his son upon his return, he found some Savages whom he knew,
encamped upon an island and engaged in fishing; [_Act of piety._]
they were overjoyed at his arrival, and after some talk about
Membertou and others, and about what had taken place at their
baptism, he asked them if they did not wish to be like him, to
believe in God and be baptized: this they [14] agreed to do after
they had been instructed. And thereupon he sent them to Port
Royal, where more time could be given to confirm them in the Faith
and doctrines of the Gospel; they went there and were baptized.
Meanwhile the Sieur continued on his way, always following the
coast, until he came to Cape de la Héve, near which place he
consigned his son, sieur de sainct Just, to the care of God; and,
veering around the cape, he sailed toward the river of la Héve,
which forms a port more than two leagues wide and six leagues
long, expecting to find there a Chief, whom the French had for
a long time called Martin. But he had gone away, on account of
the deaths which had occurred there from some form of dysentery.
Afterwards, this Martin, having heard that the Sieur had done him
the honor of coming to visit him, followed him up with thirty-five
or forty men, and near Cape Sable overtook him and thanked him for
this visit. The Sieur, who is a pleasant and agreeable gentleman,
received him kindly; although some time before, in the year 1607,
he had been somewhat angry at him, because when he, (the Sieur),
with only a few men, was passing this same la Héve, seeing himself
surrounded by three canoes full of Savages, he made them all get
in line upon one side. Thereupon, Martin having remarked that the
Sieur was afraid of them, the former was, in fact, in danger of
seeing that his conclusion was wrong. [_Act of piety._] At this
last meeting, Martin was treated with great kindness, and invited
to become a Christian like Membertou and several others, and [15]
to go to Port Royal to be more fully instructed. He promised to do
this and to bring all his company. And, as the Savages never go to
visit their friends empty-handed, he went hunting, that he might
get some venison for this occasion; [_Peril._] meanwhile the Sieur
went on ahead, in order to meet them there (i.e. at Port Royal).
But near Cape Fourchu, behold him carried by a land breeze straight
out to sea, and so far, that he was six days without food (except
some birds caught upon an island, which he still had), and without
other fresh water than what he could sometimes catch in the sails;
in short, seeing nothing but sky and water; and if he had not had
a small compass, he would have been in danger of being carried to
the coast of Florida by the violence of the winds, the tempests,
and the waves. At last, owing to his good judgment and energy, he
was able to land near the island of sainte Croix, where Oagimont,
Captain of the place, brought him some sea-biscuits, for which
he had traded with the French people. And thence, being familiar
with the place, he crossed French bay, about twenty leagues wide
here, and reached Port Royal, five weeks after his departure. Here
he found his people wondering greatly at his long absence, and
already meditating a change, which could not have been otherwise
than disastrous. It is thus, at the peril of his life, and with
incredible hardships and sufferings, he goes out to seek the lost
sheep, to lead them back into the fold of Jesus Christ, and to add
to the heavenly Kingdom. And if these people are not converted
by the thousand, it must be remembered [16] that no Prince or
Lord has, up to the present, given any assistance to sieur de
Poutrincourt; the avaricious are even stealing from him the wealth
of his province, and he permits this in his goodness, in order to
do nothing that will exasperate the nobles over here; although, as
the King has given him the land, he would be justified in refusing
to others the fruits thereof, as well as entry into his ports, and
the cutting down of his forests. When he has more ample means, he
can send men into the more populous districts, where they must go
in strength, and reap a great harvest for the extension of the
Church. But we must first establish the State, without which the
Church cannot exist. And for this reason the first help should be
given to this State, and not to what has the pretext of piety. For,
when the State is founded, it will be its duty to provide for that
which is spiritual. Let us return to Port Royal. When the Sieur
arrived there he found Martin and his friends, baptized, and all
strongly imbued with zeal for the Christian Religion, listening
very devoutly to divine service, which was usually sung to Music
composed by the Sieur.
