Records Volume 62: The Letter Book of Lewis Sabran, S.J.

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THE LETTER BOOK OF LEWIS SABRAN, S.J.

(RECTOR OF ST. OMERS COLLEGE)

OCTOBER 1713 TO OCTOBER 1715

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The manuscript of Fr. Lewis Sabran's Letter Bookis in Brussels (Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique No. 4177). It seems likely that it was seized by the government of the Austrian Netherlands in 1773 . The historyofSt. Omers College was retold recently by the late Fr. Hubert Chadwick in his St. Omersto Stonyhurst The College was founded in 1593 by Fr. Robert Persons in what was then Spanish territory with the assistance ofPhilip II One reasonfor the foundation was the proposal in England to take the children of Catholic parents from the parents at the age of seven and place them with approved Protestants to be brought up as Protestants. The College continued at St. Omers as a school for boys from England until 1762. That part of the Netherlands had become French territory in 1678 and in 1762 the College was involved in the expulsion of the Jesuitsfrom France It moved to Bruges in the Austrian Netherlands. Then in 1773 the Society of Jesus was suppressed by the Pope. The Prince Bishop of Liège offered it a home and there it remained until the advance ofthe French Revolutionaryarmies in 1794 forced it to move again; this time it was to England, to Stonyhurst in Lancashire.

Fr. Chadwick records in his book (page 347) that various manuscript volumes of historical interest were taken at Bruges in 1773 and searched by the agents of the government of the Netherlands with a view tofinding clues as to the whereabouts ofhidden "Jesuit riches" . As has been said above the Letter Book was probably seized at this time.

The Letter Bookruns from October, 1713 to October , 1715 and consistsof 126 folios. The title on the outside is "Journal ofLetters kept by F. Sabran, Rector of St. Omers 1713-1715" .

Fr. Sabranheld the officeof Rector from June, 1712 until October, 1715. As Rector he was of course the Superior of the house and also Headmaster of the College In his Letter Book he wrote down the substanceofmost (but, as is clear from the text, not all) ofthe letters he received and sent, and he occasionally made a note of various happenings such as his journeys, the arrival and departure of boys and visitors, etc. His correspondence included letters receivedand sent about a wide variety of topics Amongthese topics wereJansenism and the Bull Unigenitus, political news from England and the Succession question, the affairs of the Jacobite Court, the hopes ofthe restoration ofJames Edward and the beginnings ofthe Fifteen, the affair of Deale, the apothecary, and the persecution

1 Rectorsnormally held office for three, sometimes six , years

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in England, news from Rome, possible canonizations and the fortunes of the missions in China There were several letters about the English College, Rome and the hopes entertained of students going there from St. Omers College, about the appointments of Vicars Apostolic for England and Wales and of a President for Douay College Many letters concernedthe affairs of the Jesuitsin Rome, France, the Netherlands and England; there was some correspondencewith the General and much with the Provincial . In other letters Fr. Sabran was concerned with the spiritual affairs of English convents in France and the Netherlands, with the mission of the English province in Maryland and the Baltimore family and with the Liège episcopal seminary. Then there was correspondence about the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk to St. Omers College,theAbbéStrickland,the deathofLouis XIV, the preparation of replies to The History of the English College at Doway and The Secret Policy of the English Society of Jesus There were references tooto books printedon the St. OmersCollegepress and in particular to Fr. William Darell's answer to The Case Stated by Dr. Charles Leslie But naturally most of Fr. Sabran's correspondence dealt with the business of St. Omers College; there were letters to and from parents of boys in the British Isles, on the Continent and in Maryland; there were letters from boys who had left the College; there were letters about the vocation of boys to the Society ofJesus and other Orders; there wereletters about the appointment ofJesuits to the St. Omers College community ; there were letters about other school businessschool plays, the purchasing of prize books , etc. Towards the end of his years as Rector Fr. Sabran showed some interest in the speedy appointment of his successor

His handwriting is not always legible and his spelling is inconsistent. Because of his spelling, it is sometimes difficult to identify people and this difficulty is increased as he appears to have made mistakes occasionally about initials. The taking of religious names by nuns with whom he corresponded is a further cause ofdifficulty Sometimeshe insertedcomments or notes ofhis own in the accounts he made ofthe letters he receivedor sent.²

Much ofthe correspondenceis concerned with financial matters and was therefore with Fr. Charles Kennet, the Procuratorof the English Province in London, with Fr. Thomas Coxon, the Procurator of St. Omers College in London, with Fr. William Darell and Fr. Edward Wood orWoods, the English Province Procurators in Paris and Antwerp. A College such as St. Omers had throughout its historyits financial problems; fees might not be paid because ofthe poverty of Catholics in the British Isles and of the exiles on the Continent, or there mightbe a disastersuch as the fireattheCollege in 1684.3 It was perhapsbecause of the latter, or as the result ofthe wars atthe end of the seventeenthand beginning ofthe eighteenth

2 Fr. Hubert Chadwickin his St. Omers to Stonyhurst (249-58) made muchuse of the Letter Book

3Therewas a second fire in 1725

centuries, that capital given by benefactors and investedto provide some free places or bursariesat the College had been spent in order that the College might continue Fr. Sabran made great efforts to find the money to restore these free places and invest it in Paris as investment in England for such purposes was by no means safe . The annual pension of 6,000 livres paid by the French government to the College was in arrears because, no doubt, of the Spanish Succession war; his efforts to recover these arrears were unceasing. There are several examples of his satisfaction at profiting by the rate ofexchangeand of his gratitude to benefactors. All he could get together could be used to re-foundthe free places. Inhisanxiety toseethefees paid he adopteda system ofhaving bondssignedbythe parents; there are several mentions of these. Another matterthat gave him considerable worry was the non-payment of interest (or the reduction in the rate of interest) due on the investments ofthe College in the French governmentfunds

A study oftheLetterBookreveals that there were about 140 boys at St. Omers College at this period, although the number dropped eachyear as the months went by Fr. Sabran liked to have at least 100 from the British Isles; the remainder, either foreign boys or from the families of Jacobite exiles or indeed of other Catholic exiles, camefrom the Low Countries or France. The fees for boys from the British Isles were £25 per annum; the rate of exchange may have had something to do with the fact that he appearsto have charged rather more for boys fromthe Continent The parents of the latter (ifthey were notJacobite exiles) mightbe expected to pay the fees more easily than Catholics burdened by the penal laws at home; it was, after all, for the latter that the College had been founded by Fr. Robert Persons in 1593. To send their sons to the Continent for a Catholic education involved parents in sacrifices that were not merely financial During their school course which might last six or more years the boys did not return home for the holidays, and it is in the light of this that Fr. Sabran's reluctanceto allow boys from the Continent to travel home for the summer holidays must be viewed.

The life of Fr. Sabran (or de Sabran) can be traced from the informationprovided in the Province catalogues.4 He was born on March 1st, 1652 in Paris, or, according to Foley who is probably wrong, in London His father was the French ambassador in London, the Marquisde Sabran, "ofthe first nobility ofProvence" , who had married an English wife. It is clear from correspondence in the Letter Book that Fr. Sabran was related to the Dormer and

*Copiesofthe originals in Rome are in the Archives ofthe EnglishProvince, S.J.

5 Oneaccountrecords that his father was thesecretary totheFrenchambassador who remained in Englandafter the ambassador returnedto France SeeObits and Catalogues , 1726-1848a manuscript in the Archives of the English Province, S.J. Foley (III, 80) describes a visit made by the Marquis de Sabran to the Blessed Ralph Corby when he was in prisonawaitingexecution .

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Goringfamilies and it has been held that his mother wasa Plowden . Lewis Sabran was educated at St. Omers College (1663-1670) and entered the novitiate of the English Province of the Society at Watten in Flanders in September, 1670. In 1675 he was studying philosophy at the house of studies of the English Province at Liège and in 1678 he was teaching the class of Poetry at St. Omers. "Mr. Sabran, St. Omers" was mentioned by Oates as one of the conspirators in his True and Exact Narrative of the horrible plot and conspiracy

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In 1684 Fr. Sabran, who had been ordained priest by then , was dealing with financial matters as Procuratorof the English Province at Brusselsand in the following year it was recorded that he had been acting as a military chaplain among the soldiers in Flanders. At the beginning of the reign of James II he was moved to England and stationed in the College of St. Ignatius (Londonand the neighbouring counties), was appointed a royal chaplain and preacherand in 1688 chaplain to the Prince of Wales Foley recorded that he was believedto havebaptisedthe Prince privately the day after his birth.8 With the coming of the Revolution he escaped to Dunkirk (not without some exciting adventures as described in Foley) and joined the exiled Court in France, continuing as chaplain to the Prince of Wales In 1693 he was appointed Socius (or assistant) to the English Provincial and was elected by the ProvincialCongregation to go to Rome as Procuratorat the triennial Congregation of Procurators ; he also acted as deputy for the English Province atthe fourteenth General Congregation held in Rome in 1696-7 . It was at about this time that he was chosen by the General to be Visitor ofthe Province of Naples (or possibly Sicily). In 1696 , the catalogue records, he was Spiritual Father at the house of studies at Liège; he held this office for two years and was also for a time professor of moral theology He was installed in 1699, with the General's leave, bythe Prince Bishop of Liège, as President ofthe episcopal seminary in the city; this appointment was made because some of the professors had been accused of Jansenist views Fr. Sabran held this office in fact until about 1704, and he continued to hold it nominally until 1715 when he wrote expressing his desire to resign. A VicePresident, Fr. Henry Stephens or Stephani was appointed in 1704 or 1705 andwhen he diedin 1723 the English Jesuits ceased toprovide a man for the post. For a year or two, from 1705 till 1706 or 1707 , Fr. Sabran was Spiritual Father at St. Omers College, and then in 1707 he was appointed Visitor of the English Province and ViceProvincial. 10 This office he held until 1712. In June ofthat year he

"Chadwick, 249; Obits and Catalogues , 1726-1848

7 See Foley, V, 108 .

8 See Foley, V, 292 . See Foley, V, 292-3 The original account is in the Annual Letters,Angl 35 (1688), in the General Archives, S.J. at Rome.

10 There is a letter from Fr. Thomas Parker vere Culcheth (who was to be the next Provincial) from Liègewelcomingthe appointment, in Angl 32 , 579 , in the General Archives, S.J. at Rome.

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xi was declared Rector of St. Omers College His rectorate ended in October, 1715 and he becameDirector of the Sodality ofOur Lady at the College. About 1717 he went to Rome to be SpiritualFather at the English College and there he remained until his death in his eightieth year on January 22nd, 1732

In addition to his Letter Book some of Fr. Sabran's letters have survived. Some thirty letters addressed from Rome to the Rectors ofthe house ofstudies at Liège (Frs. Richard Plowden and Thomas Eberson) between 1721 and 1725 are in the Archives of the English Province S.J. in the volume "Liège Procurators' Correspondence" , (between ff. 82 and 221). They are concerned for the most part with Roman news, the conclaves , the Stuarts, the English College, the Chinese missions, the Society's Congregations of Procurators, grants of Indulgencesfor various feasts. At Stonyhurst is a volume entitled "Effigies octo Patrum Societatis Jesu in Anglia pro fide Catholica anno 1679 occisorum" ; it contains a manuscript about "Miraculosae sanitates per merita et sanguinem praedictorum martyrum multipliciter concessae a Deo, descriptaequeex litteris a R. P. Ludivico de Sabran et Ricardo Simonis (Plowden) ... ad Thomam Eberson ... 1683."11 A manuscript volume of sermons by Fr. Sabran and three of his letters are preserved at the Couvent Anglais (the Augustinian Canonesses) at Bruges Another manuscript volume of meditations, conferences , etc. is or was in the library of the Xaverian Brothers at Bruges A manuscript entitled "Journal de Voyage" by an anonymous author, but thoughtto be Fr. Sabran's work, is in the Bibliothèque Royale at Brussels . 12 It would seem possible that letters from him have survived in other convents, formerly in Flanders, and nowin this country. There are one or two letters at Ushaw College 13

Fr.Sabran'spublishedworks are listed inSommervogel,VII,358-9:

A Sermon preachedbefore His Most Sacred Majesty at Chester on the 28th of August, Being the Feast of St. Augustin London, H. Hills, 1687. (Wing, Short-Title Catalogue, S 221)

Letter to a Peer of the Church of Englandclearinga Point touched in a Sermon preached at Chester , before His Most Sacred Majestyon the28thofAugust London, H. Hills, 1687. (Short-TitleCatalogue, S 218)

A Reply of L. Sabran of the Society of Jesus to the Answergiven to his Letter written to a Peerof the Churchof Englandbya nameless Member of the same London, H. Hills, 1687. (Short-Title Catalogue, S 220)

A Sermon preached in the Chappel of his Excellency the Spanish Ambassador , on the second Sunday in Advent, December4, 1687 ,

11 It is printed in Foley, V, 1004-1006

12Information about these letters and three manuscript volumes was kindly providedfor the late Fr. Hubert Chadwickby the CouventAnglaisat Bruges.

13 In the UshawCollection of manuscripts , volumeI.

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on which was solemnised the Feast of St. Francis Xaverius , Apostle oftheIndiesand KingdomofJapan. London , 1687. (Sommervogel gives the French version of this; the English title is from Gillow , V, 461)

Dr. Sherlock siftedfrom his Bran and Chaff; in a Dialogue between the Master ofthe Temple and a Student there. London, H. Hills, 1687. (Short-Title Catalogue , S 216) Dr. Oliver suspected that Fr. Sabran was the author of this (Collections, I, 185)

An Answer to Dr. Sherlock's Preservativeagainst Popery, Showing that Protestancy cannot be defended nor Catholicfaith opposed but by Principles which make void all Reason, Faith, Fathers , Councils, Scripture, Moral Honesty London, H. Hills, 1688. (Short-Title Catalogue , S 214)

Dr. Sherlock'sPreservativeConsidered. in twoLetters ofFr. Lewis Sabran, S.J. London, H. Hills, 1688. (Short-Title Catalogue, S 217)

The Challenge of R. F.Lewis Sabran ofthe Society of Jesus madeout against the Historical Discourse concerning Invocation of Saints. London , H. Hills, 1688. (Short-Title Catalogue, S 215)

A Letter to Dr. William Needham, in answer to the ThirdLetterby him licensed, written to Father Lewis Sabran, of the Society of Jesus , whereinthe said Letter is examinedand confuted. London , H. Hills, 1688. (Short-Title Catalogue, S 219). (This is in the British Museum Catalogue but not in Sommervogel)

One of Fr. Sabran's letters was published in Motif de droit , ou defence du Seminaire de Liège, et du droit de Mrs. ses Proviseurs, contrel'enterprise et les libelles des Jesuites Anglois de cette Ville by Van Espen, translated by Quesnel , pp 71-2

Two letters written by Fr. Sabran to Père Eusèbe Truches were published in Geschichte der Moralstreitigkeiten by J. F. I. von Dollinger, Nordlingen , 1889, vol 2, pp 121-3

Accordingto the late Fr. Charles Newdigate, S.J., an authority on the St. Omers College Press, Fr. Sabran was the author of three works produced by that press. They are The Seasonable Addresse of the Church of England to both Houses of Parliament (1677); Preface to the Sodales of B.V.M .. established in the English Seminary at St. Omer, by N.N. (circa 1717); An Abridgment of the Life of Blessed John Francis Regis of the Society of Jesus , by N.N. (1718). See Fr. Newdigate's notes in the library at Farm Street

Apart from factual notes to references in the text of the Letter Book to The History of the English College at Doway and to The Secret Policy of the English Society of Jesus no attempt has been made to deal with the matter of Fr. Sabran's alleged attempt to gain control ofDouayCollege because of accusationsof Jansenism . The alleged attempt wasmade(ifit was made, and Fr. Sabrandenied itpubliclyon his death-bed) before the period coveredbytheLetter Book The original spelling of the manuscript has been kept

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unaltered; this applies too to the passages in French (with the lack of accents). In the notes the traditional St. Omers has been used for the College but Saint-Omer forthe town; Douayfor the College, but Dowayin the title of Dodd'swork; Ghent rather than Gent or Gand. Capitalisationand punctuation have been modernised and abbreviations expanded where necessary ; the double dating of letters from England has been preserved Pounds sterling have been represented by £ and livres by the full word It should be noted, however, that whenever Fr. Sabran does write the latter in full, he spellsit livers.

Some consideration has to be given to the relative value ofthe currencies in use at the time and whichare mentioned in theLetter Book As it was just at the end of a long war and a period of political uncertainty the rates of exchange fluctuated ; this is clearly shown in the Letter Book When they were favourable Fr. Sabran and his financial correspondentsFr Darell in Paris, Fr. Coxon in London, and Fr. Wood (or Woods) in Antwerp were glad to take advantage of the fact. An examination of the text (Fr. Sabran's figures are by no means always clear) suggests that the French livre (which appears to have fluctuated more than the other currencies) was worth more than 1/- but less than 2/- (pages 42, 55, 63, 82, 144, 211, 250, 271); the florin about 2/- (pages 14, 42, 50, 53-4 , 133 , 176, 215); the guilder about 2/- (47); the crown was worth three livres, or between4/and 5/- (55, 69, 306); the louis d'or about 20/(157). Fr. Sabran was anxious to put the finances of St. Omers College on a firmerfooting(thefinances ofthe Colleges and Convents abroad were frequentlyunsatisfactory) and was therefore delighted when his dealings in the exchange rates showed a profit. For this reason, and for others, financial matters do figure prominentlyin his correspondence; it was part of his duty to see that they were properlymanaged.

The organisation of the English Province of the Society at the time of the Letter Book was as follows: In England and Wales the missionaries were grouped in various nominal Colleges or Residences, each under a local Superior (the Provincialnormallyresided in London). These were the College ofSt. Ignatius (Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, Berkshire and Hertfordshire), the College of the Holy Apostles (Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge and Essex), the College of St. Aloysius (Lancashire, Cheshire, Westmoreland), the College ofSt. Chad (Staffordshire), the College ofthe Immaculate Conception (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland), the College of St. Francis Xavier (Monmouthshire , Herefordshire, Gloucestershire , Somersetshire and South Wales), the College of St. Hugh (Lincolnshire), the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury (Hampshire, Wiltshire, Sussex and Dorsetshire), the Residence of St. Winefrid(North Wales), the Residence ofSt. Michael (Yorkshire), the Residence of St. John the Evangelist (Durham, Cumberland andNorthumberland ),the Residence ofSt. George(Worcestershire

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and Warwickshire ), the Residence of St. Mary (Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire ), the Residence of St. Stanislaus (Devonshire and Cornwall).

On the Continent there were the house of tertianship at Ghent, the house ofstudies (theology and philosophy) at Liège, the College 1 of St. Omers and the novitiate at Watten Other Fathers and Brothers were stationed at the English College in Rome, at St. Germains and Paris, at Antwerpand at various otherplaces. About fifteen Fathers and Brothers were workingonthe missionsof the English Province in Maryland. The annual cataloguesgive the names ofthe St. Omerscommunity for 1712 and 1714. That for 1713 has not been preserved . By the timethe cataloguefor 1715 was composed Fr. Sabranwas no longer Rector.

1712. Fr. Lewis Sabran (Rector), Fr. Philip Percy (Minister), Fr. PercyPlowden (Procurator), Fr. John Walkeden (Prefect ofStudies), Fr. John Norris (Prefect of the Sodality), Fr. Thomas Coniers (Spiritual Father and Professor of Music), Fr. William Mansell(in charge of the Church and Professor ofMusic), Fr. John Busby, Fr. William Clifton and Fr. John Wolfall (Prefects), Fr. Philip Smith, vere Gerard and Fr. Henry Gwillim, vere Terret or Tyrwhit (Masters of Figures), Fr. Richard Holland (Master of Rhetoric); Messrs (i.e. Jesuits not yet ordained) Richard Levinge, Joseph Sheldon, Bonaventure Lane and Edward Withy were the Masters of Poetry, Syntax, Grammar and Rudiments There were ten Lay BrothersAbraham Schilders, Adam Hilton, John Payne, James Serrell, Nicholas Lem, Peter Lewis, Peter Paul, Leonard Verdcheval, Philip del Pouve, Joseph Stephens.

1714. Fr. Lewis Sabran (Rector), Fr. John Norris (Minister), Fr. PercyPlowden (Procurator ), Fr. John Walkeden (PrefectofStudies), Fr. John Constable (Prefect of the Sodality), Fr. Thomas Coniers (Spiritual Father), Fr. William Mansell (in charge of the Church and ofMusic), Fr. William Clifton, Fr. John Giffardand Fr. Charles Wilson (Prefects), Fr. William Collins (Master of Rudiments), Fr. Henry Gwillim (Master of Figures), Fr. Philip Gerard and Fr. Thomas Gerard (no offices ; probably in poor health); Messrs Richard Levinge, Joseph Sheldon, Bonaventure Lane and Edward Withy werethe Masters of Rhetoric, Poetry, Syntax and Grammar . There were nine Lay BrothersAbrahamSchilders, Nicholas Lem , Peter Paul, Peter Lewis, Joseph Le Jeune, alias or vere Young, Joseph Stephens, Arnold Bouillon, Ignatius Jones, James Serrell. Because of the multiplicity of footnotes in this volume it was necessary to number them in blocks at the typescript stage in order to economise in the cost of setting up the text in print. As a result there are often two sequences of footnote numbers on a page. Since however care has been taken to ensure that there are no instances of the same number occurring twice on one page (by omittingnumbers where necessary) no confusion will arise .

Iwish to express my gratitude to the Rector ofStonyhurst forthe

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loanfrom the Stonyhurst Archives of a Xeroxed copy ofthe Letter Book, to the President of Ushaw College for permission to quote from the Ushaw manuscripts, to Miss E. Poyser, the Archivist of the Archdiocese of Westminster for allowing me to see manuscripts and to quote from them and to the Catholic Record Society for permitting me to consult their library. I would also like to thank Mr. R. Browne, the Librarian at Farm Street, for much kind and patient help,toMr. P. Coverdale and the late Sir GeorgeCluttonfor their assistance with genealogies , to Mrs.M. J. Hartharnfor information abouttheAudleyfamily, to Fr. C. K. Macadam fortranscribing a document in the Stonyhurst Archives, to Fr. M. Richards of St. Edmund's College, Ware forinformationabout the Collegearchives, to Fr. B. Payne, the Librarian at Ushaw College for providingme with Xeroxed copies of papers, to Fr. W. V. Smith of Lanchester for informing me of the whereabouts of papers concerning Fr. Sabran. I also wish to thankJesuit colleagues who havehelped with advice on points ofdetail

November, 1967November, 1969 .

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Letters, Bills and other like Concerns from 22 October 1713

October 22° .

To Fr. Coxon. With an inclosed (from Bloomberg) to Mrs. James in PortersStreetnearRupert Marquet, desyringan answermaycome under his cover to me; wether Mr. Nevel2 hath left £20 with him; that Mr. Arthur³ must pay the £25 for Joseph Wright4; wether he hathreceivd Fr.J. Smith's pensions ; that Mr. Hill took 4 guineas and 20 livres; of a placefor him at the French Embassador . ?

From Fr.Kennet.8 2/13 October That he persuaded Mrs. Griffin' to bring over and leavewith me the security her brother had given her ofenjoying what he hath after his death. The rest, current news.

1 Fr. ThomasCoxon (1654-1735), a missionerin London for manyyears, was also the agent, financial and otherwise , for St. Omers College, and was in constantcorrespondence with Fr. Sabran ; at times he used various aliasesWillis , Baston , Sympson , Jackson Sometimes he had to leave London to seek safety. See Foley, VII, 179

2 Nevilor Neville was an aliasemployed by members of the Scarisbrickfamily of Lancashire This could be Robert Scarisbrick , who had sons at St. Omers College at the time, or Fr. Edward, S.J. (1663-1735) or Fr. Francis, S.J. (1643-1713), or Fr. Joseph (1673-1729) See Foley, VII, 686 ff

3 Mr. Daniel Arthurappears to have lived in London (where he was probably a merchant; see Nolan, 225); parents sometimes paid the school fees through his hands . Thefees at this date were £25 per annum See Mannock pedigree in Foley, V, 547; Anne Mannock married Sir Daniel Arthur Was this their son ?

4 Joseph and Edmund Wright were the sons of Edmund Wright of Oporto; see letter from him just below Joseph (1698 /9-1760) became a Jesuit in 1720. See Foley, VII, 869.

5 At this time therewas a Fr. John Smith (1669 /70-1754) who was for most of his life a missionary in Englandin Durham, Lancashireand London; but this may be Fr. Joseph Smithvere Philip Gerard, seventh and last Lord Gerard of Bromley (1665-1733), who was stationed at St. Omers Collegein 1714-15, with apparently no fixed duties, perhaps because of ill health The pension may refer to a contribution by the Provincial towards his maintenance. Foley, VII, 295 and catalogues

Perhaps Fr.JohnHill(1683-1751), whocrossed to Englandas anewmissionary in 1713 or 1714. The guineas and livres may have been moneyhe borrowed for thejourney. See Foley, VII, 260 and catalogues.

7 Fr. Sabran's father had been French Ambassadorin London; he may be suggesting here that Fr. Coxon could, if need be, find a refugein the embassy in an emergency.

8 Fr. Charles Kennet (1660 /2-1728) was the procurator or treasurerof the English Jesuits in London (Fr. Sabran notes the date accordingto the old and newstyle)

9 Mrs. or Miss Griffin had some financial claim on the Powis family (Fr. Sabran'saccountof this is in a letter to the Duke of Powis dated April 10th, 1714); there is some evidence that she had a post at the court of Queen Mary Beatrice at St. Germains She may have been the Mrs. Griffin, widow , of Orleton, Herefordshirelisted in Estcourt and Payne, 62, 78 , 271 .

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Thatofa longtime no letter from me. OfFletcher's low condition . 10 To Fr.Kennet. In answer . An account of Mrs. Griffin's ill succes; compassion on Fletcher.

To Mr. Blundel . " Chieflyabout the payment for his alarm which I have orderd Coxon to give.

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From David Creagh, 12 Amsterdam Only with inclosd from Mr. Edmund Wright of Oporto, father, and from theson. From Edmund Wright, junior Porto, 4 September. With one to his brother Joseph; all thanks, offers of servicehis education here madehimfittto be most welcom in all companyesstuddies stillatt free timesetts outevery wherethe praises ofthe Paradisehere, &c. From Mr. Wood.¹ Barleduk, 17 October The feare his letter to Fr. Eyre² 6 weeks ago was lost or interceptedgreat hopes there of better times, and he beleeves not ill grounded, on the Tory Parliament.3

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From Br Joseph Marshal.4 21 October. With the inclosd Pope's Bull the R[oman?] original hath been 14 days att Lovin yet nothing publisht; this he gott from Antwerpyet in their Hall one of the Doctorshath declard nothing in it toucht the doctrine ofthe University.

From Br. Ignatius Jones.5 22 October. Kinde thanks upon the occasion of his having made his vowes

10 Fletcher may have been Henry Fletcher from whom Fr. Sabran received a letter on December 28th (see below) or C. Fletcher mentioned in a letter received by Fr. Sabran on April 17th, 1714 (see below) Who he was and why he wasin such a low condition cannotat present be discovered See too letter from Lady Strickland received on April 3rd, 1715 and note.

11 This probably is Fr. Joseph Blundell of the Crosby family (1686-1759); he had recentlycrossed over to Englandand was stationed in Yorkshire Foley, VII, 66 and catalogues He was a brother of Nicholas the diarist See The Great Diurnal of Nicholas Blundell , II, 55, 61, 78, 103-7, 232-4

12 The Creaghs of Amsterdam appear to have been ready to act as financial agents for parents There was an Irish Jacobite family ofthis name

1 Mr. or Dr. or Sir LawrenceWood (see C.R.S. , XL, 163-4 ; Shield and Lang, 277) was physicianto Queen Mary Beatrice and James Edward After the treaty of Utrecht James had to leave France for Lorraine wherehe usually resided at Bar-le-duc

2Fr. Thomas Eyre (1670-1715) was one ofthree brotherswho became Jesuits , ofthe familyofThomas and MaryEyre (née Bedingfeld) of Hassop andlater Bury's Hall, near Swaffham , Norfolk At this date he was Socius to the Provincial of the English Jesuits and much in his letters would reflect the mind of the Provincial See Foley, VII, 238 and catalogues

3 Therewere hopes that the Tories who came to power in 1710 would repeal the Act of Settlement

4 Brother Joseph Marshall (1683-1739) was at this date a Jesuit theological student at Louvain, not yet ordained The Bull is presumably Unigenitus, issued by ClementXI in September, 1713 against Quesnel's Moral Reflexions; it was thought that the University of Louvain was hesitating to accept the Bull, but iteventuallysubmitted See Foley, VII, 489 andPastor, 314

5 Brother Ignatius Jones, a lay brother, had just ended his novitiate and taken his first vows and was at the English Jesuit house of studies at Liège Fr.

From Fr. Darell. 22 October Sir Richard Cant[illon ?]' hath payd him 232 livres10 for £12-10for F. Geraldin³ forfrom October 13 to next April 13 (100 pounds = 1868) or is [?] [?] in the 100 . Prior will aske of Torcy to obtaine ofDesmarets that our pension be payd. He is ready to advanceit What high and low church the bull makes L'Allemand's [f.1v .] book's out on Monday, and the 2d editionbegun10it will defend[?] to the clergy for his comment on "Non pro Mundo Rogo"-to witt the world not excluded butt special graces asked for the Apostles The Abbate Howard will stay a monthatt Parismost sensible to our civility to him . "

25th.

From Muilman and Meulenaer. Amsterdam, 23 October Desire I owne the recept of the inclosd from Francisca Pantalin, mother to Charls Russel and informe him where he is ifalive.¹

26th.

From Fr. Francis] Powel.2 Liege, 20 October With the Mathematical conclusions and a paper of the figuressupposes I have

Sabran was anxious to have him at St. Omers College as shoemaker He came, but appears to have left the Societyabout 1729. (Catalogues ) Fr. William Darell (1651-1721), of the Scotneybranch of that family, was then procurator of the Englishprovince at Paris, wheresome of the province funds were invested . He also helped to look after the financial affairs of St. Omers College in Paris, where one of his chief duties was to secure the payment by the French government of the annual pension (often in arrears) which Louis XIV had grantedto take the place of that granted by the King of Spain, after St.-Omerhad been ceded to France in 1678. It was 6000 livres. See Chadwick, 183-4; Foley, VII, 195.

7 Richard Cantillon who, according to Shield and Lang, 208, was James Edward's Paris banker, may have been a relative of Philip Cantillon, the Irishman who became a banker in Paris in the early years of the eighteenth century. The Complete Peerage (I, 483) says that Richard was at thecourt of James III and suggests that he was created Baron Ballyhigue which may have in fact been a French creation See mention of Richard in Eyre, V , 483, 357, 359 , and of the family in Nolan, 372

8 Francis Geraldin, a boy at St.-Omer College, was the son of Sir Nicholas Geraldin (Geraldine?); another Irish familyin exile? See Shield and Lang, 241. Itmay be noted here that Fr. Sabran, as a general rule, but notalways, used the abbreviation "I" for poundssterling and "II" for livres.

⁹ Matthew Prior, the poet and diplomat, was a peace commissioner at the time of the treaty of Utrecht; he interceded with Jean BaptisteColbert, Marquis de Torcy, Louis XIV's foreign minister, and Desmarets , the ControllerGeneral of Finance, to obtain the pensionfor St. Omers College

10 Père Jacques Philippe Lallemand or Lallemant (1660-1748), a strong antiJansenist, brought out his book Réflexions Morales avec des Notes sur le Nouveau Testament traduit enfrançois. published in Paris in four volumes in 1713. The reference is to St. John'sgospel, XVII, 8

11 This is probably Mgr Richard Howard (1687-1722), Canon of St. Peter's , who took a Cardinal's hat to Paris in the summer of 1713 for Mgr Polignac (at the requestof James Edward, accordingto Shield and Lang, 187) He was one of the brothers of Thomas , eighth Duke of Norfolk See Gillow , III, 451 . Fr. Sabran answers this query in his letter dated October 28th below .

2 Fr. Francis Powell (1658-1733), previously Rector of the English College,

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receivd the Juvency's Ullons³ which 3 months ago he gave to that end to his procurator.4 Next year Br. Plowden willdo much more -their Gazette say our King is turnd Protestant and some say God send itbee not trueatt leastthere seemsa trimmingwhichGod will not bless . Arundel comd,' butt by his father's consent, not to studdy Pulton gone to keepe Midleton and Bertie companyperhaps retrievable if cald to England China afairs broughtupon the tapis att Rome, because (they say) the Porthugese and the Jesuitswill not admitthe Pope's Bull. (About Br. Ignatius Jones )

27th.

From Fr. Darell 23 October The office of Paris hath payd att 3 payments for L[ady] Burlace10 above the 5000 livers Viz. April 7

Rome , was at this time Rector of the English Jesuit house of philosophyand theologyat Liège, sometimes known as the Anglo-BavarianCollege as it was partly supported by a pension paid by the Elector of Bavaria He was to succeed Fr.Sabran asRectorofSt. Omers SeeFoley, VII, 627 andcatalogues.

3 Père Joseph de Jouvancy(1643-1719), a FrenchJesuit, taught grammar, the humanities and rhetoric at several Colleges in France. He was responsible for many editions of the classics, but it is not clear which of his books is referredto here .

4 The procurator or treasurer at the College at Liège was then Fr. Ralph Sheldon (1681-1741). See Foley, VII, 706, V, 850 and catalogues.

5Brother ThomasPlowden (1693-1715 or 1719) vere Dean, apparentlylearned in mathematics , was then studying philosophy at Liège He was the son of John Dean whose wife was Frances Plowden , probably a daughterof Francis Plowden , Comptroller of the Householdof James II who went into exile at St. Germains with the king Thomas died beforeordination See Foley, VII, 198, VI, 457 (he had entered the English College, Rome in 1706) and catalogues A brother of Tobias Dean ; see C.R.S. , XXX , 184 .

There was surely no trimming On this subject see Nolan, 463ff., wherea letter from James Edward to his mother, dated December 30th, 1713 , is quoted; also Bevan, 67-8.

" This is probably Thomas , second son of Henry, fifth Lord Arundell of Wardour, who seems to have spent some time on the Continent with an English Jesuit as a kind of tutor This was Fr. Richard Holland (1676/71740), who was later stationed at Wardour See Foley, VII, 366

8 Fr. George Pulton or Poulton (1689-1739) was sufferingfromill health; not yet a priest, he was staying at the English Jesuit house of Tertians at Ghent where Frs Charles Middleton (1660-1743) and Jerome Bertie (1673-1739) werealso in poor health See Foley, VII, 507, 55 and catalogues On the matter of the Chinese rites, see Pastor, chapter 7. The Bull may be the decree of ClementXI of September 1710, confirming the prohibition of the rites. The Jesuit General , Fr. Tamburini, had submitted to the decree and ordered his subjects to accept it See too Malcolm Hay.

10 Notes on a Lady Burlasse or Bindlosse in C.R.S. , VIII, 33, 326, 331 , say that she died in 1684 and had been the wife of Sir Robert Bindlosse of Borwick Hall, Lancashire , and daughter and coheiress of Sir Hugh Perry, alderman of London Whoever Lady Burlace was she had left or given money to found a free place at St. Omers College ; suchfree places were used to help deserving cases or boyswho might have a vocation to the priesthood There had been several of these free places or bursaries, but it would seem thatthe capital had been spent in some emergency Fr. Sabran, as will be seen , made great and successful efforts to re-found them But see also C.R.S. , XVII, 46 where there is mention of Alice, Lady Borlase, wife of Sir John Borlase, the second Baronet, of Brockmer, Buckinghamshire ; and there was Anne, wife

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[word illegible] by Antwerp2500 livres. June 6th £100, viz. 1250 Item October 3rd, 1237. In all 4987, which with the abatement of the interest of £200 for half a year att 4 per cent and of £100 for a quarterofa year (for so St. Omers had receivd it) makes £5 more. 28th.

ToMuilman and Meulenaer. In answerconcerning CharlesRussel and his taking ship at Ostendfor Cadix.¹

To Fr. Darell. In answer to tworecomending the bills ofOgarra and Colonel Bagott2desiring to know the conditions of the new lotteryin which the 5 per cent are secure to all besyds the chanceof the billet.

To Fr. Wood.3 In answerthanks for the 2 coppies ofthe Bull. What passes upon it att Paris.

To Fr. Tichburn and to Br. Jones Onlyin answer to theirs . 29th

To Mr. Marshal Lovin. In answerthe effects of the Bull att Paris, &c

[f.2.] To Fr. Coxon by Willis To desire he help Willis That att least Darell hath no right to the place founded by L[ady]Audley- that by the contract 'tis devolved to Audley, who if he keepes from us Porter's foundation, at least wee shall bee in right not to accept his nominationfor L[ady] Audley's place. "

of Humphrey Borlasesaid to have been created Baron Borlaseby James II. See The Complete Peerage, s.v. Borlase and in vol 1 , AppendixJacobite Peerages

1 Fr. Sabran's answer to the letter of these gentlemen received on the 25th. 2 Ogarra or Ogarre and Bagott may have been officers in the Jacobite service The latter, and presumablythe former too, had sons at St. Omers

3 Fr. Edward Wood or Woods (1663-1725/6?) was Procurator of the English Jesuits at Antwerp (see Foley, VII, 857 and catalogues) He may havebeen a cousin ofDr. Wood at Bar-le-duc Forthe receptionof the Bull Unigenitus at Paris see Pastor , chapter5.

* Fr. John Tichborne (1679-1748), who succeeded his brother, Henry, as 5th Baronetin 1743, was atthis date at Liège College ; he went latertoEnglandto the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury See Foley, VII, 779 and catalogues .

5 Lady Audley had founded a free place at St. Omerspossiblyin conjunction with Colonel Porterand there is much correspondence about it in the Letter Book Mary, daughter of John Daniel of Acton in Suffolk was the second wife of Sir Henry Audley (by whom he had three childrenHenry, Francis and Anne) of Berechurch near Colchester ; he diedin 1667. (She was the Lady Audley of the Letter Book ) His sons by his first marriageto Anne , daughter of Humphrey Packington of Chaddesley Court in Worcestershire , predeceased him His second wife married secondly Colonel James Porter, Vice -Chamberlainto James II, the fifth son of Endymion Porter, Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles I. Mary, Lady Audley died about 1704; her death is mentioned , as is Colonel Porter's gift of £10 to the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre at Liège, in C.R.S. , XVII, 61. Colonel Porter's niece , Mary, the daughter of his brother George, married (as his second wife) Philip, second Viscount Strangford Lord Strangford had two daughtersOlivia who married John Darell of Calehill, and Elizabeth who married

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To Fr. Kennet, by the same. Anaccount ofthe effects ofthe Bullatt Paris of the China affaires being againe sett on footatt Rome . From Fr. Provincial.¹ 9/20 October. J[ohn] C[onstable]² non extra tempus consuetum ad gradum suum promovendum [esse ?], says F[ather] G[eneral], cum, re tota bene expensa, videretur satis benigne adhuc cum illo actum iri si proximo [polo?] ad eundem admissus fuerit Do these words include an absolute commission to admithim then ? Askes my opinion. He thinks Mr. Drummer's meaning is to give orders for his admission proximo [polo?], yet the words in rigor import not an absolute one. Hopes to send soon for Mr. Wilson ;3 he is willing I keepe J. Serrel ifI will satisfye Mr. Drummerthere being such want of apothecaries Wonders neither I nor Fr. Eberson take notice of the proposal of admitting him offerd att Liege; no English one looks that way. Edward Page, a

Henry Audley, the son of Sir HenryAudley and his wife MaryDaniel (Henry and Elizabeth Audley were the Mr. and Mrs. Audley of the Letter Book.) Henry Audley "wasted his estates" and died on September 1st , 1714 in the Fleet prison This last fact explains the general uncertainty about his intentions and whereabouts revealed in the Letter Book He left no issue . His wife complained that she had to be kept by her parents ; she died in 1732 No doubt she saw much of her sister, Mrs. Darell, and she was anxious to obtain her mother-in-law's free place for one of her nephews Several questions are raised in the correspondence whichfollows in the Letter Book Had Lady Audley founded the free place or had her second husband, Colonel Porter; was it his money or hers? Had he cancelled it (because the capital had been lost) andcould he legally do so if she hadfounded it? Ifitwas not cancelled, had the Darells any right to it or could the Rector of St. Omers nominate someone to enjoy it? An arrangementwas made, as will be seen, that one ofMr. Darell's sons should have it There are signs towardstheend ofthe Letter Book that Colonel Porter was thinking of founding a newfree place and that it was agreed that the College had no further obligations to theDarell family in thematter. See AudleyPedigrees, byA.L. Reade (London, 1929), 136-8; Estcourt and Payne, 87-8; The Complete Peerage, s Strangford 1 The Provincial from 1712 till 1716 was Fr. Thomas Parker vere Culcheth (1654-1730), who was threetimes Rectorof the College at Liège and was also Rector in London See Foley, VII, 188 ; pedigree in Foley, VI, 690. Most of the Provincial's years of office would be spent in England, buthewould visit the English houses in France and FlandersSt Omers, Liège, Ghent and Watten (the novitiate, about two leagues from St. Omers) from time to time. He was writing here about Fr. General Tamburini's (Mr. Drummer) instructions about Fr. John Constable's final vows "Proximo Polo" is an expression used elsewhere in Jesuit correspondence in this century; it seems to refer to the next feast of the Purification of Our Lady, a customaryday for taking final vows See letter dated January6th, 1767 in "EnglishProvince Correspondence " , a volume in the archives of the EnglishProvince, S.J.

2 Fr. John Constable , alias Lacey (1676/7-1740) came from Lincolnshire; he was to be for some years a member of the St. Omers College community, then assistant to the Master of Novices and finally he worked in the College of St. Chad of which he was Rector See Foley, VII, 159 and catalogues .

3 Presumably Fr. Charles Wilson (1662-1730), at this time a member of the St. Omers community He had been stationed before at Spetchley in Worcestershireand in the College of the HolyApostles See Foley, VII, 850 and catalogues.

4 Brother James Serrel (1663-1716) was apothecary(dispenser or infirmarian) at St. Omers The Provincial asked whether Fr. Sabran or Fr. Thomas Eberson (1660-1733), the Rector and Master of Novices at Watten (and

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new convert, wants a longher tryall Hath nothing against my Basecourt[?] man's admittance, butt the number.

From Fr. Coxon 12/23 October My quickest way will bee to act by a friend att Gandt, with the widdow Vandermeulen " Mr. Clark promises payment with next moneys receivd or borrowed; wishesI could gett it of Eberson. Hopes I will not lett Bierbeck part till arears payd or sure security given for his father's bond (had long since , not worth a groat). If I will lett him manage the occasion (now the boy's att age) he will trye to secure the money before the boy leaves us. Wishes more coppies of our C[ollege?] stamps¹ or the plate. Brewer's rent ceases with his death; the £ 10 in arrears att his death he will soon secure.2 Hopes to send soon some lambs.3

From Mr. HumfreyWeld.4 Lullworth Castle, 5/16 October. Only civilities His joy that his sons are in my hands.

From Van den Brouke's wyfe 26 October About the intercepted letters Hopes I shal by douceur bring her son to end his studdies here. Desires that his [sic] son converse with the French.5 From Mr. HenryFox London , 7/18 October. Boyto learn French .

later Rector of the English College, Rome and of Liège), had considered an apothecaryavailable at Liège (see Knappen, below), there being no English apothecaries desirous of enteringthe novitiate. For Fr. Eberson, see Foley, VII, 219 and catalogues

• Edward Page was someone anxious to try his vocation; there is no evidence that he ever did so. The Basecourt man was probably the personwho cared for the back courtyard at St. Omers (see Chadwick, 247-8 and plan facing 151) which seems to have been a kind of playground; he wished to go tothe novitiate but for the time beingthere was no room .

7 Probably the mother of a former boy at the College ; apparentlythere wasa debt for fees due Some boys from the Low Countries and France were accepted at the College.

8 Mr. Clark may have been Fr. John Clarke (1662-1723) who was then at Watten, Fr. Henry Clarke (1669/70-1729) in London, or Fr. William Clarke (1669-1734) the Rector of the College of St. FrancisXavier (see Foley, VII, 133-5 and catalogues) Perhaps it is more likely to have been the first in view ofthe mention of Fr. Eberson, the RectorofWatten. Edward Bierbeck , or Birkbeck, was about to return home as his father was finding difficulty in payingthe fees. In such cases Fr. Sabran and Fr. Coxon tried to secure bonds or promises to pay over a number of years. The boy probably came from the Westmorelandfamily as did Fr. Edward Birkbeck alias Poole (1667-1722) who was at this time at Ghent (Foley, VII, 59-60 and catalogues .)

1This may meancopies of an engraving

2Perhaps the paymentover a period of time of some old debt.

3"Lambs"-presumablya code word for boys; they usually wrote of "packs" (of merchandise ) when writing of boys crossing over to St. Omers from England

4 Mr. Weld ofLulworth (son ofWilliam Weld and his wife, ElizabethShireburn ofStonyhurst) and his wife, MargaretSimeonor Simeons, had at this timetwo sons, Nicholas and James, at St. Omers ; a third, Edward, was apparentlyto go there .

5 The interception of letters was not uncommonin those days; Mme . Van den Brouke was anxiousthat her son should persevere with his studies until the end of his course at St. Omers

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The Dutches promistto pay the 1st half year. Hopes afterthatI will take him (as Welch) att £20 which shall bee well payd. [f.2v.] From Mr. Edmund Wright Oporto, 4 September. Withan inclosd for his son All civility, thanks Hopes of better times in England. What he desires of his son is that he learn to write, and some French by discoursing with the French schollars.

30th

Nothing particularnor any letters

31° .

To Fr. Powell, Rector of Liege. In answer. Thanks for his mathematic conclusions and figures. The reasons of my right to Br. Ignatius Jones whom I shall expect

ToReverendFr. General Chieflyconcerningthe accusationsagainst J. Serrel, whichI disprouve. I offer (as a remedy to all) that he bee comanded by Reverend Fr. General not to goe out to the secular sick above once a day and notfor abovean houre. The state ofthe seminary.¹

To Reverend Fr. Richard Plowden With 2 Indulgences of Watten to bee renewed. Informations concerning St. Monacella's body, with a leaf of the Welch calender. Desiring an Indulgence for the Sunday next to 4° Maii, and, if feasible, an octave forthis house . The rest domestick news and the hopes of a good mission for Rome.²

From Br. Simeon.3 A letter of thanks .... &c

6 There would seem to have been some relationship between the Fox family and the Duchess of Powis (See note on Fr. James Foxein Foley, VII, 278.) She was Mary(daughterof Sir ThomasPreston of Furness), 2ndMarchioness and titular Duchess of Powis Her mother-in-law had died in 1691. William , 1st Marquis and titular Duke of Powis (created by James II in exile) had one son, William and five daughtersMary, Frances, Anne, Lucy and Winefrid. The names of all occur in the Letter Book below

7 Mr. Fox appeared to believe that the fee for Welsh boys at St. Omers was only £20 a year Was this the Henry Fox mentionedin Estcourtand Payne, 188, 223 ?

1 Fr. Sabran wrote to the General about the state of his house Therewould seem to have been some complaint that Brother Serrel was going out too much tolookafter the sick in the town

2 Fr. Richard Plowden (1659 /63-1729) was a son of Edmund and Penelope (née Drummond) Plowden of Plowden Hall, Salop, and a brother of Frs. Francis , Edmund and Percy At this time he was Rector of the English College, Rome (he was later Provincial and twice Rector of St. Omers) and handled Fr. Sabran's Roman business for him (See Foley, VII, 604 and catalogues .) St. Monacella or Melangell, was a Welsh saint (see Butler, Lives of the Saints, vol II, 406Kennedy edition, New York, 1956) to whom Fr. Sabran had a devotion He wished to have a special feast for her at St. Omers College. Mention is made here of anotherfrequent topic of correspondence with Fr. Plowdenhow many boys from St. Omers College would want to go thatyear to the EnglishCollege, Rome to studyfor the priesthood?

3 Brother James Simeonor Simeons (1692-1714) was a scholastic studying at Liège; he was a brother of Sir Edward Simeon or Simeons , Bart and ofMrs. Humphrey Weld. He died the next year, before ordination. See Foley, IV, 606; VII, 712 and catalogues

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November [1713].

1st.

From Mr. William Jacobson.5 31 October. 1° . A civil letter of thanks for past favours 2° Repeated expressions of son zele et desir d'estre aussi heureux que ses condisciples; qu'il continue toujoursdans la memeintentiontouchant sa vocation ; ne s'estimera jamais heureux qu'au jour de son entrée ; toujours presta m'obeir pour le temps qu'il me plaira le recevoir S'aplique aux etudes de Philosophie pour se rendre capable Logè chez Mr. du Monneau a la Brasserie de St. Antoine, rue des Frippiers Salue Père Eyre, Pères, condisciples

2d.

To Reverend Fr. Provincial In answer. Where and why I have placed Page. That I think Reverend Fr. General's words a full commission Will receive here the Ligeois apothecary &c.¹

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. That after the 4th instant he gettofthe Dutchess ofPowis the halfyear, £12-10, for little Fox. What Mun Thorold hath tould his father of Welchmen att £20 per annum.2 WhatImustanswer him &c. Dinedwith us Sir Christopher Hales . ³

[f.3.]

3º.

From Mr. [Sir]Nicolas Geraldin St. Malo, 29 October. Thanks for myne and the care I promis of his son He allowes his son 3 livers a weekefor diversion money, and anything besydes I shalljudgefit. Sir Richard Cantillonwill repay &c

To Sir Nicolas Geraldin In answer, and account of his son's short sicknesand recovery, of his darke humour for some time, butt now , (as he assures me), wholypast 4th

To Fr. Coxon. About Jonathas Mingo (John Booth) whocamethe night before without any letter from him or recomendation from any one.4

5 This is probably William Jacobson (1692-1754) fromDunkirk, who entered the novitiate at Watten in 1714. He was to work as a priest for a time in Lincolnshire He knew Fr. Eyrewho had been a masterat St. Omers about four years before See Foley, VII, 397 and catalogues Fr. Sabran was answering the letter received fromthe Provincial on October 29th; he thought that it was the General's intention that Fr. John Constable should be admitted to his finalvows

2 This refers to theletter received from Mr. Foxon October29th MunThorold was Fr. Edmund Thorold (1657-1715) then in the Residence of St. Winifred ofwhich he had been at one time Superior (See Foley, VII, 774 and catalogues ) "His father" is "little Fox's" father

3 Was Sir ChristopherHales relatedto Sir Edward Hales who had been created Earl of Tenterdenby James II in 1692? Fr. Sabran might be wrong about his Christian nameand hemight bewrong in giving him the styleof a knight or baronet

4 There would appear to have been three Mingo brothersat St. Omers at this time Joseph, Richard and Jonathanthe sons of Mrs. Elizabeth Mingo; as Fr. Coxon in London was concerned with them, they would seem to have come directly fromEnglandorScotland, and not to be members ofan exiled Jacobitefamily Boys were occasionally given an alias at St. Omers College.

To Mr. Jacobson. To encourage him in his vocation and in his studdies, assuring him that Fr. Eyre and I will write in his favour to Reverend Fr. Provincial

To Br. James Simeon In answer, And to encouradgehim to part with nothing till he hath it in his owne hands to make it a free guift.

To Fr.Justiniani.2 In answer to two. That G[eorge] Carteret will bee yett a year here.3 That he hath omitted in the 2 last accounts the 50 livers of Beven.4

5th

Fr. Eyre went hence to Watten for Liege and I with him to Watten. I stayd at Watten, and the 6th Fr. Eyre went to Burbourgs and I returnd home, butt found that no letter was comd either of those two daysfor me, nor any bussness of moment. This sixt[h] I writt to Fr. Beeston to send Fr. Gifford' and sent it by Fr. Eyre and returnd home. Payd a visit to the Vice-Provincial , Fr. Vauquier. I invited him to dyner on the 14th

7th

From Mr. Coxon 3 of 16, 19, 23 October, stylo veteri. Bierbeck hath prest him to send home his son upon a bill; requires ready money and hath sett him ongetting a friendto raise it Supposes he owes £70 (see my answer) Beleeves an inclosd letter to Mr. Will

1A word ofadvice, it seems , as to how he should dispose of some part of his property.

2 Fr. John BaptistJustinianorJustiniani, alias Ayroliand Lucas, wasanItalian who entered the Englishprovince At this time he was a royal chaplainatthe exiled court at St. Germainsand he acted as an agent for the business ofSt. Omers College there (see Foley, VII, 24 and catalogues). He had worked in England in the Residence of St. George and in the Collegeofthe Holy Apostles; Foley is incorrect in saying"his name disappears after 1703" .

3 George Carteret was a brother of Frs Edward (1689/91-1753) and Philip (1693 /4-1756) Carteret He entered the Society in 1714, but decided after two or three years that he had no vocation. Seecatalogues

Mr. John Bevan had a son at St. Omers College ; he appears to have resided at St. Germains , or perhaps Paris and may have been a Jacobiteexile See Foley, VII, 56; C.R.S. , XXX, 183

5 Burbourg or Bourbourg is between Dunkirk and Gravelines and a little inland Itmay bethat a goodcoach service ran fromthereto Liège or possibly a canalboat. Fr. Robert Beeston (1656/60-1732) was Rector of the house of Tertians at Ghent from 1711-15 ; he had laboured in England in the Residence of St. George, wastwice Master of Novicesat Watten and was also Provincial. See Foley, VII, 47 and catalogues

7 Fr. John Giffordor Giffard (1683 /4-1757) was aboutto be sent tothe mission of the English Jesuits in Maryland, but there was a change of plan and he became a memberof the St. Omers community; later he was stationedin the Residence of St. Michael See Foley, VII, 301 and catalogues

8 Fr. Baudouin Wauquier was at this date Vice-Provincial of the Jesuit GalloBelgic provincewhich also had a College at Saint-Omerknown as the French or Walloon College See Synopsis Historiae Societatis Jesu (Lovanii, 1950), 197, 683; alsoChadwick, references in index

Collins is writt to gett me to surcease pressing on his father for payment of £70. Ther's no reason for it He sends a letter from Pendrel with proposals . 10 Mrs. Bradshaw should send the letterof her brother owning the father had settled £30 on her. Lettyong Pears¹¹ write to his mother. Hath sent to Wood12 a bill of 2170 [florins ]for £200 (att 8 per cent) ; venturd money [f.3v ] of others not to loose so good an Exchange. 20sh. for the 2 Blakes That I encourageQueenwho had writtto bee gone because cald a begghar; his father much troubled att it. 13 Nevel14 sayd nothing to him. Kennet's agreementwithSirW. Gerard was madewithoutBlandique knowing any thing of it ' Hath chid the Booth's mother; hath promist to pay £20 for the yonghest, butt he beleeved she will not bee able to raise it. This yonghest theenish, by negligence hath never been att the Sacraments To Quarterman a crown. New bodies[?] for [word illegible]; orders are given to pay what they cost

From Reverend Fr. Parker [Provincial] 5/16 October. "Twill bee convenient the Ligeois apothecary live some months with me.3 God send Br. James' tremor [humour ?] &c do him no harme; hopes my prudent managing will prevent.4 Powel's reasons not to part

This is probably Fr. William Collins (1683/4-1745), then a master at St. Omers, but from 1715 stationedin the College of St. Ignatius and later in the Residence of St. George See Foley, VII, 150 and catalogues

10 Fr. William Pendrill, alias or vere Birch, was at this date at Haggerstonin Northumberland, the seat of the family of that name, in the Residence of St. John the Evangelist of which he was later for some years Superior. See Foley, VII, 581 and catalogues

11 "Young Pears" maybe James Pearcewho was thena noviceatWatten orwas about to go there, under the name of James Chamberling or Chamberlain Seecatalogues

12Fr. Edward Wood at Antwerp There are many references in the LetterBook to taking advantage of the rate ofexchange.

13 Blakes andQueen : names mentionedin contexts such as this maybetakento be those of boys at the College

14 Fr. Coxon answered Fr. Sabran's query in his letter dated October22nd

1An agreement was signed in July, 1706 between Sir WilliamGerardofBrinn , Lancashire and Fr. Charles Kennet (on behalf of Fr. Peter Hamerton, then Provincial) that a boy would be maintained at St. Omers on the estate in Yorkshire of John Gerard whose heir Sir William was Sir William Gerard and his heirs were to nominate the boy A further agreement on the same matter was signed by Fr. Thomas Parker, Provincial, in July, 1710. (The document is in the Lancashire Record Office, DDGe, 883.) Blandiquewas used in correspondence as a code name for St. Omers College ; it was taken from the name of the house in the countryBlandecques or Blandyke- whither the community and boys sometimes repairedfor rest and change of air It was about three miles from St. Omers and had been presented to the College by Fr. JohnWilson, a secular priestwho had charge oftheSt. Omers Collegepress, in 1626. Fr. Coxon was writing that the agreement about the Gerardfreeplace had been made without anyreference to St. Omers College (On the St. Omers College press, see Chadwick.)

2 Booth was the alias for the Mingo boys; see the letter to Fr. Coxon , dated November4th.

3 Fr. Sabran had alreadywritten to the Provincial to this effect on November 2nd

* Brother James is presumablyBrother James Serrel

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with Br . Jones1° . The importance of a good porter. 2°. Of 10 laiks only 7 serviceable 3° . That Thomas Forster only a 9 months aprentice (the other was butt 19). 4°. Shall have been forced to pay 2 viaticums and for a porter 5° . I may find a secular shoemaker fitt So Mr. Parker hopes I may supplye the want an other way. Would know where and att what rate a yong gentleman (and servant to attend him) something disturbed in his minde; would have some Jesuits near the place; and I would oblige ifI finde a proper man that speaks French and English ?

From Sir William Goring.8 16 October In answer to myne 29 August. To allowe with prudence to W. Goringwhatmoremoney by the week Ijudge fitt; feares all his uneasiness is not past. An other (by the same post butt different packet) of 23 October To lett W. Goring knowe his brother's death, moderate his greef. As soon as he can provide him with a governor, within less than a month, will send him to an Academy att Paris What constitution and stomac hath he ? Wether much grown?

From Will Pendrel Haggherston, 10 October Proposes theson of a brotheroflate Sir [f.4.] Richard Astly of a mightyancientfamily. Not 14. Hath studdied one year His father forced nowto live by making wiggs att Berwick. What he can give is £15 in hand, £25 att his death (both now shall bee secured) and £6 per annum.1

From Mrs. King[s]ley. 1/12 October Her gratitude to this College; will pay all she is able and will have recourseto thosewho helpt her before, and as she hathpayd the yearly £10 whichis what she sayd she thoughtherself able when she sent Owen over, hopes I will not ruin him by sending him over in the middle of studies.2

From Mr. Kennet 7/18 October. Mr. Lucie's desire to knowe his son's desynes, that if he turn not to the church he may putt himtoa trade, having no estate to leave him.³ Knowes not how poor

5 Fr. Powellat Liège did not want to lose BrotherIgnatius Jones and hadgiven his reasonsthat he needed a good doorkeeper , that only seven of the lay brothers were able-bodied , that Brother Thomas Forster had been (in the Society?) only nine months, &c

6 Viaticum was the term used for travelling expenses.

7"Theyong gentleman " was mentionedmorethan once; there is no clue as to his identity.

8This is the third and last baronet, of Burton Park, Sussex; he married the widowedDorothyDraycott, née Plowden , sister of Fr. Richard Plowden&c. There were no children W. Goring, mentioned here, and called by Sir William Goring later on, in a letter received by Fr. Sabran on December28th, his nephew , was really William Gage of Firle, Sussex, who became on the death of his brother, Sir Thomasin October 1713 while travelling in France, the seventh baronet He conformedlater to the Established Church

1 A Walter Astley of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Gent , is mentionedin Estcourtand Payne, 2, 46

2 Mrs. Kingsley, who was havingdifficulty over payingthe fees, seems to have had other sons besides Owen at St. Omers Mr. Kingsley andthe other boys are mentioned later There were three Frs Kingsley in the Societyall of them from CheshireOwen (1697-1739), Ignatius George (1701-1787) and Thomas (1705-1780)

3 Mr. Charles Lucie and his son may have been related to the Sheldons of Beoley; see Sheldonpedigree in Foley, V , 850

Fletcher will earn bread His discourse with Bishop Giffard about promulg[at]ing the Bull. A killing stroak to the party The retractation of C. N. most welcum. Fitt[?] to bee printed with the Bull then translating.4

From Fr. Urquart.5 4 November. Un mois devant avait donné au frere Smith pour m'estre envoyés les livres du Pere l'Allemant; 3 semaines apres les vit encore a St. Louis. Le parti critique cet ouvrage avecla derniere violence, n'a encore trouvé a mordre S'il est dononce prest a se defendre. Les lettres ecritesaux eveques Du Pacquet et autres ecclesiastiques enleves L'Assemblee finira vers le 10 et la Bulle sera recue en Parlement ves le 14 ou 15. La denunciation du Pere Quesnel a l'Academie francaise sur ses Galimatias 2de editiondu Pere l'Allemant.¹

8th

This day Verunnement went back for Brugis Nothingparticularof letters or busness .

9th

The evening before came Mr. Howard²for Watten and Fitzwilliams (Travagnon)³forhere .

To Reverend Fr. Provincial That the Liegois [a]pot[h]icary shall be welcom. 6 reasons for having from Liege Br. Jones.

To Mr. Coxon (and Pendrill). In answer to 3 of his. That I will put on part of a free place Astly from Berwick, so he may send for him Thanks for his bill&c

To Sir Will Goring In answerto two of his. I give him a caracter of Will Goring (Sir [f.4v .] W. Gage) and tell him he will becom what his governor will make himwhencethe importance of a fitt one. That the sooner now he goes, thebetter.

To Fr. Kennet. In answer to his That next post Lucywill give his fatheranaccount of his designes, which I guess (but knowe not)will

* This is the first mention in the Letter Book of the Vicar Apostolic and concerns thepromulgation ofthe Bull Unigenitus in England "C. N." is probably Cardinal Noailleswhose activitiesat this time are described in Pastor, chapter 5. By "the party" Fr. Kennet was presumablyreferring to the Jansenists

5 Fr. Urqu(h)art was a ScottishJesuit residing in Paris ; there were probably three Scottish Jesuits of this name alive at the timeAdam, Charles and Louis "Brother Thomas Smith (1675-1745) was for many years assistant to the Procurator in Paris of the EnglishJesuits Fr. Sabran was in frequentcorrespondence with him. See Foley, VII, 721 and catalogues

An accountof these affairs is to be found in Pastor , chapter5; in fact, they took longer than Fr. Urquhart anticipated "Galimatias"-Discours en brouillé et confus qui semble dire quelque chose et ne dit rien (Dictionnaire de l'Academiefrançoise , 1786.)

2 Fr. William Howard (1687-1770), mentioned again, on the 10th , by Fr. Sabran, entered the Societyfrom Spain when already a priest. He seems to have labouredin England , mostly in the Yorkshire District See Foley, VII, 375, catalogues and C.R.S., XXX, 181 .

3 Therewere two boys of this name at St. Omers, the sons of John and Anne Fitzwilliams and grandsons of Charles Travagnon, Groom ofthe Bedchamber to James Edward This is probably Charles, the elder. This may havebeen the Fitzwilliam family of Lincoln; see Estcourtand Payne, 161 , 165 . C

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bee for Watten.7 The Paris news about the Bull How usefull that L'Allemant's 4 books bee translated.

10th

This day Mr. Howard comd from Spaine;¹ went hence to the Noviship. Jacobus Brunel of Gandt was receivd this day, a pensioner . No letters

11th

To Fr. Urquart In answer Thanks for his care in procuringme Fr. l'Allemant's 4 volumes on the Ghospel Our news of what passes in England about the Bulle .

To Br. Thomas Smith Acknowledging the receit ofthe 4 volumes; desiring to knowe wether a present from the author or bought. That in his next he tell me the price ofthem.

From Reverend Fr. Provincial 26 October/7 November. With inclosd for Darell Att Sir William's request over all unum[?] for late Sir Thomas Gage.³ I must warn Watten Wants my answer concerning the pension of a gentleman of a disturbd braine J. Constable must in secular bee governer to Lord Widrington's son att Clermont College.4

From [Fr.] Coxon 26 October/7 November Lord Baltamor's desirethat Benedict Calvert goe on with his formerschoolewith his elder brother; his promising he should; hopes he did well. The Lord hath payd £100 for the foure; allowes 20sh for the 2 elder , 10 for the 2 yongher. Theirthanks to my Lord woulddo well and one from me. By last post hath returndfor me to Wood a bill of £200, making 2170 flor. att 8 per cent; so in about a month hath returnd neer £800, viz 18 September£287, 25 September £100, 19 October £200, 26 October £200; hopes it will serve long.

12th

From Fr. Beeston 8 November They have now26 att their house.6 Hehath sent my books; in the box[?] 24 of the Vindications , one

7 Fr. Sabran was answering Fr. Kennet's letter received on the 7th. Heseems to havethought that the boy Lucy or Lucie might be intending to apply to enter the novitiate; in fact, he does not appear to have done so

1 See Fr. Sabran's note on the9th

2 Another example of a boy from the Low Countriesaccepted at the College; by describing him as a pensioner Fr. Sabran presumablymeant that the ordinary fees were to be paid

3"Unum" probably means unum suffragium; i.e. at Sir William Goring's request one Mass was to be offeredby each for the repose of the soul ofthe late Sir ThomasGage; Fr. Sabran was asked to let those at Watten know.

4 Fr. John Constable was to go as tutor in secular dress to Lord Widdrington's son at Clermont College, Paris . This is probably Henry Francis (born in 1701), the son ofthe4thLord Widdrington who was to be sentenced to death, but reprieved , after the rising of 1715. SeeThe Complete Peerage

3 Charles , 3rd Lord Baltimore, had four grandsons at St.Omers Collegeatthis timeCharles, Benedict and two others He wished Benedict to be in the same class as his eldest brother The house of Tertiansat Ghent

ofthe firstpart. As many of the first shall bee sentwhen printed.² [f.5.] From Fr. Darell 9 November Prior assures he will speak for our pension Within two days Darell would knowe wether he will accept of a visit from him. The gentleman mediator hath putt in his hands a placet in myne and College's name. Hath been forced to putt 80000 livres in the hands of Cantillon and Molins.³ Most responsablemen, butt what if they broke ? Yet necessary so , not to loose by the fall Fenel certainly to bee putt out; can I suggestone?4

13th.

Supped with us Squire Glover, Parliament man for Suffolck . Robinson comd over for 300 tunns of wyne; mightily pleasd with the College

From Mr. Crane. About Wilkins' grandmother's death . With what caution it must bee tould the boy; that he have a recreation day, extraordinarycollation' &c.

From Fr. Justinian 8 November. That in the accounts ofMarch , sentaboutthe midle of October, the 50 livres for Bevan are placed; ifIreceivdthem not, he willcoppy them out againe Bevanpromises to bring 50 livres more that day. He now incloses the accounts of May and that night was comd in the payment for June Hath 100 livres[?] to pay on account of Br. Bermingham, ¹ then only 100 livres[?] more will bee due .

14th

To Mr. Parker. In answer. What he orders is performd. I have found the lodgings for the braine-sick gentlemanthe conditionsthe pension500 flor., which makes now £45 butt willmake when money fully reduced about £51-8 shillings. There must bee about £5 for the servant's wages, whom I shall finde when I knowe about whattime the gentleman will bee here

2 This may refer to the Bishop of Meaux' Vindication of his Ordonnance , or regulations, about the Bull Unigenitus. The Bishop was Bossuet's successor , Henri de Bissy who was created Cardinal in 1713. (Pastor, chapter 6.) See the letter received by Fr. Sabran from Fr. Goodenon December 18th, 1713 , below

3Molins would appear, like Sir Richard Cantillon, to have been a banker . Is this Fénelon , Archbishop of Cambrai? and does it suggest that he was thought likelyto suffer for his anti-Gallican and anti-Jansenist views?

5 This might be Mr. George Robinsonfrom whom Fr. Sabran was to receive a letter on August 28th, 1714

There is a puzzle about this family One possibility is that the two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Crane were known by various aliasesJones, Wilkins and Watkins (or even Wakingsperhaps an error); anotherpossibility is thatthe boys were really named Watkins orWilkins and that Mr. Cranewas the stepfather. See letters below, received by Fr. Sabran on January 31st, February 13th and August 26th, 1714. The family appears to have resided at St. Germains . See note to letter received fromMr. Crane on May 12th , 1714 .

7An extra good supper. Forthe daily order at St. Omers see Chadwick, 80-2 .

1 Br (later Fr.) William Berminghamalias Nugent (1694-?) was at this date studying philosophy at Liège; maybe the debt was for thefees of his education at St. Omers He subsequently left the Society See Foley, VII, 54 and catalogues.

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To Mr. Coxon. In answer Thanks for the bill. Inclosd for the Lord Baltimore from me and from the children.

To Mr. Crane I have acquainted Wilkins; bears it well; prayers, schoolfellowes' communion . Have given the collation, why not the day of recreation The youth's truecaracter.4

To Fr. Woods. Proposing the taking up ten thousand florence att interest butt within 3 per cent. When in hand, to return it all by bills on Paris att the best exchange (I should gett att least 500flor.)

[f.5v .] This day wee treated the Wallon Provincial with his two compagnons and the Rector with his two . "

From Fr. Eyre Gandt, 12 November That returns from Gandt to us ; will when comd tell me the reason An inclosd for Fr. J. Constable 15th , 16th.

Nothing particular these two days, nor any letters receivd or sent, only one ofFr. Eyre from Gandt 13° , that he would sett out 14° .

17th.

From Mr. Coxon . 30 October No way of raising money leftto Bierbeck, butt allwill be payd within a month after the son's being in England, whomhe is coming to fetch. I shal do wellto have his promiss under his hand of payment within two months; his sister (next heiress) will give her bond.¹ Mr. Fox for number ofchildren ought to bee considered, so he will tell him I shall require only £20 per annum.2 Of the book of4 sheets comd out of an account of Douay College by a parson, laying out the Jesuits' politic tricks.³

From Mr. John Forcer. Father and son, and the mother, Mrs.

4 This is in answer to Mr. Crane's received on the 13th

5 Fr. Sabran had invited the Provincial of the Gallo-Belgic province, Fr. Vauquier, on November 5th The Rector was probably Fr. Jacques Deschamps , Rector of the Walloon College at Saint-Omer; see Fr. Sabran's letter to him of October29th, 1714

6 Fr. Eyre was not to return to Englanduntil late in January See his letter to Fr. Sabran received on the 22nd.

1 Fr. Coxon had alreadyraised this matter in his letter received on November 7th

2 See Mr. Henry Fox's letter received on October29th

3This is the first mention of The History of the EnglishCollege at Doway (the full title is in Gillow, III, 484) "By R.C. chaplainto an Englishregiment publishedin London, 1713, the author, of course, beingthe Reverend Hugh Tootell, alias Dodd. Gillow says "(he) wrote this pamphletat a time of great irritation , in consequence of an attempt, attributed by the seculars to the Jesuits , to render the College at Douay suspected of Jansenism" . (Thereis much aboutthis accusation in W.A.-A.XLVIII and Mayes' RomanAgency, II.) There followed, as will be seen below, a replyA ModestDefence of the Clergyand Religious against R.C.'s History ofDoway ... by Thomas Hunter , S.J. Dodd rejoined with The Secret Policy of the English Society of Jesus (1715) to which Thomas Hunter wrote a reply An Answer to the 24 Letters entitled The Secret Policy of the English Society of Jesus. This was never published , in order to avoid further bitterness ; it exists in manuscript at Stonyhurst For Gillow's account of this matter see Gillow, III, 484 and V , 550; thematter is frequentlymentionedin the pages that follow. Foranother accountsee Burton, The Life and Times of Bishop Challoner , I, chapter 3

Bridgit Forcer. Thanks; remembrances . The mother desires I spend a half guinea in wyne to drink her son's good health with Serrel , Fr. Minister, Mr. Withy.s

From Mr. Christopher Maire. 24 October Thanks forthefavour offerd Forced to accept the kindness of a free place elsewhere for the next son , William. Next to these arethe next, past 12 , though briskyet no[t] so att book; the next is eleven and a very sharp witt; the next will bee 9 in Marchmost hopeful ifI will accepthim so yong. Thinks best in spring him of eleven, and a year or two after, him now 9. Butt wouldnot loosethe kindnessofferd Wouldknow how longIexpectthe payment of £10 per annum. Mr. Pierson will examinethem and give his judgement. [From] Mr. Thomas Pierson. " He of 11 the quicquer If danger of loosing the favour, will send of 12 and of 11 next spring; if not, him ofelevennext spring, the yonghest when fitt.

18th

ToMr.Coxon . In answer . Iproposethe good occasionofanswering the parson's book, and how.¹ Who of the 2 must have the only [place?] left ofthe 2 sones[?]. 2 [f.6.] To Squire Clifton of Lytham.3 Of his son's sickness and his presentcondition.

To SirWilliam Goring. Concerning SirW. Gage, in answer. ToMr. Fox ofthe [Hurst ?]. The mistake about £20 forWales;yet I will bee content with £20 for his.4

5 It would seem that young Forcer (Forster?) had been ill The Infirmarian (Brother Serrel), Fr. Minister (Fr. Philip Percy) and Mr. EdwardWithy (one of the masters) were invited with Fr. Sabran to celebrate his recovery . Fr. Philip Percy (1660-1724) as Minister, was responsible for the domestic administration ofthe College in 1712 and 1713; in 1714 he went to England toworkin the Yorkshire District . Fr. Edward Withy (1689-1769) was later stationed at Wardour and in the Hampshire District and was afterwards Rector in London and also at Liège See Foley, VII, 587, 854 and catalogues.

6Mr Christopher Maire of Hartbushes , Durham seems to have had several sons at St. Omers William (1699-1733) was educated at Douay and became a secular priest See C.R.S., XXVIII, 52, and pedigree in Foley, V, 654

7 Fr. Thomas Pierson or Pearson (1646-1732) would seem to have worked for almost all his priestly life in the Durham District whither he was sent before completing his studies on account of ill health (Foley, VII, 578 and catalogues ) He here gave his opinion about Mr. Maire's sons

1 The History of the English College at Doway

2This may perhaps refer to Mr. Henry Fox's family ; see letter received from Fr. Coxon on 17thabove.

3 This was presumablyThomas Clifton who had married Eleanora-Alathea, daughter of Richard Walmesleyof Dunkenhalgh, Lancashire ; he succeeded to the estates of his uncle, Sir Thomas Clifton , Bart in 1694 and died in 1720. His son, who was ill, was probably Thomas who was born in 1696 See Burke (1847)

* Mr. Fox was incorrect in thinking that boys from Wales were taken at St. Omers for £20 a year, but Fr. Sabran did him that favour in view of the number of his sons

19th .

From Fr. Francis Powel Liege, 14 November. Fr. Provincial's orders concerning the publickpennanceto bee given to Fr. Plotho . That as to Br. Jones' removal he writt to Fr. Provincial by his consultors' advice, but will send him as soone as he receives orders.

From Fr. Darell 16 November Fr. L'Allemant's books cost20 livers. He will send me the Pope's Bull which apeared the day before in French and Latin. Hath receivd of Justinianifor May [£?]232 livres17 , for June [£?]229 livers11 ; hath payd all my procurator's10 bills and will send him his accounts. He hath 100000 livers in Molins' and Cantillon's hands to save the loss. Prior hath promist all assistance for our pension

From Mrs. Griffin 15 November Expressing only her present happiness(Joyne an answerto what Fr. Eyre sayd to me).

From Fr. Justiniani No date L'Abbé Ronchi hath been att Paris with his 4000 livers.¹ Ordonnances as yett only good words.2 The Queen well.3 Mrs. Ecop neer death.4 Sends me a month received; expects an other by the end of the weeke The next month thathe is to receive that weeke (July). Mrs. Mead will begin to pay and soon.5

20th .

To Mr. Clifton, at Lytham . An account of his son's sickness (the 2nd)

To Mrs. Crane. In answerto hers. And an account of her son. To Fr. Darell. In answer and thanks I press for a free passage att Calais.7

To Fr. Justiniani In answeralso; there being nothingparticular. To Mrs. Griffin In answer, with my conditionaladvice about her journeyto St. Germains.

8 Fr. Delphine Plotho (1668/9-1747) was a native of Ghent and does not appear to have ever worked in England At this datehe was stationedeither at the Collegeat Liègeor at Watten. (Foley, VII, 600 and catalogues.) A Rector's official advisers

10 The Procurator at St. Omers at thistime was Fr. Percy Plowden, the youngest brother of Frs Francis, Richard and Edmund Born in 1672, he died in 1745. In later years he was Rector of the English College, Rome, of Ghent and of St. Omers See Foley, VII, 604 and catalogues

1 GiacomoRonchi was Almoner to Queen Mary Beatrice.

2 Regulations of the French Bishops about the Bull Unigenitus See Pastor , chapter 5

3 Mary Beatrice was probably then in residence at St. Germainsalthough she was accustomed to spend part of the year at Chaillot

4 Mrs. Ecop, or Eccopor Hecopwas probably at St. Germains . She had a son , Charles, born at St. Germains in 1697, who was then at St. Omers College; later he became a Jesuit and was stationed at one time in Lancashire He died in 1735. See Foley, VII, 220 and catalogues

5 Mrs. Mead was also a memberof the exiled court; she also had a son, John, at St. Omers who went to the English College, Rome in 1716 but does not appearto have completed his studies there See C.R.S., XL, 156

6 Billy. Tommy, the second boy, had not yet arrived at St. Omers.

7 This presumablyrefers to freedom from import duties of some kind, with particular reference to books

21st

This daywent hence LordWidrington'sson ; hisuncleMr. Clavering's eldestson having lodged here one night.8

22th

From Dame M[ary] X[avier] Arthur, Ipers Lady Abbess desires to knowe our pension, what a student must bring with him, wether he is provided with all things, Phisick, &c [f.6v ]'Tis for a relation ofhers, 13 years ould, nephewto D[ame] Aylmer;¹ a speedy answer is desired. The Protestant's book are on the way; desires in the exchange a Christian Directory,2 some Followings of Christ, if possible an English Bible D[ame] Teresa³ suffers much The Goulds recomendthemselves &c.

23rd

Neither letter nor busness There came on the 22 Mr. Morley, a priest, who brought his nephew Charls Whyte (vere Ryely) whose brother is married to Lord Montgarret'sdaughter 13 years ould. Att £25 per annum. The uncle goes for Paris tomorrow .

24th

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FromJohnWilliams.5 19 October Demanding a free place for his brother. Hopes soon to return To Dame Xavier Arthur. In answer. An account of our pension. What books I can send in exchange .

8 See the letter to Fr. Sabran received from the Provincial on November 11th above John Claveringof Callaly Castle, Northumberland, who was born in 1659, marriedAnne, daughter ofWilliam, second Lord Widdrington,andhad a son, Ralph, bornin 1695. See Burke, underClavering; Estcourtand Payne, 205 The Irish Benedictine nuns at Ypres , where the Abbess was Lady Mary Joseph Butler with whom Fr. Sabran corresponded later See Weldon, Appendix, 53-4; also Nolan, passim Mother Mary Xavier Arthur was to succeed Abbess Butler in 1723 ; for the family see Nolan, 254 ff This boy, probably Vincent Aylmer (or Allen or Jameson), appears to have been a cousin of Lady Abbess Butler as well as a nephew of DameAylmer- Mary Catherine , professed at Ypres in 1710. (Weldon, Appendix, 54.)

2 No doubt the work of that name by Fr. Robert Persons

3 This may be Dame Mary Teresa Wyld or Wyne, O.S.B., a nun at Ypres (Weldon, Appendix, 54.) There were two nuns of the name of Gould at Ypres in 1703 and another in 1712. (Weldon, Appendix, 54.)

* He was a secular priest residingat Paris and in fairly regularcorrespondence with Fr. Sabran Edmund Butler, 6th Viscount Mountgarret had (according to the pedigree in The GreatDiurnal of Nicholas Blundell(RecordSocietyof Lancashireand Cheshire), vol I, genealogical tables, one daughter, Emilia, who married Hugh Reilly of Ballinlough, County Meath, and three sonsRichard, James and Edmund Two of these boys, probably James and Edmund (as Richard was born before 1691) were at St. Omers in Fr. Sabran's time See Fr. Sabran's letter to Lord Mountgarret below , sent on May 18th, 1714. Thereis mention in The Great Diurnal of Nicholas Blundell , vol I, 251 , in April, 1710, of James Mountgarret who was about to go Blandike (St. Omers College)

5 This was probably John Williams (1691 /2-1761) at this time a novice , but over in England, perhaps for reasons of health As a priest he worked for many years in the North Wales district See Foley, VII, 846 and catalogues.

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To Mr. Coxon An account of Charls Whyte (v. Ryley) att £25. That he hath payd pro advance £11-12sh6d. He must take care ofthat pension; to gett it as and when he doth that ofSelby.

To Mrs. [Mr.] Clifton, at Lytham One writtenthe 22 and one writ this day; still of the conditionof his sick son.

To Mr. Maire. In answer, att Hartbushes, Durham. I stand to his and Mr. Pierson's judgement, if he pleases next springto send me Thomas (or sooner) and the spring after, George. The £10 are per annum as long as theystay.

25th.

Nothing particularthis day, only that I sent W. Goring, Lucy and Withrington to Watten.' Count Blandique sent me news of his having fully won his proces with thanks for our prayers, &c

26th

This and the 2 following days nothing singular nor any letters of whichthe memory deserves to beekept.

29th.

From Fr. Provincial . 6/17 November. Mrs. Lane will soon return; no burden nor trouble (he hopes) to us, by her brother's care and humility having procurd a [f.7.] sufficient maintenancefor her, butt not to be enjoyed unless she settles and continues good.² Graunts Mr. Sheldon one year's pension to bee disposd of as he askes; soI see whathe makesbee beneficial also for his successors.3 Wishes he heard the apotecary was with me and doth well.4 If Br Tho[mas ?] with me , tell him next post may bringhim the final resolution about whathewritt to him. He tould Sir William I would crye Murther

" There is evidence that Selby came from Irelandsee below, letter received fromFr. Coxon on January28th, 1714; theremay have been some connection with the Mountgarret familysee below, letters to and from Fr. Coxon, June 15th and 16th, 1715. Selby may have been an alias for one of Lord Mountgarret's sons.

7 Fr. Sabran answered Mr. Maire's letter received on October17th.

1 Boys seem to have been sent to Watten occasionallyfor a change of air or short holiday. Withrington was probably the son of Mrs. Anne Widdrington, the widow of William of Cheeseburn Grange , Northumberland SeeEstcourt and Payne, 53

2 Mrs. MaryLane was the sister (or sister-in-law?) ofFr.William Lane (1671 /21752), who for most of his life was stationedin the College of St. Thomasof Canterbury

3This refers to an allowance made by the Provincial, for some special purpose connected with his work, to Henry (or Joseph) Sheldon (1686-1756) of the Weston and Beoley family , then a master, not yet ordained, at St. Omers Later he was to be Provincial and twiceRector of the English College,Rome. See Foley, VII, 704-5and catalogues

* This would appear to be Knappen, the apothecaryat Liège; see the Provincial's letter received on October29th above and note

³ There were several Brothers Thomas alive at the timescholastics and lay brothers; as the Provincial did not use a surname it is not possible to say to which of them he referred See catalogues

if he took Pearse. Sends the history of the College, that I gather out of the Archivium or elswhere authentick answers to the chief calumnies; [send them] the securest way and as I have them ready. " About the books he desires of Mr. Conyers, in a trunck, sent to Pigault to keepe till asked for; if on the same occasion La Croix tomes,10 will willingly pay for them.

From Fr. Urquart Avec des escrits Burlesques tres bien faits et tres polis La Bulle n'est pas encore recue Il n'ose plus s'adresser a mes amis pour me les envoyer Tout par ce canal est sujet a caution. Sans date.

From Fr. Justinian 24 November. With account of moneys payd to Fr. Darell for me That I promist Mrs. Mead that she paying 300 livers a year towards the end of each year 15 livres should bee returndofit;her sisterwould have hadnow50 livres Herefusdtodo anythingwithoutmy order.¹ He answers to gett Ecop's pensioncontinued after herdeathwhichmust be soone Services toMr. du Puys.²

From Fr. Beeston 25 November. Hopes Fr. Gifford is arrived. Sister Susan mighty pressing that I look for a monastery for her.³ Will wee repay the 96[?] florence ex[change] Thomas Arundell took up there?4

30th.

From Reverend Fr. Provincial 19 November, N[ew] S[tyle]. That I send remarks point by point as they are ready. Then[?] as to

Maybe Sir William Goring was trying to obtain Fr. Percy Plowden (Fr. Sabran'sProcurator) as chaplain, or as governorfor Sir William Gage

7 For some months Fr. Sabran was to send over "memoires " to help Fr. Thomas Hunter prepare his reply to The History of the English College at Doway See above Fr. Coxon's letter received on November 17th and note Fr. Hunter (1666-1725) had been chaplain to Sir Nicholas Shireburn at Stonyhurst and perhaps still was, but it is more likely that he was by this date chaplain to Mary Winifred, Sir Nicholas' daughter , who had married Thomas, 8th Duke of Norfolk in 1709. See Foley, VII, 384 and catalogues

8 Mr. Conyers or Coniers is probably Fr. Thomas Conyers (1664 /5-1721) at this date Spiritual Father at St. Omers College

9 Pigault, sometimes called Pigot by Fr. Sabran, acted as a forwarding agent at Calais and handled much Jesuit business between England and the Low Countries and France

10 Presumablythe works on moral theology of Père Claude La Croix , S.J. (1652-1714) which were publishedin the earlyyears ofthe eighteenth century. Thereare several later references about this financial arrangementmadewith Mrs. Mead and her sister

2This gentleman appears to have been residingat St. Omers A Mr. Lawrence du Puy had been a memberof the court ofJames II and MaryBeatrice at St. Germainsbut was probably dead by this date A Fr. Thomasdu Puy (vere Ashton), a member oftheEnglishProvincedied in 1707. SeeMary ofModena by Carola Oman , p 201; Foley, VII, 216

3It has not been possible to identify this lady Perhaps she was a memberof the Beeston family Fr. Sabran was often asked to suggest suitableconvents for those aspiringto the religiouslife.

4 See letter fromFr. Powell, above, received on October26th It would seem that Thomas Arundell had, on his arrival from England, borrowed money from the English Jesuits at Ghent

5 I.e. materialsfor Fr. Hunter's answer to Dodd's History ofDoway College.

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the brainsick man; his friends would have him in one of better sort of mad houses, where the Directors knowe how to treat such sort ofpeople. WhySirW. took not Mr. Jo[hn?] Const[able?]7feare of the weomens' fancy because the other dyed in his care. Asto the shoemaker , wishes I had him, butt Mr. Powel makes such opposition ; hopes we are agreed ; besyds that Thomas can not goe to Liege butt must succeede Wesley. Desires I procure soone and send him l'Allemand's4 tomes for translation and direct and send on that for Mr. Darell.

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1st.

To Mr. Coxon With the accounts of Edward Bierbeck, who is to goe tomorrow , 10for £94-2-5, or 89 [?] as a part [?] of his accounts shal be cleard by Coxon The obligation I will take No Vandermeulen to bee found att Gandt. How great the exchange nowfrom Antwerp to P[aris] (14 per cent) ; if he nowcould send a somme. Is anythingdone in Yaxley's debt? I have payd the money Thomas Arundell took up at Gandt-£9-12desire he gettit repayd

To Reverend Fr. Provincial In answerto two.2 An account ofthe multitude of the good matter wee shall send for the answer; the method wee judge the best . My reasons for having Ignatius Jones. Why, by reason of what he writt, I chose not a madhouse for the brainesick man, which otherwise may bee had. The thanksofMr. Sheldon; the care I shall have that the money bee spent right

To Mr. Clifton, of Lytham A continuationof his son's condition , and that tothe2d instant in the morning when I sentthepacket .

2d

This day went with hisfather Edw[ard] Pole ;³ I advancedincloaths and money £12, besydes 2 shillings and a night gowne. I took

See the Provincial's letter, above, received on November7th

7 Sir William Goring? This remark may referto Sir William's unwillingnessto have Fr. John Constable as chaplain or perhaps as tutor for his nephew because another Fr. Constable had died while with the family The only possibility appears to be Fr. Michael Constable who is recorded by Foley (VII, 160) as having died at St. Germains in 1707. He had at one time instructed James Edward and Louisa there in their religion and Latin and mathematics . See Shield and Lang, 45.

8 Brother Ignatius Jones

Brother John Wesley had been tailor at Ghent and was to go to the Mary- land mission. Foley, who calls him WestleyorWesleysays that hewas born in 1686 and died in Maryland between 1741 and 1746. Thomas may be Brother Thomas Donain (1651-1715), or Thomas Foster (who later left the Society), or ThomasTurberville (1678/9-1734)

10 See Fr. Coxon'sletter, above, received on October29th.

1 Perhaps a boy who had left and a member ofthefamily ofthisnamementioned in Payne

2 Mostly in answer to theProvincial'sletter received on November29th , above .

3This was presumablyEdward Bierbeckor Birkbeck; Fr. Edward Bierbeckor Birkbeck used the alias Poole

Edward Pole's billfor payment of £94 and sent by him l'Allemant's 4 volumes to Mr. Parker' (16 flor.)

3d.

From Fr. Coxon. 16/27 November. Only that my Lords will soon answer my letter which he was most taken with; but still requires that Ben Calvert goe up to Sintax The sooner I write he is, the better. If Bierbeck can not rise money att his son's arrival, wee havesmall hopes to be payd. Beleeves Mr. Forcer thoughtthe value of the half guinea was in our hand out of remainder of his son's privat pocket.¹

From Kennet. Only that the Bishop[s ?] and priests make no mention ofthe Bull.2 One of the packets he sent and will pay Coxon for Costthe [f.8 ] large one 9 shillings, 5 pence ; that for Darell 2-7; in all 12 shillins.

From the 2 Petres.3 Att Dunkerque and Brugis. About the settlement ofthe secondand the difficulties in it.

From Sir W. Goring 13/24 November. His joy att SirW. Gage's confidence in me; glad he loves countrey sports; the stay att the countrey preserves religion in England Hopes for Waters for Gov[ernor] who succeeded so well in Lord Waldegrave and Sir J. Shelly. Would have Sir William hence before much of the winter bee over .

From Sir John Compton About his son neverwriting in his owne hand . Ifhe learns nothing it will bee a peece ofjusticeto letthim

7 The Provincial

8 Lord Baltimore

The class or school of Syntax; see Fr. Coxon's letter, above, received on November 11th.

1 See letter received on November 17th above.

2 There were only two VicarsApostolic at this date ; the Northern and Western Districts were vacant The two were BonaventureGiffard of the London District and George Witham of the Midland District . It was being alleged in the following June that the Bull was not yet published in England See W.A. Ep Var , V, 56

3 These two were perhaps members of the communitiesofEnglishBenedictines at Dunkirk and Austin Canonesses at Bruges. They may have been sisters; a Dame Winefrid was professed at Dunkirk in 1695, and a Dame Justina was professed at Ghentin 1695-"daughterofSirFrancisPetre" SeeWeldon , Appendix, 45, 37 and note to letter sent to Lady Abbess Fleetwoodon the 20th below But see Gravelines Registers, C.R.S., XIV, 131-2.

4 This is presumablythe 2nd Baron, born in 1684, diedin 1741 , whowas created an Earl in 1729 havingconformedto the Established Church SeeThe Complete Peerage

5 This may be Sir John Shelleythe fourthBaronet, of Michelgrove, Sussex He had two younger brothers at St. Omers at this date as will be seen later. Dame Mary Shelley, a daughter of Sir John Gage, the fourth Baronet (see Estcourt and Payne, 266, 275), may have been their widowedmother.

" It is possible that Fr. Sabran made an error here and that Sir John is really Sir William who is mentionedseveral times below It is suggested thathewas Sir William Compton of Hartbury and Hindlip, who had two sons , but neither was called Wat or Walter (see letter from Fr. Coxon received on August 12th, 1714). See Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies; Oliver, Collections , II, 117 .

knowe it that he may dispose of him otherwise; is he out of his first schoole?12

From Mr. Robert Scarisbrick. 3/14 November. Would be gladto have a letter from James att Watten, in answer to one he writt to him; hopes Mr. Beeston will not bee againstit.13 Wouldknowe how Edward14 in his studies; what hopes apear and of Robin? What their geniuss that he may knowe how to write to them. Hath two more will bee fit to follow their brother a year hence; would have those here fitted to help them. His mother¹ and spouse, though unknowne, joyne in their humble services . From Fr. Rector of Rome.2 4 November On the 2d came Carrington³ and Turville;4 Sandyford stays yett att Legorne. 'Tis doubtful what he will do" There's 2 goneviz Gate or Nicolson for health and Charls More (Sanders) for other reasons ; though a priest, he wasthe most troublesome in the house . " All Mr. Meredits gave for little Meredithhere was 20 Roman crowns una vice He is certain that he gave Pearce10 an account ofit 'Tis sayd a Bull is preparing to forbid the Chinese rites sive in iis sit aliquid superstitionis sive non . 11

12 Thelowestclass

13 James Scarisbrick(alias Nevel or Nevil), the eldest son of Mr. Robert Scarisbrick of Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire , was at this time a novice at Watten; he left in June 1715 and went to the English College, Rome See catalogues and C.R.S., XL, 155 .

14 Edward (1698-1778) later became a Jesuit and was a missioner inEnglandfor many years. See Foley, VII, 688. Their mother, accordingto Foley (ibid .) was Anne, daughter of William Messenger of FountainsAbbey, Yorkshire For Robin; see The Great Diurnal of Nicholas Blundell , II, 53

1 This would seem to be Frances, daughterof Robert Blundell ofInce Blundell) and widow of James Scarisbrickof ScarisbrickHall (See Foley, VII, 690., She is mentionedtwice later, once as "widdow Scarisbrick"

2 Fr. Richard Plowden

3 SeeFoley, VI, 464; it would appear that he left beforeordination SeeC.R.S. , XL, 151

4 SeeFoley, VI, 464; he was ordainedand left for Englandin 1719. See C.R.S. , XL, 151

5 As will be seen below, he "resolved to bee a merchant"

• See Foley, VI, 463; he died on his voyage home from Leghorn in December of this year. See C.R.S., XL, 148-9 .

7 See Foley, VI, 459 and C.R.S. , XL, 140

8 This is probably Edward Meredith (see Foley, VII, 502) who was born in 1648 and became a Jesuit in 1684. He was a scholastic in London in 1687 and at St. Germainsin 1693 ; in 1697 he was still a scholastic and was at Rome where he remainedfor some years (See catalogues ) Gillow says that he diedinorabout 1715. Itseemslikely that he left the Society, not yet ordained, and soon after 1701. "Little Meredith" alias Knight may be Fr. Richard Meredith (1696-1754), then a boy at St. Omers, who entered the Society at Watten in 1716 and later worked on the Englishmission inLincolnshire and Hampshire. See Foley, VII, 502

A Roman crown was worththen about five shillings.

10 Fr. Percy Plowden, Procurator at St. Omers College

11 See Pastor , chapter 7. The rumour was that they were going to beforbidden whetheror not they were superstitious .

4th

Nothing particular nor any letter of bussness this day, nor the 5th nor sixt

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7th

From Fr. Rector of Rome Carringtonand Turville came to Rome only 2 November ; Sandyford yet at Legorne; doubtfull wether he will not stay there. All that Mr. Meredith gave to Knight was 20 Roman crowns once, which Fr. Pears Plowden wasacquainted with. From Fr. Gooden . 12 1 December Askesfor his widdow[?] not[?] the Ordonnance of Mr. de Mauxwhichcan bee had from no where else, as Fr. Darellwrites to him; he means [not ?] that againstJuénin which theyhave; but the defense ofit which also can not bee had. 13 He begs of me the favour to procure and send it They heare ofa libell printed against us att London.¹

On the 8th nothing.

9th

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No letter att all this day; no particularthing of any moment , but all as usual

10th

Dyned here the Abbot of St. Bertin's, Grand Prior, Regentand two more.2

11th

From Reverend Fr. Provincial 23 November/4 December. With the open inclosd for Fr. Gerard, to bee given himif his head strong enough; that I permitno like letters of his to pass.³ IfMr. Beeston gives me notice that Mr. Gifford is designed for Maryland, thatI acquaint him with it, provide him with cloaths and viaticum; the expences will bee made good to me Lett him bee in readiness against his compagnons come. Wesley goes and Thomas to his place so he can not help me with Jones Expects dayly memoires for the answerto the Douay College history.

12Fr. James Gooden (1670-1730) was a professor of theologyat Liège; later he was RectorofSt. Omers and of Ghent "Widdow" maybe a jocular reference to the Collegeto which he was attached .

13 Gaspard Juénin, the Oratorian professor oftheology, was suspected, by some , of Jansenism . In April 1710 Henri de Bissy, Bishop of Meaux, proscribed some ofhis views in his diocese Juénin died this year, 1713. SeeDictionnaire de Théologie Catholique, VIII, 1719-21 .

1 The History ofthe English College at Doway, presumably.

2 The Abbey of St. Bertin was in the town of Saint-Omer and not far from the EnglishCollege SeeChadwick, 35 and map opposite119 .

3 This may be Fr. Thomas Gerard (1667-1715) or Fr. Philip Gerard alias Joseph Smith (1665-1733), 7th and last Lord Gerard of Bromley. Both of them were at St. Omers at this time, and both of them were without definite duties and were therefore probably in poor health. The former is perhaps the more likely See Foley, VII, 295-6 and catalogues. * Journeymoney

The Provincial had alreadygiven Fr. Sabran the news of these arrangements in the letter received on November30th above.

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From Coxon. Of 20 and 23 November/1 and 4 December About the 4 Calverts The father hath an order from Lord Baltimore to have them over; sends to bring them Pullenger, whom he stops as long as he can to gaine time. Will lett me knowe whats don next post. Fr. Parker desires I make much ofthem, send them to Watten to divert them. James Butler' with him, will soon bee broughtover with an other by Willis (Porters) who hath had little success in his affaires. Is Sir Laurence Esmond's son with us , who was sentover to that end? A guinea for Mr. Robert Mannock . 10 [f.9.] From Lord Baltimore. From my Lord Baltimore 20 November (1 December). Thanks for 2 from me. Desires Ben goe up to his brother before whom he hath been since with us. Designs they stay only six years, and wishes to be ableto keepe them solongwith us , their father being turned Protestant Begs prayers &c.¹

12th.

To Reverend Fr. Provincial . In answer, with memoires [10?] for the answer to the History of Doway College; promist to goe on with. The rest in answerthat I will complye with his orders about the Calverts and Fr. Gifford and stay to bee provided for here as well as I can till he comes over.²

To Fr. Kennet. Chiefly to inclose that to Fr. Parker with the memoires. Eggleton's³ zeale that he see such an answer made as I propose

To Fr. Coxon In answerto both his, minding him oflittle Astly at Barwick; no news ofSir Laurence Esmond's son . This evening came man sentfor the 4 Calverts.

13th

This morningthe Calverts went earlyto Watten and att 10 a clock he that wascomd for them went to them there From Fr. Coxon. Given me the evening before by Mr. Calvert's

6 Benedict Calvert, later 4th Lord Baltimore, conformed to the Established Church to recover the colony of Maryland. (See The Complete Peerage.) His father had to yield to his demand that thefourboys should be returnedto England .

7 LordMountgarret's son .

8 Perhaps the Willis mentionedin the letter to Fr. Coxon sent on October29th above

⁹ See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Coxon dated the nextday.

10 Fr. Robert Mannock vere Petre was a son of John Petre of Fidlers, Essex (who after the deathof his wife entered the Society as a lay brother) and was atthis time socius or assistant to the Rector and Masterof Novices at Watten See Foley, VII, 593, 594-5and catalogues

Clearly written beforeLord Baltimore knew of his son's decision to recallthe boysto England.

2 This no doubt refers to the Provincial's inability to send him Brother Ignatius Jones

3 Possibly Fr. ThomasEccleston , alias Holland (1659-1743) who was at this date in the College of St. Ignatiusor theLondon District; laterhewas Rector of St. Omers See Foley, VII, 220 and catalogues

4 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Coxon of November9th above

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messenger. 'Tis to tell me that Pullenger comes with MyLord's and Mr. Calvert's orders to fetch his 4 sons Dated 24 November. This evening came Mr. Willis and brought me a packet; came also one Mr. Barlo¹ goingto Douay.

From Fr. Coxon 27 November. There's no remedy, and my Lord Baltimorewho is heavily troubled att it can not help it. If the cloaths they came in will serve, best of all, butt they must not bee sent in raggs. They must bee cherisht that they may remember He hath writt to Pendril to send little Astly att the conditions proposed

FromFr. Kennet 27 November. ThatI stopthe gentlemandesigned for Marylandtill orders.³

14th

From Fr. Beeston 15 December The orders he hath to stop the Marylanders ; his had their secular [dress] on That I lett Fr. Rector ofWatten³ knowe he need not send Br. Thomas till further order. The 2 Roman missals and directories comd from Antwerp for our house.

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From Fr. Rector of Rome. 18 November Sandiford resolvd to bee a merchant, so is going for Venis Thanks for my concurrence; 2 butt a small supplye, even none to the designe of the housewhich is to breed divines and missionants " Turville designes rather to pay for himselfthan take the Oath.8 Turville says he did not think ofgoing to Rome 3 days before he left St. Omersnever designed to bee a clergymanyet I advised him to goe, that after 3 years I would procure the taking of[f?] his Oath He, the Rector, can not persuade himselfthe youth will ever bee admitted amongst us; a word ofcouncil from me orhismaster' may settallright. Prichard's10

1 Mr. Thomas Barlow was eventually (accordingto the Letter Book) tojoin the English Benedictines at Paris

2While at St. Omers they had worn the College uniform.

3 Fr. Gifford.

* PresumablyBrother John Wesleyand probably Fr. Richard Thomas , alias Webster

5 Fr. ThomasEberson .

" Seenote on the Provincial'sletter received on November30th above

7Fr. Plowden had clearly hoped for more candidates for the English College, Rome from St. Omers ; six in all were admitted that yearsee C.R.S. , XL, 149-51

8 By the Oath imposed by Urban VIII and somewhat changed by Alexander VII the students promisednot to enter any religious order without the leave of the Holy See, to embrace the ecclesiastical state and to return to workin theirowncountry Turville, as will be seen , had apparentlywanted tobecome a Jesuit and was readyto payfor himselfrather than takethe Oath Actually he did take it, was ordainedand went to England in 1719. See C.R.S. , XL, 151

9 At St. Omers

10 Matthew Prichard, O.S.F. (1669-1750) was appointedto succeed BishopEllis in August 1713 as Vicar Apostolic of the WesternDistrict, but was notconsecrated until 1715. Copies of the Brief were sent, says Fr. Plowden , to the

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busness don by a friend of Fr. Plowden who hath sentthe brief two ways, by the Nuntio and Internuntio. 3 miracles of Blessed Stanislausaproved by the Pope the eve of his feast.³ 16th.

From Fr. Richard Holland . 12 December. His six weekes fever relapses ; hath spent much blood and money. His pupil much better natured than he expected and applyes him self well to his exercises with 5 masters How dear now all things are . Corn and wyne spoild by haile. The pistol's worth of Bath mettal toys for le Hunt The adressa Mr. Holland, chez Mr. l'Abbe Moreau , au chateau a Bourge, en Berry.

17th

To Mr. Coxon In answer to his 3 letters, with the accounts ofthe foure Calverts; owing still amongst all £59-16-10 What wee have don to fortifie and caress them They went away this morning .

To Reverend Fr. Provincial That as he orderd I stopt Fr. Gifford now accoutred so that he will be ready att a call About the 2 reasonswhy less fitting he bee sent. I inclosd some memoires for the answerto the History

To Lord Baltimore About his grandchildren's going away; my hopes in God's Providence and his. Their caracter. I fearforthem onlyfrom their age.

To Mr. Calvert. In prayse of his children. My greef and theirsfor their going just when beginning to gather the fruit oftheireducation here Confide in his care since now'tis he must answerto Godfor them.1

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f.10 .] From Fr. Tichburn . Liege, 12 December Of his present facility, at ease; Reverend Fr. Provincial most civily left all to his

Nuntio (at Paris ?) and Internuntio (at Brussels ?). On Prichard see C.R.S., XXIV, 310; Gillow, V, 369; Oliver, Collections, II, 389-90 ; Hemphill, 44 , 133 ff . It was said that James Edward did not favour the appointment. See W.A. Ep Var , V, 13 , Ingleton to Mayes, April, 1713

3 The cause of Blessed Stanislaus Kostka, who was beatifiedin 1605 , was completed at his canonizationin 1726 .

4 Fr. Holland was acting as tutor to Thomas Arundell (See note to letter received from Fr. Powell on October 26th above ) After a stay in France they moved on to Rome to return to France in the summerof 1715

5 Fr. John LeHunt alias Thornton (1675-1759) was tutor to some nobleyouth somewhere in France in 1714; from 1715 to about 1720 he was performing the same duty at Montpellier and, as will appear, there is some evidence that he was also conducting a school for young boys Later he was for many years stationed at Haggerstonin the Residence of St. John the Evangelist and at Ellingham See Foley, VII, 382 and catalogues A pistole was a Spanish gold coin originally worth about 18/-. Bath metal was an alloyof zinc and copper.

1 Fr. Sabran attempted to influence Benedict Calvert, the father of the boys, later (but for two monthsonly) 4th Lord Baltimore His eldest son , Charles , later 5th Lord, after resistingfor a time, appears to have followed his father's example and held offices at the court of Frederick, Prince of Wales . He died in 1751 and the title became extinct on the death of his son, Frederick, the 6th Lord in 1771. See The Complete Peerage.

choice, he to the Rector's who writtfor his stay and his goingon.¹

From Fr. Thornton.² Chiefly to ask a sett of Rodrigues for his particular use, who can not gett one though I gave so many to Gandt

18th .

To Fr. Gooden. In answer, and promising to send him the Bishop of Maux Vindication of his Ordonnance, if I finde or he suggest one that will carry it

To Br. James Chapman. In answer That I see no wayto helphis brother, his temper not allowing the finding a place for him, nor presentcircumstancesa collection to bee madeamongstCatholics for him.3

To Fr. Tichburn . In answer, with all kinde encouradgement.

To Fr. Beeston In answer. That I have stopt, as he desired, Br Thomas just going from Watten.

To Fr. Thornton. Remittinghim to Fr. Provincial to whom belong all the books ofFr. Rodrigues

To LadyLucy Herbert In answer, with an inclosd answerto Sister Mary Petre I chiefly require a letter from Sister Burton to Lady Albeville to require now the £20 which I am willing to inclose to the same and so press for payment.

19[th].

No letters nor any very particularbussness .

1 Fr. Tichborne was spending another year at Liègeperhaps to continue the study oftheology See catalogues

2 Fr.JohnLe Hunt. Heasked for a set ofThe Practice ofChristianand Religious Perfection by the Spanish Jesuit, Alonzo Rodriguez (1537-1616) Originally published in 1609, it was often republished and translated A translation from the French was printed at the St. Omers College press in 1697-9 , entitled The Practice of ChristianPerfection; there is a copy in the British Museum The stock was no doubt held at the Collegepress, but Fr. Sabran replied on the following day that Fr. Thornton should ask the Provincial.

3 There were two brothersJames, who was at this time at Liège studying philosophy (see catalogues), and William, who was the elder and who, aswill be seen, took up medicine Were they relatedto Dr. Robert Chapmanwho attendedQueen Mary Beatrice when she visited Bath in 1687? See Mary of Modena by Carola Oman , 103. It may be notedhere that in Records ofScots Colleges &c , I, page 67 there is mention of a Chapman(no Christian name given) arriving at the Scots College, Douay in 1710 from St. Omers; it adds that he soon left. James was in 1724 a priest, stationed at Ghent, but after thatyear his name does not appear to be in the catalogues For anotherconjecture about this family see note 3 to letter received from James on March 30th , 1714

Lady Lucy Herbert was Prioress from 1709-44 of the Austin Canonesses at Bruges and one of the five daughters of William Herbert, 1st Marquis and titular Duke of Powis, Chamberlainto James II See note to letter received from Mr. Henry Fox on October 29th above Sister Mary Petre and Sister Burton (see Daumont, 334) were members of her community and it seems likelythat SisterPetre was the daughterof Sir FrancisPetre of Cranhamand Elizabeth (Gage) his wife, and the brother of Fr. Edward Petre , S.J. See note to letter received from "the 2 Petres" on December3rd above Sister Burton was no doubt the elder sister of Mother Burton, Prioress of The Antwerp Carmelites ; see An English Carmelite , 3 , 107. Fr. Sabran , then a

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To Lady Fleetwood. With inclosd answers to Dames S. Lavary, J. Caril and W. Petre; meerly ofcivility to her Ladyship on the neighbouring feasts.²

To Reverend Fr. Rector of Liege.3 With inclosd for Rome; upon the neighbouring feasts and domestick occurrences . Iwent thisdayto Watten, invited with Fr. Eyre andfoure more .

To Reverend Fr. Rector of Rome In answer. The whole case of Turvillethatwent up and advise to him The caseforadispensation in mariage. The rest, domestic news

ToMr. Williams In answer. No free place now; ask an account of his brother's age &c , in order to one when free. This dayI sent4 to Watten butt went not though chiefly invited;to supply tomorrowfor the Sodality, Fryday for Rhetorick. " [f.10v .] To Mr. Edmund Write [Wright] of Oporto. A full, good account of his son Joseph.

To Reverend Mother of Gravelin.8 The compliments of the time. Thatshe lett not her religious send any eating things to the schollars here , whichfor inconvenienceshal not bee given to them . 21[st]

From Fr. Darell. Of 17 December That ould rents' from before 1702 are broughtto the denier 25 (so 1/5 lost), and those since (as all ours) are deduced to 23[2 ?] (if so, wee having there for 37600 livres and of them[?] rents 1892, wee shall loose equivalentlya capital of 18800 livres, or in rents yearly 946 livres)

chaplain at St. Germains, had accompanied Lady Lucy to Bruges when she entered in 1692 and was her adviser for many years See English Province Archives, S.J.-BQ/5, and Daumont, 55, 327 ff For Lady Albeville see Nolan, 46n

2 Lady Fleetwoodwas Abbess of the English Benedictine nuns atDunkirkand the Dames were members of the community there See Weldon, Appendix, 45

3 Fr. FrancisPowell

4 See note to the letter received from Fr. Plowdenon 15th December above

5 There are several references in Fr. Sabran's letters to Fr. Plowden in Rome about obtaining a certain marriagedispensation Ifthey all referto the same person, as seems likely, it is Mlle (de) Wandonne or (de) Vendome; her name occurs later

6 Fr. Sabran was answering the letter received fromMr. Williams onNovember 24th above.

7 TheSodality of Our Lady had been established at St. Omers in 1609 underthe title of Our Lady of the Assumption Fr. Sabran was unableto enjoy a visit toWatten as he had to give an instruction or sermon to the Sodality and to Rhetoricthe highest class or school , but was apparently able to snatch a short time awaysee his entry on the 22nd below

8 Sister Catherine Bagenal was Abbess of the Poor Clares at Gravelinesfor thirty-one years She died in 1736 in her sixty-third year She was a daughter of Dudley Bagenal of County Carlow, who accompanied James II into exile, and his wife, Anne Butler of County Kilkenny See C.R.S., XIV , 115 These are presumablythe rentesthe popular French securities ofthe time , in which some of the funds of St. Omers College were invested Denier is

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I came back this morningfrom Wattenwith ours.

From Dame Anne Wesby About Lady Abbess' dangerousfever; aske[s] our prayers for her, and in particular herself. 5 Masses to bee sayd within 3 weekes.³

To Fr. Darell My reasons why the rents of our two pensions (fundation) should not bee reduced To knowhow much in money and what in bills made up the capitals of our other rents, especially that of Macmahon.4

24th.

From Coxon. 4/15 December Will remember Bierbeck and Richardson Of Willouby being broken; hath writt to his friend Woodfor a year's pension; craves his son bee not removed; willdo all he can. About Fettiplace's letters not in his owne hand; the cause of backwardness in payment for his pension. Antony Mayburnthatcame hither 1671 nowcomd to anestate;dothhe owe?8

From Fr. Kennet 4/15 December They wonder nothing coms from us about Ginks [Jenks] and Matthew Prichard; a rumor running of their being Vicars Apostolic.¹ The memoires were sent totheparson from Douay2; the work by a pennypost to the printer, who hathsuch an other work ready.

the interest paid; denier 25 =4% . If the rate of interest was 5%hitherto, Fr. Sabran's calculationsseem fairly accurate For an accountof the rentes see Eyre, V, 447-8. Thefigure 2 is not clear; later letterssuggest that capital invested in the rentes after 1702 was to be reduced by 3

3 Thereis no clue as to the identity of Dame Wesby, the Lady Abbess or the convent Anne mayhave been ofthe Westbyfamily ofBurne Hall, Lancashire

4 Fr. Sabran was anxious about the incometo support two free places which was threatened by the reduction in the interest paid on the rentes The Macmahonmoneywas for a free place

5 There were four Jesuit priests of this name alive at the timeJames , John , Richard and Robert; the name occurs five times in the Letter Book They may refer to one and the same person, and, if so, it is probably Richard (1669/70/71-1738) who had been for some years at Dutton (Frances Fleetwood's) in Cheshire, but was at this date in London He was later Provincial See Foley, V, 321 ; VII, 646-8and catalogues .

" Mr. Willouby had fallen uponevil times and was to end up in the Marshalsea ; hecould not pay even reduced fees It was thought that his son might have a vocation to the priesthood but eventually he was sent home Wood may be Fr. Wood at Antwerp.

7 There were Fettiplaces or Fettyplaces at Swyncombe in Oxfordshire See Foley, VII, 206 ; C.R.S. , XIV, 108n. Thereare other references which suggest that those boys whose handwriting was considered inadequate had their letters home written for them Fr. Sabran's comment on this excuse for not payingthe fees is in his letter to Fr. Coxon ofthe next day.

8 Anthony Mayburn, a former boy at St. Omers, owed nearly £50, as will appear Sylvester Jenks was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District in August 1713 but died, before he could be consecrated, in December1714 . See Gillow, III, 616-8

2 For The History of the English College at Doway; Dodd's The Secret Policy of the English Society of Jesus was not publisheduntil 1715 .

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From Sir William Goring Fr. Eyre writt to Fr. Provincial Sir William Gage was going into a dropsy; expected to hear from me. Fr. Thomas Green, ³ his Governor, will bee here within a week; he is first to goefor England.

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To Fr. Coxon. The accounts I send him ofAntony Mayburn; his remaining debt-£48-7sh That he gett securityfromWilloubyandI will keep on his son, though 'twere best he went for Rome. What a child Fettyplace is! The reduction of our rents to the denier 40,4 our loss of above 18,000 livers Our want of money and packs. "

To Sir William Goring. How content Sir Thomas is withGovernor and journey. Fr. Eyre's letter on a groundless aprehension; Sir William as well as ever .

To Fr. Kennet How soon I writt of Prichard The news of Lord Midleton, Ennys [Innes?] R. Hamilton.

26[th].

ToLungatée. Dunkerque. About the sickness of hisson, Melicant. 10

27[th].

Camefrom Paris the man to serve SirWilliam Gage. To the same [Lungatée] About the same subject.

28[th].

Came from England Fr. Thomas Green to fetch SirWilliam Gage; brought letters from-

3 This is probably Fr. Edward Green alias or vere Thomas Wright (1647-1727) who had worked in Lancashire and Lincolnshire and been Rector of Watten and Master of Novices In 1714 (accordingto the catalogue) he was in the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury. He had also, it would seem , been beforethis theDirector of the EnglishCarmelites at Antwerp See An English Carmelite , 107n.

*I.e. 21%interestfrom 5% . See the letter fromFr. Darell received December 21stabove

5 The code namefor boys

" This is surelya slip for Sir William (Gage).

7 Charles, 2nd Earl of Middleton was a Secretary of State to James II in exile and also to James Edward; a convert in 1702, he retired in December1713 and wassucceeded by Sir ThomasHiggons See D.N.B.; Petrie, 467; Bevan, 68-9

* Therewere at least five priests of the name of Innes alive at this time . Foley (VII, 392-3) gives three JesuitsJames and two Johns Therewerealso two secular priestsLewis (1651-1738) who became Rector of the Scots College in Paris in 1682 , Almoner to Queen Mary Beatrice in 1701 , Almoner to James Edward in December 1713, Lord Almoner and confidentialsecretary in the following yearand Thomas , his brother (1662-1744), who lived for manyyears atthe Scots College in Paris (See both in D.N.B.) The reference here may be to Fr. Lewis' appointment as Almoner to James Edward For an incident in the life of Thomas see Shield and Lang, 79

This might be Lieut -General Richard Hamilton who fought in Ireland in 1689 and took part in the Jacobiteexpedition of 1708 (see Bevan, 45 , 52)

The dateof his deathis unknown See D.N.B.

10 Presumablya boy from France or the Netherlands

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[From] Fr. Thomas Hunter. 10/21 December Would have in what there is out of Bartoli concerning Fr. Weston; that the places should bee more particularly cited 'Twere good the particular letters cited by him and Father More were sought in the original for they may bee demanded afterwards. Desires the rest bee sent as soone as I can.¹

[From] Reverend Fr. Provincial 10/21 December How I could like of Fr. Hardesty in Fr. Philip Percey's place,2 who is uneasyand much wished for by others. How did Mr. Gerard relish the letter? That I stop still here Fr. Gifford

[From] Henry Fletcher. 10/21 December. The good condition of hopes in his affaires Better in health.

[From ] Mr. William Plowden.³ Ofthe reasons whygreater care of his son, chiefly as to solid principles. His project abouthis brother , Piers, for 14 days.

From Sir William Goring. Thanks for my kinde concerns for his nephew , Sir William Gage ; his service to his nephew, William Dormer.5

This letter referred to his work on his reply to The History of the English College at Doway; he required quotations from the works of Daniel Bartoli about Fr. WilliamWeston, and also from Fr.Henry More's Historia Missionis Anglicanae Societatis Jesu which was published at St. Omers in 1660. (Fr. Henry More alias Talman, 1587 /8-1661, was Provincial, Rectorofthe College ofSt. Ignatius and twice Rector of St. Omers See Foley, VII, 518.)

2 Fr. John Hardestyvere Tempest (1681-1752) was at this date in London and later in Lancashire for many years Fr. Sabran did not think (see his letter belowto the Provincial sent on January2nd) he would make a goodMinister at St. Omers in place of Fr. Philip Percy, but later on was readyto have him for anotherpost See Foley, VII, 766 and catalogues

3 William Plowden was the son of Edmund Plowden and his wife, Penelope Drummond, and the brother of Frs. Francis, Richard, Edmund and Percy; he married threetimes and this son is probably his heir (born of his second wife, Mary Stonor), William Ignatius (of whom more shortly) William Plowden went into exilewithJames II, but was allowedto return to England, only to go abroad again in disgust when his six coach horses wereimpounded bya magistrateat Banbury as being worth morethan £5 each He was born in 1666 and died in 1741. See Burke, and Foley, IV, 536 (pedigree) whereit is said that he diedin 1668 ! This letter suggests that he would like to have a visit from Percy

4 Sir William Gage was the son of Sir John Gage, the 4th Baronet and the grandson of Sir Henry Gage, the 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Gage's wife , Mary Chamberlain , married on his death Sir Henry Goring, Sir William Goring's father. See Foley, V , 793 and Burke under the Gage peerage.

5William Dormer (1696-1758) became a Jesuit . He was the half-brother of Fr. Charles Dormer (1690-1761), 6th Lord Dormer According to Burke , Charles , the 5th Baron, who died in 1728, marriedfirstlyCatherineFettiplace and had two sons by herCharles the 6th Baron and John the 7th; secondly, he married Elizabeth Biddulph in 1694 and had seven sons, all of whom died s.p. except James of Antwerp, and five daughters of whom only one , Frances, married; her husband was WilliamIgnatius Plowden and they had fifteen children, among them two famous JesuitsRobert and Charles Plowden The mother of the second wife of the 5th Lord Dormer was Ann Goring, Sir William Goring's sister, who married Richard Biddulph Sir William Goring's wife, it may be noted here, was Dorothy Plowden (the widow of Philip Draycott), the sister ofWilliam and of Frs Francis, Richard, Edmund and Percy Sir William died in 1724 and she in 1736 or 1737; they

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From Reverend Fr. Provincial 7/18 December. The brainsickman goes for Liege. Why he can not send Jones ' Hopes Ihavesatisfyed Fr. General about Br Serrel.2 Can not yett send for Wilson.³

From Fr. Kennet 11/22 December Reverend Fr. Provincial bee in the Exercises ;4 orders him to bid me send Fr. Gifford with all convenient speed over

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From Mr. H. Widrington.5 6/17 December Recomendshis little cosin Ferdinand Forster, god child to Mr. Clavering for a free place next September; the father a Protestant, the mother his uncle Ferdinand Widrington's daughter By help of friends maintains 4 daughters.

From Fr. Coxon A short one. 7/18 December. OnlywhatHarley³ sayd in case the4 Calverts were not suddenly sent that not a Jesuit should stay in England. The other, 11/22 December, by Mr. Green' and Collingwood Not to accept of the latter if offerd £200 for 12 for 2 lives; no one will give 10 for one life 10 How he shall now direct letters by Calais? Jamson only on £20 per annum;¹¹ maintained by Robinson's father . 12 Desires a letter from little Cross (Whyte) to his mother to gett her bond for £25 per annum . 13

had no children. She was a generous benefactorof the English Jesuits Fr. Sabran, as will appear later, was related to the Dormers etc.; his mother is thought to have been a memberof thePlowdenfamily Onthe Goring family see also Foley, IV, 793-4; on Frs Charles and William Dormer see Foley, VII, 205-6, 207 .

1 Brother Ignatius Jones

2 See Fr. Sabran's letter to the General dated October31st above .

3 See letter fromthe Provincial received on October29thabove and note

4Wasmaking his annual retreat and thereforenot dealingwith normal correspondence

5 Probably Fr. HenryWiddrington (1668-1729), said by Foley to have been the son of (the 2nd) Lord Widdrington and brother of the 3rd Lord and of Fr. Robert Widdrington (1660-1742). Fr. Henry was for many years in the Durham District and was at this time the Superior there See Foley, VII, 841-2 and catalogues

Wasthisboy'sfatherThomas Forster,M.P.forNorthumberland,whocommanded the rising in the northof England in 1715 and later escaped to France?

7 See note on November21st above.

8 Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford and First Lord ofthe Treasury. Fr. Thomas Green, who, as Fr. Sabran noted, arrived on the28th

10 Somebody wished to lend St. Omers £200 in return for an annuity of £12 for two lives . If this Collingwood was a Jesuit, there were three Jesuits of that name alive at this dateFrs Charles (1664-1719), Robert (1657-1740) and Thomas (1651-1725); they were probably brothers and of a Northumberland family (Foley, VII, 147-8 ) Maybe one of them was trying to investmoney on behalf of relatives Fr. Robert's name occurs several times below .

11 An alias for Vincent Aylmer (also Allen); he was on reduced fees .

12 This might be the Robinson mentioned on November 13th above, or Mr. George Robinson, mentioned later, who had two sons at St. Omers, or the father of a boy Robinson, alias or vere Gazin, also mentionedlater.

13 A boy who is mentioned twice later as being negligentabout writingto his mother

FromMr. Poinz . 14 25 December Wishes of a Niew-year. Bywhat I have receivd wether I guess it worth the while that he send the rest of P. Nephew's reflexions . 15 The chief point that I give him a life-rent for 50 pound sterling; his motive that by his circumstances he must depend of our province Would make it easy by gathering up . 16

31[st].

From Fr. Fairfax This evening came il Cavalieri Giraldy, from 14 years Envoy of the Grand Duke, and Sgr Marcollini, Prelato Domestico di Sua Santita¹ from carrying a Cardinal's cap to Portugal. Brought letters of comendation from Fr. Fairfax³ of 10/21 December and from Coxon; lodged here, &c.

From Fr. Darell No date. With part of the King's Edict that concerns us . All our Colleges in France's in the same condition; weemustsee what they do Send[s] a coppy ofa formulaforme and Rector of Watten to be drawn up by our notary to commithim to change our contracts &c With Macmahon's money were bought bills for 13,000 livres (it was 6666-13-4). By the reduction I shall have 325 livers, as much as the 6666 is worth att 5 per cent, whereas att4 per cent it would now give me only 267 livres per annum.5

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To Fr. Darell. With the notaries' acts for me and for Fr. Rector of Watten impouringhim to renew our contracts &c To knowe the price of cloath of gould and severall sorts of brocards for acting suites

14This is presumablyFr. AugustineNewdigatePoyntz, a secular priest, confessor to the Augustinian nuns at Bruges See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 16 , 20, 21 and Gillow, s Hawarden for one view of his activities But also see Hunter A Modest Defence, 117 ff. (1714 ed .) for a reply to the accusations against him.

15 He was inquiring , no doubt, about the possibility of printing at St. Omers a translation of Pensées et Reflexions Chrétiennes pour tous lesjours del'année byFr. François Nepveu (1639-1708) of which the first edition was published in Paris in 1695. There is a manuscriptofitin EnglishatStonyhurst Nepveu's The Method ofMental Prayer was printed at the St. Omers Press in 1694 .

16 His request was granted , as will beseen .

1 This may be Pier Paolo Marcolini, a papal diplomat, employed by Clement XI in 1714 and 1715 to try to unite the Catholic rulers againstthe Turkish menace. See Pastor, 111-14 .

2 Perhaps to Nuno da Cunha de Atayde, created Cardinal in May 1712 "asa result of pressure by the Kingof Portugal" . See Pastor, 350

3 Fr. Thomas Fairfax alias Beckett (1656-1716) was at this time in the London District . In James II's reign hewas appointedProfessor ofOriental Languages at Oxford and was imprisonedat the Revolution See Foley, VII, 241 and catalogues

4 These would seem to be the official certificates issued when the rentes were purchased .

5 The answer to his query to Fr. Darell on December22ndabove . Stage playsformed an important part ofthe system ofeducationat St.Omers See references in Chadwick, especially chapter 6. Fr. Sabran often ordered materials , feathers and "acting suites" in Paris.

