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The 5th, we enter'd upon the little Lake of Nipicingue, adjoining to a Nation of that Name. We got out of it again the 7th, and enter'd upon the great River, where, after having pass'd the great Fall, we arriv'd the 13th, at the Point of the Island of Montreal. We landed at a Village call'd la Chine, which had belong'd to the late Monsr. de la Sale. Monsr. Cavelier set out the 14th, for Montreal, where we came to him the 17th.

At Montreal we found the Marques d' Hennonville, Monsieur de Noroy the Intendant and other Gentlemen, to whom we gave an Account of our long and painful Travels, with the Particulars of what we had seen, which they listned to with Satisfaction, but without mentioning Monsieur de la Sale's Death. We told them the Occasion of our going over into France, and they approv'd of it, being of Opinion with us, that we ought to hasten our Departure as much as possible.

We made us some Cloaths, whereof we stood in Need. The Sieur Tessier, who came along with us, and was of the Reform'd Religion, knowing the Exercise of it was forbid in France, abjur'd it in the great Church of Montreal.

The 27th, we went aboard a Bark to go down the River to Quebec, where we arriv'd the 29th, Father Anastasius carry'd us to the Monastery of the Fathers of his Order, seated half a League from the Town, on a little River, where we were most kindly receiv'd by the Father Guardian and the other Religious Men, who express'd much Joy to see us, and we still more for being in a Place of Safety, after so many Perils and Toils, for which we return'd our humble Thanks to Almighty God, our Protector.

We chose rather to take up our Lodging there than in the Town, to avoid the Visits and troublesome Questions every one would be putting to us with much Importunity, which we must have been oblig'd to bear patiently. Monsieur Cavelier and his Nephew, whom we had left at Montreal, arriv'd some Days after us, and were lodg'd in the Seminary.