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Of Very Reverend Dr. Howley’s New Book, In Press. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. The Spirit of Geographical Research aroused in the XVI Century. The Art of Printing Invented by a German Ca tholic—Unfair Criticisms of Protestant Writers—The Polyglot Printing Office of Propaganda—The Popes, the Encoura gers of Science and Discovery; their real political power —Character of olumbus—his desire for gold explained Missionary spirit of the Early Navi gators—Champlain—His religious sen timents—Pere Le Clerg, O.S.F.—Cap tain Richard Whitbourne, his enthu siasm for the Newfoundland—His anxiety for the conversion of the Indians —The Institution of the Propaganda Fide—Contrast between the above new voyagers and Sir Humphry Gil rt. CHAPTER II. Pre-Columbian Voyages. Traditions of a Western Land—Pro phecy of Seneca—Seneca and Columbus, a coincidence—Plato’s Atlantis—Voy e of St. Brendan—St. Malo—Catholic vssions in Iceland—The Flats Saga, A.D. 860—Discovery of Greenland 886 —Re-discovery 980—Discovery of Ame rica by Biarni 985—St. Mylo or Great Ireland—Vestiges of an Irish Colony in America—Episcopal Sees in Greenland 1021 to 1406—Voyage of Zeno 1380— Reliques of ancient occupation found at Clark’s Beach, Conception Bay. CHAPTER III. Columbus and His Followers —1497 to 1534, Discovery of New Found Land 1497 - -Cabot’s Map tampered with—Bacca lao—Relique of early missionary— Corte Real—Map of Varrese from the Vatican Frescoes—St. John’s becomes important 1527—The Aborigines—The name Boethic—Ruthlessly Shot Down Their Character, Religion c—Early Maps of the Country—by Verrazano 1528, by Ribero 1529—“ Dividing line” drawn by Pope Alexander VI. on the Old Belgian Map 1493. CHAPTER IV. Jacques Cartier—1534 to 1611. Neglect of her Colonies by England -Henry Kirke refuted—Catholic coun tries and encourage Colonization—Voy ages of Jacques Cartier, 1534-1535. He names St. Catherine’s, afterwards Cata lina—First Mass in Newfoundland— Catholic Missions in America—Testi mony of Bancroft—Voyages from 1583 to 1609—Settlement in Conception Bay by John Guy, CHAPTER V, John Guy's Settlement—1610 to 1618. Failure of Guy’s Colony, its causes— Intercourse with the Red Indians— Cruel treatment of them by English sailors—Difficulties between the plant ers and fishermen—Whitbourne arrives as commissioner 1315—John Guy aban dons his Colony and returns to England -Whitbourne sent out by Vaughan to found a colony at Werryland. 1618— Calverts views on colonization. CHAPTER VI. Ferryland—1618 to 1622, Sir George Calvert—His Early Career -Bancroft’s Bigotry—Calvert’s Conver sion—His Enthusiasm— ‘A Baltimore Penny” —Colony of Maryland — Lord Baltimore’s Spirit of Toleration—Per secution of Popery by the Protestant Parliament, 1651, CHAPTER VII Foundation of Ferryland—1622 to 1628. Lord Baltimore’s Patent, it’s extent Edward Wynne, first governor—The Name of Ferryland—Description of the Settlement, by Crntain Powell—Sir Arthur Astonart of May 1627—Lord Baltimore arrives July, 1627, brings out Jesuit Priest s Catholic Religion F es tablished—Indignation and Violence of Anglican Minister, Rev. Mr. Stourton— He is expelled the Colony—Calvert ar rives second time with his Lady and family, 1628, CHAPTER VIII. Ferryland—(continued)—1628 to 1660, Causes of the failure of the Colony— Lady Baltimore leaves for Maryland, 1628—Lord Baltimore leaves, 1629— Lady Baltimore lost at sea—Baltimore refuses to take oath tendered by Gov ernor Pott. Jamestown--Returns to England and dies 1632—Sir Wm. Alex ander founds Nova Scotia, 1627—French Hugenots, Claude de St. Etienne, Sir David Kirke—He captures French fleet at Gaspe—Quebec capitulates, 1629— Kirke is refused his prize money—Kirke and Baltimore compared — Kirke re ceives a grant of Ferryland, 1656—His Character—Cecil, Second Lord Balti more recovers possession of ferryland. 1660—Polity of Britain detrimental to advancement of Colony. CHAPTER IX. Missionaries in Canada—1610 to 1670. Description of Settlement, by Dr. Mullock—founded by the French long before 1660— Document signed by Louis XIV—Monsigneur de Laval,first bishop of Quebec—Monsignor St. Walier, se cond Bishop—Defence of the Jesuits— Settlement of Port Royal, 1611-1615—~ Arrival of the Franciscans at Quebec— Missionary labors of Pere le Caron among the Indians, (to be noliiwed)
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