Ce zele s'est reconu non seulement aux neophytes Chrétiens, comme nous
particulariserons cy-apres; mais aussi en ceux qui n'estoient point
encore initiés aux sacrez mysteres de nôtre Religion. Car lors que
ledit Martin fut baptizé, il y en eut vn tout décharné, n'ayant plus
que les os, lequel n'ayant esté en la compagnie des autres, se porta, à
toute peine, en trois cabannes [17] cherchant ledit Fleuches Patriarche
pour estre instruit & baptizé.
This zeal is noticeable, not only in the Christian neophytes, as
we shall state more in detail hereafter; but also in those who
are not yet initiated into the sacred mysteries of Religion. For,
as soon as Martin was baptized, there was one who was absolutely
fleshless, having nothing left but bones, who, not having been with
the others, dragged himself, with great suffering, through three
cabins, [17] seeking the Patriarch Fleuches, to be instructed and
baptized.
Vn autre demeurant en la baye saincte Marie à plus de douze lieuës du
Port Royal, se trouvant malade, envoya en diligence faire sçavoir audit
Patriarche qu'il estoit detenu de maladie, & craignant de mourir, qu'il
desiroit estre baptizé. Ledit Patriarche y alla, & avec vn truchement
fit envers lui ce qui estoit de l'office d'un bon Pasteur.
Another living at the bay saincte Marie,[22] more than a dozen
leagues from Port Royal, being sick, sent posthaste to the
Patriarch, to let him know he was detained by sickness, and fearing
that he might die, desired to be baptized. The Patriarch went
to him, and, with the help of an interpreter, did for him what
pertained to his office as a good Pastor.
Quant aux Chrétiens, vn desdits Sauvages neophytes ci-devant nommé
Acoüanis, & maintenant Loth, se trouvant malade, enuoya son fils en
diligence de plus de vingt lieues loin se recommander aux prieres de
l'Eglise: & dire que s'il mouroit il vouloit estre enterré au cimetiere
des Chrétiens.
As to the Christians, one of these Savage neophytes, previously
named Acoüanis, and now Loth, becoming ill, sent his son with all
speed more than twenty leagues distant, to request the prayers of
the Church, and to say that, if he died, he wished to be buried in
the Christian cemetery.
Vn iour le sieur de Poutrincourt estant allé à la dépouïlle d'un Cerf
tué par Louïs fils ainé de Henri Membertou, comme au retour chacun
s'estoit embarqué en sa chaloupe & voguoit sur le large espace de la
riviere du Port Royal, avint que la femme dudit Louïs accoucha, &
voyans que l'enfant estoit de petite vie, ils crierent hautement à noz
gens _Tagaria, Tagaria_, c'est à dire Venez ça, Venez ça, si bien que
l'enfant fut sur l'heure baptizé par le Pasteur susdit.
One day sieur de Poutrincourt went to see the dismemberment of a
Deer which had been killed by Louis, eldest son of Henry Membertou;
and, when they had all embarked for their return and were riding
upon the waves of the broad river of Port Royal, it happened that
the wife of Louis was delivered of a child; and, seeing that it was
short-lived, they cried loudly to our people, _Tagaria, Tagaria_,
that is, "Come here, Come here." So the child was immediately
baptized by the aforenamed Pastor.
Cette année il a couru par dela plusieurs maladies de dysenteries,
qui ont esté mortelles à ceux qui en estoient attaints. Est avenu que
ledit Martin huit iours apres son baptéme a esté frappé de ce mal,
dont il est mort. Mais [18] c'est chose digne de memoire que cet homme
mourant avoit touiours le sacré nom de IESVS en la bouche. Et requit
en ces extremités d'estre enterré apres sa mort avec les Chrétiens.
Sur quoy il y eut de la difficulté. Car les Sauvages ayans encore de
la reverence aux sepultures de leurs peres & amis, le vouloient porter
au Cap de Sable à 40. lieuës dudit Port. Ledit Sieur d'autre part le
vouloit faire enterrer selon qu'il l'avoit demandé. Là dessus vn debat
se prepare. Car lesditz Sauvages prenans en main leurs arcs & fleches,
vouloient emporter le corps. Mais ledit Sieur fit armer vne douzaine
d'arquebuziers, qui l'enleverent sans resistance, apres leur avoir
remonstré quelle avoit esté l'intention du decedé, & qu'estant Chrétien
il falloit qu'il fust enterré avec ses semblables, comme en fin il fut,
avec les prieres accoutumées en l'Eglise. Cela fait on leur bailla à
tous du pain, & s'en allerent contens.