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This day went hence the Chevalier Giraldy and Mgre Marcolini; also Frs. Eyre, Green, Gifford and Sir William Gage, Colingwood &c. I sent letters-

To Reverend Fr. Provincial In answer for two " How unfit Hardesty. I was willing to loose my Minister, having to succeede him Fr. Norice, and to this Fr. John Constable who liked well of it, &c

To Fr. Thomas Hunter. In answerto his . Thatin the designed book no Jesuit authorshould be cited, butt clergymen; why itmust beea full book.1

To Fr. Fairfax What I have don for the two he recomended.²

To Fr. Kennet With near two sheets of memoires.

To Fr. Coxon With the inclosd accountsofSirWilliam³indebted £104 My want of summes to profitt ofthe present returnes

From Mr. Duriez Commis General de l'Etat a Tournay, 30 December Compliments Recomendations of his 2 sons which he willcontinue here though the Douane is nowcomd to the Germains.4 Ifweehave herea masterthat teaches writing and arithmetic desires his sons have lessons &c.

From Reverend Fr. General 9 December 1713. Congratulats for the good state of our house. Relyes on and aproveswhat I writtof Br. Serrel; writes to him that he shall have his orders from me Facile consentio ut illuc retineatur Conscribenda certis legibus circa aegrotos studia, ut ego censuerim, et concurrente, si opus est, Patre Provinciali Invigilem , ne contra nostras leges, haustum foris sumat.5

From Fr. Richard Plowden 9 December. Will spare no peines in procuring the Indulgence for St. Monacella ; the difficulty will bee 7Answeringthe Provincial'slettersreceived on December 28th and 29thabove. Fr. John Norice or Norris (1672-1754) became Minister at St. Omers in March 1714 and Fr. John Constable succeeded him as Prefect of the Sodality Later Fr. Norris was Rector of Ghent and Rector of the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury; he was stationedat Burton Park and later at Slindon. For a time he was Spiritual Father at the English College, Rome See Foley, VII, 550 and catalogues

1 It would be better to refute The History of The English College at Dowayby references to non-Jesuit authorities

2 ChevalierGiraldy and Mgr Marcolini

3 Presumably the accounts of Sir William Gage; Fr. Sabran lamented that , because of lack of ready cash, he was not able to take advantage of the favourable rate of exchange

4 M. Duriez held the office of head customs officerat Tournai which had been taken by Louis XIV but became part of the Austrian Netherlandsafter the war of the Spanish Succession A later letter from M. Duriez was fromLille

5 See the letter received from the Provincial on October29th and Fr. Sabran's to the General dated October 31st above The General approved of Fr. Sabran'sarrangements but added that refreshmentshould not be taken outside the house The General's letter (in French) to Brother Serrel is in Angl. III in the General Archives S.J. in Rome, as are the letters written to Fr. Sabran between 1698 and 1718 by Fr. General Michelangelo Tamburini (General from 1706 to 1730) and his predecessor Fr. Thyrsus Gonzalez (1687-1705)

her name not being in the Roman Martirologe Incloses Watten's Indulgence reniewd.8 Sends Turville's letter to me; knowes not what he will do.¹ The necessity of a good mission next year.² Ifa place vacant at Pontoise, he hath a fitt man ex omni parte, George Trenthamcompetent age, stayd, mature, [f.12v ] 3rd year, ready to come att [once?], quam promptus ad omnia officia.³

From William Turville. 9 December. Nunc salus animae urget ut scribat. Peromnia sacra rogat ut demillifacultatem ut in Societatem admittatur; inde penderesalutem animae.4

From Br. Wilkins 31 December The strange advantage of the exchangeto Paris now. 'Tis true, if Darell drawes for 3500 florins exchangewe shal owe to Antwerp 1000 florins . The best is to desire Fr. Darel not to drawe and suddenly write to Antwerpthat he will not; he will on Mondaysend us a bill on Paris that wee may see the advantage 'Tis now 33 stivers for 3 livers att two usances; 'tis 79 [192] livers better than what Fr. Darel offers (in fine 'tisthe gaineof 8 1/3) for 1000 florence. (He hints a New Year's guiftwould do well, he being very poore.)5

From Fr. Francis Powell 28 December Wishes of a happyyear. The evill Mr. Ward'sboock may raise in England Doth not some clergyman lurk under the name of the parson that writes the History ofDowayCollege?" Expectsdayly a letter from Fr.Azwanger that

8This isin answer to Fr. Sabran's ofOctober31st

1 See note on Fr. Plowden's letter received on December15th

2 Fr. Plowdenwas hopingfor a good numberofstudents fortheEnglishCollege, especially from St. Omers.

3 If the English Benedictine nuns at Pontoisenear Paris required a chaplain, George Trentham would be most suitable George Trentham Talbot entered the English College in November 1708, was ordained in March 1712; "discessit Angliam versus 18 Maii 1715" See C.R.S., XL, 140. Fr. Sabran tookup the matter (see his letter to Fr. Darell on the 3rd December) andit is possible that the same priest is mentioned by Fr. Darell in a letter received on April 21st, 1715

4 William Turville asked that he be admitted into the Society.

5 Brother James Wilkins (1685-1714) was socius or assistant to Fr. Edward Wood, the Procurator at Antwerp of the English Province He was to die suddenlywithin three weeks of writing this letter He was suggesting here that Fr. Sabran should take advantage of the favourable rate of exchange between Antwerp and Paris. The livre and the florin seem to have been (normally) worth much the same (about 2/-) at the time; a stiver , a coin of the Low Countries, was worth in more recenttimes and perhaps (normally) then a twentieth of a florin At that moment the livre was worth onlyeleven stivers Two usances means a bill payable at two months.

"It is not clear what was meant by this The reference may be to the controversialist, Thomas Ward's England's Reformation which came out in 1710 See Gillow, V, 571 , and Chadwick, 275, whereit is stated that it was in fact a product of the St. Omers Press Maybe Fr. Powell feared that it was so controversialthat it would raise trouble for Catholics in England.

7 Fr. Powell had his suspicions about the identity of the author; hitherto, it seems, it was accepted that the author was a Protestant clergyman It is interestingto note one reactionto the appearance of the book-"The Bishop (Gifford) desired me to acquaint you with his sense concerninga pamphlet which is lately published in England. These are his words A pamphlet is lately published called The History of Douay College Who the author is I cannot tell, but I am sure it may doe much mischeif and thereforeall the

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will decide wether any pension is hopt for; if not all ruind; the treasurer protesting that the fund assigned for it is not sufficient. Their stock is out His good wishes to Fr. Eyre.

3d.

From M. Geraldin.2 St. Malo, 27 December Thanks for myne. Allowes a louis of gould for his son for a New Year's guift; desires he may wantnothing Will pay for washing that he may notoften want clean linnen ; if he wants a good warm covert, to buye it. He will pay, &c.

To Mrs. Griffin Chieflyabout the deed of£30annuity WhatI have writttomyLord about it. Iexhort her to make one[?] the Spiritual Exercises next Lent.³

To the Duke of Powis. All the motives why he should pay Mrs. Griffin's and Lady Lucie's debts.

From Mr. Carton du Fermont.5 Lille, 28 December Thanks. Allowes his son betwixt this and Easter 3 florins.

To Fr. Wood About the 4 or 5000 florins att interest I give to Watkins [Wilkins?] a louis d'or.

To Fr. Darell. About the Roman priest for Pontoise." About not drawing on Antwerp.³

From Mr. Marshall Thanks He is well Will answer Fr. Gifford. A paper of news The [f.13 .] account of a pamphlet in Dutch about the Bullbeleeved de Witt's.⁹

cheif of the Clergy protest against it as done not only without their knowledge and approbation but allso as prejudiciall to them ... '" Thomas(?) Witham to Mayes, December 11th, 1713. In W. A. Ep. Var., V, 36.

1 The failure of the Bavarian pension of 6,000 scudi per annum (a scudo was worth 5/-) was one of the worries of the Rector of Liège at this time. Itwas begun by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, in 1626 and because of it Liège was often known as the Anglo-Bavarian College From about 1703 it was not paid, or only partially paid as the result of Bavaria'smisfortunesin the Spanish Succession war Eventually resumed, it lapsed again in 1741. See Foley, VII, xlvii, cxli, clxviii Fr. Azwangerwas no doubt a Germanpriest who was intercedingwith the Bavariangovernmenton behalf of the College There are several letters from him at Munich to Fr. Powell in Liège Procurators' Correspondence between f. 37 and f 67.

2 This was presumablySir Nicholas, thefather ofFrancis

3This is another reference to Mrs. Griffin's claim on the Powis family; Fr. Sabran told her that he had written to the Duke about it and encouraged her to make a spiritual retreat the next Lent.

4 Lady Lucy Herbert, one of the Duke's sisters.

5 This seems to be the same as M. Cardon du Fremont who appears later He allowed his sonsome pocketmoney

6 Fr. Sabran would appear to be taking advantage of the rate of exchange as suggested by Brother Wilkins in the letter received from him on January2nd above

7 George Trentham Talbotsee Fr. Plowden's letter received on January2nd above

8 This is in accordance with the suggestion made by Brother Wilkins above. Fr. Sabran and the scholastic , Joseph Marshall, had corresponded before about Jansenism in the Low Countries. The Jansenist theologian, Gilles de Witte (1648-1724), who was probably living at Utrecht at this time , was a

4th

To Br. Wilkins. Cheefly that he send a missall in 4° , foure large breviarys in 4° , for Fr. Minister10 and Fabry's works;11 also a missal in 8° for Fr. Thomas Gerard.¹ That I give him, byway of New Year'sguift, a louis d'or.

To Mrs. Hodskins,2 at Cambray In answer. That the servantsshe suspected in the inne here have been rigorously examind by the magistrats, but no proove so acquitted; butt turned out ofservice

To Br. Thomas Smith. About the 15 feathers³ to be soon sent and about getting a pension for Mrs. Perkins.4

From Br. Wilkins. Can take up att 3 per cent to be redeemdwhen I please; so that it will not come to 1 per cent and so I shall gaine att least 7 per cent for 10000 florins . Expects my orders.5

From Br. Donain 1 January. Thanks for my care of his letters to his nephew who ungratefully answers not; beggs a token from me for his Jubilyfeast

From Jacobsen. 3 January. With an inclosd for Mr. Eberson . Happy wishes . Reitere la constance dans sa vocation; demande pardon s'il reitere si souvent ses desirsc'est le zele Souhaite scavoir quel succes aura eu la lettre que j'ay ecrit en sa faveur au Provincial Fait son devoir. A plus de peine n'ayantpas eu devant la Dialectique. Espere pourtant soutenir la logique Ne neglige rien de ces [ses ?] devoirs de devotion quand icy.7 Salue Coniers, Minister[?] Clifton, Levins.⁹

vigorous opponent of the Bull Unigenitus and a supporter of Peter Codde, theVicar Apostolic of Holland who had been deposed in 1702 undersuspicion of Jansenism . See Michaud, Biographie Universelle, vol 44 (Paris, n.d.); Pastor , 315-30.

10 Fr. Philip Percy.

11 Fr. Honoré Fabri (1607-1688), a professorof philosophy and mathematics at Lyons and later a theologian to the Sacred Penitentiary in Rome , wrote much on all three subjects See Sommervogel , III, 511-21

1 Seenoteto theletter received by Fr. Sabran from the Provincialon December 11th above.

2 Perhaps Mrs. Hoskins, the mother of a boyClement at St. Omers who is mentionedlater

3 For costumes for the stage

4 This pension, it was hoped (as will be seen), would be obtainedthrough Fr. Le Tellier, Louis XIV's confessor This lady was clearly a deserving person and Fr. Sabran was anxious to help her On February27th, 1714 he wrote to Sister Perkins Were the two ladies related ? Nicholas Blundell met a Mrs. Perkins at Saint-Omer in 1717. See The Great Diurnal ... , II, 187

5 Further suggestions on how to profit by the rate of exchange by raising a loan

"Brother Thomas Donain, a native of Artois (1651-1715), was the porter at Ghent. What jubilee he was about to keep is not clear , nor is the identity of his ungratefulnephew.

7 Seenote to the letter received fromhim on November 1st above; he was still studyingand hoping to be admittedto the novitiate.

8 This appears to be Fr. William Clifton (1678-1749) According to Foley, VII, 140-1, he was a son of James Clifton of Ward's House, near Salwick Hall, Lancashire(the seat of a younger branch of the family) and his wife, Anne Bond He laboured at Formby as a missioner for nearly thirty years

5th.

To Fr. Coxon To send by Calais now letters and people. I give him the adresses . 10

ToMr.Clifton, ofLytham.¹ About the relaps of his son; hispresent condition

To Fr. Thomas Eyre (Barker) With an inclosd from Dr. Woodatt Barleduck Recomending my change of Minister, Prefect of the Sodality, having next year Collins for Prefect.²

To Mr. W. Plowden With an inclosd from his son. In answer . I observe his son's mistake about a custom of suites , yet say what will effect the 4 guineas.³

[f.13v .] To Mr. Wood, the King's Doctor. That I have sent his letter to Fr. Eyre What (if occasion offers) he may assure the Kingof; whatto Sir Thomas Higghons.4

6th

From Fr. Coxon All about Mr. Scarsbrick³refusing togivea bond. The reasons of exacting it of all, or throwing up all In his time £8000 unpayd, &c. He beleeves the inclosd from Mr. Scarisbrick is about that

From Reverend Fr. Provincial 18/29 December. All about stopping or caling back Fr. Gifford; if comd over will send him back upon the 2 reasons I writt Wishes I had written them sooner. That I speakto Brockhols and send him, ifwithoutwritingto the General I thinkhe may [go?] without his thirdyear.

butfromabout 1710 he was for a while eitherprefectof discipline or a master at St. Omers. (See catalogues.) He would seem to have been thefirst cousin ofSquireClifton (who has alreadyappeared in the Letter Book) SeeBurke (1847 ed .). But in C.R.S., VI, 194n the wife of James Cliftonand mother of William is said to have been Anne Brent ProbablyFr.RichardLevinge(1687-1745) who was amaster,not yetordained, at St. Omers from 1711-15 For most of his life as a priest he was at the English College, Rome or on the mission in Derbyshire (of which District he was Rector) or Leicestershire

10 In answer to Fr. Coxon's enquiry in his letter received on December30th above

1 Thomas Clifton.

2 Barker was an alias for Fr. Thomas Eyre. Fr. Sabran wrote to theProvincial's socius on the same lines as in his letterto theProvincial on January2ndabove

3 Perhaps theboy had asked his fatherfor an "actingsuite"; Fr.Sabran pointed out that there was no customin the matter

4 Sir Thomas Higgons, who was a Protestant, had succeeded Lord Middleton as Secretary of Stateto James Edward at Bar in December , 1713. See Petrie, 467 (1959 ed )

5 Mr. Robert Scarisbrick Fr. Sabran and Fr. Coxon well realised the wisdom of securing bonds from parents ; they prevented unpaid fees mounting up. Fr. Coxon had been Procurator for St. Omers College in London since 1704 or 1705 (see catalogues) and as the figure in the text seems quite clear, an average of £800 ayearin fees was unpaid. It is not surprisingthat Fr. Sabran and Fr. Coxon tried to be firm in the matter of exactingbonds. Fr. Gifford was to have gone to Maryland but there had been a change of plan. Fr. Charles Brockholes (1684-1759) had just finished his study of theology; the Provincial thought he might take Fr. Gifford's place, ifit was

From Mr. Scarisbrick 8/19 December Nothing aboutthe bond; his mother sends me by Kennet £12-3sh , of which 5 for the Sodality, 5 for Br. James Scarisbrick, butt to bee disposed of as he would have disposd of it if receivd before he left St. Omers.¹ A crowne for Thomas Parker, ² the rest for Neddy and Robin What meanes Ned's writing that money in the procurator's hands doth him no good?³

7th.

To Reverend Fr. Provincial . I have examind Brockholds ; his vocation forMarylandwarmer than ever. I find him truelyfitt Hathno difficulty about 3rd year of which he designes to make the long Exercises att shipboard.4 I writt of the impediments of Gifford as soon as I knew of his being to goe to Maryland

To Coxon In answer That I will except no one from a bond, of which Mr. Scarisbrick writes nothing. How Sir John Mamby's son , designed for us , is taken over our head through our neglicence.5 Craving bills.

To Mr. Scarisbrick In answer That the £12 &c shall bee disposd ofas required. Thanks to the grandmother . The cause ofEdward's error, now redrest

ToMr. Clifton. How his son grew wors; hownowtotaly recoverd , so that I shall write no more without a 3d relaps of which no apearance .

[f.14 .]To Mr. Poinz In answer. That he returnthe £50to Antwerp for me and as soon as I hearfrom Fr. Woods that he hath it, thatI will send him the College obligationof £5 annuity I send him what isofhim intheHistory ofDowayCollege, and desireto knowe what he will have answerd.

thought that he could, without the General being consulted , forgo his year's tertianship at Ghent Fr. Brockholeswent to Maryland, but onlyfor about three years; he returned to work in Lancashire See Foley, VII, 87 and catalogues

7A gift of £5 to the Sodalityi.e. to the Domestic chapel which wasknown as "the Sodality" at St. Omers and in the early days at Stonyhurst

1 James Scarisbrick , who was in the novitiate at Watten, was, accordingto his grandmother, to spend the moneyas if he were still a boy at St. Omers !

2 A boy at St. Omers ? Hardly Fr. Thomas Culcheth alias Parker, the Provincial who was in Englandatthe time.

3Younger brothers of James Scarisbrickwho were still at St. Omers. Neddy perhaps meant that if money for him was put in the College Procurator's hands he could not use it exactly as he chose All was put rightsee Fr. Sabran'sletter to his father of the next day.

4 The month's retreatmade by Jesuit priests during the tertianship

5 This should surelyby Manby Therewas a Robert Manby at Douay in 1718 and an Edward in 1719; the former is described as the son of Sir Thomas Manby, Bart and may be the boy in questionas Fr. Sabran did occasionally make mistakes about names (See C.R.S., XXVIII, 54, 56, 60.) See too Estcourt and Payne, 61.

Fr. Sabran granted the request made to him in the letter received from Mr. Poyntz on December 30th above. An account of Poyntz's dismissal from Douay in 1704 and of his admission to the English College, Rome in 1705 and ordination there in 1706 is given in Gillow, III, 176-7. He is referredto,

LETTER BOOK OF LEWIS SABRAN

To Br. Wilkins For fear Fr. Wood may be absent That he will receive £50 for me from Brugis That by the first good return he send bills for that summe to Darell to whom I will write to puttit out either in a perpetual rent or in a life one on whom myconsultors shal think fitt. By returns I shall makeby the return, 500 florins will give about 1000 livers which att 4 per cent is 40 livers perpetual rent, which a year hence will bee 32 florins or £3-4 shillins So wee shall pay whilst he lives butt 36 shillins, and att his death enjoy £3-4sh. for ever; or ifI putt it to a life rent, I shal pay him £5 for life and have my self £6-8 shillins That is 28 shillins gaine, and likely £6-8 gaine for years after his death, putting the life rent on one likely to live much longher, as Mr. Withy, &c.1

8th

went a footto Aire with Fr. Coniers and Fr. Procurator.²

From Br. Wilkins With a bill of 900 florins he procures me (advanced) because the exchange when 'tis payd att 2 usances will gaine me £18 . Will endeavour to procure me 10000 florinsattalow interest of 3 per cent and return the whole in bills upon Paris.³

9th

I returnd on foot againefrom Aire.

To Br Wilkins Thanks, and urge him to procure the 10000 florins. Promis him a better New Year's guift and one to Fr. Woods.

From Pigault. In answer . I have sent him one for the Duke of Powis; the place is not markt. He keepes it till orders.

From Mrs. Catherine Smith[?]. Gravelines. Wishes; thanks How well she is yet left Berghs [?] with difficulty. "

butnotbyname , in The History ofThe English College at Doway, pages 33-4 "A young turbulent Fellow was dismissed from the College without his Orders of Priesthood: he studies his Revenge and carries his Resentment to that height, as to accuse the College of Jansenism, especially some particular persons are named, whose publick Lectures he pretends to produce to justify his Accusation" Fr. Sabran asked Poyntzwhat was to be saidabout this in Fr. Hunter's reply

1 This refersto Mr. Poyntz'sannuity; Fr. Sabran intendedto ask his advisers whether the money should be put out on a perpetualrent or on a life rent , If put on the former, St. Omers would have to make up the annuity to the extentof 36/a year during Mr. Poyntz'slife; if put on a life rent itwould be well to choose someone who was likely to live long. He suggested Mr. Withy who as it happened, died at the age of eighty in 1769, whereas Mr. Poyntz died in August 1723 (C.R.S. , XXVIII, 16n)

2To arrive there Fr. Sabran with Fr. Conyers and Fr. Percy Plowdenhad to walkabout eight miles

3All to take advantage of the favourable rateof exchange.

4 A letter

$ She was apparentlytrying her vocation withthe Poor Clares at Gravelines;it will be seen later that she was recommended to Lady Lucy Herbertat Bruges, but it may be noted that a CatherineSmythe was professed at Gravelines in September 1715. See C.R.S. , XIV , 128

From Anne of the Presentation (Smith). The joy of her neeyce that I calld her my child Hopes I will thank the Abbess ofNiew Cloister att Berghes.³

[From]Jacobson. New Year His constancy, &c. With aninclosd for Fr. Eyre

[f.14v .]

10th

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From Fr. Darel. Sorrynow he sent the last bill onAntwerp. The change so risen that 2 days before for £100 att Londonnone would give above 1796; now are given 1900 livres. Fr. Green's contract is leftwith that office to pay 900 odd livers; ifI have thecontractFr. Provincial must loos that.4

To Br. Wilkins. How the exchange growes att Paris . If so I hope he will take upfor me 10000 florins or even 20000.5

11th

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To Fr. Darell. That Mr. Green's contract is ours only when the debt ofMr. Green is payd That since Strasbourg College is in our case , wee ought to prevent it, so I desire that as soon as possible a memoire to the King bee made for us and if possible given by Fr. le Tellier Why the change so high; what use I designe to make of ittaking up 10 or 20 thousand florence At what rates for hereafter the rents will bee for money putt in the towne house?

From Fr. Cortenberg.7 9 [January]. With an inclosd from perillustris [?] D[uke] de Gottignies offering me the 2 Stricklands, his nephews ; the best family there.

From de Gottignies . 8 [January] On the same subject; askes the pension, what they must be provided with. They only knowe to reade and wright.

2 This would seem to be the aunt of Mrs. Catherine Smythe ; Anne Smythe daughter of Sir Edward Smythe, Bart , of Eshe Hall, County Durham , was professed at Gravelines as Sister Ann of the Presentation in November , 1689. See C.R.S., XIV , 109

3 Perhaps CatherineSmythe had been seeing if a conventin Berghes would suit her

4 Fr. Green's contract is something of a puzzle; it seems to have had some connectionwith the Vandermeulendebt (first mentioned in the letter from Fr. Coxon received on October29th above) Fr. Darell said that he had the contract in his Paris office ; if it belonged to St. Omers, then it could not also belongto the Provincial's centralfunds. It was probably moneyinvested in Fr. Green's name in the Frenchfunds, but it is not clear which Fr. Green it wasFr. Edward Green alias Wright or Fr. Stanislaus Green (1662-1720) whowas atthis dateworking in the LancashireDistrict See Foley, VII, 315 and catalogues.

5 This, and the next letter, concern taking advantage of the rate of exchange.

"It seems that Fr. Sabran was urging Fr. Darell to try at once to secure the arrears ofthe St. Omers pension (see note to letter from Fr. Darell received on October24thabove) with thehelpof Fr. Le Tellier, LouisXIV's confessor . He went on to ask what interest would be paid on the rentes at the Hôtel de Ville (wheremost of this business was handled)

7 Probably a memberofthe Jesuit Flandro-Belgic provinceand perhaps residing at Bruges

8 Later on, Fr. Sabran referred to them as Newlands , which is more likelyto have been their name; Stricklandswould have needed no recommendation .

12th.

To Fr. Cortenberg Accepting with thanks. I tell him I desire the pension bee payd to Fr. Wood att Antwerp.

To Mr. de Gortignies. I accept likewyse The pension 300 florins exch.3for all [word illegible], &c.

13th.

To Fr. Coxon Short; chiefly to inclose MindehimofBeckenshaw.4

From Fr. Darell 10 [January]. The Paris yard of best Brocar³ 60 livres; ifIwill he'l send with the feathers Fr. F. Plowden tould him I had given him and successors leave to hear the confess [ions] of ours that pass by The Queen' hath desired him to answer Lesly's boock The noviciat there looses 3000 livres rent by this reduction.8 Wattenwill loose near half of the 120000 capital of Mr. Turbervil⁹ because 'twas made over. All Procurators there in the same case for contracts made of fondation-ordonances Our Prov[incial?] would have a French 1st chaplain . 10 [f.15 .] From Mr. Poinz. 11 [January]. Thanks for the life-rent att large. He hath spoken to R[everend ?] M[other ?] to returnto Fr. Woods the somme which is 500 guilders exchange He knowes I will seek his advantage; leaves me to manage it as I will , butt proposesthatI will lett him receivethe £5 according as the exchange shall chance to bee betwixt London and Antwerp, and he shall return ofit to Wood or office as much as the change runs now att

³Iftherewereten florins to the poundsterling Fr. Sabran was no doubt allowing for pocketmoneyetc.

In 1713 Fr. Sabranwrote to Douay mentioning Beckenshaw who had left a legacy "for the place he had studdyed at which for many years hath not been payd" . The obligation was with two Protestant ladies who were ready to pay. Fr. Sabran was not sure that Beckenshaw had been at St. Omers (forty or fifty years before) Had he been at Douay? See Ushaw Collection of MSS, I, 66

5 Brocade , presumablyfor "actingsuites" .

6 Mary Beatrice

7 The Non-juror Dr. Charles Leslie's book The Case Stated between the Church of Rome and the Churchof England, appeared in 1713. Much correspondence follows about Fr. Darell's reply to itThe Case Reviewd or an answer to the case stated, by Mr.L .... Ywhich was printed attheSt.Omers College Press and came out in 1715. Dr. Hawarden also replied to Leslie in two volumes published in London in 1714 and 1715-The True Church of Christ etc. At this date Dr. Leslie had a place in the household of James Edward at Bar See D.N.B.; Bevan, 67; Shield and Lang, 156-8, 184-7.

8 The reduction of interestat Paris was to hurt the novitiate of that province. Perhaps Fr. John Turberville, alias Farmer or Fermor (1663-1735), at this dateon themissionin Lancashireand later to be Provincial andRector ofthe London District . Relatives of his are mentioned later It would seem that some of his ortheirmoneyhad been made over to the province and invested in Parisand used for the novitiate at Watten The procuratorsof the French provinces had all been similarly hit as they had invested their endowment funds in the rentes

10 At St. Germainsinstead of an EnglishJesuit.

11 Presumably of the Augustinian nuns at Bruges where Mr. Poyntz was confessor ¹ £50 or 500 florins.

the rateof9 per cent, (than which'tis not likely the exchangewill ever go higher or so high) Butt ifI had rather that the obligation run for florins as they goe att St. Omers respectively to the somme I shall receive from Antwerp, he is very willing Then he setts downe the answer hewould give to what concerns him in thepamphletof the History ofDoway.²

14th

To Mr. Poinz . In answer . That Iwill gett putt whathesendsme in the answerto the libell, 3 as given in by him, unless he orders otherwyse That I can not propose to my consultors what he offers, butt meerly to pay him 50 florins yearly att Brugis or the worth of 50 florins exchangeelsewhere where he should bee That the readiest way would bee his capital, with the advantage he will make bythe return to Paris, bee placed for a life rent att l'hotel de ville, which our Procurator shall ever return him.4

15° .

Dyed thequarterbefore 6 in the morningBr. AdamHilton, aet . 56 , rel 26.5

From Fr. Coxon 31 December. The constancy yett of the 4 Calverts. He does what he can to make upWillouby'sruin. Would have me writeto Fr. Wood to procure him £20 Will take care when Bierbeck coms over. Desires more specified accounts ofMayburn, Woodruff . Mr. Green' scruples giving£26-8 for the 22 louis d'or. Will stand to Arthur The advantageof bonds L[ady]Montague⁹ hath generouslypayd the £40 for Connel. 10

2 In answer to Fr. Sabran's request in his letter to him of January7th above .

3 In Fr. Hunter's reply to Dodd

4 Fr. Sabran decided to invest the capital on a life rent; see his letter to Brother Wilkins dated January7th above andnote.

5 Br. Adam Hilton (1658-1714) was in 1712 cook at St. Omers . SeeFoley,VII, 361 and catalogues

6 Willouby, Bierbeckand Mayburnall these referto outstandingaccountsas mentionedabove ; so too presumablyWoodruff

7 This could be Fr. Edward Green or Fr. Stanislaus Greenor indeed some third person

8 See mention of him in the letter to Fr. Coxon of October 22nd above and note Fr. Coxon was probably saying that he would be firm with him over somebody's debt

9 Mary Herbert, the eldest daughter of the 1st Marquis of Powis and one of the sisters of Lady Lucy Herbert. She married firstly the Hon Richard Molyneux, secondly Francis Browne, 4th Viscount Montagu who died in 1708, and thirdly, at some date prior to August 1716, Sir George Maxwell She died in October 1744 and was buried in the church of the English Augustinian nuns at Brugesin the same year as Lady Lucy, the Prioress. See The Complete Peerage, s Montagu; Daumont, 336 .

10 The boy was Michael Connel, as will be seen below, when Fr. Sabranwrote to thank Lady Montagu. If this was an old debt it is possible that he was Fr. Michael Connell (1688-1726) who was studying theology at Liège in 1714. See Foley, VII, 158 and catalogues But see another Michael Connel in C.R.S., XL, 157; he was at St. Omers

LETTER BOOK OF LEWIS SABRAN

X³ A letter of thanks; desires to knowe where his father &c; Amson 5sh. to Sodality . The £40[?] on Collins sutehath it not been before in accounts in the Prov[ince?] debt?s Pendrell's boy's £6 only to bee payd, if the father lives.6 3 guineas towards a suite for Richard Knight. " [f.15v .] From Fr. Thomas Tasburgh.8 31 December. Moveing me to receive againe Darell shamefuly sent back upon a letter that should have stopt him here by Mr. Watmore¹0from Dolewart, since I had submitted to Fr. Culcheth¹¹ to receivehim againe. From Mrs. Griffin. 12 January. Will not acceptthe fond £55 due to her these 30 years 100 since ould Lord's death £50 since the yong ladyes were att Paris.12 Desires I representitto my Lord . 13

16[th].

To Fr. Kennet With 3 sheets of memoires on 3 heads of the pamphlet 14

To Fr. Coxon. In answer to his. from bond The tokens15 all given My resolution to except no one Our pressingwantofreturns . 16

3The writer's nameis not given, but it seems very likelythat this letter too was fromFr. Coxon; he was sixty in 1714 so his father could have been still living and perhaps residingon the Continent.

4 ThereweretwoAmsons, James and John; both were at the EnglishCollege, Rome and both left. James entered in 1711 and left in 1712, John entered in 1717 and left in 1719. James came from Douay but John may have been at St. Omers. See C.R.S., XL, 146 , 161

5 As mentioned above, Fr. William Collins was at this date a master at St. Omers The "sute" (of clothes ?) for which for some reason the Provincial was being asked to paymay have cost 40 livres but hardly £40 The Astley boy See above letter from Fr. Pendrill received on November 7th

" This would seem to be Richard Meredith; the "suite" may have been an "acting suite" . It may be mentionedhere (as described in Chadwick, 233-7) that the boys wore a kind of uniform at St. Omers Hence the references to the clothes they were to travel in when going home or to Paris, etc. The clothes they arrived in were not likely to be fit for wearing on theirleaving St. Omers perhaps six years later

8 Fr. Thomas Tasburgh (1672/3-1727) was of the Bodney, Norfolk, family He laboured in the College of the HolyApostles and in the London District wherehewas stationedat this date See Foley, VII, 762-3, and catalogues Presumablya boy; two members of the family of John Darellof Calehill, Kent, were at St. Omers College at about this timeJames (born in 1707) andJohn (born in 1705) If eitheris referredto here, John is clearlythe more likely The sense of Fr. Tasburgh's letter is not perfectlyclear.

10 PresumablyDom FrancisWatmough, Prior of St. Lawrence's at Dieulewart in Lorraine from 1701-10, CathedralPrior ofWorcester 1710-13, PresidentGeneral of the English Benedictine Congregation1713-17 and Provincial of Canterbury 1717-21 See Weldon, 240, 251 and Appendix, pp 3 and4

11 The Provincial

12 Her claim on the Powis family again. The 1st Marquis and titularDuke died in 1696. The "young ladies" were it would seem, his daughters , with whom Mrs. Griffin may have been in Paris

13 The present Duke.

14 The History ofthe English College at Doway.

15 Freeplaces?

16 Money, orjust possibly, boys.

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I went with our Procurator on footto Watten . 17

18°

I came back from Watten, having endedwith James Nevil 18

From Fr. Powell 14 January Orders from Fr. General, 12 August 1713, that Edmund Clarkson have his degree offormed temporal coadjutor . 19 14[th] att 9 and 40 minutes night, an earthquake. From Fr. Wood and Br. Wilkins The [ex]change a little falen by St. Omer from 64 to 65 groos2 for 3 livers; may still fall a little but not be higher. By taking now at 2 usances³ after the 20th , to bee payd after the change in April will still bee better than hath been here yet. So waites my speedy orders. I must pay for money taken up every 2 month in the hundred, so in 8 months 3 percent and can reburs when I will. Thanks for the token (1 louis d'or).

To Br Wilkins. Orders as soon as he can afterthe 20th to send bills on Paris for as much as he can take up att that interest under 22000 florins

19th.

Neither letters nor bussness of moment.

20th

From Fr. Darell. 17 January. The feathers sent last Fryday. Rents will be accepted only on denier 25,4 nor bills receivd 'Tis sayd 4 Bishops have protested against the Bull, but not likely. Great hopes of the King's restauration.

From Mr. Poinz . 18 January. Thanks to me and the consultors Best[?] to putt in the obligationto pay him att Brugis [£?]5 livres for life or 50 guilders [f.16 .] exchange . Might be added to his letter (to be inserted in the answer to the History) that President

17 Fr. Sabran and Fr. PercyPlowdenwalkedabout five miles

18 James Scarisbrick He left the novitiate on June 6th, 1715 (catalogues), wa admitted at the English College, Rome in November of that year; "discessit 28 Martii 1717 ad CardinalemBorromaeum" See C.R.S. , XL, 155.

19 Br. Edmund Clarkson (1668/9-1734) who was to take his final vows, had gone to Maryland in 1705 ; he may have returned or have been on his way back, but he was at St. Omers in 1715 and remainedthere for the rest of his life, as Infirmarian See Foley, VII, 135-6 and catalogues

1 Again taking advantage of the rate of exchange.

2A smallcoin taking its name from themediaevalgroat Therate ofexchange as against the livre varied somewhat as appears below

3 At two months' notice

4 Interestwould be paid on the rentes at only4% .

5According to Pastor (230 ff.) an Assembly of about fifty French Bishops met in January 1714 ; on the 17th (of January) it appeared thatnine ofthem were opposed to the Bull Unigenitus

The restoration of James Edward looked possible in the political confusion and uncertaintyof the lastmonths of Queen Anne's reign She wasill at the end of 1713 and efforts were being made from England to persuade James Edwardto declare himself an Anglican.

7 £5 not livres

8 Thisreferredto what he thought could be put in Fr. Hunter's reply to Dodd.

and the2 Masters of Divinity (usually confessors ) recomend chiefly Jansenistical books or against Jesuits, as Theologia [word illegible] Petrocorensis of Grenoble,10 Du Pins Critical History," Quesnel's Reflexions,12 Catechisme de Montpelier, 13 Arnauld of F[requent] C[ommunion]. (Hoc addi potest ubi dicit "they seemed to meto cherish Jansenisme")

21st

From Fr. Wood 19 [January] That Br. Wilkins, in perfect health the night before, was found that day dead in his bedd

From Fr. Justiniani 20 [January] Will soon send accounts of what he hathpayd to Fr. Darell Payments now more regular and will continue because the Queen will receive her dowery. That I send soon Colonel Bagot's 2nd son, there beinga prospect ofpreferment Hath given him 3 louis d'or to defray his journey Is confident the arears will bee payd. Begs I lend him a suite which will bee returnd att the lad's arrival.³

From ColonelJ. Bagot. On the same subject; desires his son bee warmlyclad.

From Br. Thomas Smith Thanks for my letter to him &c Fr. le Tellier can give no constant pension Sends 2 louis d'or for Mrs. Perkins. The feathers came on last Fryday. Jamar[?] comd from Pontoise; desires to knowe ifI could finde[?]. 5

According tothe Seventh Douay DiarythePresidentof Douay in 1704 (when Poyntz was dismissed) and in 1714 was Dr. Paston ; in 1704 the Professors of theology wereDr. Hawarden and Dr. Mayes ; in 1714 they were Dr. Edward Dicconsonand Dr. Kendall. None ofthem are mentionedas confessors. See C.R.S., XXVIII, 21 , 29

10 This might be the anti-probabilist work Théologie Morale ... composé par l'ordre de M. l'Evéque ... de Grenoble, 1670, by FrançoisGenet, later Bishop of Vaison See Pastor , 32, 428

11 Louis Ellies Dupin (1657-1719) a Doctor of theology at the Sorbonne; described as of Jansenist and Gallican views Several of his books were put on the Index

12 From the Jansenist point of view, Quesnel's Moral Reflections on the New Testament was his most important work.

13 This could be the catechism by François Pouget, published in Paris in 1702 and put on the Index, because, accordingto the New CatholicEncyclopadia (which considers the book unexceptionable ), his patron, Bishop Colbert of Montpellier was a Jansenist

1 ThefamousJansenist work, De la Fréquente Communion , ofAntoine Arnauld was first published in 1643 , in Paris

2 There were hopes at this date, 1714, that Mary Beatrice would receive her jointure or dowry, and that, in consequence, those in her service would bein a betterfinancial position Itwas, in fact, neverpaid See C. Oman, Maryof Modena , 187, 244

3 Colonel Bagott had two sons at St. OmersJohn and Ignatius; the latter was heresent for. He was to go in borrowed clothes, not the College uniform .

4 There was no possibility of a regular pension for Mrs. Perkins (see letter to Brother Smith datedJanuary4th above), but Fr. Le Tellier sent hera present.

5 This is not clear; the name is probably Jamar and it would seem that Fr. Sabran was being asked to suggest a conventfor a lady. In the Benefactors' Book of the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulche of Liège thereis a record ofa Mrs. Jamarfounding an anniversaryMass for her husband's soulin 1725-26 (See C.R.S. , XVII, 65.)

JANUARY 1714

22[nd]

From Sister Teresa Vaughan.¹ 19 January Of her sister's pious death att 11 of the morningmost presentto herself.²

From Reverend Fr. Provincial 4 [January]. That Fr. Gifford left Londonto come hither on Thursday 18th. That I keepe till further order Fr. Brockhols, butt ready; likely will bee given by the next post 2 reasons why Mr. Constable less fitt Offers Mr. Shaw for Minister or for Prefect ofthe Sodality, if he wants Mr. Norice for elsewhere.3 Thanks for the memoires

From Fr. Socius.4 Writt from Rocherster and att his arrival. The rumorofthe Queen's death at his arrival &c. Howprivathis master obliges him to stay.5 Sends by Gifford the answerto Lesly's book; that I send it to Dr. Woods

From Fr. Kennet . 4 [January] How pleasd Mr. Parkerwith my memoires. The promotion of Pritchard galls many. The Bullnot intimated yett Fr. Hunter wishes with all speed the rest of my memoires

[f.16v .] To Reverend Fr. Provincial In answer As to Fr. J[ohn] C[onstable]I remitfor what I could say to Fr. Eyre Except against no one butt the evils of frequent change ; the deaths of Br Adam and Br. Wilkins I want three .

To Fr. Eyre. In answer. Butt nothing els particular. So to Fr. Kennet, only I desire him to minde Mr. Hunter a full and usefull answer , not a quickone is desired

On the 23[rd] nothing. 24th.

From Mr. Duriez. Tournay, 20 January With an inclosd bill of 175 florins. Si les deux enfans font leur devoir, il a charge des parens10 a Lille de leur envoyer des bougies qu'ilsontdemandées et autres bagatelles Que Je les occupe, &c

1 These two Vaughansisters, Teresa andAnne, seem to have been members of the community of the Austin Canonesses at Bruges (See letter from Lady Lucy Herbert received on February 4th, below) They were sisters of Fr. Richard Vaughan who is mentioned below See the Vaughan pedigree in Hamilton, II; see too Daumont, 334

2 Conscious till she died.

3 On January 2nd Fr. Sabran had written to ask that Fr. Norice should be Minister and Fr. Constable Prefect ofthe Sodality, but the Provincialthought that Fr. William Shaw vere Woodcock (1661-1717) might fill either post in case Fr. Norice was wanted for somethingelse. For Woodcock see Foley, VII, 858 and catalogues

* Fr. Eyre, who had returnedto England

5 The Provincial ordered him to keep out of sight because ofthe dangers ofthe time

"Fr. Gifford , who was on hisway over (see previousletter), was bringing with him an answer (presumablyHawarden's) to Leslie's book which was to be sent on to the King's (James Edward's) doctor

7 Fr. Sabran deploredfrequent changes in his community.

8 Lay brothers (presumably ) were urgentlyneeded.

To The History of theEnglishCollege at Doway

10 Relatives .

25th

This day renovation ; the usual invitation[?]; strong beer to the schollars.2

To Fr. Woods In answer. I press him still to take up att least 10000 florins to return to Paris &c That had it been don when I asked, this househad been above£400 the better.3 I suppose he hath returndthe £50 receivdfrom Brugis to Paris, and desire to knowfor what a somme oflivers.4

ToFr. Justiniani In answer. I send the accounts of Ignatius Bagot, who will remaine debitor of 938 livers-10-6. That I shall never againe send any in cassock or in borrowed cloaths; that he see those of Ignatius bee sent frankt att his coming, also of those of Midleton and of his arears.5

To Col. Baggot In answer. What day his son is to bee att Paris &c.

To Sister Teresa Vaughan. In answer, and whatcomfortI could on her sister's death.

26th

From Fr. Wood 24 [January]. With Br.Wilkins'lastpurposes; an edyfying account of him. That he hath dealt about the returns with Mr. Conink, who promises to deal as for himself. Assurances ofall diligence for our concerns

From Fr. Justiniani . Accounts for 2 months more. Hopes to have 4000 livers left us by will, by a friend ofhis that makes his. " In Fr. Woods abovethat he hath receivd from Brugis to bee puttto my credit (from Mr. Poinz) 500 florins exchange(£50), and from Mrs. Widrington(for pension) 138 florinsexchange.

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28th.

From Reverend Fr. Provincial . 11 January How much obliged for mymemoires . He hopesI havehis ofthe 7thbyMr. Gifford; whom to have to supplyefor Turville? Father Eyres is proposed by them. Is it not better to expect till the Provincial bee comd back to Liege

2 The renewal of vows, twice a year, by those who had not taken theirfinal vows; therewould be some celebration, even, apparently, for the scholars. 3Fr. Sabran wasstill hoping to profit by the favourable rate of exchange

4 Fr. Poyntz'scapital, no doubt.

5 A short cassock seems to have been part of the regularuniform at St. Omers (see Chadwick, 233-7) In future boys would have to obtain ordinary clothes for journeys The clothes borrowed by Ignatius Bagott were to be sentback , as were those of Midleton Apart from Lord Middleton and Fr. Charles Middleton, who have been mentioned earlier, a Mr. Middleton died (in England?) and a Mrs. Middleton died (at St. Germains ?) as will be seen Perhaps the latter was the mother of this boy. A merchantor banker, perhaps, in Antwerp or Holland

7 But it may be noted that Fr. Justiniani was to report later that 4,000 livres were leftto St. Omers by a Mrs.Morgan

8 This would seem to be Mrs. Anne Widdrington, the mother of the boy mentioned by Fr. Sabran in a note on the 25th Novemberabove, and the sisterin-law of Sister Mary Widdrington at the Bruges convent of the Austin Canonesses The boy appears to have been known by the alias of Malinax (Molyneux?) SeeEstcourt and Payne, 53.

before any one be proposd? How can the Seminary and theCollege be served . He fears the large account I promist of the Seminary of Rome is lost.4

From Fr. Hunter 8 January. Onlyasks some proofs ofwhatIhad sent in memoires and offers a doubt or two.

From SirWilliam Goring. 11 January. What a creditto our house Sir William Gage's carriage is Thanks.

From Fr. Coxon Mr. Lloyd' hath given a guinea for the suite. Wants letters from Aylmer to his brother and a word to his friend, Mr. Welden . Money comes slowlyout of Ireland yet Selby askes 4 guineas for a sute What shall he do ? That deserving youth ought not to bee refusd

From Fr. Eyre. 11 January. With an inclosd for Dr. Wood . The answer to Leslys not so good as might have been made, butt since he promist to send it. In the lower drawer by the table I will finde the informations for Fr. Newton; desires I drawe them up as ifI wereSociusand so send them to him, for byhaving no answerfrom Rome he fears they miscarried Ther's no seing the 4 Calverts; God's judgment on their father.

29th

From Madam Stafford . 10 22 January. Glad of the occasiontowish me . Hopes Ihavenotforgott my ould acquaintanceinbestthoughts.

3 Fr. Henry Turville (1674-1714) was Professor oftheology at the seminaryof the Prince Bishop of Liège Fr. Sabran himself, was still, nominally, in 1714 the President of the Seminary and Fr. Henry Stephens was Vice-President Foley (V, 294) gives an accountof how Fr. Sabran came to be appointedin 1699 by the Prince Bishop with the consent of the General . The Province ceased to provide the two professors of theology in 1723. In January 1714 , Fr. Turville was ill; he died in March Fr. Thomas Eyre, the Provincial's Socius was suggested as a successor as he had been a Professor of theologyat the Society's College at Liège before. The Provincial did not see how Professors could be providedfor both establishments .

4 Presumably to help Fr. Hunter in replying to Dodd.

5 The father of a boy or boys

"Welden or Weldon, of the Northumberland or Irish families? There were Jesuits from both See Foley, VII, 825-7; VII, Appendix, 71-2.

7 See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated November24th above

8 Hawarden's?

⁹ Papers to be sent to the General , in accordance with normal procedure, in regard to Fr. Newton; they probably concerned his last vows which were almost due Fr. William Newton (1683 /4-1756) appears tohave spent mostof his life in the Society overseas, usually as the Procurator or Treasurerof a house See Foley, VII, 546 and catalogues

10 Presuming that the mentions of Mrs. or Madam Stafford throughout the Letter Book all refer to the same lady (and the context suggeststhat theydo) she must be Theresa (Strickland) second wife of John Stafford, the second son of Blessed William Howard, first Baron and Viscount Stafford, and the younger brother of Henry, first Earl of Stafford. By his first wife , Mary Southcott, who died in 1700, John Stafford had five childrenWilliam, who succeeded his uncle, Henry, as second Earl in 1719 , John Paul, later fourth Earl, Mary, who married FrancisPlowden (second son ofEdmund Plowden , Comptroller of the Household to James II) and two other daughters who became nuns. John Stafford married Theresa Strickland in 1707 and had by

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Yong Mr. Stafford desires some mony towards buying an actor's suite. Whatever the rest of his compagnons do, or Ithinknatural, she will immediately send Mr. Stafford word. How much she is pleasd to hear how much he improves, &c This evening came Mr. Gifford to be Prefect here.4

From Fr. Darell 25 [January]. Att last the Bull accepted 23°; some opposition made by the Cardinal Noialles and 6 or 7 more , who have no credit by it.5 [f.17v.] Received of Fr. Justiniani for September and October 736 livres -15-8, and 49 for Mrs. Perkins. Fr. Tellierwill now and then give an alms Hath been with Mr.du Maretz; minded him of his promiss to Mr. Torcy by Mr. Prior's intercession; owned it. Mais tant d'affaires qu'il [avait?] oublié; peu de patience; je vous payeray. " A new fund made by the King of 500000 att denier 12.8 All carry their money, having so much they knownot whatto do with it

30th

This day went Fr. Brockholds for Mariland. I sent by him 1st memoires for the whole busness of the pretended designe against the English College of Douay, ¹ and for the end of the answer , promising memoires soon for two other points most important about Kellisonand the Oath.2

To Reverend Fr. Provincial For keeping Fr. Norice , who will endlesly replye ratherthan goe into the Mission. Fr. J. Constable very fitt, butt cum aliqua formidine I see no hast in the busness of Liege; Coche³ was supplyed for above 6 months. The way is to have fitt and able mastersfor each lesson at Liege Musson may

her two children, Edward born in 1708 and Harriott, born in 1711. "Yong Mr. Stafford" mentioned in this letter could be her stepson John Paul who was born in 1700, or possiblyher own son, Edward, who was only six years old. It seems that one of these two must be the boy referred to below as "Willford"; Henry the first Earl had no children and William the second Earl was at this date about twenty-four years of age See Burke and The Complete Peerage. The Douay Diary says Edward was known as Wilford

See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 93n , 114 .

4 Fr. Gifford continuedas Prefect until at least1720. (See catalogues.)

5 See Pastor , 232 ff

6 See letter from Brother Smith received on January21st above.

7 See notes on letter from Fr. Darell received on October 24th above Du Maretz is presumablyDesmarets

881 %

.This refers to the alleged attempt of Fr. Sabran to obtain control of Douay College ; he denied the truth of it on his death-bed. For accountsof this matter see Foley, V, 294; VII, 677; Gillow, IV, 193-4

2 Could Catholicstake the oath of allegiance imposedby James I? Some had held that Dr. Matthew Kellison, President of Douay from 1613-42 believed thatthey could lawfully do so According to Gillow, III, 682, Kellison wrote his The Right and JurisdictionofthePrelateand the Prince .... Doway, 1617 , "to wipe offthis aspersion" .

3 The name is not clear Fr. Sabran urged that there was no hurry about replacing Fr. Turville

teache Divinity and Vaughan att the Catena I can not see how Fr. Eyre can bee fixed there who, besydes, would scarce bee understood.5

To Fr. Eyre. In answer to two of his. An inclosd of Jacopson to him. I desire him to help that all my chiefofficers bee not changed Ofthe Bull being accepted The Queen's dowary nowpayd. ?

From Fr. Coxon. Gowers hath writt for money for musick. If worth it, and if 20sh. or even 40sh will do it, lett him have it and it shall bee payd againe.

31 [st]

From Fr. Rector of Rome. The difficulties about getting the Indulgence for St. Monacella The Pope hath sent the memoire to the Congregation. He hath gaind the Sub-Secretary; the Secretary is absent

From Fr. Eyre. Written from Rochester. Only an account of journey and danger att sea by a storm .

From Mr. Crane 25 [January] Desires an impartial account of his son-in-law.¹

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IFebruary [1714].

1st

went to Watten to Fr. John Constable's profession with Fr. Minister and Fr. Procurator . There followed after 3 ofthe afternoone, Fr. Collins who had been his schollar and Fr. Gwillim.2

2d

In the afternoone Fr. Gwillim and Fr. Collins returndhome .

From Fr. Coxon 18/29 January He remits me £600 att the best exchangeyett, viz. 6547 florins [to sterling ?]; the gaine 547 florins

* Fr. John Musson (1680-1755) was Professor oftheology at theJesuitCollege at Liègeuntil about 1720 when he went to England, to the Residence of St. Hugh (the Lincolnshire District) Fr. Richard Vaughan (1675-1727) ofthe Courtfield family, brother of Sisters Anne and Teresa, was also Professor of theology; Hamilton says he was born in 1673 (vol II, pedigrees); later he was Rector of Ghent and died in office (Catena would seem to mean the Episcopal Seminary) See Foley, VII, 535, 795, and catalogues.

5 Perhaps because he could speak onlyEnglish

6 William Jacobson, no doubt

7 Fr. Sabran was misinformed

8 There weretwo brothersofthis name at St. Omers in Fr. Sabran's timeJohn and William and by January 1715 they were both there together (See Fr. Coxon'sletter received on January27th, 1715.)

9 The Congregationwhich dealt with the granting of Indulgences ; Fr. Plowden was endeavouringto win support for Fr. Sabran's petition.

1 See note on letter received from Mr. Crane on November 13th above At one time "son-in-law" was used for "stepson" .

2 The gatheringfor Fr. Constable's final vows included Fr. Sabran, Fr. Philip Percy, Fr. Percy Plowden, Fr. Collins (who had been studyingphilosophy at Liège when Fr. Constable had been a professorthere) and Fr. Gwillim The latter, vere Henry Terret or Tyrwhit (1672-1742) was a masterat St. Omers at this date; in the past he had been at Valladolid See Foley, VII, 767 and catalogues

or £54-14sh., that is neer £9-2-6 in the hundred The change of that from Antwerp to Paris att 2 usances, ifit houlds as now , will bee about 18 per cent; both will make 27 per cent, or in the six hundred, £162-15 pence.3 About Beekenshawthe ladys's neighbours have answerd to Coxon (not[?] Philmot and Englefield) that they answerd Savage's heires are comd to demand the rent and they are advisedto pay it them; nothing can bee done without a sight of Savage's papers which he fear can not bee had till better times.4 Hopes still to send good news ofthe 4 brothers; they have not been allowed to see their grandfather The eldest, threatned to be disinherited, answerd he had rather loos his estate than his Religion He beleeves Lord Baltimore will pay their debt, only expects my letter to Lord Baltimore in which I say I have sent their accounts to Mr. Coxon He hopes all hereprayfor them From Fr. Wood . 30 January I need not bee sollicitous about my concerns in his hands; Wilkins did nothing butt by his orders. He will goe to no monastery bill [?]. Hard to finde good billsinParis, the French marchants having desired them not to drawe without necessity, offring to bear the loss of failings, and returningpistols in Spaine out of France in such quantities that Coninck alone expected 16000 forhimselfand could make better advantagethereof than of bills. I shall have no interest to pay upon what he can procure creditfor. Now sends me 2 bills upon Paris payable 10 April, one of 700 crowns, the other of 517; each at 65 groos- togeather in florins exchange 2001-16-6. No more were to bee had under 66 or 66 , which Koninck would not take Mr. Poinz's money of 500 florins exchange is included in those bills, and so is payd me Hence the 500 florins [f.18v ] of Mr. Poinz make the ad[dition?], [vantage?] of 90 livers; to wit in all 912 livers 7 sols , whereasa year hence £50 will be equal to 625. So the capital I putt at Paris is increast by 287 livres-7 sols, above of the capitalI

3 Briefly, Fr. Sabran could hope to gain27% on his £600 by taking advantage of the exchange.

* See letter to Fr. Coxon dated January 13th above and note The text is not clear here; maybe the money was beingclaimed by somebody else, perhaps the next Protestant heirs Fr. Philip Philmot (1652-1725) was in theLondon District in 1714; he also served in the College of St. Chad , the College ofthe Immaculate Conceptionand the College of St. FrancisXavier (Foley, VII, 597 and catalogues ) Fr. John Englefield or Inglefield (1676-1733) was probably in Yorkshire (Catalogues and Foley, VII, 227.) Savage mayrefer to Fr. John Swinburn (see below) whose real name or alias was Savage (see Foley, VII, 752), or to Fr. John Savage, at this time the missionerat York, whoin 1712succeeded to thetitleof (the5th) EarlRivers See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 15n.; Kirk, 205 .

5 The Calverts. " Perhaps he means that he will not risk money in buying bills on religious houses

7 For 3 livres(or a crown). Thiswas therateatwhichthecrownswere obtained , the livre being low in value ; see Fr. Wood's letter received the next day.

8 The latter part of the letter is concerned with the investment of Mr. Poyntz's £50.

must answerfor. So should they take rents only on the denier 257 wee shall still gaine the difference betwixt a 4th and a 5th part (5 shillings), and if they take in as usual wee shall gaine yearly 25 shillins

From Pigault. 2 February. Hath sent me the day before a packet. Now my box, my tea, Mr. du Puys' box, by a man we must pay 40 souls, give him lodging and supper, for God knowes when the boate willgo.

From Doctor Wood Barleduck, 27 January. In answer. Will send me news when important For all the Gazets of Venice carnaval , the Kingwillnot leave Lorraine, 10 buttforEngland. The Protestants braghigh ofwhat this Parliament will do for the King. Heexpects nothing without they raise a usefull civil warr. On Monday the King goes to pass the carnaval att Luneville . [From] Mr. Thomas Fetherston. 11 January Would bee glad his nephew fitted himself to embrace an other course of life next midsummer . He hath not yet exprest himself so plainly to him , nor will byass him.²

3d

I came back from Watten with the Ministerand Procurator.³

From Fr. Wood 1 February. With 2 other bills upon Paris att66 groos per crowns of 3 livers (33 stivers each for 3 livers), payable after the 1st April; one is of 6000 livers, value in exchange 3300 florins; the other 2400 liversin exchange 1320 florins . So hehath taken upfor me 6621 florins13-6.4 Will send no more bills before I aproove by answer Would knowe how low would be to my advantage. (I answer even at 70 groos, and if without interest though att 72.)

4th.

From Lady Butler.5 3 January. Would knowe if her cosinAylmer (he is cald here Jameson ) is arrived ; wether in health; fell ill on

6 I.e. over 625 livres The word "sol" was used for"sou" 74% instead of5% .

8 The man would go by canal fromSaint-Omer to Watten and Calais Presumablythe cheaper, less serious news-sheets .

10 On the stay of James Edward in Lorraine, which began in February 1713 , see Bevan, 64-70

1 Themajority, after the electionof 1713 , was still Tory.

2 Fr. Thomas Fetherston(1671-1724) was stationedat this date in the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury, of which he became in 1716 the Superior, and was very probably at Lulworth Castle As will be seen , it was thought that his nephew (also a Fetherston) might wish to go to the English College, Rome, but he does not appear to have done so . The young man was also the nephew ofthe Provincial, Fr. Culcheth.

3 From attending Fr. Constable's professionat Watten

4 Including the 2,001 florins-13-6 mentioned in the letter from Fr. Wood received the previousday The stiverwas a coin of the Low Countries; there were about twenty to the florin

5 Abbess ofthe Irish Benedictine nuns at Ypres

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cutting his haire Desires I allowe him to weare a wigg." That he write to his aunt. 12

From LadyAbbessof Gravelin . 13 Howheryongher relapsd nephew is Perhapsa month's changeof aire will do him good Ifso, offers it and will satisfye upon it his mother Desires he writt to her that she may write of him to his mother. [f.19 .] To Fr. Wood The lowest exchange I shall bee glad to have bills on is 67 groos (33 stivers) for 3 livers, though68 (34) would still bee an advantage I should like, as I want not money, butt would make an advantageof the returne; if he can gett me bills payable in June or in August onlyit will bee of greater advantage.1

From LadyLucy 2 February Desiresa speeche for Good Fryday. That she hath order Fr. Wood to drawe on her billsfor 500florins exchangeon Mr. Poinz account for me, and of £23-18sh. [sic] on Widdrington'saccount.3 She hath faire promises from England of debts to her being suddenly payd, butt scarce dares mention it having been so often disapointed.4 Of SisterAnne Vaughn's death; her comfortatt her so welldying

5th

To Mr. Kennet. Withthe memoires of Rome College to bee given to Fr. Provincial , and of the French bishops' Assembly for Fr. Eyre.

To Fr. Coxon. An account of the 27 per cent. " How to stop the money of Beckenshawin the 2 Ladys' hands Gower's musick well chosen and only 20sh.8 Why this time he must favour money for suites . That he may gett pensionsI send inclosd to Lord Baltimore, to Sir William Compton, 10 besydes those for L[ady] D[uchess] of Powis, L[ady] Montague.

To Lord Baltimor Joy for the constancy of the 4. That their

11 Whateverwas permitted at the time, wigs were not encouraged atSt. Omers later on. See Chadwick, 266-7 . 12 DameAylmer

13 CatherineBagenal ; see note on theletter received fromher on December 20th above . The nephew's name is not given; it may possibly have been Hales (see C.R.S.,XXVIII, 38n ) or Bagnall(C.R.S. , XIV, 115n ) or Clifton(C.R.S. , XIV, 114n.).

1 Answering Fr. Wood's letter received the previous day, but Fr. Sabranhad had second thoughtsabout how high he was prepared to go

2 Lady Lucy Herbert asked for a written sermon for Good Friday

3 See note to letter from Fr. Justiniani received on January26thabove.

4 This appears to refer to money that her brother, the second Marquis and Duke of Powis, owed her

5 Matterfor Fr. Hunter's reply to The History ofthe English College at Doway. SeePastor, 232-34 .

7SeelettersfromFr. Coxon and Fr. Wood received on February2nd above

8 Seeletter from Fr. Coxon received on January30thabove.

9 "Acting suites" , presumably

10 Is this Sir William of Hartpury (or Hartbury) Court, Gloucestershirewho had three daughters who became nuns ? See Foley, VI, 420; C.R.S. , XIV, 193. See note to letter received from Sir John Compton on December 3rd above

accounts are sent That little justice being expected from their father, all from the Lord.

To the Dutchess of Powis A civil letter; thanks for the lb box of[?] tea.¹

To Lady Montague Thanks for the £40 payd for Michel Connel's pension, 2 &c . I sent to Pigot³for Fr. Daril, "The Case Stated" and the answer

From Charles Van der Camere. Gandt, 3 February. Offer of services Desireque Je luyecrire comme son fils se gouverne; s'apercoit qu'il a mechant conseil; quelqu'un chez nous fait adresser ses lettres a quelqu'un a Gand. In n'a pas repondu a une lettre de sa mere qui luy donnait [?] courage[?]; arrete on icy les lettres des parens a leurs enfans?4

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6th

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Iwentto Watten with Fr. Procurator and Fr. Norice to the dinner of Fr. J. Constable's profession.5

7th

Returnd to St. Omerswith the Rector ofWatten and 4 more tothe Poets' Action.

From Fr. Darell 3 February The feathers for Mr. Lane's sute cost 30 livers.8 The rest of the letter about the last session ofthe French Clergy on 1 February; there[?] 49 prelats of which 40 admitted the Bull. The Cardinal Noialles and 8 more declard they would first consult the Pope. The trick of Cardinal Noialles, to gett an expression [word illegible] in the circular letter. Those 9 have only this difficulty that St. Augustin's efficacious grace seems to bee condemnedin the Bull. 10

8th

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To Mr. Charles Van der Camere A Gand An account of his son in answer Why he asked some money for a suite?

1 Seenote received from Pigault on February2nd above .

2 Fr. Coxon had reportedin a letter received on January15thabovethatLady Montagu had paid this boy's fees

3 Pigault (presumably) was to send the booksLeslie's and Dr. Hawarden's answer to iton to Paris .

*Itwill be seen later that the boy was called Newland

5 A dinner to which guests were invited was customaryon the occasion offinal VOWS

6 Fr. ThomasEberson .

7 A dramatic performance or classical exhibition presented by the class or school of Poetry (the last year but one of the College course) Until quite recently these Actions or Academies as they were called were still held at Stonyhurst; Rhetoric gave theirs in the Christmasterm, Poetry in the Easter term and Syntax (the next class down) in the summerterm

8 BonaventureLane, a scholastic , was the master of Syntax in 1714. He was born in 1684 and died in 1750 after many years on the missionin Lancashire -according to Foley, at Dunkenhalgh. The feathers were presumablyfor the "actingsuites" for his class See Foley, VII, 432 and catalogues

See Pastor, 232-34.

10 On Quesnel and theteachingof St. Augustine, see Pastor, 196-200

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To Lady Knatchbul, Abbess" Wishes of a happy year; I demand ofher a flower crowne for St. Monacella , to bee here by Easter.

To Mrs. Stafford In answer . Why, without my knowledge, her son writt to her , who had writt to his fatherfor money for a suite Why he desired to concur. That I allowe no one to give above 3 guineas, to most only one

To Doctor Wood In answer. I acquaint him I have receivd the answerto Dr. Lesly's bookfrom Fr. Eyre for him, and have sent it to Fr. Darelto forward it.

To Fr. Darell. In answer

Concerning Dr. Lesly's book and the answer to it, which both I have sent him by the way ofCalais.

To Lady Buttler , Abbess. In answer, and a good account of her cosin Aylmer, a pensioner here, who doth very well in all kindes and is very content.

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10th

From Fr. Coxon . 21 January ( 1 February). Mr. Hunter¹0 expects an answer from me Sends his accounts inclosd. Hopes Fr. Percy will soon return his approbation [?] or exceptions. Sent all he could because publick affaires in a tottering[?] condition. (I have not answerd about Max Keynes' pretension to £10 )

From Fr. Eyre (Darcy).³ Fr. Provincial aprooves my changing chamber; desires I look to my self Againe about the ould Informations for Fr. Newton.4 Mr. Parck, priest in Yorkshire, lately admitted in artic[ulo]; M[ass] recomended Thinks Mr. Shaw will do well here for Minister; in that case Fr. Provincial will bee very easy as to leaving me Fr. Norrice.

From Fr. Ferdinand Selosse . Tournay, 7 February. Recomending their richest marchant's son to study here in Sintaxe, but not Greek;

7 Dame Mary Knatchbull, Abbess of the English Benedictine nuns at Ghent from 1711 till 1727. See Weldon, Appendix, 36. The crown, to decorate the statue of St. Monacella, was to be of silk flowers, as will be seenlater.

8 Seenote to her letter received on January29thabove. A pensioner (sometimes called a convictor) was a boy for whose education fees were paid and who was not on a free place. The very great majority of boys at St. Omers were pensioners

10 Fr. Thomas Hunter

1 Fr. Coxon hoped that Fr. PercyPlowdenwould soon approvethe accounts or point out anything with which he disagreed. Public affairs wereuncertain because of Queen Anne's health.

2Fr. Maximilian Keynes (1652-1720) was at this date in the Collegeof the HolyApostles and perhaps at Fithelers or Fidlers in Essex . Why he claimed £10 does not appear See Foley, VII, 418 and catalogues

3 Fr. Eyre used this alias as well as Barker.

* See note to letter received fromFr. Eyre on January28th above .

5 As Mr. Parck (it has not been possible to identify him), had been admitted into the Society on his death-bed it was recommended that all Jesuit priests should offer Mass for the repose of his soul

"A member , it would seem , of the Jesuit Gallo-Belgic province. As willbe seen below, the rich merchantwas Philip Dismal or Dismall and his sonwas Jean François There were two Fathers of the name Selosse , natives of Flanders , in the Englishprovince in the seventeenth centuryand a lay brother in the eighteenth century See Foley, VII, 696-7

pious, easy, desirousextreamly to come. Quelle pension? De quels meublesou choses doit il estre garny?

To Lady Luci Herbert In answer, with an inclosd discourse for Good Fryday.

To Mr. Jacobson In answer to his, with advises necessary to his circumstances .

To Fr. Selosse . Att his recomendation, I acceptthe youthwhom he proposes.

11th

From Fr. Provincial . 25 January (6 February). Brockolls not comd yet. That I conferr with Mr. Eberson, if he, I and my consultors judge itfitt, he will have ourArnould and Watten's Nicaise admitted as soon as wee shal think fitt.7 Br Paine the fittest to succeede Wilkins, Br. G. Bell being necessary forWatten, he offers me Br. Arnould for the basecourt and Lems compagnon10 and Ignatious Clempson¹ forPorter and the shoemakers ' shop. This hethinksbest; orI may haveIgnatius Jones, butt then ArnaudBouillonmust goeto Liege in place of him Desires againe my and Fr. Eberson'sjudgment, if, not withstanding the difficulty proposd, J. Const[able] fittto succeede Mr. Norice;2 since I aproove not Fr. Shaw , will not send him.

From Fr. Coxon 25 January (6 February). Two of his unanswerd . ForlittleWilford,3 3 guineasfor a suite Amson desires ananswer to one he sends before he resolves to give any thing Christopher Mayre's father will pay no more for him, having payd twice £10 whichis all that Mr. Pierson writes he tould us the sayd Mr. Maire wouldpaywhen he came over with Focer He [f.20v .] houlds[?]

7 Brother Arnold Corneille (1694-1735) and Brother Nicaise Donere or Doneker or Doncker (1679-1719), both from Flanders, were admitted into the Societyas lay brother novices in 1714 as a result of this. See Foley, VII, 170, 205, and catalogues

8 Brother Wilkins, lately dead, was to be succeeded as assistant to Fr. Wood, the English province Procurator at Antwerp, by Brother John Paine or Payne (1661-1738) who had been porter at St. Omers See Foley, VII, 564 and catalogues

Brother George Bell (1671-1751) was to remain at Watten. See Foley, VII, 48 and catalogues

10 The Provincial offered Fr. Sabran Brother Arnold Bouillon (1683-1740) from Watten to look after the basecourt and Brother Nicholas Lemme or Lem (1651-1720) as his companion See Foley, VII, 74, 470. Both these Brotherswere natives of Flanders

1 Ignatius Clempson (1693-?) remained at Watten; he was in Maryland in 1720 and left the Societythere. Later he asked for re-admission butthiswas not granted. See Foley, VII, 136 and catalogues ; also Thomas Hughes, History of the Society of Jesus in North America, Text vol II, 686, 688

2As Prefect of the Sodality.

3 EdwardStafford

4 Seenote to letter (from Fr. Coxon?) received on January15th above

5 See notes to letters received from Mr. Maire on November 17th and 24th above. Christopher (1697-1757) became a Jesuit; he taught at St. Omers and Liège and was Rector of the EnglishCollege, Rome. See Foley, VII, 479

" This may be the boy who, as will be seen later, died at home in November 1714

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ther's an other bargain madefor 2 other sons. The 2 little Browns (Morleys) must learn musick. Lady Audley's place coms, by the deeds, to Mr. Audley. If so, the place may bee bought of[f] perhaps with little money, ifI think fitting It will perhaps disgust for ever Mr. Darell (who may by hook or crook gett it if wee delay) but he may bee pleasd againe with accepting for nothing his son for one course .

From Mrs. Penelope Petre, of Belhouse 10 January (21). She writt before for an impartialaccount ofher son, Rob[ert ?, Robin?] In case he takes not to his boock, 'tis time he bee cald over to bee aplyedto some busness, especiallyifhis genius bee notfor studdies.

12th

From Fr. John Hayes 10 No hopes of Mr. Holden's" nephew. Would still have a correspondent secured that he might bee in readinessto fitt first a vessel with lead or coale.¹ I must direct to him at Eslington neer Alnerick in Northumberland , where now he is in Mr. Hydes's² help now unable to help so great a family. Mr. H. Haggerston³ is now att Gatesyde

From Mr. Martin Morley Paris, the 2d February. That Charls Whyte, his nephew, bee freed from Greek since he is to stay butt 2 or 3 years. He studdiesnowboth Laws to take his degrees, which he could not do of Divinity without beginning againe Philosophy

"These two boysare mentionedagain later usually as Morleys. It would seem very likely that they were the sons of Sir George Brown of Caversham , the fourth Baronet, whose first wife was Gertrude Morley See Estcourt and Payne, 287 .

8 Seenote to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October29th above If control over the Audley free placed was secured, Mr. Darell might be placated by the offer to educate one of his sons for nothing. An agreement was proposed to him as will be seen in a letter fromFr. Coxon received on August 5th below.

9 Penelope, daughterof John Wolfe of Great Haseley, Oxon, married William Petre of Belhouse , Essex Robert was the second surviving son andthe sixth of eleven children Born in 1700, he became a Jesuit in 1719 and worked as a missionary in Durham, Lincolnshire and Lancashire; he died at Dunkenhalgh, which had become a Petre property, in 1766. See Foley, VII, 595 and catalogues.

10 This is almost certainly a mistakefor Fr. Henry Hays or Hayes (1676-1739) who was in the Durham District in 1714; in 1716 he became the Minister at St. Omers College

11 Thismight bea nephewofDr. Joseph Holden, later SuperiorofSt. Gregory's, Paris ; (Dr. Holden came from Lancashire as did Fr. Hayes) It might be a nephewof FrancisHolden, who founded a free place at St. Omers ofwhich more will be said later

1 This is thefirst mention of what appears to have been a plan to ship lead or coal from Tyneside to the Continent, perhaps to St. Omers As will be seen, a Mr. Hebden would seem to beinvolved .

2Fr. Francis Bruning, alias Hyde or Grimsditch (1658-1714) wasfor many years in the Durham District of which he was at one time Superior See Foley, VII, 99-100and catalogues

3 Fr. Henry Haggerston (1658-1714) of the Haggerston family from near Berwick worked for all his missionarylife in this District See Foley, VII, 327 and catalogues

4 Canon and CivilLaw?

there . How far Jansenisme possessesthe clergy &c All would bee in a flame should the Kings dye. About the Assembly oftheclergy. What slaunders against the Jesuits; even Engl[ish] and Irish clergy. His respectto Fr. Eyre; he hathforgot the name ofthose Engl[ish] Jesuits he recomended him to bee acquainted with, and in what Collegesatt Paris.

13[th]

From Mr. Crane About the fasting in Lent of Wattkinsweak constitution that he bee dispensed att least for some days; whatever extraordinary expences, he will pay. If any Father bee to goe to Paris would have him come for 7 or 8 days in his cassock for a family bussness;7 as Mrs. Watkins knowes nothingof thedesigne, so he wouldnot have the boy to knowe . From Fr. Darell. 10 [February]. The Queen was in danger, 9[th]; sentfor Fr. Gaillard;10 prayers The lettre de cachetto the opposing prelats, to goe back to their dioces and not goe out of it;11 to the Cardinal , oraly, not to come to court . The Protestant gentleman gon to Barr. That the Parliament will certainly do whatall honest gentlemenrequire 12 [f.21 .] From Mr. Edw[ard] Gough In answer. Desires every [day?] to heare how his son is; thankfull for our care.¹ [From] Mr. Poynz. No date. The news of my being much decayd The trouble and prayers of that family.2 Wether it is though[t] fitt to print the additional, about forbidden books As for the obligation, ³ that I may send it by letter or by occasion Would beeglad to see the answer to the historyofDouayCollege. From Fr. Rector of Rome. 20 January. Will as soon as possible endeavour to gett the 2 dispensations in mariage.4 Sends the

5 Louis XIV

"Billy, his elder step-son It is probablethat Mr. Crane was reallyaskingthat he be dispensed from abstinence

7 He wished the boy to be escorted to Paris in the St. Omers uniform

8 Billy's mother orgrandmother. Mary Beatrice was very ill in February, 1714. See D.N.B.

10 A FrenchJesuit, one of her chaplains and later chosen to be her confessor

11 See Pastor, 234. Cardinal Noailles was forbidden to appear in the King's presence

12 Thismight refer to themeeting oftheParlementto register theBull Unigenitus which took place on February 15th, or to hopes that the Tories in England would repealthe Act of Settlement or otherwise bring about the succession of James Edward

His son, Andrew, was ill and died on the following day It is probablethat Mr. Gough was living somewhere on the Continent; he may be the "good old Mr. Gough" who died at St. Omers in 1727 and was admitted into the Societyon his deathbed See Foley, VII, 310 .

2His convent , theAugustinian nuns at Bruges Whatever Fr. Poyntz had to say about forbidden books, Fr. Sabran decided not to send it over . See his letter of the 16th below

3 The undertakingto pay him his annuity.

* Fr. Sabrannow required two dispensations ; perhaps they were forthe same person. See note to his letter to Fr. Plowdendated December 20th above F

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reniewd indulgence for the Conception; for this and the lastbreef was at expences for Watten 26 baioks. Putt them to my charges, having noaccountswith Watten. Ofthe lastpoormission; desired[?] it, and dangersthence Ifa very fitt one out of Rhetorick, will give a free place, but not till he knows from me his whole caracter (as Pulton). Cardinal Gualtieri comd 3 days ago; remembershimself to me.⁹

To Mr. Gough

14

[th].

About his son's dangerouscondition

From Reverend Fr. Provincial Thanks, 1° for Fr. Brokhol's coming on Tuesday and having till the following Monday before shipping;102for memoires¹¹such use will bee madethatIhave no reasontorepent the paine; 3 for my advise about the Liege Seminary which he will follow about next October 12 Will not send Fr. Shaw nor any one I aproove not of. His design on Fr. Norice was to suplye Fr. Candishes13 place

To Reverend Fr. Provincial Why Ignatius Climpson useless to me , wanting language.1 Thomas from Gand² will make a good Porter att Liege, and Simons³ at Watten a very good taylor att Gandt Then I answer the last just received and give reasons why my Minister will bee much disapointed if he stays; how little hehath his health here.

ToFr.Coxon . In answer . Christopher Mayre's fatherunkinde ,yet for the deserving son's sake I will troublehim for no more, and will accept butt one of his other sons for the bargain made of £10 per annum.5

'An Indulgence granted for the feast of the Immaculate Conception . Fr. Plowden had also obtainedan Indulgencefor Watten (see his letter received on January2nd above).

7A baiocho was a small copper coin in use in the Papal States; the money would befor clericalexpensesetc.

8 He wasworried about the smallness of the contingentfor the EnglishCollege that year and had hopedfor more. He would like another like GilesPulton ofwhom hehad goodreports; to such he would givea free place. ForPulton see C.R.S. , XL, 153 ; he entered the College in October 1714 . Francesco Antonio, Cardinal Gualtieri, had been nuntio in Paris; he wasin contact with the exiled Stuarts . He was also Protector of Jacobiteinterests at the Papal court.

10 To Maryland.

11 To help Fr. Hunter write A ModestDefence

12 See his letter to the Provincial of January30th above.

13 The Provincial had plannedto put Fr. Norice as Minister at Liège in place of Fr. Ralph Taylor alias Candish(1678-1727) who went that yearto Yorkshire His place as Minister at Liège was taken by Fr. ThomasSmith (1674/51721) who held the office and that of professorof Hebrew until 1720. See Foley, VII, 764, 721 and catalogues. He hadno French, presumably .

2 Probably Brother Thomas Donain; he stayed at Ghent See catalogue

3 Brother Joseph Simons or Simeon (1691-1728), a novice at Watten , went to Liège See catalogue Fr. Philip Percy was succeeded by Fr. Norice shortly afterwards. See catalogue.

5 Seeletter from Fr. Coxon received on the 11th above .

To Mrs. Petre. In answer, and a true account of her son's being wholy unfittfor his book; that if his brother coms in his place I hope to give a better account of him.s

[f.21v .] Gof [Gough], Andrew, dyed att 3 and of the afternoon .

To Mr. Gough A large account of his son's pious death The 3 livers he had left of privat money I have given to the fryars for Masses

To Fr. Eyre. In answer to one of his receivd yesterday. Several news. I desire him to stand by me about Ignatius Jones coming hither

From Fr. Wood. 2 billsone of 5600 livers, the other 400 livers. The gaine of exchange 13 per cent The death of Abbess Burton on the 9th.1

To Fr. Woods. Thankfor his bills att 67 groosfor 3 livers; I crave for more attany rate above 70 groos.

15[th].

Gough buryd att 9 of the morning.

From Sister [Anne ?] of the Presentation. Her miraculous cure , yettpresent troubles of.

From Fr. Darell 12 February. The Queen worst on Saturday the 10th; will soon knowhow she is The Minister hath againe promist to pay the pension soon; he will every 10 days dun him.3 TheKing hath been spoken to about the diminutionin favour of our English mission and province;4 hath sayd he would speak to Desmarets This, spoken to, hath promist he will speake to the King ofit

16[th].

This evening I went to comfortMr. Gough comd from Dunkerque. To Mr. Scarisbrick Joyned to a letter of Edw[ard] Nevil.5 An account ofhistwo sons, and about the money he asks for a suite To Mr.Aug[ustine] Poynz. Withthe house'sobligationto pay him an annuity of £5 (By the changes, what is placed will bee 936 livers, and the rent 93. So that by this year's end the £5 making62 livers, wee shall gaine 30 livers yearly ) About the answer to the

8 Fr. Sabran was answering her letter received on the 11th above . IfRobin wenthisbrother might come and do better His brother was probably Edward who was born in 1705 (see Foley, V, 536) and who appears to have arrived later

1 Mother Mary Xaveria of the Angels (Catherine Burton), Prioress of the English Carmelites at Antwerp (sister of Fr. Christopher Burton, S.J.; see Foley, VII, 104) died in 1714. See Guilday, 369. Her life was written by Fr. Thomas Hunter soon after her death and published in the Quarterly Series (ed H.J. C.) in 1883

2 See note to letter from her received January9th above

3 The St. Omers pensionfrom the French governmentwhich was in arrears . The Minister was presumablyDesmarets

4 The reduction of the capital value and of the rate of interest on the rentes Seenote to letter from Fr. Darell received on December 21st above.

5 Scarisbrick; Edward was the second son and still at St. Omers ; he appears to have written for money for an "acting suite" The second boy mentioned here was Robin

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Douay history, and why I sent not over the addition (If the rent bee butt 8 per cent, the sum will bee 74 2/5 livres; I gett stil 16 [sic] livers )

[f.22.] 17[th].

From Fr. Justiniani 13 February. The Queen that day declard (if no accident happen) out of danger; Franc[is] Strickland¹ sent with the news to Bar. He will give the cloaths of Ign[atius] Bagot to Br. Smith toreturn.² They³ willnotpay the Queen's douaryunless she renounce her arrears to Q[ueen] Anne, whichshe can not.

18th

From Fr. Alex[ander] Creighton.4 By Mr. George Iron, one of King James' Lieutenants of Horse; askes to give him a night's lodgingand putthim onhis way.

To Mr. Creighton . That I have treated the ould sufferer , putthim on his way with my mite (5 livres) That now letters goingall by Calais, if he please to lett me knowe what I owe him ,I will return it. 19th.

Theservant , Bruet, dyed last night att 9 ; is to bee buryed att9 this morning. The bargain madeto day for the decentburyallofall our servant[s]-17 florins current; wee shall generaly owe more to what ever servant dyes here, and so bee att no charges"

To Br. Thomas] Smith To procure and send as soon as maybee 51 feathers for acting cloaths. For Sintax, 1 whyte more (2 livers);

See note to letter received from Fr. Poyntzon the 13th above The passages in brackets in this letter were Fr. Sabran's calculation of the gain madeby the profitable investment of Poyntz'scapital.

1 Was he the Francis Strickland, who became tutor to Prince Henry and was one of the seven men of Moidart, of whose influence over Charles James Edward disapproved ? And was he one of the ten children of Robert Strickland the brother of Admiral Sir Roger? See Mary of Modena by Carola Oman, 125, 247; Petrie , 348. Robert's wife was Bridget, daughter of Sir Francis Mannock, the second Baronet Fr. Francis Mannock, S.J. (16701748) was her brother See Mannock pedigree in Foley, V, 547. On Francis Strickland see too Bevan, 151 , 153, 158; Aveling, 369-70 .

2 See note to Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Justiniani dated January25th above .

3 The British Government.

4 In a letter from Fr. Sabran to the Abbess ofDunkirkdatedApril 27th, 1715 , below, mention is made of Mr. Creighton's death; maybethis was the same person and he was chaplainthere Fr. Sabran's reply (whichfollows) suggests that hemay have been actingas a forwarding agent forletters between England and St. Omers

5 Perhaps FitzJames's Horse, an Irish cavalryregimentin the service of France; see Petrie (1958 ed ), 135.

6 Or should it be £5 ?

7When were servants paid in those days ? At the end of the year, perhaps. If the Collegewas freely undertaking to pay for the funeral of any who died in its service Fr. Sabran's reflection was not as unfeelingas it might seem .

8 For the plays to be presented by various classes More feathers would be requiredfor Mr. Lane'sclass, Syntax; some would be needed for Mr. Withy's class, Grammar, and some for Fr. Collins' , Rudiments See catalogue . The meaningof the text is not quite clear. Feuille morte is clearly the colour of dead leaves

for the black, 9 whyte, 9 black; for Mr. Withie's, 8 redd , 8 feuille morte; for Mr. Collins, 8 whyte, 8 feuille morte. (I supposethese will come to 102 livres; so, with those ofMr. Lane to 132 livres.) To Fr.Darell. Thanks for his care. I desire to bringall ourcontracts to one if he can , or att least to two , ¹ and augment our rents by a capital of 1200 livers; wehaving a late obligationto settout so much. From and to Mr. Coxon. His almost a bare cover; he desires ours writein single half sheets and thin paper. I answerin a postscrip to our Procurator's letterwith accounts.2

From Mr. Kennet 9 February Coms from embarking the 3 Maril[anders];³ the rest a meer cover to an inclosd. Desires to knowe what his little packet costs, to reimburse it to Coxon . From [Fr?] R. Richardson Just comd to towne; will do what service he can in Vandermeule's affaire. Desires I enquire att Gandtand att Brugis forher. From Fr. Eyre. 1 February My memoires excellent 'Tis not thought fittto make use of all att present. Tunstal' intimated they had some letter; shewd I was privi to Mr. Poynz's designe. Did I write to him ? Did he not, whylst att Douay, communicat Mr. Howardins Dictates to F[r?] Viedert[?]. 10 They are daylyallarmd about the Queen's¹¹ health. She gave [hour's ?] aud[ience?]tothe French Envoy. [f.22v ] From Mr. Caroll . 12 Maryland, Charls C[ounty?], 23

1 Fr. Sabran appears to mean that he would like all the St. Omers College investments in Paris (in the rentes) consolidated under one or two titles

2 Fr. Percy Plowdenwas sending over some accounts for Fr. Coxon to settle.

3 Fr. Charles Brockholes , Brother John Wesley and probably Fr. Richard Thomas alias Webster(1685-1735) who seems to have returned to England about 1730. See Foley, VII, 769 and catalogues

* Perhaps the"memoires" sent to him by Fr. Sabran on February5th above

5 Seenote to letter received from Fr. Coxon on December24th above

6 Seeletter received from Fr. Coxon on October29thabove

7 This may be Fr. Brian Tunstalwho was Prefect at Douay Collegeatthetime that Poyntz was sent away See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 21 .

8 His accusing some of the professors at Douay of Jansenism. See note to Fr. Sabran's lettertohim dated January7th above See too C.R.S., XXVIII,31-2 Gillow gives an account of Dr. Hawarden'sDictates, III, 174 ff In connection with Gillow's account a passage may be quoted from a letter from Fr. Sabran (when he was Vice-Provincial) to Mr. Cole (Andrew Giffard) dated June 22nd, 1708 (Ushaw MSS , I, 70) "The whole business is that Doctr. Howarden having offended higher powers, his writings are examined by theirorders; if any hurt shouldpossiblyhappen (which I confideand believe will not) to the Family he livd with, none of mine (of those at least that depend on me) I am certain, had a hand in it; and as for reports, allI can find is, that he seeing the troubles he has brought on his Family by himself and his friends, reportseverywhere that my Relations designedly cause them . God forgive him as I doe in my heart There may be young men of a warm temperand less prudent amongst my Relations, but I doe not find they(feel?) that warmth towardsany prejudiceto those ofyourFamily .... "

10 This might be "Fr. W. (a Walloon Jesuit)" mentionedin The Secret Policy in the twenty-first Letter.

11 Queen Anne, presumably .

12He may be the Carroll who emigrated fromIreland toAmerica in thereign of James II (Foley, III, 397) and the ancestor ofJohn Carroll (1736-1815),first Bishop (and later Archbishop) of Baltimore .

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September [1713] Thanks Offer of service in any kinde. Recomends his children Will have Henry att the end ofSyntaxe sent byme to Paris (and Charles, as I shall write to him itmaybee a fitt time) to learn French; in a proper place to my judgement in Paris to end his Humanity' and then perhaps Philosophy²with all the frugality the matter will allowe of, and he will give direction toCaptain Hyde, his correspondent attLondon, to answerpunctualy the expences.3 Trade there almost ruind.

To Mr. Eyre In answer to all points, and our news from S[aint] G[ermains] and elsewhere That I shall send no more memoires afterthis post without it bee specialy requird in any point

20th.

From Mr. Gough. 17 February. Thanks for our carefor his son The excess of his greef That 40 livers bee spent in Masses and other charities for his son's soule and putt to his debt Desires his son's accounts the sooner, the better

From Fr. Richard Plowden 27 January The Cardinal Datary, 4 whom he hath spoken unto about the dispensation, requires the attestation of the Ordinary1° That the suppliants are of a very good family, 2° l'impossibilite de pourvoir a l'etablissement des 5 autres soeurs without this match, 3° que sans cela les familles seront ruinées par des proces , 4° que tout ce qu'elles sont en etat defournir est 600livres, 6° [sic]le degre de parentage Cetemoignage doit estre envoye en latin He supposes neither wee nor the King will loose by the removal from court of Lord Midleton. Nothing don yet for St. Monacella by reason of the absence of the Secretary of the Congregation."

21°

To Mr. Martin Morley P[aris?] vis-a-vis St. Paul, in answer to his Recomending his acquaintancewith Fr.Darelland Fr. Urquart.8 An inclosd from his nephew, Whyte

1 The year in the class of Poetry was sometimes called Humanity

2 Some boys stayed (as they did at Stonyhurstuntil 1916) for a year or so to study Philosophy at the end of the school course Mr. Carroll wished his boys to go to Paris for this

3As will be seen later Captain Hyde duly paid for everything.

* Guiseppe, Cardinal Sagripanti, became Datarius at the beginningof the reign of Clement XI (Pastor, 12) The Cardinal Datary's duties included the granting of marriage dispensations This matter refers to the dispensation (or dispensations ) which, as has been seen above, Fr. Sabran was trying to obtain with Fr. Plowden'shelp The dispensation soughtwould seemto have been onefrom consanguinity; as usual, reasons forgranting the dispensation were required, with the attestation of the local Bishop One object ofgoing to Romefor the dispensation seems to have been to save the expense ofgoing through the local ecclesiastical courts; moneyappears to have been short

5 Not necessarily rich or important, but probably, literally, good or deserving people

Asmentionedbefore, heretired fromthe office of Secretary of State toJames Edward in December , 1713

7 See Fr. Plowden'sletter received on January31st above In answer to Mr. Morley's request in his letter received on the 12th above

To SisterDelphina and her community upon the ReverendMother's death, and to recomend the concerns of Sister Anne of the Ascension, novice. Inclosing also a letter to her in answer. To Fr. Wood Not to send any more bills. I ask 4 Masses de N[omine] Jesu and 4 de bona morte.4

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22th .

No letters receivedthe day before. This day in could, windyweather, Iwent to Aries with Mr. du Puysand Mr. Levinge; fell after 7 intoa high feveur and entire deliriumwhichlasted all night To prevent a great sickness I expected [ ?] from heavyness of head, less pliable hands, I had been lett blood the sayd 22[nd] morning and that 13 ounces , yett att 8 the morning , 23[rd], I had 7 ounces againe taken away. Buttthe great effect ofa glyster soonafter fullybrought me to my self and broke thefever the 23[rd], evening; butt left me great and dangerous pains on the right syde with a violent cough, so that I slept not all night By syrops, tyzanes &c, the 24[th] att night slept 7 or 8 houres; my paines in the sydes ceased, so only a deep cough, butt still easier and easier drawing up, remaines.

25th

FromSister Dame Joseph. " Antwerp, 19 February. With thebillof MotherPrioressBurton; her greef Prayersfor the successofagood election. The probability of Sister Anne of the Ascension's never being admitted for want of health [From] Sister Catherine Holland.1 12 February. Wishes she could writefreely, butt I had an indifference for Mr. Wright² and havethe streightest intimacywith L[ady?] H[erbert?]. She soon will knowe whatI am [word illegible] ifshe can make of it an advantage, wether it bee an advantageor no to the nunns. So much she tells me; ifa thing takes aire there will bee no little noise. Her office obliges her to look into it Ifshe thoughtI would be secret and act as she will

3 This would appear to refer to the death of Reverend Mother Burton (see letter fromFr. Wood received on the 14thabove); Sister Delphina andSister Anne of the Ascension were presumablynuns of the Carmelite convent at Antwerp Sister Delphina was probably Catharine Smythe ; Sister Anne, Mother Burton's younger sister See An EnglishCarmelite , 4, 283

* Fr. Sabran requested Fr. Wood to offer eight votive Masses for some special intentions

5 Aire?

6Mr. Poyntz had heard some time before this that Fr. Sabran was "much decayd" (see the letter received fromhim on the 13thabove); he was , infact, sixty-two years old.

7 Presumablyof the Antwerp Carmelites; may be the same as SisterDelphina above whose full religious name was Sister Delphina of St. Joseph See An English Carmelite , 283

1 The mention of L(ady) H(erbert) suggests that SisterHolland was a member of the community of EnglishAustin Canonesses at Bruges.

2 Maybe Fr. William Wright alias Conway who was stationed at Ghent in 1714. A Mr. Peter Wright was confessor to the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre at Liège in 1708 and died there in 1722. See C.R.S. , XVII, 61 , 100

suggest[?] she would tell me all The apparitionofOur Lord in the Host to the confessor att Hoogstraet.³

26[th].

From Mr. Thomas Clifton. 25 January. Thanks over and over. How longhis paines Will endeavour to shew his gratitude both to me and myne. When Mr. Gowers coms, besyds the pension, will send money to defray the great chargewee have been att

27th.

To Sister Perkins With an inclosd from Doctor Simonis; his promis of the curat's account. The rest of the history Why the lady's name must bee kept entirelysecret. [f.23v .] [From] de Gottignies Bruxelles, 14 February Civil thanks for his reception here; auroit payé le quartier par avance , mais le PereWood a souhaite reponseà la lettre qu'ildisaitvouloir m'ecrire sur le sujet"

Au Pere Wood An account of the former letter. I am surprised he had doubted what to answer since all pensions payd thys sydethe sea (except such poor[?] to whom are aplyed &c) ever payd 300 florins each . If any one think the English pay less att London (viz. 252) that hath been so fixed by reason of the great advantages generaly made by returns, otherwyse would not have beenaccepted of.9

28th.

From Mr. Crane. 24 February. If Watkins eates meatehedesignes to pay for it. A box is coming for him; Mr. Crane desires he hath the pleasureto open it himselfin my presence He supposes that at least his son eatest [sic] eggs which he judges necessary. Hath received several letters from his father's relations10 from England pressinghis coming over, otherwyseno money to bee payd from the

3Presumablyof the EnglishCarmelitenuns there.

* This refers to the recoveryof his son from the illness which was mentioned above.

Fr. Ralph Hornyold alias Gower (1674-1740) was chaplain at Lytham at this time (see C.R.S. , XVI, 424) ; later he was at Stonyhurst He seemsto have lived all his life as a priest in the Lancashire District and became its Rector He was one of the eleven children of Thomas Hornyold of Blackmore Park and Hanley Castle and his wife Margaret (Gower) See Foley, VII, 372 , 1392 and catalogues

6 Perhaps Sister Elizabeth Perkins of the English Poor Clares at Gravelines See C.R.S. , XIV, 123

7As will be seen in the next letter there was some misunderstandingabout the fees to be paid for his nephews; Fr. Sabran in his letter dated January 12th above had stated that they would be 300 florins

8 The poor were helped when possible by being given free places or in some other way. ' The normal rate of exchange worked out at about ten florins to the pound sterling

10 Therelations of the late Mr. Watkins orthoseof Mr. Crane ; see note to Mr. Crane'sletter received on November13th above andnoteto his letter received on May 12th below .

MARCH 1714

estate, they beleevinghim dead 'Tis necessary to have the certificat of a notaryatt Paris oftheir being all alive. Ifa fathercoms along with him, he shall bring him back and his brother, butt will not have him come without a father that never quitts him. He desires to have money sent him for an acting suite; if custom, and others do it, he will not stick to send it him to encouragehim.

[From] de l'Orgeril 22 February. Son adresse estau Chateau de l'Orgeril, pres Jugin par l'Amballe en Bretagne. A ecrit a Mr. Geraldin chez nous, qui est son oncle S'il Seroit recu &c Des officiers du Regiment de Bretagne luy ont dit que le Sieur Geraldin s'est trompe en assurant qu'on non recoit pas icy au dessous de 10 ans; qu'ils aurontun chez nous le fils du Marquis de Goesbriand a 7 ans . Il a un cousin qui viendra avec luy age de 12 ans pour la pension ordinaire Presse queje l'accepte.

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Mars [1714].

1st

Of Fr. Darell. Offers an English apothecary who hath servd all his time att London ; ingenious, understands well Greek and Latin, hath a minde to bee Religious, and to serve in the wyle att either of our houses . He thinks we want such (If no possibilty, the yong man will goe to Rome.) The prot[esting?] Archbishopof Tours' mandementaprete a rire a touts; says the Pope's Bull shallhavein his diocess the same force as the canons of the Council of Trent have, where they are not receivd.³

2d

From Fr. Wood. 28 February. With 2 billsone of4000 livres ,the other 2000 livres; both of 2000 cr[owns?] att 66 groots (33 stivers) per crowne . The somme3300 florins exchange . I have for it 6000 livres. My whole gaine from Antwerp att 7 [?] per cent , 1050 livers; so I gaine about 16 per cent and somewhatmore. "

3d

To Fr. Darell. Thanks for his account of the English apothec[ary]. His caracter being such, and Reverend Father Provincial's will so

Theyoungerboy, Tommy, was soonto arrive at St. Omers . "Lamballe is in northern Brittany; there is nothing in the Letter Book toshow that Fr. Sabran grantedthis request

1 Thefirst mention of Deale, theapothecary.

2 The Archbishop of Tours, Matthieu Isoré d'Hervaut, who held the seefrom 1694 till his death in 1716, was one of the opponentsof the Bull, Unigenitus ; his pastoral was condemned by the Inquisition See Pastor, 232 , 243 and Gams, 641 .

3 The disciplinary, as opposed to the doctrinal, decrees of the Council ofTrent werenotaccepted by the Frenchgovernment

4 Together.

5 Fr. Sabran's figures are not at all clear here; the general senseisthathegained for St. Omers College as a result of Fr. Wood's taking advantage of the rate ofexchange

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knowne , he may send him as soon as he pleases 12 If he comes by the coache, may take care of the things I have asked Mindehim of the 18000 livres pensionsand 18000 livres capital.13

To Fr. Wood Thanks for the bills. Iwill send Br. J. Paineas soone as he letts me knowe that Br Ignatius [Jones] is comd to Antwerp or Bruxells towards hither.¹

To Susan Lavary and Lady Abbess, 2 to bee carryed to Dunkerque tomorrowby Br James [Serrel?] in answer .

To Fr. Rector of Watten, ³ by Fr. P. of Holk. The caracter Darell gives of the English apoth[ecary]; remembering him [of] Fr. Provincial's inclinations

4th .

Br. John Serrel went for Dunkerque, butt with patents for Brugis. To Signor Mario. About the 15 globes, foot diameter, and the glass for St. Ursula's; to send all well packt up by Lisle That Father Rector of Gandt willpayall.

To Fr. Beeston . With the inclosd to Mario, who if dead, I desire Fr. Murphey negotiate with his sucessor what I aske . See it sent

From Lady Lucy Herbert With an inclosd from Sister Burtonfor Lady d'Albeville Great thanks to me The reasons why she would have Mrs. Griffin accepttheDuke's bond of£30 life rent. Nothing else of moment.

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5º.

FromReverend Fr. Provincial. 15 (26) February. Hathatlasttaken his resolutions thus 1° that Joseph Simons bee out of hand sent to Fosses10 to bee there Sacristan, and Berod Porter;11 [2°] as Joseph

12The Provincial , being short of lay brothers, would welcome the employment of a layman as apothecary; Fr. Sabran must later have regrettedtaking him.

13The College pension was overdue three years (the French governmentpaid 6,000 livresa year); the capital was no doubt that invested in the rentes .

1 This was in accordance with the Provincial's letter received on February11th above ; Brother Jones was comingfrom Liège

2 Dame Benedicta Fleetwoodof the English Benedictine nuns at Dunkirk See Weldon, Appendix, 44-5

3Fr. ThomasEberson When the Provincial was in Englanda Vice-Provincial was sometimes appointedforthe Englishhouses onthe Continent; itis possible that Fr. Eberson was actingas such and Fr. Sabran thoughtitpropertoconsult him. Fr. P. of Holk may refer to Fr. Thomas Havers (1669-1737) of the family of Thelton Hall, Norfolk, who was working among the people of Holk nearWatten. See Foley, VII, 345 and catalogues

4 A mistakefor James

5 Perhaps to covera statue

Fr. Robert Beeston

7 Fr. Melchior Murphy (1664/5-1736) was in 1714 the Minister at Ghent; he would appearto have spent all his years as a priest on the Continent. See Foley, VII, 534 and catalogues

8This is in answer to Fr. Sabran's request in his letter to Lady Lucy Herbert dated December 18th above

See Fr. Sabran's letter to Mrs. Griffin datedJanuary3rd above

10 A code namefor Liège, like Blandykefor St.Omers and the Hill forWatten.

11 Brother James Berode (1679-1724), a native of Saint-Omer. Actually Brother Berode became Sacristan and Brother Simons Porter Foley, VII, 54 and catalogues.

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Simons arrives, shall come to me Ignatius Jones ; 3° att his arrival, I must send Br J. Paine to Fr. Wood Br Bouillon shal come as soone as he hath done at Watten the summer bruings.³ In the whyle (for that will bee May) if Mr. Eberson can lend me one to oversee my basecourt &c Incloses one he had written before , except the beginning bitt of all the letter. Necessity of a R[oman] mission; proposes (and hopes I shall propose others)-1° Giles Parlmer [as fit ?] a longher trial, ne fratri similis 2° Martinash , ³ ut securus ab asthmate, 3° Dormer, ibi videbiturand [an ?] admitti possit 4° Oastly, 10 hath improved himselfabove expectation but possibly will never make a Doctorand Mr. Coxon's charity employd on a more capable subject 5° Eccleston¹¹or Fetherston . 12 Knowes not howto help me if Br Serrel should dye . 13

From Fr. Coxon 15 (26) February. Thinks he shall gett no more of Christopher Maire's father; if the other I intend to take for £10 bee as good a witt as Christopher, the charity is well bestowed . 14 SirG. Brown15since the account Fr. Coxon sent him ofour house, willing to signe the bond Promises to recover due arears of £30 for little Fortescue (the Dormer)[?] workt away 5 years ago by his protestant grandmother Will endeavourto buye of[f]Mr.Audley's free place to send me an Apothicary The 2 Shellys¹6 each a

3 This is probably Arnold Bouillon, who was the brewerat Watten

4 See note to letter received fromthe Provincial on October29th above .

5 The Provincial wrote of the need to find some good candidates to go to the English College , Rome Giles Palmer, vere Pulton orPoulton (1694-1752), entered theEnglishCollege in September 1714. His mother's name was JulianaGarter, an aliashesometimes used . (See Foley, VI, 465 and C.R.S. , XL, 153.) Ordainedin 1719 , he then entered the English Province of the Society He was a missioner in Leicestershire and later chaplain at PlowdenHall See Foley, VII, 622.

7 A reference to his brother, Fr. George who had bad health See Foley, VII, 621-2.

8 Joseph Martinash went to the English College in October, 1714. See C.R.S. , XL, 153

This may be William Dormer who entered the English Jesuit novitiate See note to letter from Sir William Goring received on December 28th above.

10 This was probably a mistake for Oakley who may be Fr. Francis Oakley (1694-1755) who entered the Englishnovitiate in September, 1715. He wasa master at St. Omers, and, as a priest, the Minister at Ghent, Procurator at Watten and a missioner in Yorkshire See Foley, VII, 556 and catalogues The Provincialthought he would nevermake a scholar Fr. Coxonwas helping with his fees at St. Omers.

11 The hope was not realised in his case

12 See note to letter from Fr. Thomas Fetherston received on February 2nd above.

13 Hemust have been in poor health; he died in August, 1716 .

14 From the letter to Fr. Coxon, dated April 20th, 1715 below , it appears likely that Mr. Maire had at least three sons at St. OmersChristopher and two more . It is not certain how many sons he had andwhich of themwere atSt. Omers See pedigree in Foley, V, 654. But it is possible that the two, after Christopher, mentioned in the Letter Book are Thomas and James; both later became Jesuits See Foley, VII, 480.

15 See note to letter from Fr. Coxon received on February 11th above

16 Oneofthese may be Fr. Walter Shelley (1701-1749) See Foley, VII, 707

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guinea; must owne the receipt to their brother, Sir John 17 30 shillings to little Amson ; a guinea to Fr. Mansel¹ from Fr. Webb.² The two Morleys³ have knives, forces [forks ?] &c when they want, &c. Willougby offers £ 10 whilst his son stays and his bondforthe payment of due arears; that's all he can do; if I accept he will endeavour to have the £10 payd beforehand.4

From Mr. Kennet 18 February (1 March). In a hurry to provide for the West India men.5 28 February Queen] Anne returnd to London in perfect health. Sir Thomas Hanmer Speaker, nemine contradicente; Steel's compliment to him hist by all. Bishop Gifford complaind 3 days before to Hunter, Dominican , that his Provincial , Williams, had sayd he beleeved the Jesuits had had no designe on D[ouay] Coll[ege]. Rd [Prd ?]10 ibi aderit brevi et satisfaciet

[f.25 ] From Fr. Eyre. 18 February (1 March). With an inclosd to me from Mrs. Tymperley." His master¹² recomends much secrecy A secular priest,13 butt our special friend speaks ofmore particulars. That the Emperor hath been spoken for the fixing an English father att Vienna; aprooves; will give 400 crowns a year pension.14 The place important on many accounts, particularlyfor the Liege pension . 15 He would have me answer the letter kindly; leaves to me to manage. As soone as I knowe the pension is settled

17 Sir John Shelley, Bart , of Michelgrove, Sussex.

1 Fr. William Mansell (1679 /80-1720) was at this date in charge of the church and of music at St. Omers He was at the College from 1706 till his death . See Foley, VII, 487 and catalogues.

2 Probably Fr. George Webb (1653-1724 ?) who was on the English mission from 1701 ; in 1714 he was at Wardour See Foley, VII, 823 and catalogues. He had been Rector of the London District

3 Or Browns Such articles were seemingly provided by the parents

4 See letter to Fr. Coxon dated December 25thabove

5 TheMaryland party presumably; they had sailed about February9th Sir Thomas Hanmer was elected Speaker of the House of Commons in February; a High Church Tory, he was not devoted to the Stuartsuccession . See D.N.B.

7 Steele , called by the D.N.B. a champion of the Hanoverian succession , was expelled from the House of Commonsin March after the publication of his pamphlet, The Crisis, in which he reviewed the whole question of the Hanoverian succession D.N.B.

8 Presumably Fr. Thomas Hunter, O.P. who went to England in 1712. See C.R.S. , XXV, 129 , 145-47 . Fr. ThomasDominic Williams, O.P. later (1725-40) Vicar Apostolic ofthe Northern District He became Provincial in 1712; see C.R.S. , XXV , referencesin index .

10 This appears to mean Bishop-elect Prichard.

11 Foley mentionsthe family of this name in the College of the HolyApostles. According to Timperley of Hintlesham , Ryan and Wedstone , London, 1931 (pedigree oppositep 50), this lady might be Susanna (the widow of Henry Timperley), Elizabeth (the wife of his brother John) or Etheldreda(the wife of Henry's son Henry).

12 TheProvincial

13 Perhaps "good Mr. Owens" mentionedin the nextletter

14 There is no evidence that an English Jesuit priest was sent to Vienna at this time

15 Seenote to the letterfromFr. Powellreceived on January2nd above .

that I warne Fr. Provincial , and whom I judge fitt for the place. He thinks more could not be done for my satisfaction as to day labourers . 16

From Signora Matteis . 17 Vienna, 1 December, by the occasion of good Mr. Owens18 passing by Vienna. The long wishtoccasion of writing to me; desires to correspond with me for many reasons ; someshe hath communicated to Mr. Owens who will omnia[ ?] mihi communicare[?]. Hopes to procure an English Jesuit bee settledatt Vienna to help the many English there. Her husband his respects. 6th.

From Fr. Coxon 18 February ( 1 March). Lett Will Clovel¹ (Gerard) have [£?]4 livres for the suite Lucy2 guinestowards the same and crown for his pocket Mr. Edysford would needs place his nephew in my family; Mr. Culcheth would have something don for him.³ Ifhe can pay any thing himselfI hope you will bee able and willing to allow the rest .

From Fr. Darel. 3 March Fr. le Tellier spoke last Thursday tothe King about the exemption of our Province from the Rebais.4 The Kingthat he had spoken to Desmarets who answerd it must bee considered; within 5 days wee shall know the best and worst. Sends the mandement of Cardinal Noiaillewhich astonyshall Paris.5 Came out the second to deterre the Sorbone; only 31 mett and 18 voted toadmitt; orderd to have the Saturday following a numerous assembly. Les gens du Roy s'y trouveront.

FromJohn Williams 5/16 February. Thanks me as ifIhadgraunted him a free place for his brotherthat can read and write and is 14 yearsould Heis in the way ofbeing perfectly recoverd by summer.6

From Mr. Robert Scarisbrick Never receivd the letterin which the caracter of his children ; beggs an other . Would knowe wether his letter to Br. Ja[mes] Nevil came to him, for, thoughdesired by his father, hath given no answer.

16 This probably referredto the Provincial's decision about the lay brothers; see letter received fromhim on the 5th above

17 As will be seen later she was very possibly English. She and her husband , Nicholas , were to write subsequently oftheir desire of separating and entering religion

18Thismight beFr. JohnOwens on his waytoEnglandfromtheEnglishCollege, Rome See C.R.S. , XL, 142

1 Clovell was an alias used by the Gerards of Bryn (see Foley, VII, 296) so this may be William Gerard, son of Sir William Gerard, who entered the English College, Rome in October 1716 but left in 1719. See C.R.S. , XL, 155 and Foley, VI, 466 .

2 Shouldit be livres or pounds?

3 Fr. John Edysford or Edisford (1656-1720), later Provincial, was in 1714 a missioner in Yorkshire His nephew, also John Edisford (1700-50), later a Jesuit, would, the uncle hoped, be accepted by Fr. Sabran at St. Omers ; the Provincial hopedthe same.

4Theword refersprobably to the reduction of the rateof interestonthe rentes and of the capital

5See Pastor, 234-5. The pastoralwas later condemned bytheInquisition. See JohnWilliams' letter received on November24th above and Fr. Sabran's answer dated December 19th

7th

From Fr. Beeston, from Brugis AskesprayersforFr. Turvill,whom their Doctor despairs of, though Fr. Turvill apprehendslittle. Fr. Gr[een?] Conf[essor ?] still out of his senses, though his feverhath left him; 'tisthoughtwill not recover hishead.²

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8th.

To Reverend Fr. Provincial In answer to two Unless Arnoud's brother, now att Liege, come to Watten first by his speedy orders , I shall not haveArnoud here, so left as before.3 I shall take carefor the Roman mission Money (£20) must bee found for Pulton;4 Oakley 2d of his schoole I shall write and give attentionto the affaire att Vienna

To Fr. Kennet. About the [£?]3 livres Mr. Withy sent to his son declard by a letter of January that was to bee given to Mr. Kennet withthe money; theletter is longsince comd &c. About the£12 Mrs. Widdow Scarisbrick7sent to Kennet so long since formy use . News

To Fr. Coxon About his Oakley The Morleys shall have whathe desires . Iwant packs. Notto loose so great arears , Iwill acceptthe £10 for Willouby so' payd before hand. All I can do for Mr. Edisford's nephew is to take him for £15 per annum.

To Fr. Eyre. I shall give all due attention to the Vienna affaire, 10 butt he should have got me of Mr. Owens an adress. I inclose the mandement of the Cardinal Noiailles and circumstances of it. "1 I recomend the sending Fr. Provincial's orders for Arnoul Bouillon's brother's att Liege coming soon to Watten .

10th.

From Fr. Darell 7 March Fr. le Tellier bids him goe to Versailles to have the last answer of Desmarets about our rebate . 12 My

1 See the letter from the Provincial received on January28th above .

2 From the letter from Fr. Beeston received on the 17th and fromLady Abbess Knatchbull received on the 19th belowit would seem that the name is Green and that he was confessor to the EnglishBenedictinenuns at Ghent Maybe he recovered as the name of Fr. Martin Green, connected with a convent, occurs later in the Letter Book.

3 Unless Hubert Bouillon came soon to Watten Fr. Sabran would be short handed because he would be without Arnold Bouillon Seetheletterfrom the Provincial received on February 11th above Hubert was Arnold's brother; he left the novitiate in October, 1716

4 Journeymoneyto Rome

5 The Provincial had thought he would "never make a Doctor" (see letter received fromhim on the 5th above) but he was in fact doing quite well

6 Livres or pounds?

7 Probably Mr. Robert Scarisbrick'smother; see note to letterfrom Mr. Robert Scarisbrickreceived on December 3rd above.

8 Boys from England Provided that it was ...

10Seethe letter fromFr. Eyre received on the 5th above .

11 See Pastor, 234-5

12The reduction in interest on the rentes and of the capital value ; see above Fr. Darell's letter received on the 6th.

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presents[?]4 will do exceedingly well 150 of Sorbonne against 8 have received the Bull 'Tis supposed the Parliament will apeale from the Cardinal's mandement comme d'abus, otherwyse the Sorbonne[?]willbe suspended.5

To Fr. Darell In answer That he minde no expences to do his busness att Versailles Desire to knowe what the gemms and feathers cost when he sends them . That I write to Pigualt about Lesly's and the answer sent him 7 February.

11th.

From Captain Lucy, in Dorrington's Regiment, Hedin, ' 7 March. Desires wee take up a suite of fine scarlet, coate, vest, britches , lined with red serge, trimed with gould buttens, hat, wigg, shoes , stockins, sword &c; send him that he may bee here the last instant to bee mustered Send by the boy a bill of the particulars of his cloaths, by the youth [sic], and the Major of the Regiment shall returnby him the content of the bill With an inclosd from Colonel Bagot, 27 February That he will write to me to lett his son , John, goewhen sentforfrom Hedine &c.

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From Mrs. Stafford S[aint] G[ermains]. 9 March. Thanks mefor my last Desires me to have Willford's accounts; if a quarterbee neerdue, she wouldpaye it, so I may make the accounts tothefull quarter next owing, and she will pay the debt to whom I shall desire.

From Mr. de Varenne [Citadelle ?] de Lille,¹ 9 March. Thanks for the careof his son; hisjoy that he dothwell Serait bien aise qu'on luy insinuat le party de l'Eglise pourra luy faire avoir aisement un benefice , mais voudroit scavoir devant s'il y est bien appele Va bientost a Paris; en verra la pension dabord qu'il aura touché un fond qu'ildestine pour cela

From Br. Thomas Smith Paris, 9 March That day sent by the coachea boxinwhich4 booksfor Mr. du Puy, a packetfor Gravelin , the 53 plumes. Mondayfollowing (13th) setts out the Apothecary ;2 the4 months he hath lived att Paris he can find nothingagainsthim , so well he hathcarryed himself .

4 It is notclearto what this refers.

5 It was feared that the members of the Sorbonnewould be suspended by the Cardinal, in which case there would have to be an "appel commed'abus" against the ecclesiastical sentence

"Apparently the books (Leslie's and Hawarden's ) sent to Pigault for Fr. Darell on February5th had not yet reached him.

7 Hedinor Hesdin in France, about twentymiles northornorth-eastofAbbeville. It seemslikelythat these arrangements were beingmade, on behalfofColonel Bagott, for John Bagott who was to attend a review ColonelDorrington is mentionedagain later. His regiment, in the French service, was known as the FrenchRoyal Regimentof Ireland See Nolan, 371-2

1 He is described further on as Lieutenant du Roy de la citadelledeLisle.

2 Deale .

From Colonel Bagott

13th .

Thanks for our care of his son, Ignatius; his good success Why forced, against inclination, so to provide for him virtutibus obstat res angusta domi.5 Thanks for the cloaths; shall be sent to Hedin and John shall bring them back. Excepts 2 things against Fr. P[ercy] Plowden's accounts'1° never was tould of an augmentation, so could not unknowing enter into a streighter engagementthan he had made; all his acquaintancesrun uponthe pension of 300 livers; 2° some payments he made are not inserted in the accounts. That Father Justiniani will rectifye it Commendat Joannem ut doctus et pius &c .

14th.

From Fr. Darell 11 March The King hathspoken to Desmarets. Duke Daumont² hath prest him, yet his answer to Fr. Darel"cela n'est pas encore determine" Abbe Nadal promisseswee shall knowe within 2 days. For the pension, the answer is "s'il donne vous un peude patience" Fr. le Tellier says it must bee so as tothe pension till peace is declard withtheEmperor.³

15°

From Reverend Fr. Provincial . Thanks for myne, 8/19 February. Supposes I have his, 15, about the laybrothers. That I can not have Arnoud Bouillon till late admitted Bouillon hath shewd he is a bruer, and 'twill bee no trouble to me because I can keepe Br. J. Peine till Bouilloncome(Donainbeing attAntwerp)for compagnon to Lemm, &c till Arnoud come.4

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From Fr. Eyre. 1 March By that post Fr. Provincial writes to Liege that Arnoud Bouillon'sbrother bee sent to Watten , so I shall bee fully helpt Askes the liberty to tell me that some of our yong men writing to their friends for money for act[ing] suites, of which some not able, others not willing to give; doth a prejudice to our

5 From subsequent mentionsof him, Ignatius Bagott seems to have joined the French Army or Navy; John went to the review and returned to St. Omers Colonel Bagott took exceptionto Fr. Plowden'saccounts See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Wood, dated February27th; boys "on this syde" were charged 300 florins As the livre was worth less than the florin , 300 livres would not be sufficient, being worth less than £24 .

2A Duke Daumont was governor of Boulogneand had received Queen Mary Beatrice when she landedthere in 1688 (see Carola Oman , MaryofModena , 138) Is this the same man? A Duke D'Aumont was Frenchambassador in London after Utrecht (see Trevelyan, III, 248) The Abbé Nadal was his secretary, as will appear. The two points at issue here are the hoped-for exemptionfrom the reduction in the capital value and of the intereston the rentes and the arrears of the St. Omers pension.

3The treaty of Rastatt, endingthe war between France and the Emperor, was signed on March 7th

4 All these lay brothers have been mentionedbeforein letters from and to the Provincial.

house . Just now Fr. Provincial tells him he is informd that I have bought materials for several suites ; he desires no more bee bought, and whatis bought bee madeup att the smallestcost

17[th].

From Fr. Beeston 15 M[arch]. Mario hath been dead sometime; my letter given to his son who promises to satisfye me. Care shall bee taken to send them safely.1 Turville with little[?] hopes still of recovery. Br Simons came 14th, was forced to stay the 15th to have a place in the Bruss [els] coache . He hopes to send what I desire by Br. Jones.2 Green still out of himself; could I help those nunns with a confessor.³ Fr. Parkinson talks of one Molineux;5 very proper ; comd last year from Rome; that was a great friend of Mr. Daniell att Antwerp.

FromMieur. Philip Dismall 16 March. Thanksforhavingaccepted his son; will bring him in the Easter vacancies.8 Him Fr. Selosse had recomended.

18th

ToFr. Provincial. Amfully satisfyedwith the provision ofbrothers he hath made me I am in no haste, Br Peine staying, butt Fr. Wood in paine All done by his last orders for Arnoud Bouillon's brother to come to Watten For Roman mission, account ofthe 5; with the inclosd from Dormer. Difficulty will bee about viaticum if not securd before.

To Fr. Eyre. Thanks 10 Anaccount about the suites and 3 conditions

1 Seeletter to Mario, dated March 4thabove .

2 Brother Simons from Watten had arrived at Ghent on his way to Liège; when he arrived there Brother Jones would come to St. Omers, calling in at Ghent on the way.

3 See noteto letter from Fr. Beeston received on March 7thabove .

4 Fr. Richard Parkinson (1681-1748) was in 1714 at Liège preparingto lecture in philosophy; about 1725 he went to England, to the London District and later the College of the Holy Apostles See Foley, VII, 570. He had been ordained at the English College, Rome before entering the Jesuit novitiate with a dispensation from the oath.

5 This was probably Fr. Mathias Molyneux who was ordained priest at the English College, Rome in August, 1712. See C.R.S. , XL, 133-34 Fr. Parkinsonrecommended him as confessor for the nuns.

6 Three or four Daniells are mentionedin the Letter BookMr Daniell, Mrs. Daniell, Mrs. Daniell's son (whose death is mentioned) and Lieutenant Daniell (who was sick) Were they related? A Mrs. Daniel, heiress of Sir Robert Kemp(e) of Pentloe in Essex, is mentionedby Foley (V , 552n , VII, 283) as living at Great Warnington or Warningfield, Sudbury, in 1724. A John Daniel was a servant of the first Marquis of Powis; see extract from The Athenaeum for March 27th, 1880 (in the archives of the English Province , S.J.BQ/2). A Mr. Richard Daniel was confessor to the English Carmelitenuns at Antwerp See The Great Diurnal of Nicholas Blundell , II, 163n

7See letter fromFr. Selossereceived on February 10th above

8 Theshort holiday at Easter. Seenoteto letter fromSir William Goring received on December 28thabove .

10 Fr. Sabran answered Fr. Eyre's letter received on the 16th above G

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-1° no letter should goeto such as suspected byhumour or circumstances would dislike ; Ihave stopt 20, one or two may have escaped me. 2° that a meer proposal and from the children only 3° not as required by any one So no reason of complaints No further expences to bee made; all done.

To Fr. Kennet . Expect his news The general peace. The 150 of Sorbon against 8.2

19

[th].

From Lady Abbess Knatchbull 17 [March?]. The crownofsilck flowers shall come bythe next occasion; ifI contradict not willmixt silver and gould ones. 'Twill look better and cost very little more.³

To my prayers and friends' [f.27] owes her recovery. The praises of D[ame] Lawson, whosebill she sends, who dyed 94 aet.4 Howgood all her Religious Her cross in Fr. Confessor's unrecoverable distemper. Mr. Mullineux comd from Rome much praised; ifI can give her further informations ofhim?"

20th

From Fr. Provincial 4/15 March By Mr. Strickland " Joyattmy recovery. Doubts not I shall soon have Arnoud from the Hills att the coming of his brother from Liege. Glad to heare of the apoth[ecary]I expectfrom Darell. If by experienceI seethedanger from Serrell's humour, I shall do wellto send him to worck attthe Hill, as hedesires byan inclosd Mr. Eberson to admitt him. Coxon says ther's no difficulty in getting Pulton's viaticum When Fr. Newton coms to the Hill, call for Mr. John Constable to bee Prefect ofthe Sodality,10 make Mr. Norice¹¹ your Ministerand send Mr. Percy12 hither

From Fr. Kennet. 4/15 March. Opposit news to what brought Mr. Strickland with the letter about the Queen not going to the house the 2d &c 13 The rest of Mr. Lloyd's P [blank] discourse¹4 about Quesnel'sbook . 15

2 TheSorbonne'sacceptance of the Bull Unigenitus SeePastor , 235

3See Fr. Sabran'sletter to her, dated February8th above.

4 Presumably of the Ghent Abbey She is not mentioned in Weldon's Chronological Notes but most of the archives of this house were lost at the time of the French Revolution (ibid. 36).

5 Fr. Green ?

6 See note to letter received from Fr. Beeston on the 17thabove

7 It is not possible to identify him for certain; it may have been Thomas , the fourthson of Sir Thomas and Lady Winifred Strickland andfuture Bishopof Namur. He took his doctorate and left St. Gregory's, Paris in December 1712. See C.R.S. , XIX, 116n , 121

8 Watten

9 Fr. Newton was to go from Ghent to Watten to be the Minister there ; he held this office until 1724 .

10 Seenoteto letter fromthe Provincial received on October29th above; hewas comingfrom Watten where he was the Minister.

11 Seenote to letter to the Provincial dated January2nd above .

12 Seenote to letter fromMr. John Forcer received on November17th above.

13 Queen Anne's not goingdowntothe House ofLords was considered important as it suggested that her health was deteriorating

To Reverend Fr. Provincial Thanks for his assigned officers. That the Apothecarycame the evening before; his name Deale . Served his 8 years prentisship under Mr. Enymer in Wood StreetintheCity. His mother was a Catholic ; his father, P[rotestant], left an estate to his elder brother near London Ownes he lived very looslywhilst a Protestant till imprisonment for answering for an other, &c; all the money payd butt £30 which the creditor assures him he will never trouble himfor &c That enquirybee made &c . 16

To Fr. Kennet. Only news about the Bull; the Sorbon, Cardinal Noiailles &c.

From Fr. Thomas Tasburg 5 March The writing mentioned by Mr. Culcheth and Coxon to bee signedbyMr. Walkeden, 17 wasputt into the Post Office att Dunkerque the Saturday before. Desires it bee sent signed by the bearer Strickland . 18 His cousin Tasburg19 is ressetled again in Champaine with a contreyman ofhis.

From Mr. Duriez Tournay, 19 March. Hath payd 525 florins to Meurille¹ for us; desires an acquittance Desires they write well, send wishes ofthe feastsin their best hands. Whatplaces they have? [f.27v .] From Lord Bishop Mahoni.2 Cassel, 19 March. Invites, this faire weather, me and Fr. Eyre to Cassell now; few overstappells[?]. Immediately after Easter, expects from Ireland a youth to put upon the free place, if not inconvenient. What said House of Commons of Wiggs in Ireland ; butt they have been

14 In Thorpe's "Notes and Fragments" (see note to letter from Fr. Coxon received May 25th below) two letters of March, 1715 from Fr. Kennet to Fr. Richard Plowden are summarizedgiving a description of criticism by a Floyd or Lloyd of the Pope for condemningQuesnel Fr. Kennet'sacquaintance, to whom the criticism was addressed, scandalized , replied, inter alia, "I might as well have remaineda Protestant"

15 Either his Moral Reflections or perhaps one of his later works.

16 Fr. Sabran may have had misgivings ; he asked for a check to be made in London

17 Fr. John Walkeden (1663-1718) was for most of his life as a priest at St. Omers ; at this date he was Prefect of Studies "The writing" , which was a deed, arrived later.

