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He fished and hunted; many times the forest guards nearly caught him and were on the point of drawing up proces-verbaux against him.

From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile

He wrote to the court letters full of bitterness, accused Frontenac of illicit trade, denounced his followers, and sent huge bundles of proces-verbaux and attestations to prove his charges.

From Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV by Parkman, Francis

An avalanche of memorials, letters, and proces-verbaux, descended upon the unfortunate monarch; some concerning Mareuil and the quarrels in the council, others on the excommunication of Desjordis, and others on the troubles at Montreal.

From Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV by Parkman, Francis