William Lesley to the PF prefect [Antonio Barberini jr.], 1655-04-15, Rome
Scotland
Jesuits
Letter from William Lesley to the prefect of PF. He writes regarding the tense political situation in Scotland, and that three priests have been imprisoned: Jesuit Grantius [Grant], CM priest Whytus [Francis White], and John Walker. Lesley writes that Vincent de Paul has already taken action and asked the queen of France to intercede. Its noted that others are also trying to put pression on the Cromwelian government, to release the priests. The letter states that Lesley has been informed about these developments by Robert Barclay. The letter is signed and dated 15 April 1655.
Additional comments
William Lesley
APF SOCG 297, 364r-v, 369r-v
1655-04-15
Addressed to [Antonio Barberini jr.]
Original, signed and dated
Latin
Letter
305
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Rome]
Translation of petition with five testimonies, 10-06-1679, Rome
Algiers
Conversion
Slaves (Christian)
Slave priests
Trinitarians
Petition with five testimonies. Bartolomeo Serrano [Bartolomeo Da Serrano] and Matteo Losana, are both discalced Trinitarians working in the Trinitarian hospitals in Algiers, who now claim their rights. Pope Clement VIII gave a papal bull to the Trinitarians (this was later confirmed by other popes), in which they were given various privileges, exemptions and liberties; they now ask for these privileges to be confirmed, and also for new privileges. First however, it is necessary to give information about the ongoing problems with a French priest, who calls himself vicar of Carthage [Jean Le Vacher]. Le Vacher impeded in various ways their assistance in the divine worship of the Spanish Catholics. He gave order that instead of peace, there would be unrest, giving hardship to all the Christians that could not celebrate the divine worship. They asked for testimonials to describe what actions Jean Le Vacher had committed, and how the two priests of the hospitals behaved in response. The case has been refered to Cardinal Massimi, a patron of the order, and he requested Pietro d'Aragona (in a letter dated 20 February 1677) to collect more information on the case; this was done by talking to former slaves who are currently staying at the court of Madrid, from both a religious and secular backgrounds. Their testimonies were shown to PF and to others to whom it might be necessary; this happened on 25 May 1677. The notary received in Madrid on 31 May 1677, a petition on behalf of Francesco Garcia from la Terra di Tineo in Asturië. He is the cook of the count of Umanes and is staying at his court. He left the court together with Lorenzo Santos Di San Pietro (councilor of the king of Castile), who went to the Canary islands as a judge and a visitor. Around 10 years ago, whilst they were returning to Spain, they were taken as slaves by Moorish Corsairs from Algiers. They stayed there for six years, and he worked in the hospital of San Giuseppe in Algiers, where he met Da Sarrano. He states that he always saw Sarrano working hard at the hospital. He also saw a French priest, who he thought was named Giovanni di Bachel [Jean Le Vacher] bothering Da Serrano, as he was frustrated with his religious work at the hospital. Le Vacher told the authorities that Da Serrano wanted to create an uprising, for which he was imprisoned. While Da Serrano was in prison for 13 days, Le Vacher took all the crosses, and the symbol of the Trinitarians, from the hospital. He also saw how Le Vacher forbade the slave priests to go to mass, and administer the sacraments for the sick Christian slaves without his license. He also forbade them to go to the feast of the patron saints of the hospitals, by sending Turks who said that they were sent by the French. He also forbade the administration of the sacraments, and took the eucharist from the hospital to his house. He did this so that everyone would need to go to his house. Le Vacher also wanted to keep the sick heretics and Lutherans in the same room as the Catholics. The second witness is Gio' Maria Sana [Giovanni Maria Sana] from Cagliari in Sardinia, but he is currently living at the court of Madrid. Around eight years ago this witness wanted to go from Sardinia to Napels, but was made slave by Moors from Algiers. They brought him to the city, where he was a slave for almost eight years. Last year in 1676, he was freed by Discalced Augustinians. Because he was sick, he stayed in the hospital of San Giuseppe, where he met Da Serrano. The witness saw how Da Serrano worked in the hospital, but was frustrated by a French priest who called himself vicar apostolic; in the petition he states that he does not remember the name of the French priest, but it is obviously Jean Le Vacher. He saw how Le Vacher gave orders to remove the coat of arms of the Trinitarians. He said he did this to replace them with San Louis, and other saints of his devotion. In order to do this, he had Da Serrano imprisoned by the Turks under the false pretense of wanting to cause an uprising. He forbade the slave priests from administering the sacraments in the hospitals, and allowed their masters to order these slave priests to work in the gardens. He forbade them to keep the sacrario in the chapels of the hospital, so that they had to go to the house of Le Vacher. Once, Le Vacher sent Turks to the feast of San Giuseppe to end the celebration. He also wanted to keep