18As Fr. Tasburgh was probably writing from London, Mr. Strickland had presumablycrossed over from England and was going back again See note to letter from the Provincial received the day before

19 This might be Francis Tasburghwho entered the novitiate in 1703 but left the Society four years later; he is mentioned by Foley (VII, 762) but he describes him as probably a youngerbrother ofThomas

1 Meurille d'Habourdin appears to have been a banker or merchant

2 Is this a mistake for Macmahon? See letter to Lord Bishop Macmahon dated July 22nd below and a letter from the Bishop of Clogher received on August 2nd below He writes about "the free place" and there was a free place ofthis name (Macmahon) at St. Omers The Bishopof Clogherat this time was Bryan Macmahon. See Gams, 211. According to Boyle, History of the Irish College in Paris, 126, Dr. Macmahon, Bishop of Clogher, was thenephew of ProvostMacmahonofCassel in Flanders Theword overstappen in Dutch means to cross, step over, pass beyond a limit WastheBishopusing it here to suggest that Cassel was not so very far from Saint-Omer (about fifteen miles)?

disapointed. Hopes of good times. Can I give him any particular accounts of motives for it?³

22th

From Fr. Darell 19 [March]. The rubies by the next coache. Barwick for Spaine The story of P[blank] Alexandre and his opposit P [blank] Megrel[?]; Molina, Escobar' &c.

To Fr.Wood The reasonwhy, against mywill, he hath notyet Br. Paine; Fr. Provincial's order thatI keepe him tillArnoudcometo me.

To Mr. Dismall. A civil letter; howwellcom heand his son shall bee. To Lady AbbessKnatchbull In answer Leaveall to herjudgement about the crowne.8

23° .

From Fr. Coxon. 9/20 [March]. His joy att my recovery. Hewill after Easter putt his yong men' upon their journey Mr. Parker writt to all head factors to see due care bee had to send children hither . 10 Will trye to gett something of Willouby Will lett Mr. Edisford knowe his nephew shall be admitted for£15. Sir Georgell would bee glad the eldestlearnt on the spinet. Would be overjoyd to hear wee had gott of[f] the rebais . 12

From Mrs. PenelopePetre . 13 Thanks for the sincereaccount of her son Any time within three months, so in some company hecan bee trusted to,14 she desires I send him That he cutt not his haire

24[th].

To Fr. Rector of Liege. Nothing butt civility and domestick news. To Fr. Rector of Rome Chiefly about the futur mission . A full account of G. Palmer for the free place 15 Hopes of Martinash, Eccleston, Sutton . 16 My endeavoursfor William Tichburn . 17 Little hopes ofDormer, nor much of Oakley The rest, occurrences .

3 The Bishop referred to the political situation and to the hopes oftheStuart succession . * For "actingsuites"

5 Hewas in campbeforeBarcelona when Anne died (Petrie, 214)

"Is this Père Noel Alexandre, O.P. ? See Pastor, 181 ; Guilday, 332 .

7 Presumably Frs Escobar y Mendozaand Molina, theJesuittheologians

8 Seeher letter received on the 19thabove . ⁹ Boys . 10 Local Superiors in England and Wales were to encourage parents to send their sons to St. Omers

11 Sir George Brown? See note to letter fromFr. Coxon received on February 11th above

12 Been exempted fromthe reduction in the capital value and rate of intereston the rentes

13 Of Belhouse . See noteto her letter received on February 11th.

14 Providedhe could be sent in trustworthy company

15 Fr. Plowden had offered a free place in his letter received on February 13th above.

16 John Sutton vere Cook entered the English College , Rome on October 16th , 1714; hedied there in July, 1720. See C.R.S. , XL, 154

17William Tichborne was the son of the widowed Mrs. Mary Tichborne of Shirefield (Foley, V, 815) ; see her letter received on June 23rd below It seems that Williamdid not go to Rome .

MARCH 1714

From Fr. Voucks, Rector att Courtray. Of the nomination of Counte de Bossu to the Archbishopric ofMeklin bytheEmperor . 10 Recomendations of the Brandenbourg pretendant . 11 [f.28 .] From Fr. Provincial 5/16 March. Only of the death of Fr. H. Haggherston, our 12 March; that I acquaint Watten withit.

To the Elect-Archbishop ofMeclin Only a civil letter of congratulation &c

To Fr. Beeston Inclosing that above All our domestick and publick news .

To the Elector of Cologne Upon the present happy peace, glorious to him and Elect brother.2

To Reverend Fr. Provincial . In answer, with the testimonyes and recomendations ofFr. Vuckts Rector ofCourtrayfor the Brandenbourg pretendant About the new Archbishopof Meklin; by Fr. Minister, Philip Percey.³

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. Aske packs and billsto repay Fr. Wood. To Mr. Carpentier . To be carryed by Gravie, leaving us I have changd the letter

25th

To Mr. Charpentier. By his son in law, Peter Gravie that goes away hence tomorrow. That I shall send him the accounts within 2 or 3 days when I knowe from Mr. Du Pont' what he hathreceivd.

26th

To Captain Lucy. Att Hesdin; to goe with John Bagot what day this weektheHesdin coache will goe I give himanaccountwhat the cloaths &c made as he orderd costviz 215 livers, which he will see repayd when the youth coms back, as he promist

From Fr. Th[omas] Eyre Only 3 linesto tell me (least Mr.Parker's letter by Dunkerque miscarry) of Fr. H. Haggherston's death 12 hujus, stylo novo; for whom tria [suffragia].8

Ofthe Flandro-Belgic province Below , Fr. Sabran calls him Fr.Vuckts.

10 ThomasPhilip de Alsatia, Count of Boussu, was consecrated Archbishop of Mechlin in January 1716 and created Cardinal in 1718 or 1719. See Gams, 250 and Pastor , 353

11 A candidatefor the novitiate, from Brandenburg?

1 About Fr. Haggerston's death.

2 The Archbishop-Elector of Cologne was Joseph Clement of Bavaria from 1688 till 1723 (see Gams, 270); he was the brother of the Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II Emmanuel Both recovered their territories after the war of the SpanishSuccession Fr. Sabran was perhaps thinking of the desirability ofrecoveringthe Bavarianpension for the Collegeat Liège

3On his way to England, accordingto the Provincial's orders received on the 20th above .

4 Peter Gravie may have been step-son rather than son-in-law to Mr. C(h)arpentier, who, as will appear below, lived in Lille and had a son ofhis own at St. Omers The accounts were sent on the 27th.

5 Also had a son at St. Omers

"Forthe clothes, see Captain Lucy's letter received on the 11thabove .

7 Lest .

8 ThreeMasses were to be offered by each priestfor his soul

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From Lady Butler. Ip[res], 24 March. Desiring her cosin , Aylmer, maygoe to Iper these Easter vacancies for as few days as I please, and John Bagot with him.

27[th].

A Mr. Charpentier Furni with the accounts of his son in law , Gravie; debitor of 204 florins 2-1, 267 livers 12-7 . ThiseveningcameFather J. Constableto bee Prefect ofthe Sodality.

[f.28v ]

28[th].

ToMr. Thomas Clyfton, of Lytham Only a civill letter in answerto his

To Fr. Urquart About the pension for Caroll; the premiums Occurrences .

To Fr. Darell. About Lesly's book Pressingly about our 2 great affairs att Paris. Content if the Minister will pay 2 pensions now in money and convert the 2 others in to a capital a l'hotell deville . 10 Ifmycoming to Paris[?] can do any good, lett me knowe.

To Lady Butler. In answer . I can send no schollars butt by orders of those who place them here.

To Mr. Thomas Clifton, at Lytham. A civil answer; I shall expect Mr. Goer.1

To Mrs. Griffin About the Duke's² not answering mytwo letters , &c.

From Fr. Powell Ignatius [Jones] parted 21 [March]; he sees I knowe how good a brother he is. Expects dayly leave from the Prince³ thatFr. Goodentake up Fr. Turvill's place; hisFr. Slaughter will supplye this year, then Musson. " Hath not above 3 serviceable brothers. Fears Fr. Parkinson will meet with difficulties.

7 Henry Caroll was to go to Paris (see his father's letter received on February 19th above); perhaps Fr. Urquart was to make the arrangements But see mention of Henry and Charles Carroll in Records of the Scots Colleges, I, 69 Prizes; Fr. Sabran orderedthe books for prizes from Paris. The overdue pensions and the exemption from the reduction in the capital valueand the intereston the rentes that was beingsought

10 The pensionwas apparentlyfour years in arrears ; Desmarets might be asked to pay two years and invest the other two in the rentes .

1 Fr. Ralph Hornyold alias Gower See Mr. Clifton's letter received on February26th above

2 OfPowis .

3 The PrinceBishop of Liègefrom 1694-1723 was also the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Joseph Clementof Bavaria (See Gams, 249.)

4 Atthe EpiscopalSeminary See note to theletter received from theProvincial on January28th above. Fr. Edward Slaughteror Slater (1655-1729), at this date Prefectof Studies at the Jesuit house of studies in Liègeand Professor of Hebrew , could take Fr. Gooden's place as Professor of theology there He had been Rector of Liège and of St. Omersand was later to be Rector of Ghent

5 Fr. John Mussonwould take over the following year

Fr. Powell may have meant that he was going to be called on to lecture in philosophy beforehewas ready.

29th

To Mr. Thomas Tasburg. No news of the deed to bee signed by Fr. Walkeden; ill advised[?] to send by Dunkerque.7

To Mr. du Pont About the debt of Gravie, 267 livers 2-7, that wee may have it by his means. Also to Benet, an account ofhis son 30th.

From Captain Lucy. Hesdin The review10 only on 20th April, so John Bagot to bee sent only so as to bee then present; ifit must bee sooner or later, will write again

From Sister Anne Weston . 11 27 March. Lady Lucy receivd last post news of Mr. Griffin's12 death on the sixt instant; doubting wether Mrs. Griffin hath heard it, or wether she hath any oneonthe spottto actinher behalf . Desiresmetowriteto her SisterDelphina¹ wholywell

From Mrs. Mary Lane.2 Dover, 7/18 March. Epiphany eve imbarkt att St. Cath[erine's?]; struck against a sand att Hearn Bay 'twixt Marget and Deale; split after 4 days A fisherman to Whyte Sable [Whitstable ?]there 5 weekes sick of a feaver and soare throat. Now att Dovera quotidien agueaskes 40 shillings. Desires to come and dye here. [f.29 .] To Mr. Pigault. An order for 50 shillins to Mrs. Lane, with an inclosd to beegiven her . To Mrs. Griffin The news of her brother's death, and what on such occasions

From Mr. William Lane.3 19/30 November. Sent by his sister att Dover. Hath got £15 per annum for her, of which hath payd £10 per advanceto Fr. Coxon for this year; hopes to gett more. Confide that and what [his?] mother hath, will do, which he says is 13-10 from his aunt Whetenhal, 5 from Mrs. Prov[ince?], 5 from Mrs. London, 5 from Mrs. Blandyque.4

7This is in reply to Fr. Tasburgh's letter received on the21st .

8 See Fr. Sabran's lettersof the25th and 27th above to Mr. Charpentier. Presumably another parentatLille.

10 Themusterat Hesdin mentionedin CaptainLucy's letter received on the 11th above . John Bagott was not to be sent until the last moment

11 She was probably either a sister ofRichard and JohnWestonofSutton Place , Surrey, or a daughterof Richard; presumablyone of the Austin Canonesses at Bruges. SeeWestonpedigree in Foley, V, 960.

12 From a later letter from Mrs. Griffin, this would seem to be Mrs. Griffin's brother who may have been living in England. See letter from Fr. Kennet received on October22nd above Orwas he really her brother-in-law?

1 She may be presumed to have been a member of the Bruges community; a letter from Fr.Sabran preserved at the conventoftheAugustinian Canonesses at Bruges shows that Sister Delphina was also a Weston She was possibly Anne's sister

2 Seeletter fromthe Provincial received on November29th above

3 Fr. William Lane was Mrs. Lane's brother (or brother-in-law?) As his aunt was a Whetenhall he was connected by marriagewith the Tichborne andthe Bedingfeldfamilies (See C.R.S. , VIII, 433; Foley, VII, 831.)

4 Code names for the English Jesuit Province , the London District and St. OmersCollege.

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From Doctor Wood Barleduck, 26 [March?] Not yet the answer to Lesly's book, nor evenany answerfrom Fr. Darell TheChurch ofEngland hath much urged our King to turne Protestant, promising &c. He is stanch against suchproposalls He wouldnot gettmore than his father by subscribing to a declaration which rendred his faith doubtfull in all courts, and for all which he dyed att St. Germains.

To Doctor Wood In answer.

From Fr. Beeston 26 M[arch]. An account of Fr. HenryTurvill's most pious death with presence ofspirit to the end, 25°

From James Chapman.1 21 March His brotherhath overcomd all temptations from heretical friends; going to studdy Phisick att Montpelier2 very soon Refused his unkle Howard's (mother's brother's) who offerd to placehimwellin the university of Oxford's ; good allowance; so he would receive apostat Aylmer's recanting sermon.³ Returnd it saying 'twas good English butt had not the force to convince him. Now Howard pays the half of a lesser allowance, the mother the rest. Desires if I can have a friend att Montpelierto recomend him unto, to hear from him, &c.

31° .

Nothing particular this day nor any letter to or from me, or any bussness of moment. Our last tonneau de vin came in att 8 att night from Dunkerque.

[f.29v.] April [1714]

1st.

From Fr. Kennet 15/26 March. The attacke of Lower House and Convocation to Hannover. Steel's dangers of pillory. Ostend , Dendermonde?], Oudenarde &c to bee given to the Flemish before the English leave Gandt, &c.

6For an account of the efforts made to persuade James Edward to become a Protestantsee Petrie, 203-4; Bevan, 67-8; Shieldand Lang, 184-7 , 193-4 .

1 For James andWilliam Chapmansee note to letter to James dated December 18th above

2 The FrenchJesuits had a College there.

3 If he would accept A Recantation Sermon against the errorsof Popery, parti- cularly Transubstantiation , preached at St. Martin's, Oxford, 20th September, 1713 , before ... the Bishop of Oxford ... the Mayor, Aldermen , &c., and Bailiffs of that city by William Aylmer, lately Professor of Divinity in the Roman Church (Oxford, 1713). SeePayne, 94, where it is stated thatWilliam Aylmer was instituted vicar of Warton in Lancashire on May 7th, 1714 and that it appears that he held the post until his death William Augustine Aylmer had been Professor of Divinity at the Convent of the English Franciscans at Douay See Kirk, 9. In Estcourt and Payne (217) there is mentioned Frances Chapman , widow, daughter of Thomas Horde, Esq.; if Fr. Sabran should have written Horde above in place of Howard (or Estcourt and Payne Howard rather than Horde), this lady may have been the mother of James and William.

* Toryand High Church.

5 As a Whig.

From Reverend Fr. Provincial . Of having an eye over Fr. J. Constable; that he contract not friendship with the yong ones; that hegoenot see English or other women in communities Hath heard latelyof a forwardness in him of that kinde Had he heard ofthese things before, had thoughttwice before he settled him here.¹ Sorry little Dormeris averse;2 himself still ofthe same minde. Haththrice orderd Fr. Powell to send his servant, Bouillon; supposes that atthis coming Fr. Eberson will send me Arnou[d].3 Suppose the Ligeois apothecary, Knappen followed on his pretensions; wouldit beemy judgement that he bee admitted ?4

From Fr. Coxon 15/26 March Hath not spoken to Mr. Audley aboutthe free place, upholding that Colonel Porter had a rightto cashiereit Desires I examin the case and write to him myminde. Mr. Richardson, by a letter from his correspondent in Holl[and?] hath no letter will reache M. Vandermeule unles sent to Gandt under cover unto Mr. Philip de Hond, Avocat a Gand; a threatning lettermay bringthe money, she having richfriends yt [yet ?] [there?] IfI will employ Fr. Beeston , he will procure Mr. Green make over the debt to him. Where lye the £5 per annum Mr. Green promises the reversion of? He could never gett it out of him. " Desires I write to Mrs. Pulton she must discharge here the debt of Giles and procure £20for his journeyto Rome (wherea free place), estate sould, or no, or he may bee ruind by being stopt from [blank] I must take the Tichbourne here att £20 or [f.30] they must goe elsewhere , for the incum of what they have produces not quite £25. That Cavenor¹olearn musick and Deureux¹ to sing. Two sett out from Pendrell's syde; desires to knowe when they come and their names

From the Duke of Powis A most kinde letterin answer 12 That Mrs. Griffin accepted the £30 with joy, as his steward is ready to depose upon oath. His desire to see me. That I recomend privatly

TheProvincial appears to have feared that Fr. Constable might be inclined to indulgetoo much in a social life

2 To going to the English College, Rome See above Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Plowdendated March 24th.

3When Hubert Bouillon from Liège arrived at Watten, Arnold (his brother) would be sent fromWatten to St. Omers

4 Seeletter fromtheProvincial received on October29th above; Knappendoes not in fact appear to have entered the novitiate

5 See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October29th above

6 See Fr. Richardson'sletter received on February 19th above.

7 This may be the Fr. Green and the matter referredto before by Fr. Darell in his letter received on January 10th; see notethereon .

8 Mrs. Juliana Pulton or Poulton, the mother of Frs George (1689-1739), Henry (1679-1712), Giles (1694-1752) and Thomas(1697-1749). Herhusband , Mr. FerdinandPoulton died in 1708. See Foley, I, 155 ff (pedigree) andVII, 621 ff

Perhaps William Tichborne, or Joseph, Sir Henry Tichborne's son . (Sir Henry's sons all died unmarried beforetheir father)

10 OrCaverner , or Kavanagh?

11 From Coxon's side ofthe Channel, it seems, despite his name.

12To Fr. Sabran's dated January3rd above .

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to him a fitt person of ours.4 (Mr. Green staying with Sir William Gage.)

2d.

From Fr. Darell Askes me that his book (almost don) may bee printed here; hath a way to send into England non tot quin.6 Promises againe from the Minister of our pension; Duc Daumont hath spoken againe to Desmarets and his secretary, Abbe Nadal, who promises to sollicit and lett him knowe as soon as allripe. From Bonnet. Desires back his acquis de caution for the wyne. One againeofMrs. Lane for money. And from Dupont, that his son shall end his studdieshere . This evening cameWalterAstly and Henry Smith; broughta letter from-

From Mr. Pendrell (Birch). 6/17 March Astly coms upon my graunt (to be putt in time on a free place) att £15 in hand, £6 a year and £25 att his ould father's death, securd . The 15 will bepayd to Coxonas soon as Pendrell hears of the boy's arrival. Expects only Mr. Coxon's instructions as to the manner of the bond for the £6 and 25. Henry Smith is of honest Catholick parents. 10 His aunt and godmother send him with a good designe ;11 willpay once£100 now 60 and the rest within a year, but he hopes well nowthe £100. Askes Homer's Ilyads and Odiss (only4 have wee ofthe first, 2 book ofthe other); ifit could bee bythe ship that brought the boys. His adress to Mr. Birchatt Mr. Astly, in Barwick upon Tweede.

3d .

From Mrs. Lane Now at Calais, butt can not stirr withoutmoney. [From]Mr. Bierbeck.¹ 26 March. Withan inclosd from his nephew attLondon; that he will pay his debt here as soon as £400 taken up.² Only desires Fr. Coxon (without answering for any thing) will finde an honest man will [f.30v ] advance that somme upon such

4 As tutor or travelling companion for someone or chaplain at Powis Castle? (Just as Fr. Greenwas with Sir William Gage )

5 His reply to Leslie ; Fr. Darellasks that it should be printed on the St. Omers College Press. See Chadwick, 275.

6 The meaningwould seem to be "in limited quantities"

7 Desmarets ?

8Wine merchantor shipper; see note on March 31st above . In accordance with Fr. Pendrell's original proposals received on November 7th above.

10 Thiswas probably Fr. Henry Smith (1699-1756) who came fromBerwickshire and entered the Societyin 1724 after ordination at Valladolid He worked on the mission in Lancashire See Foley, VII, 717; C.R.S. , XXX, 183 and catalogues

11 Hoping that he might become a priest?

1 This could be Fr. Edward Bierbeck , S.J. alias Poole (1667-1722) atthisdate at Ghent, or Fr. Gervase Bierbeck , who was ordainedat the EnglishCollege, Rome (see C.R.S. , XL, 140) and who was, accordingto Foley (VI, 458-9), probably a younger brother of Fr. Edward, born about 1675. He went to Flanders in 1711 and was confessor to the English Poor Clares at Gravelines See C.R.S. , XIV, 165 .

2 Seenote to letter fromFr. Coxon received on October29th above

security as Mr. Eyre, 3 Mr. Pigot, Sir Charls Ingleby will owne to bee infallible

From Mrs. Catherine Smith With a postscript of ReverendMother Abbess of Gravelin , 26 March The Abbess hath recomended her to LadyLucyto bee receivd upon her being a perfect organist, &c , with 2000 [pounds? livres? florins ?] attherprofession 'Tisanswerd

4th.

This day, morning, payd, half a year before, Mr. PhilipDismalfor his son,Jean François Dismal ; to stay here att least2 years; to goe now to Grammar.7

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. An account of the 2 newcomers and their pensions. A large account how my Lady Audley's free place is certainly suprestbythe article in the fondationin case ofthe loss of the capital, &c That Colonel Porter and she joyntly founded it &c; at most it can bee bought of[f]for Mr. Audley's life, afterwhich 'tis att the Rector's nomination . That he consult lawyers. I send the letter of G. Bradshaw, deceasd, to his sister here, &c 10 The bill of Salvin rejected; the favour he had don him was £18 att my expences. The pittifull thing that Mr. Green hath leftatt Paris in consideration of Vandermeule's £ 100; how little obliged I was to pay it. That his return of his right to Fr. Beestonbee soon sent . 12 I send him, amongst other letters, two open, viz .

To the Widdow Pulton . The necessity of paying here her son Giles' arearsbyAugust, and £20for his viaticum to Rome, in case she will not wholy undoe him.

To Mr. Pendrill . To see the £ 100 for H. Smith bee soon payd The rest in answer.13

To Fr. Provincial . In answer. Good account of Fr. J. C[onstable] and my new Minister;14 my want of Br.Arnold Bouillon, who will come late ifhis orders, &c . 15

3 Perhaps Fr. Eyre, but more probably his brother Mr. Henry Eyre of Bury's Hall, near Swaffham , Norfolk. He was a counsellorat law. See C.R.S. , VII, 235

4 Perhaps the lawyer, Nathaniel Pigott See Estcourt and Payne, 64. 5Serjeant -at-law; accordingto the D.N.B. the date of his death is unknown , but it was probably after 1717. Seetoo Payne, 180; EstcourtandPayne , 305

•Seeher letter received on January9th above and note.

7 Thefourthfromthe topof the six schools or classesat St. Omers

8 Astly and Smith.

9 Fr. Sabran believed that the nomination to the Audley free place might be bought by St. Omers College during Mr. Audley's life; he was ready to concede this. See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October29th, 1713

10 See themention ofMrs. Bradshawin Fr. Coxon'sletter received on November 7th above .

" This isthefirstoffourreferences to Mr. Salvin in the Letter Book; he appears to have been residentin England He may have been a memberofthefamily ofCroxdale, County Durham or of SunderlandBridge See Burke (1847ed).

12See letter from Fr. Coxon received on April 1st above

13 AnsweringFr. Pendrell'sreceived on April 2nd above

14 Fr. John Norris or Norice.

15Ifthe Provincial's orderswere not speedily carriedout

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To Fr. Eyre. With the inclosd of Mrs. Griffin; what she desires of him upon her brother's death

To Mrs. Griffin In answerto hers receivdjust before. ThatI have recomendedand sent her letter to Fr. Eyre.

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5th

To Fr. Urquart In answer to one of his I receivd just before Thanks for the inclosd printed letter to the Archbishop of Tours, for his carefor our premiums,¹for the promistaccounts. I tellhim what the Bishop of Antwerp hath done about the Bulls.2 The elections of new Bishops by the Emperor.

From Mr. Crane. That he hath writt twice about his son's coming up to stay only 10 days, in his cassock, with a Jesuitwhose charges he will beare. Desires an answer and to know ifa box bee comdto his sonn's hands

6th.

To Mr. Crane. That I havereceivd butt one letter and that from his wyfe onthat subject;3 that I answerd and now repeate1° it could bee don here if all that's required were authentic acts of his being alive. 2° if necessary he goe, he will bee ready when ever orders. 3° now I haveno Religious can bee absent ofthattimewhichmust bee a month. 5°[sic] bythe midle ofAugust I can findea Religious to goe with him, whichwill bee the time he will looselest, thougha monthat any time will bee an irrecovrable loss.5

7th

From Mr. Pigault. With an inclosd note of Mrs. Lane that shehad received 60 livres from him by my orders. Desires to knowe how Carie doth.

From Fr. Coxon. 22 March. Hathagreed for a substantial packand treated for more; hopes after the holydays to send them over. Hath interceded for Oakley's not going to Hilton " Lord Baltimore will soonedischargeall duefor the foure.8 Mrs. Pulton willdischargeall

This could hardly be the decree of the Holy Office condemninghis pastoral which was issued on March 28th; it is difficult to see how it could have reached Parisand then Fr. Sabran byApril 5th

1 Prizes

2TheBishopofAntwerp from1711 till 1727 was Peter Joseph Frankensierstorpff (Gams, 247). Pastor (315) says that the Belgian Bishops offered no opposition to the papal definition.

3 Fr. Sabran was mistaken; Mr. Crane had written twice about his son's visit to Parishis letters were received on February 13th and 28th.

4 Seethe second of these two letters from Mr. Crane

5 The middle of August would be during the vacation; it was believed at that time thatit did the boys no good to go home during their years at school .

6 This name is not clear. It may be Carill (Caryll) and might be Richard Caryll (1692-1745), second son of John, second Baron Caryll, who had been at school at St. Omers and was in 1714 a young Jesuit studying philosophy at Liège. Lady Elizabeth Caryll, mentioned later, was his mother On the Caryll family see D.N.B.; The Complete Peerage, Foley, III, 534 ff.

7 Rome

8 His four grandsons .

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debts for her two¹¹as soon as estate sold, which, he hears, will bee soon Will not consentthat Giles goe to Rome; rather have him att home to shift for himself Lord Limmerick¹will do some thingfor the ould debt² ofNugent.³

From Fr. Kennet 22 March Steel shamefuly turnd out of the House The debate in the House about an act to make it treason to bring over any foreign troops. Oxford backt it ('tis beleeved it will pass), Nottingham and some opposd it as rendring useless the guaranty of the Dutch about succession &c.5

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To Lord DukeofPowis See next [last?] leafbutt one. In answer . That I vouchtnot for Mrs. Griffin, butt acquainted his Grace with the success ofthe bond sent me ; that besydes arears of wages, she had lent £50 to late Lady Dutchess A part also of the debt was money advanced by orders to the Duke's' daughters in France. That the maine ground of Mrs. Griffin's pretence was the Duke's letters hindering her paying her self by promis he would suddenly pay her, and her loss of meane profits in so many years. Butt if she had accepted and desiredfreelythe present bond I had no more to say, nor any one could exact more. As to the advise his Grace desired, I dare not give it of men I had not seen of many years; besydes, we had a prohibition, &c

ToMrs. PetreofBelhouse In answer. Secondhandcloaths shall bee given her son, butt he must have a cheap wig his haire being falen of[f]. ThatI havethe prospect of a goodoccasionto send him next month . 10

No doubt Gilesand Thomas , the two youngersons . See note to Fr. Coxon's letter received on April 1st . PresumablyThomasDungan, second Earl of Limerick (1634-1715), Colonel of an Irish regimentin the Frenchservice, attainted in 1691. See The Complete Peerage

2Later on the debt is said to be of £45 or £50 and to be nearlythirtyyears old

3 This could be Hyacinth Richard Nugent, second Baron Nugent ofRiverstone in the peerage of Ireland; born about 1684, outlawed 1694, conformedto the Established Church in 1703, was "reconciledto Popery" by 1710, died 1738 . See The Complete Peerage.

* On Steele's expulsion from the House of Commons see Clark, TheLater Stuarts (1949 ), 229. By the Barrier Treatywith the United Provinces of 1709 the Dutch promised to send over troops to Great Britain to fight fortheHanoverianSuccession if required Harley, though a moderateTory, was said to be in favour of an act to makeit treasonto bring themover; Nottingham, also a Tory, was more sympathetic to the Whig views

"This is a clear statement ofMrs. Griffin's claims on the Duke of Powis

7 The late Duke

8 Claim.

Answering the Duke's query about "a fitt person" in his letter receivedon April 1st . As it is not clear what the Duke was requesting , it is not clear what was prohibited

10 As has been mentionedabove her son Robin was to return to England

11th.

'Tis this day onlyI sent the above sayd letters and those written on the 9thfor England.

7° [sic].

From Fr. Darell That day gave Fr. F. Plowden letters to Desmarez who promist he would determine our bussness soon.¹ A French fryar and Gautier² have writt to Torcy against Fr. Plowden; made no impression. Bullingbrook³writt to Duc d'Aumont the Jesuits beheavdthemselves well; if a storme, he would warne them before

9° [sic].

From Fr. Wood Our debt now to him for advanced moneys is 8084-18-3.4

From the Elect-Archbishop of Meclin A most kinde answer. Had he been left att Ipers, plus a pensee[?] de me voir, et de me rendre service , plus tranquille.

From Mr. Martin Morley. Paris, 7 April With a presentation to Doctor Murpheyto the Bishopric of [blank], to bee recomendedto the Internunce att Brussells and to Cardinal Imperiali at Rome. [f.32.]

13th [sic].

From Fr. Eyre 25 March/5 April. Mr. Parker, numero obrutus praetendentium, can not admit the Brandebeurgher Begins his round in England after Easter week.8 Is there no news from Sig Drummer de Cong[regatione]?" Mr. Audley, not being to bee found, Mrs. Audley urges for her mother's free place her nephew

1 Fr. Francis Plowden had come over from London Earlier he had been Procurator of the English province in Paris His aunt Mary, the widow of Francis Plowden, Comptroller of the Household to James II, was at St. Germains as lady-in-waiting to Mary Beatrice He had no doubt comeover to try to help settle the English province financial problems in Paris The province like St. Omers would be affected by the reduction in the capital and in the rate of interest on the rentes At this point the dates on which letters werereceived becomes confused ; the right order is resumed with the letter received on the 14th.

2 On the activities in general of the Abbé Gaultier see Petrie, 189-90; Shield and Lang, 153-4, 189 ff.; Clark, The Later Stuarts, 219, 233; Bevan, 57.

3 Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke; this is the first mention ofhim inthe Letter Book. Within a year he was tojoin the Jacobites in France .

4 This is presumablythe moneyborrowed to invest on behalfofSt. Omersby taking advantage of the advantageous rate of exchange

5 Vincent Santini

6According to Pastor, Cardinal Lorenzo Imperiale was Papal Secretary of State and, according to Nolan (497), Cardinal Protector of Ireland The nature of Mr. Morley's request is not clear

" The Provincial could not admit the candidatefrom Brandenburghto the novitiate because there were alreadyso many candidates .

8 The Provincial was about to start on his round of visits to the missionaries in England and Wales .

⁹ Was thereno news fromthe Generalabout the triennial provincial congregations for theelectionof procurators(i.e. in this sense, representatives) togo to Rome

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Darell; that will drawe on two other brothers that will pay . 12 In case Mr. Audley shall name another, Darell shall be payd for Mr. Parker thinks it can not bee refused.

From Mr. H. Heys 20 March Direct to him att Eslington near Alnwick in Northumberland . Desire I soon compleat what I have so well begunfor Mr. Hebden.¹

From Mr. Coxon 29 March/9 April. Hath two packs att London ready; will send them as fast as he can. Will send soon others he hath sent for out of the countrey Hath promises² from Lord Baltimore for his £60, from Collingwood for Parry £ 100 , from Lord Limmerickfor his £50 or part, from Mrs. Beaumont³ for her £50, from Pendrel for £60 (£310 sic) Will cost letters yett Askes a coppy of the settlement of Lady Audley's fondation, for Mr. Darel is working all wayes to gett into Possession. His sister, Mrs. Audley, hath writt, &c. (vide Eyre).5

To Fr. Darell. In answer. That he gett ofUrquart the mandement of the Bishop of Meaux. Owne the jewells receivd; very good. That he lett me knowe what he payd. To press still Desmarets.

To Fr. Justiniani The necessity of selling the Vaseurs contract." What conclusion with Mrs. Stafford about the pension of Wilford. That he is to give Mead's sister only the 11th and 12th month .

To Fr. Cortenberg A good account of the two Newlands, to be given to their uncle Gottignies. I inclosd the following one to be securely given.

To the Bishop of Bruges Elect. Van Susteren 10 A congratulary letter and recomending to his special protection the English Augustins. My joy on account of that support of orthodox doctrine

12IfMrs. Audley's nephew Darell was given the free place, two of his brothers might also be sent and be paid for His manner of life made it uncertain what Mr. Audley might do The free place was of course founded by the mother-in-law of Mrs. Audley, not her mother See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October29th, 1713

1 See note on the letter from Fr. Hayes received on February 12th above Mr. Hebden was the coal merchant See Recusant History, vol 10, 45, where John Hebdon, a Catholic attorney, is mentionedasassociated with coalmining on Tyneside in the 1690s

2 These sums would all appear to be for school fees

3Mrs. Beaumont had a son at St. Omers at this time as will appearlater; he could be Joseph (1702-1773) who became a Jesuit and worked for many years on the missions in Lancashire See Foley, V , 44 and catalogues

4 Mrs. Audley's brother-in-law. See note to letter to Fr. Coxon datedOctober 29th, 1713 .

5 His letter above .

6"Rubies" etc.for "actingsuites"

7 Sellingsome investments in the rentes

8 See letter from Fr. Justiniani dated November 29th above Two months pension only was to be paid her

See note to letter fromFr. Cortenbergreceived on January11th above

10 Henry Joseph van Susterem was consecrated Bishop of Bruges in February, 1716 and died in 1742. See Gams, 247

11 The EnglishAustin Canonesses at Bruges

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8[th] [sic].

From Mr. Powel Liege, 5 April Fr. Candish passing this way.¹ The accident hapned to Fr. Tichburn . He thinks himself secure to gett Mr. Gooden in to the Sem[inary]; Fr. Parkinson must next year take up Philosophy.3 Carteret and Simeons most able for G[reat] Figures] or Grammar, butt Carteret will excuse himself upona weak breast and feare ofa consumption

To Fr. Powel Only answers to the points of his letter

9th [sic].

To Fr. Provincial With an inclosd from Fr. Walkeden His reasons ofdemeurre in signing the deed . Iurge if any thing bee recoverd of his, that his debt to us of £109 bee first securd About Deane , "the Apothecarie's, going this day for England; the reasons Concerning Mr. Tichburn's sickness By Thomas Wright's desire, I aske he bee putt on the list ofpretendants.

To Fr. Eyre. A large account of my receiving here Jacobson; his good reasons and designes in asking it In case that Giles Pulton goe notfor Rome, that I can gett the free place for Oaklyandjudge it will not proove disadventagioustohim .

To Fr. Coxon. 1st in answer to his. About Fr. Walkeden's debt

That he may, if Fr. Provincial will have Oaklygoeto Rome, havea free place for him I have the disposal of, butt I must soone knowe his and Mr. Parker's resolution On what conditions Astly is here, which will in effect procure £25 per annum (Vide paginam anteriorem .)¹º

14th

To Fr. Eyre In answer I remitt him, in reguard to Mrs. Audley's proposal to what I have written to Fr. Coxon . "

To Mr. William Lane In answerto his of last November,12 sentme

1 On his way to England, no doubt.

2 No information was providedabout this. See Fr. Powell'sletter received on March 28thabove.

4 Philip Carteret (1693/4-1956) then a scholastic at Liège, was to become professorof Theology, Rector of Ghent and Provincial; it was thought that he and James Simeons would make good masters at St. Omers See Foley, VII, 120

Usually the school or class above the lowest; alsocalled Rudiments "Thismight mean that Fr. Walkedenhad been at school at St. Omersandthat some moneywas still owing to the Collegeforfees .

7 A slip for Deale. 8Thomas Wright, vere Gerard (1692/3-1761), and his brother Carill, who will be mentioned later, were the sons of Thomas Gerard and Mary (Wright) his wife. (See Foley, VI, 468, VII, 296-7; C.R.S. , XL, 160) Fr. Sabran asked here that he should be considered as a candidatefor the novitiate As a priest heworked in Maryland and Derbyshire Fr. Plowdenhad made an offerofa freeplace in his letterreceived onFebruary 13th.

10 Forthefinancial terms forAstlyproposedby Fr. Pendrellin theletter received from him on April 2nd above

11 In the next letter but one .

12 Received on March 30th above Seenotethereon

from Dover by his sister. The account she gives of her 3 months journey from London hither. That Mrs. Blandique allowes butt 40 shillins

[f.33 .] To Mr. Coxon In answer. I inclosd a full coppy of Lady Audley'sfundation I prefer to accept of Mr. Darel'sson upon it once, so I have under his hands a declaration of no further pretensions³ att all, and that the 2 other brothers shall come here att £25 eache . I aske Coxon's judgement about that proposal, the Lawyer's advice about Colonel Porter's release No way torecover Yallop's £70 ?5 That he trye to gett the £70 Th[omas] Wright will owe next September.

To Mr. Pigault. About a marchant for the lead proposd by Fr. Hayes.6

To Fr. Kennet.. To inclose to Mr. Darcy. Some news. Butt cheefly to shew the injustice of his pretending to make himselfa gaine by my money and to my loss, by returning me where he pleases the like number of livers.8 I require what I have advanced, money for money, bee payd to Mr. Coxon, that if any advantage bee made bymy money, it bee myne in the return. Idoubtnotbutt Mr. Parker will order it so when here , butt nowI want my money, so if he returnit upon Darel by bill, in the number oflivers I have advanced, I require he add 4 per centwhichI must pay hereto have mymoney from Paris (Still the 14th.)

15° .

To Mr. Martin Morley In answer, promising my help both att Rome and Brux[elles].1

16° .

Nothing came that day and Iwritt to no other place.

17[th].

To Mrs. Griffin Withan inclosd to her from Fr. Eyre about her concerns

ToFr. Darell. Repeating whatIwrittin the letter that miscarryed;² chiefly about putting2 pensions in the towne houseon conditionall

3 Provided that Mr. Darell would declare that he had no further claim; he had five sons See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October29th, 1713

* Colonel Porter was, accordingto Fr. Coxon (see his letter received onApril 4th above) co-founder of Lady Audley's free place If the capital founding the free place had been lost, he had perhaps released St. Omers Collegefrom the obligation of providing thefree place.

5 This is mentionedagain later; it appears that moneywas owingfor fees. Was he of thefamily of Bowthorpe, Norfolk? See Estcourtand Payne, 193; Payne, 46

Mr. Lamory (see below) appears to have been the merchant chosen .

7 Alias for Fr. Eyre

8 Fr. Sabranhere expressed his opinion that in the financial dealings between theprovinceand St. Omers College, theCollege shouldenjoythefull advantage made by its funds when in the possession ofthe province

See Fr. Morley's letter received on the 9th above

2 See letter sent on March 28th above andnote

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foure were payd me The second, about my going to Paris to sollicit our two importantaffaires.3

From Fr. Coxon. I have this post a letter of Mr. Parker with Mrs. Audley's petition which he beleeves I can not well denye. Perhaps 'tis better I graunt [f.33v .] it, because Mr. Darell hath other sons . It will take of[f] his distast for our having opposd the donation made to him. Butt I must exact Mrs. Audley persuade him to give the usual bond.4 The rest of the letter is motives why I ought to admitt no one who gives not a bond .

From Fr. Eyre. 1 April (12 March) [April ?], withan inclosd to Mrs. Griffin Writes to Fr. Ebberson that he send me Bouillon as soone as he can. Can not accept Deale till he hath been knowne. Mr. Darell writt the Queen would pay for the printing of Darell's boock Mr. Parker would not have me venture upon my making upmyexpences by the seale ofthe boock. The revisors apointedEbberson, Sheldon, J. Const[able] and myself Mr. Parker desires [strict?] censure as to the manner as well as the doctrine. Ifsevere and sharp, it will cause outcryes amongst the chiefest Catholics . 10 Mr. Parker not here till midle July. 11

From Fr. Fetherston. 29 March. Will concur with Fetherston's going to Rome if he likes it, butt not determin him;12 so having tould him he would follow him or his brother

From Mr. Stephen Tempest. Broughton, 10 March (21). Would knowe how his brother att Watten [is] Fears myletter gave a better caracter of Charls here than deservd . 13 Likely C. Fletcher will recover [£?]50livres ofhisfather's estate. 14 Desiresto be recomended to the Sodality . 15

3 The pensions andthe rentes .

4 Securityfor paymentof the fees for the other sons.

5 Brother Arnold Bouillon.

"He seems to have asked to join the Society or to work for the priests in England

The Case Review'd, his answer to Leslie Queen MaryBeatrice was readyto pay for it

8 The censors ofthe book

This was probably Fr. Henry Sheldon senior (1652-1714) the uncle of Fr. Henry Sheldon junior He had been a professorof the sacred sciences and was then residing at Watten He died at St. Omers in the following October as will be seen Foley, VII, 704 and catalogues.

10 The censors were to make sure that the book was not too critical in tone

11 The Provincial would be over in July to visit the English houses on the Continent.

12 See note to letter received from Fr. Fetherstonon February 2nd above

13 Mr. Stephen Tempest of Broughton Hall near Skipton in Yorkshire had a brother, John, who became a Jesuit novice at Watten in 1712. Later, John (1694-1737) travelled a good deal as tutor to a noble youth and afterwards became Lord Petre's chaplainat Ingatestone and at Thorndon wherehe died (See Foley, VII, 765.) Charles (1698/9-1768), John's younger brother, also became a Jesuit in 1724 when already a priest ordained at Valladolid (see C.R.S. , XXX, 183); he was a master at St. Omers and a missioner in the South Wales District and London wherehe died.

14 This might be the same as Henry Fletcher mentionedabove as being"in a low condition" .

15 There was a custom for members of the Sodality of Our Lady at St. Omers

From Fr. Beeston 15 April That day sent the flower-crowne;7 suposes it designed for the Martir's solemnity, so hath given all forwardingdirections Would think it convenient Br. Abr[aham?] came to his dying mother, ifIcould spare.8 (In the answeraboutthe glas bowls[?]price) Bond att the monastery att Gandt till she hears from her friends.10 Only Mullineux, Musson , Janegam remaine, the 3rd year being ended . 11

To [Fr.] Coxon. Sent by Fr. Candish Only in answer, proposing what I will do for Mrs. Audley and Mr. Darell, provided I knowe first quid juris[?] on the questions I proposd when I sent Lady Audley's settlement.

To Fr. Eyre. In answeronly; that all shall bee don he recomends. 12 [f.34 .] From Fr. Urquart. 14 April Several news ofthe Sorbon's mandements &c. Will write more if I send him a sure address (Vide infra.)²

From Mr. Pigault IfI send him an adress to the Master of those leaden mines, will write to Court and endeavour he shall provide the King's magazins

To Mr. Pigault With an inclosd directed to Mr. Hebden att Newcastle .

18th

From Mrs. Griffin. 15 April. Late Lady Dutches gave her estate with first obligation that her debts were payd ; she sent her a list of all she payd interest for, and what without interest In that is £55 due to Mrs. Griffin, and in L[ady] Lucye's hand is my Lady's declaration 'twas money lent her £50 and odd weredue onaccounts when his daughter went away. The late Duke of Powis gave her a bill for £100; this Lord, att his father's death, required she should

7 For St. Monacella'sstatue

to writefrom time to time to recommend themselves to the prayers of their fellow sodalists at the Collegea customstill continued at Stonyhurst

8 Brother Abraham Schilders (1680-1733), a native of Ghent, was tailor at St. Omers College Foley, VII, 690 and catalogues

9 See Fr. Sabran's letter addressed to Signor Mariodated March 4th above .

10 Thiswould seem to be Mrs. Charlotte Bond; she had been trying hervocation with the Carmelites at Antwerp but her health was not good enough as will beseen below . Seenote in Estcourt and Payne, 180 on Sir Henry Bond But see too An English Carmelite , 289.

11 The tertianship or third year of probation for Jesuits after ordination; only three priests were still in the tertianship that year They were Frs. William Molyneux (1683/5-1759), later seventh Viscount Molyneux, who worked for most of his life as a priest in Lancashire(see Foley, VII, 515); Fr. Samuel Musson (1686-1769), probably a brother of Fr. John Musson, who served the Lincolnshire missions for many years (see Foley, VII, 535); Fr. Francis Jerningham (1688-1739) who worked later inthe College of the HolyApostles being, for a time at least, stationedat his home, Costessey See Foly, VII, 403 and catalogues

12In his letter received that same dayabove. Presumably the decision of the Sorbonne to accept the Bull Unigenitus. See Pastor, 235.

2 Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Urquart dated the 19th below .

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not pay herself, promising to pay all in 6 month Thathavingthus been just, he wouldbe gratefull.

From Fr. Francis Powel 14 April Now all safe for the seminary.

On the 13[th]Fr.Stephany10 receivdthe Prince's¹¹ orderstoacquaint the Provisors 'tis his will and pleasure Fr. Gooden bee instald in Turvill's place. The cause was lost with the Provisors; the G[rand] Deane12 having drawn in the Deane of St. John to his syde.

FromAbbess ofTer[esians], ¹attAntwerp(Richardson) Theirgreef attpartingwith Mrs. [blankCharlotte Bond ?], butt bythe Doctor's andthe Bishop's orders, as incapable by the sickness to bee Religious

19th

Fr. Urquart, in his letter above, that in the rue St. Jaque no pension lower (simple pension, sans fourniture) than 350 livres; others 450, butt much inferior to the College which is now 380 livres.²

To Fr. Vuckts, Rector of Courtrey , in answer News ofDunkerque and England. Fr. Provincial refuses the Brandebourgher, having so many fittwho pretend, that in many years 'twas [word illegible].3

To Fr.Urquart. Thanks forhis news MyadressàMr.Whitmore,4 Marchand Anglois Whatthe whole expences in the College.5

20th

From Fr. Hunter. Nieup[ort], 17 April. Hath the box with the crowne . The Receiverof the King's custom house, and one ofthe chiefest ofthe Councilatt Brusells, desires to send his son to studdy here; 16 years ould ; hath studdied little; would know what the pension is.7

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21°

From Ch[arles ] Shireburn.8 16 April. His yearly thesis have so

This is Mrs. Griffin's statement of the Duke of Powis' obligationsto her

10 See note to the letter from the Provincial received on January 28th above Fr. Henry Robert Stephens (1665-1723), a native of Liège, was a Professorof theology at the Liège episcopal seminaryfrom 1696; from 1705 Fr. Stephens is described in the catalogues of the Province as Vice-President and from 1718 as President

11 ThePrinceBishopofLiège.

12 This may be the Great or Grand Dean ofSt. Lambert's, Liège

1 See note to letter received from Fr. Beeston on the 17th above and letter to Mother Prioress Birkbeck dated 23rd below In the cataloguefor 1715 Fr. Richard Richardsonis given as at Ghent; perhaps he had alreadycome over.

2 This entry refers back to the letter received from Fr. Urquart on the 17th. Maybe the comparisonis between St. Edmund's Monastery in the Faubourg St. Jacques in Paris and St. Omers (or perhaps Clermont at Paris).

3 Fr. Sabran's answer to the letter received on March 24thabove.

4 An alias he occasionallyemployed .

5 This refersto Fr. Urquart's remarksnoted on the 19thabove

6 St. Monacella's crown, which Fr. Hunter had received from Ghent The Prior of the English Carthusiansat Nieuport at this time was Dom George Hunter whose nameoccurs again below.

"The namewould seem to be Coopertor or Coopeters ; there is some correspondence later about thefees.

8Charles Shireburn (1684-1745) is surelyoftheShireburnfamily at Stonyhurst Inthe Accounts of Sir Nicholas Shireburn(who inheritedStonyhurstin 1690

taken him up, did not write L'Allard, though free of a longague, advised by Doctors to change ayre, least a relaps. Notto loos one year, he labours to fitt himselfto sustaine his Physick; butt how many months goe for a scholastical year with us? Can leave bee had that he bee admitted when he comes back before the other Rhetoricians ? For loss oftime, staying toolongwith hisfriends &c. His concern for St. Omers; would knowe who's to [come?] to teache . Some envy against Simons may have given him an ill caracter; hopes not with me.3 For his witt, prudence, &c, Fr. Plowden may assure himself that his brother hath committed a mistake &c. (No, butt Darell; 'tis rectifyed )5

22th

[From] Mrs. Charlot Bond. Gandt, 19 [April]. Her case; had been accepted butt for want of health. Hath not heard from her mother , who hath payd nothing since she left St. Omers She is on Ant[werp] monastery charity, where now, till she hear from her mother. Can not aske my advice; only desires I aske my owne charity what it ought to do, then do what I please This accident doth not lessen her thinking herself obliged to endeavour to bee Religious, and fancies she should bee well could she followe her first vocation. If God hath abandoned her, all she doth will bee useless. Pressesfor an answer

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From Fr. Darell No date 300 Doctors, assembled on the 13th, receivd the Bull in honourable terms." Cardinal Judice[?] comd Embassador Extraordinary.8 Fr. Eyre hath writt that he press not Desmarets The rubies in 33 setts cost 250 livres (as much as allthe embroidery work) My feathers 36 livres. That is --the skirts £8 ,

and died in 1717), a manuscript at Stonyhurst, there are several mentions of Charles and Dick Shireburn He calls them his nephews and paid for their education at St. Omers College At this date Charles Shireburn was studying theology at the Jesuit College of La Flèche Later he was to be Prefect of Studies at St. Omers, Rector of the College of the HolyApostles and Provincial See Foley, VII, 710 and catalogues.

9 John Baptist L'Allard or Lalart alias Peters or Petre, born in Arras in 1693, desired to become a Jesuit but his healthhad not been good He wasallowed to enter the novitiate in September, 1715. Most of his life as a priest was spent in London He died in 1743. See Foley, VII, 430 and catalogues .

1 I.e. Charles Shireburn's.

2What new masters were to be sent to St. Omers thatyear?

3 This probably referred to Fr. Francis Plowden See note to letter received fromFr. Darell on April 7th above

4 Fr. PercyPlowden , Procurator at St. Omers College

5 See lettersbelowfrom and to Fr. Darell received and sent on the 25th

" The Antwerp Carmelites were supporting her while she stayed at Ghent.

" This would appear to refer to the solemn acceptance of the Bull Unigenitus by the Sorbonne. See Dictionnairede Théologie Catholique, XV (2), 2076.

8 According to Pastor, 117 , Cardinal Francesco Giudice, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, was sent to Paris in April, 1714 to compose some differences between Louis XIV andhis nephew .

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theembroidery &c ofbody and capp £15, thejewels £15 , the feathers £2-3 sh.; in all £40-3 shillins. (The additionalembroidery in the skirts[blank].)

To Mrs. Charlotte] Bond All I can do is persuadeher to beleeve God hathsufficiently declared He will not have her a nun; that she overcharge her mother no longher by living separatedfrom her. To Rev. Mother Mary Francis of S. Teresa Birbeck. Thanks for her care and her communitie's charitable designes for Mrs. Bond At least she will, I hope, have got to bee persuaded God will not have her bee Religious ; they, the reward, &c.

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From Fr. Darell 23 April Tells me the state ofaffaires that Imay judgefor or not coming to Paris That having writto Fr. Provincial the promises of Desmarets, that Abbe Nadal, secretary of Duc D'Aumont, had counceld not to press Demarets to whom he would speak att a fitt timeFr. Eyre had answerd they had greater hopes than he gave, that he should not press Desmarets; whereupon he can press him no more. That only 2 years pension are owing us besydes this, 1712 and 1713;2 Francis Plowden, by mistake , giving the ordonnance³ 1712 for that of 1711 .

To Fr. Darell. Upon his last point, being sure since 1708 wee had not been payd in money; only two years ordonnanceswere puttin the Town House, so I see not how 11 , 12 , 13 are not owing, nor what prejudice a mistake of Fr. Plowden can cause in this bussness so easily proved; I aske a speedy éclaircissement .

26th .

ToFr. Eyre. About myaffairesatt Paris, ofwhich half(pensionsdue) norelationto those ofEngland 2do Whatthose greater hopesthan Darell gave forwhichDesmaretswas not to bee prest? Wether those had a referenceto my rents in whichI have titles which the houses in England have not. "

To Fr. Coxon. In answer; pressingforbills,for a conclusion ofLady Audley's place.

These figuresrefer to the cost of "acting suites"

Of the Carmelites at Antwerp and the successor of Mother Prioress Burton whose deathwas recordedabove See Hardman, English Carmelites in Penal Times, 118-9, 175.

2 Fr. Sabran was mistakenly of the opinion that the French government's pension to St. Omers College was owing for fouryears, 1711 , 1712, 1713 and 1714 (see his letter to Fr. Darell dated the 17th above) Fr. Darell thought that only three years were owing1712 (1711), 1713 and 1714 .

3 Thewarrant for payment?

4Thepensionfor two years (1709 and 1710) had been invested in the rentes at the Hôtel de Ville; the moneyhad not been paid in cash

5 Fr.Sabran pointed out St. Omers' claimson the French governmentwerenot in the same position as those of the Englishprovince as a whole with which Fr. Francis Plowdenwas dealing The claims of St. Omers College included the annualpensions.

29[th].

From Fr. Urquart. A full account concerning the expenses in a common chamber att Clermont.2 The Cardinal will acceptthe Bull by a mandement; all Archbishops have.³

To Fr. Urquart. Sendinghim our Bishop's mandement.4 (On the 27[th] and 28[th] nothing of any moment in letters or otherwyse.)

30th

To the Rector of the Scotch College att Doway. That it bee seen wether, in print or manuscript, the second part of Richard Broughton's Ecclesiastical History of Brittain can bee found att Doway, and, ifso, whatI would have transcribed and sent concerning St. Monacella and her monastery. Also a list of the Martirs the clergy challendgessince the year 1600.7

[f.35v .] From Fr. Coxon. 12/23 April On that day Fr. Parker began his progress Will oblige on his way Mrs.Audleyby making some proposals whichwill not bee to our prejudice. On what part of the deed I chiefly ground my opinionthat the free-place ceases? Will continue to sollicitfor Thomas Gerard's arears (Wright); the 2 Bierbecks seeme very diligent to make their promises good . 10 From Father Kennet Of 8/19 April and 12/23. The one of very acceptable publick news. In the other, he tells me myne by Mr. Candish was the most disobliging letter he ever receivd, and, which aggravates, without any provocation given unless byfollowing his Master's orders and the sense ofall Ours att London However, he will desire his Master to adjust that matter when with us. When Mr. Parker coms over he will pay us for what's owing on Mr. Gifford and Mr. Brockhold's account, so those 303 livers 3 sols being taken out of the 831 livres19 I sent account of, there will remaine 528 livres-16-4, which by this post he desires Mr. Darell topay us . Heownes itreasonablethat parties concerndshould make

2 He appears to be answering Fr. Sabran's enquiry dated the 19th above . Itis possible that Fr. Sabran was asking on behalf of Mr. Carroll of Maryland. Seethe letter received on February19thabove.

3 Was Fr. Urquart beingtoooptimistic?

4 The pastoral(on Unigenitus) ofthe Bishopof Saint-Omer, who, from 1709-27 was Francois de Valbelle See Gams, 619.

5As will be seen shortly the Rector of the Scots Jesuit College at Douay was Fr. Robert Fordycefrom 1709-14 See Foley, VII, 272; Records ofthe Scots Colleges, I, 67, 97. Fr. James Innes had succeeded him at least by the time this letter reached Douay. Richard Broughton's Ecclesiastical Historie of Great Britaine &c. ... the first Tome was published at Douay in 1633. See Gillow, I, 318-20 for Broughton and his works.

7 This could be a reference to the admissioninto the Societyof certainmartyrs while in prison awaiting execution Some may have argued that they should not be described as Jesuit martyrs

8The Provincial was beginninghis tour of visits of the places in Englandand Wales where his subjects werestationed

9 See letter to Fr. Coxon of the 14thabove

10 Mr. Bierbeckand his son Edward? or Fr. Richard? or Fr. Gervase?

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good the loss wee may bee att in drawing our moneys from Paris Desires I give (send him) an acquittance for Mr. Swinbourn's, Brinkhurst's , Busby's, Jackson's, Philip Percy's half viaticum returnd me by Darell's office.4

From Mrs. PenelopePetre 7/18 April Hath had no answer to her letter; ifit is miscarryed, desires by this her son, Robin, may bee sent over; what little money I think fit bee given him,thatshallbee repayd to Mr. Coxon. With due thanks for &c.

From Fr. Thomas Hunter 12/23 April The Answer is comd out;¹ Mr. Kennet hath undertaken to send me some coppyes. Imay think a great deale hath been left out of my excellent memoires; morein present circumstances could not be publisht. Dubia circa Bonam Mortem1 . all Indulgences in my papers aplyed to Frydays, now generaly a Sunday is chosen 2° in my papers pious practises (exercitia, &c) areproposed (rules) as those to whichthe Indulgences graunted; so if omitted, &c.2

From Mrs. Wright of Kelvedon.3 No date Not having writt, nor heard from me a great whyle (I writt our 10th ofApril), would have a true account of her son's temper, progress, &c; hopes he will be preservd from being obliged to live for bread att London ,

* Fr. Kennet refers to Fr. Sabran'sletter to him dated the 14thabove; he said he would leave it to the Provincial to settle the account between the Province and St. Omers College 303 livres 3 sols were owing to St. Omers for Fr. Gifford who was to have gone to Maryland and for Fr. Brockholes who went in his place He desired a receipt for the half of the journey money owing to St. Omers (which he was paying) for Fr. John Swinburn alias or vere Savage (1660-1716), for one of the two brothers, George (1674/5-1739) or William (1677-1728) Brinkhurst vere Meara, for (probably) Fr. John Busby alias Brown (1679-1743), for Fr. Ambrose Jackson alias Eyles or Isles (1685-1746). All ofthese (see Foley, VII and catalogues) wereon the English mission in 1714 after having been stationed in Flanders or perhaps having crossed over for a visit. Fr. Percy had been, as has been seen, the Minister at St. Omers College and Fr. Busbya Prefect there It appears to have been the customfor the expenses of a journey when a man was moving from one house to another to be shared between the house he was leaving and the house he was joining Fr. Sabran would seem to have advanced moneyfor some of the above who were not in fact members of the community ofSt. Omers College

5 Fr. Sabran had answered ; see his letter dated the 10th above .

1 His reply to The History ofthe English College at DowayA ModestDefence of The Clergy and Religious, In a Discourse directed to R.C. Chaplain ofan English Regiment, About His History of Doway Collegewith an Account of the Matters of Fact misrepresented in the said History, (1714).

2His doubtswere about the devotionsfor a happy death (Bona Mors) Could the indulgences attached to the devotions be gained only on a Friday and could they be gained if certain pious practices were omitted? These devotions were held in Jesuit churches (and maybe elsewhere) until very recent times and perhaps they still are.

3 The elder branchof this family was established at Kelvedon in Essex; it may or may not have been in the banking business of the younger branch in Covent Garden whose country house was atWealdsidein Essex. Seearticles in Essex Recusant, XI, 2, 66ff. , XII, 1 , 35 ff. John Wright had married Eugenia Trinder of Bourton-on-the-Water; see Payne, 15

that sink . Now hath made (and cleard) all account with Fr. Coxon from his mistakes Mr. Wright presents, &c

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May [1714]. 1st

From Mrs. Griffin 14/25 April With an inclosd to Fr. Eyre, leaving her whole affaire to his manadgement Thanks to me; hopes by my meanes so to composeher affaires as not to bee forced to goe over. Neither Lord nor Steward hath writt to her. She would give her letter of Attourney to one that should not act butt dependently of Fr. Eyre I went to Ayre; concluded all there with the Bishop for exposing St. Monacella's body and returnd . This day came Thomas (vere Antony) Bedingfieldsfrom Brugis, and brought lettersfromFrom Mr. Poinz Recomending Bedingfield who designes for Rome with the mission He hath given him due advices for both places. Desiresto knowe wether Iwillprint "Nephew" thathemay send the rest.⁹

From Sister Agnes Bedingfield . 10 The youth hath his friends' leave not toreturntoDouay; he hath writtto his mother thatthe pension here is £25 . Recomends &c. She hath writt to Doctor Paston (whence he comes) reasons why she directs him hither, which will satisfyehim.

From Mr. Crane 29 April

2d

That his son come in cassock, either now or attthe beginning ofthe vacancies, withoutfaile, which Ishall judge best.¹

3d

From Mgr. Van Susteren, new Bishop of Gandt.2 A long, kinde answer. Quesnel dying at Amsterdam.³

4 The son's name was Billy, and there was an elder brother, Charles , who is mentionedbelow The eldest son was John and there was a daughter , Mary, who married Mannock Strickland

5 To England on her business affairs.

6 TheDuke of Powis. "Aire, presumably Fr. Sabran obtained the permission of the Bishop (of Saint-Omer ?) to expose the relics of St. Monacellafor public veneration.

8 Anthony Bedingfeld (1697/8-1752) was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bedingfeldof Redlingfield Hall, Eye, Suffolk, andthe nephew ofSisterAgnes Bedingfeld (who wrote the next letter but one) and great-nephew of Dr. Edward Paston, President of the English College at Douay He came to St. Omers from Douay with the intention of going to Rome, but he entered the novitiate ofthe EnglishProvincein the September of this year Most of his priestly life was spent on the English mission See Foley, VII, 45 and catalogues . See Bedingfeldpedigree in C.R.S. , VII, 433.

9 Fr. Poyntz had raised this matter before 10 Of the Augustinian Canonesses at Bruges. Professed in 1687, she died in 1725. See Bedingfeld pedigree in C.R.S. , VII, 433.

1 Mr. Crane's reply to Fr. Sabran's ofApril 6th; his son was to go in theCollege uniform

2A slip for Bruges.

3 Quesnel died in September 1719.

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From Fr. Justiniani Sans date Mrs. Stafford hath payd 494 livres10-0; desires an acquittance. Will do all he can for Mrs. Vaseur whowill loose by the debasingofthe rents." Hathtwo months pay and so hath given Fr.Darell 1192 livres15-8.12 Inclosesthe accounts. The Queen13 hath putt on St. Wenefr[id's] finger that atther decease it belongs to St. Omers. Fr. Sanadon's¹ giving the Exercises² inthe Chappel att St. Germains

4th

From Ch[arles] Shireburn (With an inclosd of Lallard to Fr. Eyre.) Answer to myne; thanks from Lallard(who is hard preparing for his act)³ for my kinde offer of coming to end Rhetorickhere. From Matthew Holiot.4 29 April Excuses for his long silence; feare ofimportunity Askes advice He nownear an end of studies; expected to bee cald over by his unkle, but he desires his stay in France till end of summer when he shall bee att age, fearing his motherwillforce him to take oaths or pay double taxes Hewould now enter the novisship; if it can not be done, he must stay in some towne of France or of the Low Countries . Quid consilii?

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5th

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From Fr. Darell.7 Years [170]9 and 10 were putt in the Hotel de ville; wee receivd 6000 livres in money in 1712,8just as hecameinto office So he hath 2 ordonnances to receive, 1711 and 17139 (that of[17]12 having by mistake [been] given by Fr. Plowden when the 6000werereceivd). The Cardinal is putting out a new ordonnance.10

11 He was answering Fr. Sabran's letter dated April 13thabove .

12Thisnodoubt means that the court officialsatSt.Germainshad received part of their salaries which were often in arrears

13 Mary Beatrice had decided to leave this relic of St. Winefrid to St. Omers College. Foley (V, 934-5) records her devotion to the saint and the repairs she had orderedto be undertakenat Holywell in 1687. ForSt. Winefrid see Butler's Lives of the Saints, editedby Thurston and Attwater, 1938 , XI, 25-8 . Forfurther information about the subsequent history of the relic, see Foley, IV, 532-3

1 This could be Fr. Noel EtienneSanadon who was born at Rouenin 1676 and died at Paris in 1733. See Synopsis Historiae Societatis Jesu, Louvain, 1950, 779

2TheSpiritual Exercises orretreat .

3 His annualexamination

4 Was also studying at La Flèche ; he said that he wished to enter theJesuit novitiate but apparentlyneverdid so

5 When the land-tax was remodelled in 1692-3 any Papist or reputed Papist above the age of sixteen had to take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy or pay doubleland-tax.

6 He asked Fr. Sabran's advice

"He was answering Fr. Sabran's letter dated April 25thabove

8 Theannualpension was 6,000 livres

' He did not mention the pensionfor 1714 as the yearwas not far advanced 'Noailles was preparing to issue another statement or pastoral; he and those who thought like him were in consultation at this time See Dictionnairede Théologie Catholique, XV (2), 2074

6th

From Fr. Coxon 19/30 April As for the Apothecarie's bill (it concernsme not).11 If[?] hehath givensome bills withwrongnames , send it back . Desire change the name of Witmore (Lewis), some seculars knowe it. 12 That I write to him no more by the name of Willis since a bitter pamphlet against Th[omas] Willis, a popish priest (Call him Baston). Law[rence] and P[eter] Barker2 must soon bee sent over, butt their unkle will write in time. Birch³hath payd £15 for Astley, 60 for H. Smith; the other £40 not of several months . 'Twill bee hard to putt out the money att the Bristolbargain. He soon expects packs in towne and bills. Have weethe plates of Ribadeneira's Saints' Lives?5

From Fr. Ch[arles] Kennet 14/25 April. With the Lord'sAddress

The news ofthe writt for Hannover. Desires I lett my two factors deale with him in money affaires, for they make breaches between the best of friends

From Fr. Eyre. 15/26 April. He doth not finde in whatI can make out from L[ady] Audley's will that wee are free from the burden; withoutI make it appeareclearly the capital was lost, it willlook ill. Thinks it will do best to do the favour fairly and write to Mrs. Audley that will accept the offerd nephew, upon condition he pay afterwards ifit bee made out clearly he hath no right to it, either by Mr. Audleynaming an other or otherwyse. He thinksI have been too sharp upon Mr. Kennet¹0especially since I am content att last

11 PresumablyDeale who had left for England Fr. Sabran was not going to pay his expensesforthejourney.

12 He urged Fr. Sabran to change his alias ; too many knew of Witmore He appears to have changed itto Lewis

1 Fr. Coxon wished to be addressed as Baston not Willis Thomas Willis, who was attacked, may well have been Fr. Coxon himself; his Christian name was Thomas

2 Fr. Eyre's nephews

3 Fr. Pendrill

"This expression is not to be found in Murray's New EnglishDictionary; it seems to mean the profitable investment of money Has it some connection with Bristol-fashion?

5 In 1730 Fr. Coxon edited The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Peter Ribadeneira; the translation, which was by the Hon WilliamPetre, had first been issued from the St. Omers College Press in 1669. See Gillow, V , 297-8; Oliver, Collections , I, 77

This probably refers to the defeat in the House of Lords by only two votes onApril 13thofa motion for taking measures against the Pretenderamotion opposed by the Toryministry.

7 DespiteQueen Anne's oppositionthe pro-Hanoverianssuccessfully demanded a writ for the Electoral Prince of Hanover to take his seat in the House of Lords as Duke of Cambridge . Their success was considered to have in fact donethe Hanoveriancause no good See Trevelyan , III, 276-9.

8 Fr. Kennet suggested that he should deal directly with Fr. Sabran's two financial agentsFr. Coxon in London and (perhaps) Fr. Wood in Antwerp. Fr. Eyre suggested that Mrs. Audley's nephew, young Darell , be taken on the free place ; if it be afterwardsfound that he had no right to it or if Mr. Audley named someone else, his fees would be paid

10 In the disputeabove which began with Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Kennetdated April 14th

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that he paywhat he offerd. He thinksbetwixt coll[ege] and coll[ege] 'tis not the practise to pay otherwyse than att the house¹¹ florin for florin; with sec[ulars] Ido wellto exact otherwysewho will not pay more when wee loose by the change. [f.37 .] From Mrs. Dorothy Stanly.1 19 May [April?]. Thanks for my care . Had she not received Miss [My?] letter she would have writt sooner . Pressingfor money for her hathbroughtsuch letters, that she hath been forced to lett her friends knowe where she is, what's payd for her board . She hath sayd 'tis £20 a year, besydes cloaths, and that she is left to pay £4-10 her self If, when returns come , I can gett any thing in my hands of hers, desires I keepe it, forwhen she comes over she willbee in dangerofloosing herreligion, most of her friends being Protestants Some one of [Misse's?] friends will write to me (she knowes not who). I shall guess bythe letters, if, giving hopes it will bee cheaperand her longher stay may better inable her to help her self, they will consent Desires to knowe what they write. If she must goe over before a letter com , make the sayd Dor[othy?] knowe it She would have her go to Mrs. la Fontaine first; she will meet her there.

8th.

Nothingonthe 7th, when the action² ofSt. Monacella wasexhibited with great satisfaction, especialyof the Comandant itwasdedicated unto.

To Mr. Coxon Not to seek any more for a Bristol Bargain, butt return me the money he receavd fromBirchfor little Smith.3 ThatI have trusted in nothing the Paris Apothecary nowin London. On whatIlaymygreat stress in proovingLady Audley's freeplacevoyd.

To Fr. Eyre. In answer, with an inclosd open for Mrs. Audley. My grounds in my difference with Fr. Kennetchiefly the broils that will bee in recovering what's lost by the returnfrom Paris.5

To Mrs. Audley. How welcum little Darell will bee, butt on the conditionshe proposes, that ifit bee made clear out that the youth hath no right to late Lady Audley's foundation, then he shallbee paydfor.

To Fr. Kennet

Thanks for his news and printed adress; desirethe continuation. That the coppies bee sent me of the answer to the History of DowayCollege The rest in answerto his.

11 This probably means the office of the Provincial Procurator in London

Therewas a Sister DorothyStanley at Bruges amongthe Austin Canonesses (see C.R.S. , XIV, 205) in 1706 , but this letter does not read like that of one who was already in a religious community. Or Mrs. Dorothy may be her mother

2A play in honour of St. Monacella

3 See note to letter from Fr. Coxon received on the 6th above

4 Deale .

5 Fr. Sabranis answering Fr. Eyre'sletter received on the 6th above . Mrs. Audley's nephew See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October29th, 1713.

Ofthe House of Lords (see above)

8 Of Fr. Hunter's book.

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8th.

To Fr. Justiniani.5 In answer With an acquittance for Mrs. Stafford ofthe494 livres 10s , in full of her son Willford's pension to the last of April 1714. Pressing reasons for selling soon Mrs. Delater's contract Thanks for the fingher of St. Wenefrid obtaind in reversionfor our seminary.

To Mr. Matthew Holiot. In answer. Not being Provincial , I can do nothing in the bussness . He will bee here in the beginning of August; then I should bee glad to see him here, att age. Till then he ought to complye with his unkle's will I propose Lyons and the studdy of Mathematics.

9th

I went for Dunkerque with the Procurator on account of bussness; that is I designed it, butt not being well that morning , I sent him , butt went not

10th.

From Fr. Coxon 22 April/3 May Againe of not being writttoby the name of Willis. Actually in the press a proclamation10 to discover an[d] seize all Bishops, Priests and Jesuits Againe about my port-privilege. 'Aboveall to endeavour to gett Mr. Darcy²into formerpost, withoutwhich nothing willgoright ByMr.Drummer's³ creditwith the lady, the yong gentleman is like soon to marrywith whose family Mr. Drummer hath much credit ; that I use myne there also . I may bee personaly acquainted with Mr. [Wolf?] or some other about her Will send me bills as soon as the exchange risesagaine.

11th

To Fr. Francis Powel To invite hither Br. Simeonsin case his distemperrequireschangeofaire, andthatwithoutpaying.Therestnews. To Br. Simeons. On the same subject; a kinde letter.4

5 This is in answerto Fr. Justiniani'sreceived on the 3rd above .

6 As will be seen later, Mrs. Delater or Delatre was probably Mrs. de Vaseur's mother; see note to letter to Fr. Justiniani dated April 13th; also C.R.S. , ХІІІ, 57( ?)

7 Fr. Sabran referredhim to the Provincial who would be over in Flandersin the summer; he was answeringHoliot's letter received on the 4thabove.

8 Fr. Percy Plowden. See his letter received on the 6th above .

10 Such proclamationswere commonly issued in times ofcrisis.

1 Most probably exemptionfrom import duties at Calais or Dunkirk.

2 Fr. Eyre His former post was that ofbeingone of the royal chaplains at St. Germains(see catalogues); he held it from 1708 till 1710

3The Jesuit General , Fr. Tamburini "The yong gentleman " is presumably James Edward The ladymayreferto one ofthe latter's Este cousins According to Petrie, 296, such a marriagewas at one time thought possible . Itmay be noted that Fr. Tamburini came fromModena Fr. Sabran alsoknew Italy (he had been Visitor of the Jesuit province of Naples or Sicily) and had been a royal chaplainat St. Germainsand also at London beforethe Revolution. See Foley, VII, 676-8 and catalogues ; Bevan, 66. Mr. Wolf (the nameis not clear) has not been identified

4 Brother Simeons was not to live muchlonger; he died on May 21st

12[th]

From Fr. Coxon 26 April/7 May Least [Lest] returns growe worss, hath returnd £200 att 2180 florins (9 per cent) Next return will bee of goods." Will bee hard to bring of[f] Mr. Darell'spretensions¹² since the place is given to those of his blood. (NoDarell's si forte, and nominationto the Rector.)13 The Queen14had been spoken by one he hath it from to mouve by Mr. Drummerand his . 15 Very powerful there for that match; how happy if it were procurd by them &c

[f.38 .] From Fr. Eyre. 26 April/7 May. Wee press forthe whole English Province not to suffer the diminution;16 it must bee kept most secret . Wee have fresh hopes of obtaining it; Desmarets asking butt the patienceofa little time, so he must not bee so prest as to bee puttout of humour. Upon examination Ifindetheplacet givenwasforthe rents ofthe English Jesuits ofthe English Mission.¹ I would not have you desist asking, providing you do not shock Desmarets and goe the right method by the Abbe Natal, Duck d'Aumont and Mr. le Tellier (Soli )2 I am informed Fr.Darel hath no great creditwith any ofthem, particularlythe latter. My Lady Gerard payd for Rolly Poole here;3 he in time will have something (£60 per annum) after hisfather's death. She offers to keepe an other of her relations here if Rolly will ingagein case of perseverance to repay her when master of his owne what she payd here for him. Mr. Culcheth thinksthe demand very reasonable. Bee so kindeas to desire Mr. Eberson to propose itthat Mr. Rouly may write to his grandmother that in case that after his father's death he bee amongst us , he will repay &c, so that it bee employed to maintaine an other where he was brought up Mr. William Poole (a yongher brother) that by necessity he treated with those of Burham[?] to place his son there for £15 yearly, had rather att that rate , withus.

11 Packs or boys

12His claim to the Audley free place.

13 Fr. Sabran seems to have been arguingthat ifno Audley was availableforthe free place then a Darell might have it--but the nomination belonged to the Rector of St. Omers.

14MaryBeatricehad been spoken to about the marriageplan mentionedabove.

15 The General'srelations, or advisers perhaps.

16 The lowering of the capital value and of the rate of intereston the rentes

1 It has to be remembered that the English province and the houses , such as St. Omers, were financially separate Fr. Sabran feared that if the privilege was granted to the Englishprovince it might not includeSt. Omers

2 Fr. Eyre wished this sentence to be confidential

3 Rolly or Roland Poole or Pole had entered the novitiate at Watten in September, 1713 but left after two or three years As mentionedbelow , the Lady Gerard (Dowager) of the time was his grandmother She was Mary Poole , widow of James Poole, when she married Sir William Gerard, the fourthbaronet, as his second wife.

4 The Provincial

5 The Rector and Master of Novices at Watten

6 At St. Omers College

7 Withthe EnglishDominicansat Bornhem ? William Poole would seemto be of Birchley, Lancashire ; his wife was Mary Hesketh ; see Estcourtand Payne,20

I have offerd provided he would pay £20 per annum, buttfeare he will not bee able. Could you aplye £10 of a free place to him? Hopes Iforgetnot a free placenextyearfor Henry Coply.8 Laurence and Peeter must bee att home by middle of next June; he (Fr. Eyre) will write how they ought to bee equipt Priests prepare to abscondfor a Proclamation . 10

From Lord Mountgarret. From Balinlogh, 12/23 April Thanks for myne and the account of his son;11 will give him leaveto beea Jesuit]with us, though hiseldest,2 years marryed hath nochildren . 12 Before midsummer will send us 2 fine youths, one his relation , the other the son ofa particularfriend's Thinks it the happyest to bee brought up under mycare.

From Mr. Pigault. I do well sometimeto changename; hath noted that ofAntony Lewis The base¹ had been lost butt for him . Itwas carryed tothe Douane; hewill gettit outand send by the next boate. [f.38v .] From Mr. Crane. 9 May. Would bee glad the fatherthat will come with his son² sawfirst his cosen³ Withrington whothat day took coache for Cambray, whence, after 2 days he will come post to St. Omers .

13th

To Fr. Coxon In answer About the £12 to bee receivedfrom Mrs. Scarisbrick. My grounds against any right of Mr. Darel toLady

8 He came from St. Germains , and as will appear later, on a free place. Later he went to the English College, Rome and was ordained priest there. See C.R.S., XL, 166-7; Foley, VI, 471; Estcourt and Payne, 179, 267(?).

9 Barker or Eyre, his nephews

10 As Fr. Coxon had reported in his letter received on the 10th; priestswould have to leave London.

11 This was James Butler who entered the novitiate in September, 1715 , is mentionedas being in England though still a novice in 1716, and afterwards disappears from the catalogues Presumably he decided he had novocation

12Richard, the eldest son, succeeded his father as seventh Viscount; he married CatherineO'Neill in 1711 and died without children He was succeeded by James and James was succeeded by the youngest brother, Edmund. See The Complete Peerage

1 It is not clear what this wasperhaps a base or plinthfor a statue. Pigault referredto it again in a letter received fromhim on the 17thbelow .

2 Itwas to beFr. Henry Guillimwho was one of the masters at St. Omers

3 Thisrelationshipprovidesa clueto thefamily FrancisCrane ofWoodrising, Norfolk, had a brother, Williamwho was a Jesuit (see Foley, VII, 179-80), and three sistersElizabeth, Jane and Frances Their parents were William Crane and Frances (Bond) his wife, whose mother was Jane Crane , the sister of the brothers Sir Francis and Sir Richard Crane of Woodrising Francis Cranemarried Mary, daughter of the first Lord Widdrington ; they had four childrena son William, and three daughters , Mary (Estcourt and Payne, 167; Payne, 35), Frances, who became a Poor Clare at Gravelines (C.R.S. , XIV, 103n.) and another William went to the English College, Romein 1680 but left in 1682 (C.R.S. , XL, 98) It is suggested here that Mr. Crane of the Letter Book may have been this William. For information about variousmembers of the family see C.R.S. , VIII, 343.

* Perhaps Henry Francis, the fourthLord Widdrington's son See above letter from the Provincial received on November 11th and Fr. Sabran's note made on the 21st and notes .

5 Fr. Sabran had notforgotten; see his letter to Fr. Kennet dated March 8th.

Audley's place. What I judge ought to bee done in case of the mariage.s

ToFr. Eyre. Ido not see this seminary comprehendedintheplacet offerd for the being free of the dimunition of the rents. I never meantto act butt by Nadal, d'Aumont, le Tellier Shall tell him next letters the method I will take Doubt not of getting soon from Br Rouly Pool the letter desired by Lady Gerard, Dowager As to the son of the yongher brother with £15 a year, I am for his coming hither because , if all other things faile, I can aplye to him £10 of Holden's fundationthat will lye open next year . 10 Butt what I had rather, is an obligationfrom the ould lady that out of what Br . Rouly Pool will ingage to repay to her, she will allowe £12 a year forthetime the forsayed youth shall bee here.

16th

Nothing on the 14 or 15th; on the 16[th] all went to Watten . '

From Br. Thomas Smith. 13 May. Fr. Darelatt Pontoise , so sends me inclosd one writt to him (which followes). Mr. Martinash³ and Mrs. Hecop, if such a thing can bee done, wishe to see their sons there and will bee att the expences Desires to knowe what he shall answerthem. (Answerd the 17th.)

From Fr. du Fronchot, Recteur du Seminairede la Marine a Brest , 7 May The cariadge and piety of Ignatius Bagot comd hence , moves a friend of the Rector, a very rich man, to send two sons hither, tres jeunes, to studdy and to learn English Quae pensio? aliae expensae &c?

From Fr. Fordyce Douay, 12 May. Fr. Innes newly made Rector . Heread Broughton's second work,"A True Memorialofthe Ancient and True State of Great [f.39 .] Britain, Flourishingwith Apostles, Religious Rulesand Ordersin the Time ofthe Brittains and Primitive

8 James Edward's? See Fr. Coxon'sletter received on the 10thabove . St. Omers was not a seminary though the word was sometimes used of it See Chadwick, 219–221

10 Francis Holden of London, gentleman , by his will and codicils dated 1674 , left, after the death of his wife, £25 (everyyear) "for the maintenance of a studentatt St. Omers" Thepapers are in theStonyhurstarchivesC.I.2.132A, B , C. This is or was Holden's "fundation" or free place In the volume of papers "College of St. Thomas of Canterbury" , f. 117 , it is stated thatthat Collegehad the right to choose a boy to hold this place.

1 For a day in the country, no doubt.

2At the conventofthe English Benedictine nuns, probably.

3The father ofJoseph; he and his wife, Elizabeth, appear to have resided at St. Germains .

* See letter from Fr. Justiniani received on November 19th above , and note יי

5 The JesuitProvinceof France had a seminaryat Brest ; the "veryrich man' was probably M. Olivier who is mentionedbelow . The Rector'snamemight be du Fronchot or du Tronchot; it has been takento be theformer

"He was answering Fr. Sabran's letter ofApril 30th above wheresee note

7 For the full title of this second work of Broughton's see Gillow , I, 319; it continuesafter SaxonsNo Rule, nor Orderfrom Egypt, or of S. Benedict, nor of S. Equitius being to be found in her Precincts in those times It was published in London in 1650

Churchofthe Saxons &cthe whole worck of 411 pages, only to proove that no Religious rules from Egipt or Benedictines No wonder that nothing of St. Monacella. Learntof a Benedictin that Fr. Price, a fryar, olim Master of Novices, then with the nunns att Brugis, where he had a neeyce cald Monacella, had sayd to him wonderfull things of St. Monacella 10 His father had lands that belonghed to that monastery; his brother hath them now The Guardian hath promistto write to that fryar now thereto send all he knowes &c.

17th.

To Fr. Fronchot, Rector du Seminaire de la Marine a Brest, in answer . The pensionfor all 400 livers, ¹ to be payd byadvanceevery half year; some money in the Procurator's hands.2 Theymustnot bee under ten years ould, write and readewell .

ToFr. Watkins, Gardien of the Fryars att Douay. AllthatIrequire from Fr. Price, the fryar now in North Wales, of informations concerning St. Monacella.

For Fr. Beeston. Answer ; news, and some advise to bee given att Brugis, where he is.³

From Mr. Pigault Droits d'entree et de sortie frais for Nouell's base11 livers.4

18° .

To Sir [Nicolas ?] Giraldin. An account of the adventagiouschange in his son; that he ought to bee kept here att leastan other year.5

To Lord Montgarret. In answer How welcum the two he sends will bee . An account of his two children here.

From Fr. Coxon 3/14 May. Clement, a young man 18 years ould, on his way. Receive him, he will bee wellpayd for. Expectsmany others. That Vincent Allens learn to write. The unhappy case of Roper.⁹

10Ifhis namereally was Priceit was probably Fr. Bernardwho died in England aged sixty-two in 1731. See Thaddeus , The Franciscans in England, 289 and C.R.S. , XXIV, 302. The confessor to the Franciscan nuns of the ThirdOrder at Bruges in 1714 was Fr. LewisGrimbalson; he had been Master of Novices See Thaddeus, op cit 243-4; C.R.S. , XXIV, 155. There does not seem to Ihave been a nun of this name in the convent

11 Fr. Charles Watkins See C.R.S. , XXIV, 61 , 305

1 The pension in livres seemsto have variedwith the rate of exchange.

2 For pocketmoney, etc.

3 Perhaps advice for someone at the Austin Canonesses .

4 See Pigault'sletter received on the 12th above and note.

5 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Sir Nicholas Geraldin dated November3rd above

6 Answering Lord Mountgarret's received on the 12thabove

7 Subsequent correspondence suggests that this boy's name was Clement Hoskins

8 Aylmer also known asJameson Itwill be seen laterthat his eyes werethought to be giving trouble.

⁹ This might refer to Fr. ThomasRoperor Rooper (1655-1716) Hehad been a Professor at Liège, had been in England in the Residence of St. George and Procurator of the province at Antwerp In 1714 he was at Ghent This remark may refer to his health See Foley, VII, 670-71 and catalogues .

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To Fr. Coxon. In answerand soli, my journeyto Paris.10 [f.39v .]I went with the Masters to Watten on the 19th.

20th.

From Fr. Ralph Sheldon.¹ 17 May. Ofthe consult ofDoctors about Br Simeon, whose lungs, they beleeve, are touched The loss ifhe dies. Fr. Th[omas ] Smithexpectedto bee Minister att Liege.² Fr. Parkinson preparesto teache.³

21

° .

From Lady Mackmahon.4 20 May. Her son, Deane, writes he had asked me to admit him; she never perceivd such an inclination in him . Beggs that Iadmithim not till I am convinced of his vocation by his giving proofs of it It will bee a comfort to her that he embracesso happy a state, were she convinced he had judgement enough to comprehendwellwhat he is about to do. Can not consent that he bee receaved of some time to see ifhe bee stedfast. Askes a line of answer.5

22th

From Rector of Liege, 19 [May] Br Simeons had thelast Sacraments on the 18[th]; that night much better, yet little human hopes. Must bee kept secret that it comes not to his brother's knowledge till the estate is got out of his hands.6

From Fr. Rector of Rome The 2 pointsthe necessity of a good mission; allowesthe free place to Pulton The other the difficultieof obtainingSt. Monacella's office and indulgence.

23d

From Fr. Henri de Vaddere, Rector of Dunkerque. 21 Maii. Alteram approbationem pro Patre Nicolao Mereveld ut assistat Helvetis qui ex parte castra in Audomarensi Dioecesi; admodum[?] desiderat ex Anglia renuntiatio[?]; huc purgentur [two illegible words] amplissimis et [illegible word]; obstupescunt omnes quia

10 Fr. Sabran told Fr. Coxon in confidence that he hoped to go to Paris, presumablyto see about the financial affairs of St. Omers College.

1 Procurator at Liège

2As alreadynoted, he did in fact take Fr. Candish's place as Minister. 3Philosophy, as has been mentionedabove

4 Lady Mackmahon or Macmahon would appear to have resided at St. Germains

5 Lady Macmahon understoodthat her son had asked to be admitted intothe Society; see Fr. Sabran's reply dated the 23rd below It seems likely that Deane was Michael Dane or Dean who entered the novitiate in 1714 and who worked as a priest in the Colleges of the HolyApostlesand St. Thomas of Canterbury Born in 1696, he died in 1760. See catalogues, and Foley, VII, 198, who may not be correct in thinking that he was a youngerbrother of Thomas Dean alias Plowden

6 Sir Edward Simeon or Simeons Some dispute about James' share of the family property (which he may have been expected to leave to the Society) was apparentlyanticipated The matter is mentionedagain below

praeter expectationem; Deus faveat recta meditantibus in Anglia.¹

To My Lady Macmahon. In answer. An account of her son's vocation, and that 'tis neer foure months yettbefore he bee admitted.²

25th

From Fr. Coxon 10/21 May. A Scarsbrick att London to come over as sooneascompany.3 The sad story ofDeale.4 Thedayafter he came to Londonthe £100 in the Proclamation tempted him . He endeavourd to take Coxon; missing. By a letterfor Mr. Wright of Kelvedon, his son Billy had [f.40.] given to Deale, he got to hear Mass there and the next day took by a messenger Fr. Hanmer; lodged in Newgate.5 Not daring to apear for creditors &c , he repents what poverty forced him unto, so if no great, mischievous man back him, that affaire is att an end. He deposed upon oath before some ofthe Ministri that Mr. Sabran, who goes also bythe name of Wittmore, sent him over to poyson a great person, and severalother things relating to the Pretender. He says Pigault gave him a packet to putt in the post att Dover, butt that driven by ill weather towards [Hastings?] he threwit in the sea .

ToMr. Coxon. In answer. Give himan account ofDeale , whocame hither 31 March, Easter eve; went away 10 May [April?]. In the 9 daysherespoke to no schollar and notto 3 fathers; kept att work in the laboratory.6 That W. More (Wright)" neither gave him a letter nor ever spoke to him. Likely he kept a packet given him by Pigaultto carrytothepost.

1 The College at Dunkirk was in the Flandro-Belgic province of the Society. These lines, in Latin, are very difficult to read ; the general sense seemsto be primarily a request to Fr. Sabran to obtain facultiesfor Fr. Mereveldtowork amongthe Swiss (troops?) in the diocese of Saint -Omer and for news from England . See below Fr. Sabran's reply dated the 26th.

2 He would not enterthe novitiate until September

3 This could be Francis (1701-89), son of Robert Scarisbrick. Heenteredthe novitiate in 1722 and held various offices in England and Wales and on the Continent including the rectorshipsof St. Omers and Liège. See Foley, VII, 689 and catalogues. Or it could be William; see The Great Diurnal of Nicholas Blundell, II, 97

4 The apothecary The story is recountedin Chadwick,251-2

5 Fr. John Hanmer alias or vere Hunt (1664-1716) See Essex Recusant , IX, 108-9 He had been a master and Prefect of Studies at St. Omers for some years beforegoing over to England in 1706. See Foley, VII, 332 and catalogues. As will be seen he was bailed and eventually made his way to St. Omers where he died In a manuscriptvolumeentitled Notes and Fragments by Fr. John Thorpe, which is in the archives of the English Province S.J., there are several references to this incident. Fr. Thorpe made these extracts from letters from Jesuits in England to the Rector of the English College, Rome while he was residingin Rome from 1761 till his death in 1792. The references are on ff 96, 97, 99. It was fearedthat Fr. Hanmer might beimprisonedfor life in Hurst Castle ; he was bailed only because he had fallen very ill Dealehad apparently "had an eye upon several others, as Coxon , Parker &c "

6 According to Fr. Sabran's letters above to the Provincial, Deale arrived at St. Omers on March 20th and left for England on April 9th.

7 BillyWright ofKelvedon

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From Mr. Salvin. Only a short account about Deale. From Mr. Scarisbrick. 5 May, old stile. About his coming son's issue and purging, spring andfall.8 Hathwrittto his son, James, and to Mr. Eberson and can get no answerfrom either nor.

From Fr.Rector of Liege. On the 21 [st], 4 before eight in themorning, dyed Br. J. Simeon; 3 days before, he signed his renuntiation . ' Was to bee opend that afternoon.

26[th].

To Fr. Devadder, Rector of Dunkerque, with the inclosd faculties for Fr. Mereveld News of ourpersecution.

27[th].

From Fr. RichardPlowden St. Monacella's indulgence hathonthe memorial lectum est (refusd) ; might have been obtaind pro una vice.10 Now Turvill designes to stay att Rome, butt convictor . 11

To Fr. Eyre. Chiefly about myjourney;12 expectwith all speed his advice, because I can not reachMr. Parker so as to havehisleavein time, for ifnot soon, I can not att all Inclosd to Fr. Coxon.

From Fr. Charls Watkins, Guardian .' The Price he writes unto again isthe son of Mr. Price of Llanulling.

From Mr. Ch[arles] Shireburn 27 May The strange caracter of Mostin, nowcald for over. His difficultyhowhis money sent hither was spent. The good caracter of Holiot who, he beleeves, will be constant.3 Hallard calld in haste to mouve his crasy father to a division, &c. Accepts my offers of coming hither, and will as soon as he can .

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30° .

From Mr. Wood, the King's Doctor, att the waters of Plombiere .

7 Seenote to letter to Fr. Coxon dated April 4th.

8 Francis or William; James was still in the novitiate and Fr. Eberson was Rector of Watten and Master of Novices

Of his property. Was this to be examined or was thereto be a post-mortem?

10 The indulgence might have been obtained for just one occasion, not in perpetuity.

11 See note to letter received from Fr. Plowden on December15th above He was readyto pay his own expenses at the EnglishCollege.

12 To Paris on the financial business of the College as explained before

1 Answering Fr. Sabran's letter of the 17th above.

2 This would seem to be George later the fourth Baronet. Thomas , who is mentioned later, was probably one of his two younger brothers mentioned but not named by Burke Fr. Pyers Mostyn, their elder brother was the third Baronet They were the sons of Sir Pyers Mostyn of Talacre , second Baronet and his wife, Frances, daughter of Sir George Selby of Wentington, County Durham. (See Burke.) It would appear that George was in Paris at this time (he had probably been at school at St. Omers) and Thomaswas still at St. Omers . As will be seen they both went to England about the middle of July. See Burke, and pedigree in Foley, IV, 523

3 In his vocation

4L'Allard, presumably .

5A division of his property, perhaps

6 In Lorraine .

Would have answerd my letterby Mr. Medcalf," onlyLadyFairfax wasnottoreturn by St. Omers The waters very wellwith the King. Did writeto Fr. Eyre butt neverhad an answer; is sorry because the King several times hath asked him if he heard not from him ; so likewyse would have orderd him to write something from him. Hath had no answer from Mr. Wood neither, to whom he had inclosd his letter for Fr. Eyre; feares was intercepted DesiresIwrite toFr.Woods to knowe wether he receivdit and whyhe answerdnot DesiresI write to Fr. Eyre quod supra.

To Mr. Doctor Wood. In answer. About the begun persecution. What Fr. Eyres writes to me of his coming over To Fr. Wood Whatthe Doctor hath writto me and desiredmefor to aske of him.

From Mr. Crane (and Mrs. Crane) 27 May. Desires I send by his son an English manual of the best print ('tis for Sir Roger Strickland). That what debts his son hath on privat account, he bring the accounts of it If he wants any small matters, lett him have it. If by the way he will make any emplette² lett him have werewith, says themother. 31° .

From Mr. Matthew Holiot. La Flèche, 23 May His uncle gives him his choice to return into England or stay 4 or 5 months att Angers; as yet he designes to stay att Angers rather than to keepe att London Desires I acquaints Mr. Parker with his desires and constancy; relyes on me only of friends to back his pretensions, having no quality to recomend him, so he will bee no burden to Watten or Liege.3 Allowed now £10 per mensem What stuff Mr. Jerneghan sayd of his expences, &c; hath not in all spent above

7Thismay have been Fr. Philip Leigh, alias Layton and Medcalf(e) (1651-1717) who was for many years in the Durham District but had moved to London in 1708 and was at this date in NorthWales If it was Fr. Leigh he appears to have been travelling as chaplain to Lady Fairfax Or perhaps it is Fr. John Metcalfe alias Collingwood of the Yorkshire family who was ordained atthe English College, Romein 1687 and left for the Englishmission in 1690. (See C.R.S. , XL, 100; Foley, V, 698.) Another possibility is that Medcalf or Metcalf (or Hecop or Ecop) who is said later on to be bringing things, including books , over, was the Catholic bookseller , Thomas Metcalf of Drury Lane. See Leys, Catholics in England , 181. Fr. Sabran may be incorrect in calling her Lady Fairfax, but apart from that, there are grounds for thinking that she really was Lady Carteret (see below note to letter from her received on June 11th) Her maiden name was Fairfax and her son , Edward, used Fairfax as an alias. See too Recusant History, IV, 73

1 Sir Roger Strickland (1640-1717) was the Admiralwho was given command of the English fleet by James II in 1688. He was the younger brother of Robert, Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Mary Beatrice ; they were the sons of Walter Strickland of Nateby Hall, Garstang, Lancashire , a cadet branch of the Stricklands of Sizergh Sir Roger, who was unmarried, died at St. Germains in August, 1717. See D.N.B.

2 Do any shopping.

3 Financial burdenduring his training

4 It is not possible to say which member of the Jerninghamfamily this was; it might be Fr. Francis (See letter from Fr. Beeston received on April 17th above and note.)

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£11 in 2 years beyond allowance. He incloses to me his uncle's letterto him in which not only disownesall that Jerneghansayd, but assures he never sawe him, nor, he beleeves, knowes any one that knowes him.

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June [1714] 1st .

To Mr. Holiot. In answer. I promis him to back his intentions with Fr. Parker.

To Mr. Charls Shireburn In answer The news ofthe persecution.¹ That 'tis likely I shall bee att Paris about the 15 June. Mr. Eyre's coming over

2d.

ToMr. Bruinel.2 About hisson'sgoing with Dupon³in the vacancies in his cassock to Gandt. I graunt it if he persists, buttdissuadehim from it

To Mr. Clifton, in Great Queen Street, near Lincoln's Inn Fields. About hisdaughter's vocation and desire (withan inclosd from her).4 I offer Mrs. Parkins to goe with her to Gandt.5

To LadyAbbess Knatchbul. Offering the sayd Clifton; an account ofher.

To Sister An[ne] Benedict Thirwall With an inclosd excellent letterfrom Bedingfield' here to his aunt, Agnes.

To Mr. Varenne, Lieutenant du Roy de la citadelle de Lisle, in answer An account of his son.8

From Fr. Coxon 17/28 May. 2 guinessuite moneyforle Fresnoy (Sadler) receivd, and the £9-12-0 taken up att Gandt by Thomas Arundel . 10 Mr. Hanmer to be baild that day. Direct to Sympson or Jackson , to bee left att Mr. Nichols, a glover, att the corner of

1 In England.

2 This is probably the same name as Brunel mentioned on November 10th above and as Brugneel who is mentionedbelow .

3 See letter to Mr. Charpentierdated March 25th above and note.

4 Bridget Clifton took the habit with the Benedictine nuns at Ghent on July 27th See letter received from the Lady Abbess on August 13th below Her health was to showsigns of weakness; did she persevere? A Bridget Clifton, daughter of James and Anne (Brent), and first cousin of Squire Thomas, "spinster of Lytham" , was a Catholic non-juror in 1717. See C.R.S. , VI, 194

5 Thismay be theMrs. Perkins mentionedby Fr. Sabran in his letter to Brother Smith dated January4th above

"Ofthe same convent , presumably , as Sister Agnes BedingfeldtheAugustinian Canonesses at Bruges

7 Anthony

8 See letter fromM. de Varennereceived on March 12th above and note.

9 The same as Fresnoyand du Fresnoy (?)names which occur below They were living in England apparently. There was Fr. Edward Sadler (1668/731751 ) in Englandat this date; he was stationed in Yorkshire.

10 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Coxon dated December1stabove .

11 These names were probably his aliases and the addresseswere probably safe places to which letters to Fr. Coxon might be sent As a resultof his connection with St. Omers College he was particularly vulnerable in time of persecution

Vere Street , Clare Marquet, 13 or att Mr. Wright's att the Goulden Cup, Russell Street, ¹ Covent Garden, or att Mrs. Stafford's , the Blew Spikes in Great Wild Street 3 packs Mr. Gower will bring over.2

From Fr. Darel 31 May Deal was reconcild by Fr. Jackson;³ placed by him; recomendedto Br Smith; as the Prior4 says, carryed himself very well, that they lookt on him as a saint.

From Pigott . 31 May. Vext att the Apothecaris' falshood; he is offerd the wiggs, papers and of [lead 4 tons ?] Hathreceivd some . Si j'en veux faire la depence, il me les envoira.

From Mr. Hebden.7 Newcastle, 8/19 May. How he would havehis concernsregulated, and by Mr. Pigot's meanes; willnot bee ungratefull to me.

[f.41v .] From C. Wyndham Hedin. He and his wyfe desire to placehissonhere; indeedonly8 , butttall and strong,buttbackward as for reading or writing Lieutenant Collonel Dorrington would have him sent now with John Bagott Expects my answer; ifI allowe it, will bringhim

3d.

To Mr. Windham In answer That he may bringhis son.

To Mr. Hebden, att New-Castle, to bee carryed by Mr. Lamory, marchant . 10. I aske him how much coale in their measure will serve two good, constant fires for 6 months; what the price and of the freit to Calais or to Dunkerque ?

To Mr.Coxon. In answer. The account receivdfrom Paris ofDeale . Of my going for Paris a weeke hence; butt his letters will bee sent me. I aske a bill if the returnbeegood.

To Mr. Pigault. The whole case of the trading upon which Mr. Hebden ofNewcastle will deale with him. His nameBernimolin . " 4th.

From Fr. du Fronchot, 12 Brest. All the conditions areaccepted, all. He can not disowne the yongher wants some months of 10; he

13 ClareMarketwas nearLincolns Inn Fields. The bankingfirm, nodoubt.

2 Fr. Hornyold would be bringing three boys with him.

3 This would seem to be Fr. AmbroseJackson alias Eyles or Isles who, in 1714 , was in Yorkshire, but had been at Dunkirk in 1712 where, presumably , he had received Deale into the Church.

4Ofthe religioushouse where Deale had been stayingin Paris beforegoing to St. Omers College .

5 Deale.

"Itis notclearfromthe manuscriptwhat had been offered to Pigault; itmight be fourtons (of lead ? coal?). See letter received from Pigault on April 17th above

7 The lead and coal merchant

8 ThiswassurelyCaptainWyndham ofColonel Dorrington's Regiment He had been, as has been seen, to the review at Hesdin

10 OrLammery Probably a merchanttrading to Newcastle .

11 This was to be used as an alias for Pigault in dealingwithHebden

12 See his letter to Fr. Sabran received on May 16th above and Fr. Sabran's reply of the next day; the boys were probably the sons of M. Olivier

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hopes in his consideration I will not look so narrowly on that. Expectsbuttmy letter fortheircoming bythe nextshipto Dunkerque To Fr. du Fronchot In answer. A kinde letter bywhichIacceptof the children .

From Fr. Bernading Clifton.3 Of Fr. Pritchard's promotion being accepted by the King Answerd.

5th

I went with the Masters &c to Watten .

From Fr. Darell 2 June With an inclosd peece of a letter of Desmaretz to Fr. le Tellierthat he judges it necessary to stay tillthe new contracts are near all finished, before the King bee moved todo something in favour of the missionants in England. Desmarets promisestopayourpensionwhen hecomes backfrom Rambouillet.

6th.

From Mrs. Stafford. Hath given a paire ofsilk stocking,2 ofwhyte gloves to Br. Smithfor Wilford for his use only on the stage. Will pay hereafter quarterly for him to Fr.Justiniani .

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7th

I went that morning to waite on Reverend Fr. Provincial and Fr. Eyre, on the horse Fr. Rector ofWatten sent me to thatend .

From Br. Michael Tichburn " Antwerp, 3 June. A plain acknowledgement he never had any discontent whilstentirelyfaithfull to God. Engaged att Liege; knew not howto break otherwyse. Is well now and easy Will gaine a year butt forced to studdy much. Desires a letterfrom me.

From Mr. Martin Morley Paris, 1 June I may ever thus directto himà Mr. Fernan, tres digne pretre, chez Mr. Pornier, au fauxbourg St. Honore, pour faire tenir a Mr. Martin Morley, a Paris. On the same concerns of promotions and oppositions ecclesiastical .

3This was Fr. (James) Bernadine Clifton, O.F.M. (1680-1738) at one time Guardian at Douay and confessor to the Franciscan nuns of the Third Order at Bruges. See C.R.S. , XXIV, references in index, especially 306. He was the second son ofPeter Clifton of Westby Hall and grandsonofSir Cuthbert Cliftonwho died in 1634. See C.R.S. , VI, 209n

4 To be Vicar Apostolic of the WesternDistrict ; James Edward had much to do withthese appointments.

5 On the question of trying to relieve them from hardship as a result ofthe reduction ofthe capital value and the rate of interestpaid on the rentes

6 TheProvincial and Fr. Eyre had come overto visit the Englishhouses on the Continent

7 Michael Tichborne (1692-1751) was in 1714 studyingphilosophyatAntwerp Hehad entered the Societyin 1711. Most of his missionarylife was spentin Cheshireor Lancashire Hemay have gone to Antwerp for reasons of health; next year hewas continuing his philosophy at Liège.

8 See letter received from him on April 9th above and Fr. Sabran's reply on April 15th and notes .

8th .

From Fr. Coxon 24 May. That day our Master left London.¹ Mr. Gower will bring over suddenly 3 packs From Mr. Clifton a present of £20 for the charges and care of his son's sickness;² guinea 1 to Fr. W. Clifton;3 1 to the fryar whichhe desires me to returne him; 1 betwixtthe 2 Brents.5 Hopes I will return due thanks &c Only2 Darrels lefta yong man and a yong woman unmarried; ifthe Porters have right to bee named their will bee no end in that numerousfamily. A lawyer assures him Colonel Porter could and did sufficiently cancel the place; he will examin further, &c Mrs. Oliva presses that her sons bee att £20; will assigne for payment of pensions the 600 livres att Paris

What if as with Mr. Nevil (Scarsbrick) the 2 elder 25 and the rest £207? From his Ale House &c.8

From Sister Agnes Bedingfield. With the inclosd from her brother to her, hers to her nephew Why she refusedto advance moneyfor the yong man's journeyinto England. Ifthe father be positive he then must bee sent over, so money bee sent for hisjourney.

Nothingparticularthisday.

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9th. 10th

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. That the capital of 1200010 will bee repayd in,and the rentceaseas all thoseupon la caisse[?]d'emprunt Why he must stand upon £25, and without that and the sending of the yongher children I shall not admit the eldest on a free place . 11

To Br. Thomas Smith

To send the 36 feathers; 9 red, 9 green, 18 whyte . 12

1 The Provincial left for the Continent.

2See letter to SquireCliftondatedNovember 18thaboveandnote .

3 Seenote to letter from Jacobson received on January4th above .

* Fr. Bernadine Clifton , O.F.M. ? See note to letter fromhim received on the 4th above

5 The Brentswererelatedto the Cliftons; SquireClifton's uncleJames married Anne Brent (althoughFoley, VII, 141 calls her Bond)-see C.R.S. , VI, 194n.and there was another marriagebetween the two families in the next generation. The Brent family came from Gloucestershire .

6 TheAudley free place Fr. Coxon thought it better to award it to amember of the Darell familyrather than to a Porter and gave his reasons. Fr. Sabran had asked for legal opinion about Colonel Porter's power to cancel the free place.

7 Fr. Coxon suggested a reduction in fees for the youngerbrothers because of the size of thefamily.

8"The Blew Spikes" presumably , whither he had retired for safety See his letter received on the 2nd above Mr. FrancisBedingfeldof Eye, Suffolk.

10 The caisse d'emprunt was opened in 1702 to receive loans for the state; it was closed in 1715

11 This apparently referredto the Darell boys ; see letter sent to Fr. Coxon on April 14th.

12 For"actingsuites" .

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To Mr. Morley In answer. Returning him for such affaires to Fr.Eyre. To Mr. Crane That I was the person would havebrought his son; myjourney is att least differd If hindred, I shall lett him knowe.⁹ To Captain Windham A repetition of my former¹ by the Waggoneer, nowby thepost.

11th

FromLadyCarteret.2 15 May. Howoften her son hath prestforher leave to go to W[atten] She hath differd, knowing he hath time enough before he end Rhetorick . Desires I examin his vocation― wether 'tis not a childish desire of being with his brotherswether her unhappy circumstances may not lead him by the feare of not being provided for. If a true vocation she will think him happy.

12th

Went to Blandyke³ with Fr. Provincial , the Rectors ofWattenand Gandt.

From Lady Abbess of Gandt. 6 June

Thanks for proposing Mrs. Clifton who shall bee welcum . For the crown, well repayd with a sett of Rodrigues.4

13th .

From Fr. Justiniani 8 June. Mr. Martinash desires his son bee sent him in his casock in the vacancies and hath given 50 livers for his journey. Ecop desires her son bee sent her in borrowed secular for 10 days, fearing she shall never see him when once a Jesuit Sir Adam Blair complains he can not hearefrom his son " They have had a reportFr. Provincial and Fr. Eyre will come to St. Germains.

8 Answering Mr. Morley's received on the 7th above about ecclesiastical preferment

As has been seen Fr. Sabran had been intendingto travel to Paris

1 His letter of the 3rd above.

2 This was probably MaryAnne (Fairfax) wife of Charles Carteret, GentlemanUsher to James II in England and in exile, who was knighted in 1687. See Recusant History, IV, 72-4. Her second and third sons, Philip and Edward, were alreadyin the Society; both served on the English mission and Philip became Provincial In his reply to Lady Carteret on the 14th below Fr. Sabran called this youngerbrother George Seenoteto letter to Fr.Justiniani dated November4th above .

3 The St. Omers country house

4 Lady Abbess Knatchbull was answering Fr. Sabran's of the 2nd above . In return for the crown of silk flowers for St. Monacella she would be quite content with a set of the volumes of Fr. Rodriguez. See note to letter from Fr. Thornton received on December 17th above

5 Seeletter fromBrother Smith received on May 16th above

6 Ordinary clothes, not the St. Omers uniform

7The son might be Fr. James Blair (1693-1759) who was in 1714 a novice at Watten As will be seen it is likely that the boy had been on a free place at St. Omers Fr. Blair was in Englandfor a time, serving at Crondon Park. See Foley, VII, 63 and catalogues Sir Adam Blair (a Jacobite ) and his son (anelderone presumably) were living atAngersin 1701-1702 See Marwood's Diary in C.R.S. , VII, 103-4 , 118 , 130-1 .

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To Fr. Coxon. About Lord Dormer's debt, because it may bee years before the eldest brother gives up his right Of avoyding Simons(Lob).10 Sent the accounts ofSouthwell andofthe 2 Eyres (Barkers) Wantboth wares12and bills. Notable now, without loss , to draw from Paris.

To Lady Carteret In answer To satisfye her about her son , George's, vocation.¹

°

15

To Mr. Bedingfield, att Beddingfield2 Hall, near Aye, Suffolk, by his son, Antony, with the accounts of his debt of£7-6sh

From Fr. Coxon No date Hanmer gone home. Two warrants against Fr. Cross ;³ one against Tho[mas] Southcott, the B[enedictine]. Hears no more ofDeale. Willsend £100 as soon as thereturn is raisd

From Fr. Fetherston. His nephew desires to stay till the end of August. He is well content he should, butt the Provincial , his uncle, 3 weeks hence will bee with us and conclude all.5

From Fr. Kennet 31 May/11 June About the leaving in Mr. Budd's hands to act for Mrs. Griffin The severe bills against Dissenters not to keepe any school, butt for writing, without the licence ofthe Bishop of the Dioces they are in.?

16[th].

To Fr. Kennet. To putt Mrs. Griffin's busness in Budd's hands Accountof Deale att Calais Invitation to the congregation

⁹ Charles, fifth Lord Dormer His eldest son, by his first wife, Catherine Fettyplace, was also Charles (1690-1761) who succeeded his father as sixth Baron in 1728. He had entered the Society in 1709 and for most of his life as a priest was stationed in Lancashire and Cheshire . (SeeFoley, VII, 205-6) According to Foley (VII, 207), Fr. William Dormer (1696-1758) was brother to Charles, while Frs John (1716-43), Francis (1717-70) and Robert (172692) were their half-brothers, being the sons of the fifth Lord Dormer and his second wife, Elizabeth Biddulph See Foley, VII, 206-7

10 Not identified; subsequent mentionsof him suggest that he may have been a boy at St. Omers or a novice

11 A boy whohad left

12 Packs orboys

1 Fr. Sabran was answering Lady Carteret'sletter of the 11th above

2 Redlingfield Hall, Eye.

3 Fr. Coxon sent news of the persecution ; Fr. Hanmer had been released on bail Fr. Cross was probably Fr. James Cross vere Blake (1649-1728) who had been Provincial from 1701 to 1704 and was in 1714 in London

4 Fr. Thomas Southcote (1670-1748), O.S.B. of whom a short account is in Gillow, V, 515 and Birt, 98

5 See Fr. Fetherston'searlierlettersabout his nephew.

6 Mr. Budd is mentionedseveral times below; he would appear to have been a lawyer. Although Fr. Sabran always wrote Budd or Bud, could it be a mistakeforRudd? See Leys, Catholics in England, 197. ThenameofThomas Budd occurs several times in a Province account book (1730-38) in the Archives of the EnglishProvince, S.J.

7 The Schism Act, 1714 .

8 The Provincial Congregation which was to meet that year according to

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To Captain Lucy. In answer. Acknowledging the return of J. Bagot and the recept of money for his cloaths.

17[th]

To Mrs. Griffin. An account of what Fr. Kennet writt abouther concern, and what order I have given in itthat the settlementbee puttin Mr. Budd's hands. Of the delay of my journey.¹

19[th].

Nothing ofmoment and no letters onthe 18th .

To Mr. Pigault About the horsegiven to Beddingfield² that wasto have been sent backon the Saturday 16, and ofwhichno newswas heard yett.

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20th

CamehitherCharls (son ofCaptain Windham) Chappel, in the morning; in the afternoon, Charls Lewis Maccarti de Mackdonneau, cald here Lewis Germins. His brother brought him, whose adress is a Monsieur de Courcel, curé de feuliere, chez Madame de Macdonneau à Peronne.³

From Fr. Coxon 3/14 June Ownes3 of myne Will send theletter to Carrol in Maryland.4 Leaves Okley to what I and Mr. Culcheth will conclude.5 Knowes not what means an inclosd to Mr. Cross about Mrs. Griffin's bussness, of which he knowes nothing. Two guineasfor Gazin (Robinson)' for the same use; to NedScarisbrick £3-1 shillin. Is the nameofPigot Bernimolin or Berni-Molin ? Will send coppyes of the Answer to DowayHistory. When will Isettout for Paris, for there are bussnesses of myne there, &c? Willouby in

customto choose a deputy or procurator to go to Rome to discuss business ofthe province with Fr. General Fr. Sabran invited Fr. Kennet to stay at St. Omers where he was hoping the Congregationwould be held.

⁹ Seenote to the letter from CaptainLucy received on March 11thabove.

1 To Paris

2 Anthony, presumably , on his way to England

3 Fr. Sabran had difficulty with these names A dozen MacDonalds or Macdonnells are listed in the index of Petrie's The Jacobite Movement . A Daniel Macdonel was Groom of the Bedchamber to James Edward in 1709 A Madam Macdonnell was described as "a creatureof Lord Middleton's, an impertinent intriguer" . See Carola Oman'sMary of Modena, 178, 215.

4 Perhaps Fr. Sabran's answer to Carroll's letter received on February 19th above

5 About the possibility of his going to Rome; see Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Eyre dated April 9thabove

6 Either Fr. James Blake alias Cross, or Fr. James Cross alias or vere Morris (1674-1715) who was also in the London District in 1714. See Foley, VII, 526 and catalogues

7John Robinson (1699-1742) alias or vere Gazan entered the Society in September , 1718; after being a Professor of theology at Liège he was a missionerin the LancashireDistrictfor ten years See Foley, VII, 658. We are not told to what use the two guineas were to beput.

8 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Pigault dated June 3rd above

the Marshal-sea. His duty to his Master . 10 About his treatise of ecclipses¹¹ &c, &c.

From Fr. Kennet 3/14 June, with inclosd. All things goe well; treading12 prettyflush.

From Mrs. Griffin With an inclosd from Lady Lucy 13 She receivd one from her congratul [at]ing my going for Paris She heares Fr. Eyre is here; hopes to hearfrom him about her concerns

From Lady Lucy Herbert. 11 June. (Comd back in Mrs. Griffin's letter ) Hopes, as the last journeyto Paris was to have been , this is in her brother's favour Ofwhat advantageher nephew's² mariage with LadyPetre might bee; what prayers she hath offerd Herhopes I shall this year cometo see her for hers and her familie's advantage Having almost ended her worck of the customs ofthe house and directions for all officers, desires the rules for a Procuratrice I heretofore gaveher when in office Sister Rookwood beggs a speedy answerto her inclosd.³

From Mr. Morley 17 June

Thanks for myne Writes to Fr. Eyre as I advised ; only desires his help to hinder evil Only fears Fr. Eyre bee of a minde that nownone [nine?] should bee promoted to Bishopricks, for the Pope will promote (as lately he hath one to Mead) to maintain his power. If good ones bee not advanced, ennemiesof the Society will, and that, in [f.44 .] change of times , will bee hurtfullto the Jesuits, as the very few even in King James's time were very oppositto us.5

Renovation. 21° .

Mr. Fisly' here with the others No letters for me , nor bussness of moment.

To LadyLucy Herbert In answers (with an inclosd answerto Sister

See Fr. Coxon's letter received on December 24th above and note Was he in prison for debt?

10 The Provincial, then in Flanders

11No evidence has been discovered to showthat Fr. Coxon publishedanything on this subject

12 Doesthis refer to spiritual activities or to the Provincefinances ?

13 Lady Lucy Herbert.

1 Duke ofPowis.

2 This may mean, William , third titular Duke of Powis who was born about 1698 but died unmarried in 1748. Lady Petre's husband, the seventh Baron, had died of smallpox in March, 1713 , when she was only sixteen It was suggested in 1717 that James Edward might marry her (see The Complete Peerage). In fact she married the fifteenth Baron Stourton in 1733 .

3 Several Rookwood girls entered the Poor Clares, but it seems that this one was with the Austin Canonesses at Bruges.

4 It would not seem to be clear to what ecclesiastical affairs Mr. Morley was referring, and the text is not really intelligible Mead might be Meath (Midensis) of which see Luke Fagan was consecrated Bishop in 1713. See Gams, 230

5 He may mean the Vicars Apostolic appointedwhile James II was in England or he may be thinking of those appointedto Irish bishoprics at this time.

• See note datedJanuary25th above

7 He has not been identified

8 Answering Lady Herbert's of thepreviousday.

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Rookwood ). 10 That I had never any insinuation from theDuke , her brother, about the mariage, so could not medille in it Thanks, &c

To Br. Thomas Smith With an inclosd for Mr. George Mostyn.¹ That if the green feathers bee not bought, I may have blew ones; about Wilford's silk stockings and gloves.²

22[nd].

To Fr. Coxon The arrivalofthe 3 newcommers;³ the restin answer to his . The journeyto Paris putt of[f] till October. ToFr. Clarck. About Fr. Provincial's refusal of grauntinganyone a journey this year.

From Fr. Darell 18 June Hathwrittto DesmaretsattMarlyabout our pension butt no answer Mrs. Morgan , that hath had 3 fittsof apoplexy, hath left us by will a guift of 3000 livres in Darell'shands , a contract of 3000 livres and a debt of Lady Carny to her of a 1000 livres; fallen out with the Scots Jesuits who have the contract in their hands . The feathers sett out the 19th, on which he goes with Fr. Justiniani to the Queen to have money fortheprinting his boock.7

23d

To Thomas Clifton of Lytham , Esquire With inclosed from Fr. Gower and yong Clifton Chiefly gratefull thanks for the £20 presentmade us on account of his son's long sickness ; of which 10 to me.8

To Mrs. Blundel, Jubilarian attGravelin, concerningthe late ordination of Reverend Father Provincial of no schollars going journeys

10 Probably Frances , daughter of Ambrose Rookwood of Coldham Hall; see Daumont, 333.

1AtParis, probably See letter from Charles Shireburn received on May27th and note .

2 See Mrs. Stafford's letter received on the 6th above .

3 Mr. Gower's (Fr. Hornyold) three packs, or Charles Wyndham, Charles Lewis Maccarti de Mackdonneauand another?

4 Fr. Sabran's

5 There were three Fathers of this name alive at this dateHenry (1669/701729), then in London, John (1662-1723) missionerto the peopleof Watten, and William (1669-1734) who was in the College of St. Francis Xavier (Herefordshire and South Wales) It would seem that the permissionthe Provincial could not grantno doubt because of the persecutionwas for someone to cross over to Englandor come over to the Continent.

6SA Mr. Carney is mentioned later; he may have been the John Carney, a Jacobite , referredto in Petrie, 291.

7 See note to letter from Fr. Eyre received on April 17th above. The book Iwas The Case Review'dFr Darell's answer to Leslie

8 See note to letter to Squire Cliftonof Lytham dated November 18thabove and letter from Fr. Coxon received on the 8th above and note. It would seem likely that this was Sister Alice Blundell (Sister Lucia Clare) See C.R.S. , XIV, 87; she was the daughter of William Blundell of Crosby and his wife , Anne (Haggerston ) Her jubilee would appear to have been kept early in July of this year, 1714, as she was professed on July 6th, 1655 . She was the aunt of Nicholas Blundell; see The Great Diurnal ... , II, 165n 52

so as to lye abroad, ¹ whence I can not send those I had promistto her jubily.

To ReverendMotherAbbessof Gravelin,² who desired Br Serrell's³ goingthither on account ofMr. Blundel's daughter's sickness;4wee have sick att home.

[f.44v .] FromMrs. Mary Mag[dalene ] Tichbourne, from Shirefield , 20 May. Desires that I send over her son, William,5 att the end of July, tocomfort and help a widdowmother in all her concerns.

24th.

To Fr. Holland , att Bourge. In answerto his; and our news .

To Fr. Darell. In answerto eachpointofhis; thanks forhiskindness &c.

From Prior of Nieuport, " recomending Ferdinand Coopertor, who brought it

To Reverend Fr. Prior ofNieuport Ofthe above Ferdinand's being comd safe; welcum ThatI desire to knowofthe fatheroftheyouth, by his Reverence , whichway he designes to pay the pension, wether in florins c[urrent], florins ex[change], or livers ; which uses [are usually ?](though with him I stand not upon it) to bee payd beforehand

To Reverend MotherAbbess of Gravelin With the inclosd examen ofMrs. Brigitt Clifton; my opinion of her futur well-doing.

25[th]

To Sister Foxe. In answer, that I have procurd a letter from her nephew to the Dutchess of Powis and to his father. How well he doth .

To Mr. Crane Of my journey being putt of[f]. Motives from me and Fr. Eyre to putt of[f] his son's journey . 10 Reasons why the gentleman he proposes can not bee receivedto dwellhere . 11

1Nojourneyswhich would involvestayingawayfor a night.

2 Mother CatherineBagnall

3 The Infirmarian at St. Omers

* Two daughtersofWilliamBlundell of Crosbyand his wife Mary (Eyre) were Poor Clares at Gravelinesat this timeMary(SisterMaryBonaventure ) and Anne (Sister MaryAnna Joseph); both died in 1719. See C.R.S. , XIV, 112 , 121. Alice (Sister Lucia Clare), mentioned above, outlived them, though of the previous generation , dying in 1720. They were the sisters of Nicholas Blundell; see The Great Diurnal ... , II, 165n , 52 .

5 See note to letter to Fr. Rector of Rome (Richard Plowden) dated March 24th above

6 Seenote to letter from him received on December 16th above .

7 See note to letter fromFr. Hunter received on April 20thabove.

8 Perhaps this was in case it was found that the life of the Benedictines at Ghent was notforher. This would seem to be Sister Mary Fox (Sister Mary Nicolas) of the Poor Clares at Gravelines See C.R.S. , XIV, 120 and note to letter from Mr. Henry Fox received on October29th above

10 An exampleof Fr. Sabran'sunwillingnessto allow boys to travel while at school

11 Thereis no other mention of this gentleman .

26[th].

To Mr. Barlow.5 An account of Mr. Bedingfield to whom he had writt. Inclosd to Br. Smith that he might finde him attParis .

From Mr. Coxon. Will endeavour to make the most advantagious agreementhe can with Mr. Darel, content him and securethatfree place to us Will dependofwhatI shall agree in aboutOaklywith Mr. Parker. Will write for the £20 for Nicholson's journey. His or our benefactors can do no more by reasonoftheir loss att Paris.⁹

Touchttothe heart att the want of success in suchpromising hopes of Lob . 10 Hath sent a £100 bill to Antwerp, will soon an other Hath two packs in towne ready Will prefer our interest to his satisfaction in a visit to us IfI bee hindered from going to Paris, he is fully persuadedFr. Simons would succeede . 11

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From Mr. John Fitzwilliam. Thanks for my account of his son, Charls That he will have no estate as long as grandfather, father and mother live, who may outlive him, and then so small that 7 years hence will bee time enough to look to it. If he bee not easy here,will putt him under a harsher masterthat hemay learn toearne his bread &c Sends him and his brothertwo guineas.¹

From Mrs. Elizabeth Audley. In answer. Thanks formyaccepting her nephew, Darell on Audleyplace Should her husband name an other, he shall be payd for. Craves for some devotion to St. Francis Xaverius, what I please.

From Mrs. Catherine Trafford.3 ThatI make her son sensibleofthe far greater difficulties he will meet with ifhe takesto worldlyaffaires than if to religion. Feares he would take a prentiship very hard, whichyett he is to goe through; and afterit, little to sett up with.

27[th]

From Mrs. Griffin. With an inclosd for the Duke of Powis. ThatI write and obtaine Mr. Bud bee soon sent to take possession . That , if possible, she bee not forced to goe over. Thanks to me andto Fr. Eyre.

5Mr. ThomasBarlow? See note on December13thabove .

6The Audley freeplace

7Seeletter from Fr. Coxon received on the 20th above.

8 FrancisLane vere Nicholson was goingto Romewhere he enteredthe English College in October of this year, 1714. He left beforeordination to the priesthood See C.R.S., XL, 154

The reduction in the rate of intereston the rentes?

10 Seeletter to Fr. Coxon datedthe 14th above and note

11 Fr. FrancisPlowdenwho was in Paris on the financial business ofthe English province

1 Seenote datedNovember9thabove

2See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October 29th, 1713; her husbandwas probably in the Fleetprison at this date .

3 The wife of Mr. John Trafford of Croston or Croxton, Lancashire; as willbe seen it was decided the boy should return to England

4 She was still hoping for a settlement of her claim on the Powisfamily, but was unwilling to go over about it herself

From Fr. Darell 25 June The feathers sent with Mr. Mostyn.' Queen hath given him money for the print;10 wouldnot have Mr. Dickinson knowe it Desire I read it 1° , change, correct, adde &c. Is soon promist one pension . 12 LadyJersy,13 great with Desmarets , hath promist all help On Saturday, 23 June, parted for Barcelona the Duke of Barwick, ' a great [blank]

28th

Iwent with Fr. Provincial and Fr. Eyre to Dunkerque

From Fr. Coxon No date Rigby² sett out that day with Thomas Strickland³ att £25, and William Hesketh (Poole) at what rate I must knowe of Fr. Eyre. Strickland is allowed a crowne a month for his pocket. Hath, after 7 years disputes, recoverd £90 infullof due arears on account of late Fr. Mumford.5 Will soon return an other £100. Will endeavour to finde the £20 viaticum to Hilton for Oakly, though nowin stress &c. [f.45v.] The Lords haveaprooved the bill against Scismes[ ?]57 against 51.7

29[th].

