Oeuvres de Champlain
Chapitre X
In one onely point Monsieur de Chasteauneuf seemed to goe away ill
satisfyed, that he could not obtayne a direct promise from His Majesty for
ye restoring of Port Royall, joyning to Canada, where some Scottishmen are
planted under ye title of Nova Scotia. This plantation was authorized by
King James, of happy memorie, under letters patents of ye Kingdome of
Scotland, and severall priviledges graunted unto some principall persons of
ranke and quality of this Kingdome, with condition to undertake the same.
True it is, it was not begun till towards the end of the warre with France,
when some of His Majestys subjects of that Kingdome, went to Port Royall,
and there seated themselves in a place where no French did inhabite. Mons.
de Chasteauneuf pretending (rather out of his owne discourse, as wee here
conceive, then by Commission) that all should be putt in state as it was
before the warre, and by consequence those men withdrawne, hath. pressed
His Majesty earnestly for that purpose, and His Majesty without refusing or
granting, hath taken time to advise of it, letting him know thus much that
unless he found reason as well before as since the warre, to have that place
free for his subjects plantation, he would recall them, but in case he shall
find the plantation free for them in time of peace, the French will have noe
cause to pretend possession thereof in regard of ye warre. Meanewhile
Kebec, (which is a strong fortified place in the river of Canada which the
English tooke) His Majesty is content should be restored, because the
French were removed out of it by strong hand, and whatsoever was taken
from them in that fort shall be restored likewise, whereby may appeare the
reality of his Majestyes proceedings, and this I advertise your Lordship for
your information, not that it should be needfull for you to treate or negotiate
in it, but to ye end that if it should be spoken of upon Monsr. de
Chasteauneuf's retoure, you should not be ignorant how the businesse
passed.
DORCHESTER.
Whitehall, 15th, Aprill 1630.
(Sur le dos est écrit.)
Lord of Dorchester to Sr. Is. Wake, 15. April 1630. Plantation of Canada,
Nova Scotia, Port Royall and Kebec.
(State Paper Office, Colonial Series, vol. V, art. 82.)