and the great fatigues of the journey, so affected our [66] constitutions, at the hottest season of the year, that we all fell sick. It was pitiful to see sometimes as many as twenty heaped almost one on top of the other, at a time and in a country where we had no other succor than that of Heaven. But he who had caused our wounds soon applied a good dressing to them. At the height of our misery and privations, he sent us so much game and so many fish into our Lake, before the usual season, that the sick were relieved, the convalescent were strengthened, and those who were cured were sustained in doing their work. He so touched the hearts of those people that they brought us, with great affection, some of their corn and their dainties, such as the beans and squashes of the country, which are firmer and better than those of France. They also gave us fresh ears of their corn, which are not disagreeable. Thus, we all escaped with a few attacks of tertian fever, which caused us to experience every possible kindness at the hands of the savages during our illness.

[67] They came to us from all sides; some brought us fish, others reproached us that we did not send often enough to their fishing-place to take some according to our needs. One of the chief men of Onontaghé came to reside near us for a short. time. He gave presents to our Father Superior for the good treatment that his son had received at Quebec. He wished to contract a brotherly friendship with him, and to bind it closely he presented him with a collar of porcelain beads.

A Sonnontoueronnon, who was considered a great hunter, came and offered him a covering to preserve

qu'auoit receu fon fils à Quebec, il voulut lier auec luy vne amitié de frere, & pour la noüer eftroitement il luy prefenta vn colier de porcelaine.

Vn Sonnontoüeronnon eftimé grand chaffeur, luy vint offrir vne couuerture pour conferuer la chaleur de l'amitié qu'il venoit contracter auec luy.

On nous a rapporté iufques icy que les Hollandois. nous vouloient amener des cheuaux & quelques autres commodités, fe réjouiffant de noftre demeure en ces contrées.

Vn ancie Capitaine d'Oïogoen homme intelligent & emploié dans les affaires publiques, nous eft venu voir de la part de toute sa Nation, pour prier Achiendafé de luy accorder quelques-vns [68] de nos Peres, l'affeurant qu'on leur feroit dreffer vne Chapelle & que le peuple demandoit d'eftre inftruit en noftre creance. On luy a donné le Pere René Menard, & deux François nonobftant noftre grande difette d'ouuriers. Le Pere Iofeph Chaumont le doit accompagner iufques à Oïogoen, & de là paffer à Sonnontouan pour ietter de loing les fondemens d'vne belle Miffion, & d'vne grande moiffon qu'on efpere recueillir, s'il plaift à Dieu de nous conferuer la paix, & de nous enuoier des ouuriers.

the warmth of the friendship that he had just contracted with him.

News has come to us here that the Dutch wish to bring us some horses and other commodities, as they are glad that we dwell in these countries.

A former Captain of Oiogoen, an intelligent man engaged in public affairs, came to see us on behalf of the whole of his Nation. He requested Achiendasé to give them some [68] of our Fathers, assuring him that they would erect a Chapel for them, and that the people desired to be instructed in our belief. He was given Father René Menard and two Frenchmen, notwithstanding our great scarcity of workmen. Father Joseph Chaumont is to accompany him as far as Oiogoen; from there he will go to Sonnontouan, to lay from afar the foundations of a fine Mission, and to sow the seeds of a great harvest, which we hope to gather, if it please God to preserve peace for us and to send us workmen.

CHAPITRE VI.

VNE PARTIE DES HURONS VA DEMEURER À AGNIÉ.

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PRES la defaite des Hurons dans l'Ile d'Orleans

dont nous auons parlé au Chapitre troifiéme; ceux qui reftoient demanderent la paix à l'Iroquois Agnieronnon, qui leur fut accordée, l'Automne dernier, à condition [69] que le Printemps prochain ils monteroient tous à Agnié (c'eft le nom du païs des Iroquois d'en-bas) pour n'habiter d'orefnauant qu'vne terre, & ne faire qu'vn peuple entr'eux. Le Contract en fut paffé: Et pour le ratifier trois Hurons le porterent aux anciens du pays des Iroquois qui le fignerent à leur façon, par de beaux prefens qu'ils firent faire à tous les Hurons par leurs Ambaffadeurs: ils leurs promirent de les aller querir dans leur petites gondoles, & donnerent commiffion de les aduertir de fe tenir prefts pour cela, fans vfer plus long-temps. d'excufes ou de remifes. Le temps determiné estant écheu, vne troupe de cent ieunes foldats bien refolus, partit du pays pour executer ce deffein. Le gros s'arreftant à trois ou quatre iournées de Quebec, trente s'en detacherent pour fe prefenter aux Hurons, & les fommer de leur parolle. Le Capitaine de cette efcoüade ayant demandé audience le lendemain de fon arriuée, il expofa dans l'affemblée des François & des Hurons le fujet de fon Ambaffade, & difant franchement qu'il [70] venoit querir les Hurons, il les harangua en ces termes. Mon frere, c'eft

CHAPTER VI.

A PORTION OF THE HURONS GO TO DWELL AT AGNIÉ.

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FTER the defeat of the Hurons on the Island

of Orleans, which we related in the third Chapter, those who remained sued the Agnieronnon Iroquois for peace. It was granted to them last Autumn, on condition [69] that, in the following Spring, they should all go up to Agnić (that is the name of the country of the lower Iroquois), in order that in future they might inhabit but one land, and be but one people with them. The Agreement was concluded, and, to ratify it, three Hurons bore it to the elders of the Iroquois country. They signed it in their fashion with fine presents, which they gave to all the Hurons through their Ambassadors; they promised to come and get them in their little gondolas, and sent word to warn them to be prepared for it without any further excuse or postponement. When the time specified had elapsed, a band of a hundred young and very resolute warriors started from their country to carry out that design. The main body halted three or four days' journey above Quebec, and thirty were detached to present themselves before the Hurons and summon them to keep their word. On the day following his arrival, the Captain of this band asked for an audience, at which he explained to the assembly of French and Hurons the object of his Embassy, and frankly stated that he [70] had come for the