benediction which has Immediately preceded - that is, about an hour before-compensates for that. There were many messengers this year from 3 rivers hither, and from here to 3 rivers. 1650, APRIL. Palm Sunday was on the tenth; all the services were held the same as last year. On Holy Thursday, exactly as last year, occurred the washing of feet at the hospital; there was, however, an omission this year, as well as in all the preceding years,-to wit, that no sufficient order was given that the Blessed Sacrament might not be left alone at the parish church throughout the afternoon. The Fathers might take an hour to go there and say their canonical hours,- at least, from four o'clock till 7. On Friday the passion sermon began at half past 7,-a good hour; the rest, the same as last year. On Saturday, we began the service at a 4 past 7; and this is a very good hour, for several reasons: 1st, for having the Benefit of Monsieur de St. Sauveur, who must be present at the hospital service, and the parish bell must ring first; 2nd, so that our Fathers who desire to say mass, may say it more regularly,— for, the service thus ending about 1⁄2 past 9, one may then very naturally and regularly say several Masses, as at nostre Dame in Paris. All other services occurred as last year. I made several mistakes at the blessing of Messengers. Holy Week. Saluts les festes de pasque a l'ordinaire aux Maisons relig. 2 consultes. Consulte pr. la Colonie Huronne. fonds pour n'auoir pas relu auparauant le Le Dimanche de pasque, il y eut du monde En ce temps Ie fis deux Consultes considerables ou estoient le p. Vimont p. bressany p. de la place, & le p. richar: La 1. s'il falloit donc loger & donner place aux Hurons sur nos terres de beauport, & il fut dit qu'ouy, mais qu'il falloit que ce fussent familles les plvf choisies, & qu'il falloit se resoudre de faire la depence de cinq cents escvf par an pour ce suiet La 2°. si ayant reçeu six mille liures de la Communauté pr. le bastiment de nõe maison de Quebek, laquelle somme paroissoit grosse a ceux qui estoient maintenant dans les affaires: si pour adoucir cet article, il seroit conuenable de ne rien demander, a la the fonts, for not having previously read the missal again,—relying on what I had practiced in the preceding years; but one should never trust to that. On easter Sunday, there were people as early as four o'clock, who occupied at least 4 Confessors until 9 o'clock. Father bressany discoursed, as in the two preceding years; that appeared to me more appropriate than Ever, as taking the place of a sermon. There were four masses; but there should properly be 5. On that Day, there were two before high mass, and two afterward. We did not go on that Day to beauport; and at Sillery we did not give the Communion. Benediction at 7 o'clock; supper was eaten a quarter of an hour earlier. At this time I held two important Consultations, at which were present father Vimont, father bressany, father de la place, and father richar. The Ist, as to whether it was incumbent upon us to lodge and assign a location to the Hurons upon our lands at beauport. It was decided that we should do so, but that these must be families most carefully selected; and that we must resolve to incur an expense of five hundred écus a year for this purpose. At the 2nd, it was debated whether, having received six thousand livres from the Cummunity for the building of our house at Quebek,- which sum appeared heavy to those who were now in office,-in order to abate this item, it would be proper to ask nothing from the Community for the building at three Benedictions on the religious Houses. 2 consultations. Consultation about the Huron Colony, & pr. le bastiment Communauté p1. le bastiment des trois riuieres que nvf desirions pareillem1. bastir sur nos terres, quoy des 3. riu. 2000tt. retour du Pere Druilletes. St. Marc. nouuelles de Montreal depart de robert depart du p. lyonne pr. Tadousac. nõe f. ratel arriue. Voyage aux 3. riu. que l'an passé on eut arresté au Conseil de nvf donner pour cela deux mille liures mais qui n'auoient point esté touchées; & il fut dit qu'il seroit mieux de faire ce bastiment de nvf mesme p'. le subiect susdit, & qu'il ne falloit point presser l'execution du payement des susdits 2. mille liures. le 18. lendemain de Pasque retour du p. Druilletes en bonne santé. le 25. Iour de St. Marc on ne fit point de procession mais on se contenta des litanies apres Vespres: enuiron ce Iour fut debouchée la petite riuiere de St. Charles. le 27. arriua fontarabie de montreal; i'estois a Sillery oû ie faisois la visite, & y fis la 6°. & derniere exhortãon. le 30. partit robert le Coq pour les 3. riu. auec la Chaloupe de Martin grouuel & quelques Canots. MAY le 3. partit le p. lyonne auec sauuages pour la mission de Tadoussac, & de gaspé. le 9. au soir arriua des 3. riu. nõe f. Iaques ratel; Ils apporterent les nouuelles de la prise d'vn yroquois, qui disoit force nouuelles. le II. nous partismes p'. les 3. riu; apres auoir entendu les premiers massacres de deux hommes & pillage des yroquois en ces quartiers fait le mesme Iour sur les 4. h. du matin ing at 3 rivers. 2000 livres. rivers which we likewise desired to erect upon our and about the buildlands,—although last year they had decreed in the Council to give us two thousand livres therefor, which, however, had not been received. It was decided that it would be better to erect this building at our own expense, for the aforesaid reason; and that we should not press the actual payment of the aforesaid 2 thousand livres. On the 18th, the day after Easter, the return of father Druilletes, in good health. On the 25th, St. Mark's Day, we made no procession, but we were satisfied with the litany after Vespers. About this Day, the little river St. Charles became open. Return of Father St. Mark. On the 27th, fontarabie arrived from News from Montmontreal; I was at Sillery, where I I was making a visitation, and I gave the 6th and last exhortation there. 5 real. On the 30th, robert le Coq left for 3 rivers, Departure of robert. with Martin grouvel's Shallop and some Canoes. MAY. On the 3rd, father lyonne left with the savages for the mission of Tadoussac and gaspé. On the 9th, at evening, our brother Jaques ratel arrived from 3 rivers. They brought word of the capture of an yroquois, who was telling much news. Departure of father lyonne for Tadousac. Our brother ratel arrives. On the 11th, we left for 3 rivers, after Journey to 3 rivers. having heard of the first massacres of two men- and plunder by the yroquois in these districts, committed on that very Day, about |