From Fr. Darell . 27 June Last night receivd a billet that our pension is graunted and putt sur l'etat; will bee received within 2 days Desires it bee drawne as soon as may bee; 16000 drawne

He was comingto St. Omers and apparentlytook his brother,Thomas,home

10 The printing of his book

11 See Gillow, II, 60. This was William (the brother of Edward, the VicePresident of Douay College, and later Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District) who had been James Edward'stutorandwas TreasurerandAlmoner to Queen Mary Beatrice

12 Oneof the annual pensions outstanding.

13The Catholic widow ofEdward Villiers, first Earl of Jersey

1 The Duke of Berwick was at the siege of Barcelona in 1714. Writing of Queen Anne's death, Trevelyan says "Berwick, the ablest of the Jacobites , was besieging Barcelona a fortnight awayfrom news" (England under Queen Anne, III, 315)

2Anewboy. This could be James Rigby, born in 1704, who entered the English College, Rome in 1724 and later became a Franciscan See C.R.S. , XL, 173-4.

3 Another new boy; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Strickland and the grandson of the late Sir Thomas Strickland and of Lady Winefrid Strickland (Trentham) Sir Thomas had followed James II into exile ; Lady Winefrid had been under-governess to James Edward, Woman of the Bedchamber and Keeper of the Purse to Queen Mary Beatrice They had four sons , Walter, Robert, Roger and Thomas Walter had married Anne Salvin of Croxdale, County Durham Robert and Roger died unmarried and Thomas became Bishopof Namur .

4 William Hesketh(Poole) was the son of Mr. William Poole, and anothernew boy See lettersfrom and to Fr. Eyre received on May 12th andsentonthe 13th above

5 This may very probably be Fr. William Mumford (1628/9-1712). He was educated at St. Omers but it seems unlikely that £90 due on his account were for his schoolfees!

6 Rome

7The Schism Act was passed in June 1714bya majority of five in the House of Lords. See Trevelyan , III, 284

8Presumablyone year of those overdue.

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within these 2 months would do him and Sir Richard Cantillon a favor 3 books ofthe ArchbishopofCambray in high esteeme .

From Mr. Walter Strickland 5 June, London, brought by his son, Thomas. Excuses that he did notforwarn me. Will pay punctualy . Would have comd himself, butt bussnes obliges him to meet with my Ladyat Roane;10 will, if he can, return this way.

30[th].

From Mr. Kennet. 17 June Hath deliverd to Mr. Bud, Mrs. Griffin's security; urged him to bee diligent No oneknowes what's becom of the famous Apothicary . 11 Will bee glad to see his acquaintancies here.¹ All in peace there.

July [1714].

1st.

Came back from Dunkerque to receive here Sir James Abercrombe . To Mrs. Griffin My sense and Fr. Eyre's of her concerns; no necessity ofher goingover.

To l'Abbé de St. Jean With the quittances of the 3 monasteries;² that ifnecessary he procure me niew faculties from Ipers.

2d.

From Fr. Justiniani 29 June His reasons why he can not cometo the congregation.3 Has writt to Fr. Eyre to dissuade Mrs. Ecop from seeing her son Desiresa coppy of the last account senttomy Procurator The 2d Strickland (de la Marine) dying.4

From Dr. Wood. Bar, 26 June Fr. Wood hath answerd att last The King much better by Plumbier waters Prior hath kisd the Queen's hands; assurd her no difficulty would bee hereafter about her Dowery. 'Tis generaly spoke of that the King is to mary an Archdutches; if not true, wishes it were .

⁹ Fénelon; he died in January 1715. On his death-bed he asked the King (Louis XIV) for a successor who would take a firm stand against Jansenism . See Pastor , 247 . 10 Rouen?

11 Deale, no doubt.

1 When he came overfor the Provincial Congregation

2 See the abbé's reply received on the 30th below; he appears to have been stationed at Ypres Perhaps the three monasteries had borrowedmoney.

3 The Provincial Congregation

4 TheAdmiral, Sir Roger? See note to letterfromMr. and Mrs. Crane received on May 30th above

5 Seenote toletter received fromFr. Darell on October24thabove According to D.N.B., Prior remainedon in Paris after the treaty of Utrecht had been signed and did not return to Englanduntil 1715 after some months ofdoubt and tension. He may not have been well informed about Mary Beatrice's jointure whichin fact she never received. See note to letterfromFr.Justiniani received on January21stabove.

The D.N.B. (under James Francis Edward) says "there had been a previous proposal to marry him to a niece of the Emperor Charles" . The Emperor's sister was also considered ; see Bevan, 68. See also Shield and Lang, 144 , 195

3d

To LadyStrickland About her grand child , nowcomd hither,with an inclosd to Mr. Walter Strickland on the same account .

To Fr. Eyre. Inclosing all the letters comd to myhandsfor Rev. Fr. Provincial, or him. Desire to knowe when 'tis resolvedwhatmasters I shall have . 10 Who come to the congregation The rest,domestick news .

4th

This day I treated¹¹ Sir J. Abercromby, 12 Collon[el?] Clayton . 13 I went to Watten to meetthere Abercromby&c

From Mr. Crane Still desires his son come att the beginning of the vacancies , butt with a Jesuit of whosejourney he will bearethe charges ; if possible, that it bee his master.

From Fr. Rector of Rome 12 June What books Mr. Meredith desires for his rentsome of them, att least, by the Mission.¹ If Giles Pulton bee hindred , 2 that a fitt one and equal goein his place. Their provincialcongregation³ to begin 13[th]. The court resolved togoeon andthoroughwiththe Cardinal Noiailles and hiscollegues.4

5th

Nothingextraordinary; I came back from Watten and foundletters. From Fr. Justiniani 1 July. Had forgot in his last to acquaint me with the thankfullness of Mrs. Copley; her child will bee here by 10th of August, though butt 10 years ould, lusty, formd, ripe beyond 13. King going to Commercy

From Br Thomas Smith. No date Mrs. Stafford and Mrs. Crane have given one payment. Mr. Barlo, six days ago, hath taken the habit att the English muncks;7 till further orders he will not give him my letter.8

⁹ Young Thomas

10 Forthe nextyear. 11 Entertained

12 Perhaps Sir James Abercrombie, of Edinburgh and the ColdstreamGuards, who was created a Baronet in 1709. See Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies. A Lady Abercummy or Abercuminy was residing at Dunkirk in 1716; see The Great Diurnal of Nicholas Blundel, II, 181 etc.

13 Fr. Ignatius George Kingsley used the alias Clayton Werethey related? It would appear that Mr. Meredith, in return for some benefaction , perhaps a contribution towards a free place, would ask for books to be sent out to him in Rome Fr. Plowden suggested that the young men coming to the English College might bring some As will be seen later the books weresent

2 He was not hindered; he arrived at the English College in September ofthis year. See C.R.S. , XL, 153.

3 Of the Roman Province .

4 See Pastor, 243 ff

* The mother of Henry. See letter from Fr. Eyre received on May 12thabove and note

6 In Lorraine

7 St. Edmund's? His name is not in the list of professed monks given in Weldon

8 Fr. Sabran's letter dated June 26th above

6th

G. Carteret admitted pro articulo mortis into the Society. "

To my Lady Carteret An account of her son's distemper; the care hathbeenand shall bee had of him. Iwillwritedaylytill hebeeout of danger. 7th.

From Rev. Fr. Provincial . 5 July. Agreesto Mr. Levins[?] teaching Poetry in case Mr. Lane¹ will not bee able to goe on Musson very willing to teache ; 'tis best he teache Great Figures to avoyd difficulties casu quo &c.2 Messengerexcuses himselffor paine in his breast.3 In case [f.46v .] Cartwright can not, he sees butt Hawkers probable, butt doubts if he will bee able. After long deliberation , judges better the congregation bee att Watten, because of the advantagetwice held by St. Omers

To Rev. Fr. Provincial . IlikewellofMusson teaching Great Figures as a tryal; for the rest, leave myself to the Provincial's providence Never thoughtit an advantageto have herethe congregation, butta necessity . Of 5 Profest att Watten, 3 without employ, only one perhapshindred. Here, 8 all absolutely necessary attthattimeofthe year. I should myself, Minister, Procurator, Prefect of Studdies legitime impeded. The other[s] must goe early, return home late; no one being left att home that can supplye any thing.

To Madame Carteret A further account of her son ; if continues to growe better , shall not write more 8th

From Fr. Coxon

Two of 21 June/2 July; 24 June/5 July. On our 2d July sett out Mr. Brinkhurst" with packs The great com-

Thosewho were thought to be dying were occasionally , iftheyexpressed the wish to do so , allowedto take vows of devotion in a religious order George recovered . See notes to letters to Fr. Justiniani dated November 4th and from Lady Carteretreceived on June 11th above.

1 BonaventureLane

2Fr. Samuel Musson; it is suggested that he was better suited to teachingthe smaller boys but he was in fact giventhe class of Grammar. See catalogue .

3 John Messenger (1688-1752) was studying theology at Liège in 1714. He wasthe sonofJohn and Margaret Messenger of FountainsAbbey, Yorkshire; for many years he was missioner at Burghwallis See Foley, VII, 502 and catalogues.

4 Carteret. Philip came to teach Syntax See catalogues.

5 Fr. John or James Hawker (1687-1764); later worked in Lincolnshire See Foley, VII, 345 where he is called John. But the catalogue for 1714 gives James Hawker, a priest, completinghis study of theology

6 Fr. Sabranrespectfully urged that the Provincial Congregationshould meet at St. Omers rather than at Watten since it would be easier for those who were to attend from Watten to make the journey to St. Omers than vice versa . The three "without employ" would probably be elderly or retired priests. He pointed out that the Minister at St. Omers (Fr. Norris), the Procurator (Fr. Percy Plowden), the Prefect of Studies (Fr. Walkeden) and Fr. Sabran himselfwould not be able to go to Watten because of their daily occupationsat St. Omers ; there would be none to take theirplaces during their absence

7 Fr. George Brinkhurst (vere Meara). See note on the 10th below.

mendation ofMr. Cross14(Maurice). Whatif a free place,whenone is vacant, were given him to bestowe ? Shaw's debt desperateifI procure not that the Provincial see justice don.¹ That I write to Mr. Swinburn² that he moove Sir William Gerard to pay whatis owing for Th[omas?] G[erard?].3 Hath £20 for Nicholson's going to Hilton. Will knowe Sir HenryTichbourne's pleasureaboutthe coming of Tichbourne and will write it to the mother.5 Gratefull thanks formyoffer tohimnotto abandonthosehe hath sent,though hecould not goe on now to pay Will not use it buttcallthem back in that case . The share of Mr. Fitzwilliam for his yongher son , " what is it? (£10). He shall loos, if all that belongsto any ofours , bee not comprehended in the Paris graunt

From SisterAgnes Bedingfield Thanks forwhatI have don for her nephew; her fears and hopes concerning him. An account ofthe miraculous conservation. Fr. Provincial hath graunted to Lady Lucythat I come to Brugis . 10

From LadyDormer . 11 20 June or 1 July. Her grandmother Goring having been so near related to me, hopes, that not seen by me ofso many years, yet she hopes I will favour her son, William's , admission . 12 Desires a higher shoe bee madefor him.

[f.47 .] From Fr. Charls Poole, 13 att Sutton, near Guilford in Surry.

14 Fr. James Cross alias or vere Morris or Maurice (1674-1715), a missioner in the London District For some favour to St. Omers College, Fr. Coxon suggested that he be invited to nominate a boy to a free place when there should be one vacant

1As will be seen below it would appear that some money was owing to St. Omers Collegeon Fr. Shaw's account , perhaps because of a staywhennota memberof the community

2 Fr. Swinburn was working in the Lancashire District at this time . See catalogues

3 This debt has been mentioned before; see letter to Fr. Coxon dated April 14th and letter fromFr. Coxon received on April 30th. See also letter to the ProvincialdatedApril 9th

4 See Fr. Coxon'sletter received on June 26th above.

5 See letter fromMrs. MaryMagdalene Tichborne, askingfor her son William to be sent home, received on June 23rd above

6Fr. Coxon had made himself responsible for paying the fees of some boys- Oakley and Virtu are mentionedlater Both in fact stayed on as long as Fr. Sabran was Rector

7Theeldersonwas Charles ; theyounger'sChristian name is not given.

8 The hoped-for maintaining of the capital value and of the higher rate of interest (after the general reduction) on the funds of the English Jesuits invested in Paris Anthony

10 The Provincial had said that Fr. Sabran might go to Bruges to pay a visitto Lady Lucy Herbert's convent

11 Elizabeth (Biddulph) the second wife of the fifth Lord Dormer . See noteto the letter from Sir William Goring received on December28th above.

12 He entered the novitiate in the September of this year. Born in 1696 he died in 1758 after many years on the Englishmission See Foley, VII, 207 where it is said wrongly that he was a son of the fifth Lord Dormer's firstmarriage

13 Fr. Charles de la Pooleor Pole (1669-1740) a native ofFrenchFlanders He was at Sutton Place, the ancient seat of the Westonfamily (and later in the eighteenth century of the Salvins of Croxdale) until his death See Foley, I, 297; VII, 609 and catalogues.

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He presses that a nephew of his may bee receivd here on the same termesfor whichhe was admitted.

To Rev. Fr. Provincial To send inclosd receivd from England.¹ That what I writt was to shew the motives why I had proposd it² to bee kepthere The 10th, the Prefect ofSodality attthechoice of officers³ ... &c; otherwyse, very indifferent Carteret outofdanger att present.

To the Rector ofRome With the inclosd testimonials ofthe officials ofAras and Boulogne, and myowneabout the dispense in mariage.4 A large account about the Mission ; if all succeede he will have 9. I only secure him of three, butt very good ones. The rest, news.

To Fr. Rector of Liege. With inclosd for the Provincialandfor Rome. Nothinginit singular.

From Fr. Darell Two, 4 and 5 July. Bythe formermistake ofFr. F. Plowden, who gave in the Ordonnance for 1712 insted of 1711 , though in the Memoire nowthat of 1711 was asked, Mr. Desmarets hath putt sur l'estat (which is now receivd) for 1713; he will do all hecanto obtaine now that of 1711.6 Desireshe may this hotweather make use ofa coachein sollicitingour bussness Knowes not what to dowith so much money he hath ofours." About the Chancellor's dismission &c. Lett Mr. du Puys knowe he may drawe 600 livres Pere le Tellier tould him our contracts must sleep 2 or 3 months , and our busness kept secret.

From Fr. Innes, Rector D[ouay]. 6 July With an inclosd from Fr. Matt[hew] Pritchard to him; hath no Briefyett. 10 Tunstal¹¹ often att Bruxells . 12 They can discover nothinginthosematters. Rumours aboutour King's going to Vienna or to Spain. Couldhehave one oftheAnswers to the HistoryofDowayCollege? The newBishop¹³

1 The Provincial was still on the Continent.

2 The Provincial Congregation

3The Prefectof the Sodality (Fr. John Constable ) would also be engaged at the time of the Congregation because of the election of the officers for the Sodality of Our Lady.

4 See note to letter to Fr. PlowdendatedDecember 20thabove

5 The studentsfor the English College whom Fr. Sabran hopedto be sending that yearperhaps nine but only three for certain. According to C.R.S. , XL, 153-4 , five arrived in Rome from St. Omers College between the date of this letter and the end of the yearGiles Palmer vere Pulton, Joseph Martinash, FrancisLane vere Nicholson, John Sutton vere Cook andRichard Downesvere Haskett

The St. Omers College annualpensionagain ; that for 1712 (instead of 1711) had apparently been paid, and 1713. That for 1711 was outstanding

7Owing to the exchange at the time moneywas not being drawn from Paris.

8 The Chancellor, Louis Phélipeaux , Comte de Pontchartrain, resigned in 1714 after holding the office since 1699; he was succeeded by Daniel-Francois Voysin who died in 1717. See Michaud, Biographie Universelle .

9 The rentes and rate of interestthereon.

10 Of his appointment as Vicar Apostolic of the WesternDistrict.

11 Is this Fr. Brian Tunstall of Douay who has been mentionedbeforeand will be mentionedagain later? In July, 1715 he went to England, to the Northern District See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 16n and other references in index.

12 This may suggest interviewswith the Internuntio

13 Prichard

ownesour fathers and me particularlythe authors ofhispromotion There could not have been a better choice.

The inclosd from Bishop Pritchard Desires it bee sent me . Hath butt by hearsay of his futur marriage. No Breef, only a letter by Ingleton from his Master. To differre the ceremony till the Parliament bee up That he live in peace with his neighbours, protectthe innocent that are calumniated &c His love of [f.47v.] peace, butt will minde his futur spouse's interest, bee gratefullto his friends, chieflyours, and support his Holynesse'srights

9th.

To Fr. Coxon and Mr. Cross . In answer to three . I promis next vacantfree placeto Fr. Cross (Maurice) as to himself in an inclosd;10 will do my endeavourthat it bee soonvacant His concernsin Paris in no danger, butt myne [are].11 I have graunted Mrs. Mingothat so she payby our 7 Septemberwhatwill bee owing for her yonghest son12att £20 per annum, fortwo years she shall not pay, butt all the other yearsheis here and 2 years after heis gon. The rest, inanswer .

ToFr.MatthewPritchard . On account of his sentmefrom Doway. I shall use all endeavours to know the letts¹ and informe himas also to remouve them .

To Fr. Innes at Doway. In answer. Invite him to the G[reat] Action.2 Promise two coppies of the Answer to Doway College history

To Sister Agnes Bedingfield. In answer. I shall not bee able to use theleaveobtaind to goeto Brugis beforeSeptember.³ Afullaccount ofher nephew, of his being sent forfrom Douay.4

To Fr. Darell. In answer to two. About recovering the pension of

5 Appointment to the vicariate

6 This was probably Dr. John Ingleton (1658-1739) confessor to James Edward and formerly his sub-preceptor From 1717 till 1739 he was Superior of St. Gregory's College , Paris See C.R.S., XIX, 95; XXVIII, 35 and note. For his advice to James before he departed for Scotland in 1715 see Shield and Lang, 235-6

7 James Edward , presumably.

8 The consecration

Later in the century more than halfthe priests in the WesternDistrictwere Jesuits

10 Fr. Sabran accepted Fr. Coxon'ssuggestion made in theletter received on the 8th above

11 Fr. Coxon was also in charge of the financesof the College of St. Ignatius; its investments in Paris, says Fr. Sabran , were not in danger but those ofSt. Omers College were

12 Jonathan See letter to Fr. Coxon dated November 4th above and letter received from him on November7th

1 This may mean the delay about his brief.

2The annualexhibition or Academywhich took place at the end ofthe school year early in August beforethe beginningof the "vacancies" SeeChadwick , 125-140.

3 See letter from Sister Bedingfeldreceived on the 8th above Fr. Sabran saw no hopeof his being ableto make the visit to Bruges for some time

4 There is some evidence later (see letter fromMr. Thomas Barlow received on July 26th) that Anthony returned to Douay for a while

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1711. Hath he a priest fitt for confessor at Gandt? That [in] compliance, thoughwith loss , I have drawne bills on himfor 17,000 livers About our College not being comprehended in the Memorial. The informations I desire about Bishop Matthew Pritchard's busness, to bee had att the Nuntio &c.8

To Fr. Eyre. With the inclosd from Bishop Pritchard and from Douay. Suggest his going to Brussells About the congregation;I am willing the 5 of Watten pay nothing, or even have half that will beepayd.⁹

[f.48 .] To Mr. Pigault. About the enquiry of the 2 post masters and my answerto them . 10

To LadyDormer. In answer; the careI shall take ofher son, Billy's, concerns

To Mr. Crane. His son shall goe as he desires with one ofours by the coachefrom Calais that parts 18[th] August ; he will do wellto meet him att St. Denys

To LadyCarteret The news of her son's recovery from alldanger.

I went with the mastersto Bolesell Came Fr. G. Brinkhurstwith John Brinkhurst(Smith) and John Curson (Child).²

From Sir James Abercrombie.3 8 July, with the Poems ofPrior and Gay. Thanks, his and Colonel Clayton ; Mr. Shoton's thanks Begs I acceptthe Poems from &c.

11th.

No letters nor anything considerable; onlythat Fr. Thomas Smith4

5 Fr. Greenwas ill; see letter received from Fr. Beeston on March 7thabove .

6 Seeletter from Fr. Darell received on the 8th above and note about the loss sustained by withdrawing money from Paris at thatdate.

" This may refer to a petition presented to the Frenchgovernmentin favour of the English Jesuit Province'sinvestmentin the rentes Fr. Sabranfeared that the memorial might state the case of the missionaries in England and Wales only.

8 The delay over his brief? Fr. Darell might approach the Nuntio in Paris , Cornelio Bentivoglio (created Cardinal in 1720. See Pastor, 354)

⁹ Fr. Sabran was still hopeful that he could persuade theProvincial tohold the Provincial Congregationat St. Omers College ; he was willing to have the Fathers from Watten as his guests or even give them half of what St. Omers received for the board and lodging ofthe CongregationFathers.

10 This is mysterious From Pigault's reply received on the 13th it seems to refer to lettersgoing to England

1 Bolesellmust have been fairly near Saint-Omer. As announced by Fr. Coxon in the letter received on the 8th above , Fr. Brinkhurst arrived with two "packs" John Brinkhurst was probably a relative. John Curzon was of the family of that name at Waterperry near Oxford He was a son of Francis Curzon, son and heir of Sir John Curzon whose first wife and the grandmother of this boy was Penelope Child See Estcourt and Payne, 215, 216. Fr. Brinkhurst was stationedin the Residence of St. Mary, which included Oxfordshire, in 1714

3See notes on July 1st and4th above

* He came overfrom Liège where he was now the Minister at the Jesuit house of theology and philosophy.

came in the evening and brought with him little Henry Levinge.¹

12[th].

From Lady Strickland and Mrs. Strickland To recomend to my care little Strickland.2 Need no answerfor I had writt before. From Fr. Holland.³ Angers, 5 June In answer to myne. Thanks. The ill accident hapned to Mr. Sherborn. His pupil, Arundel[1], very docil, easy, &c , butt feares he will bee no friend to the Society for pretended hardships sufferd here.

13[th]

From Fr. Coxon 28 June. Hath returnd £100 for 1097 fl 10 st.;6 that is 10 per cent, wanting 5 shillins Mrs. Mingo will supposehe shall continue to pay £10 per annum for her son, whichhe can not continue any more. Mr. Fitzwill[iams]much in arears ; he supposes the letterwrittto me by him is about forbearance, which wouldmake payment after harder. Knows not what Mr. Richardson writes to me (nothing). Hears no more of Vandermeul's bussness If Mr. Richson [Richardson ?] would gett his Ladyto foundea freeplace, it would well cancel his arears. Ecop10 brings the Alarm¹¹ and 12 coppiesofthe Modest Answer. News ofpersecutions. Lobb'sletter ofsorrow for his misfortune in leaving; hopes of returning ;12 askes 45 shil. to go to Somersetshire . [f.48v ]From Fr. Alexius Tockets 13 Feares his lettersnevercameto my hands . All is to begghe a free place for the son of a most holy widdowe . His letter written 24 June.

1 Later on he is described as "too little" . He may have been related to Mr. Richard Levingethen a master, not yet ordained, at St. Omers.

2 Thomas, surely

3 Fr. Holland was still with his pupil, ThomasArundell

4 Charles Shireburn, presumably There isnoclue as tothenatureoftheaccident

5 Thomas Arundell claimedto have some grievance Ofhis later lifeit may be noted here that he married and died, leaving no children, in 1752. Thomas Arundell was a trustee for the English Jesuits for a small property in Hampshire in 1725; one of the witnesses to his Declaration of Trust was R. Holland. See volume of papers-"College of St. Thomas of Canterbury" in the Archives of the EnglishProvince, S.J., f 23

6 There appear to have been 20 stivers to theflorin

7 IfFr. Coxon had been helping to pay the fees of one of Mrs. Mingo's sons , he must be added to Oakley and Virtu mentioned above It was probably Jonathan , the youngest son

8 Seeletter from Fr. Coxon received on April 1st above .

9 Probably Frances Fleetwood of Dutton , Cheshire where Fr. Richardson was stationedfor many years See Foley, V, 321 .

10 This could be the boy, Charles Ecop (who may have been over to England) or perhaps and more likely, Thomas Metcalf, the bookseller, who seems to have brought things over from England. Later in the Letter Book Metcalf is identified with Hecop See note to letter received from Dr. Wood on May 30thabove

11 A clock, apparently

12 Seeletter to Fr. Coxon dated June 14th above .

13 Fr. Alexius Tockets(1665-1731) served the missions in the Residence of St. John (the Durham District) for many years. See Foley, VII, 781 and catalogues.

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From Pigault. 10 July Les comis des postes ne scauvroient trouver mauvais la conduite que nous tenons. J'envoye toutes nos lettres par amis a mon correspondent a Douvre J'ay bien envie de vous aller voir mais Je ne peu quitter Si le President10 va a Watte J'ay promis de l'accompagner. J'espere que vous ou votreProcureur y viendra avec Bigerer

From Mrs. Perkins . 11 Chiefly that I write to the Rector of Gandt that he lend her money for a journeyto Brussells.

From John Baptist L'Allart. In English. His ague's return hath still hindred his coming Others have mastersand friends to favour their designe. Coms to me as the common father. Answerd obligingly that he come to present himself within 6 and 22 August; that the Provincial will bee here

To Br. Thomas Smith. The premiums not comd;² a greatdisapointment. That he send them att the receit of this, and with them Du Puys' repeating clock.

To Fr. Rector of Gandt. Chiefly that if the congregation bee att Watten, he bee here with Fr. Roper att the latest 7 August.3 That he advance Mrs. Perkins money for her going to Bruxells and back.4

To Fr. Eyre. Withthe inclosd of L'Allard to me The news from England Mostyn'sgoing over³ &c

To Fr. Rector of Liege. Chiefly that if the provincialcongregation bee keptattWatten, he and his bee here by the 7 Augustattfurthest.

14[th].

Came littleLevinge, quitealone.

15[th].

To LadyMostyn To bee carryed by her son going tomorrow. An account of him, Thomas, and of George; both favourable What moovd me to send him; advice about his returne.

⁹This appears to refer to Fr. Sabran's letter dated the9thabove .

10 Some official at Calais or Dunkirk; perhaps he was the personmentionedin Fr. Sabran's letter to Mlle Molien dated October6th below Perhaps he was Bigerer ; see Pigault'sletter received on October 19th below . This was probably the lady in need offinancial helpwho has been mentioned before; Fr. Sabran immediatelywrote to the Rector of Ghent, Fr. Beeston , on her behalf

1 Or Lallard. He was still anxious to try his vocation in the Society

2 The prizes for that year which Fr. Sabran had ordered fromParisas was his custom .

3 Fr. Beeston and Fr. Roper could accompanythe Fathersfrom St. Omers_to Watten for the Provincial Congregation; Fr. Sabran wrote similarly to Fr. Powell at Liège, in the next letter but one . In accordance withher petition in the letter received fromher on thatday.

5 See note to letter from Charles Shireburn received on May 30th above , and letter to Lady Mostyn dated the 15th below. ActuallyFr. Thomas Smith had brought him fromLiège, at least; see note on the 11th above Perhaps he had come as far as Liègealone.

16[th].

From Pere du Fronchot. Breast Mr. Olivier est d'une famille considerable de robe a Paris, dans laquelle, depuis long temps une charge d'environ 500000 livres [two words illegible] du Ministre de la Marinedont il est Commissaire et premier Medecin. Son adresse -a Mr. Olivier, Commissaire et premier Medecin de la Marine a Brest

From Mr. Olivier. 9 Juillet. Auroientvint plus tostmais lafregatte pour leur voyage a manque Une flotte est attendue a Morlaix (douzelieu) et on ne la manquera pas On poura leur joindrelefils d'un [f.49 .] capitaine² de vaisseau du Roy de meme age elevéavec elle [eux?]. Que faut il qu'on leur donne en partant pour leur equippage? (money for Procurateur)3 [Pour?] Pere Fronchot son parent Peut on avoir a Dunkerque des planches du Nord du 11 or 12 perches ? Que valent elles et qu'en couteroitle freta Brest?

To Fr. Coxon. In answer ThatIshall gett Fr. Provincial's ordersto Kennet here about the pensions of Fr. Gerard and Fr. Smith and the arears of Fr. Shaw. That new commers besydes Dictionaries , bring knives and forkes Wee want yett att Antwerpthe returns of £680 to pay of[f]debt Whatdaysthe last 5 newcomers'came. What I have don in favour ofMrs. Mingo

To Fr. John Swinborn That he procure of Sir William Gerard the arearsdue for Thomas Wright"

To Fr. Alexius Tocquet

All free places now lately given; none will bee vacant these 4 years So have no way to help the youth he proposes, butt if only a little were wantingto £20 yearlyprocurd, verbi gratia 18 , he mightbee receivd.8

To Fr. Charls la Poole

All I can do for his nephew is thatifhe knowes musick and hath a serviceable voice, I will receive him for 100 florins per annum .

To Mrs. Levinge. Of her son's safe arrival; all care shall bee taken of him. It will bee well if she can send him 10 shillins a year for extraordinaries . 10

To Mr. Olivier. In answer No other equipage necessary butt what will bring them safe to my hands ; only he will do well that

1 See lettersfrom and to Fr. du Fronchot received and sent on May 16thand 17th above, where two sons of M. Olivier are mentioned

2 From latercorrespondence it would seem that thecaptain'sname was Marolle and that his son was Charles

3 Pocket money&c

4 Fr. Sabranwas anxiousto obtain from the Provincial moneyfor the support of these Fathers , who, while staying at St. Omers, were not, perhaps for reasons of health, contributing to the work of the College community.

5 Probablyincluding Levinge, Brinkhurst and Curzon; Fr. Coxonwould require to know the date of their arrival so that he could calculate whenthe fees were due

6 Seehis letter to Fr. Coxon dated the 9th above.

7 Fr. Sabran wrote as requested by Fr. Coxon on the 8th above . Fr. Sabran was answering Fr. Tocket's letter received on the 13thabove.

9 The answer to Fr. de la Poole's letter received on the 8th above.

10 Smallextraordinary expenses, pocketmoney, etc.

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they bring 3 or 4 louis d'ors to bee putt in the Procurator's hands pour des douceurs particulieres qu'ils pouront souhaiter.

17[th].

AdmodumReverendi Patri Generali Cur minus frequens scribam . Statum exhibeoCollegii Seminarii ettemporalium.7

To Fr. Rector at Liege. To forward the inclosd. That he bring me 1 ounce of saffron.8

18[th]

From Fr. Vauquier, Provincial . Cambray, 15 July. That I obtaine two masters of our Provincial ; if he could have Roels2 and le Lieure³ he would place them to teache att St. Omers &c. The rest, civilities

To Fr. Eyre. Inclosing that of the Wallon Provincial, requiring what answerto give.

From Fr. Darel 15 July. Colleges are comprehended in the Requete because the summe belonging to us given in to Desmarets is of [£?]25,000 which is more than all the Province hath; but ifit were not comprehended[?] nothingcan bee proposd till Desmarets hath graunted the request, not to spoile all, for that Fr. le Tellier refuses tospeak, till then,forthe Rector ofIrishattPoitiers comd up.4

[f.49v.]

19°

To Lady Lucy Herbert. With an inclosd to Sister Rookwood in answer to hers. That I can not bee with them till about middleof September.5

To Fr. Vauquier, Provincial That I have writt his desires to our Provincial ; doubt not of his concurrence as far as he is able. That Br. Roels hath excused himselffrom teaching hereand his excuse is admitted

It was part of a Rector's duty to write regularly to the General about his house . Apparently Fr. Sabran had not been as regular as he should; hegave the Generalan accountof everythingincluding temporal affairs. This requirementwas mentionedmore than once .

1 Mentioned beforein a note on November5th above; see note thereon. Ifhe could have these two members of the English Provincefor a time he would put them to teach at the Walloon College in Saint-Omer near their English brethren

2 Fr. CharlesRoels vere Rousse was a native of Watten; he spent most of his life as a professorat Liège of which he was twice Rector. Born in 1690 , he died in 1764. In 1714 he was notyet a priest and was studyingphilosophy at Liège He does not appear to have been lent to Fr. Vauquier, butcontinued with his studies . See Foley, VII, 673 and catalogues

3 It has not been possible to identify him; he was presumablya nativeofthose parts

4 Fr. Darell thought that St. Omers College was includedin the Memorial (see Fr. Sabran'sletter to him dated the 9th above), but if it was not, nothing could be done for the time being ; Fr. Le Tellier would not speak about it until Desmarets had grantedthe request which had alreadybeen made. The petition of the College of the Irish Jesuits at Poitierswould also have towait.

5 See letter from Sister Agnes Bedingfeldreceived on the 8th above and Fr. Sabran's reply on the9th.

6 Been accepted as valid by the Provincial

To Mrs. Clifton, att Gandt With an inclosd from her father att London . Good advice10 &c

From Rev. Fr. Provincial 15 July Hopes to send Philip Carteret for master. Doth not think any of ours would bee legitime impediti²ifthe Congregation att Watten ; last of Great Action might bee on 8th &c Notwithstanding , since I desire it bee att St. Omers, agrees to it si res sit adhuc integra, that is in case Fr. Rector of Watten had not madepreparations for it; butt then he must depend on me to make due preparations for it. Desires I give him notice whatis concluded. Hopesto sett out for Gandt,23°

To Fr. Rector of Watten . Citing Rev. Fr. Provincial's words; desiring an answer.

From Fr. Eyre. Will do all he can to make me have good masters; Musson for Great Figures,³ Philip Carteret Grammar, Levinge Poetry. Did think the Congregation would bee with us till on way for Gandt Found att Gandt the first catal[ogue ?] of 1705.6 The conditions on which Poole coms; now 15 per annum, butt 12 for every year he shall have been here when Roley Poole coms to his estate . To stop Fr. Thomas Smith here, if comd, for the Congregation.

20th.

From Rev. Fr. Provincial 16 July He findes res non est integra; the Rector of Watten having writt to him on the 10th, that the intimation being given him, he had already begun to make preparations, in which, doubtless, he hath proceeded since . "So I must now of necessity stick to my former determination of havingthe congregation attWatten "

21 [st].

From Fr.Coxon . 5/16July Thanks for the next vacant place given to Mr. Cross Mr. Fitzwilliams hath payd £40 for Charles Travag[non].8 That Richard Mulineux' write to his mother to account

10 Seeletter to Mr. Clifton dated June 2nd above

1 He came to be a masterin 1715 and remaineduntil 1718. Seecatalogues

2 Havea valid excuse for being absent from the Congregationbecause ofother engagements.

3 Fr. Samuel Musson; was given the class of Grammar. See catalogue

* He was given Syntax See catalogue .

5 He, who was alreadyat St. Omers, was given Rhetoric See catalogue. The first catalogue was a catalogue of the members of a house; perhaps it had been lost and Fr. Eyre was relieved to have found it.

7 See above letter from Fr. Eyre received on May 12th, Fr. Sabran's reply dated the 13th and Fr. Coxon's letter received on June 28th This was the son of Mr. William Poole; the boy used the alias Hesketh .

8 Charles Fitzwilliams See note on November9th above

9 This was presumably Richard Molyneux (senior) (1696-1766), who entered the Society in September 1715, was a missionerat Gateshead, Superior in Maryland and Rector of the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury. His brother, Henry, was no doubt Fr. Henry Molyneux (1693-1771) who was already a novice and who worked as a priest at East Grinstead , Bury St. Edmund's and in the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury See Foley, VII, 513-4 and catalogues

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with Mr. Edward Webb³ for what he may trustto (as she did forhis brother, Henry) and to Mr. Webb to desire himto callon his mother for an account of what is in her hands.

22[nd].

To Fr. Coxon. In answer . My want of English paks. When the last came . [f.50 .] To the 4 Rectors of Dunkerque, Bailleul, Berghe and Cassell. A civil invitation to our Great Action

To Lord Bishop Macmahon.5 Alsoto invitehim to give the promist visit to Fr. Eyre and me att thattime.

To Mr. Pigault Withan inclosd of Philip Rogers to recover and send his portmantle , and an invitation to give his promistvisit soas to bee att one ofthe daysof our Great Action here.

To Fr. du Fronchot An answer about planks to bee had from Dunkerque.

23d

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From Lady Strickland With an inclosd of Mrs. Strickland to her son Recomendations The good caracter ofthe youth; herjoythat he is with me.

From SisterMary Martinash , in her father's name . Thanks. What is spent for her brother's journey above what hath been sent. will be suddenly repayd Her greef I came not to Paris In the inclosd to her brother, that her father hath payd 100 livers for his pension and 100 for his journey(though Fr. Justinian had returnd butt 50)

24th.

From Br. Thomas Smith. 22 July. The box of premium books sett out on the 21[st] I must see to have it from Calais. Fr. Darel will not come to the Congregation for feare of getting thegoute. From Fr. Justiniani 19 July. The Queen's journey10 begins 1° August;willreturnattthe end ofSeptemberorbeginning ofOctober. He goes with her Will provide one that shall look to our busness;

3 Itwould appear that this might be EdwardWebbe of Gray's Inn (mentioned in Foley, V, 961 and in Payne, in the index).

4 All these were neighbouringJesuit Colleges of the Flandro-BelgicProvince.

5 See above note to letter from Lord Bishop Mahoni received on March 21st and letterfrom the Bishopof Clogherreceived on August2ndbelow. According to Gams , Bryan MacMahon was Bishop of Clogherfrom 1708 till 1738 when he was translatedto Armagh (see Gams, 211)

6This seems to be a boy or young man , who, it was thought, might be going to Rome. As will be seen below he appears to have been maintainedat St. Omers to some extent on charity. It may be Fr. Philip Rogers(1691-1761) who entered the Societyin 1717. See Foley, VII, 666 and catalogues .

7 Answering M. Olivier's enquiry in his letter received on the 16thabove

8 As has been seen Mr. Martinash wished his son to go to St. Germainsfor the "vacancies" . Sister Martinash was, it would seem, at the English Austin Canonesses at Paris ; see Cédoz, 462. The route from Paris to St. Omers for goods seems to have been byriver and sea to Calais and then on by canal.

10 It wasto be to Commercyto see her son but, as will be seen below, it was postponed till 1715.

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beleeves Br. Smith the fittest. Mrs. Ecop will come in Augustto see her son; troubled her son goes not (as she says I writt) this year to Watten. Can not pay longher. He will effect (that the College may not loose) that she leave 1200 livers, she hath ina safe hand , att her death to her son.

25[th].

To Fr. Justiniani Good wishes. Thanks for past services That Martinashwrites he gave him not 50 livres onlyfor his son'sjourney butt 100 livres forpension and 100 livres forjourney.¹ I neverwritt to Mrs. Ecop her son should goe next September . I am willing she pay nothing next year, butt as before wee havefavourdher . So as to the 1200 livers she willleave to her son, it must bee exprestthat1° firstly out ofit all her son's debts bee payd to St. Omers [f.50v.] From Mr. Diconson.² 3 lines of a letter with 2 coppies of mortuarybills ofDr. Paston;3 one of them for Watten

To Mr. Diconson In answer Ofcondoleance. Of hopes that loss will bee repaired with advantageby as worthya successor as himself 26th

To Lady Strickland, and an other to Mrs. Strickland, joynd to one from her son His caracter, hopefull talents, &c. The particular care of him I promis.

From Mr. Thomas Barlow.4 23 July, from the monks att Paris. All there, even the clergy, praise his charitable action and highly blame Dr. Paston'sconduct with himand his owne nephew. Bedingfield hath shewed him several letters from his parents pressing his return, the last almost upon obedience , ordering him to borrow money from his unkle, Dr Paston He refused to lend, saying that his parents were bad paymasters, &c. So he at last, moovd by compassionandcharity, &c. Desires, whenI knowe moreofhim ,&c

From Mr. Harper Calls for his son to see howhe designes to live

Willrepay all att Dunkerque orAntwerp.

From Fr.Rector ofRome. Still difficulties about indulgences; ofthe 5 att Liege, onlythat ofSt. Thomas of Canterbury renewd. " Keeps the free placeopen Thanks for myendeavoursfor a good Mission. An inclosd for his brother, Franc[is].8

⁹ Charles Ecop went to the novitiate at Watten in September 1715. See catalogue.

1 See Sister Martinash's letter received on the 23rd above.

2 Edward Dicconson (1670-1752) Vice-President of Douay Collegefrom 1713 till 1720, and Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1740 till his death See Gillow, II, 56-9

3 Dr. Edward Paston, the President of Douay, died on July 21st

4 Fr. Sabran had written to him about Anthony Bedingfeldon June 26thabove.

5 To Englandor to St. Omers ?

6 From a later letter it is clear that Mr. Patrick Harper was at Rotterdam and hadtwo sons at St. Omers CollegeJohn and another

7 Fr. Plowden was still tryingto obtain the renewal of a grant of Indulgences on certain feasts

8 Fr. Francis , was, as has been seen , in France on the financial business ofthe Englishprovince

27[th].

From Fr. Rector of Liege. Two23 and 24 July. Thefirst, that Fr. Provincial left Liege that morning. Will take care I have the ounceof saffron.5 What they have of St. Omers is in English sono towne copist [can copy it?]; will see it written by some of ours and brought by some onethat comsto the Congregation Circumstances of his house force him to stay and not come to see his friend;" hopes Providence will, in some time, give him an other occasion 2nd, if he had not declard he saw no hinderance in Philip Carteret, hehad been excusd from teaching Roels hath gott of[f], he knowes not how.8

28[th].

From Fr. Coxon. 12/23 July. Willendeavourto gett ofFr.Richardson his due arears, or by him a fundation of a free place. Lob's miseries ;10 those he hath felt and feares, hath curd him of his scrupules The £40 due by Fr. Provincial [f.51 .] areon a clear title, ofmoneysSt. Omershad payd towards £30 to maintain a missioner; it being pretended Blandique, London , Province were equaly obliged to it. He found the papers and it apeared Blandique was not obliged till Mr. Bruer dyed, and had payd £80; so London repayd her £40 in Church stuff; Province owes £40 Hath receivd from Swinborne, who comsover soone, 10 guineas for our Sodality.² That Thomas Gerard have 2 guines for vacancies . That Lloyds have not ownd to their grandfather the 2 guines he sent them.³

Sir W. [H?] Tichburn agrees Will Tichburn come over butt att as little chargesas possible. Hath a pack intowne.

FromMr.James Cross . Great thanks formypromiss ofafreeplace;

5 Fr. Powell had not forgotten Fr. Sabran's request in his letter dated 17th above.

6 This would appearto be historical matter of some kind

7 Is this a way of saying that he would not be able to attend the Provincial Congregation ?

8 Some studentswould seem to have been anxious to proceed to ordination as quickly as possible but the teaching at St. Omers, the only Collegeof the English Jesuits, was a valuablepart of their training

See Fr. Coxon's first suggestion of this in his letter received on the 13th above

10 He has been mentioned before ; see e.g. note on letter to Fr. Coxon dated June 14th .

1 This refers to some financial arrangement by which St. Omers College, the College of St. Ignatius and the Provincewere obliged to contribute towards maintaining a missioner . Bruer may be the Brewer mentionedby Fr. Coxon in his letter received on October 29th above St. Omers Collegehad paid beforeit was necessary and so the College of St. Ignatius had repaid £40 in altar furnishingsetc.; the Provincestill owed £40

2 Fr. John Swinburn alias or vere Savage, who has been mentionedbefore , was on the mission in Lancashireat this date He had given the money for the DomesticChapelor "Sodality" at St. Omers

3Isthis the Mr. Lloyd mentionedby Fr.Coxon in his letter received on January 28th above ?

* As has been seen, his mother wanted him to come home but Sir Henry had had to be consulted .

will name one (not of his relations, ne acquiescatcarni et sanguini) whos promising goodness and witt may deserve even a higher favor.1

29th

To Br Thomas Smith, inclosing one to Sister Martinashand the accounts of Joseph Martinash as a beginning of his doing our bussness in Fr. Justiniani's absence.2 That he sett to our debt the necessary expences hemakes. Thathegett Martinashe's cassockand gowne and keepe them to send by Fr. Collins.³

From Fr. Coxon 15/26 July ChieflyMrs.Mingo'sdesireto knowe wether Joseph, 4 her son, fitt to goefor Rome now, and wetheritbee not a sudden thought he may repent of Southwell's father hath payd all pension arears, butt not the 4-9-7 for extraordinaries and letters; would know particulars and, in case reasonable , will pay them . He sent his letters byDunkerque to his sister, so ... George Williamson deserves a helper in studdies bee given him; sollicited to goe elswhere, stood fixt to S[t]. O[mers].7 Sends me coppies of usefull letters for the recovery of Vandermeul's debt.

From Mrs. Elizabeth Mingo. On the same subject of her son , Joseph ; leaves all to my determination.8

From Mr. Meredith 30 June The best way is that I devide the books for him into small parcellsparticularly Bellarmin's short catechismes . Ifsentunbound, more portable. Woulddo more for littleMeredithdid not the Towne Housefaile so much.10 Hopes this persecution is the lastflame ofheresy. From Colonel Clayton Obliging answer. Will come if next post forces him not for England. [f.51 v.] From Mr. Pendrell

Would have had the remaining £40 for little Smith, had he writt to his friends since he is here. Mr. Astly'sgratitude He hath securityforthe £40 bytheendoftheyear 12

1 Fr. Cross thanked Fr. Sabran for the offer made in his letter dated the 9th above . He would choose one who might have a vocation to the priesthood.

2 See the letter received from Fr. Justiniani on the 24th above .

3 Fr. Collins, one ofthe masters at St. Omers, who was to accompany the boys going to Paris for the "vacancies" , would bring back the St. Omers uniform that Joseph Martinash would wear for thejourney.

4 This is probably Mrs. Mingo's eldest son; he does not appearto have gone to the English College, Rome. He is mentionedlater as being in Paris.

5 The accounts had been sent to Fr. Coxon on June 14th This seems to mean that there should be no charge for postage of lettersto Englandas the boy had sent his to his sister who had forwarded them .

7A new boy? He arrived on the 30th. Perhaps he is Fr. George Williamson (1695-1741) who entered the novitiate at Watten in September 1718 and was later Prefect and Procurator at St. Omers College He needed special tuition, possibly because of his age.

8 See Fr. Coxon'sletter received on the 29th above .

9 Aboutthe books see letter from Fr. Richard Plowden , Rector of the English College , Rome, received on July 4th above and note For little Meredith see letter from the same received on December 3rd above .

10 A reference to the failure of the Hôtel de Ville to payintereston therentes?

11 In England.

12 It was Fr.Pendrill alias Birch, who secured theadmissionof SmithandAstley

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From Mr.Pigault 28 and 29 July. Ilfaut envoyer la clefdelamalle. He hath payd 28 sols for him, owing wherehe lodged . 12 Imust direct all from England or from hence 'aux Vieux Amys, pres des Capucines, viz a vizla Douane" ; good people, [shope ?] byhim, will take care of horses &c Coaches goe on Thursday and Sundays 30th.

Yesterday came to us Rev. Fr. Provincial¹; the same day George Williamson.

To Fr. Coxon In answer . The coppies of letters about Vandermeulen's busness will do much, butt nothing efficaciously till I have the declaration of Mr. Green.2 The lb of tea.3 Want at least 5packs, whichI hope Mr. Lane or otherswill bring.5

From L'Abbe de Gouy de St. Jean au Mont 28 Juillet, Bailleul He now there , generally att a priori of his abby; letters best sent as usualy to Ipers. Hath received the 3 quittances so that busness is don Hath spoken to G[rand] Vicaire &c. Myfaculties not recald. Would know some news of the King and Queene.

31° .

To Rev. Fr. Rector ofW[atten]. To be sent tomorrow morning; an invitation ofhim and all others to the Great Action

August [1714] 1st.

From Doctor Wood. Barleduke, no date; with an inclosd for the Duke of Powis The Proclamation10 hath damnd the hopes there. His book[?] againe . 11

From John Baptiste, Guardien des Capucins a Boulogne sur mer .

to St. Omers For the financial detail see letter from Fr. Coxon received on May 6th above

12This would appear to refer to Philip Rogers and his "portmantle" . Seeletter to Pigault datedthe22ndabove

1 This is likely to have been for his official visitation of St. Omers College.

2 Vandermeulen'sdebt and Mr. Green were somehow connected ; see letter from Fr. Coxon received on April 1st and letter to him dated April 4th

See too note to letter from Fr. Darell received on January 10th above. Mr. Greencannot be satisfactorily identifiedforcertain.

3 A luxury then

4 Boys, nottea.

5 Thismight beBonaventureLane, a scholastic atSt. Omers whomayhave been over to England , or Fr. William Lane

6 See Fr. Sabran's letter to the Abbé datedJuly 1st and note

7 Presumably the Vicar-General who grantedFr. Sabran's faculties

8 James Edward and Mary Beatrice Fr. Thomas Eberson; the Great Action was on the 6th but may havelasted morethan one day.

10 Of George I. Queen Anne died on August 1st (old style)

11 This may refer to the copy ofFr. Darell's book The Case Review'd in answer to Leslie which he was hoping to receive See letter from Dr. Wood received on March 30thabove

Une personne de qualité voudroit mettre son fils chez nous; agé de 15 a 16, qui a fait la Rhetorique a Boulogne, pour y achevir Philosophie et Theologie Quelle pension? Combien de temps? Quelle maniere de gouvernement¹²&c?

[f.52 .]

2nd

From Bishop of Glocher [Clogher ?]. 1 Cassel, 1 August. Will bee here to see our Tragedy on the 6 instant;2 goe hence next day for Ireland . The sad condition there now of Religion under a severe persecution.

From Mrs. Julia Pulton 8/19 July. Upon my letterand her son's.³ Willing he should go for Rome, though most desirous he had followed his unkle.4 She can not pay a viaticum, butt, as soone as the estate is sould (and they have a purchaser in view) all arears that shall bee owing to this houseshall faithfully bee payd for both.5

From Fr.Rector of Liege. 30 July. That day Fr. Slaughter and Fr. Saltmarsh sett out for our parts. Connel hath writt for me what memoiresthey have of St. Omersand Fr. Slaughter brings them.8

3d.

From Peredu Fronchot 27 Juillet. The 3 youths' parted that day for Morlaix &c; will best sett on Calais or Dunkerque As soon as news come oftheir arrival, 6 months shall bee payd for each to our Procuratoratt Paris 10 If they proove well, no doubt butt thata good part of the yong nobility of the Marinewill bee senthither.

From Mr. Hebden Newcastle, 16/27 July. " Particular carehathbeen taken of Mr. Lamory's affaires; by the time this letter come to hand, he will receive his cargo Nothingfrom Pigault since 7th of May As for their coale

5 chalders of the best (one served a year in Fr. Parker's chamber) willonlybee £3 besydes carriagedowne the river and custom which runns high. The frett various, butt our best way is to agree with a vessel of Dunkerque goingthitheraboutthe

12 There is no further reference to this enquiry. Young men did sometimes studyphilosophy at St. Omers, but not, it would seem , theology.

1 See Fr.Sabran'sletter to BishopMacmahon dated July 21stand note.

2 Part of the Great Action

3Shewaswriting of Giles (see reference to him in letter fromthe Rector ofthe EnglishCollege received on February 13th above).

4 Probably a Poulton uncle and perhaps a Jesuit For members ofthe family in the Societysee Foley, VII, 618-25 According to the Poulton pedigree in Foley, I, 155, he had two Jesuit uncles, Andrew and Thomas, but Andrew was dead by this time

5 Her lasttwo sons, or Giles' viaticum for thejourney to Romeandthearrears offees

6 Fr. Slaughterand Fr. Edward Saltmarsh (1658-1737), at this datea professor at Liège and later a missioner in Englandand Wales (see Foley, VII, 682 and catalogues), were probably going to Watten for the Provincial Congregation .

7Michael Connell, studyingtheologyat Liège, who has been mentionedbefore.

8 Fr. Powellhad mentionedthese beforein his letter received on July 27th.

9 The two Oliviers and Charles Marolle

10 Fr. William Darell

11 This letter answers Fr. Sabran's of June 3rd above ; see note thereon

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frettin bringingit Will take all carewee havethe bestcoale . Hopes Iwill continue my good offices with my acquaintances

4th.

From Pigault Was forced to advance to Martinash²9 livres; did hedowellwithoutorders? HopesI havereceivdthevalise , box&c. From Fr. Darell. 26 June Next day setts out Mr. du Puys' pendulum,3 treacle for Fr. Stephany and his boock.4 Desires I change, add, take away att libitum Would have 600 coppies, knowe what it will cost. Do what I pleas with it Hath putt Mr. Rogers' £15 to our credit, id est264 livers.5

[f.52v .] To Fr. Coxon With the inclosd for the Duke of Powis. An account of Thomas Wright's brother being comd. I want 5 English packs"

To Fr. Darell. In answer Howwhat he hath omitted in his boock mighthave been answerd. About what he gives forthe£15.8

5th

From Fr. Coxon. Two, 22 July/2 August. The conditions made with Mr.Darell1°oneonthefreeplaceaccording totheconditions with Mrs. Audley. 2° the 2 others att £25, the rest att£20 3° hislady signethe bond and he a witness to it Butt he hath given no answer to Coxon Should att leastbe desiredto send to Coxon the bond he hath subscribd. Mr. Lane10 stood much upon the 2 Wells paying only £20; he answerd it was impossible But perhaps the yongher afterwards only 20 provided (for that favour) Lane secures a bond forthe2 now and for the rest when they come . "1 Howgratefulour

2Joseph, on his way to visit his father at St. Germains or Paris Thevalisewas presumably Rogers" "portmantle" (see letter to Pigault dated July 22nd above); the box contained the prizes sent from Paris via Calais (see letter from Br Smith received on July 24th above)

3 His repeatingclock? See letter to Br Smith datedJuly 13th above.

4 Darell's answer to Leslie sent to be printed.

5 Seenote to letter to Pigault datedJuly 22nd above

6 Carill; see note to Fr. Sabran's letter to the Provincial dated April 9th above . Hewent tothe English College , Rome, in 1717 and was ordainedpriestthere in 1720. See C.R.S. , XL, 160-1.

'As a general rule Fr. Sabran tookboysfromthe Continent only to makeup the numbers

8Itis probablethat he considered 264 livresfor £15 inadequate See lastletter but one.

Oneof the Darell boys was to be on the Audley free place ; thenext twowere to payfull fees and therewas to be a reduction for thefourthand fifth. These may be thefive sons ofJohn Darell of Calehill; the three youngerboys, John, James and Thomas became Jesuits See pedigree in Foley, III, 477. For Philip, the eldest son, see Records of the Scots Colleges, I, 71

10 Fr.William Lane was in the CollegeofSt. Thomas of Canterbury, probably at Padwellnear Southampton(see Foley, V, 814)

11 Therewere probably four brothers of the Wells family of Brambridgenear Winchester Two of them were probably Fr. Charles (1702-57), later Rector of St. Omers and of Ghent, and Fr. Gilbert (1714-77), who worked in the Residence of St. Mary and at Winchester. See Foley, VII, 827. The father may have been Henry or Thomas; see Estcourt and Payne, 234 .

AUGUST 1714

Mr. Cross . 15 That little Cross16 (or Whyte) write to his mother. 6th.

From Fr. Justiniani The Queen's journey stopt till next spring;17 the King verychagreenatt it. Now Mrs. Ecop must stay and omit her journey . 18 Mrs. Mead desires her sister19 att Jardin N[blank] D[blank]20 have 30 livres out of the 50 she is to have. Captain Barrett21 paying us 300 livres OneDalley is att the Ursulins; would knowe how she doth and improoves He takes care of her and will furnishwhatnecessaries she wants . 22 H. Copley shal come as soone as an opportunity found . 23 My Procurator writes that Beaulieu owes 412 livres, whereas Fr. Richard Plowden, Rector, gave him a full discharge, provided he payd 175 livres, whichby Fr. Justiniani's accounts, he hath payd . 24

7th

From Philip Dismal 6 August If his son is wors, desires Isendan express ; if better, that he writetwo lines to him as a proofthereof . 25 De Mr. Duriez 5 August Afaires survenues ont empeche qu'il nevint icy a la Tragedie; Ilviendra pourtantme voir et sesfils.¹ [f.53 .] From Fr. Coxon 23 July, old style. No hopesofanything for G. Kingsley; if he were capableto goeto Rome, hewouldpress hard for a viaticum Willouby hath nothingto trust to; if he goes not to Hilton, he will lett us knowe that we may send him home.³ Mr. Hays (St. George) left £50 for a statue of St. Joseph.4 Mr.

15 For the grant of a free place for a nominee of his . See letter to Fr. Coxon and Fr. Cross dated July 9th above

16As has been seen and will be seen again, not a good letter writer, it would appear

17 See letter from Fr. Justiniani received on July 24th above.

18It would seem from this that Mrs. Ecop was in some position ofattendance upon the Queen

19 Seeletterfrom Fr. Justiniani received on November29th above.

20 It is not clear what this means.

21Was hereallyMeadeand a brother-in-law of Mrs. Meade? See C.R.S. ,XL, 156

22 Mrs. or Miss Mary Dalley or Dally or Dayly was often mentioned by Fr. Justiniani She was at an Ursuline Convent, presumablyin Flanders , and was to go to England A Miss Dally was at the convent of the English Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre at Liège about 1714-15 See C.R.S. , XVII, 204-5

23As has been seen he was apparentlycoming on afree place.

24 Fr. Richard Plowden had been Fr. Sabran's predecessor as Rector of St. Omers from 1709 till 1712. Beaulieu may be a French rendering of some English name An old man, Dr. Beaulieu, was Mary Beatrice's physicianin 1711. C. Oman, Mary of Modena, 218

25The son, Jean François , had arrived (see note on April 4th above); as will be seen he recovered from his illness

1See letter from him received on January2nd above ; he was unableto come for the Great Action, or part ofit

2This was probably Ignatius George Kingsley; see letter from Mrs. Kingsley received on November7th above andnote thereon .

3 There is no evidence that he did go to Rome

*This gift to St. Omers College is described later as a legacy, but it may have been a settlement made beforetaking final vows There was a Fr. Joseph St.

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Gardiner lives with the Ladywith whom the £50 were left in trust.5 IfI writt only, inclosing to Mr. Gardiner, a good account may bee had ofit. From Mr[s]. M. Rouge London An obliging letter; will pass by here in her return Hopes the bussness she is comd over forwill succeede .

From Fr. Henry Hayes. 21 June/1 July A letter in commendation ofthe English chirurgeon Wouldpay his pensionhereto learn from Br James, then goe to Paris to learn on, butt knows no French." Left some books of Divinity in the Minister's chamber; if I send them to Fr. Hunter att Nieuport, he will send them him. Mr. Hebden will bee glad of an answerto his last . 10

From Mr. John Morphey." A letter of recomendation to the new Bishop. Againe a project of a Latin oration for St. Charles Borromeo, 4 November Dated 29 July . 12

8th.

To Mr. Morphey The letter I will send him when ever he letts me knowthe bishop is neartakingpossession, and 'tis time to write. The other bussness, I have no timefor.

9th

From Mr. Crane . 5 August Thanks for my graunting that his son sett out 18[th] instant from Calais for Paris &c; will take care a voiture bee ready for him and the Jesuit att St. Denys or att Paris. Would knowe wether the person goes with him willstay allthetime att St. Germains that he may provide accordingly for him , or wether hewill have busness att Paris, &c. That Wakings¹ bee neverfrom

George vere Roge (1685-1763) who was at this date in charge of the chapel attached to the College at Liège and spent most of his life there It is not clear that Fr. Henry Hayes ever used the alias St. George or was stationed in the Residence of St. George See Foley, VII, 664, 349 and catalogues

5 Fr. John Gardiner (1650-1727) was at Queenborough , Leicestershire , at the house of a Mrs. Smith See Foley, V, 594, VII, 287 and catalogues ; Estcourt and Payne, 97, 159

6 There was a possibility of her grandsoncoming to St. Omers as willbe seen below. Although at London at this date, it would appear that she lived at Paris or St. Germains A Mary Rouge is mentioned in Payne, Records, 41 and Estcourt and Payne, 180 , but she is described as a spinster

"The English chirurgeon, who was hoping to learn from Brother Serrel the infirmarian at St. Omers, was named King as willbeseen later.

8 At St. Omers College, presumably . The Priory of the Carthusians at Nieuport

10 The coal merchant at Newcastle who has been mentioned several times above.

11 Therewas a Fr. John Morphy or Murphy (1657- ? ), who, after working in Lancashire , had to leave Englandin 1688. Foley, VII, 534 says "We donot trace him further" .

12 The new Bishopwas, as will be seen later, the new Bishop of Bruges, Henry Joseph van Susterem Fr. Sabran was eventually to send John Murphy a sermon on St. Charles Borro eo .

1 A mistakeforWatkins

him on the way His respects to Father Eyre. This dayIwentwith our 7 and others to Watten² ; no letter or busness of moment for3 dayselse .

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12[th].

From Fr. Coxon 26 July/6 August. Knowes nothing of him that Mr. Clarck brings.3 He spoke something of £7 butt beleeves Imay bringhim up to £20 Will acquaint Mrs. Mingo with my sentiment about her son, Joseph. Will do all I desire in myne That Billy Dormerhave 3 guineas. He hath £15 for Mrs. Lane.5 That I send Wat Compton bythe next occasion in light cloaths, such as he came in; his father a hard man to dealewith.

13°

From Sister Rookwood Bru[ges]. 27 July Wether I have not receivd a letter from her by the way of Paris, and one before dated the 11 July. Her peines for having no answer and feare these 2 conscience letters fell into other hands. [From] Lady Abbess of Gandt.8 27 July. Mrs. Clifton took the 1st habit 27[th] July; next day a fever as if she came not to livebutt todyewith them Perhaps journey, partingwith mother. Somethere in paine about her having been offerd to several places first; she beleeves 'tis a groundless report. Most welcom &c. [From Sister] Catherine Holland.10 Herjubilyon 7 September. She as yong. Hopes I shall bee there by that time Her protestant relations have sent her above£10 forit.

14° .

[From] Sister Agnes Bedingfield. 28 July. Her thanks for allIhave don for her nephew . 11 God's Providence clearly favours his return to us by taking away the only obstacle on the 20[th] by the death ofDr. Paston . She hath writt the news ofit that it may hindertheir forcing him on interest (as they seem resolved) to go to Douay. Rev. Mother12 presses that I answer Rookwood ;¹ Sister Ignatius

2 This would seem to mean that Fr. Sabran and seven members of his Community and other Fathers fromelsewhere set out for the Provincial Congregation at Watten

3 This was probably Fr. William Clarke, Rector ofthe College ofSt. Francis Xavier (the South Wales District) who was bringing "little Vaughan" .

* See note to letter from Sir William Gage received on December28th above. William Dormer was to enterthe novitiate at Watten that year.

5 Seeletter fromFr.WilliamLane received on March 30thabove .

"Probablytheson ofSir WilliamCompton; see note to letter from Sir John (?) Compton received on December 3rd above .

7Fr. Sabranhad written to Sister Rookwood on July 19th.

8 Lady Knatchbull, O.S.B.

⁹See note to letter to Mr. Clifton dated June 2nd above

10 Seeletter received fromher on February25th above and note thereon

11 Anthony Bedingfeld An explanation of his situation is to be found belowin a letter fromWilliamThompsonalias Temple received on February2nd, 1715 .

12 Lady Lucy Herbert

1 Sister Rookwood; see letter above received on the 13th

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Stanly, if Nicholas10 not gone with her nephew [that I] takethe letters he hath for her and send them .

Nothing particular [f.54 ]

15° . 16°

From Mr. Duriez Rue St. Maurice, Lisle, 15 August. " Would know if his sons m'ont contente au actions &c Le chagrin qu'il auroit eu s'il avait este icy et vu le contraire Le fils aine d'un conseiller pensionaire et l'autre du procureur fiscal de la gouvernance. Si j'agree qu'il me les amene ; a dit aux parens qu'on donne icy des soins extraordinaires a former et rendre capable la jeunesse qu'au moyen de 150 florins ; le reste ne coute rien aux parens et qu'il y a lieu d'esperer une dimunition, les guerres cessant et la diminution des vivres[?] &c.1

To Mr. Coxon. In answer. Pressingthat arrears bee cald in before troubles araise in England.² Promis, by the next, the accounts of Compton, Eccleston, Tichburne.³ &c

To LadyKnatchbul.4 In answer; recomendationsofSisterBlundell.5

ToSisterAgnes Bedingfield In answer. An account ofher nephew's having asked the noviship; Iwish he stayd all Rhetorick How I have written to her [his?] father, that she may back it. To Sister Rookwood and Sister Holland [blank]

To Mr. Bedingfield of Redlingfield With the two inclosd from his son to father and mother. That he designedto bee of the Society before his first coming hither. My thoughts of his staying here all Rhetorick

To Mrs. Mary Rougé, att London, in answer to hers . " To Dame Justina Carills[blank]

⁹ Seenote to letter from Mrs. Dorothy Stanley received on May6th above . 10 Stanley ?

11 Seenote to letter fromM. Duriez received on January2nd above.

1 Fr. Sabran agreed to take these two boys; one of them was Carpenter or Carpentier

2 In consequence of Queen Anne's death; she was in fact dead by this datebut this does not appear to have been yet known at St. Omers.

3 These boys were about to leave, or had alreadyleft for England; they have all been mentionedbefore. The Tichborne was William

* Fr. Sabran recommended Sister Blundell to the prayers of the Lady Abbess of Ghent

5 It would seem probablethat Sister Blundell was one of two sisters who were Poor Clares at Gravelines either Sister Mary Blundell who died in May, 1719, or Sister Anne Blundell who died in October, 1719. They were the daughters ofWilliamBlundell of CrosbyHall, Lancashire , by Mary, daughter of Rowland Eyre of Hassop Hall, Derbyshire See C.R.S., XIV, 112 , 121 .

6 Anthony Bedingfeld entered the novitiate in December , 1714; Fr. Sabran had hoped he would stayat St. Omers till the following summerto finish his year in Rhetoric.

7 Received on the 7th above

8O.S.B. atDunkirk See Weldon, Appendix, 45.

To Mrs. Juliana Pulton . What wee have don for Giles; advanced now £20 for cloaths, viaticum &c I hope, by a seale [sale?] will soon pay due arears.¹

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To Mrs. Wright, of Kelvedon, acquainting her with her son's recovery.²

ToMrs. Rougé, by Watkins, concerning her sendingher grandchild with him.

To Mr. Coxon Againe with an account of debts I desire he seekto recover

To Mr. Crane. About his son's setting out;3 I shall expect him by 10 September , &c

To Mr. Dismall .. An account of his son's recovery.4

To Mr. Duries. I acceptthe 2 boys; the pension will diminishatt September, 340 florins current ; so till the sixth[?], 300.6

From Fr. Coxon Nothing of busness The news only of Queen Anne's death, &c It is dated 2 August, on Sunday, whereasSunday was 12th only here , 1stthere . " [f.54v .] To Brother Thomas Smith About King, the English chirugien of Newcastle, what he is and hath What I desire bee don for him.8 19th.

To Fr. Coxon. With the accounts of Fettiplace, Tichburn and Eccleston, in answerto his last.

To SirWilliam Compton . 10 Inclosd in the former; an account ofhis son I send him by his orders; ofthe carewee havehad ofhimthough with less successfor his want of capacity for studdies.

To Fr.du Fronchot About the aage oftheyohongher Olivierand of Charles] Marolle; complaining he should send them after what I had writt; pressing he moove their fathers to send them for 2 or 3 years to Clermont, then, ifthey please, to us . 11

To Mr. Olivier and to Mr. Marolle Upon the same subject.

To Mr. John Casely (vere John Bishop), logician att Doway,

1 In answer to herletter received on the 2nd above

2 See note to letter from Mrs. Wright dated April 30th above There is no mention in the Letter Book of her son beingill

3 On his way to St. Germainsfor the "vacancies"

4 An answer to M. Dismall's letter received on the 7th above; Fr. Sabran may well have written beforebut kept no record of the letter.

5 AnsweringMr. Duriez' letter received on the 16thabove This may mean that there would be a reduction after six years

7 Queen Anne died on Sunday, August 1st, old style

8 Fr. Sabran was dealing with the request of Fr. Henry Hayes made in his letter received on the 7th above

9 See letter from Fr. Coxon received on December 24th above

10 Thefather ofWat? Seenoteto letter from Sir John(?) Compton received on December 3rd above

11 Fr. Sabran had written to Fr. du Fronchot on May 17th above that "they mustnot bee underten years ould" He suggested that these two boys should go firstto the Jesuit College of Clermont in Paris.

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converted by our Fr. John Smith, who had writt to me of his desire to bee oneofus. 10

To Fr. Ennes [Innes], Rector of ye Scotch College, " (inclosing the abovesayd) remembring12 his promist visit. 20th.

From Fr. Justiniani

The no date. Colonel Baggott desires his son bee not sent to anymuster without his immediat orders.¹ Hopesto receivesoon 3months, then onlytwo willbee in arear.2 Mr.Meagher will send his son with yong Copley.3 That Mrs. Meade, att the Jardin , have 30 livers. Howdoth att the Ursulins Miss MaryDally, also if she wants for cloaths &c?

21 [st]

From Fr. Darell. 9th, and came22[nd]. The £15 from England for Anselm produces 264 livres; hathreceivd 600 livers, a halfyear, for 2 Oliviers and Marolle, and 36 for spending money. In the preface will tell the reasonwhy he says nothingto the Assembly ofF[rench] C[lergy] in [16]82, and produce the acts ofthe last meeting. " Desires I add and change in his boock; if I think fitt, will putt 2 sheets about Real Presence , solve objections

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22° .

From Mr. Thimbelby No date Desires his £50 bee not sent over toMr.Cole. IfFr. Wood could bringthat gould backin [specie ?]?

10 There is no evidence that he was ever admitted into the novitiate of the English Jesuits He was ordained at Douay and went to England in 1718 . See C.R.S., XXVIII, 63 , 71. See a letter belowreceived fromFr. John Smith on January27th, 1715. At this time Fr. John Smith was in London.

11 Fr. James Innes was Rector of the Scots Jesuit College in Douay from 1714 till 1718. See Records ofScots Colleges at Douai&c , I, 97 12 Remindinghim of.

1 John Bagott had been to a muster or review only a month or two before , as has been seen above .

2The salaries of those at the Court at St. Germainswere often in arrears ; if they were , the fees of those boys coming from St. Germains were also in arrears

3 It will be later seen that the son of Mr. or Captain Thaddeus Meagher eventuallycame to St. Omers.

4 Mrs. Meadeat the Jardin and Mrs. or Miss Mary Dally were mentionedby Fr. Justiniani in his letter received on the 6th above

5 Anselm seems to have been an alias for Philip Rogers; see letters received from Fr. Darell and to him on the 4th above.

6To his book .

7 It was the Assemblyof 1682, of course, which issued the Gallican Articles; the last meeting was presumably the extraordinary Assembly of October , 1713. See Pastor , 227 ff

8 This could be John Thimbleby or Thimelby who was teachingGrammar at Douay College in 1701 and 1702 after his studies at the English College , Romefrom 1690-1699 See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 19, 20; XL, 114 . Fr. Andrew Giffard, the brother of the Vicar Apostolic, and Agentfor Douay College in England, used the alias Cole He dieda few weeks after the dateof this letter Mr. Thimbleby appears to be asking what interest Fr. Sabran

If my Procurator could keepe that 500 florins and give a bill on Antwerpfor the same? IfI create rents, what money do I give? From Mr. George Robinson Thanks for favors Found att St. Germains no onewould help him Att Paris, mett with wealthy, worthy man desirousto sett up a glass work; so, withcoalefire , hath sett upwith success. In his bargain histwo sons arecomprehended;10 7[th] instant, the gentlemansenta billof £30 to bringhis sons over.¹ Thanks me, next to God, 1st for bringinghim to the HolyCatholic Church so many years ago &c; [2nd] for lately having helpt him with money to go to Paris. Direct letters for him to bee left with Br Thomas Smith Begs a letter from me Will, when his sonsare over, give me a full knowledge of his ingagement.

23d

FromColonel Bagot In an unanswerd letter² madesomeexceptions against our accounts; had given payments, hath since to Fr. Justiniani , that wee omitted Desires I impower Fr. Justiniani to conclude accounts with him and he will speedily see to pay all An articlethere is inthe accountsofIgnatius of9 livres ofwhich Ignatius (now before Barcelona)³ sayd he remembred nothing. Askes the prayers of the Sodality.4 Expects a licenceto goe for England; ifit comes, will pass this way &c.

24th.

From Fr. Coxon Mr. Clarcks never asked him (nor can he do it) any contribution for little Vaughan He named Mr. Griffin, who may do it, expecting to succeede to the best part ofthat Vaughan's estate who sent him. Hath sent myne to Mr. Shaw . ' That yong

would pay if he was lent the money. "Mr. Cole lately deceased" was described as the "Grand Vicar to Bishop Giffard" by Ingleton, writing to Mayes in December , 1714. W. A. Ep Var , V, 79 .

10 It is possible that Mr. George Robinson was hoping to send his sons to St. Omers but there is no evidence that he did so

1 From England

2 Perhaps his letter received on March 13th above

3With the Duke of Berwick'sarmy besieging Barcelona .

4 Seenote to letter received fromMr. Stephen Tempest on April 17th above

5 Fr. William Clarke; see note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on the 12th above

7 This may be John, eldest son of John Vaughanof Courtfield, who was born in 1707. See Burke (1847) under VaughanofCourtfield The same reference states , but perhaps inaccurately , that Joseph Griffin had married Teresa Vaughan , daughterofRichardVaughanand his first wife, Bridget (Wigmore); Richard Vaughan was the grandfather of little (John) Vaughan mentioned here Teresa Griffin's only brother John Vaughandiedin 1721 without issue , but she had a half-brother by Mr. Richard Vaughan's second marriage; the half-brother was also John and was the father of "little Vaughan" , who, it appears, was sent to St. Omers by his father's half-brother who had no family of his own. Perhaps about Mr. Shaw's debt which has been mentionedabove.

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Hesketh, 10 going to Rome, have £3, whose mother hath payd him them. Sir John Webb will have the elder Kingsley upon his free place; if nothing there can bee done for the yongher, he will lett me knowe . 11

From Mr. William Poole 2 August, old style Must keepe his son¹ from milck and cheese, though he love them. Had never till a year agofitt bydrinking such things, eatingfruit Lastspring,using the Doctor'sprescriptions, they never [f.55v .] returnd. Desires ,for ayear attspring andfall, he usesthe Doctor'sprescriptions whichhe sends me

From Mr. Tempest. With an inclosd for his son , who by2 privat letters had desired to bee sent to Lamspring.³ Leaves it to me to send him as far as Liege with his brother, and send him on, or keepe him here if I can not make him studdy Mr. Ebersonwritt about £20 yearly ; its true, butt when he dyes, as his will shall shew . Mr. Milleton [Midleton?] att death left us £5 to be prayed for. He will send us £30 he had promist this house, when his nephew , Hardesty, had done all studdies."

To Fr. Fronchot Finding the 2 yong ones strong for their age and lively, I have taken such meanes to have them duely servd, that I hoped I should give a good account ofthem.8

25th.

From Fr. Ennis [Innes], Rector att Douay Hath given my letter into John Casely's (Barlo's) [Bishop's]? hands. Could not come when invited , butt hopes to see us in these vacancies ofSeptember.

10Thismight beRichard Downsvere Haskettwho arrivedat theEnglishCollege, Rome in October 1714. He was educated in London but spentsome time at Douay and St. Omers He was ordained in 1719 and left for England It is curious that Fr. Coxon calls him "yong" as he was twenty years of age in 1714. See C.R.S., XL, 154-5 .

11As has been seen Mrs. Kingsley was havingdifficulty in paying the fees Sir John Webb, the third Baronet, of Canford and Odstock , would put Owen upon hisfreeplace; theyoungerwas Ignatius George . SeeKirk, 245; Estcourt and Payne, 44. There is a Webb pedigree in Skeet which shows that the third Baronet had two sonsJohn (theelderborn about 1700) and Thomas. Later in the Letter Book "another Webb" is reported as being on his way to St. Omers; this was perhaps Thomas For Sir John Webb'sJacobitesympathies , see Shield and Lang, 214

1 Young WilliamHeskethor Poole had arrived late in June or early in July.

2 This was Charles , son of Mr. Stephen Tempest of Broughton (see letter received from him on April 17thandnote).

3 The English Benedictine Abbey in Germany.

4 Mr. Tempest's brother, John, who was still a novice at Watten.

5 Perhaps there was an understandingthat Mr. Tempest would contribute to his brother's educationin theSociety; Fr. Eberson , the Rector ofWatten and Master of Novices , must have raised the matter. ItmaybePeterMiddleton of StockheldPark , Yorkshire, who leftthis money, presumablyfor Masses

7 Fr. John Hardesty(see notetoletterfrom theProvincialreceived onDecember 28th above) had finishedhis studies in 1713 and was now in the Collegeof St. Ignatius (or the London District) See catalogue

8 Fr. Sabran relented ; see his letter to Fr. du Fronchot ofthe 19th above .

⁹ Answering Fr. Sabran's letter dated the 19th above .

26th .

1714

To Mr. G. Robinson Onlya kindeanswer . 11

To Fr. Darell. Also an answerto his of the 9th Recomendto him the first of the Archbishop's of Cambray's 2 mandementsfor his answer . To knowe in what form he will haveit printed.¹

To Fr. Justiniani . In answer, with an inclosd to Colonel Bagot. In both I allowe that he make up his accounts with Fr. Justiniani I tell him in what the 9 livres, he bogled att, werespent.²

From Mr. Crane and Mrs. Crane. The care he will take of Fr. Collins who shall lodge in the castle . She thanks ; promises notto spoil Billy; will send him back in due time as I desire. That Mrs. Griffin asked me for a free place; I answerd that on my syde I was willing if the Superior in Weales , who livd with their relations, would name him to a free place they have. He, Father Clarck, [f.56 .] answerd he was willing, so she hopes . Was struck that Copley hath a free place; she asked so long before Hopes I shall thinkon her next; would not aske it could she gett theirfortunein England. Is willing to pay some months till a free place falls. Fr. Clarck, 3 months ago, promist againe; she asked a free place 10 years ago. Had free places offerd att Douay for her children; refusd (and lost by it the kindness ofsome relations) both because of her affection tothe Society, she beleeved them better here , and Mr. Watkins had always desired.5

27[th].

To Mr. Coxon In answer. An account ofThomas Walsh forwhom Mr. DanielArthur att Londonanswers. About directinghis letters toMr.Austin att Doverand inclossing only to Pigault. Mywantof bills

To Stephen Tempest, Esquire, att Broughton, near Skippon [Skipton]. In answer Thanks ; a very good inclosd onefrom his son, Charles. Thanks for the £35

11 In answer to Mr. Robinson'sletter received on the 22nd above

1This is again about Fr. Darell's book Until January, 1715, when he died, the Archbishop of Cambrai was Fénelon, a keen opponent of Jansenism

2 This refers to Colonel Bagott's letter received on the 23rd above

3 Fr. Collins had accompanied BillyWatkins to St. Germains

4 This is probably Fr.WilliamClarke, the Rector of the College of St. Francis Xavier (HerefordshireandSouthWales) whomay have been residingwith the Vaughanfamily at Courtfield This may perhaps indicate that Mrs. Griffin , whose nameoccurs so often in the Letter Book, may have been Mrs. Teresa Griffin whose relationship to the Vaughans has been explained in the note to the letter received from Fr. Coxon on the 24thabove Does thisletter suggest that there was a free place for a boy from Wales ? It has been seen already that a reduction in fees was sometimes granted

5 It has been already suggested that Mr. Watkins was Mrs. Crane's deceased first husband and thefather of the two boys, Billy and Tommy. This boy seems to have been known as Walsh, Welsh, Wyseand Wyseman As has been mentioned beforesome parents appear to have paid the school fees through Mr. Arthur. Austin would seem to have been an agent for forwarding letters fromDover to Pigault.

7 In answer to Mr. Tempest's received on the 24th above.

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To Mr. W. Poole With an inclosd from his son, Heskirt;2 that the prescriptions of Dr. Withrington³ shall bee followed

28[th]

From Fr. Darell They have the rumors ofQ[ueen] A[nne's] will, 4 of the Emperor threatning Hanover &c The Q[ueen] tould him the K[ing] came in [fashion?]togoe immediatly over into Scotland, asked the K[ing] of F[rance] a ship and money; both refusd and Torcy tould him he must returnwithin 9 houres. All that can not help him pittyhim. Will soon send prefaceand conclusion. "Presses I read myself his book, cutt of[f] and add what I think fitt. Date 25[th August].

From Pigault 27 August. By a ship from London, Malboroughis under the Black Rod, Oxford and Bulingbrook in the Tower;8 all quiet; King expected Cragge, who carryed the news to the King, repast26[th]; braggedhe wouldsoonebe on his way. Letters from Londonby Calais found in the Mall [mail?]10

29[th].

From Dame Mary Anne Tichbourn . 11 23 August. She is sure had I been Provincial , I would have ordered she should have an answer. Begs of me to knowe how her brotheris.

[f.56v .] From Fr. Richard Plowden 7 August. Desires by Fr. Beeston 12two coppies of Fr.Mico'sMeditations 13 HopestheMission

2In answerto Mr. Poole's letter received on the 24th above; the boy's alias was Hesketh .

3Perhaps oneofthe sons ofthe second Lord Widdrington; it was not unknown for younger sons of such families to become doctors See Leys, Catholicsin England, 183-4

4 According to Trevelyan (III, 315) Anne left no will, but a packetofpapers with directions that it should be burned unopened ; this was done . It was rumoured, of course, that she hoped her half-brother would succeed her. See Shield and Lang, 200

5 Wishful thinking probably, although relations between the Emperor and the British Governmentwere by no means good because of the treaty of Utrecht

6 James Edward visited his mother at Chaillot this month but was told by Torcy that he must return to Lorraine or Mary Beatrice's Frenchpension would cease as Louis XIV had no wish to be involved in hostilities with Britain

" Fr. Darell's book. The 1717edition containsa Preface ,twenty-two Dialogues, AWord ofAdvice to the Author and a Postscriptoftwo Dialogues

8 Marlborough, Oxford and Bolingbroke had, like many others, kept in touch , as a precaution, with the Jacobitecourt, but were not as yet in such disgrace James Craggs, the younger, "a hearty Whig" (Trevelyan , III, 306), was sent with a letter to the Elector of Hanover the day before Queen Anne died asking for his immediatepresence in England

10 There was an embargoon shipping from British ports

11 This must be Mary Tichborne, daughter of Sir Henry, the 3rd Baronet and his wife Mary Arundell ; she was professed at the Benedictine Abbey of Pontoisein 1678 and diedtherein 1734. See C.R.S. , XVII, 305 andWeldon , Appendix, 39. Her brother was Fr. John, later 5th Baronet, who was at this date at the College at Liège. See Foley, VII, 779 and catalogues.

12Fr. Beeston had been elected by the Provincial Congregationto go to Rome to take part in the triennial Congregationof Procurators from the various provinces to discuss the business of the Society with Fr. General

will succeede . Receivd my last attestations butt that of Bologne² useless for want of being seald and in forma authentica; incloses a direction how the next must be made .

30th

From Fr. Coxon. No date. Glad I have so good a security from Clarck³for little Vaughn; will exact a bond Clarckhath payd the £20 he had receivd for Needham, now only owes 40 for Williams.4 Sir Henry will pay butt £20 for the remaining Tichburns hereafter; threatens to putt one upon Days's place If he urges, knowes nothing he can do butt to urge payment for H. Whetenhall (yes, butt att £25 per annum) " He returnd lately £200 to Woods Now sends £125; hopes to send an other bill very soone.

From Fr. Kennet If Rogers should beefor Rome nextyear, where will viaticum bee found? The rest is news.

From Sister M. Widrington . 10 26 August. Her sister's21 desireI send her son to be att Brugis 3 or 4 days. Would havehim remaine this winter here, butt having been tould he is discontented, would have her finde it out, because it will do him more harme (if so) to stay.

To SisterWidrington

That it will do him harme to stay His desire to studdy Philosophy att Liege . 12 I aske ordersto putthimincloaths whenwelland send him

13 Fr. Edward Mico, alias Baines and Hervey (1630-78), who died in Newgate of his sufferings when arrested at the time ofthe Oates Plot (see Foley, VII, 505), had translatedfrom the Latin into EnglishFr. Nathaniel Bacon's (alias Southwell) Meditationsfor EveryDay in the Year It was publishedin London in 1669. See Sommervogel , V, 1071 .

1 Theyoung men coming to the EnglishCollege

2 Boulogne. See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Plowden dated July 8th above .

3 Fr. Clarke was Rector of the College of St. FrancisXavier and these boys all came from those parts, presumably

4 This might be the brother of John Williams, who came from Monmouth (see Foley, VII, 846) and was first mentionedin John William's letter received on November24th above

5 For an accountof this old free place see Fr. Sabran's letter to the Provincial dated April 8th, 1715 below andnote Henry Whetenhall was a nephewof Sir Henry Tichborne the 4th Baronet See Foley, VII, 831. Born in 1694, he became a Jesuit and worked in Maryland, at Lulworth and at Burton Park, Sussex He died in 1745; in 1714 he was a novice (see catalogues)

7 The Tichborne family appear to have believed that they had some claim on Day's free place. The 4th Baronet had three sonsone of them was almost certainly Joseph. Theyall died unmarried beforetheir father's deathin 1743

8 Fr. Woodsat Antwerp. Philip Rogers alias Anselm.

10 This was almostcertainly Sister MaryWiddrington of the Austin Canonesses at Bruges who was the daughterof Ralph Widdrington of Cheeseburn See Daumont, 333

11 This is probably her sister-in-law, Mrs. Anne Widdrington See note to letter received from Fr. Justiniani on January26th above .

12As a laymanpresumably .

31°

To Dame Mary Anne Tichbourn. In answer;¹ of her brother's health , &c.

To Mrs. Crane That I shall bee glad to receive her son in the Welsh place as sooneas [f.57.] Mr. Clarck(who lately had saydnothingto me) shall lett me knowe he is in a capacity and will to pay his board; other places not att my disposal, butt of such families as have founded them Only 2 or 3, and those now taken all up; the first vacant will bee butt 2 years and a half or three hence A Mlle de Vendome An account of her bussness att Rome and new directions.3

From Fr. Collins S[t ]G[ermains], 27August Howmuch satisfyed with Jones; all praiseSt. Omers. He will bringmore recruits than I expect. About G. Cart[eret] being sayd to have signifyed by a letter 'twas against his willhe went to Watten, and by constraint from hisfriends DesiresI send him an argument ofthe Great Action.

To Fr. Collins. With an argument of the Great Action A full conviction of the falshood of what reported about G. Carteret, who, since here, never writt butt to his father, mother, brothers and once to his aunt, D[ame?] Eliot;7 hath asked these 3 yearsand a half, &c.

September [1714] 1st

To Mr. Thimelby In answer to his;8 that the money given by Fr. Woods to Fr. Eyre shall bee returndto him as he desires and without loss, butt by the unavoydable one of the fall.

To Sister M. Widrington. Of her nephew's continualfever, tho as yett without apearing danger; desiring his mother may knowe itbyherpen.

2d

From Brother Smith Romans10 arrived 28[th]; went to Rouen[?], then bywaterto Paris; less expences Must stay 12 days att Paris;

1 To hers received on the 29thabove .

2 It would seem from this that there was no free place founded for a Welsh boy, but that the fees might be reduced and the difference be made up by the Rector of the College of St. FrancisXavier It has been suggested that Mrs. Crane'ssons were of a former marriageto a Mr. Watkins, a name found on the Welsh border Estcourt and Payne, index.

3 See note to letter to Fr. Richard Plowden at Rome dated December20th above

4 An alias for BillyWatkins, itwould seem .

5 Fr. Sabran answered this assertion promptly in the following letter; see letter received from Lady Cartereton June 11th above and note thereon

6The programme, no doubt

"This may beDame Aloysia Elliott of Pontoise ; professed in 1660, she died in 1722. See C.R.S., XVII, 286-7

8 Answeringhis letter of August22ndabove.

⁹ Seelettersfromand to her received and sent on August 30thabove.

10 Those going to the English College, Rome that year Fr. Sabran wrote in a letter to Fr. Richard Plowdenon the 5th belowthat there were four ofthem. Five were admitted on October 16thPalmer vere Pulton, Martinash, Lane

very chargeable. Wether they must havemore than is orderd intheir bills ofexchangeon Fr. Darel. King had two letters ofrecomendation to Mr. Carnaby, who hath wholy taken him to himself; will recomend him to a friend att l'hotel-dieu. From Jo[hn] Sutton. What remaind of the overplus of his year, cloaths being taken of[f] Desires a louis d'or more, which, if not wanted, he will give to Fr. Richard Plowden; if spent, will write to fatherand mother to repay it to Fr.Coxon . [f.57v .]To Brother Smith In answer. I allowe a louis d'or to Sutton so he give a letter for his father desiring him to pay 20sh to Fr. Coxon, and I inclos one for Sutton with his accounts for 10 m[onths] 14 days, £17-10; for cloaths &c £3-5; given him £13-5. So he had his £20 and £14 .

3d

From Coxon 20/31 August. Only that he will soon send me 3 packs; knowes of no other for this automne The rest news. To Coxon. In answer; that with these 3 I may come prettynear to 120, Engl[ish] and Irish.¹

From Dr. Wood Barleduc, 26 August . The King's falls step.² Those whowereto follow him stayd att Meaux, &c Wouldwriteto Fr. Eyre and Fr. Wood if he knew where they were

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[th].

From Mr. du Germont.³ A civil letter, to recomend his son; will leavehim here as long as I shall think itfor his good. Chieflydesires pietyin him.

To Mr. du Germont A civil answer; his son begins Poetry. With an inclosd from his son, promising to repaire the negligenceofpast years &c.

vere Nicholson, Sutton vere Cook and Downs vere Haskett Risdon and Gawenhad been admitted in April and Park entered in November. Four of them came from St. Omers and a fifth, Haskett had stayed therefor a while. See C.R.S., XL, 152-4 .

4 Thechirugeonrecommended by Fr. Hayes on August 7th above.

5 This could be Fr. Luke Gardiner alias Carnaby who was at St. Gregory's College , Paris from 1704 till 1716, was ordained there in 1715 and became Doctor of Divinity before going to England about 1716. See C.R.S. , XIX, 117-22

6One ofthe four students on his wayto Rome

1 There were nearly 120 English and Irish boys at the College in addition to those from France, theNetherlandsetc. Onthenumbers ofboys see Chadwick in the index s.v. St. Omers College From later references in the Letter Book itwillbe seenthat thenumberof English(and Irish?) boys fell to ninety-one in April 1715 butthereseem to have been usually 100 or a fewmore. On one occasion Fr.Sabran mentionsthat there were about thirty from the continent. The highest number in his time appears to have been between 140 and 150 . Much depended on the state of affairsin England.

2 His journey to Chaillot?

3As will appearlater, he probably lived at Boulogne

5[th].

A Mr. de Varenne With the account of his son's arears due [blank], towit, desiring that, as he promist, he willbee pleasdto pay them.

To Fr. Richard Plowden, R[ector], in answer to his; an inclosd Indulgence to gett; an account of his 4 missionants att Paris Our publick news .

To Fr. Powel, R[ector] att Liege Our domestical and publicknews. Our prayers to obtaine the pension . 10

To Mr. de Varenne His son's accounts; desire he pay the debtof above 500 livres.

To Mr. Clery Complaints ofhis brother's stay; butt since allafaires composed, desire he pay the rest of arears, 450 florins current16-8 , or 565 livres10-10.1

6th.

No letters this day nor busness of moment; nor also on the 7th, except nunns' letters of no moment Only after the advice of Fr. Provincial and others in a consult,³ I accepted Fr. Cuvelier's4 nephew's studying here.

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8th

From Mr. Salvin.5 Most news. All att London summond to the Vesteryfor the oaths Coxon liketo beforced out ofLondon

From Mr. John Smith His present impossibility of getting the £15 per annum for Masey; will in time repay arears out of his stock.7

9th.

To Mr. Dismal About his son's distemper; the feare ofanhectick fever.8

ToMr. John Smith In answer. WhatI have don forMasey; so he

⁹ OfLille, as has been seen above. It would seem that Fr. Sabran had to look up what was owing; he made anothersummaryof his letter below .

10 The Bavarian pension for Liège College See letter from Fr. Powell received on January2nd above andnotethereon.

1 Mr. Clery was to be asked again more than once to pay the arrearsof his brother's fees He lived at Gravelines

2The Provincial appears to have been still at St. Omers havingarrived on July 30th.

3A meeting ofthe Provincial and Rector and his advisers

4 He may have been a Frenchor Belgian Jesuit.

5 See note on letter to Fr. Coxon sent on April4th above

6 Priests might have to leave London until things had quietened down; Fr. Coxon was probably a marked man because of his close connectionwithSt. Omers College

As has been noted before, Fr. John Smith was stationedin the CollegeofSt. Ignatius (London and the neighbourhood) Massey was presumablya boy who was being helped financially by Fr. Smith In his reply on the 9th Fr. Sabran met him half way and it appears that he suggested that Fr. Smith might eventually succeed Fr. Coxon as Procurator of St. Omers Collegein London There is no evidence in the catalogues that he did so

8 The boy had been ill in August He recovered

secures £10 per annum and arears, he need not trouble himselffor more. About his helping Mr. Coxon, in order perhapsto succeede. From Lady Lucy. Would wish my coming (if all one to me) about the latter end of October. 1° then renovation, which she hopes I will give. [2 ] then the Bishop will come thither. [3°] then a work ready she wants my approbation for. Hears Fr. Baker¹ will goe to Gandt ; hopes he may stay some time at Brugis, theirconfessorbeing sick.

10th

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From Fr. Darell 8 [September]. That day sett out our Roman Mission. Desires to knowe when Fr. Beeston will sett out.3 The feare offamine by horn-beasts disease.4 The Cardinal's bussness att P[aris ] is a sleepe.5

From Mr. Francis Bedingfield 23August/3 September. Hath, from good hands, Dr. Paston left by will to his son, Antony1° a provision for his pension; butt also £10 yearly for 10 years provided he continued his studdiesattDouay. Desiresto knowe what the yearly chargeswill bee for his son, and he willtake careto return the money when due , and whatis already due on his account shall beeforthwith returndaccording to my orders. To his sonSince Godhathgiven him acalingtothat state oflife, "wee bothfreelygiveourconsentand shall daily praythat you may continue firm in yourgood and pious resolutions".6

From Rev. Fr. General 18 August, in answer His joy for the flourishing condition of this house; expects a confirmation from Rev. Fr. Provincial after visit Good wishes &c.7

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11th.

To the Countess of Gersey [Jersey]. In order to give my gratefull

It has already been mentioned that the Provincial had granted Lady Lucy Herbert'srequest that Fr. Sabran shouldvisit Bruges She had theprogramme worked out he would give a short retreat before renovation of vows; he would meet the new Bishopof Bruges ; she wished to consulthim about some business, perhaps somethingshe had written

1 Perhaps Fr. John Baker (1644-1719) who had been a missionary in the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury and then English Penitentiaryat St. Peter's ; in 1714 he was at Watten where he remaineduntil his death. See Foley, VII, 28-9 andcatalogues.

2 From Paris to Rome.

3 He was going to Rome as has been noted above .

4 Pastor, 497 , mentions the prevalence of cattle disease over the whole of Europe in 1713; in the Papal States, at least, the procedure adoptedwasto destroyall the infectedanimals and isolatethe healthy ones .

5 This refers presumably to Cardinal Noailles whose attitude to the Bull Unigenitus was the cause of much concern at Romeand at the FrenchCourt. See Pastor , 243-4

"Anthony's parents consented to his staying at St. Omers and going to the noviceship See notes to letter from Sister Agnes Bedingfeldreceived on August 14th and sent to her on August 16th above

7 Fr. General thanked Fr. Sabran for his letter dated July 17thon the stateof the College and expected to receive a similar report from the Provincial after he had completed his visitation.

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thanks for her procuring us from Desmarets a year's pension;10 so as may give her occasionto aske oneagaineofthose in arears To Fr. Darell What time Fr. Beeston will bee with him. Of my letterto Lady Gersey; might not byher meanes the pension of 1711 bee recoverd?¹ 12th.

From Fr. Shorly.2 Dou[ay], 11 September. Stayd there 2 days longher, partlyfor my service to send me, had it comd out, ofthe reasonsand names of all those of the Universitythat have receivd the Bull.3 R[ector] of Scotch Coll[ege]4 sues for 6 or 7 coppies of the Modest Answer.

13[th].

I waited on Fr. Provincial to Watten and left it Saturday morning (15[th]) when Fr. Provincial and Socius went to Dunkerque for England.5

FromMr. and Mrs. Crane 8 September. Fr. Collins coms a coache later, thedue one being allfull; thatI send a chaise to meetthem att Calais on 16[th].6 Hath given Fr. Collins money for the journey; willpay Justiniani the 8 louis d'or wee gave themfortheirjourneyup. Repeats that both sons have extraordinary collations and strong beer as some others have . Since he is willing to pay then 'tis hard they should not have them. (The mother) well satisfyedwith Billy; hath been a credit to us. Lett Tommy lye nigh his brother; the yongher have a chamber-pott. Will came with 3 shirts not worth taking up from the dunghill They come provided for all winter; desires they wearethem

14th

From B. Strickland.8 With an inclosd for Mr. Stafford' from the Queen

To Mrs. Stafford. Returning the Queen's letter for her husband

10 She had done as Fr. Darell said she would in his letter received on June 27th

1The pensions for 1712 and 1713 had now been paid, but Fr. Sabran was anxiousto secure that for 1711 and also 1714.

2He has not been identified The name might beShirley, and he a memberof this family which resided in Derbyshire and elsewhere See Foley, V, 475 .

3According to Pastor, 314, the University of Douay submitted as soon as the Bull Unigenitus was published but the declaration was dated August 3rd , 1714

4 Fr. James Innes

5 The Provincial was returning to England having completed his visitation of the English houses on the Continent

6 Billy returned to St. Omers with his younger brother, Tommy

7 This appears to mean extra fare at supper; beer (no doubt weak) was the customarybeverage See Chadwick , 77 .

8 Was this Robert Strickland, the second son ofSir Thomasand Lady Winefrid (see note to letter received fromMr. Walter Strickland on June 29th, 1714)? He died in June, 1715 as will be seen below . This might be John, younger brother of the first Earl As has been seen above, his second wife was Theresa (Strickland) and Wilford was their son .

15[th].

From Fr.Kennet. With several inclosd; all news ; thevestry, where many housekeepers¹ take the Oath Fr. Coxon nowfree and easy; he that pursued him lurkingfor debt.2 That Oxfordkild theQueen by her passionagainst him for his treasonsendingto Hanover the letter.3

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16[th].

To Fr. Rector of Rome. With several inclosd, particularlyto Mr. Meredith, and the testimony of Bullen towards the dispense for Mlle. de Wandonne; also the supplica to His Holynes for the transportationofSirW. Godolphin's capital from the R[oman] banco to the Maison de Ville towards the securing4 free places.5

To Mr. Meredith An account of the 8 bundles of books I send him by Fr. Beeston; of our house; of concerns in England.

To F[rancis] Bedingfield, Squire att Redlingfield Hall, near Eye, Suffolk With an inclosd from his son, Antony; as to what topay, when amongst us, nothing required If he will settle by will or otherwiseanything upon him, will be a comfortto him. As for debt to this housefor past and futur boarding here, which comes tolittle above half a year, the £3 pound lent for viaticum, the £4 for first cloaths att Watten , all comes to £20; butt I beleeve he need putt himselfto no peine of sending any thing. More than that I doubt not will bee secured of his late uncle's legacy.⁹

To Sister Agnes Bedingfield. An inclosd from her nephew, Antony. An account of his excellent behaviour and of his beeing to be admitted att Watten the last of next December.

1 This was a term sometimes used for priests, secular and regular.

2 Deale, the apothecary. He had been forced to go into hiding lest he be caught by his creditors. See letter from Fr. Coxon received on May 25th above

3Harley; see Trevelyan, III, 278-9 This presumably refers to the writ of summonsto the House of Lords sent to theDuke of Cambridge , theElector's son and future George II, at the request of the Electress Sophia "Oxford's stand in this matter was a chief cause of his loss of favour with the mistress he had served so long and well" (Trevelyan ). Despite his sympathyfor the exiled Stuarts, Oxford like so many, was insuring against the uncertainties of the succession.

4 Boulogne. See the letter fromFr. Richard Plowdenreceived on August29th above

5 Thiswasmoneyleftto provide a freeplace or places. Itwas invested in Rome and Fr. Sabran was anxiousto transfer it to the Paris rentes or to an Artois bank. It appears to have been supportingtwo freeplaces; if moved, hehoped it would support four. Despite much subsequent correspondence on the matter, he does not seem to have been successful in moving the money. Sir W. Godolphin was most probably the Sir William Godolphin who was English Ambassadorin Spain about the time ofthe Oates Plot See Foley, V , 104, 107, 109. He died in 1696 after becominga Catholic while in Spain. See D.N.B.

*See note to letter from Fr. Richard Plowdenreceived on July 4th above.

7 AnsweringMr. Bedingfeld's received on the 10thabove.

8 Therewas noneed to make any payment once Anthony entered theSociety.

9 Dr. Paston's

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To Fr. Coxon With several inclosd. That he recover the £30 of Thomas Gerard, 2 speak to Mr. Parker³ of Shawe's arears and the £40 of Collins, recover by Swinborn Thomas Smith's arears" Answers to HistoryofDowayCollege. From Fr.Justiniani Going to the Exercises att Paris, then to succeede Ruga. A pressing inclosd to the Provincial On Monday went St. Omerscaravan Carneyand Slingsbywillsoon send theirs.

17[th].

From Fr. Richard Plowden 23 August Will make use ofwhat I writt of Dr. Barker ; desires that soone I write who else fitt to bee proposd for President of Douay . 10 [f.59v .] To Rev. Fr. Rector ofRome Chieflyto recomend Doctor Stonor for President; his having defended att Paris scientia media . 12 Duke ofShrewsbury'snephew.

From Fr. Justiniani 12 September Going to the Exercises ; then must succeede Fr. Ruga Collins went on Mondaywith my caravan. Soon Mr. Carney and Mr. Slingsbywill send theirsons .

18th .

From Mrs. Griffin. The 8th [September], by Jones.1 That I secure next free place when it falls to Thomas Jones, which the mother says will bee 2 years hence No news from Bud of her bussness in Carnarvenshire. What will becom of our King whose resignation

2 Gerard or Wright; see letter to Fr. Coxon dated April 14th above.

3 The Provincial; see note to letter from Fr. Coxon received on July 8th above .

4 See letter from Fr. Coxon(?) received on January 15thabove

5 Fr. John Swinburn Thomas Smith was no doubt a boy.

6 To make his annual Retreat

7 Fr. Bartholomew Ruga, alias John Bartholomew, an Italian who joined the EnglishProvincewas confessor to Queen Mary Beatrice and at one time her preacher and theologian Upto this date Fr. Justiniani had been a chaplain to the Queen (On the next day Fr. Sabran took a second noteofthis letter.)

8 The boys for St. Omers from St. Germains (and Paris perhaps) including probably Billy and Tommy Watkins. Two new boys, perhaps . For Carney see letter received from Fr. Darell on June 22nd andnote

10 The questionof a successor toDr. Paston as President of Douay Collegewas one that not unreasonablymuch exercised Fr. Sabran Therelationsbetween the Seculars and the Jesuits (who probably numberedmore than a third of the priests working in England and Wales) might well be affected by the choice of a President Dr. Barker was presumably Dr. James Rigby alias Barker who had been Professor of theology and Vice-President of Douay and had gone to Englandin 1712 or 1713. See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 29 .

11 Dr. John Talbot Stonor, son ofJohn Stonor and his wife Lady MaryTalbot, daughter of Francis, Earl of Shrewsbury ; in 1715 he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District See Gillow, V , 531. He had studied at Douay and St. Gregory's Paris See Hemphill, references in index.

12A term coined by the Jesuit theologian Molina in his attempt to reconcile God's foreknowledgewith human free will; it was a thesis contested byother theologians , especially by those who werenotJesuits.

1 The alias for Watkins Thomas , as has been mentioned , was the younger brother who had come to St. Omers with Billy Mrs. Crane was quoting from Fr. Sabran's letter to her dated August 31st above

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hath so edifyed all? When may she hope to see me ? Where is Fr. Eyre? Lady Nisdal hath begd of the Queen something for charity as very poor, her husband not being able to give her any thing.² The hopes ofthe dowery hath occasioneddebts; is nowof[f], so all very lowe.³

To Mr. and Mistris Crane. An account of their sons' arrival &c. ToMrs. Griffin In answer. As forthe free placeforTomyWatkins, ifI bee aliveand in place2 years hence, he shal certainly haveit If Ihavea successor Iwilluse the best meanes to ingage himto giveit.4

19th.

From Fr. Coxon. 30 August/10 September Mostofthe letter what he would have me write to Mrs. Hudleston to recover above £60 debt. Hopes to recover soon the £100 of the Marilandian att Rome, his elder brother being dead Hath5 packs soonfor mean excellent onefrom Maryland."

To Mr. Meagher In answer to his His son shall goe to Sintaxe ifIfinde it willnot disheartenhim to goetoo high.

To Mrs. Copley. Ofher son's arrival and the careweeshall takeof him.

To Fr. Justiniani . 10 He shall have our prayers, besydes other titles, entringin tothat great employ, as a gratituddue. That he see Mrs. Copley send yearli 10 or 12 livers for her son's extraordinari . " Wee shall loose most by his promotion, butt hope he will directhis successor in our bussness .

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20th

From Maurit[ius] Brugneel . 12 16 [September], Gandt Tofree his son from Greek, who fears otherwyse he shall forgett his Latine insted of advancing.

From Mrs. AnneWidrington.13 Desiring I send her sonover ifin a condition of travelling, and advance money for his and his man's journey. All shal suddenly bee repayd with the pension.

2Lady Nithsdale was Winifred, another of the daughters of thefirst Dukeof Powis

3 The poverty at St. Germains was caused by the Queen's not beingable to pay the salaries of her court as her dowry was not beingpaid from England

4 Fr. Sabran promisedto do his best for the second Watkins (Jones) boy

5 Presumably outstanding fees; perhaps for John Huddleston then at the English College, Rome See C.R.S. , XL, 146 . This was probably Joseph Hall vere Dudley Diggs See C.R.S. , XL, 148.

7 Probably Darnel who arrived shortly afterwardsas will be seen .

8 See letter from Fr. Justiniani received on August 20th above

9 The third school or class fromthe top

10 In answer to Fr. Justiniani'sreceived on the 16th above.

11 Smallextra expenses.

12 This would seem to be the same nameas Brunel and Bruinel, both of which have occurred above in the Letter Book The father was to return to the matter again but Fr. Sabran stood firm for the excellent reason given in his letter dated the 29th below .

13 See letter received from Fr. Justiniani on January 26th above; the boy had been ill early in September

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To Mrs. Widrington Sent by her son, to whom I advanced 6 guineasfor viaticum; and promis by next post to send his accounts (the debt £41-1-0).

21[st].

From Fr. Provincial . 18 [September], from Dunkerque . Hoped to part that evening . 14 Desires I bee civil to yong Mr. Southcott who will pass this way. Tho a great Clergyman, his father makes use of one ofours . 15

From Mr. Olivier. My second letter revived him. HopesIshallnot finde the aprehendeddifficultyin hisson [wordillegible]whoisstrong and vigorous for his age.¹

From Fr. James Innes Douay, 17 [September] With the double mandement of the Archbishop of Cambray, 2 and the declaration of the Universityof Douay in the reception ofthe Bull Unigenitus.³ Desires the Modest Answer and news, having none from Scotland since Queen Anne's death.

23[rd]

To Fr. Coxon . Infull answer AboutCokley's sentimentofL[ord ?] Fitzwilliams and the only way to deale with him. " That Ch[?] Dalton will give a bond for Mr. Welch; if not, one Mr. Jones coms over soone who will procure it I inclose the accounts of Malinax (Widrington) of £41-1sh.

To Mr. Parker. An account of Fr. Beeston , of Fr. Sheldon's disease10and the presenthopes of recovery, of this house's present state.

From Mr. Stafford. " Paris, 17 September His safe arrival; his

14 TheProvincial was waiting to cross to England

15 This would seem to be Fr. FrancisAustin Southcote , O.S.B., a youngerson of Sir Edward Southcoteof Witham, Essex Born in 1691 , he died in 1774 . See Birt, 108

See Fr. Sabran's letters to Fr. du Fronchot dated August 19th and 24th above and his letter to M. Olivier dated the 19th.

2 Fénelon .

3 See noteto letter from Fr. Shorly on the 12th above

*Itis notclear who this is It may be the same person as Colecloughwhois mentionedlater

5 This might be Richard, fifth Viscount FitzWilliam of Marrionand Thorncastle. As The Complete Peerage says he conformed to the Established Church in 1710, he was once, perhaps, a Catholic

6 Perhaps a memberofthe familyof Thurnham Hall, Lancashire .

7 Seenote to letter sent to Fr. Coxon on August 27th above

8 Not a Jesuit, presumably ; there was a William Jones alias Collington at Douay in 1720 who went on the Englishmissionin 1725 butthe date of his arrival at Douay is not given . See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 75 , 128 .

9 The son of Mrs. Anne Widdrington ; see lettersreceived from andsentto her on the 20th above

10See noteto letter received from Fr. Eyreon April 17thabove .

11 This is probably Mr. John Stafford theyoungerbrother of the first Earl. See note to letter received from Mrs. Stafford on January 29th above and letter received from Mr. J.Stafford on October5th below.

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settling att Paris. Praises of Herman;12 thanks for civilities don him here. Salutes the [Letanis?].

From Fr. Beeston Paris, 17 [September]. His journey.13 Thanks . Goes of[f] by diligence on the 24[th]; in the same way Arundel[1] and Holland , 14 who will stay for him att Lions and so goe on with him to Rome. [f.60v ] From Fr. Rector of Liege.1 20 September Mr. Harison's² journey, who is to bee here on the 26[th]. Scaterd news . Fr. Provincial hath orderd him to continue todo his affaireson this syde the water.3

From Sister Agnes Bedingfield. Her joy, and of others, att her nephew's futur admission. Her hopes that his father will pay all charges due .

From Sister Márie Magdelaine, Souprieure att St. Walburge, 4 to have been brought byMr. le Lieure. Herhopes tohaveananswer once; an account ofherself.

24th

From Fr. Coxon. 9/20 September Will bee hard puttto ittopay what he owes for Oakly and Virtu. Hath dund for usual charities and all refuse . IfI send back yong Kingsly and Hodges, doubts not of procuring£10 per annum duely for each, if not £20; then I may keepe Rogers for nothing, instead ofthose 2 for nothing. Lett Rogers write to Felix Tasbourg about the 6 parcels he gave him to carryor send to Paris, onlytwo being receivd. When once theysee onesentbackwho pays not, others willlooktotheir [wordillegible]. Dunns Lord Baltimore , Sir W. Compton , Mrs. Petre, Turville, Pultonto pay, 10 that he may return us money, the changebeing 11

12Itis notclearwho this is; it mayhave been anothername used for one ofMr. Stafford's three sons

13 On his way to Rome.

14 Seenotetoletter received from Fr. RichardHolland on December 16th above .

1 Fr. FrancisPowell

2 John Harison or Harrison alias Wallis (1690-1725) was at this date a Jesuit scholasticstudying theology at Liège As will be seen below, it seems that he was on his way to St. Omers to teachperhaps to fill a gap. At the time ofhis early deathhe was a missioner in Englandin the College ofSt.Ignatius. See Foley, VII, 336 and catalogues

3This probably means that he was to act as Vice-Provincial of the English houses on the Continent while the Provincial was in England .

4 St. Walburge'swas the name of the monasteryof the Flemish Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre at Liège See C.R.S. , XVII, 102; Guilday, 391

5 Francis Oakley and Henry Virtu were two boys who were being helped financially by Fr. Coxon in their education at St. Omers For Oakley see note to letter received from the Provincial on March 5th above ; Henry Vertue vere Westhead went to the English College , Romeand was ordainedthere in 1723. See C.R.S. , XL, 160 and Foley, VI, 468 .

6Ignatius George probably, who has been mentionedabove.

7 Another boy whose fees were apparently not beingpaid.

8 Seenote to letter received fromPigault on July 22nd above . Presumablyofthe Bodneyfamilyin Norfolk; this matter is mentionedagain later

10 Lord Baltimore for his grandsons, Sir WilliamCompton for Wat, Mrs. Petre for Robin , Mr. (or Mrs.) Turville for William, Mrs. Pulton for Giles.

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per cent, and will rise . 11 Craves from Pierse an annual catalogue such as the last . 12

From Kennet 2; 6/17 September, 9/20 September The first, all news. 2d (both brought inclosd, this 2nd for Mr. Parker to bee sent on to Liege, if he bee gone over) great commendations of little Darnel; our greatestand richest protectorin Maryland , his father. Sends me by him some pamphlets that have vogue. News

25[th].

From Fr. Justiniani

Thanks me for my care of Mrs. Dayly; thatI pay of[f] her debt and send her for England. Will endeavour to persuade L[ady] Barbara Skelton to take her over with her going with her husband.2 Will lett me knowe when she comsto Calais.

26[th].

From Mrs. Wright.3 22 August. Of the ill-times Hopes her son , Billy, will take a better course; hopes he is fully recoverd; hopes I will have some tenderness toward him for recovery of strenght. Hears he dothwell, butt not as well as he might Hopes the change in government may do wellfor Mr. Hanmer.4

Mr. Gough to our Procurator, 22 September, to call for Felix Linch in all [f.61 .]hast; an occasion for his going to London. Desires accounts (having lost the last) Hopes wee will reckon his pension as yongGuevan's was (300 livers); the 2 fathers being neighbours, Linch will take it ill of him ifhe pays more.

27[th].

From MotherAbbessBagnal ' Hearsfrom Fr.Justiniani Mrs. Dally

11 The exchange was advantageous at the moment

12He was asking Fr. Percy Plowdento send a list of boys or perhaps a list of outstandingaccounts

1 The boy from Maryland; for some mention of the family see The History of the Societyof Jesus in North America by Thomas Hughes, DocumentsVol 1 , Part 11 , index Wastheboy Henry Darnel? SeeRecords oftheScots Colleges, I, 72.

2 Barbara Skelton was the daughter of Thomas, Lord Dacre, created Earl of Sussex in 1674, and his wife, Anne (Palmer , daughter of the Duchess of Cleveland ); she married Charles Skelton, a Lieutenant-General in the French service . She died in Paris in 1741. At this time her mother, the Countess of Sussex, was living at St. Germains See The Complete Peerage, s.v. Dacre; Payne, Records , 40; Estcourt and Payne, 179

3Of Kelvedon, Essex Seenotes to letter received from Mrs. Wrighton April 30th above

4 Fr. Hanmer was, as has been seen , bailed on June 2nd; there is evidence that he escaped from the country in July (see Essex Recusant, IX, 109) The catalogues show that he was at St. Omers in 1715 and died there in April, 1716

5 This may be the Mr. Gough whose son had died; see note dated February 14th above

Ifthis is Fr. Sabran's rendering of Gaven or Gawen (see C.R.S. , XL, 152-3 and Monograph I, 222 ff.) the Lynches may have been, like the Gavans, a Wiltshire family.

7 Of the Poor Clares at Gravelines

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is to bee sent over;2 her pension was payd att the Ursulins (of 60 crowns per annum) to the 4th June She hath in hand for her 40 livers; expects my ordersto return it to me and to Fr. Justiniani From Mr. and Mrs. Crane.3 Cheafly some have collations ; 'tis bytinghe should not have as others when ready to pay. Hath payd the 8 louis d'or I gave for their journey. Would not have Tomey too much prest; 'tis enough if he bee fitted att the end of this year's for Little Figures, and this, bee in a lower schoole cald the chappel. (The Mother)-not to bee hard upon him(Thomas) about his Greek; my sentiment wether he may not lett it alone. 'Tis provokingto bee refusedwhat is graunted to others(about Collations). Chamberpott. Head combes . Keepe your fryars' books from your boys; say no more. You have good ones enough ofyour owne. That I call Billy sometimesto my roome

28[th].

From Mrs. Griffin 24 September. Her mortification in the disapointment of seing me Bud hath viewd the estate; 'tis much smaler than she could have expected. Many pretenders that they are the next Protestant heyres. Late brother' indebted to the chief tenant who is faithfull The rents due att Michelmass will not pay the debts, so (tho sensibleto Lord Duke's unkindnes in forcing her to take thelife-rent) must desire Bud to take the £30due to pay the expences of hisjourney, £14 due att London &c. All advise her to sell the land, considering the trouble it will bring, that deducting taxes, repairs, chief-rents, there will bee little left 1° Shall she sell it? 2° Where shall shee place the money securely? Desires I consider and tell her my minde on all Glad little Strickland is so hopefull; his father better with drinking the Spaw-waters , yet she fears will neverbee well [f.61v .] To Mr. Gough. With the inclosd account of Felix Linche (710 livers), and the reasons why he can not bee buttattthepension of£25 as he hath always been, and the rest are, of £25 . That his cloaths bee sentback .

2See letter from Fr. Justiniani received on August 6th above .

3 Mr. and Mrs. Crane repeated their worries about the boys; perhaps the collation (extrafare at supper) was confinedto the older boys Little Figures was normally the lowest class, but there seems to have been occasionallya still lower oneThe Chapelknown later as Elements See Chadwick, 71 .

4 Claimants to her property as next Protestant heirs accordingto the Actof Parliamentof 1700

5 See note to letter from SisterAnne Westonreceived on March 30thabove. According to the letter from the Duke of Powis received on April 1stabove Mrs. Griffin had readily accepted the life-rent of £30

7This is probably ThomasStrickland, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Strickland, who had arrived at St. Omers at the end of June See letter received from Mr. Walter Strickland on June 29th above Later on, Mrs. Griffinsent a message ofgreeting to her"cousin Strickland"-Thomas againpresumably.

8 Mr. Gough had said in his letter received on the 26th that he thought that Felix Lynch's pensionshould be 300 livres Misunderstandingsseem sometimes to have arisen because of the fluctuations in the rate of exchange As has been noted earlier, clothes were sometimes lent to boys to travel in.

29th

To Fr. Justiniani That Mrs. Dayly shall bee ready and sent to Calais to meet Lady Barbara Skelton Ifthat occasion failes, he must seeke a like one, for here wee meet not one scarce in a year. Best wishes in his new employ.5 Concerning the 3 new-comers promist. Our English news.

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. I shall send Kingsly over cheefly that others may knowweekeepe none unpayd for I wonder the promist packs do not apear To press on SirWilliam Gerard's and Shaw's arears . I shal not send Masey who doth so well; is on a halffree place and pays £10 That he acquaint Fr. Provincial how Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Eberson are . 10

To Fr. Innes , Rector att Douay. In answer." Thanks forthe two books hesentme. Promis ofsome coppies oftheanswertothe History of Doway College The rest is a large account of Antony Bedingfield's concern att Douay I aske 1° he finde me a fitt and willing person to act for him, gett the inspection [of] an authentick coppy of the part of Dr Paston's will, names of executors &c. 2° that he consult one skild in the law methods there, send me a minute ofthe commission or substitution to bee made here &c; that all expences shall readily bee returnd or advancedas he shall order 12

Aen Minheer Brugneel, pres de St. Pierre a Gand.¹ The reasons whyIwillnotfree hissonfrom the school dutyesin Greek; who seeks by that exemption to do nothing .

To Mrs. Griffith [Griffin] St. Germain In answer.² Advise her on many accounts to sell the small estate. As for the placingthe capital, having proposed the 2 bestways, I minde ofher designeof foundinghere a perpetual free place, and that if she bee of the same minde, her bestwayis tofoundit now, givingus the capital to place, and the rent shall bee securelyand constantly payd her byusduring life

[f.62 .] To Mr. Crane.3 In answer to two long letters to me from him and his lady, and 4 prolixe ones to the 2 children from them , full of particulars they desirefor them. I beg they will leavethem to

*As escortto England?

5As successor to Fr. Ruga as confessor to Queen Mary Beatrice Perhaps Carney, Slingsby and some other See letter received from Fr. Justiniani on the 16th above

7 Ignatius George whose case has been mentionedbefore .

8 See letter fromFr. Coxon received on July 8th above .

⁹ Seeletterfrom Fr. John Smith received on September 8th and sent to him on September 9th.

10 Both were ill; the former was to die very soon, but the latter lived another twenty years.

11 Answering Fr. Innes' letter received on the 21stabove .

12On Dr. Paston's will see letter from Mr. Francis Bedingfeldreceived on the 10th above

1 In answer to his letter received on the 20th above.

2 This is in answer to Mrs. Griffin's letter received on the 28th above.

3Fr. Sabran was replying to the letter from Mr. and Mrs. Crane received on the 27th above.

mycare as all other parents do; that otherwyse bothwill bee spoyld and never improove.

30th .

Au Rev. Père Le Tellier. (I inclosd the catalogue of prayers) All the motives for our exemption from l'edit des diminutions des Rentes; also insinuating how our pension from the King (without any expenses to his Majesty) might beeraised 3000 livers abovewhat it nowis, inwhichwee loose 1/5 ofthe lowest Spanishpension. From Lallard, who takes his recourseto me alone in order to attaining his desiredentrance into the Society An eague falen into att his returnto Arras madehim write so late How ardent his desires are; beggs a comfortable answer

October[1714].

1st

To Bacquart, ¹ Lisle In answerto his and sent by his son, Francois Bacquart, whomhe calld home after 3 months. ToJohn Baptist Lallart. In answer How his drye[?], could dealing had disfavourd him with Rev. Fr. General [Provincial ?] and his socius; and his writing no more; tho I represented it was butt the effect ofhis modesty, natural reservedness and late sickness; thatI saw no hopes ofprevailing by writing into England &c.

2d

Iwent with Fr. Conyers to Dunkerque. From Fr. Coxon, 16 September. In answer, promising to do allI proposed in myne. Will do his best thatI may have200 attthe end of this year. An inclosd from Sir William Compton's³ Jesuit; his master's greevances for which he can't be gott to pay anything . Audleyis dead ;4 would be good it werefound wether the fundation was out of Lady Audley's or Colonel [f.62v.] Porter's money.

5 Fr. Le Tellier was asked to place Fr. Sabran's petitions before Louis XIV . He made two appealsfirstly that St. Omers should be exempted fromthe reduction in the capital value and the rate of interest on the rentes , and secondlythat the annual pension to the College should be increased . The Spanish Kings fromthetime of Philip II had paid (orfailed to pay) an annual pension of 2,000 gold crowns; when St.-Omer became French territory Louis XIV had granted a pensionof 6,000 livres Chadwick, 184, says that these sums were almostexactlyequivalent , but, no doubt, the livre had fallen in value.

1 Thereis no other mention of M. Bacquartor his son in the Letter Book.

2 Thefigure 200 in the manuscriptis reasonablyclear; it may have been a mild jest on Fr. Coxon's part, but it may be pointed out that there had been 200 boys before See Chadwick, index s.v. number of boys

3 Wat Compton had gone home as has been seen above See letter from Fr. Coxonreceived onAugust12thabove WastheJesuit atHindliporHartbury ? Foley (V , 854) could not find evidence of one at Hindlip at this date Dr. Oliver (Collections, II, 117) knew of Benedictines at Hartbury in the middle of the eighteenth century What was to happen in the future? Werethe Darells or Portersto enjoy the free place ? See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October29th, 1713

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LETTER BOOK OF LEWIS SABRAN

Sends by Scudamore¹ 6 Modest Answers; 12 more come by Metcalf. Why Fr. Philmotdesired his letterbee sent me.3

From Rev. Fr. Provincial . No busness Inclosd to bee sent. His safe arrival.4

To Fr. Coxon. In answer to his I have heard say by Colonel Porter and he sayd it to others when he canceld the fundationthat ithad been made of his money. I inclosehalf a letter to bee shewed to Sir William Compton .

3d .

From Fr. Justiniani 30 September, with accounts till the end of June payd. Will gett Mrs. Copley to send her son 10 or 12 livres yearly for by expences. " Will instruct his successor in our affairs. Staffords never like to see St. Germains In impatience to heare of Mrs. Daylyand wether my Lady Barbara Skelton hath taken her

From Charles[?] Guilbert, au bon passeur, coin du Pont neuf With his son, Claude, a pensionant at 400 livers of which 100 payd in hand; recomendshis son and that some time hemay hearesomething ofhisson . "

4th

From Fr. Ennys [Innes]. Councells me 1st to aske civily ofsomeatt Douayfor a sight ofthe will and coppy ofwhat is in it in favour of Antony Bedingfield 10 Dickinson" dayly expected from England. "Twill be easy to procure justice and have advice, the Parliament¹2 being att Douay.

From Fr. Robert Beeston . FromLyons, 29 September His pleasant journey. Forced, as all, to goe by Marseilles on account of plague or the like in the Milanese The Procur[ator] and Substitute of French province have excusd themselves , and Rev. Fr. General

1 PresumablyJohn Scudamore (1696-1778), later a Jesuit As a priest he worked in the College of St. Francis Xavier; he was at Bristol more than thirtyyears See Foley, VII, 694 andcatalogues

2 See note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on July 13thabove

3 There is no other mention ofthis letter

4 In England

5 There have been earlier references to this; see note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October 29th, 1713. It may be that Colonel Porter had cancelled the free place he founded (or had shared in founding) and allowed the capital to beused in some financial emergency of the College.

6See letter fromFr. Coxon received this day Maybe Fr. Sabran was trying to persuade Sir Williamto pay what heowed

7 Fr. Sabran has asked for this in his letter to Fr. Justiniani dated September 19th above By expenses would be pocketmoneyetc.

