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Charles Washington Baird

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Description:Excerpt from book: Chap. i. Acadia was now lost to the Jesuits; and some 1613- time must yet elapse before they could obtain 1621 possession of Canada. The commercial interests of France were still controlled largely, as they continued to be for many years, by Huguenot merchants; and in order to the prosecution of the important trade with the New World, the capital and enterprise of the great companies of La Rochelle, Rouen and Dieppe were indispensably needed. Hence, though the Prince of Conde was succeeded as viceroy of New France by the Duke of Montmorency, an open enemy of the Huguenots, no attempt was made as yet to exclude them from the colonies. In 1621, the duke, dissatisfied with the man- agement of the trade with Canada, conferred the monopoly of that trade upon a body of mer- ency- chants to be known as the Compagnie Montmorency. At the head of this company was Guill- aume de Caen, sieur de la Mothe, a Huguenot of Dieppe.1 De Caen was at once an enterprising merchant and an experienced navigator. Bred to the sea, he had already made many a trip, under his father's direction, to the banks of Newfoundland. His able administration soon raised the new company to a height of prosperity such as none of its predecessors had reached. Royal favors were showered upon it. Privilege after privilege was granted, in utter disregard of the rights previously conferred upon the older associations. A fleet was created for its 1 Son of Guillaume de Caen and Marie Langlois his wife, ' (Gosselin: Nouvelles Glanes Historiques Normandes.) GUILLAUME DE CAEN. 107 service, with De Caen as its admiral, under the chap. i. title of General of the Fleet of New France. leTi. Secure of government patronage, the company spent vast sums in building ships and storehouses, and in 1627 boasted of an annual reven...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with History of the Huguenot Emigration to America, Volume 1. To get started finding History of the Huguenot Emigration to America, Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 96

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Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0217931731

Description: Excerpt from book: Chap. i. Acadia was now lost to the Jesuits; and some 1613- time must yet elapse before they could obtain 1621 possession of Canada. The commercial interests of France were still controlled largely, as they continued to be for many years, by Huguenot merchants; and in order to the prosecution of the important trade with the New World, the capital and enterprise of the great companies of La Rochelle, Rouen and Dieppe were indispensably needed. Hence, though the Prince of Conde was succeeded as viceroy of New France by the Duke of Montmorency, an open enemy of the Huguenots, no attempt was made as yet to exclude them from the colonies. In 1621, the duke, dissatisfied with the man- agement of the trade with Canada, conferred the monopoly of that trade upon a body of mer- ency- chants to be known as the Compagnie Montmorency. At the head of this company was Guill- aume de Caen, sieur de la Mothe, a Huguenot of Dieppe.1 De Caen was at once an enterprising merchant and an experienced navigator. Bred to the sea, he had already made many a trip, under his father's direction, to the banks of Newfoundland. His able administration soon raised the new company to a height of prosperity such as none of its predecessors had reached. Royal favors were showered upon it. Privilege after privilege was granted, in utter disregard of the rights previously conferred upon the older associations. A fleet was created for its 1 Son of Guillaume de Caen and Marie Langlois his wife, ' (Gosselin: Nouvelles Glanes Historiques Normandes.) GUILLAUME DE CAEN. 107 service, with De Caen as its admiral, under the chap. i. title of General of the Fleet of New France. leTi. Secure of government patronage, the company spent vast sums in building ships and storehouses, and in 1627 boasted of an annual reven...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with History of the Huguenot Emigration to America, Volume 1. To get started finding History of the Huguenot Emigration to America, Volume 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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