. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. n ii the Province of Guiana. 9f7 re never the the , and the owner of the dog, at- trihuttd this accident to the prayers which they fang â , lb tliat they duru not fing any more, but conttntcd themfelvcs to make every body lay their prayers, except the three before ni/iiridn'd incredulous perfons, na
. A Collection of voyages and travels [microform] : some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English : in six volumes with a general preface giving an account of the progress of navigation from its first beginning. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. n ii the Province of Guiana. 9f7 re never the the , and the owner of the dog, at- trihuttd this accident to the prayers which they fang â , lb tliat they duru not fing any more, but conttntcd themfelvcs to make every body lay their prayers, except the three before ni/iiridn'd incredulous perfons, namely the chief CamLui, and two other old men. Account of In the country of tlic /f,-nqu/t<, fome of aifiomn. their guidis of tlieir own accord, after fup- per, fang in the tune of the churcii, Swula Maria,orapro nobis ; having been yet tauglit no more, and as tlicy coatinu'd the litanies, they anfwer'd. The /Icoquai were mightily pleas'd to fee tlie litiropiam, and in three days became lb familiarly actjuainted with ilie mifTioneis, that not one of them refus'd to pray, but did it every day, morning and evening. As they advanced farther into that country, thofe that lived a day's journey more remote, hearing the news of their arrival, came to ice them, and admir'd their garments, their guns, the piiftures in their breviaries, their writing, and the fongs of the church, which they defired to hear feveral times in a day : they alfo heard their inflrudlions with at- tention, and feem'd to have very good fen- timents, and to be much affeftetl, when tliry told them, that formerly the people of France were ignorant of God; and that Ibme good people came thither who taught them, that there was a God, who would make them happy forever in heaven, if they lerv'd him dutifully. That they were come into that country to do them the fame good office, that they might go to heaven as well as they, if they pertorm'd the fame iluties. Some of thofe nations believe, tliat good men after this
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