8 This is probably Mr. John Staffordwho was in Paris on September 17th and died in this October or November. Claude, if this was his arrival at St. Omers College, was there for only one year; he left, as will be seen, in the September of 1715

10 Fr. Innes was answering Fr. Sabran's letter of September 29th above

11 Vice -President of Douay College ; see note to letter received from him on July 25th above .

12 Theprovincial Parlementof Douay.

receives their excuses, so no one thence. His feare wee are offrom the Queen, Fr. Justiniani having writt to her to excuse himself, designing to withdrawe to the noviship of Genoa The Queen hath chosen Fr. Gaillard.2

From Mr. Crane. 1 October The maine to have excusd Will Jones³from Greek Ifit can not bee, thatrather bysweet persuasion than by pennance he bee broughttoit. [f.63 .] From Mr. Dickinson Mr. Travagnon's letter inclosd; he is Groom of the Bedchamber to the King Hears the elder of his grandchildren, Charls, is ill Desires to bee recomended. Desires 1 louis d'or bee given to the eldest, two crownes to the yongher , whichhe , Dickonson , will repay to Fr. Justiniani .

5th

From Mr. J. Stafford 1 October A second of thanks to us for civilitiesto him here &c. An inclosd for Mr. Coleclough. " Hopes his boyis well. The Queenreturns that day to St. Germains

To Mr. Stafford. My answer to his first differd that I might lett him knowe what place his son hath in this first composition. 10 The rest a largeexpressionof our gratefullmemory ofhim , &c.

To Mr. Guilbert. An account ofhis son; promisesof duecare¹¹ &c.

6th.

From Cardon du Fremont 12 Lisle. The subject whether his son mightnot goe to a higher schoole; otherwysewill bee 21 years ould when he goes hence .

To Mr. Cardon. Afull account ofhis son; his beginningtodomuch better . He is as high as he can profitt 'Tis all one for att the end of

1 Therewerefive French Jesuit Provinces at this time, but the Paris Province was normally known as the Province of France ; the Procurator was the deputy elected to go to the Congregationof Procurators in Rome and the Substitutewas also elected in case the Procurator was unablefor any reason to go

2Fr. Justiniani was anxious to retire to his native Italy despite the factthat he had been chosen as confessor to Queen Mary Beatrice ; Fr. Beeston feared that the Queen might be offended ; she had chosen Fr. Gaillard, a French Jesuit, in his place

3 Billy Watkins

4 This was probably William Dicconson; see note to letter from Fr. Darell received on June 27th above .

5 Grandfather of the Fitzwilliams boys; see note to entry on November9th, 1713.

"Hehad written beforeon September 23rd

7 See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated September 23rd above

8 This might be John Paul, the second son of Mr. John Stafford by his first marriage, or (and more likely) Wilford (Edward) his son by his second marriage. Perhaps she had been at Chaillot whereshe normally spent part of the year.

10 These were examinationswhich were held several times a year See Chadwick, 176-7 The word survivedat Stonyhurst until quite recent times but with a slightly differentmeaning

11 Replying to his letter received on the 3rd above

12 The same person as M. Carton du Fermont fromwhom Fr. Sabran received a letter on January3rd above .

LETTER BOOK OF LEWIS SABRAN

Syntaxe I am sure will bee much more advanced and fitter for Philosophy than out of Rhetorick in any College of the Low Countries.

From Mlle [sic] Molien de Belleterre. With 200 livers; hereldest returnd and the yongher with him The whole letter that the elder, who designed not to run away but only to bring his yongher, bee receivd without a pennance.

To Mlle [sic] Molien That on her account and the President's letter, will receive in a way herelderthatheand she willbee satisfyed. That I do accept, on the same accounts, the yongher, tho I have refusd for sometime all externs.⁹

7th.

From Sir Nicolas Giraldin 30 September. The busness , thatwithin 15 days, so he receive before my answer, will send one for his son , who he feares hath not made so good a use as he mightofbeing in so gooda house What is due, if I write to Sir Richard Cantillon, he will pay it. That I make him a plaine sute of cloaths for travelling¹ &c.

To Sir Nicolas Giraldin. Had he sent him 2 years sooner before habit of idleness , &c , he would have done as well as any one 'Tis time to call him Yett such a caracter I give of him, that he will neverrepent to have putt himhere.

[f.63v.]

8th.

To Fr. Coxon With the accounts of Mr. Clarck,2 to be payd by Fr.Kennet onhis sollicitation.3 Myhopes oflittle Ignatius Kingsley's return, whom I send that day, he being a most promising youth.4 The rest answers .

From Lady Wen[efrid] Strickland Then going to leave Rouen. Hercomfortthat the hopes ofher family" is in my hands The best wishesto me offather and mother. ThatI allowe the boyall Ijudge reasonablefor privat expences .

6 Rhetoric was two classeshigher than Syntax.

7 Fr. Sabran refers to her in this and in his reply in this way; she may have been the lady referredto later as la Veuve Molien

8 An official with this title has been mentionedbefore; he was no doubt some local functionary. This may mean boys who were not English, Welsh, Irish or Scottish. Itmight possiblymean day boys.

1 Sir Nicholas Giraldin or Geraldin wrote to say that he was sendingsomebody to bring his son, Francis, home See notes to letter from Fr. Darell received on October24th, 1713 , andnote there also on Sir Richard Cantillon.

2 This was probably Fr. William Clarke; see letter from Fr. Coxon received on August 12th above

3 The Procurator of the Provincewould settle the account

4 Ignatius GeorgeKingsley was sent over to England; Fr. Sabran had told Fr. Coxonon September 29thhewould do so He latercame backandeventually became a Jesuit.

5 She waswritingof her grandson , Thomas

9th.

To Fr. Justiniani . In answer. Recomending still our concernswhen his successor coms, which I feare will not bee so soone Desire he end all accounts with Colonel Bagott. Of the 25 livres-10 Mr. Dickonson is to pay him, payd by me to the Travagnons." What I writtto Dickonson ofthe 70 livers and £4 for G[eorge] Carteret.8

From la femme de Pierre Lallard 4 October Inher son's absence , hath opend the letter to him ; her greef att the disapointment ; wether no hope left

From Fr. Coxon 23 September/4 October In short; hath2 packs in towne which he will send by the first occasion. All the rest concerning above 60 Tories removed from employs in less than 3 days.2

10th.

From Fr. Eyre 20 September/1 October. Cheefly to further an inclosd to Fr. Justiniani To stop pressingfor Eccleston; his going there would bee a conviction of priesthood, the loss ofhis estate.³ Mr. Parker will soon propose an other Is going to Norfolkwith his brother.4

From MatthewHoliott " After usual civilities, to lett me knowe he hath been stopt att Calais by strong winds, which, if it lasts , his purse will bee too empty to gett to London. Desiresan orderfrom meto someonethere to help him ifhe needs .

ToMrs. Lallard. That I can onlywrite to the Provincial, buttsee no apearance ofany successtill Fr. Provincial comsover againe. To Pigault and Holiot, (this inclosd) an order to advancehim what hemay wantto London.

•See letter to Fr. Justiniani dated August 26th above

7 This refers , no doubt, to the request in Mr. Dicconson'sletter received onthe 4th above.

8 George Carteretentered the Jesuit novitiate at Watten at about this time; see note to letter to Fr. Justiniani dated November4th, 1713

1 This would be the letter that Fr. Sabran wrote to her son, John Baptist, on October 1st

2 George I landed at Greenwich on September 18th old style; the Tories were naturally not in favour in view of their waveringabout the succession

3 The suggestion must have been made that Fr. Thomas Eccleston , then stationedin the College of St. Ignatius, should succeed Fr. Justiniani at St. Germains. On the matter of his estate see Foley, VII, 220

4 Fr. Thomas Eyre had a Jesuit brother, Fr. William Eyre (1678-1724), who was at this date in the College of the Holy Apostles which includedNorfolk Also in Norfolk lived theireldest brother, Henry, a counsellorat law , whose residence was Bury's , or Buries, or Bures, Hall, near Swaffham which had been the property of the Bedingfeldfamily. Their father, also Thomas Eyre, had married as his second wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Henry Bedingfeldof Oxburgh; she was the mother of Henry, Thomas and William . See C.R.S., VII, 235; Foley, VII, 238. Henry Eyre, it may be added , was probably consultedat the time of Fr. Hanmer'sarrest; see Essex Recusant, IX, 109 .

5 See letters from and to Matthew Holiot received and sent on May 4th and 8th above and notes thereon Fr. Sabran agreed to advance him some moneysee next letterbut one.

11th.

To Mr. Crane. A large account of2 waysofGreek inthishouse;the higher, I shall free Billy from, tho lately as able as any. Thehurt here of all singularities and fond letters from friends."

[f.64 .] From Sister Hellen Andrews With the inclosd letter from her brother Joseph Petre caling over againe his daughter in the impossibilityof paying her portion All Rev. Mother required was £200 now, good security for the other two, and paying in the whyle interest for it. Rev. Mother would consent to good security forthe £400 and, til payd, the interest ofit; is willing to bee att the charges ifI would goe over to conclude that affaire, and desires a speedy answer.²

To Sister Hellen Andrews 'Tis not in my power to goe, buttwill write to the eldest brother³ that he goe, and to an other skilfull man in such concerns.

12th

From Fr. Darell 9 October Supposes I know that Fr. Gaillard is the Queen's confessor; on Fr. Ruga's recess he prest Fr. Justiniani not to refuse the post; tould him he could not without informing Fr. Provincial and having his answer Went to the Queen who tould him shewas abandond by the Jesuits; could not confess in English, nor withoutdifficultyin French. He offerd her she might havewhom she pleased ofthe English or Italian Provinces . In conclusion she say 'twas a weaknesbut she could not make a new confidenceand had often spoken to Fr. Gaillard He goes to St. Germains with a brother ; his table is from the Queen's;4 will cost more and less edifye. His friends there are our very ennemies Justiniani is going to Bolonia (Fr. Beeston writt me to the NovishipofGenoa) Hath money from the Queen to print his book when revisors &c He will procure onepensionthis year.

13th

From Br. Smith 10 October Chiefly to cover inclosd Fr. le

1 In reply to Mr. Crane's received on the 4th above.

2According to C.R.S. , XIV, 131n , Joseph Petre of Fithlers, Essex married as his first wife Catherine, daughter of Sir William Andrews of Denton and Downham, Essex; they had three daughters at the Poor Clares at Gravelines -Briget, Hellen and Mary See C.R.S. , ibid , 131n , 134n The former two wereprofessed in 1716 and the third in 1718. It is probablethat Sister Helen Andrews was herself at Bruges at the Canonesses of St. Augustine See Daumont, 333

3 Fr. John Petre alias Mannock, S.J. (1660-1738) was Joseph Petre's eldest brother; at this date he was stationed in the Residence of St. George . See Foley, VII, 593 and catalogues.

* He was to live as part of the royal household

5 The significance of this remark is not clear Bologna; Fr. Sabran notedthat he had been told that Fr. Justinianiwas going to Genoa

7When those revisingthe book for him had finished

8 Oneofthe two outstanding; 1711 and 1714 .

Tellier bids him tell me he had receivd my letter att Fontainebleau, would consider my busness and send me an answer.

From Mr. Crane 10 October Desired butt what was graunted to others (as the Arundel[1]s) viz collations with paying; chamber potts; butt positively insists upon his children not being obliged to learn Greek He may take his lesson with the rest butt not bee exactedto sayit Wishes collations could bee given.

[f.64v.] 14th.

To Fr. Coxon. Chiefly about Willouby's unaptnessfor Hilton or us. About settling howto send and sell books About stampsand wether allmust be given gratis.

To Rev. Fr. Provincial. Of Fr. Sheldon's danger. Chiefly of the losses here if Fr. Thomas Coniers bee removed, 10 and att Paris if no one comebefore Fr. Justiniani bee gone . 11

To Fr. Kennet. To cover inclosd to him, and our news this syde the sea

15[th].

To Mr. Crane . In answer. His son is willing to studdi Greek .

Why Iexact it and am unwillingto allowe extraordinaries. In both cases scholars have becom blocked and discontented. Much [less ?] allowe extraordinaries to bee payd for, this bein no tavern but a regular houseto bee maintaind

From Pigot 13 October. Fr. Tichborne and his company went over the 8th. Holiot gone before mylettercame Would have sent his son butt for the new regulation.²

ToPigot. The newregulation had not hindred his son, butttooyong to begin a winterhere; will do well next spring.

From Rev. Fr. le Tellier Fontainebleau, 6 October Will shew the Kingthe list ofprayers.3 Il a parlé, plus d'une fois enfaveur denotre

6 Fr. Sabran's letter sent on September 30thabove .

7 See note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on December24th, 1713; it was thought that hewas not suited eitherfor going to the English College, Rome orforthe Jesuitnoviceship As will be seen he was sent back to England

8 This may refer to the despatch of books (perhaps fromthe St. Omers press) toEngland; it is possible that stamps were engravingblocks or dies used in the printing.

9 He died about a week later.

10 Fr. Sabran wrote several letters about the desirability of keepinghim at St. Omers and he was successful in doingso.

11 He was concerned about the financial business of St. Omers College at St. Germainswith which, as has been seen , Fr. Justiniani had dealt Fr. John Tichborne had been at Liège; the catalogue does not say where he was stationed in 1715, but in 1716 he was in the College of St. Thomasof Canterbury. His companymay have included Matthew Holiot and Ignatius George Kingsley

2About reducing or limiting the number of foreign boys ? See note to Fr. Sabran's letter sent to Mlle Molien on the 6th above

3 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Le Tellier sent on September 30th above Fr. Le Tellier seemed to think that if an exceptionwas made, to the reduction of interest on the rentes, in favour of the English Jesuits, St. Omers College would certainly be included.

Province, et on luy a repondu qu'on avoit des raisons pour ne pas faire d'exceptions a la regle generale , mais qu'avec le temps on trouvera quelque moyen de la dedomager. A lieu de croire que cela regardera touttes les maisons de la Province, mais s'il arrivait qu'on fit quelque distinction, il est persuadéque la preferenceseroitplus tost pour un college comme le notre qui est sous la dominationdu Roy

From Sir Nicholas Gerardin . 10 October That I send his son by Mr. PeeterGeraldin Sir Richard Cantillon hath orderto discharg all. That I make his son a plain suitewith a camelot surtout. [f.65 .] From Doctor Wood .11 October. A reform in the King's house; only one coach with 2 horses and 6 saddlehorses , so several servantswill bee put of[f].2 The maine is to cravefor hiseldestson³ a succession to the place that Sir Adam Blair's son had . Ther's time yet, he being butt six years ould Hath sent up for all his family; the bringingup costs him 500livres.

16[th].

To Mr. Gough To inform himself and lett me knowe when Mr. Peter Geraldin will sett of[f]; wether he will come and take up his cosin or I must send him .

From Fr. Coxon Two of 27 and 30 September/8 and 11 October Onthe same day came hitherMichel Killingbeek, Robin Anderton (vere Blundell). He knowes not Mr. Dalton who (say[s] Coleclough) willgivea bonds forWelch. He takes bonds in his name so must make a will To give in several names would bee expensive, hazardous, difficult; for all such must be required a deed of trust from [blank]. Wether it bee safe to send by Dunkerque where infection, &c They have leave from Fr. General to print, &c , and had a designe to print the Christian Directory . 10 Sent last Fryday to Mr. Woods a bill £100 making1117-10 [florins?] Mr.

1A cousin of Francis Geraldin, as appears below .

2 See the Memorandum by Berwick in which he mentioned the financial difficulties of James Edward on the eve of the 'Fifteen Quoted in Petrie, 230-2

3 Louis Wood, the eldest son of Sir LaurenceWood and Charlotte (Bolstrade) his wife, was to enterthe English College, Rome in 1720 at the age of eleven With him to Rome came his youngerbrother, James who was ten years old

SeeC.R.S., XL, 163-4.

4 Seenote to letter received from Fr. Justiniani on June 13th above .

5 From St. Germainsto Lorraine?

6 Subsequent mentionsof this boy suggest that he came fromEngland

"It is likely that this is Robert, son of Henry Blundell of Ince-Blundell and Mary (Anderton); Robert was born in 1700 and died in 1772. His father died in 1711. See pedigree in Gibson's Lydiate Hall and its Associations , pp 74-5 .

8See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Coxon dated September 23rd above .

⁹ Fr. Coxon

10 This famous work by Fr. Robert Persons was reprinted on the St. Omers Press in 1716 (the title page says "London, printed in the year 1716")

11 Fr. Wood or Woods at Antwerp

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Arthur² hath addedwhat he had mistaken in a formerbill in August, so wee areto have (so we must have) ofWood 1150-18 [florins ?]11 per cent.3 For some accounts desires M. Persey's sentiment (the raising the pension began 1709 inclusively).5 In the box that sett out by Metcalf 30 September , are the clock, 4 Modest Answers bound, six sticht, a dictionaryfor young Vaughan, 2 half[pounds] ofBoeTeaformefrom ThomasWright,78 G[entleman?]Instructed bound for Fr. Darell. His head load is full offilling us up to 200 , tho some att lower rate in the number it will help. By Robin Blundel hath sent me a curious book of Scotch Memoires and 2 pamphlets Only wigs [Whigs?] sett out any.

From Rev. Fr. Provincial With an inclosd forDarell Coxon again bound to abscond . 10 They are endeavouring to remoove the difficultiesin sendingover Eccleston; iftheycannot, hopetheLadywill accept an otherproposed who [is] proper . 12

[From] Mrs. Catherine Trafford. 14 September. Thanks for my care and concern for her son; hath heard from one who sawe him lately he looks ill and going to a consumption. Is it necessaryhe remoove? She and her husband wish he stay out in hopesofbetter thoughts . 13

From Mr. Edmund Wright . 14 10 September, Porto. Allofthanks; had he not been sick, had answerd myne of 20 December. Joseph hath att large signifyed his happiness; he will bee 16 on the 20th January next. Leaves him in allto my care .

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To Fr. Darell. With the inclosd from Fr. Provincial. I press the

2 Seenote to letter fromFr. Coxon received on October22nd, 1713 above .

3 Profit on the exchange.

4 Fr. Percy Plowden

5 The pension seems to have been £25 (accordingto Chadwick, 156-7) from early in the seventeenth century until 1773; there seems to be no evidence that it was raised in 1709, but fluctuations in the rate of exchange may have been responsible for temporary alterationsin the fees .

6 Fr. Coxon had announced in his letter received on October2nd that Metcalf would be bringing things over. See note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on July 13th above

"It is difficult to say which Wright provided the tea; it may be that it was Thomas Gerard (the husband ofMaryWright) whose sons Thomas (a novice in 1714) and Caryll or Carill (then a boy at St. Omers) used the alias Wright.

8 According to Oliver, Collections , I, Fr. Darell was the author of this book, which was publishedin London in 1704. The title was Gentleman Instructed in the Conduct of a Virtuous and Happy Life A supplement for Ladies was added in 1708 (Sommervogel , II, 1828)

Seenotes to letter to Fr. Coxon dated September 3rd above andto letterfrom him received on October 2nd; some were being taken at lower fees out of charity.

10 Conceal himselfin London or leave the city

11 See note to letter from Fr. Eyre received on the 10th above

12Itwas hopedthat Queen MaryBeatrice would accept anothersuitablepriest

13 See noteto letter received from her on June 26thabove .

14 Edmund Wright senior(presumably ), the father of Edmundand Joseph See note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on October22nd, 1713

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getting soon one pension, butt that of 1711 which otherwys may bee lost. The inconveniency of getting nothing from the Maison de Ville. How longit will last?

From [Sister] Agnes Bedingfield. With 3 inclosd for her nephew . The sad case of SisterMary Petre, ³ under the Doctor'shands Pressing, from ReverendMother,4 myhasty coming Nothing particular on the 18th

19[th].

From Fr. Darel 16 October Gaillard hath obtaind that the Queen write for Fr. Eccleston The King's manifesto promises to conservethe Protestant Religion.5 Will give me a good account of our pension as soon as the courtcomsback, so that I may drawe for money when I will The Queen hath asked him if his answer is printing Will soone send the preface (what I want is his answer to the article of Transsubstantiation).6

From Mr. Gough 14 October Mr. Peter Geraldin will soon call upon our Geraldin and hence conduct him to [from?] St. Omers." Is ready to pay what is due for Geraldin if Sir Richard Cantillon dothnot remitit Desiresan answerto whathe writtto Fr. Coniers.

From Fr. Justiniani Mr. Dickinsonwilling to pay what I gavethe 2 Fitzwilliamsand pay of[f] what is owing to G[eorge] Carteret, buttwould knowe wether I had receivd the accounts of May and June before I gave the last account Feares he shall not bee there when Fr. Eccleston coms unless K[ing] G[eorge] attthe beginning give the general pardon which is expected. Hopes Mrs. Skelton, goingover, will take Mrs. Dally, butt I shall heare ofit in that case from Br Thomas Smith . 10

From Pigault. In answer He and Bigerer¹¹ will soone come to Watten and stay there 2 days; I shall knowe before. He will reserve

1 Because of Fr. Francis Plowden's mistake; see letter received fromFr. Darell on July 8th above

2 Presumablythe intereston the rentes was not beingpaid.

3Therewas a SisterMaryPetre at theAugustinian Canonessesat Bruges where Sister Agnes Bedingfeldwas a nun See Letter from"the 2 Petres" received on December 3rd, 1713 and note, and Fr. Sabran's letter to Lady Lucy Herbert dated December 18th, 1713 and note

4 Lady Lucy Herbert; see her letter received on September 9th above

5 James Edward had promiseda reasonable securityfor the Protestantreligion See Petrie, 203. This manifesto may have been the one issued on August 29th Bevan, 73 Fr. Sabran was waiting for this part of Fr. Darell's book which he was expecting

7 See the letter from Sir Nicholas Geraldin received on the 15th above .

8 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Justiniani dated the 9thabove.

9 The danger was, as has been seen above, that Fr. Eccleston might losehis estate ifit became known to the governmentthat he was a priest A general pardonmight enable him to leave for France soon .

10 Fr. Justiniani had raised this matter in his letter received on September 25th above.

11 This gentleman has been mentionedby Pigault before; see his letter received on July 13th

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the sendinghis son to next spring; who, he thinks, will do very well, having a good wittand inclinations to studies [f.66 .] To Fr. Justiniani. In answer What I most press is that he gett something, tho never so little, of each of our creditors, that thereby he may gett an acknowledgement in their hands of what remainesdue. The rest is my sense of his leaving us.

To Fr. Darell. I tell him what Irequire of Fr. Justiniani, and press him to gett of Fr. Justiniani, before he leave St. Germains, clear accounts of all to give to his successor. That 'tis not the preface wee stay for before printing his book, butt an answer to what Mr. Lesly objects againstTranssubstantiation; itwilldonoharm to the answerto Usshers when it comes out, that there bee taken out of it all that answers Lesly's objections. I press still for a security of one pension thisyear.

20th

To Fr.Wood With bills ofFr. H[enry] Sheldon. Mindehim to gett in timeDirectorys²and Cartabells.³

With dead bills of Fr. Sheldon to Lady Lucy, Fr. Vice-Rector of Gandt, Rector of Watten, Abbess of Gravelin, Rector of Liege. To Fr. Robert Beeston In thanks for two Our news RecomendingtheMemorialtothe PopeforSt. Omersin the case ofSirWilliam Godolphin's fundations.5

21[st]

To Rev. Fr. Provincial In answer. I will for once givethespiritual retreat, as he desires, att Dunkerque Againe concerning the not

7 In his book The Case Stated to which Fr. Darell's book was a reply

8 Archbishop James Ussher's An Answer to a Challenge made by a Jesuite in Ireland (Dublin , 1624) had been answered by A Reply to Mr James Ussher his Answere by an Irish Jesuit, Fr. William Malone in 1627; a fourth, augmented edition of Ussher had been publishedin London in 1686-7 and this remark may mean that it was plannedto reply to him again . See D.N.B. s.v. Ussher ; Foley, VII, 481 . Fr. Sabran again urged Fr. Darell to obtain for St. Omers one of the two outstandingannualpensions

1 Fr. Sabransent out announcements of the death of Fr. Henry Sheldonwho died at St. Omers that day See Foley, VII, 704 .

2 Probably the annual "ordo" or instructionsfor the celebrationofMassand recitation oftheDivine Office. Theywould probably be published inAntwerp.

3 A Cartabelleis described in Guerin's Dictionaire des Dictionaires as "Espèce d'ordo ou d'index, a l'usage des organistes et des chantres, indiquant la classe dela Messe et l'Office de chaque jour"

4 As Fr. Beeston was on his way to Rome there would be a Vice-Rector at Ghent; it many have been the Minister, Fr. Melchior Murphy , or possibly Fr. Thomas Roper; see letter to Fr. Roper dated November 18th below .

5 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Richard Plowden dated September 16th above and note thereon

6 This might be at the Poor Clares or the Benedictines From subsequent lettersthe latter seemsthe more likely. Fr. Sabran no doubt felt thathecould not be absent from St. Omers for the time the retreat would take, butsubmitted to the Provincial's wishes.

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remooving Fr.Thomas Conyers . 12 I differto the nextaboutthe son ofthe Ir[ish?] Jes[uit?] 13

To Fr.Coxon . In answerto two. He will knowe ofMr.Arthurthat is to pay for Welsh, who he is to aske the bond of. Ifdanger ofa plague in England, there is the time att the beginning to gett over packs

To Mr. Dugermont , a Boulogne. In answer to his letterthat had informd me of the 50 livres taken up by his son; desiring he bee severelychastised and narrowlylookt into. I acquaint him he hath been chastised, yet shew he deservd it less than he thinks, andthe cause of all was the father's orders to one to provide himwithwhat he should want, unknowne to me . 14

From Mr. Duries 5 October Thanks Sends, as also M. Carpentier, 15 some presents to their sons. The viol strings forFr.Conyers¹ (13 florins , 82). How glad Mr. Carpentier that his son writes how content he is here.

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22[nd].

From Fr. Innes.2 19 October Hath given the letter ofBedingfield. The answer of Kendal³ was he knew nothing of those bussnesses , would inform himself and come to give him an account; when it comes he will give it to me. The foure namd for President bythe clergy in England are1° RobertWitham, Licentiatus Theologiae Duaci, brother to the VicarApostolic 2° Edward Dickenson, now Vice-President.7 3° Mr. Johnson, missionary these 20 years. 4° Mr. Maes, agent att Rome . The Internoncelo asked information about them of Dr. Delcourt;11 he of Fr. Innes, who referd him to me, expectingonefrom mein French or Lattin.

12 See noteto the letter to the Provincial dated October14th , 1714 .

13 Therewas to be much correspondence later on aboutfinding a schoolforthis boy. The name (Galloway) is not in the list of Irish Jesuits in Foley, VII, supplement

14 This boy appears to have arrived at St. Omers early in September, 1714; see the father's letter received on the 4th.

15 Both these fathers have been mentionedabove. According to the catalogues of 1712 and 1715 he was in charge of music at St. Omers.

2 See letter above to Fr. Innes on September 29th and received fromhim on October4th

3 This was presumablyDr. Richard Kendall, Professor of theology at Douay College . See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 21. It would appear that he had been asked about Dr. Paston's will

4 As successor to Dr. Paston The favourite candidates appear to have been LaurenceMayes , Robert Witham and Edward Dicconson W. A. Ep Var., V, 61, 68 (Ingleton to Mayes , August and October, 1714).

5 See Kirk, 253-4. Of the Midland and later the Northern District. See Kirk, 252-3

7 Seenote to letter from him received on July 25th above

8 This may be Fr. John Johnson See Kirk, 141 ; Gillow, III, 634-5.

9 See Kirk, 160-1 ; Gillow, IV, 545-50

10 At Brussels, presumably

11 This is no doubt Dr. Adrian Delcourt, Vice-Chancellorof Douay University. See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 26 and Gillow, III, s.v. Hawarden .

From Fr. Coxon . 7/18 October. Hath sent a bill on Antwerp of £100 at 12 per cent, making 1120 florins ; will within 2 days send another. Hath received of Lord Baltimor in full for the 4 Calverts

£59 . Do I notthinka letter to his Lordship would do very wellfrom me? The naming now to Lady Audley's place certainly belongs to me , butt some in England will have it I must name a Porter, or of Porter's blood. Will dunn for Hawker's 12 £25. Little Kingsly's13 father hath already secured £10 per annum for him; hopesto have soon security by bond for 15. About the £40 on the account of Collins' sute now, the Provincial's answer is that I refused to pay it when Iwasin his office . 14

23d

To Fr.Gardiner . About the £50 legacyleft byMr. Hays(St. George) to the Sodality; left in trustwith the Lady he liveswith . 15

To My Lord Baltimore Thanks for the £59 he hath payd of the arearsof his grandchildren.

To Mr. Augustin Poynz For informations of the 4 named to succeede Dr. Paston.

To Fr. Kennet , to Fr. Darell Onthe same subject.

To Fr. Innes The little I knowe of the 4, butt that I have asked informations which, when receivd, I will send him.¹

To Br. Thomas Smith About the request for Mr. Den in Martinico[?]. That he send me 9 whyte and 9 blew feathers and their price.³

[f.67 .] From Fr. Innes 21 October. The Vice-President came not butt sent an answer to Bedingfield (much praising the happy state he aimes att; dare not transcribe the will, butt tells him nothingis lefthim buttall to the father; £10 per annum that he goe on in his studdies, &c). Thanks me for the book.5 Desires an answer or information ofthe4 named .

From Fr. Powel, Rector [Liège] 19 October Sends suffrages, 7 with the prayersfor Br. Simeons , deservingby his good will Hopes

12 Perhaps a relative of John (or James) Hawker See note to letter from the Provincial received on July 7th above

13Who had been sent home, as has been seen , because his fees had not been paid

14See note to letter from Fr. Coxon(?) received on January 15th above; the Provincial remindedFr. Sabran that when he was Vice-Provincial (1707-12) he had declinedto pay such accounts .

15 See letter fromFr. Coxon received on August 7th above.

1 See the letter received from Fr. Innes on theday before.

2 He is mentioned again later; he may have been the father of a boy at St. Omers but the matter is not clear

3 For "actingsuites" , no doubt

4 This concerns Dr. Paston's will Perhaps "the answer to the History of Doway College"; see letter to Fr. Innes dated September 29th above

6As possible successors to Dr. Paston

" This would normally mean an order for prayers for the sick or the lately dead

8 Who died, as mentionedabove , on May 21st

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I am satisfyedwith Mr. Philip Carteret, that no weakness of health apears. That Harrison came soone enough for schooles and satisfyes. No news. Is it not now the time of the 9th beatitude?12

From Mr. and Mrs. Crane A prudent letter.¹ Consent with all I proposd, so he bee forced to only the school Greek lessons Only complaints of the new yong master'sseverityto show(as they think) his power.

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To Mr. Coxon. Infull answerto each point ofhis. I acceptKingsly forthe £15 , sothey bee securd by bond. Mindehimagaineoftrying to gett the £500 capital out of the lawyers' handsfor securing in a bond Mrs.Winford'sfundation.³

To our Mr. Gardiner About the £50 legacy of Mr. Hays (St. George) for the Sodality, left in trustwith the Ladyhe serves.4

To Rev. Fr. Provincial Of Fr. R[ector]ofWatten's being here. The unfeasiblinessof having here Galloway's son ;5 Ishal enquire howhe can bee settled att Lisle That if Fr. Thomas Conyers must bee remooved , I may have Hardesty; if a S[piritual] Father , " one fit for that importantpost.

From Fr. Darell Fr. Justiniani will not goe till all clear in his or successor's hands I may draw bills on him Desires (as Kennet) his book bee soon printedbecause Howardinpreparesan answer To Mr. and Mrs. Crane. In answerto theirs. An account how well their sons do and of the care I will take ofthem.

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From Louisa Brereton Mastrick, 20 October Her sad life, from her husband marryed to an other; what she hath sufferd since I converted her . Only one [daughter ?] that would bee religious if she had [blank]. Rector at Mastrick, 10 her confessor, would do something for her ifI recomendedher.

11 These two were new masters, Harrison onlytemporarily, as noted above.

12This may refer to Matt V, 11-"Blessed are you, when men revileyou, and persecute you, and speak all manner ofevil againstyou falsely, because of me"

1 In answer to Fr. Sabran's ofthe 15thabove.

2 IgnatiusGeorgewas to return to St. Omers provideda bond couldbesecured for £15 per annum .

3 An effort was to be made to try to secure the money bequeathed to found this free place. For Mrs. CatherineWinford and her will and bequest see Payne, 109-113 . She left £400 to St. Omers College to raise £20 a year.

4 See letter from Fr. Coxon received on August7th

5 See letter fromthe Provincial received on the 21st above Fr. John Hardesty vere Tempest See letter from the Provincial received on December 28th above

7 Fr. Conyers held this post in 1714. Seecatalogue

8 Dr. Hawarden'sbook in answer to Leslie's came out in two volumes, in 1714 and 1715, the first volume, at least, beforeFr. Darell's. Fr. Sabran answered her letter on January5th, 1715

10 Presumablyofthe Jesuit College in the Flandro-Belgic province

26[th].

From Fr. Darell 24 October. Ennys comd from Bar; they write to him heis not to return.³ Justiniani will stay till all[word illegible], and 'tis all one to the Queen who is sent Presses the printing; whathe omits herewill come in a 2d part whichis ready.5

Nothing on the 27th

28th.

From Rev. Fr. Provincial 11 October Proposing Fr. Edisford's nephew on these conditions1° att present£7 a year; 2° a rent his unkle hath in Yorkshireto bee payd on after the youth hath don here ; 3° and the rest to make up the pension out of £100 Mrs. Binks hathleft him by willsome consideration being taken out of itforthe mother . DesiresI strivetofinde att Lisle a placeamongstthe Irish for Galloway's son He hopes Fr. Sheldon and Fr. Eberson are on the mending hand

To Rev. Fr. Provincial Edisford's nephew accepted on those conditions, in consideration of [blank] and the sooner he comsthe better. I will informe att Lisle for the youth An account of Fr. Sheldon's death and the state the R[ector] ofWatten is in . 10

From Mr. Poynz Brugis, 25 October, in answer . 11 He hath been personaly acquainted with 3 of the 4, and with the acquaintancesof the 4th R. Witham: a stif Thomist butt a good Papist; no Jansenist (or very little); a civil, easy temper; would bee for peace and quiet. Dickonson : ranck and a great stickler for the Jansenists and high flown part of the Clergy; temper rough ; aversion from Jesuits . Mayes: gave Hawardin's dictats12 &c; a sweet, discreet temper. Johnson: ranckJansenistand peevishfellow.

FromSisterHellen Andrews. Herneeyce sent to Englandforchange ofaire. Rev. Mother depends onmycoming.2

3 This might be Lewis Innes ; see note to letter to Fr. Kennet dated December 25th, 1713. "The reason , I do not hear" (Henry Paston to Mayes, November , 1714) W. A. Ep. Var, V, 74 .

4 To take his place as chaplain

5 In 1721 therewas printed on the St. Omers College press A Treatiseofthe Real Presenceby Fr. Darell It was Part II of the answer to The Case Stated

• See letter received from Fr. Coxon on March 6th above. For Mrs. Binks see C.R.S., XIII, 185? Aveling, 354 , 400.

"There was a "Semmenary of Irish youth" at "Lysle" as early as the reign of CharlesI. See Guilday, 29. It was in fact founded in 1619; the nomination of the Rector was in the hands of the Irish Capuchins It surviveduntil 1793 but at that date there were only eight scholars See Catholic Encyclopedia, (New) VII, 638 and (Old) VIII, 160.

8 The Provincial wrote this letter beforeFr. Sheldondied

9 Seek information according to the Provincial's wish expressed in his letter received that day.

10 Fr. Eberson was stillill

11 Replying to Fr. Sabran's enquiry in his letter dated the 23rd above .

12 For the meaning of this remark see Gillow, III, 174 ff.; V, 545 ff where Gillow gives his accountofthe matter

1 See letter from Sister Helen Andrewsreceived on October 11th , 1714 above; she was writing, it would seem, of Sister MaryPetre .

2 Lady Lucy Herbert of Bruges; as has been seen, she was hoping for a visit from Fr. Sabran.

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29[th].

To Fr. Innes, Rector. With an inclosd account ofthe caracters I havereceivd ofthe 4 namedby the clergyforthe choiceofaPresident of DouayCollege Our English news

To Fr. de Souatre, att Lisle . 10 About getting a place in the Irish College att Lisle for little Galloway.

To Fr. Ja[cques] Deschamps, late Rector of the Wallons here . 11 Only a letter of civility.

30th

From Lady Fleetwood Concerning Fr. Sheldon's death Desires that I come so to Dunkerque that the Exercises may bee enterd into on the Sunday (4th November) att night.¹

From Fr. Justiniani . 25 October. Hathreceivd the 70 livers and the £4 for George Carteret and what I had advancd to the two Fitzwilliams Thanks for my concern for his removal; necessary ; his head so stuppyfied that he can not speakto any one withoutmaking them often repeat what they say Will not goe till his successor comesand will leaveallmyaffaires don or in order . Hathconcluded with Bagot and very near to the somme Fr. Procuratormarqued.³ Will bring Nihil to pay of[f] his debt. Will secure billsfor Colonel Ogarre. M[adam] Macelegot hath over payd; 15 livers payd by bancks for her not having been noted in our books. Mrs. Morgan's near death; hath left us (cheefly by his procuration) above 4000 livers All discours is war with Holland and England. 31° .

From Fr. Provincial 14/25 October He accepts not L'Allard to goe to Wattenin winter after such a sicknes ; as for summer, it will belong to an other That I consult wether William Tichburne

10Hewasnodoubt at the Jesuit College there of the Gallo-Belgic province.

11 See note on November 14th, 1713. He replied later from Douay wherehe was Vice-Rectorpresumablyof the College of the Gallo-Belgicprovince

1 The Lady Abbess was still trying to bring Fr. Sabran to the Benedictine conventatDunkirkfor their retreat.

2 See letter from Fr. Justiniani received on the 19th above.

3 The Colonel had disagreed with Fr. Percy Plowden'saccounts ; see his letter received on August 23rd and Fr. Sabran's to Fr. Justiniani dated August 26th

4 See note to letter to Fr. Darell dated October28th , 1713 .

5 From now on this name occurs several times in theLetter Book. Fr. Justiniani had some difficulty with thespelling; it is possible that thereweretwo ladiesMrs. or Madam McElligott (and variations in spelling) and Lady McElligott (and variations) A Colonel McElligott fought for James II in Ireland, 1689-91, and afterwardsentered the Imperial service; see Petrie, 127

6 See letter fromFr. Darell received on June 22nd above .

7 Among causes of friction were of course the favour shown to the Jacobites and the neglect of the French government to destroy the sluices , etc. at Dunkirk

8 He meantthat therewould be anotherProvincial by the summer of 1715. In fact Fr. Culchethwas not tolay downhis office untilthesummer of1716 when he was succeeded by Fr. Richard Plowden. See note to Fr. Sabran'sletter to Fr. Plowden at Rome dated March 24th , above

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may bee incouraged to come hither againe, or, which is the same , wether it bee very probable he will then bee admitted for next September. It can bee no prejudice to my affaires to give once the SpiritualExercises at Dunkerque ; a successor in thatemployisthe difficulty. Holland³can not succeede Justiniani. From Fr. Eyre. Why Holland can not come over; if Justiniani quitts, which he doutes of, one will bee sent speedily. From Fr. Coxon 14/25 October Kingsly will soon return.4 Will soone write to me to send Willouby. It's best to send over Joseph Booth. 5° hujus, he sent Woods a bill of £100 att 1120 florins, and hath sent suchan other on the 8th.

[f.68v .]To Fr. Darell With 2 from Rev. Fr. Provincial Iaproove his designeofthe 2d tome of answer Press that he now bee active about the pension before the time bee to press the other affaire. To John Baptist L'Allard . With an inclosd from Fr. Eyre; and I give him an account ofFr. Provincial's answerto myne in hisfavor; to witthatjust comd from such a lasting fever he can not allowe his beingatWatten in winter, and, beforesummer, will have a successor , to whom , in case he perseveres, he must adress himself.

November [1714]. 1st

To Rev. Fr. Provincial In answer What I have writt to L'Allard; inthe consult, 4 againstWilliam Tichburn's admittance , twothat he must neither bee encouragednor disencouragedbutt leftto himself.⁹ An other than Chetwin10 must bee found for Dunkerque, ¹¹ and any one, butt fitt in time to gaine the Queen's confidence, bee sent to St. Germains . 12

To Fr. Eyre. In answer; recomending to him 2 fitt personsfor here in case Fr. Thomas Conyers bee removed. To Fr.Coxon . In answer, Thanks The reasons whyweewantnow

1 The Provincial supportedLady Fleetwood'splea

2 Perhaps as confessor or, more likely, extraordinary confessor , either to the Benedictines , or possibly, the Poor Clares

3 Fr. ThomasEccleston ; thedifficulty about appointing him has been explained above

*See note to letter fromFr. Coxon received on the 24thabove .

5 See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated the 14thabove.

"The eldest son of Mrs. ElizabethMingo; itwill be seen later that he was sent to Paris

7 Seenote to letter from Fr. Darell received on the 26th above.

8 Perhaps the exemptionof St. Omers College fromthereduction ofthe capital value and of the rate of intereston the rentes. Fr. Sabran reported the opinions of his advisers on William Tichborne's enteringthe Society(or going to Rome?).

10 Fr. Ralph Chetwin (1641-1719) was at this time a missioner in the Collegeof St. Ignatius; in 1711 he had been at Watten and in 1715 he was back there again

11As confessor (see the letter fromthe Provincial received the previousday)for the Benedictines or Poor Clares; perhaps Fr. Chetwin was too old or infirm

12To replace Fr. Justiniani

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bills more pressingly, to witt, till payd att the Maison de Ville.³ That Joseph Booth's mother send soone for himhere useless and hurtfull.4

FromFr. Darell 29 October Desmaretshath promistto pay 1711,5 butaskes un peude patience. Imay draw . An account I asked ofthe 4for Douay.7

2d.

Iwent to Dunkerque with Fr. Constable to give the Exercises.

3d

This day came to St. Omers (mett with by me att Bourbourg) Charls and Edward Comberford and John Gough

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6th

Francis Giraldin left us to return to St. Malo . 10

8th [sic].

To Fr. Green. In answer to a note of his. That the originals of Drure [Durer?] will bee most welcom and any brass stamps that hehath yett. 12

To Rev. Mother Joa[nna] Reede . 13 With an acquittance for 32 livers 10 sols receivd by her ordersto bee returnd to Fr. Rooper, for as much lent by him.

To Rev. Mother Lucy Herbert. In answerto one from her, 14 withthe note she had sent me aproovd. The reasons why I can not goe to Brugis before nextspring .

7th

[sic].

From Fr. Coxon An other bill of £100 att 12 per cent . A bondfor little Kingslyfor £ 10 a year only, tho he hopes to secure 5 more. Hopes to send 3 packs soone Thinkes some must bee taken att under rates to make up number, ratherthan see them sent to other places

3 Interest on the rentes .

4 Seeletter from Fr. Coxon received the previousday.

5 The pension forthatyear.

6 Money from Paris.

7 Thefour suggested successorsto Dr. Paston at Douay College.

8This suggests that Fr. Constable gave the retreat as Fr. Sabran appears to have returned to St. Omers the nextday. These were presumablythreenewboys.

10 He left accordingto his father's wishes which have been seen above

11 It is not possible to say who this was; it may be the Fr. Green who wasat Ghent (see letter from Fr. Beeston received on March 7th andnote).

12 This could mean engravings by Dürer and the brass stamps may have been dies for producing plates for books

13 Fr. Rooper or Roper was at Ghent in 1714 and 1715; there was a nun ofthis name at Brussels (C.R.S. , XIV, 191) and another at Liège (C.R.S. , XVII, 11 , 91) but neither was called Joan or Joanna A "Mrs. Reed" was Abbess ofthe Poor Clares at Dunkirk; see The Great Diurnal of Nicholas Blundell , 11 , 204п 294-5

14 Received onSeptember9th.

From Pere de Souatre.1 The yong man shall bee receivedattnext St. Remy attthe Irish College, so he pay 12 [word illegible]groator 72 florins, by a specialfavour; butt must bee proposed about next Easter

From M[lle]. Wandonne. That when I receive the dispensation from Rome I send it by an express.³

10th .

From L'Allard. His zeale, hence his present greef Asks council of 12th me

From Fr. Francis Powel Dated 5 November They expect their prince by the 25th, butt uncertain wether for a long stay. Nothing from England butt pleasantstories of King George, under whom , it apearsthat Catholicks may live peacibly. Frightened by Hol[land] Gazets att the impatience the D[uke] ofLorrain is in." Apartments unfurnisht &c. Sorry Fr. R[ector] of Watten is in no faire way of recovery

From Mrs. Crane. Now content, so I see her sons writeto her once or twice a month Thatthe eldest give her an account that all is don she required. That Thomas bee not prest now on studdies , and learn to write

To Mrs. Crane. How well her sons do. That if theywrite seldom 'tis because their studdies take them up. [f.69v ] From Fr. Eyre All for a large account concerning the4 proposed for the Presidency of Douay. Ours and many graver priests, who desire a good intelligence, desire that Dr. Robert Witham bee chosen ; if not, Maes Large informations against the two others.

From Fr. Kennet. That Darnel send soon an answer The rest, occurrences .

14th

From Fr. Darel. No date. That he hath payd 3811 livers to widdow Vrimond So now wee have neer our pension by advance, yetmay drawe if wee want . Desmarets still "un peu de patience" . Attthe end of November expects an answerabout the contracts Innis, 10

1 In answer to Fr. Sabran's dated October29th above.

2 The boy would be taken at the Irish College at Lille on the feast on St. Remigius , October 1st, which markedthe beginningof the school year

3 Seenote to letter to Fr. Plowdenat Rome dated December 20th , 1713 .

* This was presumablythe Prince Bishop of Liège; see letter from Fr.Powell received on March 28th above .

5 Was this perhaps because James Edward seemed to be doing nothing to displace George I?

6Mutual understanding , presumably

7 Fr. Kennet was no doubt suggesting that he should write to his fatherin Maryland.

8 There is no other reference to this name in the Letter Book, nor is it clear how, ifat all, the next sentence is connected with this payment. The investments in the rentes and the rate of interest

10 Fr. Lewis, perhaps

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Dickonson, Perth' press that a secular succeede Justiniani, butt he will stay till a Jesuit successor come and bee settled Gaillards backs him well and receives well due informations Lallemant's most fine vindication of the constitution . No one knowes how Cardinal Noailles' affaires stand He¹0 hath sent the third sheet of his preface.

To John Baptist L'Allard. ThatI can give him no council. Perhaps it will bee a year and before Fr. Provincial's successor come over No guessing whoit will bee .

To Fr. Innes. A large information concerning the 4 named for the Presidencyatt Douay, inclosd in a letterofnews .

To Rev. Fr. Provincial . An account of whay may bee don att Lisle for the youth att the next Remigialia " That I neverhad athought since he washere ofgoing to Paris.¹

To Fr. Eyre. What hath been don about informations for the 4 named. ThatI send that dayfull[?] ones drawne upon his [blank].

From Fr. Justiniani . 8 November Accounts of moneysreceivd for us Mr. Martinashand his late wifeknew nothingofthe augmentation money. Commendations to [blank] and little Coply; that he write to his mother.

From [M.]Brugnel Cheeflyto free nowhis son from Greek without tellinghim his father writt aboutit.³

[f.70 .] To Fr. Coxon. In answerto his, but no particularorders.

15[th].

From Rev. Fr. Provincial 28 October. He proposes Mr. Thomas Conyers to bee extraordinaryof Dunkerque He presses Ayroli³ to stay att St. Germains. Hath no answer to what he proposd for

6 William , presumably .

7James , fourth Earl (created by James II first Duke) of Perth; he had been Governor to the Prince of Wales and was Chamberlain to Queen Mary Beatrice

8 The French Jesuit, recently appointed confessor to Queen Mary Beatrice , was keepingFr. Darell informed about the matter of the appointment of a successor to Fr. Justiniani as chaplain

9 See note to letter from Fr. Darell received on October24th, 1713. This may refer to Lallemant's Lettre d'un Theologien à l'Auteur des Hexaples which was publishedin 1714. See Sommervogel , IV, 1395; Pastor, 235-6

10 Fr. Darell

11 Fr. Sabran sent to the Provincial the information he had received from Fr. de Souatrein his letter which arrived on the 7th above.

1 As has been seen, Fr.Sabran had been planning to goto Paris on the business (no doubt financial) of St. Omers College The Provincial may have told him that Fr. Francis Plowden , who was still in Paris or was making another visit, would deal with the business for him.

2 This suggests that there may have been a temporary increase in the fees, perhaps during the late war See letter from Fr. Coxon received on October 16th, 1714 andnote

3 M. Brugneelhad raised this beforeand was to raise it again Fr. Sabranmade no note of his reply.

4 Extraordinary confessor at the Benedictines or Poor Clares, as has been noted above

5 Fr. Justiniani'strue name. See Foley, VII, 24 .

Mr. Edisford's nephew. Hath none also for what he proposd for Mr. G[allow]ay's son who is on their hands . 11 The father now at Gandt cald Morellin That he hath sent me reasons for my notgoing to Paris.

16[th].

To Sir Richard Cantillon . With the accounts of Francis Geraldin for whom heis still to pay £48-12-6.

To Fr. Darel In answer, and inclosing the letter to Sir Richard Cantillon and, separatly, the accounts, that he may receive the abovesayd £48-12, as the exchange goes now from London The rest is barely an answer to his, and pressingfor the pension of the year 1711 before the resolving about our rents in the Hotell de Ville

To Fr. Rector of Liege With an inclosd to James Chapman;¹ 'tis only ofdomestique and some publickoccurrences .

From Fr. Fronchot 7 November. Chiefly to desiresome news of the 3 youths.2

From the Prior of Nieuport.3 About Hannen, recomendedand fitt for nothingbutt to bee troublesom to all; and to recomend a hop marchant of Popenny, Mr. Ferlinck.4

ToMr. Darnal. In Maryland With an inclosd of his son ofwhom I give him an account .

To Fr. Justiniani In answer to his, with the joy I am in att the hopes Fr. Provincial gives me ofhis stayin his station.

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From Fr. Richard Plowden 20 October. On the 16[th]came safe the 5 missionants;5 expects Fr. Beeston by the end of October. Indifferentto stay or return.6 Will endeavour to receive soon the dispensation of Wandonne and Indulgence for Esdebeque parish.? Will make use ofmy informations about Mr. Stonor.8 That CC PP will decide wether the Society will bee att the whole expences of Blessed Stanislaus' canonization, to have it alone and soone . 10

11 Fr. Sabran had in fact written to the Provincial on both these matters; the lettersmay have been lost or maynot have yet reached London.

1A scholasticstudying at Liège; see note to letter sent to him onDecember 18th, 1713.

2 The two Olivier boys and Marolle.

3Of the Carthusians , Dom George Hunter. There is no further mention of Hannen and no explanation of who he was or why he was being troublesome

4 Perhaps he was recommended as a supplierof hopsfor the College beer He is not mentioned again Popennymay be Poperinghe between Dunkirkand Ypres "Famous for hops" accordingto Nicholas Blundell; see The Great Diurnal ... , II, 193

5 See note to letter received from Brother Smith on September 2nd, 1714

" This may mean that Fr. Plowden was himself indifferent; actually, as has been noted, he became the next Provincial

7 For a feastor possiblyfor members of a confraternity

8 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Plowdendated September 17th above

9 Thefatherswho had come to Romefor the Congregationof Procurators; see note to letter fromFr. Eyre received on April 13th, above.

10 He was not canonized until 1726 .

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The memorial about Sir William Godolphin shall bee ready drawen up against Fr. Beeston come " The news of China in 8 months from an Augustin fryer of confidence, sent by the Pope thither, all in our favour. That things were misrepresentedatt Rome. The Emperor resolut against all innovation; to pretend10 them is to destroy Christianitythere. The ceremonies are meerly civil. To Sister Agnes Bedingfield With an inclosd of her nephew , Antony, to Mr. Paston, his godfather and executor of his unkle's, the late President'swill; to knowe what is left him in it and to have it securd, and particularly the £20 he will owe here, parting for Watten.12

From Fr. Coxon. 1 November, on which day Ignatius Kingsley came back . 13 He desires I send over JosephBoothand Willouby;14 no hopes ofgetting any thingfor the latter. IfIwill take aquantity of Littleton's Dictionaries 15 reprinted, he is promist to have them cheap. I shall soon have an other bill Hath receivd the £5 ofMr. Midletonfor us 16 That Meredith¹7 write to his mother, Killinbeeck and Robert Blundel to his friends

18th .

To Mr. Coxon. In answer, I desire 12 Littleton's, and thathe buye 25 more to bee payd for and brought by those he sends over Ishall send the two, butt then shall want foure to make up 100 English.² Concerning Hoskin's resolution.³

[f.71 .] To Rev. Fr. Provincial In answer. Long sinceI accepted Mr. Edisford's nephew att the conditions proposd I hope Fr. Simons will equaly deale for the interest of us all att Paris.³ Irepeat

7The questionof the moving of the investmentofthefunds for the Godolphin free places has been alreadyexplained

8 On the matter ofthe Chinese rites see Pastor, chapterVII and Malcolm Hay. Kanghi or K'angHsi

10 To attemptthem?

11 Mr. John Paston was joint executor; see letter from William Thompson received on February2nd, 1715

12 When he went to thenovitiate which he did in December

13 Thepaymentof the fees had been settled .

14 As has been noted, their return had been underconsiderationfor some time

15Adam Littleton's Linguae Latinae Liber Dictionarius, published in 1673 and reprinted several times beforethe end of the seventeenth century See D.N.B.

16 Seeletter fromMr. Tempest received on August 24th, 1714 .

17 "Little Meredith"; see note to letter from Fr. Plowdenin Rome received on December 7th, 1713

1 Booth and Willouby.

2So there were ninety-six English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish boys at the College

3This seems to be an alias for Clement(see letter fromFr. Coxon received on May 18th above); maybe he had expressed the resolve to go home ; see later mentionsof him.

4 To the Provincial's received on the 15th above

5 Fr. Sabran wrote that he hoped Fr. FrancisPlowden (see note to letter from Fr. Darell received on April 7th above) who was still at (or was on his way again to) Paris, would deal with the St. Omers College business as well as the business ofthe province.

whatIwrittconcerning the settling of Galloway's son All well and things right here.

From Br. Joseph Cook " Dunkerque, 17 [November], before midnight. That Fr. Conway, 15[th] evening, came to Nieuport, not in an orderlycondition , a foot from Gandt; pretended to have been robd; had money of the Prior;9 committed some disorders; prevaild with to take the Dunkerque waggon Some time after a letter from Mr. Poynz¹0 required he should (ifthere) bee arrestedby the power of magistrats Fr. Prior sent after him the sayd Cook who, with labour found him By the help of Fr. Rector, 11 Mr. West12 and Mr. Green, 13 procurd the Bailyand 4 souldiers, brought him secretly to the College. 14 He sends by an expres, agreed with for 8 livers; the Rector requiring my hasty coming.

To Rev. Fr. Provincial What in the abovesayd letter That by advise of consultors and Fr. Eberson, I sent Fr. Procurator on horseback, the Br Gardner ofWatten15 on a horse that can draw a chaise, and a servant, to bring in a chaise Fr. Conway to Watten, where he shall bee shutt up in a strong roome till Fr. Provincial orders

To Fr. Rooper.¹ An account of what is in the 2 former letters, desiring an account how Conway lived att and came away from Gandt.

To Fr. Prior of Nieuport. A letter of thanks, and to knowe what hegaveConway, andall theexpences he hath been attonhisaccount.

19th.

From Fr. Rector of Rome 27 October. As for the memorial of Godolphin, Fr. General's consent was first to bee had He opposes that the uncertainty of payments elsewhere may bee equivalent to the low rate att Rome; that in case Fr. Provincial and I can satisfye him as to that, he will easily give his consents Hopes within 15 days the dispense for Wandonne, and, ifthe Pope bee comd back to Rome, on the 13[th] the decree for the canonization of Blessed

6 In his letter dated the 14th above

7 There was a Jesuit Brother James Cook at this time but he was in Rome; Brother Joseph may have been a Carthusian .

8 Fr. Conway, who would seem to have gone out of his mind, may have been Fr. William Wright alias Conway who has been mentionedearlier. He was at Ghent in 1714 and Watten in 1715 , accordingto the catalogues

9 Of the Carthusians

10 Fr. Poyntz of Bruges perhaps.

11 Probably the Rector of the Jesuit College of the Flandro-Belgicprovince at Dunkirk.

12A Mr. West is mentioned later who appears to have been a merchant at Dunkirk. See too The Great Diurnal of Nicholas Blundell , II, 185

13 Perhaps the Fr. Green who is thought to have been at Ghent. See note to letter from Fr. Beeston received on March 7th above

14 The DunkirkJesuit College.

15 Fr. Sabran sent off Fr. Percy Plowden and Brother John Wasseige (16851726) who came from Liège and was in charge of the garden at Watten.

1 Fr. Roperwas at Ghent; it is possible that he was acting as Vice-Rectorduring Fr. Beeston's absence in Rome

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Stanislaus . 12 The missionants all well. Martinashsays he is to bee convictor; the Queenpays 300 livres, hisfriends the rest.13 [f.71v .] From Garter14 Pulton . Their money served Thanks. The description of his journey and 10 days voyage. Designes in all of doing well

From Sister Anne Eccleston . 15 To knowe if Leftenant Daniel16 bee here; wether and how sick That Mr. Martinashhath writt he hath a congé for 6 months.¹

From Fr. Martin Green.2 15 October [November ?]. Hath sent me a boock ofstampsofBavaria Sancta³and two setts ofHermits made byJohn and Raphael Sadelaer.4 Is translating DonnaMarina'slife. Will bee glad of some ofour stampes to give to his nunns

20th.

From Fr. Darell 18 [November]. All our contracts are given upto Desmarets; on Tuesday (20) wee shall knowe what is graunted us. That I send not his books that came by Dunkerque till he sends me a passavantfrom Mr. Dargenau; let it bee also for the Modest &c. Ennis disgraced att Bar for striving to remoove Sir Thomas Higgons10 for his strivingto have the Jesuitsrecald.

From Lady Elizabeth Caril " 18 [November]. Thanks for the

12 All these matters have been explained above .

13 He was, that is , not to be on the College funds See C.R.S. , XL, 153. The familycame from St. Germainsand the Queen (Mary Beatrice) was helping with his educationin Rome His sisters sent him six pistoles "to help him on in his musick" (Carnabyto Mayes , July, 1715. W. A. Ep Var , V, 97).

14 He used the alias Garter which was his mother'sname

15 A SisterAlice Eccleston was professed at Gravelines on May 3rd, 1716. See C.R.S. , XIV, 130. There is no other mention of Sister Anne in the Letter Book.

16 The death of a Mr. Daniel who had been at school at St. Omers College is mentioned later and so is his mother. Were they related to Mr. Daniell at Antwerp ? See letter from Fr. Beeston received on March 17thabove.

1 Leave of absence from his post at St. Germainsperhaps because his wife had died recently; see letter received from Fr. Justiniani on the 14th above

2 See letter from Fr. Beeston received on March 7th above and to Fr. Green dated November8th above and notes thereon.

3 Engravings ; the work of Raphael Sadelaer and his son, Raphael, published at Antwerp in 1624 and 1628 .

*A set of engravings by John and his brother.

5 This may have been the life of Ven M. Marina de la Cruz, published in Mexico in 1684 .

6 Engravings reproducedon the College press?

7 What wasgoingto be allowed to St. Omers College on its investments in the rentes

8 Some booksthat were being sent to Fr. Darell have been mentionedbefore; Fr. Darell hoped to obtain a permit to import themandcopies ofFr. Hunter's Modest Defence at a lower rate ofduty.

9 See letter from Fr. Darell received on October26th above

10 Secretary of State to James Edward The Jesuits had been removed from James Edward's court to satisfy his Protestant supportersin England. See Shield and Lang, 175

11 This would seem to be Elizabeth, wife of John second Lord Caryll; see note to letter fromPigault received on April 7th above.

services I have done them. Will send a servant on the Wednesday (20) to lett me knowe when they willbee here.

From Mr. Michel Tuney. Hath a burs att Douay forPhilosophy . 12 Presses I continue to favour him towards his entrance amongst us. He is in the King's College . 13 IfI could recomendhimto soome one there least he loos his bursefor want of a little money to gett light, paper &c. Direct to him a Mr. Oconry, Priest, attthe Irish College, 14 overagainst the Scotch one.

From Mr. Pigot. He hath payd per advance (for Caril)¹ 6 louis d'or for Sunday; only 3 bedds att the Vieux Amis , the rest may goe to Lion d'argent.

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Only to cover Mrs. Clement's letter . She hath given him 40 shillins for her son's journey.² That I writeher a letter, not by him, with a good caracter.

From Mrs. Sus[an] Clement 4 November. Her sorrow her son goes not on . For fear ofworst, sends for him the quickest, shortest way. That I give him good advice and knowe something of his furtherintentions [f.72 .] From Rev. Fr. Provincial . 4 November. Thanks for little Edisford. My letter came later by being sent by Pigault to Minet³ att Dover, who gave it his cover. Hath yet no answer about Galloway's son A long letter from Mr. Drummer; what concerns our house1° D[ominatio] V[estra] advigilet eorum executioni quae mandavit ; To this end that last ordinations bee againeread in publick. 2° Non haberi curam familiae domesticae ut instruantur in rebus pertinentibus ad salutem; sed neque convictorum quorum complures ob ignorantias idiomatis Anglicani spirituali subsidio destituuntur. 3° Non adhiberi delectum in admittendis ; et videri tandem modum et terminum statuendumesse 4thNonrestituendum religiosum silentium nisi usus poenitentiarum reducatur 5 Esse in

12A Michael Tueny was studying philosophy at Douay in June, 1716; see C.R.S., XXVIII, 39. There is no evidence that he became a Jesuit

13 The Royal College of Douay

14 The Irish College at Douay was founded in the sixteenthcentury and survived until 1793; the students attended the University of Douay Therewere thirty in 1793. See Boyle, The Irish College in Paris, 126-28 , 132

1 Lady ElizabethCaryll's party who were travelling

2 Hoskins or Hoskin; see letter to Fr. Coxon datedthe 18th above .

3 An agent for forwarding letters, but not the usualone .

4 The General wrote that the Provincial was to see that his own instructions wereto be carefully carried out; that the servants were to be givenreligious instruction; that more attention was to be paid to the religiousinstruction of the boys who did not understand English; that greater care was necessary in admitting boys; that religious silence (for the Community, presumably) was to be more carefully observed ; that much more care was to be taken about Englishplays, which were full of scurrilities and atheism, which were not to come into the hands of the boys. (This is the general senseandnot a translation.) The Provincial added that he understood from this that Fr. Sabran had better be much more careful about the foreign boys he admitted Later the Provincial was to tell Fr. Sabran that he had written tothe General to say that the reports had been exaggerated

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manibus Magistrorumet in manibus magistri Rhetorices asservari tragediasAnglicanas multisscurrilitatibus et atheismis scatentes , nec illas sollicite custodiri quin, vel conniventibus vel non advertentibus magistris in manus convictorum deveniant. Valde commendo ut hanc pestem et manibus et cubiculis nostrorum excutiat . That I promisthim to putt a stop to the admission ofexterns, of whom he supposes the complaint is : that I admit them not butt with choice. He desires Mr. Drummer's orders about tragedies and comedies bee strictly executed. Desires the opinions of the revisors¹ of Darell's book.

From Mrs. Griffin. 18 [November ?] Differd answering, expecting to hearefrom England, butnothingfrom Mr.Bud IfFr. Eyrewould bee att Londonand would minde² himchiefly to enquire forthose who will buye her little estate, by parcels, as Bud proposed and she likes, or otherwyse. Wishesto knowwhat Bud guessesmay come to bee the value; she designing to put in execution the advise I gave her.3 Salutes her cousin, Strickland.4 L[ord] Midleton, they say, isto pass thewinteratt Bar; goes thither 19 November. ThatI take careofthe writing ofhers ofann[ual]rent

From Fr. Innes With the Pope's breef and Internuntio's letter to the University of Douay' Hopes I have received the pamphlets. My last informations will be sent. The Nuntio glad Robert Witham is by all preferd, even the chiefestin Dou[ay] College [f.72v .] From Mr. Jo[hn] Morphey 16 November. Either a minute for an oration next year on St. Charls Boromaeus when his new altaris putt up, ofwhich he sends the scheme His first thoughts is pro exordio, admiration; in the bulk to compare him to those seraphins or to the Arca Testamenti &c. Or what he now wants for a new pulpit madeto be erected att the Bishop's arrival; Donatianus,10Archiepiscopus Rhemensis, their patron, supports the chaire; the wheelsand 5 torches that discoverd his drownd body att his feet . On the pulpit, Our Lady and 4 saints, whose relics inthat church, on so many shrines , viz St. Hyerom,11 St. Basil, St.

1 The censors , or possibly others who had been asked to help with their suggestions

2 Remindhim

3 See Fr. Sabran's letter to her dated September 29th, 1714

4 Thomas , atSt. Omers College, it would seem .

5 See note to letter to Fr. Kennet dated December25th, 1713 The bond of the Duke of Powis; see Fr. Sabran's reply to her on the 22nd below

7 The University of Douay had declared its acceptance of the Bull Unigenitus in August, 1714; this brief and letter may have been to congratulateit. See note to letter fromFr. Shorly received on September 12th above .

8 About the successor to Dr. Paston ?

9 See letter fromFr. Morphey received on August 7th above and Fr. Sabran's reply on the 8th He asks for a sermon , or advice about his proposednew pulpit

10Thefourthcentury Bishopof Rheims ; patron saintof Bruges.

11 St. Jerome

Chrysolius,4 St. Macharius5 in peste patronus. 2 Angels support the [chalice?] and the Holy Ghost as usual on it Wether in Latin (as mostexpect)or in French, heexpectsmyadvice.

22th.

ToMrs.Griffin In answer. ThatIwillwriteto Fr. Eyreand procure all she desires . I have, and will send, the Duke's bond as soone as Ihaveher orders Howgreat and solid her charityinfoundingherea freeplace.

23[rd].

To Rev. Fr. Provincial . That his and Mr. Drummer's orders are executed , as it was resolvd in a consult .

To Fr. Eyre With the inclosd censura' ofFr. Darell's book; myne, Fr. Constable's, Fr. Sheldon The successof his informations about Dr. Robert Witham Of Conway.9 What Mrs. Griffin desires of him . 10

To Mrs. Clement Of her son's going tomorrow; of his good caracter here and future designes of being at her disposal

To Fr. Coxon With the above inclosd Of Hoskins going tomorrow . Iwant now4 ofone 100 of English cloath, andexpectall my suppliesfromhimalone 12

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enterd this evening into the SpiritualExercises 13

From Rev. Fr. Provincial . 8 [November] Perceives ther's nothing to bee done for the youth¹ because not born in Ireland ; could I suggest any thing? Hath writt 3 to Justiniani to persuadehim to staythere chaplain.

From Fr. Eyre. 8 [November]. Manylike informations(for Robert Witham) have gone to the Internuntio Fr. Provincialwill by all meanes have something sayd about the Eucharist in 3 or 4 sheets;2 that I stop the impression when I come to that matter till I have it Hath taken allcare in myconcernatt Paris;³ hopesweeall shall have good success .

*AnArmenian whoworked in north-east Gaul in thefourthcenturyand whose relics were venerated at Bruges

5A pilgrim who died at Ghent (in 1012) where his shrinewas; he was invoked against epidemics in Flanders.

6 The Rector and his advisers had put into execution the ordersreceived on the 21st above fromthe General and Provincial

7 The opinions of the censors .

8 Either Fr. Henry Sheldon , lately dead, or perhaps his nephew , Fr. Ralph Sheldonwho was then a professorat Liège. Fr. Conwaywho had gone out of his mind as described above.

10 See her letter received on the 21st above

11 As has been seen, his mother had sent for him

12Fr. Sabran had ninety-six English boys and hoped Fr. Coxon could send some more

13 He began his annual Retreat

1 Young Galloway

2 In Fr. Darell's book .

3Thefinancial business of St. Omers College.

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From Fr. Coxon 8 [November]. Will do all he can to gett the found of Mrs. Windford'sfundationout ofPurcell's hands. 'Tis I must dealewith Mr. Darelbyletter;9 his are not answerdbecause he forced him to pay £100 he owedfor his board here and bondsfor his sons Hath sent me no packs, butt that day a bill of£300 or 3360 florins (£36 gaine). Hath recoverd the £28 due by the late Lord Abergavenny, 10 28 years past, butt £4 went in law That Dennet¹¹ have 5 shilins and owne it to his mother. Doth Lucy continue in his resolutions?12 Thatthe 2 Whitegraves bee not permitted tomake any vowes . The Bennets vext wee have Rogers. That he write to Mr. Felix Tasbourg what he hath done with the knives , gloves, stockins.3

From Mr. Hunter 8 [November] About the Bona Morte.4 1° Isit necessary to confess to one of the Society? 2° Can thePlenary Indulgence bee gained the first Sundayofthe monthon whichther's the usualmonthlyplenari ? Vide La Croix, tome 6, pag 793, n 1379 3° Can it be transferd on an other Sunday? Vide La Croix, tome 6, pag. 781. Doth all still stand good that is in the Breves, 6 February, 1697 ? For many things and Indulgencesthere not knowne to ours . From Fr. Darel. 21 [November] In retreat. Feard the danger, but hopes 'tis past; our Prince had it.5 Hath receivd for Geraldin 753 livres8 sols. Ifthere are books for him att Dunkerque, desires Isend them;iftaken att the bariere att Paris, he knowes howtogett them of[f].7

25th.

To Fr. Darell. In answer Chieflyto lett him knowe Fr. Provincial's

8 See note on letter to Fr. Coxon dated October 24th, 1714. Purcell was one of the executors of Mrs. Winford's will. According to the conditions in Fr. Coxon's letter received on August 5th above.

10 It may be suggested that this is George, twelfth Baron Abergavennywho died s.p. in 1695; his niece, Frances Shelley , married Richard, fifth Viscount FitzWilliam See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated September 23rd See The Complete Peerage

11 This could be James Dennet (1702-1789) who became a Jesuit, was later Provincial and for many years a missionaryin England

12See note to letter to Fr. Kennet dated November9th, 1713 .

1 They were not to be permitted to take "vows of devotion" . Actually, both brothers, Thomas (1696/7-1757) and James (1698-1750) became Jesuits; both worked in England, and James in Maryland for some years See Foley, VIII, 839, catalogues and C.R.S. ,XVIII, 51n

2 Philip Rogers

3See letter received from Fr. Coxon on September 24th above Rogers had been given these things to bring over and send to Paris

4 See Fr. Hunter's letter on the same subjectreceived on April 30thaboveand notethereon; he was anxiousabout the conditionsfor gainingthe Indulgence attached to the devotion

5 The meaningof these mysteriouswords is notclear; Fr. Darell would hardly have called James Edward "our Prince" .

6See the letter to Sir Richard Cantillon dated 16thabove .

7 He was now readyto deal with the books he wrote of in his letter received on the 20th above.

orders to stop the press till he send us 3 or 4 sheets concerning the Eucharist

To Mr. D'Arlay. Chiefly to thank him for 2 pounds ofthee he recoverd and sent me.

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From Fr. Darell. Mr. Stafford10 dyed the 22[nd] of an apoplexy; never came to himself Desmarets graunts that wee suffer nothing butt the reduction to den[ier] 25.Wee all had about 250000 livres, so save 80000 livres capital This College saves 14000 livres. I take careof his book; he of our rents . 11

From Mr. Pigault No one came to him. Found a servant had brought the goods and had them opend. Not any thanks; 'tis for me he did all.¹

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ToMrs. Stafford Aletter ofcondoleanceforher husband['s] death. Whatprayerswee have offerd forhis soule Whathis son heredesired meto tell herfrom himon that subject.²

To Fr. Darell. That he enquire what provision hath been made for John and Paule³ by will or either contract of mariage of late Mr. Stafford, and lett me knowe it, and who is executor or guardien Thanks about our rents. That now he endeavour to gett now our pension of 1711 by this motivethat therupon wee are willing all arearsdue to the end of this year bee joynd to ourcapitals.4 Thatin the new contracts ('tis best one bee made ofall ours) he forgett not that of Fr. Pulton and that of Mr. Thomas Green made over to us.5

8 See the letter fromFr. Eyre received theday before . He is not mentionedagain in the Letter Book

10 This was Mr. John Stafford, brother ofthe first Earl andfather ofthe second Earl and of six other children by his two marriages to Mary Southcott and Teresa Strickland

11 Fr. Darell reported the result of the negotiationsabout the reduction in the capital and the rate of interest to be paid on the rentes The losses ofthe Province and St. Omers College were not as great as had been feared; see letter received from Fr. Darell on December 21st, 1713. It appeared that the Collegewas to lose only by the reduction in the rate ofinterestfromfive tofour per cent

1 This would seem to refer to the expected visit of Lady Elizabeth Caryll and her party; see lettersfrom her and from Pigault received on the 20th above

2 As Fr. Sabran wrote of "son" in the singular he must have meantWilford (i.e. Edward); there is no clear evidence in the Letter Book that John Paul, who was born in 1700, was at St. Omers at this date

3 Fr. Sabran wrote of "John and Paul" and did so again in his letter to Fr. Eyre of the 29th below, but it is to be presumed that he should have written "John Paul" (later the fourth Earl) According to The Complete Peerage Mr. John Stafford died intestate

4 This appears to mean that Fr. Sabran suggested that the pensions due (or the arrears of intereston the rentes) should be added to the capital invested in the rentes

5 Fr. Darell was asked to remember that investments (in the rentes?) in the names ofFr. Pulton andFr. Thomas Greenhad been made overto St. Omers Thereweremany Pultons or Poultonsin the Society(see Foley, VII, 618 ff.);

29th.

To Fr. Coxon . In answer. Ourjoy attthe saving 14000 livres capital att Paris Our 6 free places refounded, and the 7th (Audley's) canceld Only remaines Meredith's £12-10 I hope to gett of[f]. ' 'Tis he I should offer disposalsoffree places unto. Now one I offer him, butt if he had ratherthat Mr. Cross, to whom by his advice I offerd the next, have it now, he may give him the inclosd. More obliged yettfor his bill than ifhe had sent 3 packs Wee want more betwixt this and March; our rents att Paris to the end of this year being turndto capitalls . 10

To our Fr. Cross. Offering a free place now as soone as he pleases to send.¹

To Fr. Ayre [Eyre].² I doubted not of his care. The succes ofthem now att Paris . The [f.74 .] news of Mr. Stafford's death; that he enquire ifany provision is madefor John and Paul. An inclosd for F. Stafford.3

To Mr. F. Stafford Only of condoleance for his father's death. What prayershereforhim.

To Mr. Pigault. The reasons why no one of Carill'sfamily adrest to him . Thanks

30th

From Fr. Provincial . 15/26 [November]. In payneto heareConway is fast[?]; must bee lockt in a strong chamber; no promisesmust be trusted; if necessary for security bonds and fetters must beused . No meane or instrument left in his power by which he could make awaywith himself; windows fast, &c , least he putt inexecution what his letters threatned That he bee kept low in dyett.5 Hath offerd to Mrs. Fleetwood, Fr. Coniers' help Acton' seems to him could dowellthe officeofSpiritualFather.

perhaps the most likely is Fr. Thomas (1668-1725) who was in 1714 in the Residence of St. Mary. For Fr. Thomas Green see note to letter from Sir William Goring received on December 24th, 1713 .

8 See note to letter from Fr. Darell received on October27th, 1713 and to Fr. Coxon dated October 29th, 1713. Fr. Darell dealt with the matter again in detail in a letter received on September 15th, 1715

9 Seenote to letter from Fr. Richard Plowdenreceived on July 4th above

10 As suggested to Fr. Darell in the previousletter?

1As has been seen above, Fr. Cross had been invited to choose a suitableboy for a free place

2 AnsweringFr. Eyre's letter received on the 24th above

3 This initial "F" is a puzzle From later letters it may be guessed that Fr. Sabran should have written W. Stafford i.e. William (later second Earl) the eldest son of the lately deceased John and brother of John Paul and halfbrother of Wilford

4 In answer to Pigault's received on the 26th above .

5 All these steps would be considered necessary if, as has been suggested, Fr. Conway'smind had failed. Lady Abbess of Dunkirk; see letter fromthe Provincial received on the 15th above

7 Fr. Thomas Acton (1640-1721) who had been on the English mission; he did in fact become Spiritual Father at St. Omers College in 1715. See Foley, VII, 3 and catalogues

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From Pigault. 'Tis justice he that brought Mr. Stafford's chaise should bee payd 14 On 25th Fr. F. Plowden came in haste att 11 to Calais; went of[f] att two . 15

From Dr. Wood Hath receivd no answer to his letter two months ago (about free place).16 Suppose I have heard ofthe decamping of Cardinal Clubfoot and the returning of Machiavel . 17 Changes a discredit to the little court.¹ Now on the brink of ruin, Hanover designing to break of[f] the unionwith Scotland.2 Perhaps thithera winterjourney.³

To Mr. Pigault The postillonwas payd when he broughtit, before wittnesses here.4

To Rev. Fr. Provincial . All is don he desired about Conway As for Acton, can he live in a chamber without fire, bee up by five, exhort the Brothers weekly?

To Mr. Coxon All about James Chesterman (Yeates), brought hither by le Hunts who engages for £15 as Abbess of Dunkerque for 5. That he take due assurances for I suspect unfaire ways and tell him my reasons

December [1714].

1st

From Fr. Justiniani Paris, 28 November Stafford's eldest son¹0 expectedatt Paris. Will put all in an easy way with Fr. Darell how to gett the billets¹¹ due to the College payd without any loss to the full One of 200 livres he was to receive the next day. He presses Fr. Provincial to send soon his successor. Mrs. Crane hath orderd 6 livres for Fr. Guillim;12 he willput so much to mycredit.

From Lady Strickland . 13 Paris 28 [November]. Left her son and

14 There are several letters below about the late Mr. Stafford's chaise which seems to have been brought from Calais to St. Omers (He died in Paris) Fr. Sabran reimbursedPigault

15 He was, as has been seen , in France on financial business

16 Seehis letter received on October 15th, 1714

17 These may be presumed to be nicknames .

1 Perhaps St. Germains or James Edward's.

2 This may have been theJacobitegossip at the time.

3 In connection, no doubt, withJacobiteactivity.

4 AnsweringPigault's received that day

5 Fr. Sabran had doubts about his physical fitness for the post of Spiritual Father

" Give the lay brothersa conference or sermon

7 He went to the English College, Rome from St. Omers in 1717; see C.R.S. , XL, 159

8 See note to letter received from Fr. Richard Holland on December 16th , 1713 .

9 Lady Abbess Fleetwood

10William It is likely that he was living in Englandat the time ofhis father's death

11 Promises to pay.

12A masterat St. Omersperhaps of one of her sons See note datedFebruary 1st above

13 Lady Winifred

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daughter14 at Roane; the first ill tho better. Doctor (his) Ratcliff¹5 is dead. Desires I inspire a great devotion to her grandchild 16 towardOur Lady. Exceedingglad Ilike him.

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From Fr. Darell Of no date, with 2 sheets about the Eucharist. Desires I mend all I judge fitt.¹ Could not gett audience of Desmaretslast time ([Francis ?] Simons);²I shall this morningto endthe bussness ofthe contracts On Saturday for renovation to Pontoise.³ [From] L'Allar's mother. Her husband dead Wonders, after her 7 years expences tofitt her son, that he should not bee receivd; hopes I will do what favour I can

4th

From Fr. Provincial 18/29 [November]. Had writt to Rev. Fr. General that informatores hence had writt magis exagerate aut minus vere; will now lett him knowe the true state What I have don about English plays will answerthe designe , if onlythe Prefect of Studdies and Rector have the key, the Prefect never lend, butt for a limited time, and see restitution.4

From Fr. Eyre. 18/29 [November]. I see carehath beentaken about our rents; theywill remaine or bee madeup 5 per cent As hetakes it, our capitals make 37800 livres (if so, our rent will bee , besydes that of Thomas Green, 5 2250) ; So, allowing 312 to a free place, will beemade up 7 , and remaine 76 livers to pay Poynz'es £5 wanting 12 livers, so almost all Green's rent will remaine above and the£10 St.Dominic must give towards one8 (id est £15 towards an 8th free place, or that of Lady Audley). That I may assure Mrs. Griffin he will do all possiblein her concerns and press on Bud. IfofMrs.

14 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Strickland

15 Thismight bea reference to the deathon November1st ofDr. John Radcliffe, the famousand royal physician in Englandand benefactorto the University of Oxford; see D.N.B. where it is said that Dr. ObadiahWalker had tried to convert him to Catholicism It is possible that he was related to the Earls of Derwentwater. SeeSkeet, 37-9

16 Thomas

This concerns his book Fr. Sabran had been waiting for these sheets; see the note he made on letter received from Fr. Darell on October 19th above.

2 This perhaps meantthat Fr. FrancisPlowdenhad been to see Desmarets .

3Tothe monasteryof the English Benedictine nuns at Pontoisefor therenewal of vows

4 This referred to the General's letter of which Fr. Sabran had received a summary from the Provincial on November 21st above ; the reports sent to the General , wrote the Provincial, had been exaggerated But the English plays should be kept under lock and key and the Rector and Prefect of Studies (Fr. John Walkeden) shouldtake special careof them.

5 See note to letter to Fr. Darell dated November27th above.

6 Themathematicsseem slightly inaccuratehere .

7 The liferent it had been agreed to pay him .

8 This is presumably a reference to the Residence of St. Dominic (as it was formerly called)-the county of Lincolnshireknown at this time as the College of St. Hugh Perhaps, as the result of a benefaction , there was an obligation to contribute £10 towards the educationof a boy at St. Omers .

DECEMBER 1714

[Morgan's?]4000,16I putt 2000, the 8thplacewillhave£23, and25if you puttout 250[0?]. Wether Libert hath the 2 watches?

5th.

From Fr. Rector ofLiege. With suffrages. The decree expectedfor Bl. Stanislaus' canonization Const[able?] Colonna² dead. Fr. Beestonpretends to sett out (if not stopt) 1° January, per Ven[ice] and Germany.3 Hathfor Fr. Percie Plowden Xaverio Addormentato. Great preparations to receive the Prince that week; the College can do little as in a miserable condition Nothing coms of the pension.6

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From Fr. Coxon 22 November (our 3 December). Hath been in the Exercises " Mr. Arthur hath payd £25 for Joseph Wright. Clement Hoskins' returns within a day or two; promises all satisfaction What he desires from Fr. Gifford . 10 My Lord Montgarrett's fall and bruyse The 2 from Ireland had been here butt for the troubles there . 12 He will buye and send the Dictionaries . 13 That Fox write to his mother and to the Dutchess of Powis; it will help to recover the half year her Grace is ingaged for . 14

From Mr. Pigault 5 [December] Cheefly what he must payfor Mr. Stafford's chaise . 15

From Mr. Hannequin, Comandant de la Marine a Dunkerque. Du

16 Mentioned above ; see e.g. letterfromFr. Justiniani received on October30th. The restoration of the free places clearly meant much to Fr. Sabran ; in a later letter he recorded with satisfaction that seven out of eight had been refounded But the figures and calculationsin regard to the eighthfreeplace are notclear.

1 Ordersfor prayers for the dying or dead .

2 The Grand Constable of the kingdom of Naples was always one of the Colonna family See Daily Life in Papal Rome in the Eighteenth Century (London, 1968), by Maurice Andrieux, 137 .

3 Fr. Beeston was intendingto return from Rome.

* The eighth part of the Sermoens of Fr. Antonio Vieira, entitled Xavier Dormindo , was published in Lisbon in 1694 and was probably translated into Italian early in the eighteenthcentury; they seem to have been intended for the Novena in honour of St. Francis Xavier See Sommervogel , VIII, 659

5 The Prince Bishop of Liège

6 The Bavarian pension which has been mentioned above and explained in a note to a letter received from Fr. Powell on January2nd

7 Making his annualRetreat.

8 See note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on October22nd, 1713 As has been seen , he had gone home but was comingbackto St. Omers

10 A memberof the St. Omers community; see note dated November5th, 1713 .

11 See note dated November23rd, 1713 .

12These may be the two Lord Mountgarret had written about in his letter received on May 12th above

13 Littleton's Dictionarieswhich have been mentionedabove.

14 See letter fromMr. Henry Fox received on October29th, 1713

15 SeePigault's letter received on November 30th above and Fr.Sabran'sreply ofthe same date

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voyageque je fis avec luy de Lisle a Paris. Only to knowe news of the Oliviers and of Marolle; their parents aske him, havingheard nothing of them since here . (The Comandant came hither on the same Fromerrant)

Fr. Thomas Pierson.¹ 19/30 November Ofthepious deathof yongJohn Focer, 2 on the 14th. The boy Mr Tockets recomendedstill hopes mycharitywillfinde himafree place.³

9th

To Rev. Fr. Provincial . In answer, and I propose Tichbourne in England for Rome Of Mr. Eberson's return to the Hill.5 Fr. Darell hath sent about the subject of Transsubstantiation.

To Fr. Eyre. In answer, butt no other material point, butt motives to act in Mrs. Griffin's affaire ; the reversion being for this house."

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. An account of Lucys and the reasons whyI desirehe bee soon cald for. That Mr. Cocley willgettor give a bond for our Welch or Wyseman That ours send such as are under age to LeHunt's . 10

To Mr. Pigault. The whole affaire about the return of late Mr. Stafford's chaise Attmost only 3 livers can bee asked, whichthough not our concern, he may pay and wee will make good because he make thebargain att our request . 11 [f.75v .]To Madame Mackdonnog, att Peronne . 12 ThatIwillindite the letter she desires to her son, Lewis Germins, for his Collonel . That after the first half year (March next) I will reduce her son's pension to 312 livers, in case money bee not raised.

10th

To Mr. Hannequin . Giving him a full account ofthetwo Oliviers and Marollewhichhe may send totheirparents . 13

11th .

From Fr. Eyre. 25 November. Fr. Provincial thinks Mr. Acton can fullfill all that I require, butt will bee sure ofit before he send

1 See noteto letter fromhim received on November 17th, 1713

2This would seem to be the son of Mr. John Forcer; see his letter received on November 17th, 1713

3See letter from Fr. Tockets received on July 13th above and Fr. Sabran's reply dated the 16th

4 This was presumablyWilliam

5 For some time, as has been seen , Fr. Eberson had been ill at St. Omers; he had returned, or was about to return hometo Watten.

6 For his book

7 See Fr. Sabran's letter to her dated September 29th and a second dated November22nd

8 Seenote to letter to Fr. Kennet dated November9th, 1713.

⁹See notes to letters to Fr. Coxon dated August27th and September 23rd

10 See note to letter received from Fr. Richard Holland on December 16th, 1713.

11 SeePigault'sletter received the previousday.

12 See note dated June 20thabove.

13 In answer to his received on the 8th above

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him.2 Fr. Provincial still thinks there must bee in Fr. Darell's book 3 or 4 sheets concerning the Reall Presence &c; hopes all hath been corrected that censors judged fitt One did not like the passage out of Aeneas Silvius.3 A votive to St. Xaverius1ª die non impedita; that I inform Watten ofit.4

13th

From Mr. Pigault. He will give the 3 livers ifthe man that brought back the chaise coms for them They have a letter of Leslyto a member of the Parliament.5

From Mrs. Crane. 7 December Thanks for myne &c Can have no letter from Billi nor from Fr. Guillim. She sent a box for the boys in which 4 paire of warm gloves and little plain cakes; she hopes Iwill givethem leaveto havethem. ThatTomi have a writing master

To Mrs. Crane. An account ofbothher sons . HowwellBillydoes . They have had the box and Tommyhath a writing master.

14th.

From L'Allart Of his father's death He would do any thing that can facillitat his entrance; if Watten bee prest, he will pay his pension.

To L'Allart. That I send to Fr. Provincial all he writes and can do no morein his bussness, or it had been don long since When the Provincial coms over I will press. [f.76 .] From Mr. Coxon 29 [November] (our). Congratulations for the success in the free places, &c Hopes I shall stay longatt the helm to enjoy. Hath given the free placeto Mr. Cross who labours ex supererogatione.7 Offers [ ?] butt dubiously att the gaine by many returns to and fro betwixt London and Antwerp That I write to Sir GervaseClifton, who neither paysnor answers his letters, butt,

2 See letter from the Provincial received on November 30th above and Fr. Sabran's reply of the same date

3 One of the censors objected to this; it was omitted as will beseen .

* A votive Mass of St. FrancisXavier was to be offeredon the firstliturgically free day.

5 Charles Leslie's Letter to a MemberofParliament in London giving an Account of James EdwardFrancis Stuartwas publishedin London in 1714 .

"He was readyto payfor his upkeep at the novitiate if the house was shortof funds .

7 See letters to Fr. Coxon and Fr. Cross dated November 29th above Fr. Cross should have thenomination to thefree place as it was out ofthe goodness of his heart that he had worked as he had donefor the interests of St. Omers College ; Fr. Coxon regarded it as his duty to doso.

8OfClifton Hall, Nottinghamshire His son, William, was probably at St. Omers atthis time; he went to Douay in 1718 but did not stay long Another son, George, arrived at Douay in 1720 but left in 1723. See C.R.S., XXVIII, 53, 81 , 113. Clifton was a Jesuit chaplaincy; see Foley, V, 479. Sir Gervase Clifton had two sons at St. Omers at this date as will be seenlater IfWilliam was one, the other may have been Robert, the eldest, or Alfred, the third son. There were fifteen sons; see Burke, A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire(1837)

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as from my knowledge, not sending on accounts. Promises packs assoone as procurd

To Fr. Eyre. In answer.10 The citationof Eneas Silvius is left out; all is corrected which the revisors desired The 5 [sic]sheets ofthe Blessed Sacrament are comd The Masses indited here and at Watten

To Mrs. Clarck . 11 In answerto hers and toexhortherto constancy

To Mr. Hunter. In answer to his foure points . 12 Inclosd in it,from Fr. Conyers, a coppy ofthe decree for Blessed Stanislaus'scanonization.

ToFr. Coxon . In answer . A further account ofthe housefor next year.13 That 109 pay £25 and though 38 are att £5 [less?], allbut3 are made 25 because 35 do pay £30, and Thomas Ingleby¹ and Philip Rogers²are provided forto the end oftheir course.

From Fr. Deschamps, Vice-Rector att Douay.3 With the Gazette ofthe Jansenists ' lyes The Vice-Provincial liketo loosehis [vice?].4

The rest, civil thanks.

From Vander Camere.5 12 February [sic]. Desires his son have a wigg. Desires an account of him, butt sincere . Is sending a half year pension for his son, Newland

From Mrs. Anne Fitzwilliams . Her son, Charles Travagnon, in two letters says he hath been grievously ill and is falling into a consumption. Desires to knowe speedily the truth, for neither she nor his father, in case he hath his health, willfavourhis willfull, lazy temper

From Fr. Richard Plowden 20 November. The dispense: the whole expence 22 Roman crowns (100 livers); sent to Darell as I orderd . The Pope desires the canonization of Blessed Stanislaus bee soon. On 19[th] ended the Congregation; the votenon cogenda.9

10 Answering Fr. Eyre's of the 11thabove Fr. Darell dealt with the subjectof the Blessed Sacrament in DialogueXVIII and in two further Dialoguesin the Postscript

11 There is no other reference to this ladyunless she is theMrs. Clarckmentioned by Fr. Coxon in the letter received fromhim on August 18th , 1715.

12 In answer to Fr. Hunter's letter received on November24th above .

13Some wereatreduced fees, but others, perhaps theforeign boys, were charged more

1 Theson ofSirCharles ; see Payne, 78, 108.

2 Seenote to letter to Pigault datedJuly 22nd above.

3 Seenote to letter from him received on October29th above .

4 This was very probably Fr. BaudouinVauquier or Wauquier; see note dated November 5th, 1713. Fr. Deschamps probably meant that Fr. Vauquier was to be made ProvincialVice-Provincial being an office of a more temporary nature

5 Seelettersreceived from him on February5thabove and to him dated February 8th.

6 See note datedNovember9th, 1713

7 The expenses involved in obtaining the Wandonnedispensation .

8 The Congregation of Procurators in Rome which Fr. Beeston had been attending.

⁹ The Congregationdecided formally that a GeneralCongregationneed not be summoned

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To Fr. Darell. About the breef of dispense. Thatall our contracts in one . 10 [f.76v .] From Fr. Robert Beeston . All seem ofopinionHisHolyness will never permit simplici sacerdoti to give Extreme Unction [sic]11 in Maryland. They feare some deputy may bee nam'd that will disturbthat mission as Tournondid that of China;1 besydes sucha petitionought to bee madeby a Cardinal Protector Sowill not act in ittill he hearfrom me. Sends 2 coppiesof the Decreefor Blessed Stanislaus; one is for Watten No Provincial Congregation hath been in Spaine or Sicily by reason of the Kings' differences with Rome. Will sett out first weeke of January, by France, not by sea . Fr. R. Plowden much liked att Rome; will not com downe butt when to beeProvincial.4 17th.

From Fr. Provincial 2/13 December. Doth not think fitting to propose Rome to Tichbourne, for, upon our formerletters, he writt he could not encourage his coming hither, because he could not guess his successor's minde about his admission, and he tookthis as an absolute refusall;5 will settle att home butt bee ever a friend to [the limits of?] his power. Hath a curiosity to knowe how Darell answers Lesly's objection against Infallibility from the actual fayling of the Jewish church The Capucin answers that point solidly ; he would be loaththe Jesuit should less. From Br. Thomas Smith Sent me a box the 14th; in it the feathers, the cloaths of Martinash. A box for Watkins; one for [word illegible] with a lampand bundle .

10 Repeating what he had written to Fr. Darell on November27th

11 This would seem to be a mistakefor the blessing of the oil used in theSacrament of Extreme Unction; there was of course no Bishop in Maryland or anywhere else in the British colonies on the mainland.

1 See Pastor , VII; Malcolm Hay, VII Charles ThomasMaillard de Tournon , later Cardinal, was appointedin December , 1701 , Legate in the Far East.

2 The petition for a priestto be allowedto bless the oil should have been made by the Cardinal Protector; there would seem to have been no Cardinal Protector of England between 1711 and 1717. See C.R.S. , XL, 145 ff.

3 See Pastor, 71, 98.

4 He was declared Provincialon July 6th, 1716. Seecatalogue .

5 This appears to mean that William Tichborne had decided that, as he was not encouraged to enter the Society, he had better not go to the English College, Rome

6 It appears from this and from the letters received from the Provincial and Fr. Eyre on February2nd below that two answers to Leslie came out before Fr. Darell's. The first was Dr. Hawarden's Fr. Eyre calls the second one "Sutton's"; is he "The Capucin" mentionedhere? A book entitled The Case Restated appeared in 1713; it is signed A.C. It was a reply to Leslie. The British Museum catalogue suggests tentatively that it was by Archibald Campbell, Bishop of Aberdeen Was it in fact by Sutton or"The Capucin"? Ingleton, writing to Mayesin August, 1714, also mentioned"The Capucin's answer to Mr. Lesley" W. A. Ep Var , V, 61. Fr. Darell dealt with the "actual fayling" of the Jewish Church in Dialogue X.

7 See letter to Br. Smith dated July 29thabove.

19th .

From Fr. Darell 16 December Desmarets hath given an ordonnance(hewill have it [on the] 20[th]) ofall wée should loose bythe dimunition of 2/5 for rents created from 1702.12 After the feasts13 all shall bee made according to the forme Fr. Provincial hath sent him. After the feasts I shall have my pension.¹ Knowes not what 'tis to verifye the dispense sent him from Rome for me.2 Mrs. Morgan and he settling now in forme a deed ofguift to this house ofa rent of4000 livres.³

From Fr. Justiniani With the payment to end of September.4 Mr. Dickonson would know if and what is owing for Fitzgeral Mrs. Midleton' dead. That I write to Fr. Provincial that his successor come soone; for having Fr. General's leave, he will go with the Envoye of Genoa IfI have not payd 30 livers to Mrs. Meades &c

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To Rev. Fr. Provincial First, all that Fr. Justiniani hath writtto me of his resolution to goe soon with the Envoy ofGenoa, and thatI pressfor a successor to him soone, or our affaires will suffer. 2dly, all the affaire of Sam Musson's father and mother; what I have offerd to Sam Musson to save them from the gallowesviz. to givehalf a freeplace to Mr. Hill's son in case the Provincial will pay viz £12-10sh. How Fr. Musson hath writt to Mr. Hill and how to his own father.9

To Fr. Coxon WhatdayClement10 and Fleetwood¹¹ came;thefirst designes and goes on well, the 2d very much liked. That of the parents of those that have free places, I require tokens of att least

12 A distinction had been drawn between rentes created before and after 1702

Seeletter from Fr. Darell received on December 21st, 1713 .

13 Christmastide

1 The outstandingpension for 1711

2 Seelettersfrom Fr. Richard Plowden(received on the 14th above) and to Fr. Darell dated the 14th

3 Seeletter received from Fr.Justiniani on October30thabove.

* He had made up his accounts until the end of September ; he was expecting to leave St. Germains very soon .

5 William , the Almoner and Treasurer of Queen Mary Beatrice. Presumablya boy who was about to leave St. Omers or had just left; see Fr. Sabran's answer dated thenext day.

7 See note to letter to Fr. Justiniani dated January25thabove

8 There have been several mentionsbeforeof payments made to Mrs.Meade's sister

Therewere two priests of the name of MussonJohn and Samuel ; both have been mentioned before There are a number of obscure references to this matter which might bring their parents to the gallows . It seems that the offer to educate Mr. Hill's son on a free place would somehowsolve the problem. It is not clear who this Mr. Hill was

10 This was presumablyClement(Hoskins) who had leftfora time .

11 This might be John or Walter, two brothers, thought by Gillow to be ofthe Colwich in Staffordshire branch of the family See Foley, VII, 262-3 and C.R.S. , XXX, 183-4. Both became Jesuits

12sh. yearly to their children for their privat expenses Desiring him to propose as much to Mr. Fleetwood Aske againe a Masty12 and what a kinde of one Wether and what he hath given to Mr. Metcalf(Hecop)for Mr. du Puys 13 About crucifixesofbath metall14 -theirlenght. WhatincouradgementI can giveto a good workman.¹ Iwant 3 or4 to make next year 100 packsof English cloath.²

To Sir Gervase Clifton A large and very good account of his2 children Thatbyaccountsfrom LondonIfinde other bussness hath made him forgett for a long time to pay their pensions; I hope he will soone.3

To Mrs. Anne Fitzwilliams.4 Cald 2 doctors; they findenothingin theirson, yet have prescribed a smal medecinto pleasehim.

To Fr. Darell In answer Thanks. I do not well understand the 2/5, nor knowe what draught Fr. Provincial sent from England, butt require 2 things1° all my contracts bee reduced to one; 2° all arears unpayd beejoynd to the newcapital.

To Fr. Justiniani In answer The accounts and remaining debts of Fitzgerald. I writt this morningto Rev. Fr. Provincialwhat he desires.

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From Fr. Eyre. 10/21 December To send me inclosd a letterfrom Mr. William Stafford " Adjures me that Peter Paul's vocation bee kept very close ; otherwyse he might bee taken from hence. A proclamation summoning Catholics to take the Oaths.

From Mr. William Stafford. 27 November A most kinde answer

That I give his kinde love to his brother . 10 Will do all to makehim feeleless theloss of a father. Extreamly satisfyedheis withme , butt wouldnot have us keepe himforgood and all, 11"forwetherIlive or no" says he, "he will bee wanted" .

From Fr. Coxon 9/20, 6/17 December. ThatI examinthe condition of Vincent Allen (Aylmer's) eyes; could only write one line to his

12As will be seen later, it was Fleetwoodwho wanteda mastiff .

13 Seeletter from Fr. Coxon received on July 13th above .

14 An alloy of zinc andcopper.

1 A workman in bath metal.

2 100 boys from England, Wales, Ireland andScotland.

3 See letter fromFr. Coxon received on the 14th above

4 In answer to her letter received on the 14thabove

5 Fr. Sabran was answering Fr. Darell's received on the 19th above; he reaffirmed his wishes as expressed to Fr. Darell on November27th

6 AnsweringFr. Justiniani'sletter received on the 19thabove.

7 Eldestson of the lateJohn Stafford; later second Earl

8 Itis possible that this is a mistakefor JohnPaul (Stafford) brotherofWilliam , who was about fifteenyears old and may have been at St. Omersatthis date. See note to letter to Fr. Darell dated November27th above and letter from William Stafford which immediately follows this There was a lay brother Peter Paul who was at St. Omers at this date, but he had been a Jesuitfor some years.

9 OfAllegianceand Supremacy and the Test declaration.

10 He may be referring to John Paul or toWilford

11 This may be why Fr. Eyre urged caution about "Peter Paul'svocation" .

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brother, who desires his eyes may beefavourd , and ifanyfitt remedy, that it bee used Sends the inclosd of Robert Collingwood ;3 if I write to him , thanks for his zeale in recovering H. Parry's debt.4 That I see by his to Coxon all hopes is in him alone; will be solely owingto him. DesiresKillingbeekwriteto hisfather As to Chesterman, that I exact of Le Hunt he pay before-hand To bee wished there were no such schools in England He receivd £100 att once for his studdying " He ownes there are many too littles in our house, as Levinge, the 2 Wilds [Welds?] &c At Le Hunt £24 precisely for dyet and schooling; with other expences it mounts to 35. That I do what I can for Lucy The prints of our house10 seizd and att the Custom house att Dover.

From Fr. Darell 20 [December]. With the Wandonne dispense¹¹ and the last two sheets of his book, to which he ownes much is wanting, and desires me to adde it The visa¹² cost 100 livres Destree13 just dead. Meaux14 will bee declared Cardinal . That day he wasto have the Ordonnance for our rents.

From Fr. Rector of Liege 20 [December] With suffrages. The rumourthere ofKing George's death Doubtfull wetherthe Prince15 will come to Liege, tho all is ready for his reception.

From Fr. Rector of Rome 4 December With the breef of Confraternityof the parish of Ecqueileck;¹ to be payd 17 livres10 to our Procuratorfor it; to me £20 Expects my sentiments, and Fr. Provincial's, to act in my concern ofthe Mount Santo [f.78.] Spirito,² and in the meane whyle preparespeople to a graunt. The

3 This was perhaps Fr. Robert Collingwood; see note to letter fromFr. Coxon received on December 30th, 1713

4 Perhaps a boy who had left St. Omers College ; the debt recoveredwas, as will be seen , £100

5 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Coxon dated November30thabove.

6According to the catalogues Fr. Le Hunt was still on the continent in 1714 and 1715 as tutor to some youth It has been mentioned that he seems to have had a small school somewhere ; perhaps it was at Haggerstonwherehe was chaplain beforeand after this time.

7 This may mean that Fr. Le Hunt had received £100 for Chesterman and shouldthereforebe ableto pay for the boy at St. Omers .

8 Too young.

⁹ See letter from Fr. Kennet received November 7th, 1713 and letter fromFr. Coxon received November24th , 1714 .

10 Engravings of St. Omers College ?

11 Which Fr. Plowden had sent from Romeas has been seen

12 Or visé a certificate (perhaps) signifying that the dispensation had been officially found correct.

13 Cardinal Cesar d'Estrées, Bishop of Laon, died on December18th, 1714.

14 Henri de Bissy, Bishop of Meaux, was created Cardinal in May, 1715. See Pastor, 352-3.

15 The Prince Bishop.

1Perhaps this wasthe same as the Indulgencefor Esdebeque parishmentioned by Fr.Richard Plowden in his letter received on November 17thabove. An offering was to be madefor it but it is not clear to whom it was to be made and whetherit was to be in livresor pounds

2 Aboutthe investments for the Godolphin free places; Fr. Sabran , as has been noted, wished to transferthemfrom Rome

English Penitentier is to decamp;4 Fr. Beeston is stopt for some months to supplye till one bee cald for and comeup

26[th].

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. Send the letters he desires . Askefishing taklingfor Darcy The youthfrom Yorkshirewill bee welcom.7

28[th].

From Fr. Darell. The King's Ordonnance gives to our Province 44916 livres16 , which keepes us from the loss of 2/5 on our contracts since 1702.8 Butt all our rents must fall from denier 20 to 25.9 is still lost upon life rents, but even upon these nothingis lost of the capital solo you reduce it to 25. He will suddenly¹¹ sollicit Desmarets for our pension of 1711. He only in his books [sic] answers objections, which suffises att present The feathers cost 36 livres. He will send an epilogue . 12

29[th].

To Fr. Coxon Chiefly to send inclosd, he being in my debt. I minde him that Fleetwood sends for a mastif

To Mr. Weld . 13 Of the danger his son Nicholas is in and a full description of his sickness . I send to Coxon, amongst others, the letter ofFr. SamuelMusson to his father, much recomended.¹

From Fr. Coxon

30th 13/24 [December] Desires Mr. Bierbeck's bond by the first post. Thanks. Within 2 days Fr. Edisford's nephew will sett out. The inclosd is forWatt King's remooval.³

4 There were thirteen Jesuit penitentiaries at St. Peter's who heardconfessions in different languages It is not clear who was the English Father who was leaving. Fr. David Lewis alias Charles Baker (1671-1741) was appointed English penitentiary in 1715 and appears to have held the office until his death

5 In answerto Fr. Coxon'sreceived on the 24th .

6 An alias for one of the Eyre boys, alsoknown as Barker

7 PresumablyFr. Edisford'snephew; see letter received from the Provincial on October28th, 1714 and to him dated the same day.

8 See Fr. Darell's letter received on the 19th above This grant would seem to have been made to compensate the English Jesuits for the loss they would suffer as the result of the reduction in value of the capital invested in the rentes after 1702 by 3. See Fr. Darell's letter received on December 21st, 1713 From 5% to4%

10 Bearingin mind that?

11 Soon.

12 To his book

13 Seenote to letter fromMr. Weld received on October29th , 1713

1 See Fr. Sabran's letter to the Provincial dated the 20th above

2The boy had left and his father had given a bond for the fees due.

3 See the letter of thefather , Matthew King, below; as will appear, Watt King did not leave until the following April

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From Fr. Kennet. Of the severe proclamation and the consternation of papists Hath desired Coxon to send me with the pack several pamphlets worth seing

From Lady Nithsdaill, from Tereglis, 8 5/16 December . How late my letter came to her Persuaded her son can bee nowhere better than with me; as yet can not resolve her Lord to send him over. Hopes she shall .

From MatthewKing. 11/22 December Thanks for our care ofhis son, butt since he hath no inclinationfor his boock, must havehim over. Mrs. Burel10 will bee here just after Christmas; that I send him with her and expect no further direction.

[f.78v.]

Anno Domini 1715.

January. 1º

From Fr. Rector of Liege. With suffrages . No pension yett.¹ The Prince, kept att Paris by the goute, is not expected beforethemiddle of January. He hath rescriptum Romanum to put whatmasters[?] he pleases in his seminary.²

From Baroness of Meanhiknisdael 28 December Her greef at her disapointment in the hopes of my returning to the seminary by reason of siknesses.3 Ne pouroit on pas esperer qu'avec la belle saison je pourois retourner au College en haut, ou j'aurois moins d'occupation Hath two books of myneGrenade; LesSentiments que la Retraite Inspire " Who must she give them unto ? Would willingly keepe thesecond .

From John Casely (Bishop), att Doway, 24 December. With an inclosd to our Fr. John Smith He desires I accompany it with a clearer letter , he not daring to write more plainly for feare ofsome accident to the letter.6

2°

From Fr. Coxon 16/27 December Thanks &c. Payd for Mr. du

7 Presumablythat mentioned by Fr. Eyre in his letter received on the 24th above

8 Near Dumfries; the seat of the Earls of Nithsdaleat this time. The last mention of Lady Nithsdale suggested that she was over at St. Germains Her husband , who was to be out in the 'Fifteen, was probably uncertainwhat it was best to do with their son The son, William, was born before 1712; he was styled Lord Maxwell and on his father's death assumed the title Earl of Nithsdale See The Complete Peerage

10 Mrs. Borel or Burell is mentionedagain by Matthew Kingin connectionwith his son's journey home .

1 From the Bavariangovernment .

2 The Prince Bishophad authority from Rome to place what professors he chose in his seminary, despite some local opposition

3As has been noted above, Fr. Sabran was still nominally President of the EpiscopalSeminaryof Liège He had held the post since 1699 and the day after he received this letter he wrote to resign

4 Perhaps one of the works of Louis of Grenada, O.P.

5 This book has not been identified

6See note to letter fromJohn Casely received on August 19th above .

Puys £13-8sh-6p. Will look for a good worckman for crucifixes and for a masty" Will soon have one pack, butt expects no more till spring. Incloses a bill from L[ady?] Strangford of 200 livers upon Darell . 12 That I lett him knowe what he must receive in England to make up £25.

ToFr. Coxon . In answer. Onepack more will suffise til spring. The 200 livers make only £15, so I must have 333 for£25

To Fr. Darell. In answer, desiring that as soon as may bee ournew contract may bee made, with the rents to end of last year turnd into capital that weemay[f.79 .] knowe whatweehave. How pressingly weewantthepension of 1711. WhatI had madefor the chapter of Transubstantiation ; butt not to bee putt in without his orders

WhatI have sent him by the Greffier² ofWatten

To Fr. Rector of Liege. In answer. I give him commission in my name to give up to the Prince my Presidentship³ on account ofage and infirmities

3º.

To Fr. John Smith With the inclosd from John Casely (Bishop), ofwhosepast proceedingsI give him an account.4

To Mrs. Welds Inclosd in one to Mr. Fetherston , I give her an account of her son, Nicolas's death, and the welldoing ofJemmy.

To Lady Abbess of Dunkerque. In return to hers of wishes of a good new year . Isent with it letters to Mrs. Doun, ' Dame Lavary, Dame Mary Catherine Sheldon'

To Mr. Fleetwood . 10 Inclosing his son's letter to him, in whichhe askes a mastif

11 Fr.Coxon appears to be answering Fr. Sabran's letter dated December 20th.

12It was probably Lady Strangford who was paying by a bill upon Fr. Darell in Paris; as the figure £25 was mentioned , she was probably paying a boy's school fees at St. Omers It may be thought likely that this is Mary (Porter), niece ofColonel Porter and the widow of Philip, second ViscountStrangford Their only surviving son, Endymion, the third Lord Strangford, who married about 1710, conformedto the Established Church in 1714. SeeThe Complete Peerage. Endymion's wife was also alive at this time; she was Anne Larget of Chalons.

1 Fr.Sabran returnedonce again to the new contractfor the rentes and the outstandingpension No doubt he was anxious to have these settled beforehis rectoratecame to an end.

2 A local official or clerk .

3Of the EpiscopalSeminaryof Liège.

4 See John Casely's letter received on the 1st above .

5 Fr. Sabran sent enclosed in a letter to Fr. Fetherston , who was probably chaplain at Lulworth at this time, the news of the death of Nicholas Weld, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Weld See note to letter from Mr. Weld received on October29th, 1713 Lady Abbess Fleetwood

7 This lady has not been identified Was she the mother of Richard Downs vere Haskett?

8 Susanna Lavery, professed in 1695. See Weldon, Appendix, 45

9 CatherineSheldon , professed in 1697. See Weldon, Appendix, 45. She was surely the sister of Frs Henry (junior) and Ralph, S.J.

10 If his son was Walter or John Fleetwood (see note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated December 20th above), he was, accordingto Gillow (II, 296), William , youngerson ofSirThomas Fleetwood,second Baronet, ofColwich, Staffordshire .

4°

To the Baronesse of Mean. In answer.¹ That for my post att the seminary,Ihaveresolvednotto return to it, butt have notrenounced to Liege wheresome occasion may fixe me She may keep thetwo boocks . From Mr. Martin Morley Paris, 25 December. The great Irish caballs there . A letter of Fr. Fernon² given to Fr. Justinianionly to reade; given by him, to bee shewd to the Nuntio, ³ to Doctor Kelly; was shewed everywhere; hence terrible troubles raisd by that Sorbonist. The matter brought to St. Germans The Queen named Dickonson5 and Dillon to hear and rapport Dr. More , Kelly and the rest of the cabal used all interest and tricks agains Fernon and Morley; these recused the rapporters who were won . Gave in an ample informationto the Queen whichwas shewd tothe adversaries , who, unable to answer the proofs, slunk back to Paris. One of their witnesses was prooved perjurd, and that [name illegible] was proovd to have maintaind the Pope had been temerarious in forbiddingthe generallecture ofthe Bible in vulgar,8 convinced[?] that the Archbishop of Paris more to bee heard in his dioces than the Pope. Chamberlain, [f.79v ] lately com out of Ireland, proovd that many Sorbonists had there taken the Oathof abjuration . Kelly, by going once to the Spiritual Exercises attthe novisship, had so inveigled Justiniani, that he proposd him for a bishopric ; butt Fr. le Tellier is wellinform'd ofall.

5th.

To Louisa Brereton, att Mastrick, in answer 10 (She lodgesattMr. Ripsom, Apothecary ; dans le Staat) With an inclosd in her favour to the Rector at Mastrick.

To Br. Thomas Smith To recomend the concernofM.Rich[ard?] Den in Martinico;11 with a large account of what he petitions from Pontchartrin , 12and the motives for agraunt.

1 To theletter fromthe Baroness received on the 1st above

2 This was the priestwithwhom Fr. Morley resided

3 Marco Cornelio Bentivoglio, later Cardinal, was Nuntio in Paris during Louis XIV's last years

4 This might be Fr. Edmund Kelly (chaplain at Pontoise ?), who was by 1718 Bishop of Clonfert; see Nolan, 27n

5 William, her Treasurer , perhaps

6 This might be Arthur, a young son of the seventh Viscount Dillon, who had served under Berwick at the siege of Barcelona See Petrie, 279n.; C.R.S., VIII, 247-8

7 This would be Dr. Michael Moore (1640?-1726), a priest prominent in Irish affairs at the University of Paris See Boyle, The Irish College in Paris, 45-7.

8 The general readingoftheBible in the vernacular Because of the appearance of non -Catholic versions in the vernacular , the Council of Trent had drawn up rules on this

⁹Of James Edward?

10 To her letter received on October25thabove.

11 Mentioned in a letter from Fr. Sabran to Brother Smith dated October23rd above

12 As has been noted, Pontchartrain was no longerChancellor

To Mr. John Casely (Bishop), att Doway. That I have sent histo Fr. John Smith; backt it with myne; prest for an answerin time . I inclosd it to Fr. Innes, Rector of the Scotch there, to bee given in hand "

From L[ady?] Strickland [Blank.]

6th

To Rev. Fr. Provincial Chiefly about the Godolphin rents att Rome; the reasons for remooving therefrom[?] the capitals to the states of Artois; craving he will write to Rev. Fr. General his sentiment

To Fr. Eyre. No great concerns. An account of the healthofthe Rector of Watten. Recomending Mrs. Griffith's affaires and the note which L[ady?] Strickland desires . 10

To Fr.Kennet . Á letter of New Year, chiflyto cover the former.

7th

From Fr. Rector of Rome. 18 December. The difficulties made to Fr. Hollandfor coming to Rome in secular; feare oftheInquisition; Rev. Fr. General [provided ?] withan account ofthe familytospeake of it to the Pope; so now Fr. Holland was to come 19° to Rome authentice. There will bee such a Douay President as ours will like of.²

From L[ady?] Buttler.3 The yearly compliment. Allen mustwrite to his elder aunt in Ireland. His father's circumstancesdangerousto a letter .

[f.80.]

8th

To Rev. Fr. General Account of the house Motives for the translation of the capital of Sir W. Godolphin out of the Banco Sancti Spiritus to the Banck of Artois That his paternity give an inhibition to the seale of any capital of this house, without his speciall orders, now the 8 [free places ] that were sould are made up againe.5

• See letter to Fr. John Smith dated the 3rd.

7 Fr.Sabranhad adopted this precautionbefore.

8 The Bank ofArtois

As has been seen, Fr. Eberson had been ill and was not really recovered yet, but he had returned to Watten

10 Presumablyasked for in the letter above of which Fr. Sabran made no note.

1 Travelling in secular dress withThomasArundell might lead Fr. Holland into trouble in Rome. Authentice might mean in clericalgarb, or perhaps without "feareof the Inquisition"

2 See note to letter from Fr. Richard Plowden received on September 17th above Lady Abbess of the Benedictines at Ypres

* An alias for Vincent Aylmer Either it was unsafe to write about his father's circumstances or it would be dangerous for him to receive a letter from abroad

5 Fr. Sabran wished the General to forbid the capital which supportedthe free places beingused in some emergency. As has been remarked , it would appear that somethinglike this had happened beforehis time .

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To Fr. Rector of Rome. In answer. Thanks for the 2 graunts . 11 Our news ofthis syde, 12 especiallythose ofthe province. To Fr. Robert Beeston Concerning his stayatt Rome.13 Ournews , especially ofFr. Eberson's continuing illness. To Mr. Giles Palmer.¹ In answerto two of his Advise concerning his studdies att Rome, and other concerns there.

9th.

To Duries and Carpenter² att Lisle in answer to their New Year letters The firstrue St. Maurice ; the 2dConseiller Pensionaire³ de la villede Lisle, rue des Recolets

From Fr. Darell 6 [January?] Will have the pension of 1711 attthe end of this month, and all that remaines is 1714; doubts not of having both this year Asfor collection of texts, thatI putt them in as I thinkfitt; he hath no time Our 5 contracts are 1500 livres , 3200, 12000, 13000, 9600; which make 39300. By the loss of 2/5 , 'tis reduced to 23580; butt the rents of [17]13 and [17]14 unpayd which make 3930; being joynd 'twill bee 27530 capital To this must bejoynd ourpart ofthe 44919 livres Buttthen the rent ofour capital will bee au denier 258 (there seems to bee left out here Pulton's and Green's rents; ifwe have not above onequarterofthe addition, themost wee shall restore will bee 6 places funds).

[f.80v .] To Fr. Justiniani Ofthanks, now he is partingfor Genoa , for all the services he hath renderd to this house att St. Germins. Thatif his successor be not comd, he leave him in writing directions and instructions in our concerns About securingould Mr. [Mrs.?] Guillims papers, in case of death; amongst which are some obligations that may proove in time ofgreat moment . 10

10th.

From Fr. Coxon Two, 20/31 December The first short butt, ashe

11 ProbablytheWandonnedispensation and thebrief fortheparishofEcqueileck

12 From Flanders

13 As temporary Englishpenitentiary at St. Peter's

1 Pulton or Garterat the English College, Rome

2 Both fathersof boys.

3A pensioned official of the town, it would seem

4 This is a clearstatementof the situation regardingthe pension to St. Omers Collegeas it stoodat the beginningof 1715

5 This refers to his book.

6This is a clearstatementof the investments ofSt. Omers College in the rentes , except that the capital after adding the interest of 1713 and 1714 should be 27,510

7 The grant made to the English Province as a whole; see letter received from Fr. Darell on December 28th, 1714 (where the figure was given as 44,916 livres-16)

8 The interestwould be at 4% . Fr. Sabran made a query about the interest on Pulton's and Green's capital and added that if morethan a quarter ofthe 49,919 was not considered to be the property of St. Omers College, only six of the free place would be refounded

10 Later on there is a mention of Fr. Guillim obtaining the papers from his mother She would seem to have lived at St. Germains

observes , sweete , is of a bill on [Antwerp?] of 3375 florins for £300 -the gretest exchange here yett, £ 12-10 All the other of little Cross being recald home because he writes not The trustee hath pacifyed the mother so he suddenlywrites.²

From Fr. Provincial 16/27 December Writtto me bylast postthat Fr. Lawson³was to bee as soon as may bee att St. Germains to succeede to Justiniani That I write pressingly to him to stay till then. About Musson's affaire; can not answer till he hath spoken to his consultors.4

From Fr. Kennet 16/27 December. Ofthe new Duke ofGlasgoe. The4women ofKing George; gathering more. Vastdivisions attthe court &c.

12[th].

From Mr. Shireburn 6 January " Wishes This time favors an [word illegible] letter. How well Norice satisfyes in all things;8 presents me his wishes All about Conway; thinksall from an idle, weak head, more than malice. Sorry to heare he is [instable?]; thinks he mightbee gaynedby shew ofkindness Wisheshe maybee so happy as to bee myneagaine 10 Well in health.

[f.81 .] To Mr. Shireburn . In answer, and a sufficient account of his schoolfellow Conway . 11

To Fr. Coxon. Chiefly to cover inclosd I desire him to acquaint Sir Henry Tichbourne that Joseph Tichbourne looses his time here and should bee sent for towards a trade . 12

ToMr. Pigault. Concerning a box sentmefrom Paris, sett outfrom Paris the 14thofDecember , 13 whichDarel says must bee with him.

2This complaint had been made before; all would be well provided hewrote

3 Fr. Thomas Lawson (1666-1750) was a son of Sir John Lawson of Brough, Yorkshire At this date he was chaplain at Brough; he was a chaplainat St. Germainsfrom 1715 till about 1721. Later he was twice Rector of Watten and Master of Novices and also Provincial From 1725 till 1733 he was chaplainto the Duchess of Norfolk; he is given in the catalogues as beingin the College ofSt. Ignatius, but, no doubt, spent some of the time at Stonyhurst See Foley, VII, 440-1 and catalogues.

* See Fr. Sabran's letter to the Provincial dated December 20th, 1714. The Provincial wished to consult his advisers beforereplying

5 The meaning of this is not clear ; David Boyle had been created Earl of Glasgowin 1703 but it is notlikely that Fr. Kennet was alluding to him . These signs of the unpopularity of George I would not be unwelcometothe Jacobites

7 In 1715 Charles Shireburnwas ordainedpriestand was finishing his theology at Liège

8 He may have been formerly a boy at St. Omers who was studying privately and was in some senseunder Charles Shireburn'sguardianship Fr. William, whose misfortuneshave been narrated above.

10 Charles Shireburnwas hoping to beonce again at St. Omers after completing his studies; by 1718 he was Prefect of Studies there.

11 Conway and Shireburn had entered the novitiate together from St. Omersin September , 1702. See Foley, VII, 162, 710 and catalogues

12 Joseph was one of the sons of Sir Henry, the fourthBaronet

13 See letter from Brother Smith received on December 17th above

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To Fr. Wood. Givinghim in New Year's guift of 5 Spanish pistols for great services last year

15[th].

From J. B. L'Allard 14 January. His impatience and afflictionin getting no favorable answer. La crainte le met dans une grande consternation. Loin de perdre courage, il se fortifie d'autant plus quelque difficile que la chose fut par la quelle il pouroit s'imaginer pouvoir venir about de ses desirs il l'entreprendroit . Son affaire , quand il est revenu de la Fleche10 luy paroissoit plus avancee qu'il ne la trouve a present. S'il falloit aller trouverle Pere Provinciala Londre, il y iroit pour luy temoigner son zele Il ne seroit pas a charge a la maison de Watte. S'il croyoit qu'allant demeurer a St. Omer afin d'estre en [word illegible] pour ma conduite, que cela m'avanceroit, des demain je partirois . Il est bien autant aprouvé ou il est que dans un novitiat The rest urging prayers, &c

From Alphonse Huylenbourg.¹ Gand, 12 January. De impressione Vindiciarum sesquiamplure[?] Quot exemplaria nostra Provincia velit sumere? Ad menses durabit neoepiscoporum remora , ² Circa pensiones.

16[th].

From Fr. Innes. In answer,³ with an inclosd from Fr. General to their Superior in Edinebourg4to bee sent to Fr. Kennet

[f.81v.]

17 [th].

From Duries Lisle, in answer He desires both his sons continue to learn musick; I promis they shall

From Pigault. They of Paris should advertise him when they send boxes byCalais to us. No paket boates [Albemeule?] past

18[th].

To Fr. Coxon. Cheeflyto cover a great number of inclosd . I minde

8According to The Concise Oxford Dictionary a pistole was worth about 18/-. "He had only until September, of this year, 1715, to wait beforeenteringthe novitiate.

10 The French Jesuit College in the Paris Province

1 Fr. Alphonse Huylenbroucq was a theologian; for the books to which he refers here and in a later letter see Sommervogel , IV, 539-40 The Latin is not clear; it may perhaps mean that one of his books had been reprinted with corrections. As sesqui has the meaningof one and a half he would not seem to be announcing a new (second) edition It was perhaps a reference to the length of the book or its title

2This matter appears to be referred to again in his later letter received on June 8th, 1715

3 To Fr. Sabran's letter mentionedon the 5th above

4 Catalogues for the mission in Scotlandare in Foley, VII for the years 1593, 1665 and 1729 only; in the latter year one priest is given as stationed in Edinburgh and the residence of the Superior of the missionis not indicated.

5 Answering Fr. Sabran's dated the 12th above

" He probably meant that no canal boat was leavingCalais in thenear future .

7 This might be Arnold van Keppel, created Earl of Albemarle in 1697. See The Complete Peerage.

him that suddenly I must send away 4 English,8 and that I shall then have of English only94

19th

From Mr. Bedingfield. To his son att Watten whom he supposes still here , in answer to his [of] 13 December. Glad to heare he persists in his good resolutions; butt he must think well. His brother is att school, butt he thinkshim too young to comeover ofa year or 2. His service to good Mr. Whitemore ;10 thanks forwhathe writes (I send him print of the house) Ifhe will lett me knowe what is due on your account¹ and where I shall return it, it shall bee forthwith payd according to his orders Dated 15/26 December . Answered

20th.

From Madame Matteis.2 Vienna, 29 December A longaccount of her fortune; happinessin her husband Her greatjoy receiving my letterof20thMarch, 1714; whereit stopt, she knows not The desire of her pious husband, Mr. Nicolas Matteis, Directeurde la musique instrumentale de sa Maieste, (thus I must direct my answerto hers , which she craves may bee speedy) by patent, a very honourable chargedesires to withdrawe from ye world; wouldcome to live att Wattenor at St. Omers as I shall direct bymyanswer . She and her husband one heart; never separated 12 hours since marriage14 years He would bee a Jesuit could he leave her She is selling her estate in England to pay debtscontracted by relieving her father Hathleftthat busness in the hands [f.82 .] ofour Fathers Kennet and Gage3 (who was her confessor) Incloses a letter to Fr. Kennet; begges that I write to him to putt soon an end to that busness Many things to God's glory depend of it Hath a charmingly pious yong English gentlewoman that will bee Religious, and where advised by me. She putts her in my hands to place her, desiring to knowe what best united monastery, &c., I would chooseto have her

21°

Ireceivd this day from Mr. Pigault the answerof Howardinto Lesly which, hetells me, he receiv'd from England for me.³

8 Four boys would soon be going over to England

Mr. Francisof Redlingfieldwas not aware that Anthony had alreadygoneto the novitiate. According to C.R.S. , VII, 433, the youngerbrother was called Francis; he was, it seems , at a school in England

10 Witmore was an alias used byFr. Sabran

1 For Anthony's stay at St. Omers beforeenteringthe novitiate

2 Fr. Sabran had heard fromher before.

3This may be Fr. Edmund Plowden (1664/5-1740), who used the alias Gage, a brother of Francis, Percy and Richard At this date he was in the College of St. Aloysius; he was later Rector in London and at Liège and Procurator of the Province See Foley, VII, 603 and catalogues.

