A note of all suche things as the Company hath in Canada and
the nomber of men.
Imprimis they have above 200 persons in the fort and habytation
of Kebec and gone up som 400 leages in the country for further
discoverys.
In the fort there is 16 peeces of ordnance and 8 murderers. 75
musketts and 25 sowlinge peeces and 10 arkebusses a Croake and
30 pistolls 8 dozen of pikes and 24 holbeards and 40 Corseletts
and 10 armors of prooffe and 6 Targetts.
In the sayd fort there is 2000 of powder for the ordnance 300
of musketts powder, and one hundred and halfe of sowlinge
powder, Rownd shott burd shott Langer shott and chrossbar shott
enough for the use of there powder and 10 barrells more which
the Maye have of the store of 3 pinaces which are there
furnished with 6 peeces of ordinance a peece and 6 murderers a
peece and 5 barills a powder a peece and all thinges convenyent
for their Rigginge and Munition of war.
The sayd 200 persons vittled accordinge to his Majesties
allowance att sea for 18 monthes besides what they fownd upon
the ground which is able to find them 6 months more soe that
the are very well vittled for 2 years and within towe yeers if
they worke as the have beegon the wilbee able to subsift of
themselves.
There is goods for to Trade with the natives of the Contrey
more then wee are able to vent in 2 yeeres which goods are no
23/1435 wheare vendable butt in that contry and which goods stands use
in 6000 £. starlinge besides charges which doth amount to
6000 £. more.
All fort of tooles for smithes millers masones plasterers
Carpendars Joyners bricklers whillons bakers bruers
ship-carpenters shoomakers and taylors.
10 Shallops fitted with bases for the head and all other
furniture.
All fort of tooles beelonginge to the fortyfication.
The abovesayde fort is soe well situated that the are able to
withstand 10000 men and will not care for them, for whatsoever
the can doe, for in winter they cannot staye in the countrey
soe that whoesoever goes to beesidge them the cannott staye
there above 3 monthes in all in which time the muskett will soe
torment them that noe man is able to bee abroad in centry or
threnches day nor night without loosinge there sightes for att
least eyght dayes.
Soe that if please his Majestie to keepe it wee doe not care
what French or any other can doe thoe the have a 100 sayle of
shipps and 10000 men as above sayde.
(_Sur le dos est écrit._)
Note of all such thinges as the Company hath in Canada and the
number of men.
(_State Paper Office, Colonial Papers_, vol. VI, n. 38.)