on 12 July. In 1685 he took part in the Assembly of the Clergy, and died at Vence on 4 December of that year. G

to its practice by members of the clergy. The Sulpician Gabriel Souart, the first parish priest of Montreal

was brought before the Conseil Souverain Perrot defended himself very ably. Meanwhile, in Montreal, a member of the clergy, the Abbé Fénelon [see

. de Mézy and, against the bishop’s opposition, accepted the post of attorney general in the Conseil Souverain. Nor do the clergy appear to have looked favourably upon the ball given by Chartier on 4

advantage of the temporary peace, signed by the Iroquois in 1655, to return a fourth time to France. He persuaded M. Olier, in conjunction with his ecclesiastics, to provide the first parochial clergy of

 Deum was sung, followed by a salute of two cannon and several musket shots. The principal relatives, the captains, the clergy, and the

would trade all their furs for a jug or two of brandy. For the more unscrupulous of the French traders this offered an excellent opportunity to make large profits. The clergy, however, were appalled by

* used all his authority to have trade in it forbidden. The intendant, who was known for his piety, concurred in his opinion. Yet in the clergy’s eyes Duchesneau remained too hesitant still. “He did

Dubois Davaugour and the clergy. Gaudais had a heavy task to perform and little time at his disposal, since the king required him to

place in the presence of Bishop Laval* and the clergy. The Giffard name died out in Canada with his son Joseph, who left no issue. Besides his

attempts of their clergy and by Spanish agents to dissuade settlers on the grounds of religious disloyalty or danger. Consequently, no expedition under Catholic auspices sailed early in 1583, as had been

Montargis, he was director of junior clergy, among whom was Louis Hennepin*, the future companion of

treatment of the Roman Catholic clergy captured at Quebec. He was in Quebec in 1631 and again in 1632 when the post was restored to the French and may have been there throughout the occupation

minister by the courier of 1682. He supported the clergy in its attempts to remain independent of the civil authority, and in 1684 increased the salaries of the parish priests. This last measure was censured

hospital. She waited, however, for the return of M. de Maisonneuve, who had set out for France again in 1655. He was to return only at the end of July 1657, together with the first parish clergy

representative proceeded from the port to the church amidst the acclamations of the crowd. The bells pealed forth. Escorted by his clergy, Bishop Laval

main causes of conflict between the clergy and previous governors was again removed. To provide funds for the colony’s administration Mézy auctioned off the right to collect the 25 per cent export

Chapouin, encouraged by the French clergy, who were assembled for the Estates General, immediately appointed four religious: Denis

certain supervision over the clergy, the religious communities, and education. For his part, the intendant was responsible for all the civil administration

to the general assembly of the French clergy “that he had an abbé who was willing to accept this post [the bishopric], and to go and make the sacrifice of his wealth and his person among the Indians