This year the country has been visited, here and there, by
dysenteric troubles, which have been fatal to those affected
by them. It happened that Martin was stricken a week after his
baptism with the disease, and died thereof. But [18] it is worthy
of being remembered that this dying man always had the sacred name
of JESUS upon his lips. In his last moments he requested that when
he died he should be buried with the Christians. There was some
trouble about this. For the Savages having still some reverence
for the burial places of their fathers and friends, wished to take
him to Cape Sable, forty leagues distant from the Port. On the
other hand, the Sieur wished to have him buried according to his
request. Thereupon a dispute arose, and the Savages, seizing their
bows and arrows, wanted to take away the corpse. But the Sieur
placed a dozen arquebusiers under arms, who carried it off without
resistance, after he had demonstrated to them that this had been
the intention of the deceased, and that, being a Christian, he must
be buried with his fellow-Christians; and so he was, with the usual
prayers of the Church. When this was done, they were all given some
bread, and went away happy.
Mais puis que nous sommes sur le propos des maladies & mortuaires, ie
ne veux passer souz silence chose que ie ne sçauoy pas, & laquelle
pour ne l'avoir veu pratiquer, ie n'ay point écrite en mon Histoire
de la Nouvelle France. C'est que noz Sauvages voyans vne personne
languissante de vieillesse ou de maladie par vne certaine compassion
ilz lui avancent ses iours, lui remonstrent qu'il faut qu'il meure
pour acquerir vn repos, que c'est chose miserable de touiours languir,
qu'il ne leur sert plus que de fardeau, & autres choses semblables, par
lesquelles ils font resoudre le patient à [19] la mort. Et lors ilz
lui ôtent tous les vivres, luy baillent sa belle robbe de Castors, ou
d'autre pelleterie, & le mettent comme vn homme qui est à demi couché
sur son lict, lui chantans des louanges de sa vie passee, & de sa
constance à la mort: A quoy il s'accorde, & repond comme le Cygne fait
sa derniere chanson: Cela fait, chacun le laisse, & s'estime heureux
de mourir plustot que de languir. Car ce peuple estant vagabond, &
ne pouvant touiours vivre en vne place, ils ne peuvent trainer apres
eux leurs peres, ou amis, vieillars, ou malades. C'est pourquoy ilz
les traitent ainsi. Si ce sont malades, ilz leur font premierement
des incisions au ventre, desquelles les Pilotois, ou de vins succent
le sang. Et en quelque façon que ce soit, s'ilz voyent qu'un homme ne
se puisse plus trainer, ilz le mettent en l'estat que dessus, & lui
iettent contre le nombril tant d'eau froide, que la Nature se debilite
peu à peu, & meurent ainsi fort resolument & constamment.
But as we are now on the subject of sickness and death, I do not
wish to pass over in silence a custom which I did not know about,
and which, never having seen practiced, I did not speak of in my
History of New France. It is, that when our Savages see a person
gradually failing from old age or sickness, through a certain
compassion they hasten his death; showing him that he must die to
procure rest, that it is a wretched thing to languish from day to
day, that he is only a burden to them, and offer other similar
arguments, by means of which they make the sick man resolve to
[19] die. And then they take away from him all food, give him
his beautiful robe of Beaver or other fur, and place him in a
half-reclining posture upon his bed, singing to him praises of his
past life, and of his fortitude in death; to this he agrees, and
replies with his last chant, like the Swan; When it is finished,
all leave him, and he considers himself happy to die rather than to
linger on. For these people, being nomadic, and not being able to
continue living in one place, cannot drag after them their fathers
or friends, the aged, or the sick. That is why they treat them
in this manner. If they are sick, they first make incisions into
their stomachs, from which the Pilotois,[23] or sorcerers, suck the
blood. And, whatever the cause, if they see a man can no longer
drag himself along, they put him in the condition above described,
and throw upon his navel so much cold water, that Nature weakens
little by little, and thus he dies with great steadfastness and
fortitude.
