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a writing of Sieur Roebert . . . also not dated in which he says that at the time Ins Grant wasmade him, he set M. Janvrin Dufresne, sworn Surveyor, with six men to measure, survey and definethe said Grant who occupied forty days in their voyage & that this expense amounted to Seven hun-dred livres, ten sous according to the certificate of said Dufresne which he presents, and that he hasneglected nothing to induce some young farmers to go and settle there by procuring ior them greatadvantages and many facilities, concluding for these reasons We may grant him delay to allow him tosatisfy His Majesty’s intentions; Seeing likewise His Majesty ordinances dated 6, July 1711 and15 th March 1732 and His orders addressed to Us last year wherein He orders Us very expressly toproceed with the reunion to His Domain of the Lands formerly and recently Granted in default ofthe Proprietors thereof having fulfilled the conditions set forth in their deeds: We grounding our-selves on the requisition of the King’s Attorney General Have reunited and Do reunite to HisMajesty’s Domain the Lands following, to wit:
That granted on the 10 th of April of the year 1733 to Sieur Pean two leagues or two leagues & ahalf in front by three in depth along the River Chambly and Lake Champlain together with the RiverChazy included therein and Isle a la Motte; . . . that granted to Sieur St. Vincent on 12“‘ April
1733 two leagues in front by three leagues in depth on Lake ChamplainAnother to Sieur de Beau-vais on 20 th July 1734 two leagues in front by three leagues in depth on Lake Champlain togetherwith the peninsula which is found to be in front of said land; Another conceded on 7 th July of thesame year 1734 to Sieur Contreeoeur jils, on the borders of Lake Champlain beginning at the mouthof the Riviere aux Loutres [ Otter River] one league and a half above and one league and a half below r ,making two leagues in front by three in depth together with so much of said Riviere aux Loutres asis found included therein with three Islands or Islets which are in front of said Concession and dependthereon; another granted to Sieur de la Perriere on the border of Lake Champlain beginning at theMouth of the River Ouynouski one league above and one league below making two leagues front bythree leagues in depth with the extent of said River which will be found comprehended thereintogether with the Islands and Battures adjacent; .... that granted the 5 ll ‘ April 1733 to
Sieur Lafontaine being five quarters of a league in front on the River Chambly by the depth thatmay be found to the Bay of Missiskouy that conceded on the 13 lh June 1737 to Sieur Roebert,three leagues front by two leagues in depth on the West side of Lake Champlain , taking, in goingdown, one league below the River Boquet and in going up two leagues and a hall above said River . 3Wherefore We have declared all the Grantees above named deprived of all lights and property overthese Lands, and yet having in no wise regard to the representations made by any of the said De-fend^ We reserve to Ourselves, under His Majesty’s good pleasure, to grant new Patents of the samelands to those of the Defendants who shall prove within a year to Us, that they have seriously andby real outlays and labour improved a notable portion of said Lands, or placed Settlers thereuponduring the course of this year, such time having elapsed, by virtue and Execution of these presentsand without others being necessary the said Lands shall be conceded to whom and as it shall apper-tain: We grant default against Sieur Douville.and for benefit, We have declared the
present Judgment Common, for the lands equally conceded to them, to wit, to Sieur Douville, thatgranted to him the eight October 1736 two leagues front by three leagues deep on the East side of
Lake Champlain. and finally that granted to Sieur La Gauchetiere the 20 th of April
of the year 1733 of two leagues front by three leagues deep on said Lake Champlain. 1 We order &c.Done at the Castle St. Louis of Quebec the tenth May 1741. Signed Beauharnois & Hocquart;
Countersigned and Sealed. „ TT
For Copy. Hocquart.
1 Now the town of Champlain , Clinton Co. 2 Qu. ? Town of Alburg, Vt. 3 Now the town of Essex and greater part
the town of Wellsborough, Essex county, N. Y. 4 Now the town of Chazy, Clinton County , N. Y.
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