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A half-century of conflict. France and England in North America. Part ...

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APPENDIX. 355with or assisted the Enemy, has been manag'd by anotherPriest <strong>of</strong> that Prov<strong>in</strong>ce; Other Instances <strong>of</strong> this K<strong>in</strong>dmight be given, as particularly the Attempt to br<strong>in</strong>g theInhabitants <strong>in</strong>to Revolt soon after the late Surprize atMenis by endeavour<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong>fluence 'em with the Authority<strong>of</strong> the Bishop <strong>of</strong> Quebeck pronounc<strong>in</strong>g 'em to be free fromtheir Oath <strong>of</strong> Allegiance to his Majesty. But I shall contentmyself with observ<strong>in</strong>g toyour Grace only one piece <strong>of</strong>Policy made use <strong>of</strong> by the french Priests <strong>in</strong> Nova Scotiafor preserv<strong>in</strong>g the whole Body <strong>of</strong> the People <strong>in</strong>tirelyfrench, <strong>and</strong> Roman Catholick's, viz' forbidd<strong>in</strong>g all Intermarriageswith the English under Pa<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> Excommunication,(<strong>of</strong> which I am <strong>in</strong>formed there has been one or twolate Instances <strong>in</strong> actual Excommunication upon this Occasion)& which has had so general an Effect as to preventthe Settlement <strong>of</strong> any one English Family with<strong>in</strong> theProv<strong>in</strong>ce, from the first Reduction <strong>of</strong> it to the presenttime, tho' some have attempted to setle <strong>in</strong> the Country;& to Keep out Inter-marriages between the French & hisMajesty's English Subjects, as that I never heard <strong>of</strong> anyone Instance besides the before mentioned ones; And Iwould humbly submit it to your Grace's Consideration ifthe free Exercise <strong>of</strong> the Roman Catholick Religion <strong>and</strong>an unlimited Toleration <strong>of</strong> Roman Priests <strong>in</strong> Nova Scotiashould cont<strong>in</strong>ue to have the same Effect <strong>in</strong> that Colony forthe next succeed<strong>in</strong>g forty years, as ithas had with<strong>in</strong> theselast forty; the Inhabitants there are suffer'd to rema<strong>in</strong> adist<strong>in</strong>ct Body <strong>of</strong> French <strong>in</strong> the Neighbourhood <strong>of</strong> Canada,with the Ties <strong>of</strong> Consangu<strong>in</strong>ity & Religion between them,& the Canadeans still grow<strong>in</strong>g stronger, untill they doubleor perhaps treble their Number (the French <strong>of</strong> Canada likewiseat the same time <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g their Strength & Numbers)whether it may not prove <strong>in</strong> the End cherish<strong>in</strong>g aColony <strong>of</strong> Inhabitants for the subversion <strong>of</strong> the K<strong>in</strong>g's

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