 | Peter Rosen - Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) - 1895 - 728 pages
...mighty, invincible, and victorious Prince, Louis the Great, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre, Fourteenth of that name, this ninth day of April, one thousand, six hundred and eighty-two, in virtue of the commission of his Majesty, which I hold in my hand, and which may be seen by all whom... | |
 | Lafayette Houghton Bunnell - Minnesota - 1897 - 720 pages
...the river. 41 On the 9th of April 1682, La Snlle took formal possession of the country and rivers, "In the name of the most high, mighty, invincible, and victorious Prince. Louis the Great, by grace of God, King of France and Navare, fourth of that name," ct cetera. He called the country "Louisiana,"... | |
 | Francis Parkman - History - 1902 - 598 pages
...La Salle planted the column in its place, and, standing near it, proclaimed in a loud voice, — " In the name of the most high, mighty, invincible,...of France and of Navarre, Fourteenth of that name, I, this ninth day of April, one thousand six hundred and eightytwo, in virtue of the commission of... | |
 | Grace Elizabeth King, John Rose Ficklen - Louisiana - 1902 - 374 pages
...of France. La Salle, standing beside the column, made the following proclamation in a loud voice: " In the name of the most high, mighty, invincible and...of God King of France and of " Navarre, fourteenth ot that name, I, this gth day of April, 1682, In " virtue of the commission of his Majesty, which I... | |
 | James Quay Howard - History - 1902 - 180 pages
...planting the holy cross, proclaimed the divinity of their religion and the sovereignty of their country, "in the name of the most high, mighty, invincible...the grace of God, King of France and of Navarre." Shouts of "Long live the king!" and three volleys of musketry confirmed an acquisition or grant of... | |
 | Sara May Riggs - United States - 1902 - 200 pages
...of his claim. Study this extract from Sheldon's History: " In the name of the most high, powerful, invincible and victorious Prince Louis the Great, by the grace of God King of France and Navarre ... I (La Salle) have to-day taken possession of this land of Louisiana, its seas,... | |
 | Claude Hazeltine Wetmore - Louisiana Purchase Exposition - 1903 - 482 pages
...after the Te Deum had been sung and volleys of musketry fired, he proclaimed in a loud voice : — " In the name of the most high, mighty, invincible and...of France and of Navarre, Fourteenth of that name, I, this ninth day of April, one thousand six hundred and eighty-two, in virtue of the commission of... | |
 | 1903 - 450 pages
...planted the holy cross, proclaiming the divinity of their religion and the sovereignty of their country "in the name of the most high, mighty, invincible...Great, by the grace of God, King of France and of Navarn?," is a strikingly picturesque figure. Shouts of "Long live the King" and three volleys of musketry... | |
 | Illinois State Historical Library - Clark's Expedition to the Illinois, 1778-1779 - 1903 - 684 pages
...Louisiana, near the three mouths of the River Colbert, in the Gulf of Mexico, on the 9th of April, 1682. "In the name of the most high, mighty, invincible,...victorious* Prince, Louis the Great, by the Grace of God, * This curious and Important historical document has never been printed. The translation here given... | |
 | Illinois State Historical Society - Illinois - 1904 - 804 pages
...seas, harbors, ports, bays, cities, towns, villages, mines, minerals, fisheries, streams and rivers," in the name of "the most high, mighty, invincible...by the Grace of God, King of France and of Navarre, 14th of that name, and of his heirs and the successors of his crown." The great object of this expedition... | |
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April, one thousand six hundred and eighty-two, in virtue of the commission of his Majesty, which I hold in my hand, and which may be seen by all whom it may concern, have taken, and do now take, in the name of his Majesty and of his... 
