CHAPTER XI

1655-1658

THE COMING OF THE SULPICIANS

(1657)

MAISONNEUVE GOES TO FRANCE--ARRANGES FOR HOSPITALIERES AND SULPICIANS--BISHOPRIC FOR NEW FRANCE--THE NOMINATIONS OF DE QUEYLUS AND LAVAL--THE APPOINTMENT DELAYED--THE DEATH OF M. OLIER--THE ARRIVAL OF DE QUEYLUS AND MAISONNEUVE AT QUEBEC--TWO RIVAL "GRANDS VICAIRES"--DE QUEYLUS GOES TO MONTREAL AND QUICKLY RETURNS TO RULE THE CHURCH IN QUEBEC--THE INTRUSION RESENTED--THE SULPICIANS IN MONTREAL--TRIBUTE TO THEM AS CIVIC AND RELIGIOUS ADMINISTRATORS--IROQUOIS HOSTILITIES RESUMED--THE HEAD OF JEAN ST. PERE--THE CHURCH IN MONTREAL TAKES ON "PARISH" PRETENSIONS--CHURCH WARDENS AND "LA FABRIQUE"--THE FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE--THE FLIGHT TO MONTREAL FROM ONONDAGA--PRECAUTIONARY ORDINANCES BY MAISONNEUVE--FORTIFIED REDOUBTS--THE ECCLESIASTICAL DISPUTE SETTLED--DE QUEN "GRAND VICAIRE" OF QUEBEC, DE QUEYLUS OF MONTREAL--BON SECOURS CHURCH DELAYED--JEANNE MANCE AND MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS VISIT FRANCE 137