My Brother told
me that wee had store of merchandize that would bring much profit to the
french habitations that are in the Cadis.
I, who was desirous of nothing
but new things, made no scruple.
Wee arrived at St. Peter, in the Isle of Cape Breton, at the habitation of
Monsr. Denier, where wee delivered some merchandizes for some Originack
skins; from thence to Camseau where every day wee were threatned to be
burned by the french; but God be thanked, wee escaped from their hands by
avoiding a surprize. And in that place my Brother told me of his designe to
come and see new England, which our servants heard, and grumbled and
laboured underhand against us, for which our lives were in very great
danger. Wee sent some of them away, and at last with much labour & danger
wee came to Port Royall, which is inhabited by the french under the English
Government, where some few dayes after came some English shipps that
brought about our designes, where being come wee did declare our designes.
Wee were entertained, and wee had a ship promissed us, and the Articles
drawn, and wee did put to sea the next spring for our discovery, and wee
went to the entry of Hudson's streight by the 61 degree. Wee had knowledge
and conversation with the people of those parts, but wee did see and know
that there was nothing to be done unlesse wee went further, and the season
of the yeare was far spent by the indiscretion of our master, that onely
were accustomed to see some Barbadoes Sugers, and not mountaines of Suger
candy, which did frighten him, that he would goe no further, complaining
that he was furnished but for 4 months, & that he had neither Sailes, nor
Cord, nor Pitch, nor Towe, to stay out a winter.
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