A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie, Volume 1This is the first of a three-volume series that discusses, in great depth, the history of Nova Scotia, including its history as Acadie, the first visit of Frenchman DeMonts, the province's early fishing and trading economy and much more. This volume discusses the province's earliest history and continues through the year 1739 when there was significant friction between the French and English inhabitants of the region. |
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Acadie Annapolis river Annapolis Royal APPENDIX TO CHAPTER appointed Armstrong arrived attack August bay of Fundy Beaubassin Bonaventure Borgne Boston Brouillan called Canada Canso cape Breton cape Sable captain captured Castin Charles Charlevoix chief coast colonel colony command Cosby council crown d'Aulnay d'Iberville dated enemy England English father fish fishery France French French inhabitants garrison Goutins gov'r governor Philipps grant guns harbor Hutch Indians island John July June Kennebec killed king king's Lahève land Latour leagues letter lieut lieutenant governor livres lords of Trade Louisbourg majesty majesty's March Mascarene Menneval Micmacs Mines missionary Nachouac Newfoundland Nova Scotia oath officers party peace Pemaquid Pentagoët Placentia Port Royal priest prisoners province provisions Quebec Razilly river St sailed says seigneur sent settlement shallop ship shore sieur sloop soldiers Subercase took Tour treaty Vaudreuil vessels Villebon Villieu William
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Page 355 - ... that the said inhabitants shall continue in the free exercise of their religion...
Page 485 - Given under my hand and seal at this day of ' AD Form of Warrant of Committal.
Page 39 - he promised within a night or two to come again," and bring some of Massasoit's men to trade with them in beaver skins. As good as his word, Samoset came the next Sunday, "and brought with him 5 other tall, proper men. They had every man a deer's skin on him; and the principal of them had a wild cat's skin, or such like, on one arm. They had most of them long hosen up to their groins, close made; and aboue their groins, to their waist, another leather: they were altogether like the Irish trousers.
Page 332 - British subjects, likewise all Nova Scotia or Acadia, with its ancient boundaries, as also the city of Port Royal, now called Annapolis Royal, and all other things in those parts, which depend on the said lands...
Page 333 - College ; we have thought fit hereby to signify our will and pleasure to you, that you forthwith remove him from his student's place, and deprive him of all the rights and advantages thereunto belonging, for which this shall be your warrant; and so we bid you heartily farewell. Given at our Court at Whitehall, llth day of November, 1684. " By his Majesty's command, SUNDERLAND.
Page 10 - Esquire, and to his heirs and assigns for ever, free liberty and license from time to time, and at all times for ever hereafter, to discover, search, find out, and view such remote heathen and barbarous lands, countries, and territories, not actually possessed of any Christian prince, nor inhabited by Christian people...
Page 333 - Accadie and Newfoundland, that have been or are to be yielded to us by virtue of the late treaty of peace, and are .willing to continue our subjects, to retain and enjoy their said lands and tenements without any molestation, as fully and freely as other our subjects do or may possess their lands or estates, or to sell the same, if they shall rather choose to remove elsewhere. And for so doing, this shall be your warrant, and so we bid you heartily farewell.
Page 332 - King doth at present yield and make over all the particulars abovesaid; and that in such ample manner and form, that the Subjects of the most Christian King shall hereafter be excluded from all kind of Fishing in the said Seas, Bays, and other Places, on the Coasts of Nova Scotia; that is to say, on those which lie towards the East within thirty Leagues, beginning from the Island commonly called Sable inclusively, and thence stretching along towards the South-West.
Page 333 - And for so doing, this shall be your warrant, and so we bid you heartily farewell. Given at our court at Kensington, the 23rd day of •June, 1713, and in the 12th year of our reign.
Page 333 - Whereas our good brother, the most christian king, hath, at our desire, released from imprisonment on board his galleys, such of his subjects as were detained there on account of their professing the Protestant religion.