Ainsi en avoit-on fait à Henri Membertou, qui se trouvoit indisposé.
Mais il manda au sieur de Poutrincourt qu'il le vinst voir ce iour
là, autrement qu'il estoit mort. Au mandement ledit Sieur va trouver
Membertou au fond du Port Royal à quatre lieuës loin de son fort,
auquel ledit Membertou conte son affaire, disant qu'il n'avoit point
encore envie de mourir. Ledit Sieur le console, & le fait enlever de
la pour le mener avec lui. Ce qu'ayant fait, & arrivé audit Fort, il
lui fait preparer vn bon feu, le couche aupres sur vn bon lict, le fait
frotter, dorlotter, [20] & bien penser, lui fait prendre medecine, d'où
s'ensuivit qu'au bout de trois iours voila Membertou debout, prest à
vivre encore cinquante ans.
This is the way they had treated Henry Membertou when he was sick.
But he sent and asked sieur de Poutrincourt to come and see him
that very day, otherwise he would be dead. At this request the
Sieur went to seek Membertou at the farther end of Port Royal, four
leagues away from his fort; to him the said Membertou related his
story, saying he did not care to die yet. The Sieur consoled him,
and had him lifted up and taken away with him. Then, when they
arrived at the Fort, he had a good fire prepared for him, and,
placing him near it upon a good bed, had him rubbed, [20] nursed,
well cared for, and doctored; and the result was, at the end of
three days, behold Membertou up and about, ready to live fifty
years longer.
On ne peut arracher tout d'un coup les coutumes & façons de faire
inveterées d'un peuple quel que ce soit. Les Apôtres ni plusieurs
siecles apres eux ne l'ont pas fait, témoins les ceremonies des
chandeles de la Chandeleur, les Processions des Rogations, les Feuz
de ioye de la sainct Iehan Baptiste, l'Eau benite, & plusieurs autres
traditions que nous avons en l'Eglise, lesquelles ont esté introduites
à bonne fin, pour tourner en bon vsage ce que l'on faisoit par abus.
Ainsi iaçoit que la famille de Membertou soit Chrétienne, toutefois
elle n'avoit esté encore enseignée qu'il n'est pas loisible aux hommes
d'abbreger les iours aux vieillars, ou malades, quoy qu'ilz pensent
bien faire, mais faut attendre la volonté de Dieu, & laisser faire son
office à la Nature. Et de verité vn Pasteur est excusable qui manque à
faire chose dont il n'a connoissance.
You cannot all at once eradicate the deep-rooted customs and
habits of any people, whoever they may be. The Apostles did not
do it, neither was it done several centuries after them; witness
the ceremonies of the candles on Candlemas, the Processions of the
Rogation-days, the Bonfires of saint John the Baptist's day, the
holy Water, and many other traditions that we have in the Church,
which have been introduced for a laudable purpose, to convert to
a good usage what had only been abused. So, although Membertou's
family were Christians, nevertheless they had not yet been taught
that it is not lawful for men to shorten the days of the aged, or
sick, although they think they are doing right; but rather that
they must await the will of God, and leave Nature to do her work.
And certainly a Pastor is excusable who fails to do things of which
he has no knowledge.
