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[20], 246, [44] pp. (¶8, ¶¶2, A-P8, Q4, ¶¶3-8, ¶¶¶¶8 [-¶¶¶¶8]). (8vo) 14z9.5 cm (5½x3¾"), period limp vellum.

Catherine Gandeaktena [or Tekakoüita] (1656-1680) was a member of the Erie of the Cat nation, known as Lily of the Mohawks, who was instrumental in the founding of the Jesuit mission at La Prairie [Caughnawaga] in Quebec. She assisted Father Jacques Bruyas by teaching him Iroquois. In the final section, the translator references the missionary work of Catharina and compares it with Father Margil and  Maria de Jesus la de Agreda - missionaries in Texas and New Mexico, respectively. OCLC/WorldCat lists two copies of this issue, and 12 copies of an issue with variant collation, the unnumbered pages at rear in this copy being part of the preliminaries. This copy lacks the portrait engraving, pp. 7-8, and the final leaf.