Picturesque Quebec, By James Macpherson Le Moine










































































































































 -  After the which reply, the said Guion, being at the
    principal door, placed himself on his knees, on the ground - Page 111
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After The Which Reply, The Said Guion, Being At The Principal Door, Placed Himself On His Knees, On The Ground,

With bare head and without sword or spurs, and said three times these words: 'Monsieur de Beauport, Monsieur de Beauport,

Monsieur de Beauport, I bring you the faith and homage which I am bound to bring you on account of my fief Du Buisson, which I hold as a man of faith of your seigniory of Beauport, declaring that I offer to pay my seigniorial and feudal dues in their season, and demanding of you to accept me in faith and homage as aforesaid.'" (Parkman's Old Regime, p 246.)

"Of these buildings (says Bouchette), the Castle of St. Louis being the most prominent object on the summit of the rock - will obtain the first notice.

"It is a handsome stone building seated near the edge of a precipice, * * and supported towards the steep by a solid work of masonry, rising nearly half the height of the edifice, and surmounted by a spacious gallery, * * * The whole pile is 162 feet long by 45 feet broad, and three stories high * * * Each extremity is terminated by a small wing, giving to the whole an easy and regular character.

"It was built shortly after the city was fortified with solid works, * * * - for a long series of years it was neglected, so much as to be suffered to go to decay, and ceasing to be the residence of the Commander-in-Chief, was used only for the offices of Government until the year 1808, when a resolution passed the Provincial Parliament for repairing and beautifying it; the sum of L1,000 was at the same time voted, and the work forthwith commenced.

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