4 This English lady is mentioned several times later; her name is nevermentioned and nothing seems to have been settled beforethe end of Fr. Sabran's rectorate of St. Omers College.

5 It came out in two volumes in 1714 and 1715. See Gillow, III, 179.

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22[nd

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From Rev. Fr. Provincial 3/14 January. Desiresthe postulatum of the last Congregation butt one aboutthe Mission, and the answerto it from Fr. General Will send me Howardin's answer as soone as he can have it. He would not that the authorI have in hand should treate any point less solidly; desires I compare them. OurWithrington² desiredhalf a year ago a placefor his cosen Focer, and presses now againe. Desires I inquire still wether a place may bee had somewherefor Galloway's boy.

23rd

To Fr. Darell. An account of Howardin'sanswer to Lesly; why it doth notforstall his. That he send the title page because wee print nowthe preface. The case of Galloway's son; butt I representit as ofa falen priest, &c and desire him in Fr. Provincial's name to see if some place in Paris for his education

From Fr. Musson.3 With the inclosd printed relation of the Prince's entry; some other passages of it in his letter. The rest, thanks. Hopes my kindness will proove effectual to hinder the evil threatning. That all his life att Mass , &c. [f.82v ] To Fr. Rector at Rome Inclosing thepetitionoftheparish of St. [blank] about the erection of a confraternity of perpetual adoration The rest, English news .

24th

To Madame Matteis A long answer to hers. I propose St. Omers forthe properestplaceforher and her husband'sdesignes Brugisfor the fittest monastery for the yong person in her care.

To Rev. Fr. Provincial In answer, transcribing the postulatum and the answer . My hopes of providing elswhere for Galloway's son

An account ofthe reasons why Howardin's answerwill notforestall that of Fr. Darell, nor have so general an approbation .

To Fr. Kennet. With the inclosedfrom Madame Matteis; the rest, news

To Fr. Coxon. Mindinghim ofseveral arears . I send the accountsof late Nicholas Weld I inclose one to Mr. Bedingfield; desiring Coxon to settlea correspondencewith him and tell him howheshall send the £21 he owes.

1A postulatum of a Provincial Congregation is a petition submitted to a General Congregation; this postulatum is mentioned again in a little more detail in a letter received from the Provincial on February 22nd below.

2 Fr. Henry; see his letter received on December30th, 1713 and note .

3 Fr. John, the Professor at Liège, presumably.

4 The PrinceBishopofLiège.

5 Fr. Musson was surelyreferring to the matter raised in Fr. Sabran's letter to the Provincial dated December 20th above; he promised to pray for him all his life at Mass .

*See herletter of the 20thabove Heproposed theAugustinian nuns atBruges asa suitablecommunity for the younglady tojoin.

7 See the Provincial's letter received on the 22ndabove .

8 Inclosed in her letter received on the 20th above

⁹ ForAnthony's stayat St. Omers ; Mr. FrancisBedingfeldhad offered to pay.

27[th].

The above letters for England were sent only this morningafter I received a packet from England, and the 2 following ones receivd in it I answerin the same packet.

From Mr.Coxon (answerd) 10/21 January Likely Vincent Allen's⁹ friends will remoove him Hath spoken to Mr. Fleetwood for the dog of a large seize 10 That the two Gowers have 20sh. from their grandmother. " Mrs. Beaumont will paynothingtillshe hath a letter from her son, 12 nor Mr. Pendrel,13 tillfrom Smith. Hehath fromLord Limmerickassurances ofsuddenpayment of a debt neerof30years for Nugent [word illegible] here, of£45

From Fr. Eyre. I may publish Darell's book as soone as printed butt must send a number of coppies to Mr. Parker assoon asprinted. HeonlywritttoL[ady] Strangford² the 200 livres att Pariswerenow worth only £12-10 sh The giving her 50 sh being an unnecessary liberality

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From Fr. John Smith London, 7/18 January With an inclosd from Bishop att Douay.3 Desires me to letthim know that Mr. Parker can neither admitt him now or give him certain hopes afterwards, nor without a longher trial, propose him, than his circumstances will allowe. He hath payd Mr. Coxon for Masey.4 The rest, acknowledgment ofobligations.

28[th]

From Pigot Desiring much a pound of Roman treacle . And that afternoon I sent him 2; one for himself, the other to bee sent to Fr. Darellfor D[ame ?] Tichbourne.5

From Fr.Justiniani 23 January. That he will stay to the arrivalof Fr. Lawson, whomI must stop here when he arrives, and acquaint him ofhis being comd. Mrs.Makellicotis impatient to knowe ifshe is not to receive the overplus she payd here, being in want. Mr. Crane hath payd 150 livres Mrs. Ecop an ould louis d'or to her son Bevan hath payd 4.8 and 3 livers forhisson .

9 VincentAylmer

10 The mastiff mentionedabove .

11 Seeletter from Fr. Coxon received on January30th, 1714. JohnandWilliam Gower were probably related to Fr. Ralph Hornyold alias Gower, whose mother was a Gower See Foley, VII, 372

12 Seenote to letter fromFr. Coxonreceived on April 13th above

13 Fr. Pendrill had been responsible for Henry Smith's going to St. Omers; see his letter received on April 2ndabove.

1 See notes to lettersfrom Fr. Coxon received on April 7th and 13thabove .

2 Refers to Fr. Coxon'sletter received on January2nd above

3 Seenote to letter fromJohn Casely received on August 19thabove

4 Fr. Smith had anticipated some difficulty about paying for Massey; see his letter received on September 8th above.

5 See note to letter from her received on August 29th above .

•See letter from Fr. Justiniani received on October 30th, 1714; she had paid fifteen livres too much.

"A louis d'or was worth twenty shillings; an old one perhaps more Mrs. Ecop's son was Charles .

8 See note to letter to Fr. Justiniani dated November4th, 1713; this probably means thathe paid a quarter of a year'spensionfor his son

29[th]

To Fr.Huylenbourg In answer.¹ ThatI have writt to Fr. Provincial and Fr. Eyre to know what number they will take of his new book and shall lett himknowe theiranswer Therest, news .

To Fr. Justiniani In answer. I crave ofhim that Fr. Lawson may finde the accounts ofall wee deale with there, signed by them, which will direct him and bee a security for payment.

To Fr. Innes. With an inclosd to John Casely in whichis thatof Fr. John Smith to him.2 The rest, news .

From Messieurs Olivier and Marolle. In answer to myne wishing them a New Year and giving them an account of their children;³ theirjoy they are in my hands &c

From Pigot 28 [January]. Will no occasion bring me to Calais? He can not quit home; hopes to see me a la belle saison. Alors nous parlerons du petit Prolle4[?] a present chez un curé a la campagne. [watchmaker ?]

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From Fr. Coxon Two13/24, 17/28 January. That wherein Ifirst thankthimfor the £300 nevercame ; it may bee ofill consequence if comd to other hands Beleeved an answer to severalpoints; wants much the letters to Mrs. Beaumont and to Mr. Pendrillo lost inthe packet, where he supposes Mr. Bierbeck's bond was also " Mr. Pigault must choose safe hands when he sends by passengers to Dover. Desires a letter to Mrs. Fitzwilliamsto aske that she dischargewhat'sdue for her elder son.8 Mr. Lucywouldhave hisson very ordinarly equipt, being to have a new suite att Paris. That £5 bee given him for his journey About the fire that hathburnt 150 houses . 10

To Fr. Justiniani

An account ofFr. Lawson's beingcome . " Ishall soon expecthis letter to call himaway.

To Fr. Darell Chiefly the soli 12 Howagainstour willordesignethat

1 Answering his letter received on the 15thabove

2 Fr. Sabran sent on Fr. Smith'sletter which came on the 27thabove.

3 Sent to Mr. Hannequinat Dunkirkon December10thabove.

4 This name is not clear; it may be Pigault'sson whom he was hoping to send to St. Omers College See lettersfrom and to him on October 15th , above .

5 Fr. Coxon'sletter accompanyingthe £300 was received on January 10th

6 Mentioned in Fr. Coxon's letter received on January27th above

7 Fr. Coxon had asked for this on December 30th, 1714

8 Charles .

9 He was leaving St. Omers ; see letter from Fr. Kennet received November 7th and to him of November9th, 1713.

10 In London, perhaps Ingleton wrote to Mayes (February, 1715) mentioning the "late fire in London"; the loss was computedat a million and a half W. A. Ep Var , V, 85 .

11 Fr. Justiniani had asked to be informed of Fr. Lawson'sarrival at St. Omers in his letter received on January28th above.

12 For his own eye alone Fr. Darell had himself asked that Fr. Sabran should makewhat changes he thought fittingin his book and he informed Fr. Darell in this letter that the Provincial had given him instructionsabout it.

anything bee added or mended in his book; by what orders from London and the designe and reasonofthem. From Mrs. Anne Fitzwilliam. No date Thanks for the care taken ofher son . IfIthink it absolutly necessary that Charls should come over, lett him come with speed att as small charges as possible; times very hard That I recomend him to Mr. Coxon att London. She will return the disbursments.

From Fr. Provincial Two13/24, 17/28 [January]. My letter 17 days on theway; fears some of his have had the same fate orwors. Wishes the issue of the contracts10 answer my expectation. He hath used all means . Will write as I desire to Rev. Fr. General ofthe advantagesoftransferring to the States ofArtois Sir W. Godolphin's capitalls. Weeshall loose credit if any objection bee not answerd of Lesly at least as well as by either first answerer.¹ Will have ours compard with the two others; if any in ours not so well answerd , he will have it mended before the book bee disperst. Mr. Constable may do good service;2 more of this in Mr. Darcy's letter.³ I never writtto himhowHarrison doth ? That I assist [f.84 .]him in getting his money from Valenisene That as soone as Darell'sprint is of[f] I send a coppy over and give no other to any one beforeI hearefrom them . To date it so that it may apear it was begun to bee printed before the Doctor's book came out

From Fr. Eyre. Three; one 27 December; two without date . His master will allow £10 per annum for 2 or 3 years for Hill's son tilla free place can be hads if 1° whatMr. Hill says ofMuss[ons] father bee true(which he will examin) 2° that Hill give under his hand that he will not expose ould Musson to any infamy. Mr. Parker, dining where Mr. Martin' (that lived att Dunkerque) was, heard from him Bedingfield was in the noviship ; doth not remember he gave me or Mr. Ebersonpower tunc pro nunc toadmitthim; yet if what he said, imported clearly he had such an intention, I may depend upon it

10 Thesettlementmade in Paris of the rentes belongingto St. Omers College.

1 See note to letter received fromthe Provincial on December17th, 1714

2 The Provincial was clearly very anxiousthat Fr. Darell's book should be of a high standard; Fr. Constable might help to ensure this .

3 Fr. Eyre's.

4 Seenoteto letter received fromthe Rector of Liège (Fr.Powell) on September 23rd, 1714

5 Valenciennes ? John Harrison was born there SeeFoley, VII, 336

6 "Be clear" rather than "appear" Dr. Hawarden's book came out in 1714; in October Fr. Darell reported that Dr. Hawardenwas preparinghis answer (which aswillbe seen later appears to have been published latein December); in Novemberthe St. Omers Press had to stop printingFr. Darell's book for a while at the Provincial'sorder

7 The Provincial

8Inreplytowhat Fr.Sabran had proposed totheProvincial on December20th , 1714.

Thismay be Fr. Richard Martinfrom whom a letter was received later Fr. Eyre's remark perhaps suggests that the Provincial had been dining with Mr. Martin in Englandalthough the latter was in Paris by early in April

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that he had it. 10 He sent Howardin's book ; would bee sorry any answerin itshould outshine Mr. Darell's. Lett Mr. Constable, what is better in Howardin, adde it in an other dress Will send Lesly's boock and Sutton's" by Mr. Lawson Examin wellall three and see in what Mr. Darell's can bee betterd In correcting, changing, &c , do not stand upon the expences of printing sheets over againe. Sutton answers well the argument from the Jewish church against infallibility, and Howardin ill, pages 100 and 235, abandoning the ordinaryargument for the necessity of an infallibleguyde, and hath wrongnotions ofthe infallibility ofCouncills, from the diffusive &c., pages 192-203; doth not lash sufficient Lesly about the Trinity, page 96; have it at Article "cujus religionis"; he answer well the "Putas inveniet fidem" . You will see what use may bee madeofthe boock. Shall have more remarques He fears I had not the letterin which he tould me what Harrison's friends require before theypay more¹1° an acquittance for the 4500 florins payd to Fr. Eberson and the rents ofit; (Mr. Eberson gave them one; as to the rents they have nothingto do with it, nor even to knowe whether it was putt outto rent). 2°they desireacquittancesforall the moneysthey have payd or are to pay; (this is not reasonablewhen they pay inwhatis ordered by his renunciation) 3° they require from the Provincial an obligation ofrepaying all [f.84v .] in case he leaves us; (this is against custom and contraryto the spirit of poverty in the yong man). As he is their brother, so he is the Society's child, and may depend upon finding more love from her than from them. If his brothermakes difficulty of paying the money in after his promise of the dischargesnecessary for his owne security, Mr. Harrisonneeds butt towritethat he knowes howto make his renunciation an other way by which he will meet with more thanks and a more punctual payment ofthe money he demands, and I fancy the money willbee soon forthcoming.

FromWilliam Thompson alias Temple.3 11/22 January. Histhankfullness for his reception when [here?] and attWatten when he came about Sir Edward Simeon's bussness.4 Antony Bedingfield brought upattDowayunder hiscare. Endeavourshavebeen used, more may, to divert him from his vocation, alledging inconvenienceshe may bring on his father' indebted to late Dr. Paston above £600, which, by will, he acquitted only conditionalyone condition , the youth

10 Fr. Eyre was clearingup the canonicalpoint that the leave ofthe Provincial was necessary to admit a candidateto the noviceship

11 Seenote to letter received fromthe Provincial on December 17th, 1714

1 This concerns John Harrison's property and the settlement he would makeof it beforetaking his final vows

2 From here to the end of the letter was probably Fr. Sabran's or Fr. Eyre's comment(liketheotherportions in brackets) ontherequirementsofHarrison's friends

3ProbablyWilliam Thompson, alias Bennet and Templeat Douay See C.R.S., XXVIII, 25n

* Perhaps connected with the settlement of the property of the late James Simeon , a matter which is mentionedseveral times below.

5 Anthony's father, Mr. FrancisBedingfeld

went on therein his studdies . 10 Hewaspresentatt the makingthewill; knowes Dr. Paston had no designe to prevent a religious call, butt to putt a check on the father who had calld to[o] soone his other children from studdies He is joynt executor with Mr. John Paston; an article orders any debate or doubt in the will bee determind by him (Thompson). "You may assure Antony from me no disadvantage shall accrewe to his father; I shall equaly rejoice if he pursueshis vocation as if he had gone on where he was. Iever had a due esteeme for Regulars, lovd them as brothers, was reconciled by one of them to the Church" . Ifhe can serve me in any thingthatI direct "for Mr. Temple, to bee left with Mr. Formby, att Mr. Cowley's shop over against the BlackHorse in Little Weld Street" He desires all bee under the rose;11 his service toR[ector]ofW[atten], Fr. Eyre.

From Mr. Charls Lucy. Thanks for favour to him, and his son . To give him a letter of recomendation to the Queen . 12 That his Mr. F. Sheldon give comendations also by letters to his cosins, Ralph and Dominick Sheldon 13 If Mr. Justiniani bee not gone, he will bee kinde to advancehim £5 for hisjourney; will repay allthat's due when he leaves us

4th.

To Rev. Fr. Provincial In answer to his 3.1 I send with it (to be caryed over by Fr. F. Plowden)² what is printed2/3 of Darell's book, in whichall is and shall bee done as he desires.³ Thepostulatum was [f.85 ] mistaken; the true one will bee sent next post.4 Mr. Harrison gives full satisfaction.5

To Fr. Eyre. In answer to his two without date. I answer as to Darell's boock as I do to Fr. Provincial . Harrison hath had the directions he sent Of Fr. Huylenbrook's proposal as to subscriptions for his Vindiciae.7

ToFr. Coxon In answerto histwo last. No one of hismiscarryed; these came late

ToFr. Francis Plowden To recomend to him the 2 packetssent by Fr. Provincials' order . An invitationtocomethis wayan other time.

10 The substance of Dr. Paston's will had been reported to Fr. Sabran by Fr. Innes in his letter received on October23rd, 1714 .

11 Kept secret .

12Queen Mary Beatrice; the boy was goingto Paris Mr. Lucy appears to have been writing from England

13 For these Sheldons see Gillow, V, 499-500and pedigree in Foley, V, 850

1 There were only two unanswered, both received on the 2nd above .

2 He was on his way back to Englandhaving been in Paris

3 The Provincial had asked to see the book and so was sent what had been so far printed

See the Provincial's letter received on January22nd and Fr. Sabran's reply dated the 24th

5See note to the Provincial's letter received on the 2nd above.

6 Received on the 2nd above.

7 Proposed in Fr. Huylenbrouck'sletter received on January15thabove.

8 Received on February2nd

9 Containing Fr. Darell's book presumably.

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To Mr. Crane. In answer to his of 29th of January . 10 How our accountsstand. Thatnowthe leastpensionis 350 livers. " Mayfrom 1st ofnext Junebee reducedto 320. About the restofhisaccounts

5th

FromMadam Stafford 'Tis butt a civil answerto myne Iwrittupon her husband's death . 12

FromMr.Augustine Poinz. 3 February His sorrow thatIcomenot to Brugis. Of the book (he would willingly have spoken ofit to me), a suplement to the Doway History, which, unseen to any, he had sent to a printer att London, but it faling casualy into Fr. Kennet's hands , he supprestit for peace sake He wishes I had seen it. 2°A catechismehe hath madein4 partsthe Christian DoctrineControversy History of Bible and ChurchMorals of Christ; by occasions he shews the malice of Jansenisme , defends Religious &c . 3° The time of the rent drawes neer , and Fr. Woods will bee about thattime att Brugis and pay it him. Ifhe could bee so bould, he hath £20 more; would adde those 5 and turn the £25 to a rent.³ Gathers what he can because he would putt a nephew of his here , who will bee at age for it a year hence . What becoms of F. Nephew?4

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To Mr. Coxon Cheeflyto coverenclosd. I send himthe accountsof Charls Travagnon Fitzwilliams that he may recover the £41 due.5 Mindehim of Shaw's debt. That nowonly94 [English boys].

To Fr. Provincial . Chieflyfor his orders that in the divisionof the 49000 livres [45,000 ?] given by the King of France pro rata ofthe capitalls each ofus hath att the Hotel de ville, the rata bee onlyofthe capitals that created rents since 1700. Otherwyse, a vas[t] injustice would bee done us.

10 Either Fr. Sabranwas wrong about the date or he did not keep a summary ofMr. Crane's letter

11 In his letter to Fr. Coxon on January2nd above , Fr. Sabran had written that he must have 333 livresto make £25 but that appears to have been for a boy from England. As has been noted he seems to have charged rather more for boys whose parents lived on the Continent; moreover the 350 may have includedsomethingfor pocketmoney

12 Written on November27th, 1714

1 Fr. Sabran had written to Lady Lucy Herbert that he could not visit Bruges beforethe spring

2It is notclearthat these books were ever published

3His annual life rent was £5; he wished to add to the original capital of £50. As will be seen below , Fr. Sabran was apparentlyready to take his nephew.

4 See note to letter received fromFr. Poyntz on December30th , 1713 .

5 See the letter received from Mrs. Fitzwilliams on February 2nd; it would seem that Charles was going backto England.

6 This has been mentionedbefore; see note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on July 8th above.

" There wereninety-eight on January18th; thenumberswentdowna littlemore but then rose again in the summer

8The figure given in Fr. Darell's letter received on January 9th was a little under 45,000 livres Once again it appears that Fr. Sabran feared that St. Omers College might sufferwhen its share of this total was calculated .

7th

From Mr. Pigault 5 [February]. He had receivd the two packets to bee given to Francis Simons" who was not comd yet, butt hath writt he will lett him knowe what day he will bee there, to pass suddenly.

8th

From Dr. Wood. Barleduc, 3 February 'Tis the 4th letterhehath writt to me without an answer; he fears something hath hapned to me or to his letters. In one was an inclosd for the Duke ofPowis. No news. The King is since [the] 12th [of] last monthattNancyto stay till2d Sunday in Lent; great sports; unseasonable , ¹ for his only time for recovering his kingdomis from dissolution to meeting of Parliament. Where is cosin Wood?3 Dares not write to Fr. Eyre ne noceat epistola.4

From Brugneel 6 February. To free his son from Greek . Thathe learn to dance, and if he hath a geniusand liking, musick. From Fr. Nicol van Meereveld. Dunkerque, 6 February Bona festa. Anhelat scire an in causa Caroli Hageman ad nostrum Provincialem scripserim; qui interim optime se gerit et sua mihi obsequiadefert. "

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To Dr. Wood In answer. Inclosd to the Rector of our College att Barleduc I give in an account of my answers to his foure letters which nevercameto him The state(dubious) of England now. From Fr. Rector ofRome. No date. The reasons why my memorial to the Pope can not bee presented as 'tis formed; the two maine points being falls. Yet ifI and Fr. Provincial desireit he willoffer one precisely upon the intentions of Sir William Godolphin1° The money left was not in banco Sancti Spiritus butt in the Monti. 2° SinceInnocent XI no reduction hath been made; he reduced all to 3 per cent and so they remaine . 10 3° The legacy of Sir William

11 FrancisPlowden; see Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Plowdendated the4thabove .

1 James Edward was at Nancy when, accordingto Dr. Wood, he shouldhave been more active

2 Parliamentwas dissolved in January and a General Election was held; the new Parliamentmet in March

3 Fr. Wood at Antwerp?

* A letter to Fr. Eyre in Englandmight get intothe wrong hands and dohim harm .

5 He had made this request for his son, James, before Fr. Sabran did not record his answer

"A priest at the Dunkirk College of the Jesuit Flandro-BelgicProvince

7 Charles Hageman or Hayeman (1684-1748), a native of Bruges, became a lay brother novice in October, 1715. He was many years at Ghent as Infirmarian, Cook or Sacristan See Foley, VII, 326 and catalogues

8 This was a College in the Champagne Jesuit Provincein France All this concerned Fr. Sabran's attempt to have the Godolphin capital transferred from Rome to Artois where it would earn a higherrate of interest.

10 Innocent XI was Pope from 1676 till 1689. He reduced the intereston the debt of the Apostolic Camera (in which it seems the Godolphin legacy was invested) from four to three per cent See Pastor , XXXII, 23

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wasafter the reduction 4° The luoghi Pii," excepted intherendring [reducing] capitals, were not only religious houses, butt hospitals, places for breeding up children, schooles , confraternityes ofsecular people &c.

11th.

From Fr. Coxon 27 January, O.S. A packet I cite never came . Fears that Pigault gives myne to any one that goes over Will send 2 fishing rodds,¹ not boxes offlyesand hooks which cost more much, unless I order it. (Let me knowe the price; about Mr. Bedingfield and when he is payd the money, 2 lett me knowe it) Musson hath the letter³ &c. Will speedily have Beaumont's and Smith's arears; hopessoon those of Bierbeks byvirtu of2 letters I sent , &c.

From Fr. Kennet 27 [January] Will write to Mrs. Mattei when he can send a satisfactory account.4 Her son, now his wyfe is dead, may, without selling, come to pay his other debts, and those to his mother, without selling Of the general high discontents³ &c

From Mr. John Trafford Croston, 20 January O.S. Hath found a master for his son att London; that I send him to Brugis. ThatI lett him knowe what will bee due and he will pay it without faile. Ifit bee our rule not to give cloaths, lett him goe to Brugis in his cassock; may he not have the same as brought him.[?]

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To Mr. Coxon. In answer Of Pigault's due diligence. I inclose Trafford's account, whose father promises speedy payment. That withthe fishing rodds he send the boxes' because I am to bee payd for them. Press for the transportingme Vandermeule's debt. To knowe when Bedingfield pays. To procure Musson's answer to the letter given him, also the accounts ofLucy.³

ToFr. Kennet. With the 2 Gazets ofthe Jansenistlyes Theuse of them .

To Mr. John Trafford That, as he orders, I send his son thisday. About cloaths for those who goehence

To Mr. Lucy. Of his son's going tomorrow in Fr. Lawson's company; provided with all letters ofrecomendation

From Fr. Justiniani . No date. To send Fr. Lawson as soon as may

11 Luoghi pii or pious foundations; the meaning is not clear here Was Fr. Plowden suggesting that these were exempted from the reduction in therate of interest?

Requested by Fr. Sabran, for Darcy, in his letter dated December26th, 1714

2 For Anthony's stay at St. Omers College (Fr. Sabran added a note here).

3 See note on December29th, 1714.

4 Seeher letter received on January20th above .

5 Political discontentas a resultof the Hanoveriansuccession

6 See note to letter fromMrs. Trafford received on June 26th, 1714 .

7 Offlies and hooks; see Fr. Coxon'sletter of the day before

8 See above for these moneys due and the letter from Fr. Samuel Mussonto his father. Lucy went the next day to Paris with Fr. Lawson

9 Fr. Sabran no doubt wrote that it was the customto have clothes made for boyswho weregoingawayor to lend them some .

bee . Hewill finde all easy. Desires a new [word illegible].² L[ady?] Warner's life.3 Mrs. Ployden remembersher selfto her nephewthe Procurator

From SirWilliam Ellis." With six ofthe letters ofLesly for Burnet.6 The King's [thoughts ?]? I may send soone over³; ifI can will send more The packet cost 4 livres-8.

From Mrs. Crane About clearing accounts (as ifMr. Crane had not receivedmy answer ) Her satisfaction in Billy so satisfyed. She hath heard of Tomyhaving had some accident in his head; willpay any extraordinary charges for him. Fr. Justiniany forgetfull; says he writt nothingof orders about the 2 louis d'or forthe stage suite; yet she payd them and Billythankt her for them

To Sir William Ellys. My readines to any insinuation of the King's pleasure. Have sent foure by letter; doubt any one will take any with himself . IfIfinde they will, Iwillsend for more.

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This day went hence Fr. Lawson and Lucy.

To Mrs. Crane With a full account ofmoneysreturnd to orfor her son, who, as to his particulars , 10 owes 16 livers I shew her the disadvantageof sendingmoneysto bee in particularhands. "

No lettersfor severaldays.

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From Fr. Darell. 15 [February]. "You shall have yourproportion ofthe 45000livers in all justice and equity".12 Howardin's bookwill do no harme to his; soon he will send one sheet more to end all On the 15th , parted the feathers, 36 livres, the jewells, 35livres.¹

2 Theword might be Giraldi or Giraldo and mayrefer to a book.

3 See Sir John Warner alias Clare in Foley, VII, 817-8 Sir John and his wife Lady Trevor agreed to separate; he became a Jesuit and she a Poor Clare at Gravelines See C.R.S., XIV, 90 and note Her life was written probably by Fr. Edward Scarisbrick (see Foley, VII, 687) and printed at the St. Omers College Press in 1691 and reissued in 1692. See Chadwick, 274

4 This was presumably Mary, grand-daughter of Blessed William Howard , ViscountStafford, and widow of FrancisPlowden , Comptroller ofthe Household to James II. She was a lady in waiting to Queen Mary Beatrice Francis, Edmund, Percy (the Procurator at St. Omers College) and Richard werethe sons of her brother-in-law, Edmund Plowden For pedigree, see Foley, IV, 536.

5 He was Secretary to James II in exile and Treasurer to James Edward See D.N.B.

6 Mr. Leslyto the Bishop of Sarum concerning the Claims ofthe Pretender (1714).

7 Perhaps his DeclarationAgainstthe BrunswickSuccession (from Plombières , August, 1714).

8 To Englandit would seem . Would be ready to carry any overto England

10 Extraordinary expenses.

11 Sending money to private individuals to keep for the boys; it was better to send it to the Procurator

12 See Fr. Darell's letter received on January 9th; on February the 6th Fr. Sabran had asked the Provincial to see that the division was fairlymade

1 For acting "suites"

LETTER BOOK OF LEWIS SABRAN

From Lady Lucy Herbert. Duke of Powis hath payd all butt £500 of arears &c, and £500 yet due of her portion. Will give secure bonds subscribed by his son joyntly for security, to bee payd athis son's mariage. So all are content and that bussnes is att an end.³ Desiresto see me neerafter Easter. Sends an inclosd for her neeyce Carill. A speeche for Palm Sunday, and, ifit bee not too much, one forGoodFryday. 3 have had small pox, the resthaveescaped it"

21 [st].

From la Veuve[?] Molien 20 Janvier Thanks for my care ofher sons, to whom she wholy abandonsthem Inclosesa bill ofwith a bill of [sic] 215 livres12 sols; desires to knowe when 'tis payd; and to send her anacquittance.

22[nd].

From Fr. Provincial 23 January/3 February. Asks againe the instructions for the Mission made by me when Provincial , and Fr. General's aprobation of them att the request of the Provincial congregation Thanks mefor my careto finde a placefor Galloway ; will expectnews of my success. Repeats his dependence on me ,with the help of Fr. Constable, in fullyadding to Fr. Darell's book. Will secure me an answer from Gardiner about the £50.10 Hath no answer from L[ady] Fleetwood to the offer of Fr. Conyers; hopes she and I are agreed about it. 11 [f.87v .] To Fr. Darel In answer, with inclosd to Fr. Gray¹²from Fr. Provincial , and to Fr. Lawson. A short stop in his bookbythe press-man's sicknes . I writt to Fr. Provincial only to preventan order that might have been prejudicial to this house.¹

3The moneyowed to Lady Lucy had been mentionedbyFr. Sabran in a letter to the Duke datedJanuary3rd, 1714 .

4 Fr. Sabran had written that he couldnot visit Bruges before the spring.

5 Lady Mary Caryll John Caryll, eldest son of John, second Lord Caryll, died in 1718 during the lifetime of his father. He married in 1712 Lady Mary, daughter of the fourth Earl of Seaforth and Lady Francis Herbert, Lady Lucy's sister See C.R.S. , VIII, 334

6 Lady Lucy asked for two written sermons

7Of her Community, presumably.

8 See letter received from (probably) this lady on October 6th, 1714 and Fr. Sabran'sreply to her of the same date It seemsreasonablycertainthatthese were two boys, Edward and John Baptist, who were natives of Calais and later entered the Society Edward (1701-61) spent most of his life as a Jesuit at St. Omers College ; John Baptist (1703-1774 ?) worked in London and at Ghent. See Foley, VII, 513, catalogues and Chadwick, 332-3

⁹ Seeletter received fromthe Provincial on January22nd above .

10 Fr. Coxon had raised this matter in a letter received from him on August 7th above

11 The Provincial had suggested that he should be (extraordinary) confessorto the Benedictine nuns at Dunkirk.

12 Fr. Gray or Grey was at Paris This was probably Fr. Gilbert Talbot alias Grey (1673-1743), thirteenth Earl of Shrewsbury , at this time chaplain at Ingatestone He may have been travelling on the continent in the courseof his duties to Lady Petre's household .

1 Probably this refers to his letter on financial matters to the Provincial dated the 6th above

23[rd].

To Fr. Provincial . In answer . My hopes of a place att the Abbot's seminary. The case [care?] in correcting Darell's book. How ill Fr. Eberson is. WhatI suspect in the £50 of Gardiner. To Fr. Coxon. Chiefly to cover inclosd. That I have lost 16 [boys] since September,3 butt hope summer will make amends .

24[th].

From John Bevan Wisht no sooner a happy year to spear [spare?] me &c. Hath payd for every quarter 50 livres and these 3 last quarters 3 livres forprivat money Can realy givenomorethanthose 200 livres pension.4 Would know of the boy ifhereceivd the gloves for winter. (He must now pay 62 livres a quarter , or, when Iam gone, my successor wil not have wil or perhaps power to adde £8 ayear as I havedon.)

25[th].

From Mr. Coxon. 10/21 February. The fishing rodds ontheway. " Hath writt about Joseph Tichbourn's incapacity He hath a Protestant printer, a friend, and will see how by his meanes to gett our books over. " The state of Bierbeck will not bee so soone settld; then he will recover the arears Now spring coms on, will writeto all factors to gett us prentises. The fishingrods are on the wayby Ecop . 10 Mrs. Fleetwood hath payd £20, a present to her brother, Fr. Smith. Mr. King wouldknowe howWatt does, wether hemay come to bee able and will to settle somewherethis syde . 12 [Word illegible] a guinea for Will More's¹³gloves, knives. [f.88 .] From Fr. Lawson. 19 February. How disapointed by finding no places in the coache, 14 neither att Abbeville nor att Amiens. Lucy's danger, who from Amiens went a foot to Paris. He cameto Paris [on] the 18[th]; the 19[th] was to havehis casock to goe to St. Germains when Fr. Darel would guyde him thither. Thanks, &c.

2 For young Galloway. This maymean theAbbey of St. Bertin at Saint-Omer M. le Richewho is mentionedlater may have been the Abbot

3 Sixteen boyshad left.

4 See notes to letter from Fr. Justiniani dated November4th, 1713 and letter from him received on January28thabove.

5 Darcy's fishing tackle, mentionedmorethan once above.

• See letter to Fr. Coxon datedJanuary12th above.

7 Books printed at the St. Omers College press into England, or books from Englandto the Continent

8 Bierbeck'sarrears have been mentionedseveral times before

" The Jesuits on the English mission were to be asked to find suitableboys for St. Omers College .

10 See note to letter from Fr. Coxon received on July 13thabove .

11 For Fr. Smith, see note on letter to Fr. Coxon dated October 22nd, 1713. Frances, wife ofThomas Fleetwoodwas sister ofFr.Philip Gerard, alias Smith, seventh and lastBaronGerardofGerard'sBromley See TheComplete Peerage

12 Mr. Matthew Kinghad doubtsabout his son's progress; see his letter received on December 30th , 1714 .

13 An alias forWilliamWright of Kelvedon

14 Fr. Lawson had set out for Paris and St. Germains with Lucy on the 13th .

26[th].

From Mr. Meredith. 22 February [January ?]. Hath receivd the books; finds them very fitt. Askes, by an other occasion, 12 Short Catechisms of one sheet, 2 or 3 Thomas a Kempis, 3 or 4 Sales' Introduction, any of Fr. Rodrigues' works, ³ Difference betwixt temporal &c., 2 or 3 of the Monthly Renew[al ?],5 1 Nubes Testium, 1 Catholik Represented and Misrepresented," 1 Pax Vobis, the lifes ofcanonized saints or other holy persons , Becanus' manual in Latin, Campian's 10 Reasons, the Adress ofthe Church ofEngland to the Parliament.10 Glad the seminary flourishes Sad for the divisions betwixt Clergy and Regularsmany Catholics seem to harden in the furnace rather than to melt. The King's exampleis now the stronghest motive to conversion His inclosd commission in a bill to Kennet. His lucubrations have sufferd much for wantof honest amanuensys Glad Meredith" (Knight) doth so well

27[th].

From Mr. Dr. Wood 19 February. Thinks my letters intercepted because from me; I see howjalous the worldis ofus Thanks formy kinde care for his bratts; he will see them duely qualifyed . 12 The eldest is butt 6. He will lett Fr. Wood knowe his letter never reacht. The Rector there, 13 &c., (their service to me) are his very good friends, butt will not take the postage . That adress hereafter to the Guardian of the Capucins there. Wishes the King [were] rather tossing att sea than at carnavals Hath still hopes. From Fr. R[alph] Sheldon . 14 21 February. Gooden theday before

1 Seenote to letter received fromFr. Plowdenin Rome on July4thabove.

2 This might have been Bellarmine's(translatedinto Englishin the seventeenth century See Sommervogel , I, 1184-8)

3 The Spanish Jesuit spiritual writer Alonzo Rodriguez(1537-1616)

4 This has not been identified; it might be the translation (by Henry, Lord Stafford, London, 1548) of Bishop Edward Fox's De Vera Differentiaregiae potestatis et ecclesiasticae See Wing, Short Title Catalogue, 11219 , 11220 .

5 This may be A Spiritual Retreat for One Day in EveryMonth by J. Croiset , S.J., translated, printed at St. Omers College Press in 1700 By John Gother, London, 1687. See Gillow, II, 540-6.

7 Fr. Gother wrote several books with a somewhat similar title; published in London, 1685-7.

8 ProbablyPax Vobis or Gospel and Liberty against Ancientand ModernPapists, 1685, by E. G. Preacher of the Word According to the British Museum catalogue , E.G. was John Gordon (1644-1726), Bishop of Galloway, who later became a Catholic (see D.N.B.) According to Wing, Short Title Catalogue, E.G. was Evan Griffith

This Jesuittheologian (1561-1624) publishedmany works; this may be his Compendium Manualis Controversiarum hujus temporis of which there were several editions in the seventeenth century

10 The SeasonableAddress of the Churchof England to bothHouses ofParliament was a pamphlet by Fr. Sabran himself; publishedin 1677

11 Seenote to letter from Fr. Richard Plowdenreceived on December3rd, 1713 .

12 Seenote to letter received fromDr. Wood on October 15th , 1714

13 At Bar-le-Duc

14 TheProcurator at the Jesuit College at Liège

settled in the seminary by Prince's orders15 (much dissatisfyedwith his chapter, usque ad cleros Romae de jure nominandi) The arears and pension¹ due amount to 6000 livres[ ?] little hopes yet ofeither. They live upon borrowed money.

[f.88v.]

27[th].

To Fr. Lawson. In answer, desiring he putt to our debt in accounts posts of letters and all expenses on our account Inclose to him the bill on Mr. Dickonson² of ould widdow Wyatt³ for 19 livres- 10 s[ols?]

28[th].

To Dame Justina Carill. In answer to two letters ofwhichthe one gaveme an account of her brother, Carill's concerns; £200a year is sould forto pay debts ; thereremainesnear £500 a year oftheestate , which he can neither alienat nor charge And annuity of £30 per annum is settled on the eldestson' in France; £ 1000for 3 unprovided for, and Pigot7 is trustee, so she att Dunkerque is provided for.

March [1715].

1st.

Nothing of moment or any letters this day on which I ended my climacterical year.8

2d

From Fr. Provincial Two, 7 and 10 February, O.S. That ofthe 7th is allofwhat he had from good hands(the consultors); hopesI shall take in good part as he meanes Things go not well in the house as to severall particulars10-1° my not good correspondence

15 The PrinceBishop had insisted on Fr. James GoodenbecomingProfessorof theology at his seminaryin place of the late Fr. Turville ; he held the post till 1721 or 1722 and in the latter year became Rector of St. Omers College and in 1728 Rector of Ghent The PrinceBishop appears to have taken the case to Rome in order to insist on his right to nominate to the post against the wishes of his Chapter

1 The Bavarianpensionto the Jesuit College at Liège.

2 ProbablyWilliam, Queen Mary Beatrice's Treasurer and Almoner

3There are many later references to this lady's pension; it may be suggested that she had once been in the service of the Queen .

* Of the Benedictine monastery at Dunkirk See Weldon, Appendix, 45. It would seem that she was either Elizabeth or Catherine , sisters of John , first LordCaryllwho had died in 1711. According to the pedigree in Foley,III, 534, he had no children The second Lord Caryll was his nephew, John

5 This may be John, eldest son of the second Lord who died beforehis father , the husband of Lady Lucy Herbert'sniece.

"It is not possible to say which members of the Caryll family these are , but DameJustina would seem to be one ofthem; her sister and a niece werealso probably members ofthe Dunkirk Benedictine community at this time.

7 Nathaniel Pigott, the lawyer?

8 Fr. Sabran was born on March 1st, 1652. See Foley, VII, 676

The Rector's official advisers at St. Omers College

10 The Provincial enumerated some domestic matters which had been brought to his notice and to which Fr. Sabran should give his attention; it was a consultor's duty to write to the Provincial at intervalsabout such things, but

with my Minister, not supportinghim in his office , butt irregular persons against him, particularly Serrel . 11 Can not suffer thathe acquaint [me?] with any disorders 2° Guillim and Mansel's conferences;12 Leving about the 50 livers 3° the studdyplace; about exchange ofprefects. 4°faultsnotto bee namedcommitted in every place of the house.2 That all severity bee used Sees no neede of doing anything for Mr. Hill.3 2nd letter : hopes I take in good part the last. The rest, an inclosd of Mr. Musson's affaire For the vault [well?]in case the thick matter can bee discharged also.5

[f.89 .] From Fr. Eyre Two ; 6 and 10 February, O.S. The bookof Darel being in dialog, any thing I suggest may bee broughtin any where, but his master absolutely is of opinion all must bee done by the same pen Desires I send what I make to Darel; he will surely bee glad to work upon my materials. He writes that 6th [of February] to Darel that I shall send him what I have drawn up. 2d letter that I print no addition of myne till Darel hath moddeld it; that from page 232 to 237 , tho very good, apears in a different stile

From Fr. Coxon. 14 February. With the inclosd from Hoskins' afflicted mother; that he bee sent in the cloaths he came in; 25 shillings given him Will soon send over our credit att the end ofthe last account.

3d

FromFr.Rector ofLiege 24 February. Fr.Goodenintheseminarythe day the Princeleft Liege;' Rolin, by his orders, not giving the decree to Fr. Stephanistill the Prince were gon. He, nor Stephany, could nevergett audience All his Collegelivesonnowis moneyborrowed att interest .

4th

To Fr. Provincial . How gratefull [for] both letters.10 OfGuillim and Mansel all true; ofthe rest, the greatestpart falls. Tell him in

he would be expressing his own opinion and that he might be wrong would be taken into account. None ofthese details need have been as serious asthe Provincial's letter seems to suggest and in his reply on the 4th below Fr. Sabran wrote that they were for the most part untrue.

11 He was not paying enough attention to his Minister (Fr. John Norris) and was listeningtoomuch to Brother Serrel, the Infirmarian.

12Fr.Guillimand Fr. Mansell were gossipingtoo much. TheyandMr. Levinge were amongthe masters .

1 The Prefects , of whom there were three, were in charge of the Study Place where the boys did the work setthem .

2 Whateverthese (not necessarily serious) faults were the Provincial thought it betternot to mention them in a letter .

3 Seeletter from Fr. Eyre received on February2nd above.

4 This rather mysterious matter has been mentionedseveral times above .

5 This would appear to refer to some improvementin the College drains

6 ClementHoskins, who had been homeand then returnedto St. Omers ,would have to go backto his mother

7 See Fr. Sheldon's letter received on February27th and note

8 He was Vice-President of the episcopal seminaryat Liège. Because of the non-paymentof the Bavarianpension

10 Received on the 2nd above .

shortthe truth and the meanes I have used. I see no need of doing any thingfor Mr. Hill What he observes about our canal shall bee followed

To Fr. Eyre. How all hath past about Darel's book . Iknow not wether any thing of my additions have been printed. That I sent a sheet to Darell; how he returnd it. And I desire him to turn of[f] my sending him anything, it being useless .

To Coxon Chieflyto cover inclosd The balance of the accounts shall bee welcome [f.89v .] To Fr. Rector of Liege In answer, with inclosd to Musson , ³ the Procurator, 4 Br St. Leger Our news.

To Fr. Wood With the inclosd from our Fr. Musson Tellhim all the circumstances Fr. Provincial is fully persuaded that the conditions offerd by Mr. Musson' are very equitable and desires him to persuade so to Mr. Hill.

To Fr. Darell Howwellhis bookis advanced . What Fr. Provincial writes to me about the division(as I proposd) of the King's guift, 8 butt that expenses must bee payd by all pro rata, which I owne very just. He hopes further good success of the last journey, butt we must havepatience; to this I am willing10 so he soon recoversone of the two duepensions, that I may repay our debt to him .

8th.

From Fr. Coxon 20 February/3 March. Hath returnd £200 att 2265 florins , that is 13-5 per cent." Hopes wellfrom a Protestant bookseller, 12 but res periculosae plena alia. That VincentAllen write to his father an account of his health, 13 and he, Coxon, receive the letter. Edisfordwould knowe how his nephew doth; his ould aunt hath given a bond to secure the continuationofthe £7.14 Mr. Lane hath workt [on] Sir Henry Tichbourne to settlethe thing by

2 In reply to Fr. Eyre's lettersreceived on the2ndabove

3 John Musson, a Professor at Liège.

4 Fr. Ralph Sheldon.

5 This was probably an alias for James Chapmanwith whom Fr. Sabran had corresponded before Foley, VII, 128, appears to confuse him withan older man, Fr. John Chapman .

6Fr. SamuelMusson who was in the St. Omers Community It might seem from this letter that Mr. Hill lived at Antwerp as Fr. Wood was there

7 Thefather of Frs. John andSamuel

8 Mentioned several times above See e.g. Fr. Darell's letter received on January9th, 1715 and Fr. Sabran's to the Provincial dated February 6th

9 Fr. Francis Plowden'sto Paris ?

10 Fr. Sabranwas ready to be patient provided that Fr. Darell could secure one of the two outstanding annual French Government pensions, i.e. thosefor 1711 and 1714

11 A good profit owing to thefavourable rate ofexchange.

12 See noteto letter fromFr. Coxonreceived on February25th, 1715. TheLatin is a reference to Horace, Odes, II, 1 , 6-"a dangerous venture" .

13As Fr. Coxon wrote in his letter received on December 24th, 1714 , Vincent Aylmer's eyes were thought to be giving trouble

14 The termson whichthe nephew was takenat St. Omers were suggested bythe Provincial in his letter received on October 28th, 1714 and accepted by Fr. Sabran

reference with Mr. Parker about the pensionfor Henry Whetenhall.5 Mr. Wells willing to give bond for his 2 sons here, so they bee att £20 each, which Mr. Lane thinks reasonable(and Coxon) because he will bring him to pay for the other son to come £25.6 Wether I writt to Robert Collingwood who hath been so serviceable in recovering Pary's debt. The 3d and 4th part of "English Jesuits' Secret Policy" is comd out.8 Lord Baltamor dyed the same 3d of March; desires he bee recomended, and the present Lord, there being hopes of his returning to bee good. [f.90.] From Fr. Lane. 14/25 February, with an inclosd from his mother.10 Writt not sooner by reason of six weekes sickness, and expecting to give me an account of busness I intrusted him with. 1° thro' difficulties, hath had a sight of Mrs. Winford'swill;11 given a coppy to Mr. Coxon 2° att last Sir Henry Whetenhall [Tichbourne ?] will deale with Mr. Parker about the arears of his nephew Whetenhall, and conclude with him alone and two arbitratorschosen ; so I must informe.1 That I desire his sister²to drawe up a letter to Lady Petre to crave some allowance for the maintenance of her mother, and send it to his friend and acquaintance Mr. Talbot . From Mrs. Wright of Kelvedon 'Tis 6 months since I writt, and 9 since her son , Will, hath written. Wee ought to minde him ofhis

5 Seenote to letter from Fr. Coxon received on August 30th, 1714. Therewas a controversy about whether he was to be paid for or was to be on a free place Day's. Sir Henry Tichborne was ready to settle the matter with the Provincial andarbitrators .

" See notes to letter fromFr. Coxon received on August 5th, 1714 .

7 Fr. Coxon raised this matter before in his letter received on December 24th, 1714 .

8This is the first mention of Dodd's The Secret Policy ofthe EnglishSociety ofJesus .... In EightPartsand Twenty-FourLettersDirectedtotheirProvincial , which was written in reply to Fr. Hunter's A Modest Defence .... It was publishedin London in 1715and is sometimes called Dodd's ProvincialLetters The parts came out at intervalsand BishopGiffard was apparentlyunableto stop their publication The General wished themto be answered (seeThorpe, Notes and Fragments, ff. 84, 85, 99) and Fr. Hunter did infact writeAn Answer to the Four and Twenty LettersEntitled the Secret Policy oftheEnglishSociety of Jesus, Containing a Letter to the Author of the Same , And Two Dialogues in which the Chief Matters of Fact Contained in Those Letters are Examined Fr. Sabran and Fr. Augustine Poyntz were attacked by Dodd and Poyntz wished to publish his own reply but was dissuaded from doing so for the sake of peace Nor was Fr. Hunter's Answer (of which a manuscript is at Stonyhurst) ever published For a modernaccountofthematter see Chadwick , 252-4

9 Thethird or "old" Lord; there were hopes that his son, Benedict , the fourth Baron, who had conformed and removed his four sons from St. Omers as has been seen , would return to the Church Those hopes were not, it seems realised ; he was dead within two months.

10 Fr. William Lane His mother seems to have been in financial difficulties, and an appeal was apparently made through Fr. Talbot alias Grey to Lady Petre for help This is mentionedlater

11 Seenote to letter to Fr. Coxon dated October24th, 1714

1 Send all available information about the matter. It should be noted that Fr. Lane'saunt was a Whetenhall

2 Itwill be remembered that Fr. Lane'ssister had come to live on theContinent

duty. Desires to knowe how he doth. She never is backward in paying what is asked .

To Fr. Lawson. About the letter I writt 25[th of] February, and inclosedletterofwiddow Wyat on Mr.Dickonson of about 20 livres She is falen sick att Ayre, had more this day from me6 fl[orins], 4 stiv[ers], so nowhath had 27 livers 5 sols Desires Mr. Dickonson send her her arears of pension.³ Icrave he lett me knowe as soon as he receives it, and I will return itto her, now att great chargesin an inne .

11th

From Fr. Darel 8 Martii That day Fr. Lawson to St. Germains; Fr. Justiniani parts [the] 29[th].4 The Queen' asks for his book. As for my pension, he hath advanced it and 2000 livers more No hopes ofthe King increasing his favour" Fr. Plowden stayeda day and a half att Paris, butt found not the reception he expected Fr. General hath orderd for the King of France 6 Masses (quia ut nobis, aliis Collegiis in Anglia). D'Alygre [?] will not goe before Pentecost

From Mr. Thaddeus Meagher. St. Germains His son must goeto the regiment;10not to bee sanscheval ThatI finde a man and horse to conduct him to Abbeville [f.90v .] Will pay the expenses with the pension. That [I] address him to Captain Flanegan" att Abbeville Desires to knowe how his son doth That I send him not of 24 houres after I receivethe letter Captain Flanegan lodges chezMlle Papens . That I lett him knowe the expenses to Abbeville .

12[th].

To Captain Shortall.¹ Sendinghimyong Meagher, and Maclaine to Eyre [Aire ?] &c.

To Captain Meagher. How I have complyed with his orders. An account ofhisson; how necessary that he stay not longaway. To LadyMaclain.2 Her son's greef attparting. I bought forhimby

3 Fr.Sabran wrote about this matter toFr. Lawsonon February27th above

4 Fr. Justiniani was departingforItaly

5 Mary Beatrice

"This does not necessarily mean that one or both of the two outstanding pensions had been paid by the Government

" Presumably this referred to the interest to be paid in future on the rentes . Fr. Sabran appears to have been hoping for somethingbetter than had been granted

8 Perhaps in view of the King's health; he died in September The Masses were ordered because of his generosityto the English Province and St. Omers College. Thenameis not legible

10 This would seem to have been but a temporary absence .

" Perhaps in an Irishregimentin the Frenchservice

1 AtAire on their way to Abbeville

2As will be seen, she appears to have resided at St. Germains ; the boy was going to a review He returned to St. Omers The mother may be Mary (Macpherson), wife of Sir John Maclean , an ardent Jacobite who died in March, 1716; the boy may be Hector, born about 1704, who was created Baron Maclean by James Edward See The Complete Peerage

LETTER BOOK OF LEWIS SABRAN

a very cheapbargain a decent2d hand suitefor27 livres 10 sols.

To Fr. Talbot To inclosethat from Mrs. Lane I hint LadyPetre's grandmother's charityin maintaining 2 or 3 studentshere.

To Fr. Wood About the money of Mr. Harryson which he is to receive , and the succession of Francois de Boss deFienne.?

From Fr. Hunter An account of the book in 3 parts comd out against us. He askes an answer to 2 queries, chiefly from Fr. Constable. The Bishop, tould [by] our Provincial , answerd he had not had power to hinder the coming out, butt would give what satisfaction wee should aske.

13 [th].

To Rev. Fr. Provincial. A further account of Mr. Harrison No hopes ofadditionto the King's guift about our rents.10 Therestan account ofthe house and [blank]

To Fr. Eyre. About Harrison's money returnd to Antwerp The restdomestick news and my desire ofseeing him.

To Mr. Coxon. In answerto each point ofhis last. Iaccept, on the hopes proposd, £20 for each of Mr. Wells' sons'pensions. That he use Metcalf12 (Hecop) to bring our pack, butt agree with and pay him .

To Mr. Fetherston. With an inclosd ofJemmyWeld; a full account of him.

To Mrs. Wright.³ How often she hath been writtento . Her son has a tertianague; will write as soone as well. A full account ofhim .

[f.91 .]

14th.

To Mr. Hunter With the inclosd answers of Fr. Constable and Fr. Conyers. My thoughts of the satisfaction promist bytheBishop.4

To Pigault, withthe12 trouts

To LadyMaclain An account of her son sent this daybyher orders

5 In accordance withthe request in Fr. Lane'sletter received on the 8th above. Catherine , Lady Petre, was daughter of Bartholomew Walmesley and his wife, Dorothy (Smith) of Crabbet, Sussex Her maternal grandmother was Dorothy Weston; her paternal grandmother was Mary, daughter of Bartholomew Fromond of Cheam See C.R.S., VIII, 430 . See letter received from the Provincial on February 2nd and thatfrom Fr. Eyre received on the same date

7 Fr. Wood gives the name later as Du Bois de Fienne The matter is mentioned below several times and it would appear that Fr. Sabran was putting in a claim to an inheritanceon behalf of someone .

8 The Secret Policy; Fr. Hunter asked for some helpwiththe reply he was preparing

BishopGiffard, presumably.

10 There were no hopes of better terms than those announced by Fr. Darell in his letter received on December 28th above .

11 See Fr. Coxon'sletter received on the 8th above.

12 See note to letter fromFr. Coxonreceived on July 13th above.

1 About the expenses.

2 At Lulworth

3 Answeringhers received on the 8th above Her son had a species offever .

* In answer to Fr. Hunter's received on the 12th.

to Abervil. The somme (and particulars) of expences66 livers 10 s[ols]; that she pay it to Fr. Justiniani or Fr. Lawson . 14

From Mr. Poynz 12 March Lady Lucy¹ expects and demands Br.PeterPaul with all convenient speed, chiefly tofinishachappelof St. Joseph He gave myne³ to Fr. Wood who will hereafterpay him his rent. Beleeves I have seen the Clergy's answerin 8 parts to our Modest Defence.5

To Fr.Justiniani With an inclosd to Fr. Lawson, inwhichisthatto Lady Maclaine opend, that he may recover the 66 livres 10 sols Igive him an account of the Secret Polici &c Thatto Fr.Justiniani is all of gratefullthanks

To Mr. Poynz. In answer . Igive himan account ofthatworkofthe Secret Policy, and my reasons why the author ought only to bee prayd for and slighted Reiterat my favorable designes for his nephew. "

15[th].

FromMr. deVink About hisson'seyes; if he can not bee curd here , to send himfor some time a l'air natal Desireshe learn to playon the viol

ToLadyLucy Herbert With 2 inclosd discourses , forPalm Sunday and on the Passion .

16[th].

From Fr. Coxon 24 February Only to inclose the transportation act10 of Willis senior¹¹ of Vandermeule's £140 and interest. That Exton12 owne the parcel sent by his mother in whichare a payreof chamoy gloves, 2 cheeses. The bookseller13 hath consulted; no way now to send (except by small parcells), butt that they must bee carried tothecustom house He suggests byAmbassadors, buttheir trunks also are opened

14 See note to letter to Lady Maclaine dated the 12thabove .

1 Lady Lucy Herbert at Bruges

2 Brother Peter Paul was the painter at St. Omers College at this time and until 1720 at least.

3 Fr. Sabran's letter about Fr. Poyntz's latest financial proposals madein his letter received on February5th

4 The Secret Policy Needless to say, no one was suggesting that all theClergy took the same view as Dodd

5 Fr. Hunter's reply to The History ofthe EnglishCollege at Doway.

• See the letter of this same day to Lady Maclaineabove

7 Mentioned in Fr. Poyntz's letter received on February5th, 1715

8 There are threeletters from this father about his son but there is no indication as to the whereabouts ofl'air natal

⁹In response to her request in her letter received on February 18th , 1715 .

10 Perhaps this means that Vandermeule's debtwas paid at last.

11 Was he related to the Willis mentioned in the letter to Fr. Coxon dated October29th, 1713?

12 Exton was an alias for Sebastian Redford (1701-63); he entered the Society from St. Omers in 1719 and was a missioner in England and Walesat Kelvedon, Powis Castle, in Lancashireand at Wealside

13 First mentioned by Fr. Coxon in the letter received from him on February 25th above, where see note

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From Fr. Eyre. 17 February. Hismasterabroade , ¹ or would answer mewith hisownehand. HopesIshall succeede insettlingGalloway's boy Repeats his master's earnest desire that I send to Darel whatI had prepard; who will give to it his owne turn.² He may puttallin some dialogue att the end. Six letters to the Provincial are come out; eighteenpromist.3 Endeavours using to stop the scandal [f.91v .]

From Rev. Fr. General.4 16 December. Gratulatio de statu seminarii, potissimum de restitutis bursis. Cavebo opportune ne liceat deinceps Rectoribus, sine expresso assensu Generalis, fundos ejusmodi aggredi Quoad summam a Domino Equite Godolphin legatam, sentio diutius deliberandum

From Fr. Postgate.5 8 February. He was presentwhen Mr. Gerard dyed attWatten. That St. Omers hath no right to any part ofwhat he left. That a testimony of his thereof he left 30 years ago in Mr. Engleby's hands.8

From Fr. Rector of Rome. 9 February. He saw that day the Breve to make Fr.MatthewPritchard VicarApostolic, sealed in the hands ofhim who then sent it unto the Internünce att Bruxelles. The first can not be heard of Will use all his best endeavours to serve St. Omers in the busnes of Sir William Godolphin'srents. The 7[th], the order was [sent ?] to the Internunce to establish Mr. Robert Wytham President ofDouay, 10 and sentthe9th. 17[th].

To Fr. Woods With an inclosd of Mr. Musson to Mr. Hill.11 I

1 The Provincial was out of London

2Fr. Sabranhad written beforethat he saw no purpose in sending materialto Fr. Darell for his book.

3 The Secret Policy, which was publishedin instalments

4 The General congratulated Fr. Sabran on the state of the College and on refounding the free places; he wrote that he would see that in future Rectors did not use (in some emergency, presumably ) without the General's leave , the capital invested for them He added that the matter of the Godolphin legacy would requirefurther thought

5 Fr. Ralph Postgate (1648-1718) was ordained at the English College, Rome in 1674 , entered the Societyin that year and spent most of his life in Italy, beingtwice Rector of the English College . See Foley, VII, 617, catalogues and C.R.S., XL, 85

"If this is his true name and he died at Watten, it is probably Fr. William Gerard (1662-1706), elder brother of Fr. Philip Gerard alias Smith who succeeded as seventh Lord Gerard of Gerard's Bromley on the deathof their eldest brother, Charles, the sixth Baron. Fr. William was at Watten for several years. The financial point raised here is obscure Fr. Postgatewas Rector in Romewhen Fr.William Gerard died, but it is possible thathe had made a visit to Watten that year

" This testimony was presumablyFr. William Gerard's who was atWatten as a novice thirty years before this date . For him see Foley, VII, 297 and catalogues

8 Fr. Englebyor Ingleby was probably Fr. Edward Tidder alias Ingleby (16301699) who was Procurator of the Provincefor many years in succession to BlessedWilliam Ireland, one of the victims of the Oates Plot See Foley, VII, 780 and catalogues

9 The first Briefseems to havegone astray

10 Seenote to letter from Fr. Innes received on October22nd, 1714

11 Seeletter to Fr. Wood datedMarch 4th above

desire an answer to my former, and to knowe what Mr. Hill determins himself unto An inclosd to Mr. Lane.

To Fr. John Smith Inclosing Mr. Hill's long paper against Mr. Musson

To Fr. Coxon. In answer What hopes of Mr. Porter's free place?2 What ofgetting Winford'scapital out of Purcell's hands?³

To Fr. Eyre, [and]to Mr. MatthewPritchard In answer . Fullywhy I shal send no notes to Darel.4 I inclose one to Mr. Matthew Pritchard.5

19 [th]

From Fr. Darel 16 Martii. Had had six weeks ago from Desmarets our pension had not F[rancis?] Simons' 2d journey vext him; so he must expect, butt will have it before Easter. Fr. le Tellierwill get our Dunkerckpriviledge" from Desmaretsto whose son he hath got a benefice of24000 livres. He leaves the title page to me. [f.92 .] From Fr. Wood 17 March. The summe is a million of florins No armes of his knowne The genealogy must bee sent byme to Mr. Coninck. The busness neer4 years depending. Many pretend . 10 One to be in the 3d degree to the person. Thegenealogy, if speedily sent, he will see deliverd att the Haghe in their favour. The name du Bois deFienne. Willsend an account about Musson's bussness . 11

From Fr. Lawson 17 March

There is 30 livers owing Mrs. Wayte, 12 and somethin in Fr. Justiniany's hands; he knowesnothow much yet. Mr. Carril gave her some money in England and receivd hersthere.13 Bevanwillfrom May next pay att the rate of250livres per annum (£20full).¹

2This might refer either to the future of Lady Audley's free place or to the hopes of Mr. (Colonel) Porter founding a new one

3Seenoteto letterfromFr. Coxonreceived on October24th, 1714; Mr. Purcell was one of the executors .

4 In answer to what Fr. Eyre had written in his letter received the day before.

5 The new Vicar Apostolic

6 As appeared above, Fr. Francis Plowden seems to have made two journeys to Paris on the financial business of the English Province

7 Exemption from some import duties?

8 This no doubt referred to the claim to the du Bois de Fienne inheritance mentionedabove by Fr. Sabran to Fr. Wood in his letter dated the 12th

9 He has been already mentioned; see letter from Fr. Wood received on January26th, 1714.

10 Many wereclaiming the inheritanceand genealogical proof would have tobe provided

11 In answer to Fr. Sabran's request in his letter dated the 17th above

12This was perhaps Mrs. Wyatt who has been mentionedbefore.

13 This may be one of the two Carylls who were Jesuits at this timeRichard (1692-1751) and Charles (1685-1745) See pedigree in Foley, III, 534 Charles was in Englandin 1715, in the College ofSt. Thomas of Canterbury; Richard was studyingphilosophy at Liège. If this Caryll is either of them it is more probably Charles . It was not uncommonfor Catholicsto givemoney to priests in return for an annual rent; Mrs. Wyatt may have donethis See Foley, VII, 122 and catalogues.

1 See theletter from Bevan received on February24th, 1715

21 [st].

From Fr. Coxon 3/14 March All the letter about Child's (Curson's) grandfather refusing to give a bond. Ifhe continues , and the youth bee kept, all bonds must bee given up. " Hath calculated our losses for 20 years ; findes £8375 &c .above £400 per annum non payments.

From Fr. Provincial 3/14 March Thanks for having aplyed remedies . That I desist not before I make something of Guillim; no place he is fitt for till much mended; would not do long the office of Prefect well unless mended. Some give out an odd story that Mr. Sabran writt formerly to Mr. Poynz, or some of his compagnons att Douay College, bidding them have patience with Dr. Paston's tyranny, and they should bee supported Inquire if true, or he hath sayd any thing that might have given occasion to this report

From Fr. Eyre 3/14 March Concernd to finde somepeople make me so uneasy. Feares the same made Darell take the pett. Beleeves he now would bee glad to have helpe, ifI sent byone of the revisors, not to seem to bee intruded (Title page.) Sends the six pamphlets . 10 That each master turn one into Latin against an occasion 5 or 6 weekes hence . His master thinks 3 visits in his time isenough.¹

From Mr. John Gardiner. The £50 not in Mrs. Smith's hands.2 Mr. Downs, the executor, suspects it given to superstitious uses; if hefinds it out, 'tis lost. Coxon knows all the busness .

22[nd].

From Mr. de Vinc

To see what can bee done for his son's eyes; if need, free him for some time from studdies, that he may goeon.³

From Mr. Carpentier Wether he may pay to Meurilled'Habourdin 150 florins, pour six mois de pension for his son . Howhis sondoth. (Yes, and Duries also .)4

5 John Curson alias Child had arrived at St. Omers in July 1714. See note dated July 10th above. Fr. Coxon wrote that if bonds for fees were not exacted , some fees, for one reason or another, would neverbe paid.

6 This would seem to be pounds; the figure is not impossible .

7 The Provincial was answering Fr. Sabran's letter dated the 4th above .

8 This accusation was made in The Secret Policy in thetwenty-first letter, in the edition of 1715 , page 274. (See Chadwick, 252-4 .) Fr. Sabran's reply is in his letter to the Provincial dated the 23rd below

9 This referredto Fr. Darell's book

10 Thiswould appearto be thefirst six parts ofThe Secret Policy; they were to be translatedinto Latin with a view to their being sent to the Internuntio at Brussels or to Rome. The Provincial considered three visits to the Continent during his years of office sufficient.

2 See Fr. Coxon's letter received on August 7th above .

3 Mr. de Vinc or Vink had written about this beforeon the 15th above He did notwish his son to have to leave so suggested a rest from studies.

+ See letter from Mr. Duries received on March 21st, 1714, and note At ten florins to the pound it would seem that these two parents living on the Continent were paying £30 a year

23[rd].

To Mr. Parker Precisely in answer Guillim mends ; I dare not answer for constancy I never writt any thing on the subject mentiond.

ToMr. Eyre. Also in answer All is [are?]writing [as]hedesired. This day Piercy ownes he never sent any of my papers to Darell, but askes ifI have any more, Darel desiring them . Igive him uponthe cup.⁹

To Coxon. In answer . I will send any 12 away rather than the bussness ofthe bonds cease 10

To Mr. Curson [and] to Mr. de Vinck Account oftheirchildren.

To Mr. Carpentier Heand Duries maygivethe pensions owing unto Muril A good account of his son'sdoing well.

24[th]

From Phil Dismal . Fevrier 22nd. Les vivres sont diminués fort considerablement; demandequelle dimunitionj'ay fait a la pension, l'année de son fils estant finie, afin qu'il puisse payer par avanceles troismois.¹ (a 375 livres le quartier 93 livres15 s[ols].)²

From Fr. Francis Powel Can not beleeve the King of France , without being forced, will enter upon a new war with England about Mardyke canal. Never hath any news from England. Are ours silenced? They are takingupfast money at interest, notto starve.4

From Fr. Richard Plowden Rome, 23 February Pritchard's affaire securd . Can not find wether the first breef ever sent.5 Ginks being dead, working to gett him a successor and a coadjutor forGifford.

6 To the Provincial's letter received on the 21st above .

"To Fr. Eyre's letter received on the 21st . The translating into Latin was going ahead

8 Fr. Percy Plowden made a curious admission ; presumablythe paperswere the suggestions for the improvementof Fr. Darell's book The general sense of this expression seems clear

10 In answer to Fr. Coxon's received on the 21st above about bonds for fees Fr. Sabran was determined to secure them

11 Meurille d'Habourdin, mentionedabove.

1 Perhaps Fr. Sabran had said to him that after the end of the war when the cost of living came down he would be able to reduce the feesat leastfor boys from the Continent.

2This would appear to be about £30 per annum; the rate ofexchange varieda gooddeal

3This matter and the fortifications at Dunkirkcaused frictionmorethan once in the eighteenth century.

4 The Bavarianpensionto the College at Liègewas still not being paid

5As has been seen there had been delayabout the despatching of the Briefs A Vicar Apostolic was requiredfor the Northern District (to which Sylvester Jenks had been appointedshortly beforehis death) and (manypeople thought) Bishop Giffard needed a coadjutor (On Jenks, see Gillow, III, 616-21 .) In 1715 George Witham wastranslatedfrom theMidland to theNorthern District No coadjutor was appointed to Bishop Giffard until 1720 when Henry Howard was chosen but he diedbeforehis consecration (see Hemphill, 67-8); in 1721 BenjaminPetre was appointedcoadjutor to BishopGiffard. Withso manyof theclergyin EnglandandWalesbeingRegulars it was not surprising that there was a desire that some Vicars Apostolic should be chosen from among the Regulars

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It will bee neer impossible to get a Regular; butt Mr. Stoner' will bee in one ofthose two places. The Bull come outthat abolishesthe Monarchia or Judicem Monarchiae in Sicily. 10 Whatwill the new King say or do? Fr. Beeston will return next May." When the Provincial writes his minute Fr. General will agree to the bussness of Godolphin'srent, and he do all service he can init.

26 [th].

To Fr. Lawson. About the 67 livers given by us to Mrs. Wyat and that he may secure them ofMr. Dickinson . 12 To Fr. Darell. How Green'scapital of 1500 livres is now clear to us;¹ that he see it putt into our new contract, which I long to heare is made.2

[f.93 .] From Fr. Eyre. 7/18 Martii. The capital of 1500 livres of Green given us wasfor many years to pay of[f] his debtto Darell's office, before it came to this house; now he haththe whole somme ready to pay of[f] that debt but £9, which, ifI will order Coxon to give him, the whole rent from nowwill everbe payd to St. Omers. From Coxon 2, viz 7/18, 9/20 March Hath sent to Wood for £300, 3390 florins (13 per cent) Will have a difficulty of finding packs ofwhich he hath little or no prospect. Fintchly'sfather hath payd of[f] all he owed and given a guinea for each of his sons Frenoy hath paydwould have his son learn to writebetter.³ Captain Hyde hath payd all for the 2 Carrols ;4 I may freely give them for their particulars.5 The report about the Chevalier's marriage.6 Mr. Parker hath writto Sir HenryTichb[orne] that having studdied Day'swill, 'tis clear to him SirHenrymust pay H[enry]Whetenhal's pension How is the contract with the Provincial as to the naming on Day's place? Hath taken £30 in full ofMrs. Mingo nowforher son Richard here, lest if differd he gettnothing.

"See note to letter from Fr. Sabran to Fr. Plowdenin Rome dated September 17th, 1714

10 See Pastor, 98; the newKingwas the Duke ofSavoy.

11 Fr. Beeston was still in Romeandno doubt still actingas EnglishPenitentiary at St. Peter's

12 See earlier letters on thismatter to Fr. Lawsondated February27thandMarch 8th, 1715

1 Seenotetoletter received fromFr.Darell on January10th, 1714and theletter from Fr. Eyreimmediatelyfollowing this one .

2Anewsingleinvestmentof the funds of St. Omers College in (it would seem) the rentes.

3Presumablythe same as Le Fresnoy or Du Fresnoy; probably resident in England

* As has been mentionedabove, Captain Hyde was agent for their fatherwho was in Maryland

5 Extraordinary expenses.

6 There had been speculationabout this before

7 Seenoteto letter from Fr. Coxonreceived on the 8th above ; Fr. Coxonasked , ifWhetenhall was not on Day's free place, who was to nominate to itthe Provincial or the Rector of St. Omers College ? She had difficulty in paying the fees; Richard was probably her second son. See note to letter to Fr. Coxon datedNovember4th, 1713

MARCH 1715

From Mrs. Marg Welds . Thanks for myne. HopesJemmy is well. Will send her other son as soon as strong enough . 11

28[th].

From Fr.Justiniani 25 [March]. LeftSt. Germains thedaybefore;¹ was taking his leave of friends att Paris Mrs. Morganvery ill and near upon deathto bee prayd for; leaving to this house all she hath. The rest civilities.

From Lady Strickland Desires a letter from her grandchild and news of him for his mother att Rouen; to knowe wether I have no thoughtofgoing to thatpartofthe worldSt. Germainswherethe Queenwell, but as all others poorenough, yet not without hopes of better times.3 Dates 28 February.

FromMr. Crane 25 March. Will payfor what is pastatt the rateof 350 [livres]. Desires I will lett him knowe when it diminishes.4 Still desirous that his son have what he desires. Wether the letters are comprehended promiscuously in the 52 livers chargeduponthe Procurator's boock. [f.93v ] Still desires his son may havewhathe desires to encourage him to goe on well That I have care of both brothers this Lent; now and then collations Mr. [Mrs.?] Craneall the same; likes well of the footing I have putt things on; a particular care this Lent 'Tis six weeks she hath had no letter from Billy.

From Sister Anne Benedict The lingring (likely last) sickness of SisterMary Bernard (a tympany and dropsy); she is full of aprehensions. A letter from me to her would bee a true cordial, &c She hopes Br. Antony doth well.

30th

From Fr. Eyre. 14/25 March Sent 2d coppies of the pamphlets which must goe up with the Latin translation Page 273, Mr. Sabran is brought upon the stage; desires my answer to what is there alledged, particularly about the 2 letters.9 Bid Tom Gerard . 10 Amongst ould books (Haec plenius in Patris Hunter.)

11 Seenote to letter of Fr. Sabran to Mrs. Weld dated January3rd above Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Weld had four sonsNicholas, James , Edward and Thomas ; the "other son" mentionedhere was, no doubt, Edward

1 He was on his way toItaly at last

2 See letter fromFr. Darell received on June 22nd above

3 Another reference to the poverty ofthe Jacobiteexiles at St. Germains

* AnsweringFr. Sabran's dated February4th above in which he heldouthopes of a reduction in the fees .

5 Mr. Cranequestioned the charge for postage ofletters.

6 Theparentsseemed to fear that the boyswould have to fast too muchduring Lent

7 This letter may refer to Sister Mary Petre of the English Augustinians at Bruges (see letter received from Sister Agnes Bedingfeld on October 17th, 1714 and note); Sister Anne Benedict may be Sister Anne Benedict Thirwall; see letter received from her on June 2nd above

8 The Secret Policy

Thetwo letters are on pages 274 and 276 (1715 edition).

10 See note to letter received from the Provincial on December 11th, 1713. Fr. Gerard was in poor health and died at St. Omers in the following December

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From Fr. Coxon. 14/25 March I can best knowe from Mr. Willis (at St. Germains) about Colonel Porter's new free place. Itwill bee hard to persuade Mr. Purcel and [Messrs .] Attwood, executorsof Mrs.Winford'swill, to give up jus nominationis totheplace. What Mrs. Mingo sent me istea, bag of rice, 3 or4 pounds oftamarin;6 to her children 4 ofkni[tted] gloves.

From Mr. MatthewKing. 11/22 March. Will send his sonforone year to Calais; that he be ready when Mrs. Burell comes ; that I make him a suite of the best cloath our towne will afford Thanks for our care of his son . "

From Fr. Lawson Two, 22 and 24 March. Thanks from Lady Maclaine ; will returnmy expences for her son as soon as possible. Mr. Caril hath no demand on Wyat's account . Hath now of her money 52 livers The Queen10 hath heard of the book" come out against us in England and is much displeasd att it Fr. Justiniany's going awaymuch regretted

From Fr. Justiniani 25 March. He hath left a bill of 330 livers owinghim in Fr. Darell's hands, which are to bee all payd in by parcells before January next, and hath orderd Fr. Darellto keepe it for the use of St. Omers; only desires me to advance50 ofthem for Mrs. Dalee's pension att the Ursulins.12

[f.94 .]

31[st].

To Fr. Hunter In answer to his 13 What I shall send him by Fr. Barrowes.¹ Suggest whatmay bee usefully answerdto the authorof the Secret Policy.2 Saying he will not make use of the Memoires of Watson, Bagshaw and Paget.3 And what he says of those he followes.

but he might be able to search amongthe "ould books"; Fr. Sabran would deal with the matter more fully in his letter to Fr. Hunter dated the 31st below

4 It is not clear why Fr. Coxon wrote ofit as new unless it was because it was being re-founded

5 According to Payne, 110, the executors were Richard Purcell and George Atwood and his son, William

6 Tamarind, presumably-"a fruit used for making cooling drinks"-not tamarin "a kind ofSouthAmerican marmoset" (Concise Oxford Dictionary)

7Seeletter received from Mr. Kingon December 30th, 1714. The boydeparted in the following month.

8 See letter to Fr. Justiniani dated the 14th above

⁹ See letter from Fr. Lawsonreceived on the 19th above.

10 Mary Beatrice.

11 The Secret Policy

12 See letter fromFr. Justiniani received on August 6th, 1714 and note

13 Fr. Hunter was engaged on his answer to The Secret Policy

1 Probably Fr. Edward Barrows (1660-1721) who laboured for some twenty years in Lancashire See Foley, VII, 35 and catalogues.

2 No doubt Fr. Sabran was referring here to the accusations madeabout him .

3 The meaningof this is not clear On Watson see Morris, The Conditionof Catholics under James I (A narrative of the GunpowderPlot); on Bagshawe see The Wisbech Stirs (A collection of documents edited and commented on by Miss P. Renold; C.R.S. , LI); on Paget see An Elizabethan Problem , by L. Hicks, London, 1964

1715

To Fr. Eyre. In answer That I have orderd the £9 to Green, butt desire he see Mr. Green send orders to Darell that henceforth we may have the rent ofthe 1500 livres capital

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. Aprooveofthe £30 he hathtaken from Mrs.Mingo;order the £9 forMr. Green, button conditionhegive att the same time to Coxon a letter or order to Darel that the annual rent bee this year and henceforth payd to this College. That a year's pension will be due 30th Aprilfor Willford of 350 livers att Paris or £25 att London , which he must have from Mr. Stafford' for whom I inclose a letter About Mrs. Mingo'swillwether I shall advance moneyto her son att Paris My thanks for the bill; one or twolike danger of contracting debts. 20 packs gone hence this dead time of6 months . 10 will putt us out of want or

To Mrs. Weld. In answer An account of her son's perfect help [health?]. The joy he will have of his brother's company here, as wellasI.

To Mr. Fr. Stafford. With an inclosd from his brother . Itell him heis oftoo green years to think ofa settlement, and no thoughtshall be inspired to him of resting amongst us.¹

April [1715]. 3d

From Lady Strickland Chiefly to recomend an inclose in it to Fr. Eyre, and the busness in it. That Mr. Fletcher may pay the annuitydue to her son, bought with £500 of deceased Fletcher, tho' the incumbent bee in a suite in law about the estate, since hereceives all the fruites oftheestate.²

From Fr. Lawson. 31 March That day dyed Mrs. Morgan att4 in the morning.3 All he hath in hand for me on Mrs. Wyatt account is 52 livres six, so I may loose something.4 Hath lost by the fall, 5 in what he had in hand by Br. Th[omas] Smith not coming when expected Desires to knowe what pensions he must have att Banks

Replying to Fr. Eyre's letter received on the 26thabove.

7 Presumably Mr. William Stafford, Wilford's (Edward's) half-brother; the inclosed letter is probably the next but one See note to letter to Fr. Eyre dated November29th, 1714.

8 Joseph Mingo; he had left and gone to Paris See letter from Fr. Coxon received on November 17th, 1714 . For £300, received from Fr. Coxon on the 26thabove.

10 Twenty boyshad left during the autumn and winter

11 In answer to her letter received on the 26th.

1 Fr. is perhaps a mistakefor William . See letter from Mr. William Stafford received on December 24th, 1714. Had someone been suggesting that young Edward might have a vocation to the priesthood?

2 The name Fletcher has occurredfive times in the Letter Bookthree times without initials, once with the initial C and once as Henry Fletcher. Was there any connection with the Fletcher family mentioned in Payne, in the index?

3 As has been seen , she left her moneyto St. Omers College.

4 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Lawsondated March 26th above .

3 In the rate ofexchange

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Office. 168 livers owing to Mrs. Maceligot ; item a bill of 120 to Mrs. Delatre (Must he pay these ? If so he need give nothingto Darell, having less thanthat.)

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From Fr. Provincial . 17/28 March. Whatever Darel says Simons expectsa fartherfavour. Is glad things goe better in my quarters.⁹ LordArundelaskes Clifton to goetravellingwith his son ; is he fitt?10 'Twill bee easy to find a better prefect DesiresI lettthe Internunce¹¹ knowe that 2 coppies being come [word illegible] of the Secret Policy &c (ofwhich one English coppy and the Latin I mustsend to Rome); both by word of mouth and in writing desired satisfaction and a stop tothe rest; nothinghathbeen don yett.1 The Internunce may beleeve some hath been given by the Bishops or body of the Clergy by publicly disallowing the book, because one ofthem hath writttohimto disallowe it. Fr. Provincial desires myanswertowhat is on page273, especially about 2 letters of myne spoken ofthere.² Mrs. Weld desires to knowe what I and others concernd in her brother's guift will be satisfyed with.3 He thinks myne and Mr. Eberson's best answerwill bee (to gaine time) that wee havebuttan imperfect knowledge of what he gave us, and when wee certainly knowe what it is, wee shal say whatwee are satisfyedwith.

From Mr. Richard Martin.4 Paris, att the Fosse (where he goes by the name of Rowland, and must bee so adrest unto) Begs againe what he did before (when he came out of the Mission, and when he was in it by letter); againe aske the favour to bee placed in a monastery when any place vacant that I can procure him . Ithath ever been his desire since he left Dunkerque to goe to the Mission. Now out ofplace; leave ofthe Bishop to stay abroad till Whitsoontide; now can easily have leave to stay out of England. Address "to be left with Mr . Green, 5 confessoratt the Fosse"

Seeletter received from Fr. Justiniani on January28th above

7 Seenote to letter to Fr. Justiniani dated May 8th above .

8 Fr. Francis Plowden expected better news about the investments of the English Jesuits in France as the result of his visits toParis.

9 At St. Omers College

10 Henry, fifth Lord Arundell, wished Fr. William Clifton to go as travelling tutor with his son Thomas Fr. Clifton does not, in fact, seem to have gone

11 An appeal was to be made to the Internuntio at Brussels and to Rome to stop the issue offurther parts of The Secret Policy. Bishop Giffard promised his help but appears to have been unable to do anything. See Thorpe, Notes andFragments, ff. 84 , 85.

2 In The Secret Policy See Fr. Eyre's letter received on March 30th, 1715.

3 James Simeon . The settlement proposed by Sir Edward Simeon is mentioned in a letter from the Rector of Liège received on August 9th below

4 Wasmentionedin a letter received from Fr. Eyre on February2nd, 1715.Was he theRichard Martin(alias Charnock) who took the oath at Douay in 1703and was teachingGrammar therein 1709 ? SeeC.R.S. , XXVIII, 20 and note, 26

5 Was he Fr. Laurence Ward alias Green, who went to Paris from Douay in 1712 to become Confessor to the EnglishAugustinian nuns there? See C.R.S. XXVIII, 28. He wrote a letterfrom that house toMr. Hesketh (Hugh Tootell alias Charles Dodd, whose mother was probably a Hesketh) in 1718. W.A.A., XXXVIII, Giffard Papers, I, 95.

5th

From Fr. Provincial . 21 March/1 April. 1. Supposes the agreement betwixthim and meas to Day's place stands good; then settsdown the words ofthe will; then infers 1. Sir H[enry] Tychburn is topay for Whetenal who was of none of the 3 names 2. Wee had obligation to maintaine one on the place when Whetenhal was on it 3. The Tichburn of Shirefield, pretending he beleeves to bee of Day's kindred, had a right taking that course. 4. One was here all time that Whetenhal, ergo what he payd ought to bee discounted, disendommaging our selfs as well as wee can by requiring of Sir H[enry] Tichburn to pay for Whetenhal 5. One Tichbourne now in our house must enjoy that place for from the time Whetenhal left Desiresmy opinion.

[f.95 .] From Fr. Coxon 21 March/1 April. All about Fr. Parker's letter about Day1 . Thatwhilst the naming was in the Provincial, wee were not charged (though he) to look that one were on that place, no more than he that hath taken money for the runningofan other's horse, that such a horse bee there all the time payd for. Ifit bee not so, what a horrible restitution shall wee have to make . That wee not having the power to name, were not obliged to put a Tichbourne upon it, tho in our house; perhaps wee were bound to let knowe him that had power to name when the incumbent leftthe place and it remaind open (non, quia non nostra culpa perdito fundo, nec nominatum alere tenebamur).2 I ought to have the nomination alternatively with the Provincial since the house now pays [it ?] Mr. Wright of Kelvedon hears his son Billy doth less well; it were just writt to him how his son doth Wants John Cook's accounts and late Edmund Wright's, ³ and the days that Scudamor (Price) and Darnel came.4

6th.

From Mr. Poynz 3 April Hath returnd his answer to an extract he receivdfrom London out ofthe 7th [libel]; had ratherwrite one

As has been seen, therewas a possibility that Sir Henry Tichbornehad a valid claim to nominate to Day's free place But if, accordingto Day's will, he had not, then the Provincial appeared to believe that he had the right. St. Omers, he wrote, had the responsibility of providing the free placeand it should have been awarded to a (William ?) Tichborne of Shirefield; the College should reimburse itself by trying to persuade Sir Henry to pay for Whetenhall, who had had the free place as long as he was at St. Omers, and award the place to the Tichborne still at St. Omers

2 Fr. Coxon wondered if St. Omers was bound to restitution for not having seen that a boy was on the free place and not having made it clear to the Provincial that the place was vacant Fr. Sabran denied this because the capital had been lost without anyfault on the part of the College authorities

3 These boys had both left. Edmund Wright left beforeOctober, 1713; see the letter received fromhim on the 23r of that month

4 Scudamore (or Price) came about October and Darnel in October or November, 1714. Fr. Coxon would need this information in order to calculate the fees due .

5 Theaccusations against Poyntzwere in the seventh part of The Secret Policy.

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to Bishop Gifford Desires I send the 7th and 8[th] part to him by Dame Ruperta.4 Thanks me for that of Tunstall.5

7th.

To Mr. Poynz. With the 7[th] and 8[th] libell send [sent] by our Fr. Barrowes . I minde him that his being made priestunderthe eyes of the Propaganda, his and their superior, where their agent Maes, who knew him att Douay, who nevermadetheleastcomplaint of him, is an evidence they had nothing against him they dared open before that tribunal That the books recomended there would bee an other pressing proove That what I writt the letter before concerning Tunstal, Mr. Stafford' publisht it attWatten.

8th.

To Rev. Fr. Provincial 2, in answerto both his Clifton may do well; ought to meet his pupill at Legeand finde theremoney topay all of[f?], equippe himself, his pupil and advance money for half a year's travellin. Twill bee hard to finde as good a prefect; Gifford indeed good for first,10 butWilson is nobody Guillim mendslittle; I would send him to Watten, had I one to suply , for 8 or 10 days' Exercises . My prefect ofstuddies [fit ?] but for half his employ . 12 A full answer to what concerns me in the 7th libell 13 I have writt fully to the Internunce.¹ Give the answer [that] is suggested about Simeon's guift; my thought the least wee can require, is half.2 [f.95v .] To his seconda large account of Day's place; my conclusions³1 . This house answerable for nothing past before the

* This may be one of the Augustinian nuns at Bruges; there was a Dame Ruperta Colemanin the Benedictine Abbey at Dunkirk who was probably alive at this date See Weldon, Appendix, 45. A Dame Ruperta Browne was professed in the Benedictine Abbey at Ghent in 1716. See Nolan, 20 Ghent is only about twenty-five miles from Bruges

5 Seenote to letter received from Fr. Eyreon February 19th, 1714

See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 21 and 16n . for the circumstances of Poyntz's dismissal from Douay College in 1704; he was received at the English College, Rome in July, 1705 and was ordained there in April 1706. See C.R.S., XL, 137 . Fr. Laurence Mayes was agent for the English Vicars Apostolic in Rome from 1706 (after the middle of September, according to Gillow) until his death in 1749

7 This could be Father Charles Stafford (1652-1732) who worked on the English mission in London and in the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury formost of his life but was atWatten for a year in 1711. See Foley, VII, 727 and catalogues

8 The lettersreceived on the4th and 5th It had been suggested that he shouldtravel with Lord Arundell's son

10 Or head Prefect in place ofFr. Clifton

11 Whateverwas wrong, hewas not improving; Fr. Sabran would have senthim to makea retreat at Watten if he had hadanyoneto take hisplace .

12 Fr. John Walkedenwas not up to his work .

13 As mentionedin the Provincial'sletter received on March 21st , 1715

1 As requested by the Provincial in his letter received on the4th above .

2 Theproperty left by the lateJames Simeon ; see the Provincial'sletter received on the4th above

3 Fr.Sabran put forward his view oftheproblem: St. Omers was not responsible for Day's place beforethe recent agreement (to nominatealternatelywiththe

late agreement. Tichbournes no right, as Sir H[enry] Tichburn ownes by still having payd forthem. Willing to refund last contract My opinion is that the Provincial after 1677, persuadedour losses sine nostra culpa, took of[f] the obligation Day had layd on. The consult, when Fr. H[enry] Humberston was Provincial, judged the consuming of capitals in necessity to keepe up the house , was a fulfilling the founder's maine designe, and the obligation was taken of[f]; Fr. Wakeman was in that consult and ofthat minde.

Tothe Internunce att Brussells (Sent the day before.) Afullaccount of what Fr.Provincial orderd

To Fr. Coxon. In answer The letter about Day's place to the Provincial sent him opento take a coppy That, if the Provincial inclinable, I am willingto breakeof[f]the late contract. Wantofpacks.

To Fr. Eyre. In one of Constable My earnest desire to see Fr. Provincial, or him at least, here Desire of being inform'd when it may bee , &c

From Fr. Darel 5 April

With 2 sheets. Desires20 coppies of his book, as now the Queen desires some coppies GoestheMonday after Quasimodo.5 Mrs. Morgan's 2 contracts are of 7000 livres (so the rentifreduced to 25 is 280 livres or £22 8 sh ) arebegdforus of the King for security, she having madeno will

To Fr. Lawson In answer Give the place in the 3d libelabout our being kickt out of Barleduc and for our principles,¹ and suggestthe ways of obtaining a written declaration of the King against both parts.2

From Mr. Wood 3 April. That I put not a cover to letters to him , butt adress them only to the Guardien, and within begin "Mr. Wood" . The postmaster supposes my formerletters lost for my not putting"en Loraine" , and so the postmaster ofSt. Omersmistaking "Barleduc" for "Boisleduc" . All thoughts for Scotland now over;³ preparations are madeto receive the Queenatt Bar whenshecoms.4

Provincial?); The Tichborne familyhad no right to the place; he was ready to return the fees of the last boy who should perhaps have been on the place, i.e. whoeverit was); the Provincial and his advisers had, after 1677 , for the reason given decided that the obligation to maintain the free place had lapsed, and Fr. Henry Humberston , Provincial from 1697 till 1701 , had taken the same view; Fr. Joseph Wakeman (1647-1720) who, accordingto Foley, was brother of Sir George Wakeman, royal physicianin the time of Charles II, was Socius to Fr. Humberstonand one of his advisers andwould know about the matter. In 1715 he was Rector of the College of St.Ignatius. SeeFoley, VII, 801 and catalogues.

5 Low Sunday .

6As has been seen, she leftthis moneyto St. Omers College

1 The Secret Policy in the third Part, the ninth Letter, page 123

2 James Edward should be asked to deny the truth of Dodd's allegations. See Bevan, 67. "It was hoped that since there were no Jesuits (at Bar) the Church of England would be impressed by James's sentiments towards the Protestants" .

3 This was of course before the outbreak of the 'Fifteen; maybe Dr. Wood meant that James Edward was not thinking of going to Scotlandthenin April

Mary Beatrice went to see her son in June .

10th.

From Fr. Coxon 24 Martii/4 April With the King's speeche and theLords' adress " The fishing rodds six shillins (4 livers and ahalf). Beleeves Mr. King, to whom he gave my letter, will leave his son here . His earnest desire that I succeede in the free passage out of Dunkerque Now will labour to send me packs. Thanks me for standing so by him in the bussness ofthe bonds. Will seeno one on thataccount goehence orrefuseto come. Hathfounda waytosave allphenomenas;10 will send it me to aproove or change. 20 sh .from Mr. Hunt for Fr. Conyers; 45 sh. for Piercy from Mun . 12 From Fr. Hunter. The Duke of Norfolk, Duchess , Mr. Philip Howard, all the family13for Spa will sett out in a yacht for Calais the weeke after their Easter weeke If thence conveniency hither will pass by here Their coache will expect them att Dunkerque. Will acquaint me when certain.

11th.

FromDupont. 14 Ofhis successin his oration; the aplauses ofall,&c.

12th

From Mr. Gray Paris, 10 April Hath not shew'd Mrs. Lane's letter, by reason of aplications made to her² on all sydes; large summes she hath nowto pay Butt will in occasionfor Mr. Lane's sake doall he can, and to me whatever service he shall bee able, &c. [From] Pigault Would have sent me the King's speeche and adress of Lords, thought he I had them not. Bulingbrookstill att Calais expecting answers to his letters to Court.3 Strange proceeding will bee in England.4

5 Parliamentmet in March; one of its first actions was to begin impeachment proceedings against Bolingbroke, Oxford, Ormondeand Strafford. Thefishing tacklefor Darcy mentionedabove .

7 See Mr. King's letter received on March 30thabove

8 See letter from Fr. Darell received on March 19thabove For the payment of fees; see Fr. Coxon's letter received on March 21st and Fr. Sabran's reply dated the 23rd

10 Maybe he meantby this that he had thought out a way of dealingwiththose parents who saidthey would signbondsfor the paymentof fees and did not do so

11 Fr. John Le Hunt, perhaps.

12 For Fr. Percy Plowdenfrom his brother, Fr. Edmund, in Lancashire

13 Fr. Hunter announcedthe coming continental tour which was to begin after Easter (Old Style) and was to includea visit to St. Omers, by Thomas, eighth Duke of Norfolk, his Duchess (Mary Winifred, daughter of Sir Nicholas Shireburn of Stonyhurst) and his youngest brother, Philip One or both of two other brothers, Henry (see note to letter from Fr. Richard Plowden received on March 24th above) and Richard, a Canon of St. Peter's, had been in England with the Duke (see Gillow, III, 452) and may have been in the party.

14 Thefather of one of the boys; what he meant is notclear

1 Fr. Gilbert Talbot See letter from Fr. Lanereceived on March 8th.

2 Lady Petre.

3BolingbrokefledfromEnglandat the end ofMarch; in July he was appointed Secretary of State to James Edward

* In view of Jacobite activity and Governmentmeasures.

13[th].

From Fr. Mereveld Tomorrow the printer I sent for will bee here tomorrow; had been to day butt is taken up with printing an Edict of the King

To Fr. Coxon In answer And only to minde him of some arears to bee sued for and forpacks.

To Fr. Eyre. With an inclosd from Lady Strickland Whenshall wee seehim ?

To Fr.Hunter. What conveniences I shall havefor the Duke. Aske 1° what the badges of Earl Marshalswhat fondationswhat omitted in thatfor the Abbé?⁹

ToFelix Linch . 10 In thatofa schollar to him. Onlykindexpressions and thanks [f.96v .] From Mr. Gough His esteeme and veneration, &c made him so sensible to what he lookt upon as a slight Desires to knowe howto adress to our Provincial to obtaine his leavefor that youth to come . The party att Dunkerque says wors will follow than Bullingbrook's going of[f], [word illegible] soon will come from Lille for him. Will writehowI shal dispose.¹

From Fr. Darell. 9 April. The King hath granted to Fr. le Tellier for us his droit d'Aubene.2 Mrs. Morgan's rent of 4000, and that of 3000 upon the Scotch, make a rent of 280 livres yearly, and wee have good last and this year's rent Wee had better sell it to the Scotch Fathers for a sommewith whichhe can buy a likerent. Begs that upon this Mr. Sackvil's son (who hath many and little money) married to Mr. Darell his relation , ³ may bee upon Mrs. Morgan's pension. Sendsthe last sheet, + taken out ofwhat I havesenthim.

14[th].

FromFr.Wood. 10April. The summe 1,400,000.5 ThoseIpropose, likely will stand for the nearest, but of hand must lay their claime att the Haghe in the chamber of the Admiralty, shewing their pedigree and ground of their pretensions; it must bee within 4

A Fr. Mareveld has been mentionedbefore; he would seem to have resided in Dunkirk.

"On February 22nd Fr. Sabran had written to Fr. Darell that printing at the College was held up as the "press-man" was sick.

8 Fr. Sabran was making preparationsfor the visit of the Duke ofNorfolk's party. Coats of arms were being made ready.

⁹ See note to letter from Fr. Hunter received on the 10th above .

10 Aboy who had left; see letter from Mr. Gough received on September 26th, 1714

1 Themeaningof part of this letter is obscure .

2 Droit d'aubainewas the right of estreat to the Crown of the estate of a nonnaturalised alien; the grant was presumablyan exemption for the English Jesuits in France

3 According to Burke (1847), Elizabeth Darell, daughter of Nathaniel Darell of the Calehill family, married ThomasSackville Fr. WilliamDarell was of the Scotney family

4 Of his book

5 The Du Bois de Fienne inheritance

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months. Hath, of le Lieure's14 money, receivd 1283 florins current for Fr. Provincial , whichwith 650 payd att Leige and 200 payd att St. Omers make up all he was to have2133 . The Procuratorof Watten¹s challenges a promis from Fr. Provincial of 1000 florins exchangeofit.

15[th]

From Fr. Eyre No date. In the Letters Fr. P. is Fr. Pigot, Fr. A. is Fr. Eyre. 16 No wonder that lyes in such books Whatlikelyhoodfor Galloway's son ? Where the difficulty? Fr. Provincial would have an answer. How a sett of Rodrigues[?] ought to bee sould att London? HowClifton would dofor travelling ?2 Wether Ihavewritt totheInternunce about Day's freeplace?³ Myanswerand Eberson's to Mr. [Mrs.?] Weld's.4

From Fr. Rector of Rome (A postscript of Fr. Beeston who is tould he shall see me in summer;5 will send watch[?] and cup.)

Withthe Breve about Chineseceremonies Dayly wors in Sicily. " Fr. General will see what my successor thinks of Sir William] Godolphin'srent before he gives his leave. On 3 April last congregation to bee about Francis Regis'scanonization.8

From Du Pont. Sent tea, 1 knife, 3 paire of gloves Will send next day other and a little pot oftamarin;10 was to come next day, 12 April The 2 cheeses soon; the betwixt 20 [2?] and 3 [pounds] ofrice when possible Sent a book. West¹¹ hath payd 2 louis d'or to Shipman;12shall hepay him?

[f.97 .]

16 [th].

From Fr. Darel 12 [April] Ruga13 dyed 10 April Greens

14 Presumablythe Le Lieure mentioned in Fr. Vauquier's letter received on July 18th, 1714 .

15 Fr. John Wolfall (1682 1742); he spent most of his life in houses on the Continentat Watten and Ghent See Foley, VII, 855 and catalogues

16 The Secret Policy. This may be Fr. Adam Pigott (1673-1751) who worked in England, in London, Essex and Kent See Foley, VII, 599 and catalogues. F.P. and F.A. are mentionedin the twenty-first letter in Part VII

1 See note to letter received fromFr. Thornton on December 17th, 1713

2 As Lord Arundell had asked.

3Perhaps there was questionof approachingthe Holy See in connectionwith thejustice of not grantingthis free place in the past.

4 About her brother, James Simeon's property

5 He expected to return to Flanders from Romeinthe summer.

6 See Pastor, 460-1 This papal Constitution was issued on March 19th , 1715

7 This remark no doubt referredto the relations between the Holy See andthe new king of Sicily

8 St. John Francis Regis, a Jesuit missionaryin France who diedin 1640 , was beatifiedin May, 1716, but not canonized until 1738 These presents were eitherfor his son or perhaps forFr. Sabran .

10 See letter fromFr. Coxon received on March 30th above.

11 Perhaps the Mr. West mentioned by Brother Cook in his letter received on November 18th, 1714; it is suggested in the note that he was a merchantat Dunkirk

12 A sea captainprobably

13 Seenote to letter from Fr. Justiniani received on September 17th , 1714 .

owes yetto his office.14 More preachers letters of cachet . 15 11 book ofletters edyfiantescomd out . 16 The 12[th?] Fr. le Tellierwillgive informethe King'sgraunt . 17

18[th]

To Fr. Eyre. Precisely in answer to his, with Ruga's death , the Roman breef , 18 Regis'sfuture canonization .

To Fr. Coxon Of King's going; now22 since September, so great want ofpacks. Darelpretendsabove 700 livres still owing himfrom Fr. Thomas] Wright. This should bee cleard before he have the £9 I orderd.

From Fr.Coxon . 31 March/11 April. Mrs. Mingo will bya correspondent provide her son att Paris.3 Will endeavour to prevaile with the trustees of Mrs. Winford to pay the capital Would knowe how things regulated about the Paris rents.5 Meynel's debt of £62 is secur'd by bond A letter from Beaumont to his mother , " and ifhehath a minde to goeon.

From Mr. Francis Bedingfield 23 March/3 April. Hath long since orderd the £21-10 to bee payd to his cosen Eyres and by him to Coxon , butt hath not yet heardfromhim .

19 [th].

From Fr.Coxon. 4/15 April. Cross' hath not packs. John Smith10 can procure ifIwriteto him; one ready, if agreementcan bee made with one from whom for7 yearshavebeen pretended¹¹ £30 [?] owing for his brother , whichhe should pay as his mother's executor; that

14 See letter fromFr. Eyre received on March 26th above

15 Presumably against Jansenist preachers

16Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses ... were published between 1703 and 1776; volumeXI edited by J. B. du Halde, S.J. and publishedin Paris by Nicholas Le Clerc, came out in 1715. See Sommervogel , IV, 34

17 Ofthe droitd'aubaine? See letter from Fr. Darell received on the 13th above.

18 About the Chinese rites, mentioned in Fr. Plowden'sletter received on the 15th above. With Watt King's departure twenty-two boys had left since the previous September

2Seeletter from Fr. Eyre received on March 26th above; Thomas Wright was an alias or the true name of Edward Green

3 Seeletter to Fr. Coxon datedMarch 31st above .

4 See letter fromFr. Coxon received on March 30thabove.

5 The investments in the rentes; it was hoped to obtain better terms than had been granted

"A boy or a boy who had left; it could be James Meynell (1689-1746) who entered the Societyin 1708. See Foley, VII, 504

7 She had complainedbeforeabout his failure to write.

8 See letter to Fr. Coxon dated January24th above Thomas Eyre of Hassop (and of Bures Hall near Swaffhamin Norfolk) married as his second wife, Mary Bedingfeld , daughter of Sir Henry, the first Baronet; among Thomas and Mary Eyre's children were Henry and Frs Thomas and William (see note to letter received from Fr. Eyre on October 10th, 1714

9 Fr. James Cross

10 Fr. John Smith in the College ofSt. Ignatius

11 Claimed . S

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debt, pro alimentis, 12 being the first to bee satisfyed From the countrey he will use all meanes . 13 Hath receivd my account about Day's place and will take a coppy . 14 Aylmer'sfriends desirehisstay here . 15 The rest , news

To Fr. Wood With an inclosd procuration and the genealogi towards the bussness of 1,400,000.16

20th

From Internuntio With an inclosd "Episcopo Madaurensi" to my wish according to what I had insinuated in my letterto him . '

To Fr. Provincial With the inclosd "Madaurensi";thecoppy ofthe Internuntio'sletterto me.

To Fr. John Smith About procuringpacks, and the£30debt.²

To Fr. Coxon With King's accounts. Answer both his. About Mr. Maire's 3d son in case £10 more a year could bee procurd.³

[f.97v.]

7

21[st]

From Fr. Darel 17 April Nicholson sending a confesseur to Dunkerque. The Rector of Rome hath oneTrent, very fittforsuch a place. The Scotch will pay the rent of 3000 livres (of Mrs. Morgan) The act is makingby which they acknowledge the debt. Desmaretz begins next weeke to give audience after two months of the goute.

22[nd].

From Lady Maclain 11 April. She hath been at great expences for her son He went from St. Germain 2d April; hopes he will bee soone back here. However desires accounts as soone as I please, butt hopesI will reckon nothingfor the cloaths I putt him in now. Had cloaths made him last review butt one, which he wore butt 4 months att the Regiment (How she complaind I sent him last review!) Her brother Shelton10 says in his time a good suite of

12 For fees

13 From outsideLondon he would try to get boys.

14 Seeletter to Fr. Coxon datedthe 8th above.

15 It had been thought likely that Vincent Allen or Aylmer would be called home; see letter received fromFr. Coxon on January27th above

16 The Du Bois de Fienne business.

1 Fr. Sabran had written to the Internuntio at Brussels according to the Provincial's wish as expressed in his letter received on April 4th Bishop Giffard was Episcopus Madaurensis .

2 See Fr. Coxon'sletter received on the 19th above.

3 See note to letter fromMr. Maire received on November 17th, 1713 and Fr. Sabran'sreply on the24th

4 He has not been identified.

5 Presumably eitherfor the Benedictine nuns or the Poor Clares This may be George Trentham Talbot ; see letter from Richard Plowden received on January2nd, 1714

7 The Scots Jesuits; see letter fromFr. Darell received on June 22nd, 1714

8 So there were hopes of obtaining the St. Omers pensions, newcontracts, etc.

⁹See lettersto Lady Maclain sent on March 12th and 14th, 1715

10 The namecould be Skelton; see note to letter from Fr. Justiniani received on September 25th, 1714. There were two Skelton brothers at Douay; one arrived there in 1710 and the second in 1716. See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 26, 38-9.

cloaths was given to those [who] went away and nothing payd for it

23[rd].

From Mr. Poynz 19 April. Brought byJohn Angell, recomending him; would contribute ratherthan he should bee sentback.¹

24[th].

From Fr. Wood 23 April Mr. Coninck fearesthe directlineofthe family will do little; he feares others have produced. It must be prooved bycollateral in what degree the presentperson is to the line. Thinks it necessary some one of the family goe to the Haghe to advancethe pretension 'Tis now4 yearsthe thing is depending.2

26[th].

To Rev. Fr. Provincial The maine thing I write upon is the necessityof some one (in case he come not) bee sent to make the visit, and the soonerthe better on generalaccountswhich Imention. ParticularlyI give an account of F.N. conduct; howuneasyall here are and my successor will bee with him, and since one must goefor Italy I propose him.3

To Fr. Eyre That his catalogue will bee made and sent within 3 days. I press him to procure a visitor, and not to refuseit in case he bee designed [f.98 .] To Mrs. Mingo Chiefly to thank her for the presentsshe hath sent me , and an account how well her sons do.

To Fr. Coxon. That having now only 91 English," he mustattende to send me a good number soone I minde him to see concluded the affaire ofMr. Shaw's arears due to us , and of some other debts that could now bee procur'd.

27[th].

To Fr. Darell. In answerto two. Why I can not take littleSackvill upon a free place, all being taken up, and what we gett att Paris (as Mrs. Morgan's legacy, &c.) being aplyed to make up againethe funds of the 8 places ; all I can do is to accept him for 248 livres, 70 less than others pay, (yet making £20) in expectation of a free placewhen vacant.8 I press for the Dunkerque graunt, and that init

1 John Angell or Engel or Enghel came to St. Omers but it is not clear forwhat purpose Maybe he thought of goingto Rome Fr. Powellknew him , as will appear. He tried his vocation as a Franciscan laybrother but was notfound suitable

2 TheDu Bois de Fienne business again.

3Itis not clearto whom Fr. Sabran was referring; maybe someone had to go to Rome as Englishpenitentiaryor to take the copies of The Secret Policy

4 This may mean a list of the offices and duties of the St. Omers Community.

5 Seeletter fromFr. Coxon received on March 30thabove . The boysfrom England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland were down to ninetyone.

7 See note to letter from Fr. Coxon received on July 8th , 1714

8 See letter from Fr. Darell received on the 13thabove .

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bee specifyedEnglish Dictionaries and other books forthe schollars' use not to bee had butt thence.2 Item for one of the 2 pensions.3 All his books packt up and ready for sending when the chaise he speaks of coms.4

To Mr. Poinz. An answerto his brought by Jon Engel; an account of his success now settled here. I urge his letter in answerto what concernshim in the 7thand 8thlibel, and suggest some thoughts.

To LadyAbbessofDunkerque In answerto hers withthedeathbill ofMr. Creighton, with one inclosd to Dame Justina Carill

To My Lady Maclain In answer I send her her son's accounts, and the reasonswhy she must pay for the cloaths wee madewhen he was sentfor to a review.

28[th].

To Fr. Lawson Inclosing in it the above letter to Lady Maclaine and her son's accounts, which, remittingthe augmentation money10 (200 livers) is yet 649 livres16-1, whichI desire he see payd before the youth returns.

[f.98v .] From Fr. Hunter. 9/20 April With an inclosd account of the Duke of Norfolk's ancestors . 11 That a coache and six bee sent toArders;12 that the boate ofWatten bee onWednesdayattCalais, &c.

29 [th].

From Lady Fleetwood Her constant expectation of seing me hindred her writing ThatFr. Provincial had offerd her Fr. Conyers for Extraordinari; that she returnd thanks to Fr. Provincial for it, having ever had a particular esteem and respect for Fr. Conyers, butt neverhearda word ofthe matter since Supposes Fr. Provincial acquainted me and Fr. Conyers of his intentions . 13 Would gladly knowe, the time drawing neer ofthe spiritualretreat.¹

30[th].

From Fr. Shireburn. La Flesh, 28 April Sayd hisfirst Mass Easter

2 This freedomfromimport duty has been mentionedbefore.

3 Thosefor 1711 and 1714

4 Fr. Darell's own book appears to have been ready at last; he had asked for 600 copies. That was presumably the total printing; for himself he had requested twenty

5 See letter fromFr. Poyntzreceived on the 23rd above.

6 The accusations brought against him in The Secret Policy

7 Lady Abbess Fleetwood; see note to letter from Fr. Alexander Creighton received on February 18th, 1714 .

8See note to letter received from her on February28th, 1715 In reply to her letter received on the 22nd above

10 A temporary, perhaps war-time, increase of the fees?

11 In answer to Fr. Sabran's enquiry in his letter dated the 13th above.

12 Ardres, between Calais and Saint-Omer

13 See lettersfrom the Provincial to Fr. Sabran received November 30th , 1714 and February22nd, 1715 .

1 Long before she had asked Fr. Sabran to give the Community Retreat at Dunkirk

day. Norice¹ hath a minde to stay 2 months att Angers; it will do him good Asto Shireburn, 'tis indifferent to bee there with him or come streight away Hath answer to a these (monthly) of the greatest and hardest part of the year. Will be ready for his year's examin before he parts Will pass with Mr. Norice by St. Omers. Hunter, alias Thornton, hath been there near a year with satisfaction even ofthose Fathers who are not easily satisfyedwith those of ours that depend not ofthem.3

May [1715].

1st

From Rev. Fr. Provincial 11/22 April He rather believes Mr. Clifton will not goe with Arundel He can not remoove Wilson but by sending him to Gandt, which is hard. He will remember the translators. He expects that one will soon goe to Italy who may carrythecoppiesand the originals. Would knowe the Internuncio's answer . No satisfaction is given;7 they seem resolvedto force us to answer, least these libels remaine a source of perpetual feuds Will dowhathecan to gett all that Br. James Simeons left us; the trusties arefor it. In the remedyfor Fr. Guillim, Fr. Coniers may supplye If our agreement stands, since it was made one was to have [f.99 .] been kept, and by the original settlement the Provincial was to name, and the Provincial thinks a Tichbourne the fittest to bee on the place who is here now. If the agreementstands not good, then I must give up the capital of the 3200 livers. Hewould bee glad to bee satisfyedthat obligationceased for the years no one was kept on that place. (si non, incumbit Provinciali to make it good) 3 for Fr. Ruga . 10

2d.

From Fr. Eyre. 11/22 April. Only desiring that some short catalogues he wants beesenthim . 11

1 See note to letter from Charles Shireburnreceived on January12thabove.

2 This suggests that he was preparing for part of his yearly examinationin theology

3 Seenote to letter from Fr. RichardHolland received onDecember16th, 1713; Fr. Le Hunt alias Thornton was a memberof the EnglishProvinceof course.

4 Answering Fr. Sabran'sletter dated April 8th above Fr. Wilson was at St. Omers in 1716 but by 1718 he was stationedat Watten See catalogues

5 Into Latin, of The Secret Policy

6 To the letter about The Secret Policy.

7 In England, it would appear

8See Fr. Sabran's letter to the Provincial dated April 8th above

9 About Day's free place See letters received from the Provincial and Fr. Coxon on April 5th above. The Provincial wished to be reassured that they were under no obligation for the period when no one was on the free place Fr. Sabran noted that if the obligation had not ceased during that period, then it was the Provincial's responsibility to makeitgood.

10 ThreeMasses were, as usual, to be offered for Fr. Ruga, lately dead . Fr. Sabran had promisedto send them in his letter to Fr. Eyre datedApril 26th

3d.

To Lady Fleetwood In answer. That Father Coniers shall bee att her service when summond by her Ladyship, after our 3d Sunday after Easter.

From Mr. Poynz 1 May His joy att the good success ofJohn Engel; his thanks, &c. His answer10 is ready in which he willnot bee wantingin fully vindicatingthe Society, me andhimself; onlyhe expects Fr. Provincial's answerto his intent of adressingthe letterto Bishop Gyford. He thinksthe man ofHammersmith¹ hathhad no hand in the lybells.

4th.

From Fr. Darell 1 May. Desires I recomend to my successora place in time for a Sackvill.2 Will goe next weeke to Versaillesfor our pension The Pope hath orderd his Nuntio to demand within 15 dayshis cap from Noialle if he doth not submitt ;3 the Chancellor hath been with him

To Fr. Lawson In answer My Lady Makelligot4 may send hither her son for 300 livres pension.

To LadyStrickland Chiefly to inclose Fr. Eyre's letters to her and to Mrs. Griffin

From Fr. Henry Withrington Hath for two years begd of Mr. Parker to obtaine a free place for cosin Forster's son.5 Gave me by letter an account of the ruine of that family. Hath secured £12 a year; if necessary willjoyne £3, &c.

From Fr. Hunter The Duke's departure differd ; will bee att Calais some day of this weeke. A coache and six must bee secured att Ardres Will send me an express as soone as he lands

From Fr.Kennet Can provide me with the bestsafron att 2 livres10; that used to cost 4 livres10 or 5 livres. 'Tis thoughtmyfriend will soone gayne his suite. Hath more friends on all sydes than could havebeen imagined [f.99v ] From Mr. Smith. The case of Mr. Musson's suite;thathe hath little to ap[pre]hend So Mr. Parker sees no need of doing anything fora son ofhis

In reply to her letter received on April29th.

10 To the accusations made against him in The Secret Policy.

11 He had written in his letter received on April 6th that he was thinking of this .

1 BishopGiffard himself, presumably .

2 See Fr. Sabran's letter dated April 27th above

3 See the account in Pastor, 249 ff The Chancellor at this date was DanielFrançois Voysin.

4She would seem to be a different person fromMrs. McElligott who has been mentionedbefore ; this boy did not come as the mother could not afford the fees

5 See letter received from Fr. Henry Widdrington on December 30th , 1713

6 The Duke ofNorfolk and his party.

7 This remarkmay refer to Mr. Musson'sbusiness as mentionedin thefollowing letter. For the firstmention of this see the letter to the Provincial dated December 20th, 1714

8 Fr. John Smith in London?

From Fr. Coxon 18/29 April Lord Baltimor dyed as he lived.¹ Charls is now Lord Hopes of having here his 3 yongher brothers.² Packs hard to finde. Will not pay the £9 to Green butt when, as I desire, all is cleard with Darell.3 £4 for yong Walsh.4 Mothersal desires a letter from his son; hearshis son's earing not good, desires care bee taken.5

From Fr. Eyre Desires 3 catalogues. Incloses2, for Lady Strickland and Mrs. Griffin B[ishop] Gifford gives no satisfaction so declareshimselfhead of the party. Imay writeit to theNuntio.

7th.

To Fr. Provincial. In answer. Propose the joyner and printer for thenoviship. Aske a cookfrom Watten. Urge the publishing Mr. Poynz's answer as the best vindication10 As to Day'splace -I am most willing to break of[f] last agreementas onlya burden; then the whole obligationas to past and futurewill lye on the Provincial. A Tichburn [has] here less right than any; an unkle¹¹ having leftthem eacha summe, expressingin the will that the interest ofitis topay for their education here

ToFr. Coxon . ThatI admitForster att £15 per annum¹² whichour H[enry] Widrington answers for (to whom I inclose a letter). My joyin the hope of the 3 Calverts and I press the busness bee urged Want one good return¹³ before I goe out of office . Mothersal is near cured of his thick hearing and doth very well.

To Fr. Eyre. Only in answer . Ipress forPoynz'sbook14andforavisit . 15

1 Benedict, the fourth Lord, who had conformedto the EstablishedChurch .

2Itwas hopedthat the threeyoungerbrothersmight be sent backto St. Omers now thattheirfather was dead; there is no evidence in the Letter Book that they did return.

3 See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Coxon dated April 18th , 1715 .

4 Seenote to letter to Fr. Coxon dated August 27th above .

5 As will be seen, the boy's hearingimproved

•See note to letter from Fr. Eyrereceived on April 26thabove .

" Efforts were stillbeingmade to persuade BishopGiffard to takeactionagainst The Secret Policy Fr. Eyre wrote that as the Bishop could or would do nothing it looked as if he did not disagree with the accusations madein the book

8 In a later letter four candidates as lay brothers for the novitiate are mentioned; maybe these were two of them

According to the catalogues , Brother Arnold Corneille became cook at St. Omers in 1715; in the previous year he was assistant cook at Watten so it would appear that Fr. Sabran's request was granted. In 1714 there was no lay brother cook at St. Omers, so presumablya servant had been employed

10 To The Secret Policy. It would appear from the Letter Book that his reply (like Fr. Hunter's) was never publishedfor the sake of peace and to avoid further scandal

11 Sir Henry Tichborne had married Mary, daughter of Anthony Kemp; his sisters, Lettice and Frances had married Henry Whetenhalland John Paston. See Burke'sPeerage.

12 In accordance with Fr. Widdrington's request in his letter received on the 4th above

13 Of boys or possibly money Fr. Sabran was expecting that his rectorate would very soon end, but his successor did not take over until October

14 His answer to the accusations made againsthim in The Secret Policy.

15 By the Provincial or Fr. Eyre.

LETTER BOOK OF LEWIS SABRAN

To Mr. Kennet. Only in answer, and our ecclesiasticalnews. [f.100 .] To Rev. Fr. General That I have long since warned Rev. Fr. Provincial to send informations for my successor. ' That now within 6 weeks my triennium²will bee out. So now, forseing noProvincialwill visit, the presentexpecting a successor , I send him a full informationof this College

To Fr. John Musson.3 With a comfortable letter from England in his parents' concerns.

To Fr. Rector of Liege. Our Ecclesiastical news from Paris and England A coppy of the argument,5 &c. for the DukeofNorfolck

8th

From Fr. Coxon. Our 2 May. Onlyto cover the inclosd from Mr. Green and Fr. Plowden to Darel, by which it apears that Mr. Green oweth nothingto Darell's office So the 72 livers a year belongsto us

From Fr. Hunter. That the Duke will come certainly to Calais Fryday evening, and thenceto us upon Saturday.

To Fr. Darel With the inclosd above receivd I send him an argument of our stage intertainment for the Duke ofNorfolck

10th.

Being att Calais toreceivethe Duke ofNorfolck, who came inthat evening; I received there

From Fr. Parker. Thanks me for my peines in getting the Internuntio's letter, butt gave it not to Bishop Gifford, who might do seeminglywhatthe Internuntiodesires, yett nothing to ourjustifica- tion as Fr. Hunter shall informe him as soone as he passes by Bruxells.8

From Fr. Eyre. 28 April/9 May That I bee kinde to Sir H[enry] Bedingfield LadyCarington 10 and Lady Mary goeforParis next weeke, and, ifwhen they come to Calais, the Paris coache [is] not

Before a new Rector was appointed written opinions would be sent to the General about a suitable successor

2 Rectors(and Provincials) frequently held their appointmentsfor threeyears Fr. Sabran sent an accountto the General of his house, as he did not expect the Provincial(who was himselfexpecting a successor) tocome over. Actually a change of Provincial was not made until July, 1716, when Fr. Richard Plowdenfrom Romewas appointed

3At Liège, where he was one ofthe professors .

4 Comforting.

5 Theprogrammeof the entertainmentto be provided in honour of the Duke.

6This was presumablyFr. Francis Plowden , apparently now back in London , See letter to Fr. Coxon dated April 18th above .

7 Thiswould seem to be the letter inclosed to the Provincialfor BishopGiffard by Fr. Sabran on April 20th above .

8 Fr. Hunter was travelling withthe Duke and Duchess ofNorfolk. Thethird Baronet, who was about to visit St. Omers College

10 Anne , one of the daughters of the first Marquis and Duke of Powis , who married Francis, Lord Carrington.

11 Another ofthe daughters ofthefirst Marquis andDuke ofPowis ; she married three timesCarill, Viscount Molyneux; Francis, Viscount Montagu; Sir George Maxwell, Bart

near going, will step hither. No visit; Fr. Provincial expecting quickly a successor For my sake, would not have excused it had it been putt upon him.5

From Fr. Coxon. 28 April/9 May Hath sentfor the2 nextWells that are to bee att £25. Little Maxwell' is in Kennet's hand , to whom ifI write, I may [f.100v ] likely have him. An other Webb is broughtto Londonfor us by Lord Dormer He will haveforhim att leasta bond for £25. Robin Petre (whose mother is dying) hath a minde to come againe and bring a brother of his They owe yet £62; am I content to take them with a bond ? Mr. Cross10 hath writt for an other nephew, butt Deureux" will bee cald backin case he learns no musick Hath spoke to Mr. Purcel12 without success about the capital ofWinford fundation, butt will trye againe.

From Fr. Kennet 28 April (Write in your answer about little Maxwell.)13 By orders of his Master14 and att the request ofMrs. Turberville , 15 that I have in my eye a place for her neer usif possible attthe 2 sisters . Her project att presentis to haveher meat from us . 16 News.

11th .

From Fr. Eyre. 18 April DesiresI see if by paying half the pension I could gett a place for Gall[oway's] son ; he thinks 100 florins is a whole pension; would pay . Bishop Gifford will give no satisfaction Instead ofa common father, he is nothingels butta head of

5 Fr. Eyrewrote thatthe Provincial would not be coming over andhe hadnot been asked to do so .

•See note to letter from Fr. Coxon received on August 5th, 1714 and also letter received fromhim on March 8th, 1715

7 Fr. Kennet would probably arrangefor this boy to come to St. Omers It seems likely that this is William Maxwell, only son and heir of the Earl and Countess of Nithsdale According to The Complete Peerage he was born 17. Later he assumed the style of Earl of Nithsdale See letterfrom Lady Nithsdale received on December 30th, 1714 .

8 The Dormers and the Webbs were related. See Foley, VII, 824, s.v. Thomas Webb

Robin Petre, son of Mrs. Penelope Petre of Belhouse, had left St. Omers about the end of April, 1714; as will be seen , it would appear that he did return but did not bring the younger brother with him This was probably Edward, born in 1705. SeeFoley, V, 536n An EdwardPetre arrivedatDouay in July, 1716. See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 39n

10 PresumablyFr. James Cross in London who had sent boys over before.

11 Seeletter fromFr. Coxon received on April 1st, 1714

12 One of the executors

13 Fr. Sabran remindedhimselfto write about the boy Maxwell

14 The Provincial

15 This may have been Fr. John Turberville's mother; the two sisters were perhaps at convents or a convent There were probably nuns of this name at the English Canonesses of the Holy Sepulche at Liège at this time. See C.R.S., XVII, index

16 Fr. Kennet may have meant that the English Jesuits were to support Mrs. Turberville

1Aswillbeseen,itwas still hoped to get theboy a place at"theAbbot's seminary"; see noteto Fr.Sabran's lettertothe Provincialdated February23rd, 1715

2Inthe matter ofThe Secret Policy Fr. Richard Plowden , as he was in Rome , might be ableto give some help

the opposit party. Informe the Internuncio of it and Fr. Richard Plowden

12th

From Mrs. Wright. Hath not answerd myne.3 Expecting still an answer from her son; having none, fears he still is ill of his ague. Sends a receit particularly as to the retentive faculty Bathing with verius, a little warm, before a fire, from the small of his back quite to the bottom of his back bone, and his groine well bathed Ifthat doth not do, a flanel dipt in the verius must bee bound from the small ofhis back downward Sorry that evil is comd againe; more that he should bee of a reservd obstinat temper whichistheruin of his brother Charles.5

No letter of any concern the 3 following days, which hapned well, the Duke and Dutches ofNorfolck taking us up the 13th and 14th; and on the 15th I went with that family as far as Wattenwhich day Fr. RectorofWatten (by Dunkerque boate) began hisAquisgran journey.

[f.101 .] To Rev. Fr. Provincial In answer. I have written to the Internunce by Mr. Hunter The necessity and advantagethat Mr. Poynze's letter come out Our reception here of the Duke and DutchessofNorfolck The easy condition of my family My hopes of being soon discharged of employ and readiness for any station either syde of the sea.9

To Fr. Eyre. Which [with?] the inclosd catalogues10 he demanded , letters from Lady Strickland and Mrs. Griffin to him . My thoughts on Mr. Augustin Poynz's letter " How satisfyed here Sir Henry Bedingfield [was] About my self,12 as to Fr. Provincial .

To Fr. Kennet I have secured the lodgings for Mrs. Turberville.¹ Doubt not butt my successor will in all things concur with her desires, it being that ofFr. Provincial . ThatI haveno English news butt from him. About sending us yong Maxwell

ToMrs. Wright.2 A large account of her son and an inclosd from him

To Mrs. Crane. A full account also of the well doing of both her children with an inclosd from theelder .

3 Fr. Sabran had written to Mrs. Wright on March 13th, 1715 .

4 The acidjuice ofgreen, unripe, grapes, crab apples or other sourfruit. More usually called verjuice It was used at one time for medicinal purposes

5 The only mention in the Letter Book of this elder(?) brother Fr. Eberson who had been ill was going to Aix-la-Chapelle , wherethere was a Jesuit Collegeof the Lower Rhine Province , perhaps for a rest

" No doubt about Bishop Giffard's reluctance to intervene in the matter of The Secret Policy.

