Thus farr, I ought to vindicate the truth upon this subject. The ffrench nation is too much inclined to acknowledge curtesies, not to confess that the Dutch have had very much charity for the ffrench, who have been Prisoners with the Maquaes, and that they have redeemed divers, who had been burnt wi th out their succour They ought also to be assured of our gratitude towards them, and to any others who shall exercise such Christian Deedes, as they ;

have done.

am also persuaded that they had a sincere intention for the conclusion of a firme peace between

They ought in like manner to believe, that wee have always expressly forbid make warr upon or kill them. y Since the Dutch Gent, did send you y e Lres which I writt unto them, you have knowne the canus and the Maques. e Algonquins to

dour of my thoughts, and the confidence which I had in their friendship, by that of the 14 th July 1666 as also by the Request I made to the Reverend Father Bechefer (who is a person of great meritt)

accompanyed with three considerable persons, to transport himself upon the place, to conclude a peace, thereby to ease them of the trouble of coming to Quebec. Its true the displeasure I received by the death of some Gent'men, who went a fowling upon confidence, of that article w ch is in the same letter those Gent'men sent mee, the second time, dated the 26 th March 1666, the which I had published in our Garrison [we have acquainted the Maquaes, that they are to forbear all acts of Hostility, during the time that the Messenger shall be absent