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The Works of Francis Parkman: The old regime in Canada
The Works of Francis Parkman The old regime in Canada Author:Francis Parkman Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 1645-1710. THE VICTOR VANQUISHED. D'aunay's Envoys To The Puritans : Their Reception At Boston. Winthrop And His " Papist " Guests. Recon... more »- Ciliation. Treaty. Behavior Of La Tour. Royal Favors To D'aunay : His Hopes ; His Death ; His Character. Conduct Of The Court Towards Him. Intrigues Of La Tour.Madame D'aunay. La Tour Marries Her. Chil- Dren Of D'aunay. Descendants Of La Tour. Having triumphed over his rival, D'Aunay was left free to settle his accounts with the Massachusetts Puritans, who had offended him anew by sending provisions to Fort St. Jean, having always insisted that they were free to trade with either party. They, on their side, were no less indignant with him for his seizure of Grafton's vessel and harsh treatment of him and his men. After some preliminary negotiation and some rather sharp correspondence, D'Aunay, in September, 1646, sent a pinnace to Boston, bearing his former envoy, Marie, accompanied by his own secretary and by one Monsieur Louis. It was Sunday, the Puritan Sabbath, when' the three envoys arrived; and the pious inhabitants werepreparing for the afternoon sermon. Marie and his two colleagues were met at the wharf by two militia officers, and conducted through the silent and dreary streets to the house of Captain, now Major, Gibbons, who seems to have taken upon himself in an especial manner the office of entertaining strangers of consequence. All was done with much civility, but no ceremony; for the Lord's Day must be kept inviolate. Winthrop, who had again been chosen governor, now sent an officer, with a guard of musketeers, to invite the envoys to his own house. Here he regaled them with wine and sweetmeats, and then informed them of "our manner that all men either come to our publick meeti...« less