8 His letter, presumably , to Bishop Giffard, which has been mentionedbefore

9 Fr. Sabran expressed the hope that his rectoratewould soon be comingto an end and declared his readiness to be sent anywhere

10 Fr. Eyre has asked for these; see his letter received on the 2nd above .

11 The letter he had written to BishopGiffard

12 His "readiness for any station" .

1 In reply to Fr. Kennet's received on the 10th above .

2 Answering hers received on the 12thabove .

To Lady Lucy Herbert I can not come to her now; expecting her sister Carington Shall lett her knowe when I shall be able . To Fr. Coxon. In answer. I accept all those he proposes on the condition of bonds My pressingwant of packs About 1 [Mass?] for Mrs. Morgan.8 How the capital ofWinford fundationmay bee gotten to bee sent over, and the advantages of it That all new comers bring a dictionary , gloves, knives &c.

18[th].

From Fr. Coxon 4/15 May His hopes I shall continue 3 years more. Will endeavour to restore me 3 Calverts Will send Lecconby,10 Widrington's cousin, " Weld, 12 yong Dormer¹³and the 2 Petre14 of Belhouseand a bill15 next weeke. Lady Carington and Lady Mary part 4/15 May.1 Mr. Stafford desires to knowe what was payd for his brotheratt Paris and what hereafter.²

From Fr. Kennet About the girle 8 years ould for the Ursulins ;³ what the pension in livers; that some one take care of her. For news to Lady Carington.

[f.101v ]

19

[th].

From Fr. Lawson Hath receivd 200 livres from Mr. Crane. Mr. Crane says I writt the augmentation to 350 livres was to end with April; is it so and must others fall in the same proportion? Is Barret's name Meade?5 Mrs. Ecop says Fr. Justiniani assurd her she should pay nothing forthis last year for her son since September

Lady Carrington Lady Lucy had invitedhim inherletterreceived on February 18th

7 Those boys he had mentionedin his letter received on the 10th above.

8 Fr. Sabranmay have meantthat he had requested his priestsat St. Omersto offer a Mass for Mrs. Morgan because of her money which she wishedthe College to have Rectorates were sometimes extended beyond threeyears.

10 Hewas a nephew ofMr. Henry(?) Fox; there were two brothersofthis name at St. Omers College and both later entered the Society Richard (1699-1771) worked mostly in Lancashire; Thomas (1702-1734) went to Maryland and diedthere in a year ortwo. See Foley, VII, 445 and catalogues

11 Forster; see Fr. Widdrington's letter received on the 4th above and earlier references

12Theyoungerbrother ofJames; see Mrs. Weld's letter received on March 26th above

13A relation of Fr. Sabran ; see letter from Lady Dormer received on July 8th above and on May 28th below and Fr. Sabran's reply on June 2nd See too note to letter from Sir William Goring received on December 28th, 1713 . This boy was a son of the fifth Lord Dormer's second marriage

14 Robin and Edward? See Fr. Coxon'sletter received on the 10thabove

15 A bill of exchange

1 Theywould be leavingfor the Continent

2It is likelythat this is Mr. WilliamStafford who was enquiring about oneof his brothersJohn Paul or Wilford(Edward)

3 At Pontoise ?

4 See Mr. Crane's letter received on March 28thabove . It was; see C.R.S. , XL, 156. His mother was Helen Barret before her marriage.

last.6 Bevanwouldknowe howhis son doth Whatdifficulties Lady Maclain makes about accounts; will send her son so she pay butt 300 livres and understands not the augmentation money for what's past, her first bargain having been 300.7 Their hopes the King will soon bee in England What things of Mrs. Morganhe hath had, as sheets , towells Will pay as they were prised. Fr. Maxwell' hath had six towells.

20[th]

From Fr. Rector of Liege To indite 2 for Brother John Bullion dead 13 May, 10 and warn of it Watten . Wether our postmaster marks as he pleases, for a biggher packet was marked butt 10 sols, and 3 days after a doublyletter 20 sols.

21 [st]

To Fr. Lawson . I make out all the accounts sent to Lady Maclain forherson; andwilltake himagaineatt 312 livres . 11 He mayadvance for the money-journeyof LadyMackligot's son . 12 I make him and Fr. Maxwell a present of what they have had of Mrs. Morgan's goods. The rest he writes of I owne.

To Fr. Rector of Liege That I have performd all he desired That our letters are not markt att this posthouse butt att that of Liege where he must enquire. The 3 accounts, upon one at least whereof, I hope to see him here inJuly. 13 Ofthe attempt expected. 14

To Fr. Th[omas ] Hunter. With an inclosd packetfrom St.Germains . My thanks in answer to his Services to the Duke and Dutchess. I desireto knowe what he hath found att Gandt, and his success with the Internuntioatt Bruxells.15

[f.102 .] To Fr. Rector at Rome. In answer An account of John Enghel received here . 16 Of the Duke and Dutchess of Norfolck's reception here, with the argument Our little hopes of a mission , suchas I wish, hence . 17 What's don att RomeforBlessed Stanislaus's cannonisation, of which an account would bee acceptable. The

•See letter received from Fr. Justiniani on July 24th above and Fr. Sabran's reply on the 25th.

7See Fr. Sabran's letter to Fr. Lawsondated April 28th , 1715 .

8 Part of the property she left to St. Omers College .

9 Fr. Albert or Herbert Maxwell (1655-1729); from 1696 till 1723 he was a chaplain at St. Germains. See Foley, VII, 494-5 and catalogues.

10 Two Masses were orderedfor the repose of the soul of Brother John Ballieu (1649-1715); he was French by birth and died at Liège, where, among other duties, he had been the gardener . See Foley, VII, 29 and catalogues

11 As will be seen, she consented to pay this.

12 See letter from Fr. Lawsonof the4th above

13 Fr. Francis Powell, Rector of Liège, was to succeed Fr. Sabran as Rector of St. Omers in October Perhaps this was a hint that Fr. Sabran was already aware ofthis.

14 A reference to the 'Fifteen?

15 In appealingto him about TheSecret Policy

16 Perhaps there was a possibility that he would go to the English College, Rome .

17 Ofstudentsfor the English College from St. Omers

procura[?] shall go next post Ourpresent news. 22th.

From Fr. Provincial 5/16 May. Hopesto give me soon notice ofa visit in due time Only scruple of conscience madehim troubleme about Day's place;10 ifI satisfye him wee have done what wee were obliged unto, he will restsatisfyed-(Thatthe meaningoffreeplaces isfor such as can not pay for themselves ; he can not see , as toMr. Day's, who will have his relations preferd, without mentioningif unable to pay for themselves )-by the new settlement.

From Mr. Ed[mund] Wright. Oporto, 14 March. Brought by Richard Hudson, Master of a ship, who brought me Mr. Wright's grandchild, James Aylward Desires news of his son.

From Mr. Richard Aylward. Recomending his son , James . The pension shall be payd by Mr. Daniel Arthur att London, or att Amsterdam by the Creaghs, 2 as I shall choose . He incloses to Dr. John Buttler a letter ; somewhere a canon in the Low Countries , ³ whithersomeyears ago he came from Rome; who owes him about 636 florins . He desires I endeavour to recoverthem.

To Mr. Ed[mund] Wright, and to Mr. Aylward 2 letters in answer to theirs . I desire of Mr. Aylward that Mr. Dan Arthur pay for his son.

23[rd].

To Rev. Fr. Provincial In answer As for Day's place, thecapital (if he hath it not in hand) being so entirely lost by calamity without any fault, I think all obligation ceases . For others, no obligation butt of making new fonds when able, and then keepe upon them.4 I give an account of Brother [f.102v.] Poole's distemper sounded thys day by the operator. Why a visit will soon bee welcom― chiefly that all bee settle[d] and plaine for my successor . The

8 This maybewhat Fr. Sabran mentionedagain in a later letterto Fr. Plowden datedJuly10th . Itwould appear to be a documentabout some ecclesiastical matter

9 The Provincial was to come over after all.

10 The new settlementappears to have been that the Provincial and Rector of St. Omers would nominateto and payfor the Dayfree place alternately.

1 Seenote to letter to Fr. Coxon datedOctober22nd, 1713

2 Daniel Arthur and the Creaghs have been mentioned before as agents for payingfees .

3A Canonof Cambrai; Fr. Sabran corresponded withhim later

4 Fr. Sabran was anxious , as has been seen, that when the free places were refounded the capital should never in any circumstances be touched From a later letter, it would seem that it was settled that thefinancingofand nomination to Day's free place should be shared by the Provincial and St. Omers College

5 This could be Roland Poole (see letter from Fr. Eyre received on May 12th , 1714), or possibly Michael Poole (1687-1748), then studying theology at Liège As a priest he was at St. Omers College and at Wardour Castle See Foley, VII, 613 and catalogues .

6 Surgeon

By the Provincial

Abbot'stodistemperis the cause why I can yet concludenothingabout yong Galloway.

To Fr. Kennet. Chiefly about his sending hither the Marquess of Seaforth's brother.¹

To Fr. Coxon. About recovering the present Provincial'sdebts to us.² Iwant 14 packsto bee in a reasonablecase. WhatdayAylward came att £25 whichMr. DanielArthur is to pay.

To LadyCarington.3 With an inclosd from LadyMontague Desire to knowe aboutwhat time her Ladyship guesses she and LadyMary Herbert may bee here .

To Br. Smith. With the inclosd for LadyCarington . I press forthe 18 feathers Desire he see wether a gowneor manteau or a petticote or two, of any colour of silks &c. , could bee gotfor a present use here.4

26[th].

A Mons. Duriez , a Mr. Olivier, a Mr. de Marolle, rue St. Maurice a Lille; the other two att Brest An account oftheir foure children.5

To these that Fr. Martineau , Provincial , who hath seen their sons , will give an account.

Wentto Gravelin.

27[th]

To Fr. Coxon With several inclosd Only directions for recovery of debt.

That evening came Francis Fortescu' and Bob Petre .

FromFr. Thomas Busby 15/26 May Dover So farwith Fortescu .

10See note to letter fromthe Provincial received on February23rdabove The family name of William the fifth Earl and second titular Marquis of Seaforth who was attainted in 1716, was Mackenzie See The Complete Peerage. His father, who had married Frances, second daughterof William, first Marquis and titular Duke of Powis, died in 1701 at the early age of thirty-nine. Thefifth Earl'swife, whom he married in April, 1715 , was Mary, daughter of Nicholas Kennet of Coxhoe, Northumberland Fr. Kennet's family came fromDurham, Foley tells us

2 Debts owing to St. Omers College . Fr. Sabran was anxious to have these settled beforethe Provincial's and his terms of office came to an end

3 She and her sister were expected; Lady Mary was Lady Montagu From the next letter, to Brother Smith, it would appear that they were coming from Paris

* The feathers and gown, etc. were no doubt for "actingsuites"

5 Therewere two Duriez boys, two Oliviers and one Marolle

6 Fr. Isaac Martineau was from 1714 till 1718 Provincial of the Province of France, one of the five FrenchProvinces .

7 His father, accordingto Fr. Sabran (see his letter of June 2nd below) was J. Fortescue , Esq. If he was mistakenabout the initial, Franciscould be the son of Charles of Husband'sBosworth, Leicestershire See pedigree in Foley, V , 961; Estcourt and Payne, 157. Fr. ThomasBusby(see next letter) was at this date in the College of the Immaculate Conception which included Leicestershire See pedigree for other possibilities

8 Fr. Sabran did not record that he brought his younger brother with him although it had appeared likely that he would be doing so . Fr. Thomas Busby alias Roberts (1656-1750) was for much of his long life stationed in the College of the Immaculate Conception He wrote that the boy was to start in the school or class of Grammarand proceed up the school.

JUNE 1715

He must go to Grammar and on £25. Must learn to dance. From de Vinck That his son may learn musick . 10

28[th].

From Lady Dormer 24 April Lady Goring's grandchild, my relation ; hopes, on that account, he will bee wellcom and care had &c. He hath a good stomach (her son); she hopes Iwill see hewant not He broughtthe letter.

30th

From [Fr.] Coxon Will make up the 100 English, notfor an other butt me, he hopes.2 'Tis not Deureux but Bernard Morgan.³ Caverner must learn [f.103 .] musick and his mother will then send his brother. At Mr. Parker's request hath given a billon usfor£20 to Eberson, which will bee repayd soon to Coxon . From Fr. Eyre. Written 12/23 May. It were well if Mr. Poynz hinted in his book that he had consulted the head of the English Jesuits about his designe of justifying himself and them in what reguarded him, but was so far from receiving encouradgement or even aprobation ofthe designe that he foundhimagainstanyfurther writing or publishing any thing on those. However he thoughtit fit to justifye himselfagainst publick repeated calumnies; owing so much to himself. Hopes to heare what I have concluded about Galloway's boy. Hopes that some how or other he shall see me .

June [1715]

1st

From Fr. Powel, Rector ofLiege. 26 May. The markesare notputt att Liegebutt at St. Omers. He beleeves the letterswhich cost 13 sols goe first to Paris.5 From Rome by soliFr. General, not finding informations so unanimous as he expected for a Provincial, hath sent fornewones So probablyFr.Provincial will makea visitbefore he bee out of place Orders are sent for a new Rector ofGandt ,

10 On March 15th, 1715, he wrote that he wished his son "to learn to play on the viol" .

1See note to letter received fromSirWilliam Goring on December28th, 1713 In his letter received on the 18th above Fr. Coxon wrote that he would be sending "yong Dormer" .

2 Fr. Coxon hopedto bring the total of boys from England , Ireland Scotland and Walesup to 100 and hopedtoo that Fr. Sabran would be continuing as Rector.

3 Themeaningof this is not clear ; for Deureuxand Cavernersee letterreceived from Fr. Coxon on April 1st, 1714

* Fr. Sabran had urged him to write an answer (see his letter dated April 27th , 1715); Fr. Eyre was probably giving the Provincial'sview

5See Fr. Powell's letter received on the 20th of May above and Fr. Sabran's reply on the 21st

"He had heard privately from Romethat theGeneralwished for moreopinions before appointing the next Provincial

7 The Provincial would probably visit the houses on the Continent before handing over his office

butt he knowes not who My news goodatt an certa apparentia ?² Rector of Watten discessitad Aquas Grani, ³ 22 Maii.

2d

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To Lady Dormer. In answer. An account ofher son's (mykinsman , by her [being] grandchild of Lady Goring) arrival; promises of due care

To J. Fortescue Esq. Much on the same subject as above; his son being come with the other.

3d.

To Mr. Coxon . In answer. My want of six packs more and ofa bill. The time the 3 last camehither.5

To Mr. Eyre. In answer. The Abbot's sickness hath hinderd yetthe conclusion about the yong Galloway WhatI have from Rome and thencehopes of seinghim soone.

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4th

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From Fr.Coxon 19/30 May A bill on Antwerpof 3360 florinsfor £300 (12 per cent) So each £25 = £28 ; so 350 livres from Paris not making quite£28 att 312 for 25, it is butt equal in the most frequent exchange . Will scrape what he can for an other bill ('tis wanting, and, if Pulton's debt could bee recoverd after so long expectation, that would putt us well). Mr. Parker very glad for our reception of Duke of Norfolk; what ever it cost was well spent 'Twill bee hardto gett any thing of Sir George ofthe Macknamarra money.⁹ The inclosd reasons for exacting a bond. The meanes which in necessity may be used; if not kept secret when used, all is lost Even the Morleys' fatherexpostulats that it is notexactedofChild's grandfather and of his obstination in not giving it His son (the boy's father) is coming from London; he will endeavour to gett it of him. Above £400 per annum10 may bee lost to the Seminary , ¹

2This might refer to Jacobiteactivity and a rumour that James Edward had appeared in Scotland.

3Fr. Ebersonhad gone away to Aix-la-Chapelle, presumablyfor a rest after his illness .

+ To makeup 100 fromFr. Coxon's side ofthe Channel

5 The three last to have arrived would seem to have been Fortescue , Dormer and Petre .

• See note to letter to the Provincial dated February23rd, 1715

7 Perhaps the news that the Provincial's term of office was notcoming to an end as soon as had been thought; see Fr. Powell'sletter received on the 1st above.

8 Perhaps this was money owing for Giles; see letter received fromFr. Coxon on April 1st, 1714.

9Was Fr. Coxon meaningSir George Brown? See note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on February 11th, 1714. The name Macnamara occurs in Payne, Records, 40. It was alsothat of an Irish Jacobitefamily connected bymarriage with the Arthurs See Nolan, 256

10 Fr. Coxon had made this calculation before; see letter received from him on March 21st, 1715

1 St. Omers was sometimes called a seminarybut not all the boys were destined for the Church. See Chadwick, 219-221 on this point.

ifhe gives nobond, for all must bee given up Only the Oxforshire factors are opposit, for feare ofloosing friends, buttthey arestrange ones whowill not help to save us £400 ayear though itcostthem not onefarthing.

From Mr. William Stafford 12/23 May In answer Mighty pleasd withhis brother , but apt to beleeve my kindnessto him makesupthe praises I give to him beyond justice. How much both beholding to me. Is most willing I make him ourentire friend, butt desires Istill take care no resolution bee instild to him as to settlement , forone life (especialyhis) is no security to a family.

5th.

To Fr. Coxon. In answer, according to the parenthesis which I joynd to his letter above The Duke and Dutchess &c costus the expences of£35, not to putt all the burden upon St. Bertin's " Ionly require a letter to Sir Georges such as I hint att, and to knowe his answer. How stops the payment of Whetenhal's debt? I must soonehave six packs The presentadvantageof29 exchange(about £900).10 [f.104 .] From Susan Bryerli . " An account of her conversion and reconciliation by me above 28 years ago. She would have2 lines of recomendation to Fr. le Tellier besydes my declaration. From Fr. Lawson. 31 May. Thanks for my guift of what he had had of goods of late Mrs. Morgan . 12 Hath recoverd 43 liversfor us due to her at Mr. Carney's office.13 Maclegot¹ can not send herson , her pension, as also Lady Macmahon's, being too much cutt offfor her being able to maintaine him.2 Lady Maclaine acquiesces to all I writt, exceptpaying the augmentation money she never heard of, and will payfor her son when he returns 312 livres per annum.³

7th

From Fr. Coxon 23 May O.S. Hopes ofthe 3 Calverts. Leckonby

4 The missioners in that district . The Curzonslived at Waterperry in Oxfordshire

5 To become a priest About the exchange (or, more likely, about Pulton's debt), in the letter received from Fr. Coxon on the daybefore.

7 TheAbbey in the town of Saint-Omer

8 Seemention of Sir George in Fr. Coxon's letter received on the daybefore ⁹BySir Henry Tichborne, his uncle ; the matter was not settled yet.

10 This is not clear

11 As Fr. Lawsonwas to mention her later, she would seem to have been living at St. Germainsor Paris

12See letters received from Fr. Lawson on May 19th above and to him dated May 21st.

13 The name Carney or Carny has been mentioned before in connectionwith Mrs. Morgan's gift to St. Omers College ; see letter from Fr. Darell received on June 22nd, 1714.

1 See letter to Fr. Lawson dated May 4th above

2 See letter fromher received on May 21st, 1714. Here is more evidence ofthe povertyexperienced by the exiles

3 This was the figure that Fr. Sabran had suggested in writing to Fr. Lawson on May 21st above

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sett out with Turberville , Mr. Clarck? whom he hopes I shall make welcom Knowes not what rate Forcer is att; desires I write to Fr. H. Widdrington about a bond (Fox pays the 15 forLeckonby). Mr. Curson desires an impartial account of his son, Child; that care bee had of him as to moralls, religion, &c. , his mother and friends being Protestants Sir Francis Mannock10his sonatt £20 -(that I write to him can notshope [?] keepers11 pay 25for yongher sonsifmanyatt £20) The family P [blank] out oftowne, so can not [see?] about silcks, &c

From Fr. Provincial 12/23 May. Hopes I shall succeede foryong Galoway. Soon a visit, 12 so let accounts be ready. My house wants it less than others I shall not end my employ here so soone as I expect Doubtsnot Iwill shew all kindnessI can to Mr.13 and Mrs. Turbervillehe, our ordinarydyet, she, some little thing she caneat. Thanks me for my kindnessto Mr.J[ohn] [James ?] Hawker ;14 will soone send for him IfI have any employ for him I may use him, ifnot, send him back to the Hill . 15 ThatIforbid those ofthis house to eate and drink at Mr. du Thoss' lodgings.16

8th

From Fr. Huylenbrouck Gand, 9 June [sic] Mox absolvetur editio Vindicationum 3a ad tubam alteram maiorem clangentem sonum dereformanda Societate, una cum nova impressionepriorum vindicationum . Si respondit PaterProvincialis an etquotexemplaria velit, &c. Adhuc haeret negotium duorum Episcoporum et causa nescitur.1

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From Lady Lucy Herbert 28 May. Thanks for thehopes ofseing me soone . Will take no measures to have the Exercises given.

* This would seem to be Fr. John Turberville, who, as will be seen , wasin the Low Countriessoon after this. As the boy Leckonbycame withhim thiswould seem to be Fr. William Clark from the Collegeof St. FrancisXavier as Leckonby was the nephew of Mr. Fox who was Welsh.

8 Forster was the cousin of Fr. Henry Widdrington ElizabethKnollys; see Estcourt and Payne, 216.

10 OfGifford's Hall, Suffolk; this was the fourthBaronet, who had foursonsWilliam , Francis, Thomas and George Seepedigree in Foley, V, 547 .

11 Perhaps, by this, Fr. Sabran meant people wealthy enough to maintain a priest and chapel.

12 The Provincial would be coming overon visitation.

13 Mr. Turberville may have been Fr. John Turberville or maybe (and perhaps more likely) Mrs. Turberville's husband . As has been mentioned , Fr. John was certainly over at this time

14 Seeletter fromthe Provincial received on July 7th, 1714. Perhaps Fr. Hawker had been ill and had been recuperatingat St. Omers ; next year he was in Lincolnshire

15 Watten

16 No suitableplace, apparently.

1See notes to letter received fromFr. Huylenbroucq on January 15th above.

2 She was replying to Fr. Sabran's letter dated May 12thabove.

Wishes Br. Peter Paul³ could come with me. (Supposes her sister, Carington , is with me). Desires to bee remembred 1 June, her profession day.

10th.

From LadyStrickland All about the death of her son, Robin.4 A letter for Fr. Eyre.

To Br. Smith. How the mistake came. I need no other feathers.5 ToMrs. Brooks Inclosed in the other. Ofcomfortin herafflictions.

11th.

From Peter Moore, att Paris, 9 June Money bound. Desires an orderto Father Darel to help him with money to comehither. "

12[th].

From Fr. Darell. The successof his book The new Cardinal ; who , in the Pope's name, is to preside to a national council .

13[th].

To Lady Lucy Herbert By her sister Montague, with whom tomorrow I goe for Dunkerque, to lett her knowe the visit I expect permits not that I come to see her; so she must provide one from Gandt10 to give the Spiritual Exercises Ilent ofmyprivat moneyto Lady Montague 105 livers. Now 12 livers = 20 sh., so it makes £8-15 sh

15[th].

From Fr. Coxon 30 May Pulton's estate is selling. " Robert Collingwood hath recoverd the £100 of Parry's debt;12 as sooneas he receives it, he will make me a return They aske the odd money or the interest (whichare about equal) be remitted. Howwellspent the money was att the Duke's reception Child'sfather hath given a bond; he prest that the affaire (so much to my credit) should bee fullyestablisht in my time . 13 Lane¹ manages mypretentions² of£125

3 She was hoping he would come to finish decoratingtheir chapel of St.Joseph.

4 Robert, her second son and brother of Walter, Roger and Thomas later Bishop of Namur; he died unmarried

5 The"acting suites" were presumablycomplete

6 This is the only mention of this lady

7 See C.R.S., XL, 144; he was on his way back to England from the English College , Rome for reasons of health According to C.R.S., (loc cit.), he was intending to completehis studies in Belgium

8 This was probably Henri de Bissy, Bossuet's successor as Bishop of Meaux , who was created Cardinal at about this time (Pastor, 352-3) There was much talk of a National Council in France to deal with Cardinal Noailles and the Jansenist problem See Pastor, 245 ff.

9 The Provincial's

10 A priestfrom that community

11 Mrs. Julia Pulton had been tryingto arrange this for some time See letter received from her on August 2nd , 1714.

12 See letter received fromFr. Coxon on December 24th, 1714 .

13See letter received fromFr. Coxon on June 4th above; he meant that hehad urgedthe father to signthe bond before Fr. Sabran's rectorate ended.

1 Fr. William

2 ClaimsonSirHenry; see letterfromtheProvincialreceived onApril 5thabove .

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on Sir H[enry] Tichburne for H[enry] Whetenhall Hath receivd and putt to my account £23-15-0 for Mrs. Thompson. Lord Montgarretdesires I lett his son, James, havewhat is properfor his vacancies , whichhe soon will repay with his pension. [f.105 .] From Fr. Eyre 30 May. They have persuaded Santini¹º ourdefencewas as sharp upon the Clergy as their HistoryofDoway College. So Fr. Provincial desires I gett Mr. Hunter's book turnd into Latin by many hands. Now he is of opinion he shall embrace mebutt knowesnothow soone . 11 His respects to Mr. le Riche, 12 &c. From Fr. Kennet 30 May. All present news of English affaires. From Lady Lucy Herbert. Fears her last to me hath miscarried, having no answer How glad she shall be to see her sister ,Montague , ifitcan bee with her safety Desiresto knowe positively when I shall beeableto goe to Brugis.

16[th]

To Lady Montague . With 4 inclosd receivd for her from England. A bill on Fr. Woodfor the £23-15 sh . That she keepe privat.2

To Fr. Coxon. In answer . Howthe busness ofthe bonds is wholyhis and to bee rememberd by posterity. That he remit the interest money to Mr. Parry.3 Selby shall have what my Lord, his father, requires. My number, and that I still want some 15 packs by the end ofAugust. Once more invite him over before I quit my post. That he procure Historia S[anctae] Mon[acellae].

To Fr. Kennet In answer; our ecclesiasticaland other news.

To Fr. Eyre With an inclosd from Lady Strickland The rest in answer Santini's pretended sentiment is butt an excuse from doing what he ought, and fears will not succeede.5

To Mr. H[enry] Widrington Of his cosin Ferd[inand] Foster's coming and the special care I shall take ofhim.

From Mr. Poynz. His bookready, butt would first have me see it, and consult me

8 This may well have been an alias for Lady Montague; see Fr. Sabran's letter to her dated thefollowing day. James was probably Lord Mountgarret's second son; see note to entry dated November 23rd, 1713. The "vacancies" would be starting early in August.

10 Vincent Santini was Internuntio at Brussels It was thought necessary to have A Modest Defence translatedinto Latin to show the Internuntio that it was not "as sharp upon the Clergy" as The History of The English College at Doway was upon the Jesuits

11 Hewas expecting to be comingover with the Provincial

12 As has been noted he may have been the Abbot of St. Bertin at Saint-Omer

1 See noteto mention of Mrs. Thompsonin Fr. Coxon'sletter received theday before.

2 Avoid beingseen about

3 See Fr. Coxon'sletter of the day before

4 See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated November24th, 1713

5 Santini was not anxious to intervene in the matter of The Secret Policy (or The History of DowayCollege)

Fr. Widdrington had first made the request that St. Omers would take him on December 30th, 1713

7 This was presumablyhis answer to the accusations made against him in The Secret Policy

17th.

From Mr. Nairne. To recomend his son he designes to send me from Douay where he is so discontented that he hath endeavourd to run away Desires I say nothing of the concerns of his son att Douay. Thathe learn musick. Had sent him first hitherbuttforhis special acquaintance with two masters there. Sends inclosd the following

From Mr.Charls Booth.3 RecomendingNairne's son as very acceptable to the King Designes to send his eldest soone , then 3 others , &c

To Mr. Nairne With an inclosd answer to Mr. Booth Civil acceptation ofboth; pension 315 livres.

19th

To Rev. Fr. Provincial A full account of Peeter More(Born) going over into England, and I aske James Chapman's coming hither for a journeyonvery pressingexprest [f.105v.] accounts, and offertopay for the journey.

To Fr. Coxon. Minde him of £13 he must recover from Mr. Born , given by me to his son Peeter Moore att Paris and here for his journey.4

To Mr. Born A large account of his son . The reasons why I advisedhim to goe over to him. £13 he hath had from me att Paris and here for the continuationof his journey, to be repayd to Fr. Coxon

To Br. James Chapman. In answer to his That I have writt to Fr. Provincialfor hisjourneyhither, and if money bee not senthim , offerd to dischargeit.

20th.

From Fr. Hunter Spa, 14 June, in answer Thers come to them the brothers of the Duke from Paris with Dr. Strickland This is a great man with the Internunce. Seems to wish an agreement, but highly prepossest in favour of his owne. Speak of nothing but impoosing silence on all sydes He gave the Internuntiomy letter; receivd it civily, speaks with much respect of me and the Society. Still thinks nothing will do good butt recomending the busness to

2 Sir David Nairne was Clerk of the Closet to James II and to James Edward.

3 A Groom of the Bedchamber to James Edward Was he the father of Fr. Charles Booth who was born at St. Germains in 1707, of FrancisBooth (see C.R.S., XXX, 184) and James Booth, the lawyer? It would seem so See Foley, VII, 72; Gillow, I, 269; Bevan, 51-4; Shieldand Lang, 131-49 .

4 Fr. Sabran had answered Peter More's appeal received on the 11th above , where see note

5 Itwould appear fromFr. Powell'sletter received on the 24th belowthatthis was Henry Howard

6This was presumablythe Abbé StricklandThomas , fourthson of Thomas Strickland of Sizergh and his second wife Winefrid (Trentham), later Bishop of Namur. For an accountof him see Gillow, V, 533-5; C.R.S. , XIX, 116n , 117 , 120 , 121 .

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Bishop Gifford. Is against our clearing our selves by exposing any others. Thinksitwill suffise to complaine att Rome. Heis influenced by somein part who persuade him wee are as much infaultas those weeaccuse . IfI write to him Imay send it to Liege. They will stay att Spa 2 months .

To Mrs. Brereton Br Smith.

With the attestation she desired , inclosd to

21[st].

From Fr. Provincial . 6/17 June Very glad that Mr. and Mrs. Turberville are settled. Againe that The Modest Defense beetranslated. That I give to Mr. Levinge on the Provincial's account the usual guift of Provincials (£5).

From Fr. Coxon Mr. Fox is areard above a year [and a] and answers no letters. Will he do so for yong Leckonby ?8 Hecan gett nothing certain about the 3 Calverts My letters to Curson and to Sir Francis Mannockwill have the desird effect.9 £10 to Baldwin's privat account; £5 for Mr. Sheldon.² That Fresnoy³ bee suddenly sent over, his fatherbeing veryill.

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To Rev. Fr. Provincial. I thought more would bee had from the Internunce butt the letter he sent me; I having brought before all motives to him. The reasons whyherewee translate not TheModest Answer. Thanks from Mr. Levinge for his benevolence.4

To Mr. Fox. About his son's pension in arearsofa year and a half ThatIam directed to himfor the pension of his nephew, Leckonby.5

To Fr. Coxon By du Fresnoy. Chiefly that he see him soone returnd againe to us, and some packs with him .

Nothingthe 23rd.

24th

From Fr. Powel, Rector of Liege 16 June On Wednesday(12th)

6 This could be Louisa Breretonfrom whom Fr. Sabran had a letter on October 25th, 1714 and to whom he wrote on January5th, 1715; on the other hand it is possible that he should have written Mrs. Brierly here as he had a similar request from her on the 5th above

7 See note on the letter received from Jacobson on January 4th, 1714; the present to him may have been connected with the fact that he was about to start the study of theology preparatory to ordination, and, it would appear, in Rome. See catalogues

8 This could be Mr. Henry Fox Fr. Coxon asked if he was going to be in arrears with the fees for his nephew Leckonby as well Fr. Sabran had responded to Fr. Coxon'srequest in his letter received on the 7th above

'As will appear later there would seem to have been more than one boy of this name at St. Omers at the time The private account would be money for personal expenses, pocketmoney, etc.

2See note to letter from the Provincial received on November 29th, 1713. In 1715, it is not clearwhere he was; in 1716 he was at Liègein the middle ofhis theologicalstudies See catalogues

3 Elsewhere he is called Du Fresnoy

4 The gift of £5 mentionedin the Provincial's letter received on theday before .

5 See Fr. Coxon'sletter received the day before .

receivd onefrom Rome to Fr. Provincial that seemd to have patents inclosd, probablyfor his successor . 12 The Duke of Norfolk's reception there (Soli) Henry Howard, who hath resignedhis hopes ofa Doctor's cap, 13 hath fastened himself on the Duke, his brother, togeather with Dr. Strickland , a leading man in that Clergy, pretender to makinga peace betwixt us and them. The conditionthat Fr. Hunter14being made the King's confessor(who now says hewill have a Jesuit, butt not Fr. Eyre)15 and Fr. Hunter the fittest, &c Fr. Hunter answerd him with a jestbut hath hard cards, for the Duke very indifferent to Jesuit or Clergyman, Philip no friend, Henry an ennemy; all he houlds by is the Dutchess2 and the love and veneration ofall thefamily About the French national council.³ Thanks for my kindness to Engel, 4 and the same to Mr. du Puys.

27[th].

For Canon Buttler. With the inclosd from Mr. Aylward, about the 636florinsand his answer Wether he will answerand when forthat summe.5

28[th]

From Lady Montague. 26 [June?] Had not receivdanyanswerto hers That placenow very dangerousfor her; on 29th would go for Gandt to stay one month. Desires in that time I dispose ofher. I may direct letters for her to Mr. Preston att the English Dames." Will not make use of my bill, butt desires that I order Mr. Coxon topaywhathereceivedfor her to Mr. Formbywhenhecallsforit. [f.106v .] From Fr. Baker 10 The printer advised by him to come two days later, the letters not being come from Gandt. " Fr.

12 Fr. Powell guessed that the letter might contain the patents of appointment of the Provincial's successor

13See Fr. Hunter's letter received on the 20th above According to the Douay Diary (C.R.S. ,XXVIII, 23n.) Henry Howard spent fiveyears at St. Gregory's, Paris after his ordination at Douay in 1709 but did not proceed to a degree

14 Fr. ThomasHunter, the chaplain to the Duke and Duchess ofNorfolk

15 Fr. Eyre had been confessor to James Edwardin 1711. Seecatalogue

1Two of the Duke's brothers Philip married Winifrid Stonor See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 128n .

2 MaryShireburn, daughterof Sir Nicholas Shireburn , Bart., of Stonyhurst.

3 See letter fromFr. Darell received on the 12th above and note.

4 Angell or Enghel has been mentionedbefore .

5 See letter from Mr. Aylward received on May 22nd

6 It seems that she hopedFr. Sabran would choose a convent for her Atthis date she was probably still a widow for the second time. See note to letter received from Fr. Coxon on January 15th, 1714. In fact, she madea third marriage.

"He wasperhaps the chaplainto the English Benedictine nuns at Ghent

8 Which Fr. Sabran had sent her on the 16th above Was this the Mr. Formby "att Mr. Cowley's shop over againstthe Black Horse in Little Weld Street" mentionedby William Thompsonin the letter Fr. Sabran received from him on February2nd, 1715?

10 Mentioned beforein a letter from Lady Lucy Herbert received on September 9th, 1714; he was stationedat Watten

11 There is no indication as to the nature ofthese letters.

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Matthew Pritchard consecrated Bishop att Cullen . 12 The Prince¹³ would have done it; he excused itfor secrecy. Passingby Brugis, 14 exprest how sensible ofhis obligation to Fr. Sabran and the English Province.

29[th].

To Lady Montague. That her money shall bee payd by Fr. Coxon . Journeys dangerousforher. Can gett no place here for herbyreason of the Bishop's prohibition, 15 and like[ly] my self not to stay here 3 weekes She need not bee concernd about the money she had from me not belonging to the College . 16 Wentthisday to Gravelin¹7 for the reviewing offices , &c

30th

From Fr. Lawson. 24 [June]. That Mrs. Ecop payd all of[f]to the 21st July, 1715 for her son with an assurance given her of paying no morefor the rest of her son's time.¹ Mrs. Meade gave to Fr. Justiniani 4 livres for her daughter who writes to her mother thatshe hath not received it. (It is very falls; 'twas carryed to her to buye shoes.) She desires a letter from her son and would knowe howe he doth. Desires I will dispatch the attestation I promised to Mrs. Brierly.3 Services to Mr. du Puys.

July [1715].

1st

From LadyMontague. 28 June [sic]. For all her resignation, myne of29th entirelydisorderd her,4 finding no hopes, for the reasonsI writt, of being here againe under my eye and care She hath not been att Gandt, Mr. Preston being come to her, so by her sister's³ advice resolved to goe to a French monastery, being too much knowne without and within where she is; butt will not stir without my aprobation , so desires a quick answer. Since I shal soone goe out of myemploy, she hath given other directions to theDuke her brother how to write to her. Her sister hath writt to her correspondent'to take out of Coxon's hands the money receiv'd for her .

12Bishop Prichard was consecrated at Cologne at Whitsuntide in 1715. See Gillow , V, 369

13 ThePrinceBishopofLiège.

14 Bishop Prichard

15 It is not clear what this signified

16 The moneywhich Fr. Sabran had lent her was from some which was at his disposal

17 Perhaps to the convent of the Poor Clares where Fr. Sabran may have been helping with ideas about the management of the house

1 Seeletter from Fr. Lawsonreceived on May 19th , 1715 .

2Seenote to letter from Fr. Justiniani received on November19th , 1713

3 Her letter askingfor this had been received on the 5thabove.

4 She was answering (apparently) Fr. Sabran's datedthe 29th Lady Lucy Herbert?

The second Duke of Powis.

7 Mr. Formby in London, perhaps.

Desires I send her (left in my writing box) 2 seales, the pictures I gave her, that from Dunkerque, some letters Have I had no letter from her brother ?

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2d

From Fr. Coxon 13/24 June Glad the money for Mrs. Thompson10 came so opportunely As for the £50, the gentlemanis a noli me tangere . 11 'Tis hard for any of my friends to speake to Lord Baltimore , butt the letter shall bee safely given. Will use all industry to finde Historia Sanctae Mon[acell]ae.2 Hopes to send soon an other bill, though hath payd our quota for Mr. Simons's journeys and presents , amounting to 39 livres[?]a great deale of money.³

From Fr. Eyre., 13/24 June

Onlya partofour book wastranslated by Fr. Richard Plowden; 'tis necessary the whole bee. When Mr. le Richescoms home that I press about Galloway's boy The time ofhis coming over is uncertain. The nation is in a great crisis Can not gett a fitt horse for Lammery under 15 guineas; expences in keeping, bringing over, &c If he meet an occasion of serving him well and reasonably will do it. I must (he beleeves) give an other , atta quarterof an other partingfeast. "

3d.

From Mr. John Buttler. Cambray, 1 July. The substanceis Mr. Philip Stafford had of his money 83 livres remitted for his owne use. He was assured by Mr. Stafford and Mr. Salter that Mr. Aylward had much more of Mr. Stafford's effects than what will answerthatdebt; yet Mr. Aylward, insted ofpaying him , askes more money of him, &c (He incloses an open one for Mr. Aylward to that purpose). 4th.

FromMr. Thomas Parker With an inclosd paper, dated 17/28 June Thanks fortheaccount ofP[eter] Moore Because I aske it, and for

10 As has been noted this may have been an alias used for Lady Montague

11 This might referto the £50 left in trust withthe Lady whereFr. Gardinerwas chaplain. See letter from Fr. Coxon received on August 7th, 1714. The difficult gentleman might be the executormentioned by Fr. Gardiner in his letter received on March 21st, 1715. No doubt Fr. Sabran would want to clearthe matter up beforehis rectorateended

1 Charles, thefifth Lord.

2 Fr. Sabran had asked for this in his letter dated June 16th, 1715.

3 Fr. Francis Plowden'sjourneys to France on the financial business ofthe EnglishProvinceand of St. Omers College.

4 A ModestDefence presumably .

5 See note to letter to the Provincial dated February23rd, 1715 .

* Seenote to letter to Mr. Hebdendated June 3rd, 1714 .

7 Themeaningof this cryptic remark is not clear; see Fr. Sabran's commentin his reply on the 5th below .

8 This was his answer to Mr. Aylward's enquiry in his letter to Fr. Sabran dated May 22nd, 1715. As has been seen Fr. Sabran forwarded the enquiry to Canon Butler.

⁹ Was this a mistakefor Mr. John Stafford deceased?

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the reasons, agrees Mr. Chapman should give me a visit, buttthe most convenient and cheape way seems to bee that he comewith the new master, 11 goe back with a novice. In "The Case Stated" 12 the author's translation of the decree of the Council of Constance is absolutely falls. Agrees with Maimbourg . He is much concernd to finde such a fault in the book and wishes it could bee corrected. Mr. Acton soon will bee with you; doubts not I will give him a kinde welcome, and lett him have some little employment withyou.² He seemesthefittest forthat ofSpiritual Father Putts me inminde againe of little Galloway.

From Mr. John Smith.3 15/26 June In answerto myne aboutMr. Shuttleworth's debtfor hisbrotherhere. Found not, ofhis mother's , enough for pressing debts of chandlers, butchers, &c , in the neighbourhood. He designes to send his son within a year.

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To Lady Montague In answer I aproove her going to a French monastery

To Fr. Rector of Liege. With an inclosd to Br. Chapman. Isend him Fr. Provincial's answer concerning Br Chapman's journey hither. Invite him . The rest is news .

To Rev. Fr. Provincial . In answer. That the want of the; in "The Case Stated" shall bee corrected by a list of errata. That wee have beenforced to fixe Renovations on the 14th, on the uncertainty of his coming.

To Fr. Eyre. In answer. About his 2 obscurehints.

To Fr. Coxon. Only in answer. With 2 inclosd to Sir J[ohn] Shelly . 10 I invite him once more to make us a visit The rest in meer answer.

11 ArrivingatSt. Omers from Liège

12 Did the Provincial mean The Case Review'dFr. Darell's answer to Dr. Leslie ? See Fr. Sabran's reply on the following day The title of The Case Review'd continues Or, An Answer To The Case Stated ....

1 Louis Maimbourg (1610-86), a Jesuit who left the Societyin consequence of his views on Anglicanism, wrote among many other works, a history of the WesternSchism See Sommervogel , V, 350

2 The Provincial had at the end of 1713 suggested sending Fr. ThomasActon to St. Omers See letter received from him on November 30th, 1714 and note

3 Probably Fr. John Smith who was at this date in London .

4 This could be John Shuttleworth alias Richardson (1708-65) who entered the Society in 1730 and became Spiritual Father at the English College, Rome and then a missionerand Rector in the Residence of St. Mary.

5 In answer to hers received on the 1st above; he wrote morefully a week later

6 Theletter received from the Provincial the day before.

7 In reply to the Provincial's of the daybeforeon which see note

8 Renovation of vows for those who had not made their final vows There would be a few days of Retreatbeforehand . See Fr. Eyre's letter received on the 2nd aboveand note.

10 Seemention of Sir John Shelley (and note) in letter received from SirWilliam Goring on December3rd, 1713 and also in letter received from Fr. Coxon on March 5th, 1714

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FromDr.Wood Myanswers under covertothe Guardien comenot, so he desires I inclose under cover to the Rector.¹ The King and Queen will pass this summer att Commercy. All looks well, buttno attempt from abroade will bee whilstthe Parliament sits.² From William Chapman.3 An account of his progress ; will pass Doctor thisAugustif he bee not purs bound Then a year in some great hospital for practise, so home.

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From Fr. Provincial 19/30 June A long letter of reasons for the translating by the masters"The Modest Defence" . Askes he may haveattRome moneyofthis housewhich he shall want forviaticum;5 it shall speedily bee repayd att Paris Againe recomends yong Galloway

From Fr. Coxon. 20 June/1 July. Hath been asked what is owing for Fresnoy, which looks not well for his return Hath 4 or 5 whose coming he will hasten.7 Hath sent a bill of 2220 livres for £200; hopes to send an other within a post or two, gathering all he can for feare of intestin troubles (an inclosd print about them). Asks wether he hath not sent me Simons's' and Green's order to settle on me the £5 rent at Paris?10 (Yes). [f.108 .] From Mr. Patrick Harper . 3 July, Roterdam. His sons having been so well here, the elder, John, presses to return againe in hopes that God will inspire him howto make the best choice ofa conditionto live in." Though most useful to his affaires, will not refusehim. Only expects an answerfrom me .

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To Mr. Harper. A kinde answer That the sooner his son comes , the better, to resettle his minde to studdy before the beginning of schooles

To Fr. Provincial . WhyI proposd to the consultorsthe translation . 12 How readyly the 5 masters have accepted it; I take the greatershare All will bee ready before my letters come to his hands . He may

1 Reversing the request he had made on February27th, 1715.

2 The new Parliamenthad met in March and the session did not end till June 1716 though there were adjournments

3 See note to letter to James Chapman sent on December 18th, 1713 . Short of money.

5 Forjourney expenses.

*Hehad been sent for to England; see letter from Fr. Coxonreceived on June 21st, 1715

7 New boys.

8 Civil war as the result of an attempt to restore the Stuarts.

9 Fr. FrancisPlowden .

10 This matter has been mentioned beforemore than once See letter received from Fr. Coxon on May 8th, 1715

11 Mr. Harper had sent for his elder son on July 26th, 1714

12 Into Latin of Fr. Hunter's A ModestDefence

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take our money att Rome, 2 butt I desire soone bills on Darelfor Fr. Provincial's debts, att least in his time, being much indebted there . The reasons of it I will urge the Abbot att his returne about Galloway.

To Fr. Coxon. In answer. I inclosethe whole debt of Du Fresnoy Thanks for promist bill. The reasons why I nowwant. That ifthe 5 packs come now and 2 more before September, I shall begin schooles with above 140.5

To Fr. Kennet Chieflyabout the speedy return of Mrs. Turbervill's £18-9 sh . News.

To Mr. Curson. About his son's sickness . Why I aprehend not. Ifhe hearsnot soone againefrom me , he may conclude him out of danger

To Lady Montague With an inclosd from the Duke her brother Comfort in her present circumstances. (Send her to day by Mrs. Nissons[?] her little boxseales, letters and pictures.)

To Dr. Wood In answer The present news.

To Mr. Collingwood In answer Thanks ThatI will procure him HistoriadeAuxiliis The accidentwhyMr. Mulineuxwasno better receivd here in my absence .

To Mr. Dickinson . 10 The conditionof the widdow, Wyatt. I have here answerd for her Desire her pension (and arears) bee payd to Fr. Lawson

To Fr. Lawson . In answer . I inclosethe aboveletter open, desiring he hereafter receive Wyatt's pension Mr[s] Ecop owes nothing. "

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From Fr.Coxon. 23 June/4 July With an inclosd forDarell from Fr. Plowden to shew the £5 rent of Green is ours Fairfax¹ desires some curious peeces (so he doth in his letter to me, promising to

2 In reply to the Provincial's request in the letter received the day before 3Mentioned before by Fr. Sabran in a letter to Fr. Coxon dated May 23rd above

4 Abbot (Le Riche?) of St. Bertin in Saint-Omer?

Including those who were from the Continent See note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated September 3rd, 1714. Actually, by the time his rectorateended there were 146

6This was presumablyfor expenses in connectionwith her journey which Fr. Kennet had first mentionedin his letter received on May 10th, 1715 .

7 A second reply to her letter received on July 1st. If Molineux was used here as an alias for a member of the Widdrington familythis may be Fr. ThomasCollingwood who was in the Durham district at this time. See letter from Fr. Coxon received on December 30th, 1713 . This might be Historiae Controversiarum de Divinae Gratiae Auxiliis sub Summis Pontificibus Sixto V , Clemente VIII et Paulo V libri sex auctore Theodoro Eleutherio Theologo (Sommervogel , V, 1043) which was published at Antwerp in 1705

10 See letter to Fr. Lawsondated February27th, 1715 andnote

11 Confirming what Fr. Lawsonwrote in his letter received on June 30th, 1715.

1 Perhaps Fr.Thomas Fairfax; see noteto letter received fromhim onDecember 31st, 1713. See Kirk, 76. Some papers addressed by Fr. Fairfax to Fr. Sylvester Jenks on the subject ofJansenism are in W.A.A., XXXVIII, Giffard Papers, I.

translate Fr. l'Allemand'sletters in vindication of the constitution , which I sent by Fr. Clarck) Sends me 2 pamphlets by Fr.[?] Goswin's[?] man.8 Desires I procure of Fr. Provincial on the reasonsCoxon writtto me and read to him, that he recomendto all our head factors the bussness of the bonds. Hopes, within a post, to send me both packs and money.

From Mr. Kennet Onlythe news of Impeachments going on . 10

From Mr. Francis Williams." Maryland His patron, Darnel, 12 coming for England; will, if possible, see their son att St. Omers All the letter is motives to us to bee very civil to them Desires some meddalls, pictures, Agnuss, &c. for catechismes ; most usefull there

To Fr. Darell . With inclosd13 from Mr. Green and Mr. Simons to shew all Green's debts are payd to that office and the £5 rent wholy ours. I press againe that our new contracts14 bee made and wee knowe certainly what rents wee have About the promist pension 15

To Fr. Richard Plowden With the procura16from the curè of St. Aldegarde Our news. Thathe procures Fr. General's order forthe continuation of ever exacting bonds for students, 17 and to the Provincial for his paying the debt he owes this house of 2500 Roman crowns . 18

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To Fr. Coxon. Chiefly to forward the inclosd19 to Mr. Curson. Thanks for the pamphlets . 20 Press again for particulardue arears. To Mr. Dickonson , Vice-President . 21 In answer to his with Nairn.

* See note to letter fromFr. Darell received on November14th, 1714.

7 Who had come over; see Fr. Coxon'sletter received on June 7th, 1715

8 This is notreally legible Itmight be S[aint] Goswin's St. Goswinwas abbot of a Benedictine monasterynear Douay A life of him had been publishedat Douay in 1620. See British Museumcatalogue , s.v. Goswin

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10 Oxford, Bolingbroke, Ormondeand Strafford were being impeached.

11 Fr. FrancisWilliams alias or vere Beaumont(1682-1738), served in Maryland from about 1711 till about 1718 and then in Lancashire See Foley, VII, 43 and catalogues.

12 Seeletter received from Fr. Kennet on September 24th, 1714 and note

13 Sent by Fr. Coxon in his letter received that day.

14 Arrangementsabout the College investments in the rentes .

15 One ofthe two outstandingFrenchgovernmentpensions.

16 Promised by Fr. Sabran on May 21st. St. Aldegardemay have been a parish in or near Saint-Omer. This may have been to do with the aggregation to the Archconfraternity of St. Peter which is mentionedlater by Fr. Plowden

17 Fr. Sabran was not anxiousto see his policy abandoned .

18 This had been mentioned before The Roman crown would appear to have been worth about 5/-.

19 See the letter dated the 13th below

20 Mentioned in Fr. Coxon'sletter received the day before.

21 Of Douay College This letter of which Fr. Sabran desired to have a copy may have been the letter written, on behalf of the Pope, by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Fabrizio Paoluccito the President and students of Douay, dated Rome, March 26th, 1715, declaringthem to be entirely free from all suspicion of false doctrine and commending their labours and zeal . See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 31-2.

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Shal bee glad of a coppy of Paolucci's letter. My desire of union betwixtseminaries Have no differencewith the bodyoftheClergy as"TheModest Defence" shows. Ifsome endeavourtomake agap, as the writers of the 8 libels, 10 count not such the Clergy. To Fr. Innes, Rector. In answer to his about Nairn; and all our present news . The little fund of hopes in mobbs , 11 &c. [f.109.] To Mr. Nairne, Secretaire du Cabinet at Barr How his son came hither last night. A full account of him. Promiss ofall care possibleofhim.

13th

To Mr. Curson (with inclosd from Fr. Curson¹ and [Fr.?] Brinkhurst). A consolatory account of his son, John's, death; inclosd to Fr. Coxon

14th

From Fr. Provincial . 17/28 June Only an account of Fr. Robert Percy's³ death on the 21[st of] June (our 2d [of] July), requiring that I indite 3ª.4

From Mr. John Morphy.5 10 July An account that the Bishop hath got him att Rome a smal canonry, butt not that which he asked; the which, he beleeves, he hath preservdfor a nephewofhis. Thanks. News.

From Mrs. Chapman An account of her elder son , "much the same he gave me of himself .

Ab Episcopo Brugensi. In answer. Quid obtinuerit, mediante Patre La Fontaine, pro Dno. Morphy. Sperarese quod postea pinguiorem accipiet prebendam. Nondum eo esse loco sua negotia ut per se possit de ullo Brugis beneficio disponere Reliqua humanitatis expressioneconstant.

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Ab Admodum Reverendo Patre Generali 15 June Gratulatur eo loco esse negotia seminarii ut ex litteris meis mense Maio ineunte

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11Perhaps this was a reference to Jacobiteriots in England in the spring and summer of 1715.

1 Fr. Peter Curzon (1686/7-1766) was of the Waterperry, Oxon., family; at this date he was not long ordainedand was making his tertianshipat Ghent He appears to have worked at Brambridge in Hampshire for many years. See Foley, VII, 191 and catalogues

2 This was probably Fr. George Brinkhurst who brought John Curzon to St. Omers See entry made on July 10th, 1714. The Brinkhurst family came from Berkshireand were probably related to or connected with the Curzons. See Foley, VI, 449, VII, 500; Estcourt and Payne, 216

3 Fr. Robert Percy (1672-1715) was probably a brother of Fr. Philip Percy. He appears to have spent most of his priestly life in Yorkshire and Derbyshire See Foley, VII, 587 and catalogues

* Tria suffragia, or three Masses, were to be ordered for the repose ofhis soul, as was usual

³ See letter received from him on August 7th, 1714 and Fr. Sabran's reply on the 8th

6 Of Bruges, Henry Joseph van Susterem. See next letter but one.

7 William, from whom Mr. Sabran heardon the 6th above

De successore nil sollicitus sim; habebo opportuno tempore; interim nil segnius omnibus partibus officii intentus sim . Merita augeam qua agendo qua ferendo imperfectus[m?] illorum quos adversos experior.⁹

From Fr. Coxon A bill of £250 making 2775 [florins ?] (11 per cent gaine). Hopes to send me 8 other English packs. The rest is about improoving Bernard Morgan , and in musick and dancing.¹ As soone as I can write something of improovement, his brother and others will bee sent His sorrowe he owes so much for Oakly and Virtu;2 hopes to pay all when his accounts come from Paris, but doubts when that will bee . Is willing, ifI please, to give to us a capital of 1660 livres he hath att Paris as they goe now. (The rentis now 66 livers) (£6) [£5?]

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To Fr. Coxon. In answer . Persuade him to keepe his necessary small rent . Not to bee concernd for present payment, and att least St. Omers may share in the charity he doth to Oakly and Virtu. That he acquaint Mr. Plowden and Mr. Gower of John Gower's condition.³

To Rev. Fr. Provincial In answer The want of his presence att W[atten ?]. What I have done about Nugent The request of William] Gower.

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From Fr. Coxon 4/15 July. Short. Stafford desires to knowe in hast howaccounts ofhis brother stood; what due on our 24 of June last; what to bee payd for him att Paris, or what att London. Could send packs, butt expects oportunity. From Fr. Provincial 30 June Desiresthe names ofthe pretendants for the Noviship anno 1° . That I meet with my consultors and

9 The General was answering Fr. Sabran's dated May 7th above He congratulated the Rector on the state of his house and encouraged him in his difficulties . His successor would be appointedin due course

1 Mentioned beforeby Fr. Coxon in a letter received on May 30th, 1715.

2 Seeletter received from Fr. Coxonon September 24th, 1714 and note He was preparedto use his small capital to help pay their fees

3 See noteto letter from Fr. Coxon received on January30th, 1714; subsequent references seem to show that William was ill and Fr. Sabran confused the Christian names here Mr. Plowdencould be Fr. Francis in London or Fr. Edmund in Lancashire Mr. Gower was presumablythe father ofthe boys.

4 The Rector of Watten was absent as has been seen

5This might be William Nugent vere Birmingham, who was in 1715 studying philosophyat Liège He later left the Society . Seecatalogues

6 Perhaps to go to the Benedictines at Douay.

7 See letter received from Mr. Coxon on May 18th, 1715 and note

8 The Provincial asked about the candidates to be admitted to the novitiate that year. Privatereports were to be sentto him about their suitability. Fr. Eberson was still Rector and Master of Novices but he was shortly to go to Rome as Rector of the English College John Baptist L'Allard was to be considered as a candidate and Fr. Sabran was asked to write to him kindlyin the Provincial's name The Provincial also asked who was wantedas Master of the class of Rudimentsat St. Omers.

Fr. Eberson and examin pro et contra Desires each write litteris secretis ofeach 1°Age, health, strenght [sic]. 2° Witt andjudgement 3° Actual progress in learning and application . 4° Humor, temper, tractability 5° Behaviour and virtu (veritas vocationis 1a) 6° Omnibus consideratis an admittendus. Ut scribam quem velim magistrum Rudimentorum Thomas Ingleby2brevi Watenasveniet; post, si scribo cum illo venireChapman.3 SperatDominumActonum in officio esse a me iam statuendum.4 Dominus L'Allart sit unus inter pretendentes. Ipsi suo nomine omnia amica dicam.

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From Fr. Powel Liege, 11 July Beleeves Rev. Fr. Provincialwill not come over. Fr. Provincial having given leave to Br Chapman to make you a visit, I must presume to give him Br. Michel Pooles for his compagnon, for 'tis a necessity for him in particular to accompany him, as for the other to make the journey Of Br Holt to Gand. St. Lambert's shrine robd."

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Rectoribus Collegiorum Arensis, Belliolensis, Dunkercani, Bergensis -Invitatio ad Solemnem Tragoediam, inclusis illius argumentis. To Dame Mary Anne , to Mr. Francis 10 Invitations also to the Great Action, and I inclose French arguments ofit.

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From Fr. Darell. 18 [July] An answer to three of myne Soone now I shall have an account of my contracts. The [figure illegible] he had in hand are reduced to 20. He ownes Green's rent is myne

2 Probably Fr. Thomas Ingleby (1684-1729) who was at this time Professor of Logic at Liège; he was on his way to Englandand in 1716was stationedinthe CollegeofSt. Thomasof Canterbury See Foley, VII, 392 and catalogues

3 James Chapman could come to St. Omers, on a visit, with Fr. Ingleby to save expense

4 See the Provincial's letter received on the4th above and note.

5 Seeletter to the Provincial dated May 23rd above andnote.

6 Fr. GilbertHolt (1688/9-1725) was studying theology at Liègein 1715. No reason was given for his journey to Ghentperhaps it was health. As a priest he was working in London in 1720 and in the Residence of St. Mary in 1724. See Foley, VII, 368 and catalogues.

7Theshrineof St. Lambert was in the Cathedralat Liège.

8 The invitation was sent to the Rectors of the Colleges at Bailleul, Dunkirk and Berg in the Jesuit Flandro-Belgic province and of Aire in the GalloBelgic province They were invited to the Great Action at the end of the school year and were sent the programme This might be Dame Mary Anne Tichborne of Pontoise ; see note to letter from her received on August 29th, 1714. (But were they allowed to travel?)

10 Foley (VII, 779) mentions a Francis Tichborne and suggests he may have been the same as Fr. John Tichborne See note to letter received from him on October28th, 1713. A Fr. Francisappears to have been at thePoor Clares , Dunkirk(as chaplain?) in 1716. See The GreatDiurnal of Nicholas Blundell, II, 168

1 This could mean that the separate investments were reduced to twenty.

and hath placedit amongst myne. All he requires nowis 54 livres15 s [ols?] which Father Plowden layd outfor letters of ratification whichare not yet accountedfor, ² and he supposes the office³ is not to pay, butt wee His office is on one point (Green's) 1500 livres worse than [he stated when leaving it ?]. 4

To Mr. Parker. In answer. The account he desires about the 8 pretendents (with L'Allard) and of the 4 for temporal coadjutorsCarolus Heyman, Edward Gage, Jaques the Infirmarian and Isack Bouillon I minde him of the chirurgeon att Watten As for a master, all aproove equaly Williams' and Tasborough, so I hope he will send orders for him of them he likes best The correction shall bee made (and the errata) as he suggests. The answer Fr. Rector of Liege hathmade about sending Br. Michel Poole with Chapman after Ihad sent him what Fr. Provincial writtto me.

To Mr. Coxon All was payd for Willford to last April, 1714. Due last 24 Junea year, 54 days, id est £28-13 sh , or 401 livres some sols To recover Yallop's debt now he is marryed advantageously. That for Thomas Wright and his brother, Caril Wright from Sir William . 10 That new comers bring dictionaries, knives, gloves. ThatWilliam Gower not so ill as when I writt last; his condition . 11

From Mr. Green 11 June Brought me inclosd in Fr. Rooper's, 22 July. About my promist stampes to give his Religious . 12 Never anyacknowledgementfrom me ofthe 2 books ofstampshe sentme. From Fr. Rooper. His joy that I shal come in the beginning of

2 These expenses were mentionedearlier in Fr. Coxon's letter received on the 2nd above whereseenote .

3 Fr. Darell's departmentas Procurator ofthe English Province in Paris

4 This is not really legible; it may mean that the office was so much worse off than when he took over fromFr. FrancisPlowdenin 1712

5 There were eight candidates for thenovitiate andfourlay brother candidates The catalogue gives the names ofthose admittedthat autumneightscholastic novices and two lay brothers, Charles Hayman and James Gex (a native of Saint-Omer) who may be Jacques the infirmarian See catalogue and Foley, VII, 298. The scholastic novices were Charles Ecop, John L'Allart (alias Petre), James Butler, FrancisOakley, Christopher Maire, Richard Molineux, William Gower, James Whitgrave. NicaiseDonkere had been admitted in 1714, but is not given as beingin the novitiate in 1715; his name occurs again in 1716. If he was the chirurgeon perhaps he had left and was to be readmitted

7 Peter Williams passed from philosophy at Liège to theology. Born in 1689 , he was a Professor of philosophy and later worked in London and in the College of the Holy Apostles He died in 1755. See Foley, VII, 847 and catalogues Richard Tasborough(1693-1735) of the Flixton, Suffolk family, was a masterat St. Omers from 1715 till 1720 and, as a priest, was stationed at Flixton. See Foley, VII, 762 and catalogues.

8 Seeletter to the Provincial dated the 5th above Answering Fr. Coxon's received on the 18th above Yallop's debt was for £70 .

10 Seenote toletter to the Provincial dated April 9th, 1714. Sir William Gerard was to be approached .

11 See letter to Fr. Coxon dated 17thabove andnote

12 Fr. Green had asked for these in his letter received on November19th, 1714 , where see notes

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August to give the Spiritual Exercises att Brugis. Invitation for att least a day or two to Gandt.¹

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To Fr. Darel. To recomend Mr. Howard, the priest.2 The recovery of 31 livers lent to De Vaseur going to see her drooping father, Delater. I have payd £9 lately to Fr. Plowden for all expences about that rent of Fr. Green.4

From Mr. Kennet With a bill on Fr. Wofal"for Mrs. Turbeville of £18-9 sh . The rest, complaints that Fr. Wofal had notyett payd it, having so long ago been desired.

From [Fr.] Coxon 7/18 July. Hath payd Lady Montague's £23 to the factor Next weeke, packs. Would knowe if Green's rent is given up and wether he must pay £9 for it to Plowden. From Fr. Provinciall . Of thanks for the translation of "Modest Defence"; for allowing he use my money att Rome. Promises he will as soon as conveniently send me an order on Darell for that debt and others he shall bee able to pay.

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To Fr. Rooper. That I never engaged to give the Exercises att Brugis; buttin case I were free to give them a visit, andtimeallowed it, and itwereaconveniencyto him thatI gave the Exercises ,Iwould do it. The same I say nowfor next August, butt I rather beleeve I shal not bee free, nor have it in my power. I inclose an answerto Mr. Greene . 10

From Fr. Innes, Rector at Douay 22 [July] With the inclosd printed letters of the 2 Universities¹¹ concerning the Constitution Unigenitus, and a letter of his brotheratt court 12 to Lewis Bond . 13 What news they have, which he gives no credit unto, butt expects from me [From] Lady Buttler 22 [July] About her cosin, Aylmer. About

1 He hopedFr. Sabran would pay a visit to Ghent on his way to Bruges See note to letter received fromFr. Coxon on May 18th , 1714 .

2 Perhaps Fr. William Howard mentionedin the entry on November8th, 1713

3 See note to letter to Fr. Justiniani dated May 8th , 1714 .

4 This has been mentionedbefore.

5 See note to letter received from Fr. Wood on April 14th above.

6 Seenote to letter to Fr. Kennet dated the9th above .

"She had asked that it be paid to her "correspondent"-presumablyMr. Formby who would seemfromthis to have been a priest

8 Replying to Fr. Sabran's of the9thabove .

9 Fr. Sabran expected his rectorateto end very soon and thereforedid notlike to commit himselfto giving the Retreatat Bruges

10 To his letter received on the 22nd above

11 Which two Universities?

12Which of the four other priests of this name alive at the time was brother of Fr. James Innes ? Lewis was Lord Almoner to James Edward but was he James' brother? Or was it Lewis Bond's brother who was at court?

13 Perhaps a boy at St. Omers Was he related to Charlotte Bond and was she related to the nonjuror Sir Henry Bond, Bart of London? Estcourt and Payne, 180 .

his desire to quitt the world, [f.111 .] and in the despair ofknowing enough to bee a Jesuit, proposes to bee a Benedictin To finde out wether his proposals bee sincere ; wether to any purposeto havehim goe on in his studdyes here Desires something to joyne with his schoolfellowes. By this post she writes to our Procuratorto give him for that (if I think fit) 30 French livers That he may bee taught to write.

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From Mr. Poynz Dares not come on account he is subject to a cholickin the stomack whichtakeshimsuddenly so violentlythat he fears sometime or other it will dispatch him. Thought to havesent me a coppyofhis letter to Bishop Giff[ard]; no hopes ofprinting it because he perceives Fr. Provincial is unwilling, tho in our vindication it containes a heavy accusation against the Douay gentlemen and suchundenyable facts as will nettle them too much It can not come under the press till I have seen it, because in some particulars he hath forgott howthings past

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ToMr. Nairn. In answerto his . Afuller account ofhisson, and of the reasons why he differd to answer his letters.8

From Mr. Lawson Paris, 17 July. That nothing is owingto Mrs. Wyat, he beleeves, till the end of June Knowes not how tojustifye to Mr. Dickinsonwhat I write to himthat he hath been heavy on my hands since March; what I advancedhaving been repayd, as he owned toMr. Dickinson.¹ He can not speak to thosedebtors which Fr. Procurator² desires, because he knows not precisely whatthey owe and on whataccounts .

To Mr. Lawson. In answer. That what I desire is a security that Mrs. Wyatt's pension bee payd, that upon it I may answerfor it

To Fr. Provincial . In answer, butt chiefly concerning Br Poole's proposals.³

[f.111v .] To [Fr.] Kennet With the 2 inclosd letters of the 2 Universities concerning the Bull Unigenitus.4

To Mr. Coxon In answer. Darell'schallendge of 51 livres, which, ifdue, so much less must bee given to Simonsthan the£9.5

Lady Abbess Butler sent her cousina present, through Fr. Percy Plowden ,to entertainhis friends

" It would seem from this letter that Fr. Poyntz had composed a letter to BishopGiffard as well as an answer to The Secret Policy.

8 The first ofseveral complaintsabout the boy's failure to write

1 Fr. Lawson was embarrassed by Fr. Sabran'sletter to Mr. Dicconson of July 9th (which had been sent to Fr. Lawsonopen).

2 Fr. Percy Plowden, Procurator at St. Omers.

3 Michael or Rolly Poole ? Perhaps the latter, as he left the novitiate at about this time.

4 The letterssent by Fr. James Innes whicharrived on the24thabove .

5 See Fr.Darell's letter received on the 22ndabove andFr. Coxon'sreceived on the23rd

27[th].

From Lady Montague. No date. Wishes I had marktmomentsfor meeting att the foot of the Cross;10 hath not the coppies of the Meditations . That Coxon answerd Mr. Formbey he had already returnd the money to me Her sister depends on me for givingthe Exercises . 11 How much B[r]. P[eter] P[aul] is wanted . 12 Attlasta place found att Nieuport; her name there Deury Desires her box bee sent with this adressa Mlle Deury, chez les Penitentes a Nieuport, 13 pourfaire venir a laReverende Mere desDamesAnglaises, rue des Carmes . 14

To Lady Montague In answer. Coxon assures me hath payd the money, &c.

28[th]

To Mr. Dickonson To procure the pension for ould Wyat; the reasons for it

To Fr. Lawson. In answer, and inclose the former, open No loanes, &c

To Lady Abbess Buttler In answer. A full account of yong Aylmer. Will not bee these two years in a condition of fixing a resolution.

28th [29th?].

From Fr. Coxon 11/22 July Hath acquainted Mr. Gower and Plowden ofWill's3 illness Ofthe £20 necessary forHilton. Thanks for thecare of Bernard Morgan,5 for whose brother Mr. Crossб will send 6 guineasto Wittgrave ThatIfavor Mr. De la Mor's promotion in Ireland.8 Blundel would knowe how his debt stands about hisson.⁹

From Fr. Provincial Would come over for to settle things att Watten, butt'tis improper to begin a visit and in a few days break

10 A spiritual request

11 Lady Herbert was still hoping that Fr. Sabran would give the Retreat at Bruges

12 To decorate the chapel of St. Joseph, as has been seen

13 It is notclearwhere she was to stayatNieuport

14This would seem to be her sister, Lady Herbert's, address at Bruges.

1 To her correspondent , or factor, Mr. Formby.

2 In answer to her letter received on the 24thabove.

3 William Gower

4 £20 was the sum needed to pay the expensesof a studenttravelling to Rome

5 See Fr. Coxon'sletter received on the 15thabove. Fr. James Cross in London; he died about four days after this letter was received

" Therewere two brothers of this name (or Whitgreave); the younger, James , entered the novitiate in the October of this year, the elder, Thomas , in September, 1718. James (1698-1750) worked in Maryland and in the College of St. Chad of which he was Rector Thomas (1696-1757) worked in the Residence of St. Mary and in the College of St. Chad See Foley, VII, 839 and catalogues

8 Presumablyby a word at the Jacobitecourt.

⁹ Seenote to letter received fromFr. Coxon on October 16th, 1714. Who was this boy? He may have been a son of one of the younger branches ofthe Crosbyor Incefamilies.

it of[f],especialyshould the Provincial bee his syde the sea . 10 Leaves allto me and Ebbersonabout Nugent " Sir Edward Simonsand his sister12 come to towne; better to expect [f.112 .] about the willof their brother, James In case Fr. Inglebynot equipt for England, that I do it, and the debt shall bee repayd with thanks . 13 Hopes Acton dothwell all the parts of his office.14

30th

From Fr. Thomas Yates, Procurator of the Carthusians, 28 July.¹ The substanceofthe letter is that he was the man employd in making the bargain for Coopeters, and that he agreed for 300 florins exch[ange]. So our Procurator's exacting 350 must bee occasiond by his not having knowne the agreementmade. The rest civilities.

31 [st].

To Fr. Thomas Yates That since the agreementwas so made, no more can be required for Coopeters, but that I shall expectthe sayd 300 florins or 374livers forthe pastyear, and that since all pay here attleasta quarter by advance, I hope he will do so att the same time. FromMrs. Crane Reasons why she desires that her2 sons comeup when our Vacanciesbegin. Tom may come in cassock, butt notthe eldest. She desires that Fr. Guillim come with them.4 That 'tis about her father's making his will. He sett out the 27th from Bar.5 That will make the elder more willing to stay to the end of his studdies

To Mrs. Crane. 28 July. That Vacanciesonly begin [on the] 15th. Will only make Tomy more uneasy, wrong him wonderfullyin his studdies. (She says to him she had a thought; butt will not since he is avers from it).

[f.112v ]

August [1715].

1st.

To Fr. Darell. To press that heforget not so the premium books as not to send them att least before the end of Vacancies

10 Fr. Parker (vere Culcheth) was presumingthat his period of office might end any day and another Provincial be appointed.

11 See note to the letter to the Provincial dated the 17thabove

12 Mrs. Weld of Lulworth

13See note to letter fromthe Provincial received on the 18thabove .

14 As Spiritual Father at St. Omers ; the Provincial had asked beforehow hewas doing

1Seeletterssent toand received fromthePrior ofNieuport on June 24th , 1714 .

2 Thiswould seem tobe about £30 but the exchange no doubt fluctuated There was to be more correspondence about this.

3She asked that the boys might visit their parents as they had the previous year; theelder was togo inordinaryclothes, theyoungerin theCollegeuniform

4 The Master of the class of Figures

5 Her father would seem to have been at the exiled court His name may have been Jones, an alias used for Billy, and he was perhaps of a Monmouthshire family; see Estcourt and Payne, index, s.v. Jones.

6 The meaningofthis is obscure.

"The booksfor prizes which Fr. Sabran used to order in Paris.

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From Fr. Rector of Liege. 28 July That sending by orders to Fr. Provincial the consult's sentiments' concerning who fitt to bee master here , the names ofWilliams, Tasborough and Plowden, he had writt that he had not been able to refuse to Plowden's mother to send him (with Fr. Mannock)³ to Dunkerque The reasons why it were for his good to teache here If he doth not, begs I send him backwithsome one that will have authority over him.4

2d

From Fr. Coxon. 14/25 July. All about the 2 Gowers, whosefriends are most inclind both goe to Rome. About advancing the money for journey and cloaths (I require att least £56 and then they may have the advantage to goe with Mr. Eberson). Mr. Weld is for sending his son ; the mother thinks him too young.

To Mr. Coxon In answer, as above 12 years ould and that's the fittest age. for Chesterman?? No packs come .

3d

Yong Weld must bee about Hath le Hunt payd the £15

WenttoWattenfor St. Ignatius's feast Came back the4th.

5th.

From Mr. Coxon 11/22 [July]. Only to press that Jackson' and Mr. Levinge10 may write into England. To Fr. Parker . In answer. A hint about Tunst[al].12 The necessity ofa visit. OfWilliamscoming soon over, iffor Hilton, that he may goe withEberson 13 Acton doth verywell . 14 [f.113 .]To Fr. Coxon With the inclosd he desires Thanks forhis

Theopinions of his official advisers

2This was probably Thomas Plowden vere Dean; see note to letter from Fr. Powell received on October 26th, 1713

3 Fr. Mannock was in London in 1716 and so may have been on his waythere atthis time.

*ThomasPlowdendied this year (or possiblyin 1719) so it is possible thathis health requiredwatching

5 Actually neither went to Rome William was in the Societyfor a few years but left before ordination Seecatalogues Fr. Sabran noted that if they went to Rome they might go with Fr. Eberson who was to become Rector ofthe English College in November

6 Seeletter fromMrs. Weld received on March 26th, 1715.

7As he had agreed to do; see letter to Fr. Coxon dated November30th, 1714

8 The feast is now kept on July 31st Perhaps the celebrationat Watten was postponed that year

Aboy presumably Perhaps later Fr.John Jackson alias Johnson(1698-1752) who entered the novitiate in 1719. As a priest he was stationedin the Oxfordshire district and in Lancashireand was appointedRector of Liège intheyear he died See Foley, VII, 396 and catalogues.

10He wasa masterat St. Omers, not yet ordained

11 Or Culcheth, the Provincial.

12 See note to letter from Fr. Eyrereceived on February 19th, 1714

13 This might be John, who was in Englandalthough a novice; he did notgo to Romebut returned to the novitiate See catalogue .

14 In reply to the Provincial's enquiryin his letter received on July 28th

accounts To press the viaticums ofthe Gowers, and thatWilliams bringhis if bound for the same place

6th

From Mr. [Dr.] Wood Bar, 31 July Receivedmyne under cover to the Rector, none else Some one plays us tricks George, chemist[?], hath extracted the secret (when upon execution) with gould ; all going frustrated.² Traytors with the King who will not see it. The Queenwell; her returnnot fixed.³

From Fr. Eyre. No date Shall soone have an answer aboutthe admittendi . Charls Ecop taken notice to bee "proud and insincere , apt to fondness and aversions even to party" . Must bee minded , ifnot corrected, admittance doubtfull. " The rest about the horse of Lamery; about £28, butt may havemore forit.

7th

.

From Fr. Darell. 9[?] No proemiums because Fr. De Urquart wasemployd by us and it is 4 months that he is in Scotland . " Will send ifI give him an account what books and whatmoney. From April our contracts have been in Desmarets' hands, and hundreds ofothers, butt he signes none yet, norpays All marchantsbankrup³ except Sir Richard Cantillon Noialle to bee judged secundum canones .

To Fr. Darell In answer, with the catalogues of books desired . 10 The allowance 125 livres. That he gett from the Notarie'sminute whatthesummes of our rents are , and send it.

8th

From Fr. Thomas Lawson Going to Diepe, not [to] return of a forteen night.

From Mr. William] Dickonson Hath orderd Mrs. Macartytopay me what she hathreceivdfor Wyatt; and for the future her pension shall bee payd mefor her use . 11

[f.113v.]

9th.

From Fr. Richard Plowden Chiefly about the necessity ofa good mission . 12 How well Abbate Howard13 took the entertainment here

1 Money for their journey to Rome

2This could bea reference to the activitiesof George I's government in obtaining information about Jacobiteplans.

3 From Lorraine to St. Germains

4 The candidates to be admitted to the novitiate

5 He was admitted that September and died as a priest in the Society in 1735 .

6 See letter from Fr. Eyre received on July 2nd, 1715

7 In the past Fr. Urquhart had obtained the prize books for Fr. Sabran

8 No doubt because of the delay in payingintereston the rentes

9 See Pastor, 249 ff. for the backgroundto this

10 The prize books , on which he might spend 125 livres

11 Fr. Sabran was still trying to clear up the paymentof Mrs. Wyatt's pension

12A goodnumber of studentsfor the EnglishCollege.

13 This would seem to be Richard Howard, a Canon of St. Peter's . SeeGillow , III, 451-2

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ofthe Duke. Fr. Turner arrived 26 June Fr. Beeston , withpatents for Rector of Watten,5 parted 8 July with Fr. Taylor, by France. Some excuses lately sent up have broken Fr. General's system for other superiors our Province. He is tould some patents have lately been sent (or will soone) but knowes not what, nor anything of himself Nothing fixt for Blessed Stanislaus' canonization. Beatification of Bellarmin goes on piano piano.8 All missionants sent outofChina but such as belong unto the ancient Vice-Province of Portugal. So all Propaganda missionants, French Jesuits , all other orders sent out.

From Mr. Nairne Discontented att his son's undutifull letter to which he incloses a sharp answer Begs that I labour to reclaime him, if possible, byfaire[?] otherwyse by whatever meanes

From Edward Bierbeck . 10 All about procuringa free place to a son ofMr. Hill . 11

From Fr. Rector of Liege . 1 August. To press Fr. Ingleby's¹2 going over, whitherhe is cald for some family concern; to returnto teache The sending out of China all missionersthat are not ofthe Portugheses Vice-Province Sir Edward Simons proposes to give, of his brother's, 13 £2000 to our Province, £2000 to his sister , 14 and keepe the rest tohimself. 11th .

From Fr. Coxon. 26 July/6August. Hathreceived £25forWilford;15 feares the £56 for the Gowers will hardly bee had . 16 Will call on those I mention, and on Mr. Parker for his arears. Doubtsit will not bee safe to send packs.2 Desires letters from Wyk³ and

4 Fr. Robert Turner (1677-1734) became Minister at the English College in 1715; he was not long ordained. Later he worked in Englandat Hooton in Cheshire and at Callaly Hall, Northumberland See Foley, VII, 789 and catalogues .

5 Fr. Robert Beeston had been appointed Rector of Watten and Master of Novices , but may not have known the contentsof the patents Fr. ThomasTaylor (1674-1726) was Minister of the EnglishCollege, Rome from about 1707 till 1715; he was thenMinister at St. Omers for a yearbefore going over to England, to the College of St. Thomas of Canterbury. See Foley, VII, 764-5 and catalogues

7 The General'sarrangements about new Superiors had had to be changed; he himself was to be declared Provincial in July, 1716

8 St. Robert Bellarminewas not beatifieduntil 1923 ; he was canonized in 1931

9 Most ofthemissionaries were driven out of Chinawithin a fewyears (Pastor , 34, 70 ff.; Malcolm Hay, 151.)

10 This was presumablyFr. Edward Bierbeckor Birkbeck who was at Ghent at this time

11 This might or might not be the Mr. Hill who has been mentionedfrequently beforein connectionwith the Mussonfamily.

12Fr. Thomas, who as has been seen , was about to cross to England

13 James Simeon who had died as a scholastic

14 Mrs. Weld of Lulworth

15See letter to Fr. Coxon dated July22ndabove .

16 This would berequiredfor expenses, etc. iftheywentto Rome.

1 Themoneywhich the Provincial owed to St. Omers College

2 In view of the political situation

3 These were both boys apparently

Mothersall . Mrs. Clavering dead.8 £10 left us for a mortuary. [f.114 .] To Mr. Coxon. Meerly in answer Aprooving what he hath don. That I beleeve present troubles will not make it unsafe to send the packs of marchandises .

To Mr. Parker. A short cover to several letters to him. Hope still some marchandises are to bee disposed of he hath a chiefpart in; if he can not come or send, he will apoint some oneto look to his interest . 10

13[th].

From Fr. Darell The books (proemiums) will bee sent speedily, and the summe ofour rents Expences (by Fr. Simons) betwixt3 and hundred livers; with patience, one monthlongher, itwouldnothave cost onefarthing, as it did not to other French colleges that havethe same graunt. All complaine that our King goes not over 12

14th.

From Mrs. Crane 13 For the coming of her sons on account of getting their grandfather to make his will in theirfavour. That Fr. Guillim come with them . The elder (who must bringhis violin)in any secular [dress] because he will finde his there[?]. Both will soon (as soone as I please) come back, and bringsome with them , as Mrs. Plowden's son.¹ Dated 8 August.

15[th].

From Br Serrel. The waters did well with the novice,2 butt less [helped] bythe ill weather Hathbeen ill one day andtaken physick Beleeves they shall come away about the 23rd attfurthest.

16[th].

To Br Serrel. That necessary time bee allowed, butt (a cela près) that he comeback as soone as he can because Fr. Provincial will bee here within a day or two and make a short stay.

8 Which Mrs. Clavering was this? According to Estcourt and Payne (55-6 , 205), it could be either Barbara (Lambton), wife of Williamand mother of John Claveringof Berrington, orAnne (Widdrington), wife of John Clavering of Callaly, daughter of the second Lord Widdrington See Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies

9 Perhaps an offeringfor Masses

10 This was probably a reference to the Provincial's much desired visit and perhaps to the moneyhe owed St. Omers ; if he could not come , perhaps he could send somebody else.

11 Fr. Darell appears to have thought that Fr. Francis Plowden'sjourneys to Franceon thefinancial business of the English Province had not been worth while. See his reference to St. Omers' share of the expenses in letter received from him on July 22nd above To Scotland

12See her previous letter, received on July 31st and Fr. Sabran's reply of the

13 same date.

This might be Francis (the Abbé Plowden), son of Francis, Comptroller of the Household of James II, and Mary (Howard), Lady in waiting to Queen Mary Beatrice See Foley, IV, 537 and Gillow, V, 327-8 Fr. Sabran did not givethe name of the novice who had gone with Brother

2 Serrel to take the waters somewhere .

17[th].

[From] Lady Montague, 14 August The box came butt uncorded , 13 thoWiny14had bought a cord for it Wantingthe chocolat pot and a rasp for tobaco, camrick handcerchief; [f.114v.] hopes will bee sent byoccasion Will stay where she is till she can see me, and, in conformity to my opinion, will think no more of London

18° .

From Fr. Coxon 4/15 [August] Mr. Simons hath answerd for Mrs. Clarck's15£17; promisesfrom time to time yetnothingcomes . May notthe £9 , which Green is to pay to Simons, 16 beestoptin part of that payment All we advanceto the Gowers must bee supposed given them . 17 Fr. Parker18 sett out that day, 4/15th, in a little vessel bound for Calais, Dunkerque or Ostende, as the winde should serve Hath received£30 for eldest Scarisbrick which must beepayd him with the advantageofthe return. Asfor Mrs.Dally, lettheUrsulins writewhatwill be owing; what for herjourney.3 Ifnot payd before, it will bee lost. Baldwin's mother complains heavily she receives notfrom her eldest son the writing signed.4

19° .

To Mr. Coxon In answer. With the accounts ofthe 2 Gowers who owe £50; and their cloaths, &c will cost £6 each, besydes their viaticum.5 I send back the letter for Fleetwood That the £9 bee stopt, butt an obligationbee given to Green owning sucha debt to Fr. Simons.7

To Mr. Secretary Nairn With a right letter inclosd from his son ofwhom I give him a good andfull account.

From Br Smith

20[th].

Chieflyfor prayers for the King of France, sick. From Mr. Holland Ang[ers]. An account of his 2 pupils; the

13 As has been seen , Fr. Sabran had sent her some of her things.

14 An abbreviation ofWinefrid, Lady Nithsdale, her sister?

15Was this the Mrs. Clark to whom Fr. Sabran sent a letter on December14th, 1714 ?

16 The reason for this payment to Fr. Francis Plowden has been explained before; see letter from Fr. Eyre received on March 26th above .

17 He was still thinking of the moneythatwould have to be raised iftheywished to go to Rome .

18 TheProvincial had set out on his visitation of the houses on the Continent.

1 James; see note to letter received fromMr. Robert Scarisbrickon December 3rd, 1713

2The advantage of the rate of exchange.

3 She had arrived in Englandor was about to cross over .

4 It appears that letters were written for the boys whose writing was poor and that all they did was to sign them

5This wasfor arrears of fees and moneyrequiredto send them to Rome .

6 Fleetwoodmay have been the boy of that name but themeaningis obscure

7 Seereference to this in Fr. Coxon'sletter received the day before.

8 In answer to his received on the 9th above

⁹Louis XIV died on September 1st

yongher very troublesom.10 Norice will make a fine gentleman.

[f.115 .]

21 [st]

To Mr.Holland Ourdomestick and Province news, in answerto his. To Mr. Shireburn Chiefly to lett him knowe that his L'Allardwas admitted for the noviship next 7 September The rest is Province news . The desire he and his pupil pass by here before I leave the place . 11

From Mr. Jam[es] Scarisbrick To aske about whattime he shall come hitherfor his Roman journey.¹ Ofthe death of Mr. Daniel² lately att Ayre (to whose mother I must write about the debtfor him here)

22[nd].

To Mr. James Scarisbrick. That (as Father Rector of Watten writt to him) he shall bee most welcom here about the 7th of September. That he shall finde here his £30 with the exchange from England which his father hath orderd .

23[rd].

From Fr.Coxon 8/19 August. With a bill on Antwerpof £500 or 5550 livres [florins ?] (11 per cent) He hath payd all arears for Oakly and to last May for Virtu.3 Hath given Mr. AndrewNorice4 a bill on me for £32-5-0 of which he must also have the returnof 11 per 100. Packs are ready for me, butt the owners think it not safe yet to trade with me.5 He changes lodgins, butt I must direct to him as usual About churchstuff" that could bee putt up in a packet for £5.

24[th].

To Mr. Coxon In answer Thanks for the bill I must knowe what plate (chalice, cruets , &c ) he may require with the church-stufffor £5

[f.115v .] To Mr. Pigault In answer to 4 of his concerning the

10 Thepupils seem to have been Arundell and Norice, and Arundell thetroublesome one

11 It would seem from this that Fr. Shireburn was taking over Norice from Fr. Holland and perhaps with a view to seeing him on his way back to England It appears that he had alreadyleft the novitiate

2 Was this Mr. Daniel of Antwerp? Or Lieutenant Daniel who had been reported to be ill? It will be seen below that his mother was Mrs. Mary Daniel Were they related to the Daniels of Suffolk? See Foley, V, 552; Estcourt and Payne, 64, 257.

3 The two boysfor whose fees he had made himselfresponsible

4 Fr. Andrew Norris alias Baines (1654-1722) had been arrested in Lincoln in 1688 but was liberatedon bail He returned to Lincoln and was twiceRector of that district ; in 1714 he was in the Durham District ; in 1715 at Rome in the English College ; in 1716 in Lincoln were he died On this occasion he was no doubt setting out for Rome but met with a difficulty as willshortly be seen See Foley, VI, 422; VII, 549.

5 Send the boys over.

" Later he gave a new address to which correspondence was to be sent.

7 Requisites for Mass , etc.

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wholemanadgement of Fr. Pendril and Mrs. Hagerston'sjourney, and thepreventing Ratclif. That I writethe last[?] [word illegible] to Mrs. Hagherston who (I hope) will shew her gratitude to him. ThatI will take his son for 300 livers (would for nothing, were itin my power) and recomend to my successor to abate, when he shall bee able, ofthat pension . 10

25th

From Mr. Crane. 22 [August] Only that he wonders his wyfehad no answerfrom me , " and pressingthe sending of bothhis children with Fr.Guillem. The Queen leaves Bar 22°.1

26[th].

To Fr. Coxon. Only to cover the inclosd, and press for a speedy resolution and answerabout the Gowers.2

To Fr. J. Smith.3 With an inclosd of John Gower I pres, in my name and Fr. Provincial's , that a speedy order, and positive, bee sentfor the2 Gowers going to the BenedictinesofDouay. This day I went to Watten to conduct Rev. Fr. Provincial .

27[th]

From Mr. Nairn Againe about his son, having received, after 3 weekes , no answerfrom him. The same as other lettersto bend or break him.

[From] Lady Montague 25 August. That she is pressingly cald away by a bussness of consequence , but can not stirr without seing me. Hopes that when Ican.

From Mr. War Charls, from Cambray, 26 August Thence going for Douay, to bee admitted att Douay.

[f.116].

28[th].

To Mr. Nairn. An account of his son's submissiveletter I senthim under cover to Paget' [Payot ?, Pigault ?]. Ofmy hopesofhim .

8 PresumablyFr. Pendrill and Mrs. Haggerstonwere to be assisted byPigault when they landed in France. As Fr. Pendrill was at Haggerston , the lady was probably Anne, the widow of William Haggerston See Estcourt and Payne, 47

As Prior Metham (of St. Gregory's, Douay) was to be involved later andalso Mr. Dicconson, it is possible that this was Thomas Radcliffe, uncle of the third Earl of Derwentwater, who died at Douay on December31st, 1715 See C.R.S. , XXVIII, 33-4 .

10 In fact Fr. Sabran tookthe boy for lower fees

11 Fr. Sabran may have answered, but in view of his disapprovalof boysgoing away for the "vacancies" , he may not. In fact, the boys had alreadyset out, aswill appear later.

1 Queen Mary Beatrice left for Chaillot

2As the next letter shows it was now beingsuggested that the boysshould not go to Rome but to the Benedictines at Douay.

3 He was in London; the Provincial was of course on the Continent

4 He has not been identified

5 The nameis not legible Was it that of some Jacobiteat Bar?

From Mrs. Griffin Well No news. Bud going to marry12 Poverty there 13 The Queenparted 22nd for Chaliot

To Fr. Mettam, Prior.¹ A full account of Mrs. Hagerston and Ratclif.

To Fr. Provincial With an inclosd from Rome. The admiration here at thefuture promotion.²

29[th].

Wentto Gravelin ; cald for dying Gen[eral?] Erlin[ ?]3

From Fr. Beeston. Paris, 26 August Knowes nothing ofhisdestiny Orderd to goe to Gandt, receive his successor, then go wither Providence shall order Of the King of France's sickness Willbee here with Fr.Taylor about 5th ofSeptember. 30th.

From Desirable. Will send his son to Paris; pay the restofthedue pension att the rate Du Pon and Bruyes' payd.

From Fr. Shireburn Is money bound att Angers because no bill can bee had from Paris, and when got, no one there will pay it.

As soon as any [money], will come hither in his way for Liere, whence little Norice for England.

8

31[st].

To Rev. Fr. Provincial . An account of what Fr. Beeston writes, that soone he may haveherehis orders.

To Mr. Morphy. Withthe first part of the sermon ofSt. Charles.

September [1715]. 1st

From Fr. Coxon. 15/26 [August]. Mr. Norice forced back from Doverforwant of passport . 10 A guinea for Christopher Ingleby . 11

12This would perhaps delay her business in England

13 At St. Germainsor Bar.

1 Philip Sylvester Metham was Prior of St. Gregory's, Douay; see Birt, 75; Weldon, Appendix, 7.

2 Ths would seem to refer to the appointment of Fr. John Norris, Minister at St. Omers, to be Rector at Ghent. Admiration might imply approval or surprise .

3 These last twowords are almostillegible. He did not know where he was being sent but he was going to Ghent to receive Fr. Norris On September 12th he became Rector of Watten and Master of Novices.

5 Who had travelledwith him fromRome This is the only mention of this father and son .

7 The only mention of this name

8 Near Antwerp Fr. Sabran had complied with Mr. Morphy's request made in his letter received on November21st, 1714 .

10 See letter fromFr. Coxon received on August 23rd, 1715 .

11 A relation of Sir Charles Ingleby'spresumably , who had only one son whose name was Thomas See Estcourt and Payne, 305; Payne , 78

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The loss of Cross Was neer recovering the £170 ofthe Thorolds³ and annuities of the yongher [word illegible].

[f.116v .] To Mr. Pigault That my absence was the only cause I did not prevent his letter; had dealt with the Provincial His son is admitted att the pension of 200 livres I had long thought before how tofinde some means to proove mygratitude, &c.4

From Mrs. Crane. Her satisfaction in her children; will send them back as I have determind. Hopes they will aplye themselves the better for this journey Came to St. Germains, 26° .

From Fr. Guillim. Spent not all three 100 livres. His motherwill give him the papers.5 He will bee back att the beginning of schooles.

2d.

From SecretaryNairn. With an inclosd to his son Great sense of thankfulness for myretreiving his son. Abandons all to myconduct. Willing to give him any thingfor pocket money Would have him goe up to Sintaxe. An ould father must seeke that his son bee soone in a conditionto bee provided for.

From Fr. Powel. A large account of what he hath don concerning a master for our house . Had indeed a letter from Fr. Provincial to send Tasborough, butt [there] being no answerto his aboutPlowden could donothing Myletter hath cleard all, so Tasborough settsout 2do hujus.

3d.

Two from Pigault Chieflyfor thanks for receiving his son at 200 livres . It will improove his diligence in our service with a continual gratitude. Will endeavour to bring, himself, his son 6° hujus.

4th.

From Mr. Fr. Confessor of Gravelin.8 Proposing his nephew to beeasecondarymaster ofthe violl; as veryfitt to advanceyong ones .

[f.117]

5th.

From Fr. Darell 2 September. Of the King of France's death , givinghis heartto our Profest House 10 Cardinal Rohan[?]¹ caling

2 Fr. James Cross vere or alias Morris died on August 2nd; as has been seen , hehad been a goodfriend to St. Omers College

3Thisfamilycame from Lincolnshire; see Estcourtand Payne, 34, 164; Payne, 32-3 The moneywas perhaps a debt for fees; the last word is illegible

4 Itwould seem that the Provincial had had a letterfromPigault and intervened on behalfof his son beforeFr. Sabran had decided to change his mind

5 These papers have been mentioned before; see letter to Fr. Justiniani dated January 9th , 1715

Replying to Fr. Sabran's of August 28th above .

7 See letter received from Fr. Powellon August 1st above

8 Fr. Gervase Birkbeck or Bierbeck; see C.R.S. , XIV, 165. He was the brother of Fr. Edward Birkbeck, S.J.

Not identified, but it can hardly have been young Edward; see letter from Fr. Coxon received on October29th, 1713 and note

10 Louis XIV left his heart to the Jesuit Professed HouseinParis

1 Armand Gastonde Rohan, coadjutor ofStrassburg , had been created Cardinal

six of ours to watch his body. The answer given to Cardinal Noiailles He hath answerd Fr. Provincial that he maygive usin bills what money he pleases upon him to pay his debts to us (butt desires wee drawe not on him of a month.) In October money will circulatin France as usual The list of premiums of Fr. Walkedin will cost 300 livers, butt there will bee enough for 2 years

6th.

ToFr. Provincial With inclosd from England receivdtoday. That Fr. Darel writt to me what he had answerd him, so I crave he will send meanorder upon Darellforallthe debts ofhistime, andforatt least 200 or 300 livers of the ould debts , least it bee a pretenceto future Provincials never to pay them. That I shall leaveall to my successor aboutfunerals for our founder, having no one here that can and will help me, and mytime being so short .

To Fr. Darell He may send the books if 72,10 butt if he can , by exchangingthe dearest for as usefull ones, reduce allto 250 or 260 livers, it will bee about the usual expences. I hope he will soongett our contracts¹¹ signed(thatwee may have some security) and oneatt least ofthe two pensions¹ owing us, wee being att a lowe ebb . It will bee easier nowthat all ministers will bee att Paris.

From Fr. Coxon 22 August Now an imbargo, upon theKingof France's death; till it bee taken of[f] he can send no packs. Wants theaccounts oflate Curson, and a civill letter from me to the grandfatherthat will bringon the payment.3 No other thingto write, and doth itchiefly to send the inclosd.

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7th.

From Mrs. Mary Daniel 11 September [August ?]. In answer. Thanks Sorry she can not at present complye with my desires of paying the arears of her deceased son. May bee assured she will when ever it is in her power.

in 1712 at the request of Louis XIV; see Pastor, 350. He was a zealous supporter of the Bull Unigenitus

5 See Pastor, 253-4

The debts of the Provincial to St. Omers College which have been mentioned before ; the Provincial had promised that Fr. Darell should pay them; see letter from him received on July 23rd, 1715

7 ThePrefectofStudies ; Fr. Sabran had said that the costof the prizes should be about 125 livres

8 Seenote to above letter fromFr. Darell Fr. Sabran proposed to leave the arranging of a Requiemat St. Omersfor Louis XIV (who had undertaken to pay the pension originally begun by Philip II) to his successor as Rector.

10 The numberofbooks? 250 livres would be what the College would spend on prizes for two years

11 For the rentes .

1 Forthe years 1711 and 1714 .

2Until it was clear what the policy of the Regent towards Englandwas going to be.

3 See note to entry made on July 10th, 1714. "Late" Curzonwas John

4 The date, which must be August, suggeststhat she was writing fromEngland; see note to letter received fromMr. James Scarisbrickon August 21st, 1715

8th

From Fr. Provincial 5 September Thanks for 2 of myne. Others are of an opinion different from that of some with me, and think Fr. Norrice will do his employment well Sorry the offers madeto Fr. Walkeden are knowne His inclosd to Fr. Eberson order him to declare Fr. Beeston Rector attWatten .

9th.

From Fr. Rector of Rome 20 August. Will before next posthave the aggregation to the Arch-Confraternityof St. Peter;10there will bee some small expences Rev. Fr. General bid him thank me for my successful labourinreplacing the fundationoffree places (more yet for the bonds I have now sett on foot) butt is unwillingtoputt any absoluterestraint" on Provincials and Rectors hereaboutexceptions, hoping no one will think of making any disuse buttwhere an absolute necessity may require it As for Fr. Taylor's viaticum, he expects Fr. Provincial's answer wether he will balance it with Fr. Turner's viaticum, equatione facta;¹ as for Fr. Beeston's, Watten is to pay it us . Amelot'sbusness is concluded with all secrecy, butt all beleeve itwill end in a NationalCouncil, with 2 or4 legatsnamedby his Holyness as the King shal desire, who shall propose one ortwo , whom the Pope will name.2 Marl, Torelli, Deschamps out ofthe Inquisition, the 2 first with obligation to apeare when [blank]; Deschamps (as a weak head and a toole) wholyfree , who designes to retire to Liege and live there quietly.3 Cardinals Ptolomy4 and Casinis made of the Congregation of the Holy Office (no Jesuit of a long time hath had any place there). Longs for news of a mission.

[f.118.]

10th

From Fr. Lawson 11[?] September That morning Fr. Guillim

8 See Fr. Sabran's letter dated August 28th, 1715

9 The meaningof this remark is notclear

10 See note to letter to Fr. PlowdendatedJuly 10th , 1715 .

11 On reflection, the General was unwilling to make any hard and fast ruling about the absolute inviolability of the capital A situation might arise (and there were two serious fires in the history of St. Omers College) in which capital would have to be spent to keep the school goingat all; anotherRector , such as Fr. Sabran, would have to tryto restore the capital later

1 The expenses of the journeys of Fr. Taylor (who had left Rome) and Fr. Turner (who had arrived, or was to arrive, there) would moreor less balance one another.

2See Pastor, 245 ff. Louis XIV had sent Amelot to Rome as his ambassador to deal with the attitude of Cardinal Noailles to the Bull Unigenitus. Louis XIV died beforea National Council could meet

3 It would seem that these three had, for some reason, been in trouble with the Inquisition, but there is no clue as to the nature of the trouble.

4 Giovanni Battista Tolomei, a Jesuit and Professor of Holy Scripture and Philosophy at the Roman College, had been created Cardinal in May, 1712

5 Probably Lorenzo Casoni , who had been Nuntio at Naples and was created Cardinal in May, 1706, but possiblyFrancesco Maria Casini , a Capuchinand famous preacher , who had been created Cardinal in May, 1712.

6 Of students for the English College

7 He had accompanied Mrs. Crane's boys on their journey

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sett out, not his fault that not a weeke before Mr. Crane desires the two boys stay in towne in secular [dress] the day or two their sister and Mrs. Archer stay here before going to Gravelin. Hath drawn a bill of28 livers to bee given Mrs.Archer; allwillsoonebee repayd. As for Wyat, 21 livers have been payd to her daughter, ¹ as they writefrom Ayre, with the mother's consent. He hath done whathe canto hinder any more paymentsbee madeto the daughter, butt feares orders may have come too late. He beleeves he shall hereafter receive what will bee due for her, and 15 livres will bee due 26 September.

11th

From Fr. Darel 8 [September]. Busye in making preparations to receive that night the King's heart. Inclosd from Rome. Counter acts [contracts?] are kept in the Hotel de Ville under pretence Desmaretshath not contrould them, but the true reasonis they have notyetwerewith to pay the rents. Ifthe Regentdothnot soon order payments, (they say he hath) thosewho have rentswill bee in extremities

12th

From Mr. and Mrs. Crane. 11 [September] Their endeavoursto have sent their children a week sooner; their desire their sons bee one day in towne in secular [dress] with their sister That, aftera joulting cart voiture , I have some indulgence for the 2 boys as to some rest. Their grandfather² could not come up, the King (as it was thought) not going Will (as soone as payd) return allIadvanced, and the billfor 2 louis d'or to Mr[s]. Archer having been payd to Fr. Lawson, ³ desires that if she wants more for her return, I advance it

13 [th].

From Coopieters Burghmaster and Receiver[?]. That his son may come to Nieuportfor a few days now the Vacanciesbegin. Will pay a year and a half to any I shall apoint att Nieuport, Brugis or Antwerp.4

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14[th].

To Mr. Coopeters That the Vacanciesare over . Ican not send his son in the cloaths he came inall used long since, buttthe upper coatenor attall now That all send me bills on some one herefor pensions, butt I am as willing that he send me a bill on any oneatt Antwerpfor the 450 florins exchange , or pay a like bill (I send) to

1 Mrs. Macarty who has been mentionedbefore?

2See letter from Mrs. Cranereceived on August 14th, 1715. Did this refer to the belief that the King would not go yet?

3 Mentioned by Fr. Lawsonin his letter received on the 10th above.

* See letters to the Prior at Nieuport dated June 24th, 1714 , and from the Procurator there received on July 30th, 1715; also Fr. Sabran's reply dated the 31st

5 The fees for a year and a halfat 300 florins exchange per annum

Fr. Clarck, Procurator ofthe Carthusians

15th .

From Fr. Darell 12 [September] Duke ofNorfolk, &c, came to Paris 11° . As to my contracts.3 The 5 contracts were 39,300 livres broughtby the reduction to 25,878 principal, the rent au denier 25 is 1,093. Then Mrs. Morgan's 3000 livres and 4,000 livres capitals bringrents 120livres, 160livres(both280);alltogeather 1,373 livres Mypartin the capital graunted by the King of44,000, or intherent of it, 1,760 livres (att the proportion of the £39 [livres ?] wee payd of£300 [livres?], it will bee almost 209). So all togeather 1582, with 12 more, 1600, devided by 300 gives 5 places and 100 livers, which, with the £10 ofSt. Dominic, all make up six free places againe and no more. Now Colonel Porter's Audley ceasing after the present incumbent, wee have to make up only [Erburie's ?]4 Dr. Smith's, Lady Burlace, Doctor Holden's, Sir John Webb's, half ofDay's, - and this wee have no obligationunto butt upon contract with Fr. Provincial and 12 livres [ ?]10 of the interest ofMr.Meredith's money aplyed to help a youth. So in [f.119.] reality all the free places are founded againe when the towne [house] pays us, except one, for what was payd us for the place of Mackmahone is comprehended in the above sayd capitals and rents; Winford's, Gerard's and 2 of Godolphin's.5

16[th].

FromMrs. Griffin. She hears I am to goe still furtherfrom her butt rejoyces that Lady Lucywill enjoy me. All att St. Germains in a

2 In earlier correspondence on this matter Fr. Sabran had described Fr. Yate or Yatesas the Procurator of the Carthusians at Nieuport

3A summaryof the capital for the free places The original investmentin the rentes came to 39,300 livres (see letter received from Fr. Darell on January 9th, 1715), but a reduction of 3 had been made in the value of rentes created after 1702 (see letter from Fr. Darell received on December 19th, 1714); interestwould be paid at4% . The moneyleft by Mrs. Morgan would bring in 280 livres (see letter received from Fr. Darell on April 8th, 1715) St. Omers College's share of the 44,000 livres (see letter received from Fr. Darell, December 28th, 1714) would be 209 livres out of 1760. (For the 39 livres(?) see letter received from Fr. Coxon on July 2nd above ) It is not clear where the "12 more" were to come from For the £10 of St. Dominic see letter received from Fr. Eyre on December 4th, 1714. So, Fr. Sabran calculated , the funds availablewould pay for six free places

4 Henry Erbury, in 1665, left 6,000 florins to the English Jesuits in order that the Provincial and his successorsmight always keep a priest of the Societyat Antwerp as spiritual adviser to the English Teresians ; see Hardman, English Carmelites in Penal Times, 117 , 200. It is probable that the Procurator at Antwerp acted also in this capacity . Fr. Edward Wood was theirDirector and Fr. Wright alias or vere Green had been so beforehim See An English Carmelite, 107n . , 276. The other free places have alreadybeen mentioned TheWinford and Gerard capital was invested in Englandand the Godolphin moneywas still (despite Fr. Sabran's efforts) invested in Rome From this it appears that there were about ten free places in all

6 Actually Fr. Sabran, after his rectorate, remained at St. Omers Collegeas Spiritual Father

At Bruges where Mrs. Griffin presumed he was to give the Retreat to the Community.

heavy melancoly; not a penny13 of4 months. No news from Budd; he hath money of hers she wants much, a watch, some rings, &c. When I write to Fr. Eyre, desires I aske he bid Mr. Budd to send her what moneys of hers he hath, and those things by an occasion . 9 September.

From [Fr.] Melch[ior] Morphy. 10 [September]. Of Donain's² death onthe 10thafter a generalconfession, all sacraments . Present to himselfto the last.

From Rev. Fr. Provincial 10 [September]. 'Tis certain you must performe what will bee expected of you for the King's exsequies, buttI wouldhaveit donewith as littleexpences asyoucan;³probably manyofthethings will serve that were made use offor our King.4

To Mr. Guilbert. A civil letter att returning back his son this evening. I owne all he owed is payd

17[th].

To Fr. Darel. In answer . I desire to knowe what proportion our rents have with those ofthe rest of the Province createdsince 1700.6 Whatnowthose of Pulton and Greenyeld us ofrent. " That hesend no head ofthe late King.

To Rev. Fr. Rector of Rome. In answer The departure of Fr. Eberson, &c. The books I send by him and for what use What condemnation Fr. Provincial desires bee obtaind I inclose the paper of Fr. Eccleston Our domestick news.

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18° .

From Fr. Eyre. 31 August/10 September, by Strickland . 10 Desiring that I bee kinde to the bearer. That I writeto Santini¹¹ as he shall desire, in order to justifyehim and his friend (Stonor) againstcryes rised against them for good deeds;12 as alsoto secondtheMemorial

13 Another reference to the poverty ofthe exiles

1 He was the Minister at Ghent

2See note to letter fromBrother Donain received on January4th, 1714 .

3 Fr.Sabran had thoughtthat these might be leftto his successor; theProvincial thought otherwise

4 James II

5 Thisboy had been at St.Omers about a year; see letterfrom his fatherreceived on October3rd, 1714

" From Fr. Darell's reply below itwould appear that Fr. Sabran was attempting to find outwhat proportion of the grant of 44,000 livres made by Louis XIV to the English Jesuits belonged to St. Omers College

7 Seeletter sent to Fr. Darell dated November27th, 1714

8This would seem to mean that no portraitof Louis XIV would be needed in connectionwiththe Requiem , etc. at St. Omers College Hewas on his way to Rome to become Rector ofthe English College. Fr. Sabran did not give any hint about the name of the books , the kindof condemnationdesired or the nature of the paper.

10 Therest ofthe letter suggests that this was the Abbé Strickland

11 The Internuntio at Brussels

12 The "good deeds" may have been those mentioned in Fr. Hunter's letter received on June 20th and in that from Fr. Powell received on June 24th. Much about the activities at this time of Stonor and Strickland is in W. A. Ep. Var. , V.

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he will shew me.4 Himselfmuch out of order; now takes countrey ayre.5

19th

From [Fr.] Coxon. 31 August/10 September, by Edmund Clarckson Hath been some days out of towne " I must only adress hereafter so to himto Mr. Fleetwood in Great Wild Street, to be forwarded to Mr. Brown , London That I speedily orderthe sameto Dareland Wood. Nicols, Wright, the Gouldsmith , Nichols have had their houses neerly searched for one Blake, Sympson, Jackson , and kept some time in custody. Hath receivd myne of 1 September, none since, nor any [other] since 11 August So, ifI writt since those, they are taken

20th.

From Abbess of Gandt. 18 September With mortuarybills for Dame Gertrud Clifford . 10 The small pox doth strange ravage there Tho 3 of the pensioners¹¹ cured, yet many religious very ill ofit

21 [st].

From Bevan. 10 September Will constantly pay the 25 [250?] livers. Hath payd to Fr. Lawson 62 livres10-12

To Mrs. Griffin In answer Fr. Eyre incomoded and forcd outof towne . 13

22[nd]

To Fr. Darell What Coxon desires about direction of letters.¹ Urge for one att least of the two pensions² owing us.

To Fr. Wood Preciselyto warne him howto writeto Coxon .

To Fr. Coxon. Accordingto the new directions. That only 3 letters have miscarried (besydes inclosed); in them no busness buttto gett

*It is notclear what this memorial was; it may have been connected with the "good deeds" .

5 He may have been staying with his brother at Bury's Hall, near Swaffhamin Norfolk. This was the first hint of Fr. Eyre's ill health; he diedinLondon on November9th.

This was probably Brother Edmund Clarkson who had come home from Maryland and was to be stationedat St. Omers as Infirmarian

7 Fr. Coxon had had to leave London and wished to arrange newforwarding addresses See letter received from him on June 2nd, 1714. Fr. Darellin Paris and Fr. Wood in Antwerp were to be warned

8 For Fr. Coxon himself. There was however a Fr. James Blake (1649-1728) a former Provincial living in London at the time Lady Abbess Knatchbull

10 Perhaps one of the eight daughters of the 1st Lord Clifford ofChudleigh, or one of the three of the 2nd Lord Clifford.

11 Thegirls in their school

12See John Bevan's letter received on February 24th, 1715 and Fr. Lawson's received on March 19th; he paid his son's fees quarterly and had difficulty in paying250 livres

13 This refers to Fr. Eyre's letter received on the 18thabove

1 As expressed in his letter received on the 19th

2 For 1711 and 1714.

money and orders for the 2 Gowers in order to their settlingat Douay. When came 2 last packs.4

[f.120 .]To Mr. Coopeeters. In answerto his I required he payd money forte[?] because ther's no difference now here betwixtthat and current . I must have here the pensions payd, and their worth here, not goe and look for them att Lisle, Bruxells, Nieuport, &c The 30 others that have children here pay me here and I expectthe same from him. I shall send his son att the first orders, butt then I can receive him no more Had he payd when he owed as money went then (lower than here), I should have gained by it, though I required not that gaine

From Fr. Norris Gandt, 17 [September]. Thanks for my civility to him when so happy as to bee under me Askes prayers that God give him strenght [sic] and virtueto perform his office. They expect Fr. Provincial within 3 or 4 days

From Fr. Fairfax. 30 August/10 September. Presents me the eldest son of his nephew, Watterton; easily lead by sweetness . He had writt to Fr. Darell to send me suchbooks as he had for him; to bee brought by Mr. Pendril in a bag (not a box) to avoyd the troubles from searchers .

23[rd].

To Clery, at Grave[lin]. Pressingfor the pension owing. That the fidle bee sent back.9

To Fr. Norice. In answer. Wishing him all happiness and better concurrence from officers than I have mettwith

From Mr. le Hunt. 2/13 September. That he will pay the £15 for Chesterman¹ as soone as he can gather money. His father much desires a letter from him. Hopes his meritwill procure him from my charityafree place DesiresI inclosethe youth's letterin myanswer to him

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A Mr. Mattei, directeur de la musique de sa Majesté Imperiale a Vienne It is an answer to his wife. That I have sent hers to Lady Lucy and recomended againe her concerns to Mr.

3 In Fr. Sabran'sletter dated August 26th, 1715 .

4 Fr. Coxon requiredto know the dateonwhich newboys arrivedat St.Omers; the fees due would have to be calculated.

5 See lettersfrom and to Mr. Coopeters on the 13th and 14th above; the disagreement waspartly about the loss that might be incurredon the exchange.

" His late Minister, now Rector ofGhent

1 This was presumablyFr. ThomasFairfax.

8Thomas Waterton of Walton Hall had married CatherineFairfax , daughter of Nicholas Fairfax of the Gilling family; they had three sonsCharles , Thomas and Nicholas It would seem likely that this was the eldest son of Charles , also Charles See Burke (1847); Foley, V, 737 (pedigree); also letter received from Fr. Coxon on July 10th above

⁹ See letter to Mr. Clery dated September 5th, 1714; the fiddle came back as will be seen later.

1 Fr. Sabran had raised this matter with Fr. Coxon in his letter dated August 2nd, 1715

2 This seems to be his answer to her letter received January 20th, 1715 .

Coxon and Mr. Gage The rest of the letter is to encourageher and her husband in their pious designe.

To Fr. Powel, Rector of Liege. A compliment on hissucceedingme;4 and our presentforeignand domestick news.

24 [th].

To Mr. Grillon, MarchantdeVin a Ipre. In answerto his Refusing his son whomhe desired to send to study here .

To Mr.JosephSheldon To letthim knowe hisscholler(Withgrave) hath leave to goe to the noviship Likely, Will Gower will bee admitted, whom therefor I keepe though I send his brother , John, 8 tomorrow to Douay.

To LadyAnderton In answer. Br.James assures meallhecoulddo , if att Dunkerque, were to make and give the bitter drink to Mr. Turberville. Not to loose time (and having better druggs here) will sett up all night to make it, and send it by the boate , butt can not stirr, 2 here being dangerously sick . 10

25[th]

I began this morning the SpiritualExercises " No letters came or wentthisday.

26[th].

This day went away John More (Born), 12 John Enghel,13 and John Gower . 14 I gave att the Procurator's desire, to bee repayd me , 3 crowns in specie, then worth 10 livres10 .

To the Guardien at the English Fryers, Douay.¹ To recomend John Enghel gone hence in hopes to bee admitted for a lay Brotherwith them

To Fr. Clifton, the Fryer²and Br Bonaventure Parkinson.3 Tothe same intent, that they favour and help him.

4 Fr. Powell was Rector of St. Omers College from 1715 till 1720.

5 He was in 1714 a master at St. Omers and was in 1715 probably at Liège studying theology. James Whitgrave; see letter from Fr. Coxon received on July 28th (29th?) He had been in Mr. Sheldon's class.

"Hewas admittedbut appears to have lefttheSocietyby 1724, not yetordained See catalogues

8 John went to Douaypresumablyto the Benedictinesbut did notstay, as will be seen later

This was Fr.John Turberville who, accordingto Foley, VII, 785, was chaplain to Lady Anderton ofLostock. She was the daughterofLaurenceIreland who entered the Societyon the death of his wife (see Foley, VII, 394), and the widow ofSir Charles Anderton, the second Baronet See Estcourtand Payne, 114-5

10 It would seem that Lady Anderton had asked for Brother James Serrel to nurse Fr. Turberville who had fallen ill at Dunkirkwhile travelling with her party

11 His Retreat.

12On his way to the Scots College at Douay apparently.

13 He was going to the Franciscanssee nextletter.

14 To the Benedictines at Douay.

1 The Guardian was Fr. Charles Watkins

2 See noteto letter from Fr. Bernadine Clifton received on June 4th, 1714

3A Franciscan at Douay, presumably

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To Fr. Ennys [Innes], Rector att Douay To recomend John Gower and J. Born , going hence to studdy there, Philosophy thefirst, theother 2 years of Divinity, and that perhapsWill Gower will follow . That wee shall procure the pensions bee duely payd which had been payd by advance(as I hadprest), hadnot the troubles in England forced my correspondents12 out ofLondon

To Lady Anderton With 2 bottles ofbitterdrinckforFr.Turberville. Itell her how he is to take and use them .

To Boulain, Master ofthe Sluyses¹ att Dunkerque. To informe him 1° of his son's dangerous distemper 2° of his recovery; in two letters.

From Fr. Provincial . 19 [September], Liege. Will leave Liege 23rd (to bee hereor att Watten likely on the 4th October) Of what hath hapned att LondonwhichFr. Coxon writt to me.2 When he comes , ifWill [Gower] in perfect health and constant, he shall bee willing tofavor him, on my account.3

27[th].

From Fr. Eberson.4 24 [September]. Found places att Amiens for the next day, so sent back chaise and horse Came 21st to Paris

To go in 10 days to Lyons by coache d'eau, parting 25th. Fr. Hunter shewd allto them attParis. Publicknews: chieflyadechainement againstJesuits, cald "les Peres de la Constitution" . "

From Fr. Lawson. 23 [September] Strangepovery att St.Germains; many sell all to get bread He lives upon borrowing 4 months due . There had been a couldness, time of the late King, betwixthers and Orleans Madame hath workt promise by the Regent our pensions shall goe on . Wee late to audience; half an houre in his closet with Fr. le Tellier, then kinde. Regenthath declaredNo Religion buttof our forefathers—yet 1° Noialles PresidentofCouncilof Conscience , and others init suspected ; 2° those [f.121v .] banisht for Jansenisme before, now recald, and Cardinal Noialles in greatfavourattCourt . 10 As for Wyat, Mrs. Macarti orderd to pay no more besydes the 21 livres she hath payd, or it shall bee stopt upon her pension; the rest

11 It may have been thought that he was notlikely to stay in theJesuitnovitiate. 12 Fr. Coxon chiefly

Not infrequently a cause of trouble in eighteenth century Anglo-French relations

The flurry of persecution ; Fr. Coxon had had to leave London or at least change his lodgings

3 Hewas actually admitted to the novitiate on October9th; see catalogue ; this is no doubt what the Provincial meant by favouring him.

4 On his way to Rometo be Rector of the English College 5A"bateau de voiture" plying between one town andanother . 6A storm .

7 Because, it would seem, of their support of the Bull Unigenitus

8 MaryBeatrice? Madame de Maintenon, perhaps, or "Madame" , Elizabeth, Duchess of Orleans.

10 SeePastor, 255 ff

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will bee payd me. And now 15 livres owing to Wyat, so ifsome 2 months bee payd, there may bee 30 livres.²

29th

From Mrs. Crane. Will repay debts of the next money receivd.³ Grief at my leaving my office; hopes I will recomend her children to my successor

From Fr. Hunter Paris, 26 September. His adressa Mr. Hunter, a l'Hotel d'Angleterre , rue Jacob, fauxbourg St. Germain.4 The Duke and Dutchess very thankful, &c Hath had of late a spitting ofblood -iffrom head, will soon of[f], iffrom breast, not sosoone. Chiefly about the Brief published anno 16015-"Dilecto filio Magistro Georgio Blackwell, nostro et sedis Apostolice notario, Regni Angliae Archipresbytero , ceterisque eius regni presbyteris et clericis ac populo Catholico universo, Clemens 8" . The first part, he confirms the Archpriest's power; complains much of their divisions, yet blames him for countenancing those who accused his adversaries of schisme . Yet, speaking to the opposers, says "Vos filii presbyteri qui Archipresbytero superiori vestro obedire neglexistis, quid causa habuistis ut praedicti Henrici Protectoris litteris fidem non haberetis? Sane vestro superiori vos submittere atque ei obedire debebatis" Then-"Ut vero totius discordiae fomes e medio tollatur, tractatum illum de schismate' scriptaque omnia hac occasione edita, ex quibus odium dissidiumque rursus excitari posset, auctoritare Apostolica supprimimus, atque ut illa aliaque hujusmodi ad hanc rem spectantia nullo unquam [f.122 .] tempore conscribantur, divulgentur aut retineantur, seu divulgariaut retineri ab aliquo consentiatur, sub excommunicationis ipso facto incurrendae poena per praesentes vobis praecipimus et mandamus, et nomen schismatis hac de causa inter vos penitus extinguimus et abolemus, et ne ullam amplius illius mentionem faciatis, sub iisdem poenis, interdicimus et prohibemus" . He then askes wether 1° any thing writt in The Modest Answer bee against this Bull or Brief; there being no mention made in it (that he knowes) ofschisme The termes of the Brief seeme very general 2° wether in an answer to

2The matter ofMrs. Wyatt's pensionseemed to be settled at last.

3 As soon as salaries were paid

4 He was apparently still with the Duke and Duchess of Norfolkwho were on theirtravels, but was preparing his answer to The Secret Policy ....

5 ClementVIII issued two Briefsin 1601 in an attempt to heal the divisionson the Englishmission; the disputantshad been forbidden to accuse each other of schism

6 Cardinal Henry Cajetan

7 Thework known as the Treatise on Schism byFr. ThomasLister, S.J. which appeared in 1598. Some account of the book and its effects may be seen in Gillow, IV, 282. The treatise seems to have circulated in manuscript; there isnoreason to suppose that Fr. Garnetwanteditpublished Dr. C. Bagshaw, an enemy of the Jesuits, first published it in his Relatio Compendiosa Turbarum ... , Rouen [1601 ]; infact it was printed in London: seeBiographical Studies, vol III Paragraphs 6 and 7 were reprinted in Appendix D ofT. G. Law's A Historical Sketch ofthe Conflicts between Jesuits ... , London, 1889.

the late libells wee may write freely of those matters, not naming schisme , and make use ofthe books that are supprestby thisBrief.1 Would knowhow Mr. Turbervil²doth.

30th.

To Fr. Hunter. My due respects to Duke [and] Dutchess. Tho going soone out of office (Fr. F. Powel, my futur successor being expected here within 5 days), whereeverIam, theirGraceswill have a faithfull servant very sensible of [what] wee owe them. Fr. Turbervill now cured; I went to Dunkerque and carryed with me Br. James Serrel, who next to God [was responsiblefor the cure].³ As to the Breef1° the Brief may certainly bee cited and all that's in it, and nothingprooves more the guilt of the opposersto the Archpriests. 2° it is evident bythe Breefthatthe whole driftis to remoove the name of schismatical att that time-"ut discordiae fomes tolleretur" . This hath no reference to times in which their should bee no Archpriest government. Those book[s] condemned and suprest, is only"durante eadem causa, ex quibus odium dissidiumque rursus excitari posset" The prohibition of keeping, printing, &c. , is not perpetual, butt "vobis praecipimus" and gives the reason"et nomen schismatis inter vos" [f.122v ] &c , et ut nullam amplius mentionem faciatis" So 'tis clear nothing hath been done against this Breef in The Modest Answer, and that so it bee not saydthose refractorypriests were scismatiques , any right use maybee made of those writings. If occasion bee to speak of Doctor Kellison, nothingwill serve a better help than Mister Nicolas Smith's book against him.

From Fr. Provincial 28 [September], Gandt Only 3ª for Fr. Richard Levison, dead 14 September, stylo novo; one pro intentione benefactricis; and to recomend the intentionof Obedience

1 Fr. Hunter asked Fr. Sabran two questionsWas thereanythingin A Modest Defence against the Brief of Clement VIII, and did the Brief prevent him fromwriting freely in his answer to The Secret Policy?

2 Fr. John Turberville

3 Fr. Sabran had, after all, taken Brother Serrel to nurse Fr. Turberville, as Lady Anderton had requested.

4 Fr. Sabran reassured Fr. Hunter; the Brief and books might be quoted All that Fr. Hunter should avoid was to call the refractory priests of Blackwell's time schismatics .

5 The President of Douay College from 1613-1642 (see entry madeon January 30th, 1714 andnote)

6 Nicholas Smith was the name used by Fr. Matthew Wilson alias Edward Knott, S.J. who wrote in the Clink prison A ModestBrief Discussion ofsome points taught by M. Doctour Kellison According to Gillow, III, 683-4 , this was in answer to Kellison's A Treatise of the Hierarchieand Divers orders of the Church against the anarchie of Calvin "which seemed to excludethe regulars from the ecclesiastical hierarchy" (Gillow, loc. cit)

7 The Provincial ordered the customarythree Masses (tria suffragia) for the repose ofthe soul of Fr. Richard Levison(1649-1715); he had worked in the Derbyshiredistrict, in North Wales and in Staffordshirewhere he died. He was also chaplain to Lord Petre at Ingatestone for some years from 1688 . See Foley, VII, 456; Essex Recusant, V, 69, IX, 106

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From Br. Smith. 26 [September] All uncertain in France about Religion and the Society.5 The apearances against both by the Cardinal's favor and others of the party. Some think the Regent acts in all this by policie not affection.

