_o the_o account_n of_o my_o discovery_n not_o for_o the_o fineness_n of_o the_o language_n and_o the_o nobleness_n of_o the_o expression_n but_o only_o upon_o account_n of_o its_o importance_n and_o of_o the_o sincerity_n wherewith_o it_o be_v write_v the_o bookseller_n have_v add_v a_o map_n and_o some_o other_o cut_v which_o be_v a_o ornament_n to_o the_o book_n and_o very_o useful_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o it_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o occasion_n of_o undertake_v this_o voyage_n p._n 1._o chap._n 1._o the_o motive_n which_o engage_v the_o author_n of_o this_o discovery_n to_o undertake_v the_o voyage_n here_o relate_v 6_o chap._n 2._o the_o mean_n by_o which_o the_o author_n accustom_a himself_o to_o endure_v the_o travail_n and_o fatigue_n of_o his_o laborious_a mission_n 11_o chap._n 3._o a_o description_n of_o those_o canow'_v that_o they_o make_v use_v of_o in_o the_o summertime_n in_o america_n to_o waft_v they_o along_o the_o country_n 13_o chap._n 4._o other_o motive_n that_o induce_v the_o author_n more_o forcible_o to_o undertake_v this_o discovery_n 15_o chap._n 5._o a_o description_n of_o the_o fort_n catarockovy_n call_v since_o frontenac_n 20_o chap._n 6._o a_o description_n of_o some_o freshwater_n lake_n the_o great_a and_o the_o pleasant_a in_o the_o universe_n 26_o chap._n 7._o a_o description_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o river_n niagara_n which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v betwixt_o the_o lake_n ontario_n and_o that_o of_o eriè_fw-fr 29_o chap._n 8._o a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n eriâ—_n 32_o chap._n 9_o a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n huron_n 33_o chap._n 10._o a_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n call_v by_o the_o savage_n illinovack_v and_o by_o the_o french_a illinois_n 35_o chap._n 11._o ashort_a description_n of_o the_o upper_a lake_n 36_o chap._n 12._o what_o be_v the_o predominant_a genius_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o canada_n 37_o chap._n 13._o a_o description_n of_o my_o first_o imbarkment_n in_o a_o canow_n at_o quebec_n the_o capital_a city_n of_o canada_n be_v bind_v for_o the_o south-west_n of_o new-france_n or_o canada_n 40_o chap._n 14._o a_o description_n of_o my_o second_o imbarkment_n at_o fort_n frontenac_n in_o a_o brigantine_n upon_o the_o lake_n ontario_n or_o frontenac_n 48_o chap._n 15._o a_o account_n of_o the_o embassy_n to_o the_o iroquois_n tsonnontovans_n 52_o chap._n 16._o a_o description_n of_o a_o ship_n of_o sixty_o tun_n which_o we_o build_v near_o the_o straits_n of_o the_o lake_n erie_n during_o the_o winter_n and_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n 1679_o 68_o chap._n 17._o the_o author_n return_n to_o fort_n frontenac_n 68_o chap._n 18._o a_o account_n of_o our_o second_o embarkment_n from_o fort_n frontenac_n 72_o chap._n 19_o a_o account_n of_o our_o three_o embarkment_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lake_n erie_n 77_o chap._n 20._o a_o account_n of_o what_o happen_v in_o our_o passage_n from_o the_o lake_n erie_n unto_o the_o lake_n huron_n 81_o chap._n 21._o a_o account_n of_o our_o navigation_n on_o the_o lake_n huron_n to_o missilimakinak_n 83_o chap._n 22._o a_o account_n of_o our_o sail_v from_o missilimakinak_n into_o the_o lake_n of_o the_o illinois_n 88_o chap._n 23._o a_o account_n of_o our_o embarkment_n in_o canoe_n 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 91_o chap._n 24._o a_o description_n of_o the_o calumet_n or_o great_a pipe_n 93_o chap._n 25._o a_o continuation_n of_o our_o discovery_n with_o a_o account_n of_o our_o navigation_n to_o the_o far_a end_n
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