Vne chose de méme merite avint en la maladie de Martin. Car on lui
ietta de l'eau semblablement, pour ne le voir languir: & estant malade
comme ledit Patriarche, & vn nommé de Montfort lui eussent pris à la
chasse & fait manger quelques tourtres, lesquelles il trouva bonnes,
il demandoit lors qu'on luy parloit de Paradis, si l'on y en mangeoit:
A quoy on lui répondit qu'il y auoit chose meilleure, & qu'il y
seroit content. Voila la simplicité d'un peuple [21] plus capable de
posseder le royaume des cieux que ceux qui sçavent beaucoup, & font des
œuvres mauvaises. Car ce qu'on leur propose, ilz le croyent & gardent
soigneusement, voire reprochent aux nóstres leurs fautes, quand ilz ne
prient point Dieu avant & apres le repas: ce qu'a fait plusieurs fois
ledit Henri Membertou, lequel assiste volontiers au service divin, &
porte toujours le signe de la Croix au devant de sa poitrine. Méme ne
se sentant assez capable de former des prieres convenables à Dieu, il
prioit le Pasteur de se souvenir de lui, & de tous ses freres Sauvages
baptizés. Depuis le dernier bapteme duquel nous avons fait mention,
il y en a eu plusieurs autres du 14. & 16. d'Aoust, 8. & 9. d'Octobre
1. de Decembre 1610. Et en somme ledit Pasteur fait estat d'en auoir
baptizé sept vingts en vn an, ausquels ont esté imposez les noms de
plusieurs personnes signalées de pardeça, selon l'affection de ceux
qui faisoient l'office de parins, ou marines, lesquels ont baillé des
filleuls à ceux & celles qui ensuiuent.
Something similar was done in Martin's sickness. For they threw
water upon him in this way, in order not to see him linger along;
during his sickness, when the Patriarch and a man named de Montfort
had caught for him, and made him eat some wild pigeon, which he
liked very much, he asked them, as they were speaking to him about
Heaven, if there would be any wild pigeon there. To which they
answered that there was something better there, and that he would
be happy. Such is the simplicity of a people [21] more fit to
possess the kingdom of heaven than those who know a great deal,
and whose deeds are evil. For they believe and carefully observe
what is proposed to them, even reproaching our people for their
carelessness, if they do not pray to God before and after eating;
this was done a number of times by Henry Membertou, who likes to
attend divine service, and always wears the sign of the Cross
upon his bosom. Furthermore, not being able to formulate suitable
prayers to God, he begged the Pastor to remember him, and all his
brother Savages who have been baptized. Since the last baptism,
of which we have spoken, there were several others, on the 14th
and 16th of August, the 8th and 9th of October, and the 1st of
December, 1610. And altogether the Pastor calculates that he has
baptized one hundred and forty in one year, to whom have been given
the names of many distinguished people over here, according to
the inclinations of those who held the position of godfathers or
godmothers: these have given godsons to the following.
ET PREMIEREMENT,
Monsieur le Prince de Condé.
Monsieur le Prince de Conty.
M. le Comte de Soissons.
M. le Duc de Neuers.
M. le Duc de Guise.
M. le Prince de Ioinuille.
M. le Prince de Tingry.
M. de Praslin.
M. Roger Baron de Chaource fils dudit sieur de Praslain.
M. de Grieu Conseiller au Parlement de Paris. [22]
M. Seruin Aduocat general du Roy audit Parlement.
M. de la Guesle Procureur general du Roy audit Parlement.
M. le Comte de Tonnerre.
Messire Iessé de Fleuchey, Patriarche de Canada.
M. Belot, dit de Monfort.
M. de Iouy.
M. Bertrand natif de Sesane, presens & assistans ausdits baptesmes.
M. de Villars Archeuesque de Vienne Daulphiné.
M. Descars Euesque & Duc de Langres.
M. de Gondy Euesque de Paris.
M. Dormy Euesque de Boulongne.
M. de Braslay Euesque de Troyes.
M. l'Abbé de saincte Geneuiesue fils de M. de Beauuais Nangis.
M. Abbé de Cleruaux.
M. de Vausemain Baron de Chapleine, Bailly de Troyes.
Frere Claude de Vauuillier Penitencier de Molesme.
M. Bareton Chanoine grand Archidiacre & Official de Troyes.
M. Douynet, Chanoine & Promoteur audit Troyes.
M. Megard, Chanoine & Thresorier de sainct Vrbain audit Troyes.
M. Megard Licentié és Droicts, Chanoine en l'Eglise sainct Estienne
audit Troyes.