From Mr. Nairne . 18 September Still dissatisfyednot to have had from his son an answer to his last kinde letter Would have one , confident, acquainting him with his progress , &c from his sonevery forteenight So many pious books not necessary, one or two, &c. Would knowe by next quarter whathis sonexpendedonparticulars, torepay it with the quarter When he would haveany extraordinary wouldhavehim aske itfirstofhimby a letter, so he willwriteoftener tohim. Would have him goeon in musick and give him anaccount ofhis progress in it

To Mr. Coxon With the inclosd accounts of both the Gowers, desiring he recover the debt; gett money sent over for John, and recover the 3 crowns given to Born (Moore). That about 20 days hence his comercewill bee with Mr. Francis Powel that willtake up my books Give him an account The 7 free places are made up;¹ the only one besydes will cease with the incumbent I leave in my shop 142 packs, 2 when I receivd the2 last

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October 1715

First.

From Mrs. TeresaNorriss. London , 10 September. No newsfrom Mr. Shireburne or her son ; they were orderd to write from Paris and Lyere, having 2 months ago had orders to leave Angiers. IfI could tell her some news of them, when she may see her son att London. She doubts not buttthat Mr. Shireburne writt, butt letters from Paris being stopt, &c Her adress is for herAtt One Black Ball, in Lincoln's Innefields, Holborn Row, London.

To Mrs. Norriss. The account I received a month ago from Mr. Shireburn. Since when I have heard nothing of her son. How compleat a yong gentleman she will finde him att meeting. To Mr. Nairne. With an inclosd from his son such as he desires I satifye him why I gave his son those books, and assure him he

5 For the attitude of Cardinal Noailles to the Societyat this time see Pastor, 262

6See his letter to Fr. Sabran received on the 2nd above

7 Seeentry made on the 26th above and letter to Fr. Innes ofthe same date .

8Aguardedway of writing that Fr. Powellwould be succeeding him as Rector of St. Omers College

1 Further on Fr. Sabran mentionedthat seven out of the eight free places had been made up i.e. refounded . Onewould ceasewith the present holderthe Audley-Porter free place (see letter from Fr. Darell received the 15th above) The Winford , Gerard and Godolphin places were not counted in the eight as the capital had not been touched and therefore Fr. Sabran had not had to refound them .

2 By the time of his departuretherewere 146

3 The letter fromhim received on August 30th , 1715 .

4 In reply to the worries expressed in his letter received on September 30th , 1715

need not feare that others, or other things of moment shall bee bought for his son.

From Fr. Thomas Yeates, Carthusian How concernd he is att Mr. Coopieters undecentdealing,' &c , &c At last, he says, he hath brought him to bee willing to give 100 new French crownes (here 350 livers) ifI would acceptit

To Fr. Thomas Yeates That to end quarelling with an unjust[?] dealer, I will acceptfor the past year 100 new French crowns, and 50 new French crowns to the other half year that ends 23 December next. So now he pay the 150 new crowns, which I desire may by occasion(the Wagonner, ifthat bee safe) bee transferd to the Rector or Procuratorofour College att Dunkerque.¹

This day came from Ireland the 2 twins, my Lord of Slaynes grandchildren, herecald Fleming.2 The fryar that conductedthem brought with him half a year's pension per advancefor both Sons to Sir Gregory Birn [f.123v .] To my Lady Butler.³ In answerto hers with the2 Birns, and give her an account why I could not send Aylmerto his aunt. To my Lady Birn Of her sons' safe arrival Of the care shall bee taken of them . Thanks for advancing the halfyear's pension.

3d .

From Pigault. No letters come for me; he supposes a stoppage. Quyfaire. He proposesgetting Austinto Calais and so to St. Omers where wee may agree on some methods.4 Le petit Jesuite n'escrit pas. 3 shipswith armes stopt att Havre; the4th got of[f] and is gone. Many Scotch came to Calais to goe over to Scotland. Had he a written order from Regent or Minister, he would secure the King over, and no one should knowe it.6

4th.

From John Gower. " From Douay. That More went for Liege 31 [sic] September.8 That he can not stay there chiefly because he

See the letter to Mr. Coopeeters dated September 22nd, 1715

1 The College of the Flandro-Belgic Province

2 They were the grandchildren of Randall Fleming, 16th Baron Slayne who died in 1676; he had two children, Christopher, the 17th Baron, and Alice who married Sir Gregory Byrne See The Complete Peerage.

3Abbess ofthe Benedictines at Ypres; Fr. Sabran explainedwhy he couldnot send her cousin Aylmer to visit his auntDameAylmer at Ypres presumably , not the aunt in Ireland

4 Mr. Austin at Dover has been mentionedbefore; no doubt theywould discuss with him some means of gettinglettersthrough safely.

5 Pigault'ssonperhaps , if he had arrived at St. Omers. The 'Fifteen began in Scotland with the raising of the standardat Braemar on September 6th (O.S.) The government of the Regent was anxious to remain on good terms with England and so played a waiting game James Edward did not sail for ScotlandfromDunkirkuntil December 26th (N.S.)

7 He decided not to stay with the Benedictines at Douay; he returned to England

8 John More (Born) left the Scots College and went to Liège ; a letter from Fr. Innes below gave the reasons

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should loose that year, not having learnt his Dialectica Only 12 there and all children. Desires to stay here till he hears from his father, and so will come by next coache.

5th

To Clery, Grav[elin] In answer to his, with his brother'scloaths and violin. I send him his brother's accounts, due still; in all 793 florins11-12.10

To Mr. Ed[mund] Wright, att Oporto . An account of his two sons and his nephew Aylward. ' The letters of this and of Mr. Richard Butler, chanon of Cambray. I aske an order for Mr. Arthur to pay yong Aylward's pension, as he pays those of his unkle² here , as easiest and surest on both sydes.

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From Fr. Innes 4 October. Gower returns as incapable to goe on in Philosophy for want of Dialectica ; nor hath company. More is gonefor Liege, because in the Scotchhouse [they] keepe noDivines.³

(By Mr. Talbot tells me he could not answerfor Gower who would bee forced to go and comefrom schoolealone, nor keepe More, who never would bee made priest there ) He gave 16 florinsto More to make his journey, and 5 florins 10 to John Gower.

From Fr. Darell 2 October Fr. Provincial must make the dividend of44,000 livres, which is made in the name of the Province. The Regent assurd the deputies of the Clergy that all Bishops should signe the Constitution and the Pope bee fully satisfyed. The Cardinal spoke in favor of the Society; sayd all should suddenly have their faculties " Nothing yet don in affaires St. Germains starving, having receivd nothingof 5 months; it had an assignation uponthe Post office (the best fond) and there was not found 4,000 livres in the bureau; there, in a year, the Queene wouldnot gett one month Wishes me all happiness , &c Pulton's and Green's are comprehendedin the lists he sent me . "

10 The fiddle was returned as had been requested but the account was still unsettled and there were about ten florins to the pound

1 See letters from Mr. Wright and Mr. Aylward received on May 22nd, 1715 . But young Aylward is there called Mr. Wright's grandchild.

2 Mr. Wright's younger son , Joseph.

3 See John Gower's letter received on the 4th above ; presumablyhe had been with the Benedictines at Douay as mentionedbefore More had, as has been noted above , gone to the Scots College at Douay of which Fr. Innes was at this time the Rector

4 This was Fr. Gilbert Talbot alias Grey who was on the Continent travelling with Lady Petre's party. See letter to Fr. Innes datedthe 8th below

5 Louis XIV's grant to the EnglishJesuits . See Pastor, 257

7 According to Pastor, 262, Cardinal Noailles deprived the Jesuits in his archdiocese of their faculties in November, 1716 and "since 1711 measures of this kind had been repeatedlyapplied to them" . By "suddenly" he meant , of course, "shortly"

8The revenue granted to the exiled court was based on the Post Office funds which were quite inadequate Answering Fr. Sabran'senquiry in his letter dated September 17th .

7th .

From Fr. Charls Watkins, Guardien, 4 October. Enghel sick all time there; how tended[?]; no health and force for a lay Brother.1 Besydes theyare overburdend with numbers

8th.

From Lady Lucy Herbert. No date Fr. Provincial assures her it shall depend butt on me to bee with them on the 17th orfurthest 20th, to give the Exercises there. Would knowe who the person (Mattei) whose letter I sent; neither would refuse an advantageous offer, nor ingage in she knowes not what. Her brother in the Tower;3 knowes not what to think.

From the Internunce Glad of whatI writt in favor of Stoner and Strickland Against the first hath had no complaint ; the Pope soone will show his esteeme of him Of the second, none against probity, learning, witt Doubts not that when better acquainted with the mission, &c., will bee a most able support [f.124v .] From Fr. Coxon 19/30 September He will hasten Mr. Gower to dischargearears.5 Glad they go to Thebes Hath receivd myne of22nd instant, and a packet with the last direction, butta meercover, all inclosdforMr. Salvin," who will have his letters . come to him directly by his usual direction. Desires Wood , Darel, Simons know they never send in his packet letters not for him. Complains of a letter ofWilliamYeates directedto him ,whoknowes not who he is, nor understands any thing of the nonsensicalletter. The last letters he writt to me were ofAugust 15th and 31st . The last hereceivdfrom me wereofSeptember1st and 22nd, none before since August 11th Mrs. Dally hath not yet receivd any accounts Desiresto knowe what is dew and what willbringher daughter over.¹ Advises me not to answerfor payment

1 He was not suited to be a Franciscan lay brother

2The young English woman who would be Religious; see letter received from Madame Matteis on January 20th, 1715 and Fr. Sabran's reply to her dated the 24th of the same month

3TheDuke of Powis was arrested in September (see Petrie, 223); hewas given a pass to go to France in 1716. See The Complete Peerage.

4 This was Santini's reply to Fr. Sabran's letter to the Internuntio written at the request of Fr. Eyre; see the latter's letter received on September 18th , 1715. Very shortly after this John Talbot Stonor was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District

5 He was answering Fr. Sabran's letter dated September 22nd.

6 This would appear to have been a code namefor Douay

7 He has not been identified; see note to letter to Fr. Coxon dated April 4th, 1714.

8 This alias was sometimes used by Frs . Edmund and Francis Plowden who were both stationed in England at the time; here it probably refers to Fr. Richard Plowdenin Rome, who alsoappears to have used it See Foley, VII, 604

Not identified The Procurator of the Carthusiansat Nieuport was Thomas; the boy Yate vere Chesterman and his father were James See C.R.S., XL, 159

1 Fr. Coxon had raised this matter beforein his letter received on August 18th

From [Fr.] Charls Kennet 19 September. Only what account I may write to Madam Matteis.²

To Mr. Coxon In answer A full account of letters written, receivd, lost; in these no busness butt about the Gowers I give him a full account of Will's going to W[atten]; why John for England. That he adde £9 to John's debt for cloaths, viaticum, and gett the arears of both payd as soone as he can, money beingso scarce. Large thanks for his concurrence³ with me My successor come , yetI stay here , &c.

To Lady Lucy Herbert. Her letter 3 houres after the Provincial . How different Ifinde it this day from what she writtthat it would dependof me alone Ifso , I had been with her 15th; butt I give not my employ till the visit end about the end of the month Then orderd to make a funeral sermon for the King of France. Shewd it was impossible then to give Exercises in winter Answerd differant ad ver.6 The Duke securer and for his advantage in [f.125 .] the Tower.7 Who she had the letter from³ and how she must answerit

To Fr. Ennys [Innes]. About the two I sent; reasons why. His reasons, by Mr. Gilbert Talbot, 10 solid and good for not accepting them. The news from Scotland . 11

To Fr. Charls Watkins , Guardien att Douay . 12 Why I permitted John Enghel to present himself to him The reasons most just for sending him back. Sensiblest thanks for the charity used towards him on my recomendation

To Lady Strickland An account ofher grandchild's sickness . 13 My hopes of his speedy recovery.

To Fr. Lawson In answer 14 Our present hopes in France and Scotland. The Provincial's and Fr. Powel's arrival My thanks for his past kinde services , &c.

2It has been mentionedbefore that Fr. Kennet was handling some business in Englandfor her

3 His help as Procurator in London for St. Omers College .

+ Was in the house but had not yet been installedas Rector.

5 Fr. Sabran gave his reasons why he could not go to Bruges to givethe Retreat to the Community. It would no longer depend on him alone because he was ceasing to be Rectorbut not until the Provincial's visitation was over , at about the end of the month

6 This is not legible but may mean that he was suggesting putting off his visit to Bruges (and theyshouldput off the Retreatthere) until the spring.

7 Her brother would be out ofthe way in the Tower

8 MadameMatteis

JohnGowerand JohnMore; Fr. Sabran had written to Fr. Innes on September 26th, 1715 to recommend them

10 Seenote to letter fromFr. Innes received on the 6th above .

11 Ofthe 'Fifteen.

12 This was in answer to theletter received from the Guardian on the 7thabove

13 Young Thomas Strickland.

14 Another letter of thanks to one who had been of great help to Fr. Sabranas Rector of St. Omers College Hopes in France might refer either to Jacobite hopes of assistance or to the Society's position in relation to Cardinal Noailles.

12th

From Fr. Coxon 26 September/7 October That Walsh (Wyse)4 havefor privat account £7-10 s. Itweregood to havea writingfrom Mr. Darel and Mrs. Audleythat they renounceto any further right on Audley free-place His sorrow that I leave His thanks He supposes all free places refunded and the bonds settled; credit to me, joy to him That I fixe my successor in the same resolution. Inclose no letters in myne to him, &c

From Sir Francis Mannock His joy his son is here where he was brought up and formd Desireshe want nothing; willgladlyrepay. Desiresto hear ofor from him 22 August/3 September. In answer to myne.

From [Fr.] George Thorold.7 8 January, 1714/5 Remembers my favours tho att latit[ude] 381.8 Now is turnd house keeper. All seasons therefollow the winds. All libertyin houses WhishesI got translated into English Fr. Nephew's Meditations 10 Mico's less proper there . 11

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18[th].

From Fr. Coxon 3/14 October Hath receivd all myne butt of August24th and 26th. Hopes I have his of September29th Will soon recover the arears of the Gowers. Had receivd Thorold's , had not Mr. Cross dyed . I may send for Rugg12 att Burham, " nephew to Lady Clifton;14 he hath receivd 40 sh for his journey hither Wants a discreet letter from Anderton¹s to his mother , one from the eldest Paulet,¹ also from yong Manock² to his father

13

FromMotherDolman.3 With an inclosd for Mrs.Talbottabouther being admitted

4 Seenote to letter to Fr. Coxon dated August 27th, 1714 .

5 Fr. Sabran clearly hopedto have this matter settled once and for all

6 Seenote to letter from Fr. Coxon received on June 7th above.

7 Fr. George Thorold (1670-1742) was in Maryland from 1700 or 1701 till 1742 and was Superior there from 1725 till 1734. See Foley, VII, 774 and catalogues .

8 The latitude of parts of Maryland. This might mean that he had been made a local Superior

10See note to letter from Fr. Poyntzreceived on December 30th, 1713

11 See note to letter from Fr. Richard Plowdenreceived on August29th, 1714 .

12 He has not been identified

13 Theschool of the EnglishDominicansat Bornhem ?

14 This was , presumably , Anne (Bagenal) the wife of Sir Gervase Clifton, Bart , of Clifton, Nottinghamshire. See Estcourt and Payne, 189 ; C.R.S. , XIV, 114n.; Payne, 45; C.R.S. , XXVIII, 53n .

15 Robert or Robin Blundell; see note to letter from Fr. Coxon received on October 16th, 1714 .

1 Thismay be an alias forWells See letterfrom Fr. Coxonreceived onAugust 5th, 1714 and C.R.S. , XXVIII, index s.v. Wells, Henry; it may refer to a Catholic branch of the Paulets or Powletts; Sir John Webb's grandmotherin-law was Lady Anne Powlett See Kirk, 245. It may have been an alias for the Webbs .

2 See letter from Fr. Coxon received on June 7th above.

3 Mother Marina Dolman was at this date Prioress of the English Canonesses ofthe Holy Sepulchre at Liège; see C.R.S. , XVII, index There was a Miss Talbot stayingat the conventearly in 1716, see ibid, 205 .

19[th].

From Lady Lucy Herbert How sad are her disapointments about me. They will not beare longher to putt of[f] the Exercises , so she hathwritt to the Rector of Gandt' to come and give the Exercises Nevertheless hopes for the comfort she hath so long desired. The leaveshe had for my coming is still good and begs I will notlett any thing bee wanting on my syde She incloses her letter to Mme. Matteis.

21th

From Mr. Coxon 6/17 October He writes chiefly to send the inclosd Vincent Astly (Philips) hath sent to his mother, that she need payno more , he having a free place. The father very well able to pay . 10 IfI am not thoroughlyingaged, 'tis unnecessaryto give it there, and without thanks; in which case, he beggs it for Henry Virtue . Now charities come not in as before, he feares he shall not bee able to continue payment for him. Since he hath [not ?] receivd any from [me?] he hath written an other. Hopes I am well.

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[nd]

From Mr. W. Lane, S.J. 24 August/4 September. Hath heard from Fr. Coxon I want to knowe what he hath done as to the arears of H[enry] Wheatenhall. Sir H[enry] Tichburn shuffles, banters;¹ he will not submit to the authority of Mr. Darcy's² letter or memorandum, altho there is nothing extant that can binde us to any obligation butt that Hath recourse to ould letters offriends that understood nothing of the bussness. It would do well to searche diligently after the will. If Mr. Darcy's letter can bee, in original, produced, it will apear as genuine as the will. He assures he will by Michelmass returna summe ofmoney to dischargehis debts here;³ wishes he could make some returnfor the obligations, &c

23[rd].

From Mrs. Crane Assurances of paying all debts att the next month received.4 Hath sent a box to her son with shoes, &c. and things not ready when he came thence . All full there of good news and hopes.5

8 In answer to Fr. Sabran's of the 8thabove . Fr. John Norris or Norice.

10 Fr. Coxon considered that thefather's circumstances had improved.

11 Oneof the two boys for whom he, Fr. Coxon, was paying.

1 Sir Henry was still of the opinion that Henry Whetenhall, his nephew , should have enjoyedDay's free place.

2 Fr. Eyre, used this as an alias ; perhaps his brother, Henry the lawyer, did too

3 Fr. Lane's own debts probably Perhaps they were in connection with the support of his sister ; see his letter received on March 30th, 1714.

4 Like many at St. Germains she was in financial difficulties as salaries could not be paid

5 About affairsin Scotland , no doubt.

24th

[From] Mr. Nairne Commercy, 18 October Large acknowledgement of obligations to me for his son's entire conversion to his duty. Will allowe him 10 livres a quarter (40 livres a year) that shall alwayes bee payd with the pension Desires I make him satisfyed with it, and recomend him to the new Rector Would knowe what place he hath, and would also knowe it from me. Is content so he heares from his son once a month. Once a quarter will troubleme [f.126v .] with a letter to knowe how his son doth and how his mastersare satisfyedwith him.

26[th].

From Mr. Pendril. Mr. Astley will pay once the £25 (ifI exact it, 30) as soone as I please, besydes the £5 for privat allowance to his son Desires from Mr. Dickonson (now Prior Mettam is dead) a testimony that he did all by the best advice in the concern of Mrs. Haggerston. The Derwentwater family much averse from us , putting on him³ the slaunder that he did what he could against the yong gentleman's creditand honour.4

From Mr. Coxon 10/21 October Only that he hath putt on board 2 packs marqued Messagers and Williams Desires to knowe to whomat Dunk[erque] he may recomend mypacks.

To Mr. Coxon My due thanks Answer his 3 last I give him £25 (for Virtu) which he will receive from Pendril, sending him my inclosd letters; I having otherwyse provided for Astly's son.7 Wishes I could do more . In what condition I leave tomorrowthe house3,500 florins more in cashthan I found, 146 schollars, and 7 of the 8 free places founded againe. He may recomend packsto Mr. West, rue St. John, pres des Carmes.

At last he was happyabout his son.

1 The terms on which young Astley came to St. Omers were proposed by Fr. Pendrill in the letter received fromhim on November7th, 1713; two days later Fr.Sabran accepted thesetermsin a letterto Fr. Pendrill throughFr. Coxon

2 See letter to Pigault (and note thereon) dated August 24th, 1715 and that to Prior Metham (who died on September 9th, 1715see Birt, 75) dated the 28th of August. As Prior Metham was at St. Gregory's, Douay, it may be that this Dickonson was Edward, the Vice-President ofDouay College

3 Fr. Pendrill. He was probably still stationedat Haggerston nearBerwickand so some forty miles from Dilston, the Earl of Derwentwater'sseat

4 Presumably James, third Earl of Derwentwater, althoughthe expression was sometimes used of James Edward What this was about is not clear There may be a cluein Patten'sHistory of the Rebellion quoted in Skeet, 41-2

5 If this was really Messenger it could be a member of thefamilyofthatname who lived at Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire See Foley, VII, 668; Estcourt and Payne, 307; Records ofthe Scots College, I, 71 .

6 Perhaps a brother of John Williams; see his letter received on November 24th, 1713 .

7 Having madeother provision for youngAstley, Fr. Sabran gave Mr. Astley's £25 to Fr. Coxon (a year'sfees) for Henry Virtu; no doubt this was a present in gratitude for what Fr. Coxon had done for St. Omers College during Fr. Sabran's time in office .

8 Boys on the way over could be sent to Mr. West, who was probably the Mr. West, a merchantat Dunkirk, who has been mentionedbefore

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To Mr. Pendril £25 will be enough for Astly, on that condition provided for, who doth exceedingly well He will oblige me to return them soone to Coxon I knowe not what is become of Dickonson.⁹ moil ansad ad diob id wodswood air wolbits

If this was the Dickonson mentioned in Fr. Pendrill's letter received this same day, and if he was, as is suggested in the note, the Vice-Presidentof Douay, the meaning of this remark is not clear This was Fr. Sabran's last entry in the Letter Book; Fr. Powell began his rectorate on October 28th (see catalogue)

OSTEND BRUGES

DUNKIRK

GRAVELINES

CALAIS BOURBOURG

ARDRES- WATTEN CASSEL YPRES BRUSSELS LOUVAIN COURTRAI

BOULOGNE ST OMER

BAILLEUL

Sketch map of the relevant partofFrance and the Low Countries

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INDEX

More than one entry on a page is not noted in the index.

When it is clear from the text that an individual was a boy at St. Omers College his name is markedwithan asterisk ; two asterisks indicatetwo ormore brothersbut that their Christian names are not known Many whose names are not markedwithasterisks were undoubtedlyeducated at the College but thetext provides no evidence

Theabbreviation"Rev." , for the Reverend, is used for theclergy

Abbeville , 229, 235

Abercromby (be,bie), Sir James, 126 , 127 , 132

Abergavenny, George, 12thBaron, 196

Act ofSettlement ,2n

Acton, Rev. Thomas , S. J., 198 , 199 , 202, 278, 284, 289, 290

AeneasSylvius , 203, 204

Aire, 42, 67, 101, 235, 295, 301 ; Rector ofJesuit College at, 284

Aix-la-Chapelle, 262, 268

A Kempis, Thomas , 230

Albemarle , Arnold , Earlof(?), 216

Albeville, Lady, 29, 70

Aldegarde, Curéof, 281

Alexandre , Rev.Noël, O. P. , 80

Allen* ,Vincent, see Alymer

Alnwick, Northumberland, 60 , 91

Aloysius, St., College of,xiii

Amelot, Michel, Marquis de Gournay, 300

Amiens, 229, 307

Amson, Mr. , 46, 59 ; John* , 46n, 72

Amsterdam , 2, 3 , 101 , 265

Anderton , Lady Margaret, 306, 307; Robin* , see Blundell, Robin

Andrews, Sister Hellen, 174, 183

Angell (Enghel), John, 255, 256 , 258 , 264, 275, 306, 313, 314

Angers, 113 , 133, 257, 294, 297, 310

Anne, Queen, 49, 58n, 64, 65, 72, 78, 148n, 149, 154, 161, 164

Anne ofthe Ascension, Sister, 67

Anne of the Presentation , Sister (Smythe), 43 , 63

Anselm* , see Rogers, Philip Answer (An) to the Four and Twenty Letters entitled the Secret Policy of the English Society ofJesus, 16n, 234 , 308, 309

Antwerp , 2, 5, 11n, 22, 27, 37, 41, 43, 44, 54, 69, 70, 76, 77, 116, 124 , 135 , 139, 151 , 181, 203, 236, 268, 295,

301 ; Bishop of (Peter Joseph Frankensierstorpff ), 88, 96; Convent of English Carmelites , 63n, 67 , 96, 97,98

Archer, Mrs., 301

Archpriest government, 308

Ardres , 256, 258

Arnauld, Rev.Antoine, 48

Arras, 130, 169

Arthur, Daniel, 1 , 45, 153, 177 , 180 , 201, 265, 266, 312; Dame Mary Xavier, 19

Artois, Bankof, 161n ,213, 221

Arundell** , 175; Henry, 5th Baron, 4, 246; Thomas* , 4, 21, 22, 28n, 114 , 133, 165, 213n, 246, 248n, 257, 295n

Astley, Mr. (father of Vincent), 316; Mr. (father of Walter), 12, 46, 86, 141 , 317; Mrs, 316; Sir Richard, 12; Vincent* , alias Philips, 316;Walter* , 12 , 13, 26, 27, 46, 85, 86, 87n, 92, 103, 317, 318

Attwood, George, 244; William, 244

Audley, Elizabeth, 5n, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 99, 103 , 104, 124, 144, 315; Henry, 5n, 60, 71, 85, 87, 90, 91, 103 , 124, 169; Lady Mary, 5, 60, 87, 90, 91 , 93, 95, 98, 103, 104, 108 , 169 , 181, 200, 239n

Audleyfreeplace, 5, 60, 71, 85, 87 ,90, 91, 93, 95, 98, 103 , 104, 106, 108, 117 , 124 , 144, 169, 170, 181 , 198 , 200, 239n, 302 , 315

Aumont, Duc d' , 76, 86, 90, 98, 106 , 108

Austin, Mr., 153 , 311

Aylmer, DameMaryCatherine , 19 , 56, 311 ; Vincent*, alias Jameson and Allen, 19 , 34, 51, 55, 58, 82, 109, 207, 213, 219, 233, 254, 286, 288, 311 ; his father, 213, 233; his aunt in Ireland, 213; his brother, 208; William Augustin, 84

Aylward" , James, 265, 266, 312; Richard, 265, 275, 277

Azwanger , Rev.Anton , S. J. , 37

Bacquart,Mr., 169; François * , 169

Bagenal, Abbess Catherine , 30, 56, 87, 123 , 166, 174 , 179; see also Gravelines convent

Bagott* , Ignatius, 48, 50, 64, 76, 108 , 151 ; Colonel J. , 5, 48, 50, 75, 76, 150, 151 , 153, 173, 184; John* , 75 , 76, 81, 82, 83, 115, 120 , 150

Bagshaw, Rev.Christopher, 244

Bailleul, 142; Rector of Jesuit College at, 138 , 284

Baker, Rev.John, S. J., 159 , 275

Baldwin ** ,274, 294; Mrs., 294

Ballieu, Bro John, S.J., 264

Ballinlogh , 107

Baltimore , Benedict , 4thBaron, 26,28 , 51, 57, 259; Charles , 3rd Baron, 14 , 16, 23, 26, 27, 28, 54, 56, 88, 91, 165 , 181, 234; Charles* , 5th Baron, 14 , 16, 26, 27, 28, 34, 45, 51, 54, 56, 88, 181 , 259, 277; for his younger brothers , see Calvert

Banco Sancti Spiritus, 161 , 208 , 213 , 225

Barcelona, 80n, 125, 151

Barker, see Eyre, Rev. Thomas , S.J. and his Eyre nephews ; Rev. James vereRigby, 162

Bar-le-Duc, 2, 40, 55, 64, 84, 126 , 142 , 157, 183, 194, 225, 249, 282, 289, 291, 296; Guardian ofCapuchins at, 230, 249, 279; Rector of Jesuit College at, 225, 230, 279 , 291

Barlow, Thomas , 27, 124, 127, 139

Barrett, Captain, 145; John* , see Meade

BarrierTreatyof1709 , 89n

Barrows, Rev.Edward, S.J., 244, 248

Bartoli, Rev. Daniel, S.J., 33

Basil, St., 194

Baston, see Coxon, Rev.Thomas

Bavaria, Elector of (Maximilian II

Emmanuel ), 81

BavariaSancta, 192

Beaulieu* , 145

Beaumont, Mrs., 31, 219, 220, 253; Joseph (?), 91n, 219, 226, 253

Becanus, Rev. Martin, S.J., 230

Beckenshaw* , 44, 54 ,56

Bedingfeld, Sister Agnes, 101 , 114 , 117 , 129, 131 , 147, 148, 161 , 165, 178 , 190; Rev.Anthony* , S. J., 101, 114, 117, 119 , 120, 124, 129, 131 , 139 , 147, 148, 159 , 161 , 165 , 168 , 170 , 178, 180, 181 , 190, 217, 222, 223, 243; Dorothy, 101 , 139, 148, 159; Francis (father of Anthony), 117 ,

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119, 139 , 148, 159, 161 , 165 , 217 , 218, 222, 223, 226, 253; Francis (brother of Anthony), 217; Sir Henry, 3rd Bart., 260, 262; Mary, 2n

Beeston, Rev. Robert, S.J., 10, 14 , 21 , 24, 25, 27, 29, 70, 74, 77, 81, 84, 85 , 87, 95, 109, 118 , 134, 154, 159, 160, 161 , 164, 165, 170, 174, 179, 189, 190, 201, 205, 209, 214, 242, 252, 292, 297, 300

Belhouse, Essex, 60, 263

Bell, Bro George, S.J., 59

Bellarmine , St. Robert, 141, 230n, 292

Benedictines, 196(?), 287 , 296

Benet , 83; Mr. , 83

Bergues, 42, 43; Rector of Jesuit Collegeat, 138 , 284

Bermingham* , Rev. William , S.J., alias Nugent, 15, 283(?), 289(?)

Bernimolin , see Pigault

Berode, Bro James, S.J. , 70

Bertie, Rev. Jerome , S.J.,4

Berwick, James, Duke of, 80 , 125

Berwick-upon-Tweed, 12, 13, 26 ,86

Bevan* , 15, 219, 229, 264;John, 10, 15 , 219, 229, 239, 264, 304

Bierbeck (Birkbeck), Rev. Edward, S.J., alias Poole , 7n, 86, 99, 292; Edward* , alias Pole, 7, 10 , 16 , 22, 23, 31 , 45, 99, 226; Edward(father of Edward), 7, 10, 16, 22, 23, 86, 99, 209, 220, 229; Rev. Gervase, 86, 99 , 298

Bigerer, Mr., 134 , 178

Binks, Mrs., 183

Birch, see Pendrill, William

Birkbeck, Rev. Edward, S.J., see Bierbeck; Mother Mary Francis of St. Teresa, 96, 98

Bishop, Rev. John, alias Casely, 149 , 152, 210, 211, 213 , 219 , 220

Bissy, Cardinal Henri de, Bishop of Meaux, 15n, 25, 29, 91, 208, 271 "Black Horse" (Little Weld Street , London), 223

BlackRod, GentlemanUsherof, 154

Blackwell, Archpriest, George, 308

Blair, Sir Adam, 118, 176; James* (?), 118,176

Blake** , 11; alias for Coxon, Rev. Thomas; Rev. James, alias Cross, S.J., 119n, 120n, 304n

Blandike, Count, 20

Blandyke (St. Omers College country house), 11n , 118; alsocode name for St.Omers College "Blew Spikes" (Great Wild Street , London), 115, 117n

Bloomberg, Mr., 1

Blundell , and his father, 288; Sister Alice (Lucia Clare), 122 ; Sister Anne (Mary Anna Joseph), 123n,

INDEX

148; Rev. Joseph, S.J., 2; Mary, 176n, 315; Sister Mary (Mary Bonaventure ), 123n, 148; Nicholas, 2n; Robin* , alias Anderton, 176 , 177, 190, 315;William, 123

Boisleduc, 249

Bolesell, 132

Bolingbroke , Henry, Viscount, 90, 154 , 250, 251, 281n

Bologna, 174

Bona Mors devotion, 100 , 196

Bond, Charlotte, 97 , 98;Lewis* ,286

Bonnet (wine merchant?),86

Booth , 273 ; Charles , 273; see also Mingo

Bouill(i)on, Bro Arnold, S.J., xiv, 59 , 71, 74, 76, 77, 78, 80, 85, 87, 94; Bro Hubert, 74, 76, 77, 78 , 85; Isaac, 285

Boulain , 307;Mr. , 307

Boulogne, 130 , 142, 161 , 180

Bourbourg , 10 , 186

Bourges, 28, 123

Bourne (Born), Mr. (father ofPeter and John), 273; John* , alias More, 306, 307, 310, 311, 312, 314n; Peter, alias Moore orMore, 271 , 273 , 277

Boussu, Comte de, Thomas Philip de Alsatia, Archbishop of Mechlin, 81 , 90

Bradshaw , Mrs., 11, 87n; G., 87

Brandenburg candidate, 81 , 90, 96

Brent ** , 117

Brereton , Louisa, 182, 212 , 274

Brest, 108, 109 , 115 , 135 , 266

Bretagne, Regimentde, 69

Brewer (Bruer), 7, 140

Brierly (Brierli), Susan, 269, 274n, 276

Brinkhurst, Rev. George, S.J., vere Meara, 100n, 128, 132, 282; John*, alias Smith, 132; Rev.William, S.J. , vere Meara, 100n

Bristol Bargain , 103, 104

Brockholes, Rev. Charles, S.J., 40, 41, 49, 59 , 62, 99

Brooks , Mrs., 271

Broughton, Rev.Richard, Ecclesiastical

Historie ofGreat Britaine ... and A True Memorial of the Ancient . . State ofGreat Britain ... , 99, 108

Broughton, Yorkshire,94, 153

Brown** , alias Morley, 72, 74, 80, 268; Mr.(London), alias for Coxon,Rev. Thomas , 304; Sir George, 4th Bart , 60n, 71, 80, 268(?), 269(?)

Bruet (servant), 64

Bruges, vii, 13, 42, 45, 47, 50 , 65 , 70, 74, 101 , 155, 183, 224, 226, 276, 301; Bishop of (Henry Joseph van Susterem), 91, 101 , 146, 159, 194 ,

282; ConventofAustin Canonesses at, 23n, 29, 35n, 44n, 49n, 61 , 91, 109, 114, 121 , 129, 131 , 136, 147, 159, 186, 218, 224, 228, 237 , 270, 271, 272, 286, 313, 314; see also Lady Lucy Herbert; Convent of Franciscans at, 109 Brunel (Bruinel , Brugneel, Brugnel), Mauritius, 114, 163, 168, 188,225

Brunel (Bruinel, Brugneel, Brugnel), James, 14 , 114, 163, 168, 188, 225

Brussels, 68, 70, 77, 96, 130, 132 , 134 , 260, 305; Internuntio at (Vincent Santini), 28, 90, 93, 180, 194, 195 , 238, 246, 248, 249, 252, 254, 257 , 259, 260, 262, 264, 272, 273, 274 , 303, 313

Bruyes, Mr. (?), 297

Budd, Mr., 119, 120, 124, 126, 162 , 167 , 194, 200, 297, 303

Burel (Burell, Borel), Mrs., 210, 244

Burham (Bornhem ?), 106, 315

Burlace, Lady-freeplace, 4, 302

Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, 227

Burton, Prioress Mary Xaveria of the Angels (Catherine), 63, 67; Sister, 29,70

BurtonPark, Sussex , 12n

Bury's Hall, Norfolk, 2n

Busby, Rev.John, S.J., xiv, 100; Rev. Thomas , S.J., 266

Butler*, James, see Mountgarret, James, 8th Viscount; Canon John , 265, 275, 277, 312; Abbess Mary Joseph, 19 , 55, 58, 82, 213, 286, 288, 311

Byrne** , 311 ; Lady Alice, 311; Sir Gregory, 311

Cadiz, 5

Cajetan, CardinalHenry, 308

Calais, 18, 34, 40, 58, 64 , 86, 115 , 119 , 132, 138 , 143, 146, 154, 160, 166, 168 , 173, 199, 216, 220, 244, 250, 256,258 , 260, 294, 311

CallalyCastle, Northumberland , 19n

Calvert , 14, 16, 23, 26, 27, 28, 34, 45, 51, 54, 56, 88, 181 , 259, 263, 269, 274; see also Baltimore, Charles, 5th

Baron

Cambrai, 107 , 136, 277, 296, 312; Archbishop of (François Fénelon), 15n, 126, 153, 164

Cambridge, Duke of, 161

Campion, St. Edmund , 230

Candish, Rev. Ralph, S.J., vere Hugh orRalphTaylor, 62, 92, 95, 99

Cantillon, Sir Richard, 3 , 9, 15, 18 , 126 . 172, 176, 178, 189 , 291 "CardinalClubfoot" , 199

CardinalDatary(Guiseppe Sagripanti), 66

CardinalProtector, 205

Carnaby, Rev. Luke, vere Gardiner, 157

Carnarvonshire , 162

Carney, Mr., 162 , 269

Carny, Lady, 122

Carrington, Lady Anne, 8n, 260, 263, 266, 271 ;William* , 24, 25

Carroll, Mr., 65, 120; Charles * , 66, 242; Henry, 66, 82, 242

Cartabelle , 179

Carteret, Sir Charles , 118n, 156; Rev. Edward, S.J., 10n, 118; George* , 10 , 118, 119, 128 , 130, 132 , 156, 173, 178, 184; Lady Mary Anne, 113n, 118, 119, 128, 132, 156; Rev.Philip, S.J., 10n, 92, 128 , 137 , 140 , 182

Caryll, Mr., 239, 244; Lady Elizabeth, 88n, 192, 193, 198; John, 1st Baron , 231n; John , 2nd Baron, 88n, 228n , 231n; John, 228n, 231; Dame

Justina, 30, 148 , 231, 256; Lady Mary, 228; Richard, 88(?)

CaseRestated, The (byA.C.), 205 , 221

Case Reviewed, The (byW. Darell), 44, 86, 94, 122, 125, 144, 150, 153 , 154, 174, 178, 179 , 182, 188 , 194, 195, 197 , 200, 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209,211 , 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 227, 228, 232, 233, 235, 238, 249, 251, 271, 278, 285

Case Stated, The (by C. Leslie), 44, 58, 75, 82, 84, 179, 222

Casely, see Bishop, John

Casini , Cardinal Francesco Maria, 300

Casoni, CardinalLorenzo, 300

Cassel, 79, 143 ; Rector of Jesuit Collegeat, 138

Catechisme de Montpellier, 48

Cavenor (Caverner, Kavanagh ?), 85, 267

Chad ,St., College of,xiii

Chadwick , Rev.Hubert, S.J., vii,viiin

Chaillot, 18n, 297

Chamberlain , 212

Chapman, Mrs., 84, 282; Rev. James, S.J., alias St. Leger, 29, 84, 189 , 233, 273, 278, 284, 285; William , 29, 84, 279,282

Charles Borromeo, St., 146, 194, 297

Charles VI, Emperor, 72, 76, 81, 88 , 126n, 154, 305

Charls, Mr. War , 296

C(h)arpent(i)er* , 81n, 148n, 180 , 240 , 241; Mr., 81, 180 , 240 , 241

Cheeseburn Grange, Northumberland, 20n

Chesterman, James, 305; James* , alias YateorYeates, 199, 208, 290, 305

Chetwin, Rev.Ralph, S.J. , 185

Child* , see Curzon,John China, Emperor of (Kanghi, K'ang Hsi), 190

China missions, 205, 292

Chineserites, 4, 6, 24, 190, 252 , 253

ChristianDirectory, The , 19 , 176

Church of England, 84

Clar(c)k (Clarke), Rev. , O. Carth , 302; Mrs., 204, 294; Rev. Henry, S.J., 7n , 122n; Rev. John, S.J., 7n, 122n; Rev. William , S.J., 7n, 122n, 147, 151 , 153, 155, 156, 172, 270 , 281

Clar(c)kson, Bro Edmund, S.J., 47, 304

Clare Market (near Lincoln's Inn Fields , London), 115

Clavering , Mrs., 293; John, 19 , 34; Ralph(?), 19

Clayton , Colonel, 127 , 132, 141

Clement VIII, Pope, 308

Clement XI, Pope, 2n, 4n, 53, 57, 121 , 161 , 179, 190, 191, 194, 204, 212, 213 , 225, 258, 271, 300 , 312 , 313

Clement ,Mrs. and son, see Hoskins Clempson, Bro Ignatius, S.J., 59 , 62

Clermont College, Paris, 14 , 96n, 99, 149

Clery* , 158, 312; Mr., 158 , 305, 312

Clifford, DameGertrude, 304

Clifton** , 207; Lady Anne, 315; Rev. Bernadine (James), O.F.M., 116, 117, 306; Bridget, 114 , 118 , 123, 137 , 147; Sir Gervase, 4thBart , 203, 207; Mr. (James 2), 114, 137; Thomas* , 17 , 18, 20, 22, 40, 41, 68, 117, 122; Sir Thomas, 1st Bart., 17n; Squire Thomas , 17, 18, 20, 22, 40, 41, 68, 82, 117, 122 ; Rev.William, S.J., xiv, 39, 117, 246, 248, 252, 257

Clogher, Bishopof(BryanMacmahon), 79 , 138, 143

Coche (?), 52

Cokley(Cocley), Mr., 164 , 202

Cole, Mr. , see Giffard, Rev.Andrew Coleclough, Mr., 171 , 176

Collingwood , Mr. , 34, 36; Rev. Robert, S.J., 34n, 91, 208, 234, 271; Rev. Thomas , S.J., 34n, 280

Collins, Rev. William, S.J., xiv, 11 , 40, 46, 53, 65, 141 , 153 , 156, 160, 162, 181

Cologne, 276; Archbishop and Elector of(Joseph Clement ofBavaria), 81 Colonna, Constable , 201

Comberford * , Charles, 186; Edward* , 186

Commercy, 127 , 279 , 317

Compton, Sir John, 23, 147n, 149n; Wat* , 23, 147 , 148, 149 ; SirWilliam, 2nd Bart , 23n, 56, 147n, 149, 165, 169 , 170

INDEX

Congregation , General, S.J., 204n

Congregation ofProcurators , S.J., 154n , 170, 189 , 204

Congregation , Provincial(English), 90, 119, 126n, 127, 128, 130, 132 , 134 , 137, 138, 140, 147n , 154n, 218, 223 , 228

Congregation , Provincial(otherprovinces), 127, 205

Coniers, see Conyers

Conin(e)k (Koninck), Mr., 50, 54, 239, 255

Connel(1)* , Michael, 45, 57; Rev. Michael, S.J., 45n, 143

Conscience, Councilof, 307

Constable, Rev. John, S.J., xiv, 6, 9n, 14, 16, 22, 36, 49, 52, 53, 57, 59, 78 , 82, 85, 87, 94, 130, 186, 195,221,222 , 228, 236, 249; Rev. Michael, S.J. , 22n

Constance, Councilof, 278

Convocation ,84

Conway, Rev. William , S.J., vere Wright, 23n, 191 , 195, 198 , 199 , 215

Conyers (Coniers), Rev. Thomas , S.J. , xiv, 21 , 39, 42, 169, 175, 178 , 180 , 182, 185, 188, 198, 204, 228, 236, 250, 256,257,258

Cook, Elizabeth, 157; John* , alias Sutton, 80, 130n, 157 , 247; John, 157; Bro Joseph, O. Carth(?), 191

Coopertor (Coope(e)ters, Coopieters), Mr., 96n, 123 , 301, 305, 311; Ferdinand* , 96n, 123 , 289 , 301 , 305

Copley* , Henry, 107, 127, 145, 150, 153, 163, 170, 188; Mary, 127 , 163 , 170 , 188

Corby, BlessedRalph, ixn

Corneille , Bro. Arnold , S.J., 59 , 259n

Morris (Maurice), 120n, 129, 131 , 137, 140, 145, 198, 203 , 253, 261, 288, 298, 315; see also Blake, Rev.James , S.J.

Croxton, Lancashire , 124n, 226

Culcheth, Rev. Thomas , S.J. , alias Parker , see Provincial Cunha de Atayde, Nuna da, Cardinal, 35n

Currencies, valueof, xiii

Curzon, Elizabeth, 270; Francis , 132n , 241, 268, 270, 271, 274 , 280, 281,282; Sir John , 2nd Bart , 240, 268, 299; John* , alias Child, 132, 240, 241, 268, 271 , 280, 282, 299; Rev. Peter, S.J., 282

Cuvelier, Rev .- (S.J. ?), 158

Dalley (Dally, Dayly, Dalee), Mary, 145, 150, 166, 168, 170, 178, 244, 294; and her daughter , 313

Dalton, Mr., 164 , 176

D'Alygre (?), 235

Daniel* , 77n , 192(?), 295(?), 299; Lieutenant, 77n, 192; Mary, 77n , 295, 299; Mr.(Rev. Richard ?), 77

Darcy, see Eyre, Rev.Thomas , S.J. and his Eyrenephews

Darell ,6n, 46, 60, 90, 91, 93, 94, 103 , 104, 124, 144, 196; family, 3n, 5n , 106, 117, 251; John, 5n, 6n, 60, 91, 93, 94, 95, 106, 107, 124, 144, 196, 315; Olivia, 5n, 6n, 144; Rev. William, S.J., 3 and passim . Forhis books , see Case Reviewed, The, Gentleman Instructed , Treatise ofthe Real Presence

Dargenau, Mr., 192

D'Arlay, Mr. , 197

Courcel, M. de, 120

Cortenberg, Rev. , S.J. (?), 43, 44, 91

Courtrai, Rector of Jesuit Collegeat, 81,96

Covent Garden, London, 115 Cowley, Mr., 223

Coxon, Rev. Thomas , S.J., alias Willis, Baston, Sympson , Jackson, Brown, 1 andpassim

Craggs, James, 154

Crane family, 15n, 53, 107n, 153n, 289n , 301 ; see also Watkins; Mr., 15 , 16 , 53, 61, 68, 88, 101 , 107 , 113 , 118, 123 , 127, 132, 146, 149, 153, 160, 163 , 167, 168, 171 , 174, 175, 182, 219, 224 , 227 , 243, 263, 296, 301 ; Mrs., 15n, 18, 88 , 113, 127, 153, 156, 160, 162, 163 , 167 , 168 , 182, 187, 199, 203, 227, 243, 262, 289 , 293, 296, 298, 301 , 308, 316

Creagh, David, 2, 265

Creighton , Rev.Alexander, 64, 256

Cross* , alias or vere Whyte, 34 , 145 , 215; Rev. James, S.J., vere or alias

Darnel , 163 , 166, 187, 189, 247 , 281; Mr. , 166, 189, 281

Day's free place, 155, 234n, 242, 247 , 248, 249, 252, 254, 257n, 259, 265, 302

Deal, Kent, 83

Deale, the apothecary , 69 , 70, 75 , 78, 79, 92, 94, 103, 104 , 111 , 112, 115 , 119 , 126, 161n

Dean, Frances, 4n, 290n; John, 4n; Michael* , 110, 111 ; Rev. Thomas , S.J., alias Plowden, 4n, 290n , 298

Delamore, Mr., 288

Delater , Mr. , 286; Mrs., 105, 246

Delcourt, Dr.Adrian, 180

Delphina , Sister (Smythe), 67

Delphina, Sister (Weston), 83

Den, Richard, 181 , 212

Dendemonde, 84

Dennet* , 196; Mrs., 196

Derwentwater family, 317

Deschamps ,, 300; Rev. Jacques, S.J., 16n, 184, 204

Desirable* , 297;Mr.,297

Desmarets, Nicholas, 3, 52, 63, 73, 74 , 76, 82, 86, 90, 91 , 97, 98, 106, 116 , 122, 125, 130, 136, 160, 186, 187 , 192 , 197, 200, 206 209 , 239,254,291,301

Deureux * , 85, 261, 267

Deury, Mile., 288

Dicconson, Rev. Edward, 48n, 139 , 170 , 180, 181 , 183, 281, 317, 318; William, 125, 171 , 173, 178 , 188, 206, 212,231, 235, 242, 280, 287 , 288 , 291

Dieppe, 291

Dieulouard,46

Diggs, Rev.Dudley, 163n

Dillon, (Arthur ?), 212

Dismal()* , Jean François , 58n, 77, 80, 87, 145 , 149 , 158, 241; Philip, 58n, 77, 80, 87, 145, 149, 158 , 241

Dodd, see Tootell, Rev.Hugh

Dolman, Mother Marina , 315

Dominic, St., Residence of, 200, 302

Donain , Bro Thomas , S.J., 22n 25, 27, 39, 62, 76, 303

Donatianus , St., 194

Donere, Bro Nicaise , S.J., 59, 285n

Dormer , 263, 267, 268; family, 33n, 119n; Charles, 5th Baron, 33n, 119, 261 , 263n; Rev. Charles , S.J., 6th Baron, 33n, 119; Lady Elizabeth, 33n, 119n, 129, 132, 267, 268; William* , 33, 71 , 77, 80, 85, 129, 132 , 147

Dorrington, Lieutenant-Colonel, and his regiment, 75 , 115

Douay , 27, 160; English College, 16 , 41n, 44n, 52, 72, 101 , 131 , 147 , 149 , 150n, 153, 159 , 162, 168, 170, 180n , 184, 186, 188, 194, 210, 213, 219, 222, 238, 240, 248, 273, 287, 296; Douay College History, see History of the English College at Doway; English Franciscans , 109, 306, 313, 314; see also Watkins, Charles, Guardian; Irish College, 193 ; Jesuits of the Gallo-Belgic province, 204; Parlement , 170; Royal College, 193; St. Gregory's, 283n, 296, 297n, 305 , 306n, 311 ; Scots College, 99, 108 , 130, 131 , 150, 152,160, 164,168 , 193, 213, 286, 307, 312; University, 160 , 164, 194

Doun, Mrs., 211

Dover, Kent, 83, 93, 111 , 134, 153, 193, 208 , 220, 297

Downs, Mr. , 240, 277n "Drummer, Mr." , see General , S.J.

Drure(Dürer?), 186

Du Bois de Fienne, François , 236 ,239, 251 , 254 , 255

Du Fermont * (Fremont), 38, 171; Carton(Cardon), 38 , 171

Du Fresnoy (Frenoy), 114, 242 , 274 , 279, 280; Mr. , 242 ,274

Du Fronchot , Rev. -, S.J., 108 , 109 , 115, 116, 135, 138, 143 , 149, 152, 189

Du Germont* , 157, 180; Mr. , 157 , 180

DuMonneau,Mr., 9

Dunkenhalgh , Lancashire , 17n, 60n

Dunkirk, 23, 32, 63, 70, 79 , 81 , 83 , 84 , 96, 105, 115, 116, 125, 126, 135 , 138 , 139, 141 , 143 , 160, 164, 169, 176, 184n, 191 , 192, 196, 221, 239, 241n , 246, 250, 251 , 255, 262, 271, 277, 290, 294, 306, 307, 309, 317; Conventof English Benedictines , 23n, 30n, 70, 179n, 184, 185, 188n, 198n, 199 , 211, 231 , 254n, 256, 258; see also Fleetwood, Benedicta , Lady Abbess; Convent of English Poor Clares, 179n, 185n, 186, 188n, 254n; see also Reede, Joanna , Lady Abbess ; Jesuit College and Rector, 110, 112 , 138 , 191 , 225, 284, 311

DuPacquet, 13

Dupin , Louis Ellies,48

Dupont * , 86, 114; Mr., 81 , 83, 86, 250, 252, 297

Du Puys, Mr., 21, 55, 67, 75, 130 , 134 , 144,207,210 , 275,276

Duriez** , 36, 49, 79, 145 , 148, 180 , 216 , 266; Mr. , 36, 49, 79, 145, 148 , 149 , 180, 214, 216, 240, 241 ,266

Du Thoss, Mr., 270

Earl Marshal, see Norfolk, Dukeof Eberson, Rev. Thomas , S.J., xi, 6, 7 , 27n, 35, 39, 57n, 59, 70, 71 , 78, 85, 94, 106, 112, 116, 118, 137 , 142, 152, 168 , 179, 182, 183, 187, 191 , 202, 213 , 214 , 221, 222, 223, 229, 246, 252, 262, 267 , 268, 284, 289, 290, 295, 300, 303, 307

Eccleston* , 71, 80, 148, 149 ; Sister Anne, 192; Rev. Thomas, alias Holland, S.J., 26n, 173, 177 , 178, 185, 303

Ecop (Hecop), Mr., see Metcalf (Medcalf); Mrs., 18 , 21, 108 , 118 , 126, 139 , 145, 219, 263, 276, 280; Charles* , 18n, 108, 118, 126, 139 , 219, 263, 276, 285n, 291

Ecqueileck, 208

Edinburgh , Jesuit Superiorin, 216

Edisford (Edysford), John, 73, 74 , 80, 183, 189, 190, 193, 209, 233; Rev. John , S.J., 73, 74 , 80, 183 , 233

Eggleton, see Eccleston, Thomas (2)

Elliott, Dame(Aloysia ?), 156

Rev.

Ellis, Bishop Philip Michael, O.S.B. , 27n; Sir William, 227

Enghel, John, see Angell

INDEX

England, 14 , 55, 90, 92, 96, 98, 113 , 130 , 134, 141 , 148 , 151 , 160, 161 , 169 , 170, 180, 181 , 183 , 184, 187, 194, 202, 207, 211, 217, 219, 225, 239, 241, 244, 246, 250, 260, 264, 272, 273, 281, 289, 295, 297, 299

Engleby, see Ingleby, Edward

Englefield, Rev.John, S.J., 54

Ennis, Ennys, see Innes

Episcopus Madaurensis , see Giffard, Bishop

Erburyfree place, 302

Escobar y Mendoza , Antonius, 80

Esdebeque, 189

Eslington , Northumberland, 60, 91

Esmond (?), 26; Sir Laurence , Bart. , 26

Estrées, Cardinal César d' , 208

Exton* , see Redford

Eyre, Henry, 87n, 173n; Lawrence * , alias Barker and Darcy, 103 , 107, 119, 209; Mary, 2n, 173n; Peter* , alias Barker and Darcy, 103, 107, 119, 209; Thomas, 2n, 173n; Rev. Thomas, S.J., alias Barker and Darcy, 2 and passim . 36, leaves Continent for England (January, 1714) ... 116, returnsto the Continent (June, 1714) ... 164, returnsto England (September, 1714); Rev. William , S.J., 173n

Fabri, Rev.Honoré, S.J., 39

Fairfax, Lady, 113 ; Rev. Thomas , S.J., 35, 36, 280, 305

Fénelon, François , see Cambrai, Archbishopof

Ferlinck, Mr., hopmerchant, 189

Fernan (Fernon), Rev. , 116, 212

Fetherston* , 55, 71 , 94, 119 ; Rev. Thomas , S.J., 55, 94, 119, 211 , 236

Fettiplace * , 31, 32, 149

Fintchly**(?), 242;Mr.,242

Firle, Sussex , 12n

Fisly, Mr., 121 Fitzgerald , 206, 207

Fitzwilliams, Lord (?), 164

Fitzwilliams* , alias Travagnon, 13n , 124, 129, 171 , 173, 178, 184; Anne, 13n, 124, 204.207, 220, 221 ;Charles* , alias Travagnon, 13 , 124, 137 , 171 , 173, 178, 184, 204, 207, 220, 221 , 224; John , 13n, 124, 129 , 133 (?), 137, 204

Flanegan, Captain, 235

Fleet prison, 6n

Fleetwood* , 206, 207 , 209, 211 , 294(?); Mr. , 207, 211, 219, 294(?); Mr. (Gt. Wild Street ,London), 304; Benedicta , Abbess, 30, 70, 184 , 198, 199 , 211 , 228, 256, 258; Frances, 133n, 229

Fleming , see Byrne (Birn) boys

Fletcher, Mr., 245; C., 94; Henry, 2(?), 13(?), 33

Fontainebleau, 175

Forcer (Forster ?), Bridget, 17; John , 16, 23; John , 16, 23, 59, 202

Fordyce, Rev.Robert, S.J.,99n, 108

Formby (Formbey), Rev.223 , 275 , 276n, 286n, 288

Forster , Ferdinand, 34, 218, 258,259, 263, 270, 272; Thomas , 12, 22n , 25 , 27

Fortescue* , alias or vere Dormer , 71; Francis , 266, 268; J. (Charles ?), 266, 268

Fosse, The (Paris), 246

Fosses, see Liège, Anglo-Bavarian College

Fox (e)* , 7, 8 , 9, 17, 123, 201 ; Mrs., 201; Henry, 7, 8n, 9, 16, 17n, 123, 270(?), 274(?);Sister Mary, 123

France, 205, 292, 310, 314; Kingof, see LouisXIV

Francis, Mr., 284

Francis de Sales, St., 230

Francis Xavier, St., xii, 124, 203

Francis Xavier, St., College of, xiii

French Ambassador , ix, 1

Frenoy (Fresnoy), see Du Fresnoy

Gage, Father, see Plowden , Edmund; Edward, 285; Sir John, 4th Bart , 23n; Sir Thomas , 6th Bart , 12n, 14; SirWilliam* , alias Goring, 7th Bart , 12, 13, 17 , 20, 21 , 23, 32 , 33, 36, 51, 86

Gaillard, Rev. , S.J., 61 , 171 , 174 , 178, 188

Galloway's son, 180n, 182 , 183 , 184 , 187, 188, 189 , 191 , 193, 195 , 218, 228 , 229, 238, 252, 261, 266, 267, 268, 270 , 277,278,279,280

Gardiner , Rev. John, S.J., 146, 181 , 182 , 228, 229, 240

Gate, Thomas , alias Nicholson, 24

Gateshead, Durham, 60

Gaut(h)ier (Gaultier), Rev. François, 90

Gawen, William, 157n

Gay, John, 132

Gazin (Gazain), John( ?), alias or vere

Robinson, 34n, 120

Genoa, 171, 174 , 206, 214

Gentleman Instructed ..., 177

George, St., Residence of, xiii

George, I, King, 142n , 154, 178, 187 , 208, 215,250 , 291 ( ?)

Geraldin (e)*, Francis, 3 , 9, 38 , 69, 109 , 172, 176, 178 , 186, 189, 196; Peter , 176, 178; Sir Nicholas, 3n, 9, 38, 69 , 109, 172, 176

Gerard* , Carill , alias Wright, 92n, 144 , 285; John, 11n; Dowager Lady Mary, 106, 108 ; Rev. Philip, S.J. , alias Smith, Joseph, 7th Baron

GerardofBromley, xiv, 1n, 25n, 135; Thomas , alias Wright, 177; Thomas * , alias Wright, 92, 93, 99, 129 , 135 , 140, 144, 162, 177n, 285; Rev. Thomas , S.J., xiv, 25n, 33, 39, 135, 243; Rev. William (?), S.J., 238; Sir William, 5th Bart , 11 , 129 , 135 , 168, 285; William* , alias Clovel, 73

Gerard free place, 11 , 302 Germany, 201

Germins , Lewis, see Mackdonneau, Charles Lewis

Gersey, Countess of, see Jersey

Gex, Bro James, S.J., 285n

Ghent, 7, 14 , 65, 84, 85, 95, 114 , 163 , 168 , 191 , 216, 270, 275; conventof English Benedictines , 58n, 74n, 77 , 78, 95, 114, 118, 132, 137, 147 , 275, 276, 304; see also Knatchbull, Mary, Abbess ; English Jesuit house of tertianship, xiv, 16, 29, 62, 70, 95, 114, 118, 134, 137, 159, 179, 257, 264 , 267, 271, 284, 286, 297, 305, 309 , 316

Giffard, Rev.Andrew, alias Cole, 150; Bishop Bonaventure , 13 , 23n , 37n , 72, 234n, 236, 241, 246n, 248, 254 , 258, 259, 260, 261 , 274, 287; Rev. John, S.J., xiv, 10, 21, 25, 27, 28, 33, 34, 36, 38 , 40, 41, 49, 50, 52, 99, 201, 248

Gifford's Hall, Suffolk, 270n

Ginks, see Jenks

Giraldy, il Cavalière, 35, 36

Giudice, CardinalFrancesco,97

Glasgow, Duke of, 215

Glover, Squire, 15

Godolphin free places, 161 , 179 , 190 , 191, 208n, 213, 221, 225, 238 , 242 , 252, 302

Goesbriand ,Marquisde, 69

Gooden, Rev. James, S.J., 25, 29, 82, 92, 96, 230, 232

Goring, Lady Dorothy, 12n; Lady Mary (wife of 2nd Bart ), 129, 267, 268 ; William* , see Gage, Sir William ; Sir William, 3rd Bart , 12, 13, 14, 17,20, 22, 23, 32 , 33 , 51

Goswin (?),281

Gother, Rev. John, 230n

Gottignies , Duc (?) de , 43, 68 , 91

Gough , Andrew, 61 , 62, 63 , 66; Edward, 61, 62, 63, 66, 166, 167, 176, 178, 251; John , 186

Gould, Dames, 19 "Goulden Cup" (RussellStreet ,Covent Garden , London), 115

Gower, Mr., 283, 288, 312, 313; John* ,

53n, 56, 219, 283n, 290, 291, 292, 294, 296, 305,306, 307, 310, 311, 312 , 313, 314, 315;Rev.Ralph, vereHornyold, S.J., 68, 82, 115, 117, 122; William* , 53n, 219 , 283, 285 , 288, 290, 291, 292, 294, 296, 305, 306, 307 , 310, 313, 314 , 315

Gravelines 75, 266, 297, 301 , 305, 312; confessor at, see Bierbeck , Rev. Gervase; Convent of English Poor Clares, 30n, 42, 56, 68n, 86n, 87, 122 , 123, 174n, 179, 276, 298; see also Bagenal, Catherine , Abbess

Gravie* , Peter, 81, 82, 83

Gray, see Talbot, Rev.Gilbert

Great Queen Street (Lincoln's Inn Fields, London), 114

GreatWild Street (London), 115, 304

Green, Rev. Laurence , vereWard, 246; Rev.Martin, 74, 77, 78, 132n 186(?), 191 (2), 285, 286; Rev. Stanislaus, S.J., 43n, 45n; Rev. Thomas or Edward, alias or vere Wright , S.J., 32, 34, 36, 43, 45n, 85, 87, 142, 197, 200, 214, 242, 245, 252, 259, 260, 279 , 280, 281, 284, 286, 287n, 294, 303, 312

Griffin, Mr., 151 ; Mrs., 1 , 2, 18, 38 ,46, 70, 82, 83, 85, 88, 89, 93, 94, 95, 101 , 119, 120 , 121, 124, 126, 153 , 162, 163 , 167, 168, 194, 195, 200, 202, 213, 258 , 259, 262, 297, 302, 304; her brother, 1 , 83, 88, 167

Griffin free place (?), 168 , 194, 195, 202

Grillon, Mr., 306

Grimbalson , Rev. Lewis , O.S.F., 109n

Gualtieri, CardinalFrancesco Antonio, 62

Guevan (Gaven ? , Gawen ?), 166

Guilbert, Charles , 170, 171 , 303; Claude , 170, 171, 303

Gwillim (Guillim), Rev. Henry, vere Terrettor Tyrwhit, S.J., xiv, 53 , 107n , 199, 203, 232, 240, 241, 248, 257, 289 , 293, 296, 298, 300; family papers , 214, 298

Hageman (Hayeman), Bro. Charles , S.J., 225, 285

Haggerston , Anne (?), 296, 317; Rev. Henry, S.J., 60, 81

Haggerston , Northumberland, 11n , 12

Hague , The, 239 , 251 , 255

Hales, Sir Christopher, 9; Sir Edward, 9n

Hamerton , Rev. Peter, S.J., 11n

Hamilton, R., 32

"Hammersmith , The man of" , 258

Hanmer, Rev.John, alias or vere Hunt , S.J., 111 , 114, 119, 166, 173n; Sir Thomas , Bart., 72

INDEX

Hannen, 189

Hannequin, Mr., 201 , 202

Hanover , Elector of, Electoral Prince and Electorate , 84, 103, 154, 161 , 199

Hardesty, Rev. John, vere Tempest, S.J., 33, 36, 152 , 182

Harley, see Oxford , Earl of Harper , 279; John* , 139, 279; Patrick, 139, 279

Harrison, Rev. John, alias Wallis, S.J., 165, 182, 221, 222, 223, 236

Hartbushes, Durham, 17n ,20

Haskett, Christina, 152

Haskett (Hesketh), Richard, alias Downsor Downes , 130n, 152, 156n

Hastings , Sussex , 111

Havers, Rev.Thomas , S.J., 70n

Havre , Le, 311

Hawarden , Rev. Edward, 44n, 48n, 49 , 51n, 65, 75n, 182, 217, 218, 221, 222, 227; see also True Church of Christ

Hawker* , 181 ; Rev. John (or James), S.J., 128, 270

Hayes (Hays, Heys), Mr., 145 , 181 , 182; see also Gardiner, Rev. John; Rev. Henry, S.J., 60, 91 , 93 , 146

Hebden, Mr., 91 , 95, 115 , 143, 146

Hecop, see Ecop

Herbert, Lady Lucy, prioress , 8n, 29,

38, 45n, 56, 59, 67, 70, 83, 87, 95, 121 , 129, 136, 147 , 159, 178, 179, 183, 186, 228, 237, 263, 270, 271, 272, 276, 288 , 302, 305, 313, 314, 316; see also Bruges, Convent of English Austin

Canonesses

Hermits, 192

Herne Bay, 83

Hesdin , 75, 76 , 81, 83 , 115

Higgons, SirThomas , 32n, 40, 192

Hill (?), 206, 221, 292(?); Mr., 206 , 221, 232, 233, 238, 239, 292(?); Rev.

John, S.J., 1

Hill, The, see Watten

Hilton, see Rome, andRome, Venerable EnglishCollege

Hilton, Bro Adam, S.J., xiv, 45, 49

Historiae Controversiarum de Divinae GratiaeAuxiliis .... 280n

History of the English College at Doway, The . viii, 16, 17, 21, 25, 26, 28, 31, 37, 41, 45, 47, 52, 224 , 272; see also A Modest Defence of the Clergy and Religious against R.C.'sHistory ofDoway ...

Hodges* , 165

Hodskins , see Hoskins

Holden, Mr., 60

Holden free place, 60n, 108, 302

Holiot, Matthew, 102, 105, 112 , 113 , 114, 173, 175

Holk, 70

Holland, 85, 184 , 187

Holland , see Eccleston, Rev. Thomas ; Sister Catherine , 67, 147, 148 ; Rev. Richard or Joseph, S.J., xiv, 4n, 28, 123, 133 , 165, 213, 294, 295

Holt, Rev.Gilbert, S. J. , 284

Holy Apostles, College of, xiii

HolyOffice(Inquisition),213 , 300

Holywell, Flints , 102n

Homer, 86

Hond, Philip de, 85

Hoogstraet , EnglishCarmeliteconvent, 68

Hoskins (Hodskins ), alias or vere

Clement, 109, 190, 193, 195, 201, 206, 232; Susan, 39, 193, 195, 232

Hôtel de Ville (Maison de Ville , Town House), 43, 82, 93, 98, 102, 141 , 161 , 178, 186 , 189, 224, 301 , 302

House ofCommons, 79, 84, 89; see also Parliament House ofLords, 78, 103, 104n, 125, 250; see also Parliament

Howard(Horde?), Mr., 84

Howard, Rev.Henry, 241n, 250n, 251, 273, 275; Philip, 250, 275; Rev. Richard, 3, 250n, 291; Rev. William, S.J., 13 , 14, 286(?)

Howardin , see Hawarden

Huddleston , Mrs., 163 ; John* (?), 163n

Hudson, Richard, shipmaster,265

Hugh , St., College of,xiii

Humanity, see Poetry(school or class)

Humberston , Rev.Henry, SJ , 249

Hunter, Rev. George, O. Carth., 96, 123, 146, 189, 191 ; Rev. Thomas , O.P., 72; Rev. Thomas , S.J., 16n, 21n, 33 , 36, 49, 51 , 56 , 58 , 100, 196, 204, 234n, 236, 243, 244, 250, 251, 256, 258, 260, 262, 264, 272, 273, 275, 307, 308, 309

Huylenbroucq , Rev. Alphonse, S.J., 216,220,223,270

Hyde, Captain, 66, 242; Rev. Francis, vereBruning, S.J., 60

Ignatius Loyola, St., 290

Ignatius, St., College of,xiii

Immaculate Conception, College of,xiii

Immaculate Conception, feast of, 62

Imperiale , CardinalLorenzo, 90

Ingleby (Engleby), Sir Charles, 87; Christopher* , 297; Rev. Edward , vere Tidder, S.J., 238; Thomas * , 204; Rev. Thomas , S.J., 284, 289, 292

Ingleton, Rev.John, 131

Innes, Rev. James, S.J., 32n, 99n , 108, 130, 131, 150, 152, 160, 164, 168, 170 , 180, 181 , 184, 188, 194, 213, 216 ,220

282, 286, 307, 312, 314; Rev. Lewis (?), 32n, 183 , 187 , 192

Innocent XI, Pope, 225

Inquisition, see HolyOffice

Introductionto the Devout Life, 230

Ipers, see Ypres

Ireland, 51 , 79, 143, 195 , 212, 213, 288 , 311

Ireland, BlessedWilliam, 238n

Iron, George, 64 Italy, 255, 257

Jackson* , 290; Rev. Ambrose, S.J., alias Eyles or Isles, 100, 115; Thomas , see Coxon , Rev. Thomas

Jacobson* , William , 9, 10, 39, 43, 53, 59,92

Jamar, Mrs. (?), 48

James II,King, x, xi, 84, 121 , 303

James Edward, Chevalier de St.

George, 4, 13n, 22, 28 , 40, 47 , 55 , 61n, 64, 66, 84, 105n, 106n, 111 , 112 , 113 , 116, 126, 127 , 130, 131, 142, 145, 154, 162, 171, 176, 178, 225, 227 , 230, 242, 249, 264, 273, 275, 279, 291 , 293, 301 , 311

James, Mrs., 1

Jameson(Jamson), see Aylmer

Janegam, Jerneghan, see Jerningham

Jansenism, Jansenists, vii, 13, 15n, 38, 47, 48, 61, 224, 226, 253, 307; see also Unigenitus

Jaques, see Gex, James

Jardin, 145 , 150

Jenks (Ginks), Bishop-Elect Sylvester, 31, 241

Jerningham , Rev. Francis , S.J., 95, 113 ( ?)

Jerome, St., 194

Jersey (Gersey), Barbara, Countess of, 125, 159, 160

Jesuit General (Michael Angelo Tamburini, "Mr Drummer"), 6, 8, 9 , 34, 36, 40, 47, 90, 105, 106, 136, 159, 170, 176, 191, 193 , 194, 195 , 200 , 213, 216, 221, 234n, 235, 242, 252, 260,267,281,282,292,300

Jesuit Provincial(Thomas Parker, vere Culcheth), 6 and passim ... 116, crossesto theContinent (June, 1714) 164, returnsto England(September, 1714) . . 294, crosses to the Continent (August, 1715)

Jesuits, EnglishProvince, organisation of, xiii,xiv

Jesuits, English Province , general references , 46, 83, 99, 106, 136, 140, 174, 197, 214, 218, 229n, 276, 292, 312

Jesuits, general references, 121 , 174 , 192, 287, 307, 312

Jesuits, Scottish , 122, 216, 251 , 254;

see also Douay, Scots College; Innes, Rev. James; Fordyce, Rev. Robert; Urqu(h)art, Rev.-; Edinburgh, Jesuit Superiorin

John Baptist, Rev. O.F.M.Cap. , 142

John the Evangelist , St., Residence of, xiii

John Francis Regis, St., 252, 253

Johnson, Rev. John (?), 180, 183

Jones* , alias for Watkins boys; Mr. , 164; Bro Ignatius, S.J. , xiv, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13 , 18 , 22n, 25, 26n, 34, 59, 63, 70, 71, 77, 82

Joseph, St., 145

Joseph, Sister, 67

Jouvancy, Rev. Joseph de , S.J. ,4

Juénin, Rev. Gaspard, Cong. Orat., 25

Justiniani, Rev. John Baptist, vere Ayroli, alias Lucas, S.J., 10, 15 , 18 , 21, 48, 50, 52, 64, 76, 91, 102 , 105 , 116, 118 , 122, 126, 127 , 138, 139, 141 , 145, 150, 151 , 153, 160, 162, 163 , 166, 167 , 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 178 , 179, 182, 183, 184, 185, 188, 189 , 195, 199, 206, 212, 214, 215, 219, 220, 223, 226, 227, 235, 237, 239, 243, 244, 263, 276

Kellison, Rev.Matthew, 52, 309

Kelly, Dr., 212

Kelvedon, Essex, 100, 111, 149 , 234

Kendall , Rev.Richard, 48n, 180

Kennet, Rev. Charles, S.J. , viii, 1 , 2, 6, 11 , 12 , 13, 23, 26, 27, 31, 32, 36, 41, 49, 56, 65, 72, 74, 78, 79, 84, 89, 93, 99, 100, 103, 104, 119, 120, 121 , 126, 135, 155, 161 , 166, 172 , 175 , 181 , 182, 187, 210, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 224 , 226, 230, 258, 260, 261, 262, 263, 266, 272, 280, 281 , 286, 287 , 314

Keynes, Rev.Maximilian, S.J., 58

Killingbee(c)k*, Michel, 176, 190 , 208

King, chirurgeon, 146n, 149, 157; Matthew, 210, 229, 244, 250; Watt* , 210, 229,244,250,253,254

Kingsley, Mr., 181 ; Mrs., 12 ; Ignatius

George * , 12n, 145, 152, 165, 168, 172, 175n, 181 , 182, 185, 186, 190; Owen* , 12, 152;Thomas, 12n

Knappen, apothecary , 6, 9, 11, 13, 20, 85

Knatchbull, Mary, Abbess, 58, 78 , 80 , 114, 118, 147, 148, 304; see also Ghent, convent of English Benedictines

Knight* , see Meredith , Richard

Koninck, see Conin(c)k

LaCroix, Rev. Claude , S.J., 21

La Flèche, College of, 97n, 113 , 216 , 256

INDEX

La Fontaine, Mrs., 104; Rev. , 282

L'Allard (Lalart, L'Allart), Mrs., 173, 200; John Baptist, alias Peters or Petre, 97, 102, 112, 134, 169 , 173 , 184, 185, 187, 188, 200, 203, 216, 284 , 285,295

Lallemand (Lallemant), Rev. Jacques, S.J., 3, 13, 14, 18, 22, 23, 188, 281

Lamory(Lamery, Lammery), Mr., 93n , 115, 143 , 277, 291

Lamspring , 152

Lane, Mrs., 83, 234; Rev. Bonaventure , S.J., xiv, 57, 65, 128, 142(?); Mary, 20, 83, 86, 88 , 93, 147, 234, 236, 250; Rev. William , S.J., 20, 85, 92, 142n , 144, 233, 234, 239, 250, 271 , 316

Lavery(Lavary), Dame Susan, 30, 70 , 211

Lawson, Dame, 78; Rev. Thomas , S.J. , 215, 219, 220, 222, 226, 227 , 228, 229, 231 , 235, 237 , 239, 242, 244, 245, 249, 256, 258, 263, 264, 269, 276, 280 , 287, 288, 291, 300, 301 , 304, 307 , 314

Lecconby (Leckonby), 263, 269 , 270 , 274

Le Fresnoy, see DuFresnoy

Leghorn, 24, 25

Le Hunt, Rev. John , S.J., alias Thornton, 28, 29, 199, 202, 208, 250, 257, 290, 305

LeLieure, Rev., S.J., 136, 165 , 252

Lem(s) (Lemme), Bro. Nicholas, S.J. , xiv, 59, 76

LeRiche, Mr., 229n, 272, 277, 280n

Leslie, Dr. Charles , 44, 49, 51 , 58, 75, 84, 179, 203, 217, 218, 221 , 222, 227; see also CaseStated

Letanis, 165

Le Tellier, Rev. Michel, S.J., 43, 48, 52, 73, 74, 76, 106, 108, 116, 130, 136, 169, 175, 212, 239, 251 , 253, 269, 307

Letter to a Member of Parliament in London giving an account of James Edward Francis Stuart (by Dr. C. Leslie), 203

Lettres Edifiantes et Curieuses ... , 253

Levinge, Mrs., 135; Henry* , 133 , 134 , 135, 208; Rev. Richard, S.J., xiv, 39, 67, 128 , 137 , 232, 274 , 290

Levison, Rev. Richard, S.J. , 309

Lewis, Antony, see Sabran, Rev. Lewis

Libert, 201

Liège, vii, 34, 152, 155, 208, 232, 248 , 252, 264, 267, 300, 311 , 312; AngloBavarianJesuit College, x, xi,xiv, 3n , 4n, 8, 13, 18, 25n, 28, 30, 38n, 50, 52, 59, 62, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78 , 80, 81 , 82, 92, 110, 112 , 113, 116, 130, 134 , 136, 139, 140, 143 , 158, 165, 166, 179, 181 , 189 , 201 , 208, 210, 211, 232, 233 , 264 , 267 , 274 , 278, 284, 285, 290, 292, 306 ,

307; Anglo-Bavarian College pension, 3n, 38n, 72, 158, 201, 210, 231, 232, 241; Dean of St. John , 96; English Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre, 315n;Episcopal Seminary, viii, x, 51 , 62, 82, 92, 96, 210, 211 , 212, 231, 232; Flemish Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre, 165n; Grand Dean (St. Lambert's ?), 96 ; Prince Bishop(Joseph Clement ofBavaria), 82, 96, 187, 201, 208, 210, 211, 218 , 231, 276; St. Lambert's shrine, 96n , 284

Liègoisapothecary, see Knappen

Lierre, 297, 310

Lille, 38, 49, 70, 75, 114 , 148, 169 , 171 , 184, 188, 202, 214, 216, 251 , 266, 305; Irish College, 182, 183, 184, 187, 188, 195

Limerick, Thomas , 2nd Earl of, 89 , 91 , 219

Linch (Lynch), Felix, 166, 167 , 251

Lincoln's Inn Fields, London , 114 , 310 "

Liond'Argent" (Calais ?), 193

Littleton's Dictionary, 190, 201

LittleWeldStreet, London, 223

Llanulling, NorthWales (?), 112

Lloyd** , 140; Mr., 51, 78

Lobb, see Simons

London, 7, 43, 44, 49, 66, 68, 69 , 79 , 86, 91, 93, 99, 104, 111 , 113 , 117 , 126, 137, 146, 148, 153, 154, 158, 166, 167 , 173, 189, 194, 203, 207, 216, 219 , 220n, 221, 224, 226, 245, 247, 252 , 268, 283, 307; TheTower, 154, 313 , 314

London, Mrs. (College ofSt. Ignatius), 83, 140

L'Orgeril, Mr. de, 69

Lorraine, 55, 249;Dukeof, 187

Louis XIV, King, 35, 43, 52, 61, 63 , 73 , 76, 95, 116, 154, 169 , 175, 176, 209, 224 , 233, 235, 241, 249, 251 , 253, 294, 297, 298, 299, 301 , 303, 307, 314

Louisa , Princess, 22n

Louvain ,2, 5

Lucy (Lucie), 12, 13, 14n, 20, 73, 196, 208, 220, 223, 226, 227, 229; Captain, 75, 81 , 83, 120; Charles, 12, 13, 220 , 223, 226

LulworthCastle, Dorset, 7, 55n

Lunéville, 55

Lungatée, Mr. , 32; Melicant* , 32

Lyons, 105, 165 , 170 , 307

Lytham, Lancashire , 17, 20, 22 , 82, 122

Maastricht, 182, 212; Rector of Jesuit College at, 182,212

Macarty, Mrs.,291, 301n , 307

Macdonneau , Mme de, 120 , 202; Charles de* , alias Lewis Germins, 120, 202

McElligott , 258, 264, 269; Lady, 258, 264, 269; Mrs., 184, 219 , 246

Macharius, St., 195 "Machiavel" , 199

Mackenzie (?), 266n

Macknamarra, 268

Maclaine* (Maclean), 235, 236, 244, 254, 256, 264, 269; Lady, 235, 236, 237, 244, 254, 256 ,264, 269

Mac(k)mahon* , alias Deane (?), 110, 112; Bishop, see Clogher , Bishopof; Lady, 110, 111 , 269

Macmahon free place, 31 , 35, 79 , 302

Mahoni, Bishop, Macmahon , Bishop see

Maimbourg, Rev.Louis, 278

Maintenon, Mme de, 307n

Maire, Christopher, 17, 20, 59, 62, 71 , 254; Christopher* , 59, 62, 71 , 285n; George, 20; James* (?), 71n; Thomas * (?), 20, 71n;William, 17

Maire boysunnamed , 17, 62 , 71 , 254

MaisondeVille, see Hôtel de Ville

Manby, SirJohn,41

Mannock* , 270, 315; Anne, 1n; Bridget, 64n; Sir Francis, 2nd Bart , 64n; Sir Francis, 4th Bart , 270, 274, 315; Rev.Francis, S.J., 64n, 290(?); Rev.Robert, S.J., see Petre, Robert

Mansell, Rev.William, S.J., xiv, 72,232

Marcollini, Mgr , 35, 36

Mardykecanal, 241

Margate, Kent, 83

Marie Magdelaine , Sister , 165

Marina, Donna, 192

Mario , Signor(i), 70, 77;(ii), 77

Marlborough , John 1st Duke of, 154

Marly, 122

Marolle, Mr., 135, 149, 220 , 266; Charles * , 135, 143n, 149, 152, 189n , 202, 220, 266

Marseilles, 170

Marshall, Rev. Joseph, S.J., 2, 5, 38

Marshalsea prison, 121

Martin, Rev.Richard, 221 , 246

Martinash, Mr., 108, 118 , 138 , 139 , 188 , 192; Joseph* , 71, 108, 118 , 130n , 138, 139, 141 , 144, 156n, 192, 205; Sister Mary, 138 , 141

Martineau, Rev. Isaac, S.J. ,266

Martinico, 181,212

Mary, St., Residence of,xiv

Mary Beatrice, Queen, 18, 44, 48, 53, 61, 63, 64, 94, 102, 106, 122, 125, 126, 138, 142, 145, 154, 160, 163, 171 , 174, 177, 178, 183, 185, 192 , 212, 223, 235 , 243, 244, 249, 279, 291, 296, 297 , 307n, 312

Maryland, viii, xiv, 10n , 25, 26 , 27, 40n, 41, 52, 65, 72n, 120 , 163 , 166 , 189, 205, 281, 315n

Masey* , 158 , 168, 219

Matteis, Mme , 73, 217, 218, 226, 305, 313, 314, 316; Nicholas, 73n, 217 , 218 , 305

Maurice (Morris), see Cross, Rev. James

Maxwell, Rev. Albert or Herbert, S.J., 264; Lord William, 210, 261 , 262

Mayburn , Antony, 31 , 32, 45

Mayes, Rev. Laurence , 48n, 180, 183 , 187, 248

Mead(Meath ?), 121

Meade (e), Mrs., 18, 21, 91 , 145 , 150 , 206, 263n, 276; John* , 18n, 263, 276

Meagher * , 150, 163, 235; Thaddeus , 150, 163 , 235

Meanhiknisdael , Baroness of,210, 212

Meaux, 157; Bishop of, see Bissy, CardinalHenri de Mechlin, Archbishop of, see Boussu , Comtede

Megrel(?), Rev. , 80

Meredith, Rev. Edward, S.J., 24, 127 , 141, 161, 198, 230, 302;Richard* (?), aliasKnight , 24, 46, 141 , 190, 230

Meredith contribution towards free place, 127n, 198 , 302

Mereveld , Rev. Nicholas (van), S.J., 110, 112,225,251

Messager* , 317

Messenger, Rev. John, S.J., 128

Metcalf (Medcalf), alias Hecop or Ecop, Mr. , 113 , 133 , 170, 207, 229, 236

Metham, Rev. Sylvester, O.S.B., 297, 317

Meulenaer, 3,5

Meurille d'Habourdin, 79 , 240 , 241

Meynel* , 253

Michael, St., Residence of,xiii

Michelgrove , Sussex ,23

Mico's Meditations ... , 154, 315

Middleton* , 50; Mrs., 206; Charles, 2nd Earl of, 32, 66, 194; Rev. Charles, S.J.,4; Peter (?), 152, 190

Milanese , 170

Minet, Mr., 193

Mingo, Elizabeth, 9n, 11 , 131 , 133 , 135 , 141 , 147, 242, 244, 245, 253, 255; Jonathan* , alias Booth, 9, 11 , 131 , 244, 255; Joseph* , alias Booth, 9n , 141 , 147, 185 , 186, 190, 245, 255; Richard ,9n, 242, 244 , 255

Modest Defence of the Clergy and Religious viii, 16n, 21 , 22, 33, 35n, 36, 45, 46, 47, 49 , 50, 51, 52, 56, 61, 62, 64 , 65, 66 , 100, 104 , 120, 130, 131 , 133 , 160, 162, 164 , 168, 170, 177 ,

INDEX

181n , 192, 237 , 272, 274, 277n, 279, 282, 286, 308, 309

Molien** , 172, 228; Mlle. , 172 , 228

Molina, Rev.Luis, S.J., 80

Molins, banker(?), 15 , 18

Molyneux* ,Henry, 138; Rev.Mathias, 77, 78; Richard* , 137, 285n; Rev. William , S.J. , 7th Viscount Molyneux , 95

Monacella , St. (Melangell), 8, 36, 53, 58, 66, 95n, 96n, 99, 101, 109, 110 , 112, 118n, 272, 277

Monacella , Sister, 109

Monarchia , 242

Montagu, Lady Mary, 8n, 45, 56, 57, 260, 263, 266, 271, 272, 275, 276, 277 , 278, 280, 286, 288 , 294, 296

Montpellier, 48, 84

More (Moore), Rev. Charles, vere

Sanders, 24; Rev. Henry, S.J., 33; John, see Bourne; Rev. Michael, 212 ; Peter, see Bourne; William, see Wright, William

Morellin, 189

Morgan, Mrs., 122, 184 , 201, 206 , 243 , 245, 249, 251, 254, 255, 263, 264, 269, 302 ; Bernard * , 267 , 283 , 288

Morlaix, 135, 143

Morley** , see Brown; Rev. Martin, 19 , 60, 66, 90, 93, 116, 118 , 121 , 212

Morphey (Murphy), Rev. John, 146 , 194, 282, 297

Mostyn, Lady Frances, 112n, 134; George (?), 112, 122, 125, 134; Thomas * , 112n, 134

Mothersal ,259, 293; Mr., 259

Mountgarret, Edmund, 6th Viscount, 19, 20n, 107, 109,201, 272; Edmund* , 9thViscount, 19n, 107n, 109; James* , 8th Viscount, 19n, 26n, 107 , 109, 272, 285n; Richard, 7th Viscount, 19n , 107n

Muilman, 3 ,5

Mulineux, Mr.,280

Mumford, Rev. William, S.J., 125

Murphey (Morphy), Dr., 90; Rev. Melchior, S.J., 70, 303

Musson, Mr. and Mrs., 206, 209 , 215 , 218n, 221, 226, 232, 233, 238, 239, 260; Rev. John, S.J., 53, 82, 218 , 233 , 260; Rev. Samuel, S.J., 95, 128 , 137, 206, 209, 233

Nadal, AbbéAugustin, 76, 86, 98, 106, 108

Nairne* , 273, 281, 282, 287, 292, 294 , 296, 298, 310, 317; David, 273, 282, 287, 292, 294, 296 , 298 , 310 , 317

Nancy, 225

Needham , 155;Dr.William ,xii

Nepveu (Nephew), Rev. François , S.J. , 35, 101, 224, 315

Nevel (Nevil, Neville), alias for Scarisbrickfamily

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 95, 115 , 143 , 149

Newdigate, Rev. Charles, S.J., xii

Newgate prison, 111

Newland** , 43n, 91

Newton, Rev.William , S.J., 51, 58, 78

Nichols, Mr., 114 , 304

Nicholson , 254; Francis* , alias Lane, 124, 129, 130n, 156n

Nicols, 304

Nieuport, 288 , 301 , 305; for the Nieuport Carthusians see Hunter , Rev. George

Nihil, Mr., 184

Nisdal, see Nithsdale

Nissons(?), Mrs., 280

Nithsdale(Nisdal), William, 5thEarl of, 163, 210; Lady Winefrid, 8n, 163, 216, 294

Noailles, Cardinal Louis-Antoine de , 13n, 52, 57 , 61n, 73, 74, 75, 79, 99, 102, 127 , 159, 188, 258, 291, 299 , 307 , 310,312

Norfolk, 173

Norfolk, Mary Winefrid, Duchess of, 21n, 250, 262, 264, 269, 275, 308, 309; Thomas , 8th Duke of, 21n, 250, 251 , 256, 258, 260, 262, 264, 268, 269, 271, 275, 292, 302, 308, 309

Norice* (Norris) (?), 215, 257, 295, 297, 310; Rev. Andrew, S.J., 295, 297; Rev. John, S.J., xiv, 36, 49, 52, 57, 58, 59, 62, 78, 87n, 232n, 297n, 300, 305, 316n; Teresa, 310

Nottingham , Daniel, 2nd Earl of, 89

NubesTestium, 230

Nugent ,HyacinthRichard, 2nd Baron (?), 89, 219; William, see Bermingham

Oakley* , Francis, 71n, 74, 80, 88, 92 , 120, 124, 125, 129n, 165, 283, 285n, 295

Oaths ofAllegianceand Supremacy,52 , 207

Oconry, Rev. , 193

Ogarre (Ogarra), Colonel, 5 , 184

Oliva** , 117; Mrs., 117

Olivier , 108 , 109, 115, 116, 135, 143n, 149, 152, 164, 189n, 202, 220, 266; Mr., 108n, 135, 149 , 164, 202, 220, 266 "One Black Ball" (Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn Row , London), 310

Oporto, 2, 8, 30, 177 , 265, 312

Orleans, Duke of, Regent, 301 , 307, 310, 311, 312;Elizabeth, Duchess of, 307n

INDEX

Ormonde , James, Dukeof, 281n

Ostend, 5, 84, 294

Oudenarde, 84

Owens, Rev.John (?), 72n, 73, 74

Oxford, Robert, 1st Earl of, 34 , 89 , 154 , 161 , 281n

Oxford, Universityof, 84

Oxfordshirefactors , 269

Page, Edward, 6, 9

Paget, Charles , 244

Paine, Bro John, S.J., xiv, 59, 70 , 71 , 76, 77, 80

Palmer, see Pulton, Giles

Pantalin, Francisca, 3

Paolucci, Cardinal Fabrizio, 282

Papens, Mlle , 235

Parck, Rev. , 58

Paris, passim; Nuncio at, 28, 132, 194 , 212, 258; Parlement , 13 , 61n, 75; St. Edmund's, 127 , 139; St.Gregory's College, 157n, 162n

Park, Archibald, 157n

Parker* , Thomas , 41; Thomas, vere

Culcheth, see Jesuit Provincial

Parkinson , Bro. Bonaventure , O.F.M., 306; Rev. Richard, S.J., 77, 82, 92, 110

Parliament, 55, 61n, 225, 279; see also House of Commons and House of Lords

Parry* , H., 91, 208, 234 ,271,272

Paston, Dr. Edward, 48n, 101 , 139, 147 , 159, 161 , 168, 180n, 181 , 190, 222 , 223, 240; John, 190, 223

Paul, Bro Peter, S.J., xiv, 207n, 237, 271,288

Paulet** , 315

Pax Vobis, 230

Pearce*, James ( ?), alias or vere

Chamberlainor Chamberling, 11

Pendrill, Rev. William, alias or vere

Birch, S.J., 11, 12, 13, 27, 46, 85, 86, 87, 91, 103, 104, 141, 219, 220, 296, 305,317, 318

Penitentiary , English , at St. Peter's , Rome, 209

Percy, Rev. Philip, S.J., xiv 17n, 33, 39, 40, 62, 78, 81, 100; Rev. Robert, S.J., 282

"Pères dela Constitution" , 307

Perkins , Mrs., 39, 48, 52, 114(?), 134; Sister, 68

Peronne, 120

Persons, Rev.Robert, S.J., vii, ix, 19n, 176n

Perth, James, 4th Earl, and 1st Duke of, 188

Peter, St., Archconfraternity of, 300

Petre, Sister (Gravelines ), 174n; Bishop Benjamin, 241n; Lady Catherine,

121 , 228n, 234, 236, 250n; Edward, 63n, 261n, 263; Bro John , S.J., 26n; Rev.John, aliasMannock, S.J., 174; Joseph, 174; Dame Justina, 23n; Sister Mary, 23(?), 29, 178, 183n , 243(?); Penelope, 60, 63, 80, 89, 100 , 165, 261; Rev. Robert, S.J., alias Mannock, 26, 290; Robert* (Robin), 60, 63, 80, 100, 261, 263, 266; Dame Winefrid, 23, 30

Philip II,King, vii

Philmot, Rev.Philip, S.J., 54, 170

Pierson (Pearson), Rev. Thomas, S.J. , 17, 20, 59, 202

Pigault (Pigot), 175 , 179 , 220n, 296, 298, 315; Mr., 21, 42, 55, 57, 75, 83, 88, 93, 95, 107, 109, 111 , 115 , 120, 132, 134, 138 , 142, 143 , 144, 153, 164 , 173, 175, 178, 193, 197 , 198 , 199, 201 , 202, 203, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 225, 226, 236, 250, 295, 298 , 311

Pigott, Rev. Adam, S.J., 252; Nathaniel(?), 87 , 231

Plombières , 112 , 126

Plotho , Rev.Delphine, S.J., 18

Plowden, Edmund, 8n; Rev. Edmund, S.J., alias Gage, 8n, 217, 250n, 283n(?), 288(?), 306; Francis, 4n, 227n, 293n; Francis* (?), 293n; Rev. Francis , S.J., alias Simons , 8n, 44, 90, 97, 98, 102, 124, 130, 139 , 190, 199, 200, 223, 225, 233n, 235, 239, 246, 260, 277, 279, 280, 281, 283n, 285, 286, 287, 288(?), 293, 294; Mary, 90n, 227, 293; Penelope, 8n; Rev.Percy, S.J., xiv, 8n, 18n, 21n, 24, 25, 33, 41, 42, 47, 53, 55, 57, 58, 65, 76, 97, 105, 126, 128, 134, 135 , 136 , 145, 151, 166, 177 , 184 , 191 , 201, 227 , 241 , 243, 250, 287, 289, 306; Rev. Richard, S.J., xi, 8, 24, 25, 27, 30 , 36, 53, 61 , 66 , 80 , 110, 112, 127,130,139 , 145, 154, 157, 158, 161 , 162, 189, 191 , 204, 205, 208, 213, 214, 218, 225, 238 , 241, 252, 254, 262, 264, 277, 281 ,291, 300, 303, 313n; Thomas , see Dean; William , 33 , 40; William Ignatius* , 33,40

Poinz , see Poyntz

Poitiers, Irish Jesuit College at, 136

Pole, see Bierbeck , Edward, father and son

Polignac , CardinalMelchior de, 3n

Pontchartrain , Louis Phélipeaux , Comtede, 130n, 212

Pontoise, 37, 38 , 48 , 108 , 200

Poole (Pole), Rev. Charles de la, S.J. , 129, 135; Rev. Michael, S.J., 265n, 284, 285, 287n; Rolly* , 106, 137, 265n, 287n; William, 106, 108, 125n , 137n , 152, 154; alias Hesketh or

INDEX

Herkirt, William*, 106, 108, 125 , 137 , 152 , 154

Popenny(Poperinghe ?), 189

Porter family, 5, 117, 181 ; Colonel James, 5, 85, 87, 93, 117, 169, 170, 181,239,244,302

Porter(new) free place, 239, 244

Porters Street (near Rupert Market, London), 1

Portugal, 35

Postgate, Rev. Ralph, S.J. , 238

Post Office (French), 312

Powell, Rev.Francis, S.J., 3 , 8, 11 , 12n , 18, 22, 30, 37, 47, 80, 82, 85, 92 ,96, 105, 110 , 112 , 130, 134 , 136, 140, 143 , 158, 165, 179, 181, 187, 189, 201 , 208, 210, 211 , 232, 233, 241, 260, 264, 267, 275, 278, 284, 285, 290, 292, 298, 306 , 309, 310, 314

Powis, Elizabeth, 1st Marchionessand

titular Duchess of, 89, 95; Mary,2nd Marchionessandtitular Duchess of, 8, 9, 56, 123, 201 ; William, 1st Marquis and titularDuke of, 8n, 46, 95; William , 2nd Marquis and titular Duke, 8n, 38, 42, 46, 70, 82, 85, 89, 95, 101, 121, 122, 124, 144, 167, 195, 225, 228, 276, 277, 280, 313, 314; William , 3rd Marquis and titularDuke of, 121 , 228

Poyntz(Poynz, Poinz), Rev. Augustine Newdigate , 35, 41, 44, 45, 47, 50, 54, 56, 61, 63, 65, 101 , 181, 183, 191, 200, 224, 237, 240, 247, 248, 255, 256 , 258 , 259, 262, 267, 272, 287

Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection, 29, 118 , 252

President, Le, 134, 172

Preston, Rev. , 275, 276; Sir Thomas , 5thBart., 8n

Price, Rev. Bernard (?), O.F.M., 109 , 112

Prichard, BishopMatthew, O.S.F. , 27 , 31, 32, 49, 72, 116, 130, 131 , 132 , 238 , 239, 241, 276

Prior, Matthew, 3 , 15, 18 , 52 , 126 , 132

Proclamations against Catholics, 105, 107 , 207, 210

Prolle, see Pigault*

Propaganda Fide, Congregatio de , 248

Pullenger, Mr., 26, 27

Pulton (Poulton), Rev. George, S.J., 4, 71n; Giles* , aliasPalmer, 62, 71 , 74 , 78, 80, 85, 87, 89, 92, 110, 127 , 130n , 143 , 149, 156n, 192, 214 , 268; Juliana, 29, 87, 88, 143 , 149, 165 , 271; Rev. Thomas (?), S.J., 197 , 214, 303, 312; Thomas * , 89n

Purcell, Richard, 196, 239, 244 , 261

Quarterman* , 11

Queen* , 11

Queenborough, Leicestershire , 146n

Quesnel, Pasquier, 13 , 48, 78, 101

Rambouillet , 116

Rastatt, Treatyof, 76n

Ratcliff (Radcliffe), Dr. John (?), 200; Thomas (?), 296, 297

Redford* , Sebastian, alias Exton, 237

Redlingfield Hall, Suffolk, 119, 148, 161

Reede, Joanna , Abbess, 186; see also Dunkirk , EnglishPoorClares

Regent, see Orleans, Duke of Reilly (Ryely, Ryley), Charles, alias Whyte, 19, 20, 60, 66; Emilia, 19n

Remy (Remigius), St., feast of (Remigialia), 187 , 188

Renovation ofvows, 50, 121 , 278

Ribadeneira , Rev. Peter, S.J., 103

Richardson, Rev. Richard, S.J., 31 , 65, 85, 97, 133, 140

Rigby* , James (?), 125

Ripsom, Mr., 212

Risdon, Thomas , 156n

Robinson* , 34; Mr., 15( ?), 34; George, 15(?), 34n, 151 , 153 ; his two sons , 151

Rochester, Kent, 49, 53

Rodriguez, Rev. Alonso, S.J., 29, 118 , 230, 252

Roels, Rev. Charles , S.J., vereRousse , 136, 140

Rogers* , Philip, alias Anselm, 138, 142n, 144n, 150, 155, 165, 196, 204

Rohan, Cardinal Armand Gaston de, 298

Rolin, 232

Rome (Hilton), 51 , 90, 93, 130, 156, 161 , 165, 180, 187, 190, 191 , 205, 213, 214 , 246, 264, 267, 268, 274, 275, 279, 280, 282, 297, 301 ; Venerable English College (Hilton), xi , xiv, 3n, 8n, 24 , 25, 27, 30, 36, 53, 61, 71, 74, 77 , 78, 80, 85, 87, 88 , 89, 92, 94, 101 , 110, 112, 124 , 125, 127, 129, 130, 139, 141 , 143, 145, 152 , 154, 155, 156, 158, 159 , 161, 162 , 163, 175, 191 , 202, 204, 208 , 213, 214, 218, 225, 238, 241 , 252, 254, 264, 288, 290, 291, 295, 300, 303

Ronchi, AbbéGiacomo, 18

Rookwood , Sister, 121 , 122, 136, 147 , 148

Roper, Rev. Thomas , S.J., 109(?), 134 , 186, 191, 285, 286

Rotterdam , 279

Rouen, 126, 156, 172 , 200, 243

Rougé, Mary, 146, 148 , 149

Ruga, Rev. Bartholomew, S.J. , 162 , 174, 252, 253, 257

Rugg* , 315

Rupert Market (London), 1

Ruperta , Dame, 248

Russel, Charles , 3, 5

Russell Street London), 115

St.Denis, 132 , 146 (Covent

Garden ,

St. Edmund's College, Ware, Archives, XV

St. Germains, xiv, 1n, 10n, 15n, 18, 22n , 66, 75, 102, 105n, 118 , 146, 151 , 156, 168, 170, 171 , 174, 179, 185, 188,212, 214, 215, 229, 235, 243, 244, 254, 264, 298, 302, 307, 312

St.Jean, Abbé de, 126, 142

St. Malo, 9, 38 , 186

Saint-Omer , xiii, 113 , 216, 217 , 218 , 249, 267 ; Bishop (François de Valbelle) and diocese, 99, 101, 110; St. Bertin's Abbey and Abbot, 25, 229n, 266n, 268(?), 269, 272n, 277(?), 280; Walloon Jesuit College, 10n , 16n , 136, 184

St. Omers College (Blandyke or Mrs. Blandyke), general references , passim; basecourt , 7, 59, 71 ; classes or schools (Chapelor Elements ,xiv, 167; Grammar, xiv, 87, 92, 137, 267; Great Figures, see Rudiments; Little Figures, xiv, 167; Poetry, xiv , 57, 66n, 128, 137, 157; Rhetoric, xiv, 30, 102, 118, 148, 172; Rudiments (or Great Figures), xiv, 64n, 92, 128 , 137, 284; Syntax, xiv, 23, 58, 64, 163, 172, 298); Community, xiv;fees ,ix, 8, 12, 17 , 19 , 40, 68, 76, 96n, 101 , 108 , 109, 131, 148, 149, 177, 188, 202, 204, 211, 224, 239, 240, 241, 243, 245, 263, 264, 269, 270; free places in general, ix, 4n, 5n, 11n, 31 , 35, 46n, 60, 71, 87 , 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 117, 124, 129, 131 , 133, 135, 140, 144, 153, 155, 156, 161 , 168 , 169, 176, 179, 181 , 182, 191 , 194n , 196, 198 , 200 , 201, 202, 203, 213,214, 221, 234n, 238, 244, 247, 248, 249 , 252, 253, 255, 257 , 265, 302, 305, 310, 315, 316, 317; Frenchpension , ix,3n , 15, 18 , 52, 63 , 70, 76, 82, 86, 93, 98, 102, 116, 122, 125, 130, 132, 160, 169 , 174, 178, 179, 185, 186, 187, 189, 197, 206, 209, 211, 214, 233, 235, 239, 256, 258, 281, 299, 304; investmentsin Paris, ix, 15, 16, 30, 35, 42, 43, 47, 50, 54, 55, 65, 70, 73, 74 , 76, 80, 82, 90, 93, 98, 106, 108, 116, 117, 130, 132, 136, 169, 175, 178, 186, 187, 189 , 190, 192 , 197, 198 , 200, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 214, 221, 224, 227, 233, 235, 236, 242, 245, 254, 255, 281, 284, 291, 293, 299, 301 , 302, 303, 312; Minister,

xiv, 17 , 39, 40, 49, 53 , 55, 58, 62, 78 , 81 , 87, 128, 146, 232; number of boys, ix, 157, 169, 177, 190, 195, 204 , 207, 224, 229, 255, 267, 280, 310 , 317; plays, 35, 39, 40, 44, 57, 64, 75, 76 , 77 , 97, 104, 116, 117, 122, 181 , 227, 266 (the GreatAction, 131 , 137 , 138 , 142, 143, 145, 156, 284; the Poets'Action, 57); Prefect ofStudies, see Walkeden, Rev. John; Press, viii, xii, 11n, 29n, 35n, 37n, 86, 175n, 176n, 178, 182, 183, 195, 197, 221, 223, 227n, 228, 229n, 249, 256; Procurator, see Plowden, Rev. Percy; Sodality, xi, xii, xiv, 30, 40, 41 , 46, 49, 78, 82, 94, 130, 140, 151 , 181 , 182

St.Omers to Stonyhurst , vii

Sabran, Rev. Lewis, S.J., alias W(h)it(t)more and Lewis, passim; for life, surviving papers and works see Introduction

Sackville (?), 251, 255, 258;Mr., 251 Sadelaer, John, 192; Raphael, 192 Sagripanti, Cardinal Guiseppe, see CardinalDatary

Salter, Mr.,277

Saltmarsh , Rev. Edward, S.J., 143

Salvin, Mr., 87, 112, 158, 313

Sanadon, Rev. Noël, S.J., 102

Sanders, see More, Rev.Charles

Sandyford (Sandiford)*(?), 24, 25,27

Santini, see Brussels Internuntio

Savage, 54

Scarisbrick, Anne, 24; Rev. Edward, S.J. (senior), 227n; Rev. Edward, S.J. (junior), alias Neville, 1n, 11n; Edward* , 24, 41, 63, 120; Frances , 24, 41 , 74; Rev. Francis, S.J., alias Neville, 1n , 11n; Francis* (?), 111n, 112n; James* , alias Neville, 24, 41, 47, 73, 112, 294, 295; Rev. Joseph, S.J., alias Neville, 1n, 11n; Robert, 1n, 24, 41, 63, 73 , 112, 117 , 295; Robin , 24, 41 , 63n; William* , 111n , 112n

ScarisbrickHall, Lancashire , 24n

Schilders, Bro Abraham, S.J., xiv, 95

Schism Act, 119, 125

Scotland, 154, 164, 199, 249, 291, 311 , 314

Scudamore* , John (?), alias Price, 170, 247

Seasonable Addresse of the Church of England toboth HousesofParliament , xii, 230

Secret Policy of the EnglishSocietyof Jesus, viii, xii, 16n, 31 , 234, 236, 237 , 238, 240, 241, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 252, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261 262, 267, 273, 282, 308, 309

Selby ,20, 51 , 272

INDEX

Selosse, Rev. Ferdinand, S.J., 58, 59, 77

Serrel(1), Bro James, S.J., xiv, 6, 8, 11 , 17, 34, 36, 70, 71 , 78, 123 , 146, 232, 293, 306, 309

Shaw, Rev. William , S.J., vere Woodcock, 49, 58, 59, 62, 129 , 135 , 151 , 162, 168, 224, 255

Sheldon, Dominic, 223; Mr. F. , 223; Rev. Henry, S.J., 94, 164, 168 , 175 , 179, 183, 184, 195; Rev. Henry (or Joseph), S.J., xiv, 20, 22, 274, 306; Dame Mary Catherine , 211; Rev. Ralph, S.J., 4n, 110, 195n , 223, 230, 233

Shelley ** , 23n, 71; Sir John, 4thBart , 23, 72, 278; DameMary, 23n

Shelton * (?), 254

Sherfield (Shirefield), 123, 247

Sherlock , Dr., xii

Shireburn (e), (Sherborn), Rev. Charles, S.J., 96, 102, 112, 114, 133, 215 ,256, 295, 297, 310; Elizabeth, 7n; Mary Winefrid, see Norfolk, Duchess of; Sir Nicholas, Bart , 21n, 96n, 250n , 275n ,

Shorly, Rev. , 160

Short Catechism , 230

Shortall, Captain, 235

Shoton, Mr., 132

Shrewsbury, Charles , Duke of, 162

Shuttleworth* , 278; Mr., 278

Sicily, and Kingof, 205, 242, 252

Simeon(s), Sir Edward, 2nd Bart , 8n , 110, 222, 289, 292; Rev. James, S.J., 8, 10, 92, 105, 110, 112, 181 , 246, 248, 257, 289, 292; Margaret, see Weld, Margaret

Simonis, Dr., 68

Simons (?), alias Lobb, 119 , 124, 133, 140; Francis , see Plowden, Rev. Francis, Bro. Joseph, S.J., 62, 70, 71 , 77

Skelton, Lady Barbara, 166, 168, 170, 178; Lieutenant-General Charles , 166, 254(?)

Skipton, Yorkshire, 153

Slaughter , Rev. Edward, S.J., 82 , 143

Slayne, Randall, 16th Baron, 311

Slingsby, Mr., 162

Smith (Smythe), Dr. , free place, 302; Mrs., 146n, 181 , 182, 240; Catherine , 42, 87; Henry* , 86, 87, 103, 104, 141 , 219; Rev. John, S.J., 1n, 150, 158, 210, 211, 219, 220, 239, 253, 254, 258, 278, 296; Joseph, see Gerard, Rev. Philip ; Rev. Nicholas, vere Wilson, Matthew, S.J., 309; Bro Thomas , S.J., 13, 14 , 39, 48, 64, 75, 108 , 115 , 116, 117 , 122, 124, 127 , 134, 138 , 139 , 141 , 149, 151 , 156, 157 , 174, 178, 181 ,

205, 212, 245, 266, 271, 274, 294, 310; Rev. Thomas , S.J., 110, 132, 137; Thomas * , 162 , 226

Socius, Fr., see Eyre, Rev.Thomas

Somerset, 133

Sorbonne, 73, 75, 78, 79, 95, 97n

Souatre, Rev. , S.J., 184, 187

Southcote, Sir Edward, 164; Rev. Francis Austin, O.S.B. , 164; Rev. Thomas , O.S.B., 119

Southwell , 119, 141 ;Mr., 141

Spa, 250, 273, 274

Spain, and King of, vii, 80, 130, 205

Spanish Ambassador,xi

Stafford family, 61n; Mrs. (at 'The Blew Spikes'), 115; Rev. Charles, S.J., 248(?); Edward* (Wilford), 52, 58, 59, 75, 91, 105, 116 , 122 , 171 , 197 , 207n, 245, 263, 269, 283, 285, 292; Herman, 165; John, 51n, 58, 160, 164 , 170 , 171, 197, 198, 199, 201, 202 , 224, 277(?); John Paul* (?), 51n, 197, 198, 207, 263(?); Philip, 277; Theresa, 51, 58 , 75, 91 , 102, 105 , 116, 127, 160, 197, 224; Wilford, see Stafford, Edward;William, 51n, 198, 199, 207, 245, 263, 269, 283

Stanislaus Kostka, St., 28, 189 , 192, 201 , 204, 205, 264, 292

Stanislaus, St., Residence of, xiv

Stanley , Dorothy , 104; Sister Ignatius, 148

Steele, SirRichard, 72 , 84 , 89

Stephens (Stephany), Rev. Henry, S.J., x, 51n, 96, 144, 232

Stonor, Dr.JohnTalbot, 162, 189 , 242, 303, 313

Stonyhurst , vii, xi, xv, 7n, 16n, 21n, 35n, 41n, 57n, 66n, 68n, 95n, 96n, 108n , 171n, 215n, 234n , 250n , 275n

Strafford, Thomas , 3rdEarl of, 281

Strangford, Mary, Viscountess, 5n, 211 , 219

Strasbourg College, 43

Stricklandfamily, 113n, 125n; Mr., 78, 79; Anne, 125n, 133, 138, 139 , 172, 200, 243; B., see Robert(?); Bridget, 64n; Francis, 64; Robert (ViceChamberlain to Queen Mary Beatrice), 64n, 113n; Robert (son of Sir Thomas and Lady Winefrid), 125 , 160(?), 271; Sir Roger, Admiral, 64n, 113, 126(?); Roger (son of Sir Thomas and Lady Winefrid), 125n; Abbé Thomas , 78(?), 79(?), 125n, 273, 275, 303, 313; Thomas * , 125n, 126, 127, 133, 138, 139, 167, 172, 194, 200, 243, 314; Walter, 125n, 126, 127, 167 , 172, 199; Lady Winefrid, 125 , 126,

133, 138 , 139 , 172, 199, 213,243, 245 , 258,259,262,271,272, 314

Susan , Sister, 21

Sutton (The Capucin ?), 205, 221, 222; John, see Cook, John

Sutton , Surrey, 129

Swinburn , Rev. John, S.J., 100, 129 , 135, 140, 162

Sympson, see Coxon, Rev.Thomas

Talbot (Talbott), Mrs., 315; Rev. George Trentham, 37, 38n, 254n; Rev. Gilbert, S.J., 13th Earl of Shrewsbury , alias Gray, 228, 234, 236,250,312,314

Tasburgh, Felix, 79(?), 165 , 196; Francis , 79n; Rev. Richard, S.J. , 285, 290, 298; Rev. Thomas , S.J.,46, 79,83

Taylor, Hugh or Ralph, see Candish , Rev. Ralph, S.J.; Rev. Thomas , S.J., 292, 297, 300

Tempest* , Charles , 94, 152, 153; Rev. John, S.J. (senior ), see Hardesty, Rev. John; Rev. John, S.J., 94, 152; Stephen, 94, 152 , 153

Ten Reasons, 230

Teresa, Dame(Wyld or Wyne ?), 19

Terregles, Kirkcudbright , 210

Tertianship , 40, 41, 95

Thebes(Douay ?), 313

Theologia ... Petrocorensis ofGrenoble, 48

Thimbleby, Rev. John, 150, 156

ThirdYear, see Tertianship

Thirwall, Sister Anne Benedict , 114, 243

Thomas, Rev. Richard, alias Webster , S.J., 27n, 65n

Thomas ofCanterbury , St., 139

Thomas of Canterbury , St., Collegeof, xiii

Thompson, Mrs., see Montagu, Lady; Rev. William , alias Temple , 222, 223

Thornton , Rev. John , see Le Hunt, Rev. John

Thorold** , 298, 315; Rev. Edmund, S.J., 9; Rev. George, S.J. , 315

Thorpe, Rev. John, S.J., 79n , 111n , 234n

Tichborne , 85n, 155, 247; family, 247 , 257, 259 ; Sir Henry, 4th Bart., 5n, 129 , 140, 155, 215, 233, 234, 242, 247 , 249, 272, 316; Rev. Sir John, S.J., 5th Bart , 5, 28, 29, 92, 154, 156, 175; Joseph* , 85n, 215, 229, 247(?); Dame Mary Anne, 154, 156, 219, 284(?); Mary Magdalene , 123, 129; Rev. Michael, S.J., 116; William* , 80, 123, 129 , 140, 148 , 149, 184 , 185 , 202, 205

Tockets (Tocquet), Rev. Alexius, S.J. , 133 , 135, 202

Tolomei , Cardinal Giovanni Battista, 300

Tootell, Rev.Hugh, 16n , 234n

Torcy, Jean BaptisteColbert, Marquis de, 3, 52, 90, 154

Tories, 2, 55n, 173

Tournai, 36, 49, 58, 79

Tournon, Cardinal Charles Thomas

Maillard de, 205

Tours, Archbishop of (Matthieu Isoré d'Havant), 69 , 88

Town House, see Hôtel de Ville

Trafford , 124, 177, 226 ; Catherine , 124, 177;John, 177, 226

Travagnon , see Fitzwilliams; Charles , 13n , 124, 171

Treatise on theReal Presence, 183 , 185

Treatise on Schism, 308n

Trent, Councilof, 69

Trent, see Talbot, Rev. George Trentham

True Church ofChrist ... , 44n, 49n, 51 , 58, 75, 84, 182, 217 , 218, 221 , 222, 227

Tuney (Tueny), Michael, 193

Tunstal, Rev. Brian (?), 65, 130 , 248 , 290

Turberville, Mr. , 270, 274; Mrs., 261 , 262, 270, 274, 280, 286; Rev.John, S.J., 44(2), 270, 306, 307, 309; Bro Thomas , S.J.,22n, 25(?), 27(?)

Turner, Rev. Robert, S.J., 292, 300

Turville, Mr. (Mrs.), 165 ; Rev.Henry, S.J., 50, 74, 77, 82, 84, 96; William* , 24, 25, 27, 30, 37 , 112

Tymperley(Timperley),Mrs., 72

Unigenitus (the Bull), vii, 2, 3, 5, 6, 13 , 14, 15n, 18, 21, 38, 47, 49, 52, 53, 57, 61n, 69, 73, 75, 78n, 79, 88, 97, 99, 160, 164, 188, 286, 287 , 312

Urqu(h)art, Rev. , S.J., 13, 14, 21 , 66, 82, 88, 91, 95, 96,99, 291

Ursula, St., 70

Ursulines, 145, 150, 167 , 244, 263 , 294

Ushaw College,Archives, xv

Ussher, ArchbishopJames (?), 179n

Utrecht, Treatyof, 3n

Vadder(e), Rev. Henri, S.J., 110, 112

Valenciennes (?), 221

Van den Brouke* , 7; Mrs., 7

Van der Camere, Charles, 57, 204; Newland* , 57, 204

Vandermeulen, Mrs., 7, 22, 65, 85, 87, 133, 141 , 142 , 226, 237

Van Susterem, see Bruges, Bishopof Varenne , de, 75, 114, 158 ; Mr., 75 , 114 , 158

INDEX

Vaseur, Mrs., de, 91, 102, 286

Vaughan family, 49n, 151n; Sister Anne, 49, 50, 56; John* (?), 147n , 151 , 155, 177; Rev. Richard, S.J., 49n, 53; Sister Teresa ,49,50

Vauquier (Wauquier), Rev. Baudouin, S.J., 10, 16n, 136, 204n

Vendôme, Mlle , de, see Wandonne, Mlle de Venice, 27, 201

Vere Street (Clare Market, London), 115

Versailles , 74, 75 , 258

Verunnement* (?), 13

Viedert, Rev., S.J., 65

Vienna, 72, 73 , 74, 130, 217, 305

"VieuxAmis" (Calais ?), 193

Vin(c)k*, de, 237, 240, 241 , 267; Mr., 237, 240, 241 , 267

Vindicationes ..., 216, 220, 223 , 270

Virtu(e)* , Henry, 129n , 165, 283, 295, 316,317

Voucks , see Courtrai, Rector of Jesuit Collegeat

Voysin, Daniel-François , Chancellor, 130, 258

Vrimond, Mrs., 187

Vuckts, see Courtrai, Rector ofJesuit College at

Wakeman , Rev. Joseph, S.J., 249

Waldegrave, James, 2nd Baron, 1st Earl, 23

Wales and boys from, 8 , 9, 109, 153, 156; see also Francis Xavier, St. , Collegeof; Winefrid, St., Residence of; Holywell; Llanulling

Walkeden , Rev. John, S.J., xiv, 79 , 83 , 92, 128n, 200n, 248n , 299 , 300

Walmesley,Richard, 17n

Walsh , Thomas , alias Wyse, Wyseman, Welch, Welsh, 153, 176, 180, 202,259, 315

Wandonne, Mlle de (or de Vendôme ), 30n, 66, 130, 155, 156, 161 , 187, 189, 191 , 204, 205, 206, 208

Ward, Thomas , 37

WardourCastle, 4n, 17n

Warner, Lady Trevor, 227

Waterperry , Oxon, 269n

Waters(?),23

Waterton, Charles (?), 305; Charles* (?), 305

Watkins, Mr., 15, 68, 153 ; Mrs., 61 (see also Crane, Mrs.); Billy, alias Jones, 15n, 16, 18, 53, 61 , 68, 88, 101 , 107 , 113, 118, 127, 132 , 146, 149, 153 , 156, 160, 163, 167, 168, 171 , 174 , 175 , 182, 187, 203, 205, 227, 243, 262 , 289 , 293, 296, 298, 301 , 308, 316; Rev. Charles, O.S.F. , 109 , 112, 306, 313 ,

314; Tommy , 15 , 69, 160, 161 , 162 , 167, 168, 175, 182, 187, 203, 227, 243, 262, 289, 293, 296, 298, 301 , 308

Watmough , Rev. Francis, O.S.B. ,46

Watson , Rev.William, 244

Watten, EnglishJesuit novitiate, xi, xiv, 6n, 8, 10, 13, 14, 20, 24, 26, 27, 30 , 31, 35, 37, 47, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62, 70, 71 , 74, 76, 77, 78, 81, 94, 108, 110, 113, 116, 118, 127, 128, 132, 134, 137 , 139, 142, 147, 156, 160, 161,178,179 , 183, 184, 185, 187, 190, 191, 202, 203, 204, 205, 213, 216, 217, 221 , 222, 238, 248, 252, 256, 259 , 262, 264, 270, 283, 284, 285, 288, 290, 292, 295, 296, 300,

307; Brother Gardener at (Bro John Wasseige, S.J.), 191 ; Greffier of, 211

Webb (Webbe)*, 261; Edward, 138; Rev. George, S.J., 72; Sir John, 3rd Bart and his free place, 152, 302

Welch (Welsh), Mr., 164; see also Walsh

Weld, Edward, 7n, 243, 245, 263, 290; Humphrey, 7, 209, 290; James* , 7n, 208, 211, 236, 243, 245; Margaret, 7n, 8n, 211, 243, 245, 246, 252, 289, 290; Nicholas* , 7n, 208, 209, 218; William, 7n

Welden, Mr., 51

Wells** , 144n, 234, 236; Mr., 144n, 234, 236

Wesby, DameAnne, 31

Wesley, Bro John, S.J., 22, 25, 27

West, Mr., 191 , 252, 317

Westminster , Archivesof theArchdiocese,xv

Weston, SisterAnne, 83; Rev.William, S.J., 33

Whetenhall , Mrs ( ?), Miss (?), 83; Rev. Henry* , S.J., 155, 234, 242, 247 , 269,272 , 316

Whigs, 79, 177

W(h)itgrave ** , 196, 288; James* , 285n , 306

Whitstable(?), 83

W(h)it(te)more, see Sabran, Rev. Lewis

Whyte, Charles , see Reilly, Charles Widdrington , alias Malinax (Molyneux ?), 20, 50n, 56, 155, 156, 163 , 164; Dr., 154; Anne, 20n, 50, 155 , 156, 163, 164; Ferdinand, 34; Rev. Henry, S.J., 34, 218, 258, 259, 263, 270, 272; Henry Francis * (?), 14 , 19 , 107 (?); Sister Mary, 50n, 155, 156; William, 4th Baron , 14, 19

Wilkins, Billy, see Watkins, Billy; Bro James, S.J., 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 47,48, 49, 50, 54, 59

Williams* , 19, 30, 73, 155(?), 317(?); Rev. Francis, S.J., 281 ; Rev. John,

S.J., 19 , 30, 73, 155n, 290(?); Rev. Peter, S.J., 285, 290; Rev. Thomas Dominic, O.P. , 72

Williamson* , George, 141 , 142

Willis, Mr. (senior), 237 , 244; Mr., alias Porters (?), 5, 26, 27; see also

Coxon , Rev. Thomas

Willouby , 31 , 32, 72, 74 , 145, 175 , 185 , 190; Mr., 31, 32 , 45, 72, 80, 120

Wilson, Rev. Charles, S.J., xiv, 6, 34, 248, 257; Rev. John, 11n

Winefrid, St., 102, 105

Winefrid, St., Residence of, xiii

Winford, Catherine , her free place, 182 , 196, 234, 239, 244, 253, 261 , 263, 302

Witham, Bishop George, 23n , 180; Rev. Robert, 180, 183, 187, 194 , 195 , 238

Withy, Mr., 74; Rev.Edward, S.J., xiv, 17, 42, 65, 74(?)

Witte, Rev.Gillesde, 38

Wolf(?), Mr., 105

Wolfall, Rev.John, S.J., xiv, 252n , 286

Wood(s), Rev. Edward, S.J., viii, 5 , 11 , 14, 16, 31(?), 38, 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, 50, 54, 55, 56, 63, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 , 77, 80, 81, 90, 103n, 113 , 126, 150, 155 , 156 , 157, 176, 177, 179, 216, 224, 225n, 230, 233, 236, 237, 238, 239, 242, 251, 254, 255, 272 , 304 , 313; James, 176n, 230; Sir Lawrence , 2, 5n, 40, 49, 51 , 55, 58, 84, 112, 126, 142, 157, 176, 199, 225, 230, 249, 279, 280, 291; Louis, 176, 230

Wood Street (London), 79

Woodruff* , 45

Wright, Mr., see Conway , Rev. William ; also Green, Rev. Thomas or Edward; Carill, see Gerard , Carill; Charles * ( ?), 101n, 262; Edmund (senior), 1n, 2, 8, 30 , 177 , 265, 312; Edmund* (junior), 1 , 2, 247, 312; Eugenia, 101 , 149, 166, 234, 236 , 262; John (senior), 101 , 111 , 247; John (junior), 101n; Joseph , 1 , 2, 8, 30, 177 , 201, 265, 312; Mr. (Richard ?), 115 , 304; Thomas (senior), see Gerard, Thomas ; Thomas (junior), see Gerard, Thomas ; William* , alias

More, 100, 111 , 149, 166, 234 , 236, 247 , 262

Wyatt, Mrs., 231 , 235, 239, 242, 244, 245, 280, 287, 288, 291 , 301 , 307, 308

Wyk* , 292

Wyndham , Captain, 115 , 118 , 120; Charles* , alias Chappel , 115 , 118 , 120

Wyse(man)* , see Walsh , Thomas

Xaverio Addormentato , 201

Yallop* (?), 93, 285

Yaxley* (?),22

Yeates (Yates), Rev.Thomas , O . Carth , 289, 311 ; William, 313

Yorkshire, 183 , 209

Ypres, 90, 126, 142, 306; Convent of Irish Benedictines , 19 , 82; see also Butler, Abbess

CORRIGENDA

Page 20, note 7. For "October 17th" read "November 17th" .

Page 44, note 7. Mention is here made of Dr. Hawarden'sanswer to Leslie's book, The Case Stated .... Thefirst reply, however , came from "TheCapucin" (Sutton or A.C.) who published his book, The Case Restated, in 1713. (Seealso pages 205, 221 , 222.) The answer to Leslie's book mentionedon pages49, 51 , 58 , 75 must be that by "The Capucin" .

Page 109, note 7. The boy's true name was probably Clement , and Hoskins was an alias

Page 307, September 27th, letter from Fr. Lawson . In first line for "povery" read "poverty" .