On Easter day, 1730, he was ordained priest by the Archbishop of Treves, and aftenvards preferred to the office of superior of a convent of Recollects or Franciscan friars, at Montreal in Canada.6 Disgusted with the monastic life, he left Canada in the beginning of the French war, and retired to the city of New York, where on Easter day, 1747, he made a public renunciation of the errors of popery, and joined himself to the Church of England. He aftenvards lived with very good character, and attained great proficiency in the English language. In June, 1750, he was invited by the inhabitants of Trenton, and other places in New Jersey, to go and officiate among them, whereupon he addressed a letter to the Venerable Society, from which we extract the following :

a Rev. A. Fowler's MSS. Biog. of the Clergy, vol. ii. p. 130.

6 The following notice, probably of this Individual, occurs in the New York Council Minutes: "On the 29th of June, 17-14, Governor Clinton acquainted the Cbnncil that one Monsieur Michael Ilouden, and a woman, said to be his wite, were lately come to town from Canada, from which place they had lately tied, and that on their arrival, he had conilned them to tln ir lodgings, and had placed two sentinels over them, and had ordered the said Michael Ilouden to be brought before him in Council this day, in order to be examined. The said Michael Houden being without, was called in and examined by his Excellency in Council, and afterwards remanded to his lodgings. At a Council held on the 5th of July following, the Governor communicated to the Board a letter he had lately received from Lieutenant Lindesay, giving his Excelleucy advice of Monsieur Michael ilouden, passing by Oswego, and that he learnt from him that the French intended to attack Oswego with sou meu, as soon as the pro vision ships from France should arrive, the French having a great desire of being masters o that place.