M. Fombert Chanoine en l'Eglise de Vienne.
M. Guilliet Chanoine audit Viennes.
M. Bourguignon curé de sainct Estienne au mont à Paris.
M. Dauiau Vicaire & receueur audit S. Estienne.
M. Rouure curé de Lantage.
M. de Marquemont auditeur de Rothes à Rome.
M. de Sauarre Conseiller au Parlement de Paris.
M. Vigor Conseiller au grand Conseil.
M. de sainct Iust.
M. de Lantage-baratier, sieur dudit Lantage.
M. Edme baratier son fils.
M. de Lantage Mõtleliart.
M. de Sainct Simon.
M. de la Berge.
M. Auguste du Boullot, sieur de l'Estain.
M. Regnard Secretaire de la Chambre du Roy, & de Monsieur le
Procureur general.
Mons. Symony Sieur de Rouelle Aduocat à Langres. [23]
M. Fombert Procureur en Parlement.
M. Dauant President & Lieutenant general à Troyes.
M. de Bobus Lieutenant Criminel audit Troyes.
M. Bazin Procureur du Roy audit lieu.
M. Parmentier Lieutenant de robbe courte audit Troyes.
M. Iacquinet maistre des eaux & forests audit Troyes.
M. Megard Lieutenant des Chirurgiẽs audit Troyes.
M. Martin Lieutenant general au Marquisat d'Isle.
M. l'Euesque Procureur audit lieu.
M. Iamin Gressier audit lieu.
M. de la Rue Vicaire de Virey soubs Bar.
M. Belot thresorier extraordinaire des guerres en Guienne.
M. Belot Commissaire des guerres.
M. Belot sieur du Pontor.
M. Belot Procureur au grand Conseil.
M. Hardy Receueur des tailles au Mans.
M. Marteau Secretaire du sieur Preuost Morel.
M. Baiouë Gressier au bailliage de Monfort Lamaury.
M. de Cresse Commis de Monsieur Estienne Controleur des bastimens
du Roy.
M. du Val Iuge & Garde de la Iustice de Lantage.
M. de la Creuse Secretaire de Monsieur de Chastille.
Iean, Mathieu & Gregoire de Fleuchey freres dudit Patriarche.
Pierre Roussel son beau frere.
Ferry Roussel fils de Gabriel Roussel dudit Lantage.
Robert Roy, Sergẽt Royal Forestier de la forest de Romilly.
Claude Iouguelat.
AND FIRSTLY TO,
Monsieur the Prince de Condé.
Monsieur the Prince de Conty.
M. the Count de Soissons.[24]
M. the Duke de Nevers.[25]
M. the Duke de Guise.[26]
M. the Prince de Joinville.
M. the Prince de Tingry.
M. de Praslin.[27]
M. Roger, Baron de Chaource, son of sieur de Praslin.
M. de Grieu, Counselor in the Parliament of Paris.[28] [22]
M. Servin, Advocate-general of the King in Parliament.
M. de la Guesle, Procuror-general of the King in Parliament.
M. the Count de Tonnerre.
Messire Jessé de Fleuchey, Patriarch of Canada.
M. Belot, called de Monfort.
M. de Jouy.
M. Bertrand,[29] native of Sesane, present and assisting in these
baptisms.
M. de Villars, Archbishop of Vienne, in Daulphiné.
M. Descars, Bishop and Duke de Langres.
M. de Gondy, Bishop of Paris.
M. Dormy, Bishop of Boulongne.
M. de Braslay, Bishop of Troyes.
M. the Abbé of saincte Geneviefve,[30] son of M. de Beauvais Nangis.
M. the Abbé of Clervaux.
M. de Vausemain, Baron de Chapleine, Bailiff of Troyes.
Brother Claude de Vauvillier, Penitencier of Molesme.
M. Bareton, Canon, grand Arch-deacon and Official of Troyes.
M. Douynet, Canon and Promoter at Troyes.
M. Megard, Canon and Treasurer of sainct Urbain, at Troyes.
M. Megard, Licentiate in Law, Canon in the Church of St Estienne
at Troyes.
