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Sir Harry Johnston, “British Mammals,” (London, 1903), pp. 22 sqq.

La Potherie, “Histoire de l’Amerique Septentrionale,” (Paris, 1703), Vol. 1, Lettre X., pp. 273 sqq.

Casgrain, “Une Paroisse Canadienne au XVIIe Siecle,” Oeuvres, Vol. 1, pp. 530 sqq.

Casgrain, “Eclaircissements sur La Peche aux Marsouins,” Ib. p. 563 sqq.]

APPENDIX F (p. 122)

THE PRAYER OF COLONEL NAIRNE

(There are several versions of parts of the Prayer.  It is, I think, partly copied from some other source, partly Nairne’s own composition.)

We believe in Thee our God; do thou strengthen our faith; We hope in thee; confirm our hope; we repent of all our Sins; but do thou increase our repentance.  As our first beginning we worship thee; as our benefactor we praise thee; and as our supreme protector we pray unto thee that it may please thee, O God, to guide and lead us by thy Providence, to keep us in obedience to thy justice, to comfort us by thy mercie, and to protect us by thy Almighty power.  We submit to thee all our thoughts, words, and deeds, as well as our afflictions, pains, and sufferings, and in thy name and for thy sake [we desire] to bear all adversity with patience.  We will nothing but what thou Willest, because it is agreeable to thee.  Give us grace that we may be attentive in prayer, vigilant in our Conduct, and immovable in all good purposes.  Grant, most merciful Lord, that we may be true and just to those who put their trust in us, that we may be Courteous and kind to all men, and that in both our words and actions we may show them a good example.  Dispose our hearts to admire and adore thy goodness, to hate all errours and evil ways.  Assist us, most gracious God, in subduing our passions, covetousness by liberality, anger by mildness, and lukewarmness by zeal and fervency.  Enable us to Conduct ourselves with prudence in all transactions, to show courage in danger, patience in adversity, in prosperity an humble will.  Let thy Grace illuminate our understanding.  Direct our will and bless our souls.  Make us diligent in curbing all irregular affections and Zealous in imploring thy Grace, careful in keeping thy Commandments and constant in working out our own salvation.

We humbly beseech thee, O Lord, to assist us in keeping our temper and passions under due restraint to reason and to virtue, so as not only to contribute to our internal peace of mind, honour, and reputation in this life, but also to our eternal Comfort and happiness in the life to come; and to defend us, O Lord, from the arts and subtilties which designing men may work against us in order to lead us into evil or idle purposes.  Finally, O God, make us sensible how little is this world, how great thy Heavens and how long will be thy blessed eternity.  O! that we may well prepare ourselves for Death and obtain of thee, O God, eternal life through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.