476. See Luke XXIII, 34.
484. AVE MARIA (aeh-v[=a]-mah-r[=e]'-a), a prayer to the Virgin Mary.
486. See 2 Kings II, 11.
507. See Exodus XXIV, 29-35.
V.
572-3. Parents were separated from children and husbands from wives, some of
whom have not to this day met again; and we were so crowded in the transport
vessels that we had not even room to lay down, and consequently were
prevented from carrying with us proper necessaries, especially for the
support and comfort of the aged and weak, many of whom quickly ended their
lives. PETITION OF THE ACADIANS TO THE KING.
579. LEAGUER, an army camp.
589. See lines 49, 50.
597. See Acts XXVII-XXVIII.
604. BENEDICITE, bless you.
631. NEBRASKA, now known as the Platte River.
667. BELL OR BOOK, funeral bell, or book of funeral service.
PART TWO.
I.
674. SAVANNAHS, grassy plains.
678-9. We have already seen, in this province of Pennsylvania, two hundred
and fifty of our people, which is more than half the number that were landed
here, perish through misery and various diseases. PETITION OF THE ACADIANS
TO THE KING.
705. COUREURS-DES-BOIS (k[=o][=o]-rur-d[=a]-bwae'), guides.
707. VOYAGEUR (vwae-yae-zh[=u]r,) river boatmen.
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