M. Fombert, Canon in the Church of Vienne.
M. Guilliet, Canon at Vienne.
M. Bourguignon, pastor of Sainct Estienne au mont, Paris.
M. Daviau, Vicar and receiver of St. Estienne.
M. Rouvre, pastor of Lantage.
M. de Marquemont, auditor of Rothes, at Rome.
M. de Savarre, Counselor in the Parliament of Paris.
M. Vigor, Counselor in the grand Council.
M. de sainct Just.
M. de Lantage-baratier, sieur of Lantage.
M. Edme baratier, his son.
M. de Lantage Montleliart.
M. de Sainct Simon.
M. de la Berge.
M. Auguste du Boullot, sieur de l'Estain.
M. Regnard, Secretary of the King's Chamber and of Monsieur
the Procuror-general.
Mons. Symony, Sieur de Rouelle, Advocate at Langres. [23]
M. Fombert, Procuror in Parliament.
M. Davant, President and Lieutenant-general at Troyes.
M. de Bobus, Criminal Lieutenant at Troyes.
M. Bazin, Attorney of the King at that place.
M. Parmentier, Lieutenant of the short robe[31] at Troyes.
M. Jacquinet, master of streams and forests at Troyes.
M. Megard, Lieutenant of Surgeons at Troyes.
M. Martin, Lieutenant-general of the Marquisate of Isle.
M. l'Evesque, Procuror at that place.
M. Iamin, Master of Rolls at that place.
M. de la Rue, Vicar of Virey soubs Bar.
M. Belot, treasurer extraordinary of the wars in Guienne.
M. Belot, military Commissioner.
M. Belot, sieur du Pontor.
M. Belot, Procuror in the grand Council.
M. Hardy, Receiver of taxes at Mans.
M. Marteau, Secretary to sieur Prevost Morel.
M. Bajouë, Master of Rolls at the bailiwick of Monfort Lamaury.
M. de Cresse, Clerk to Monsieur Estienne, Controller of the King's
buildings.
M. du Val, Judge and Guard of Justice at Lantage.
M. de la Creuse, Secretary of Monsieur de Chastille.
Jean, Mathieu and Gregoire de Fleuchey, brothers of the Patriarch.
Pierre Roussel, his brother-in-law.
Ferry Roussel, son of Gabriel Roussel, of said Lantage.
Robert Roy, Sergeant Royal, Forester of the forest of Romilly.
Claude Jouguelat.
_Quand aux femmes on a donné des filleules à celles qui ensuiuent._
Madame la Princesse de Condé.
Madame la Princesse de Conty.
Mad. la Comtesse de Soissons.
Mad. la Duchesse de Neuers.
Mad. de Guise.
Mad. de Longueuille. [24]
Mad. de Praslain mere du Sieur de Praslain.
Mad. de Praslain.
Mesdamoiselles Catherine, Blanche & Claude filles dudit sieur de
Praslain.
Mad. la Comtesse de Tonnerre.
Mad. Anne de la Val Dame de Ricey.
Mad. Françoise de Faulch femme du sieur Delantage Baratier.
Mad. Charlotte leur fille.
Mad. de Grieu.
Mad. de la Berge.
Mad. de Sauare.
Mad. Anne Arlestain femme du sieur de l'Estain.
Mesd. Philippes & Charlotte de Arlestain ses sœurs.
Madam. Regnard femme dudit sieur Regnard.
Mad. Belot Tresorier.
Madame Simony vefue de Monsieur Simony Procureur en Parlemẽt.
Mad. de Beaulieu.
Mad. Marguerite Simony.
Mad. Hardy.
Mad. Belot femme de Mõsieur Belot Procureur.
Mad. Bajouë.
Mad. Ieanne des Marets femme du sieur Megard Chirurgien à
Troyes.
Barbe Ramin mere dudit Patriarche.
Barbe de Fleuchey sa sœur.
Ieanne, Clemence Roussel & Valentine Drouin fẽmes desdits Fleuchey
freres dudit Patriarche.
_As to the women, goddaughters were given to the following._