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The Mariner of St. Malo: A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier

CHAPTER IX
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5 Saturday Arrives at St Malo.
SECOND VOYAGE, 1535 May 16 Sunday First Pentecost.

The crew commune at Cathedral and receive Episcopal Benediction.
" 19 Wednesday Departure from St Malo.
" 26 Wednesday Contrary winds.
June 25 Friday Ships separated by storm.
July 7 Wednesday Cartier reaches the Isle of Birds.
" 8 Thursday Enters Strait of Belle Isle.
" 15 Thursday Reaches the rendezvous at Blanc Sablon.
" 26 Monday Ships meet.
" 29 Thursday Follows north coast and names Isles St William.
" 30 Friday Names Isles St Marthy.
" 31 Saturday Names Cape St Germain.
Aug.

1 Sunday Contrary winds; enters St Nicholas Harbour.
" 8 Sunday Sails toward the southern coast.
" 9 Monday Contrary wind; turns toward north and stops in Bay St Lawrence.
" 13 Friday Leaves Bay St Lawrence, approaches Anticosti, and doubles the western point.
" 15 Sunday Festival of the Assumption.

Names Anticosti, Isle of the Assumption.
" 16 Monday Continues along coast.
" 17 Tuesday Turns toward the north.
" 19 Thursday Arrives at the Seven Islands.
" 20 Friday Ranges coast with his boats.
" 21 Saturday Sails west, but obliged to return to the Seven Islands owing to head winds.
Aug.

24 Tuesday Leaves the Seven Islands and sets sail toward south.
" 29 Sunday Martyrdom of St John Baptist.


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