The Pine-tree coast . ^>^sy;.^^r;. SITE OF FORT PENTAGOET. Penobscot and Saint Croix; for the kings lieutenant, in his double capacity ofmilitary commandant and monopolist of the Indian trade, could be relied onto defend his personal rights even more vigorously than the national was French colonial policy — feudalism transplanted. DAulnay began by driving out the thrifty Pilgrims, who threatened hismonopoly. But he had a more formidable rival in La Tour,3 of Saint John, whoheld command beyond the Saint Croix. Stripped of their titles, they were reallyrival traders, masquerading a
The Pine-tree coast . ^>^sy;.^^r;. SITE OF FORT PENTAGOET. Penobscot and Saint Croix; for the kings lieutenant, in his double capacity ofmilitary commandant and monopolist of the Indian trade, could be relied onto defend his personal rights even more vigorously than the national was French colonial policy — feudalism transplanted. DAulnay began by driving out the thrifty Pilgrims, who threatened hismonopoly. But he had a more formidable rival in La Tour,3 of Saint John, whoheld command beyond the Saint Croix. Stripped of their titles, they were reallyrival traders, masquerading as soldiers, who showed much more jealousy of eachother than of the English; and as neither paid any respect to the limitsmarked out for him by his commission, a very pretty quarrel soon fell outbetween them. Engrossed by their personal hatreds, each applied to the detested Englishfor a helping hand against the other. The crafty Puritans, after first searchingthe Scriptures to see if they could find warrant for it, decided to assist
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