heretics and Lutherans in the same rooms as Catholics. The third witness is Giovanni Maria di Castello from Baiona in Galicia. In the year 1675 he was taken slave while returning from the Indies on the ship of Don Antonio Di Lima. He was brought to Algiers, where he remained a slave for 10 years and nine days. He knew Bartolomeo Da Serrano as well as Jean Le Vacher. He saw that on 25 November when Da Serrano was giving the general absolution, Le Vacher forbade him to do so, and told him that only he could do this. On another occassion, on the feast of San Giuseppe during the Holy sacrament, Le Vacher entered the chapel and said that he could not proceed. Da Serrano responded that they had always celebrated this way and that he (as a patron of the Hospitals and Chapels), did not have to answer to anyone else. Le Vacher angered by this, went to the Mohammedan Tribunal, and had the Turks and Moors stop the festivities. He also forced the Trinitarians to remove a painting of their order, and had it replaced with a painting of Saint Louis of France. After Da Serrano forbade this, Le Vacher went again to the Tribunal, and told the Turks and Moors that Da Serrano placed crosses in their country, and that he wanted to start a rebellion. All the crosses were consequently removed from the hospitals, and Da Serrano was thrown in prison were he stayed for 13 days. Le Vacher forbade anyone to administer the sacraments to the sick in the hospital, and to ensure that they would listen, he allowed their masters to have them work in the gardens. Together with the French consul, he tried to buy the hospital of San Giuseppe to turn it into a house for French merchants. They offered the Turks 800 pezzi to buy it, and whilst at first the Turks accepted, they later wanted to keep it for themselves. The Holy sacrament, that used to be kept in the hospital of San Giuseppe, was brought to the house of Le Vacher, a place full of Moors, Jews and Lutherans. Le Vacher also forced Da Serrano to accept a Lutheran among the Catholics. According to Da Serrano this was not possible, because it was against the rules of the order, and because one shouldn't place wolves among the angels; its noted that on one occassion whilst giving the Holy sacrament to a Catholic, a Lutheran nearby started to laugh. The fourth testimony is Gio' Garcia di Acevo, who is from the the archbishopric of Burgos in Saunus, and is currently staying at the court of Madrid. He has been in Algiers for 10 years, after he was taken as slave whilst travelling from Gilbraltar, with the provision for the soldiers of the king. In Algiers he met Jean Le Vacher, and when he went to the hospital of San Giuseppe, he also met Bartolomeo Serrano. Le Vacher was very close with the Turks and with their help, he had the crosses removed from the hospital of San Giuseppe, and also a painting of the mystery of the Trinity which was replaced with a painting of King Loius of France. Da Serrano was imprisoned for 13 or 14 days under the false accusation of wanting to cause a rebellion. Le Vacher forbade the priests to administer the Holy sacraments in the hospitals, forcing them to go to his house or the oratory. To make sure that they would obey, he had their masters make them work in the gardens. Le Vacher also tried to buy the hospital of San Giuseppe from the Turks. He tried to place infidels and sectarians in the same hospital rooms as the Catholics; usually the infidels were kept apart, in order for them to be converted more easily. Jo Giovanni Di Cabredo, the apostolic notary and archivist of the audience and tribunal of the nunciary in Spain, signs this in Madrid on 5 June 1677. The notaries Antonio Del Sola, Pietro Bermejo and Francesco Gutierrez do the same. Claudius Franciscus Louvet translated this from Spanish to Italian in Rome, on 10 June 1679 with his own hand.
Date discussed: 1679-09-11
Additional comments
Giovanni Di Cabredo
Claudio Francesco Louvet
APF SOCG 475, 101r-111v
1679-06-10
[Adressed to PF]
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 49, 205r, 214r-218v, issue 18 (database item 681).
See for the Spanish original: APF SOCG 475, 113r-114v, 117r-118v (database item 801).
Contemporary translation
Italian
Latin
Statement
800
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Rome]
Summary of two questions from the prefect of the Tripoli mission, [1682]
Tripoli
Slave priests
Summary of two questions from the prefect of the mission in Tripoli: a) whether he should allow slave priests to hear confession, for as long as it is deemed beneficial; and b) whether only the prefect should be recognized as parish priest of the chapel of the mission, as has always been the case. During their meeting of 18 August 1682, the cardinals answered affirmatively to both questions.
Date discussed 1682-08-18
Additional comments
The prefect of the Tripoli mission
APF SOCG 485, 13r, 14v
[1682]
Addressed to PF
Italian
Latin
Summary
665
Origin: [Tripoli]
Destination: [Rome]
Summary of two petitions on behalf of CM Superior René Alméras and Nicolas Etienne to PF, [1662]
Madagascar
Petitions for missionary patents
Petitions for faculties
Summary of two petitions sent to PF stating: a) the request by René Alméras to declare Nicolas Etienne, Robert Menan and Michel Manie as missionaries in Madagascar, and to also give Etienne the faculties to appoint a vice prefect who will replace him in case of death; b) the petition by Nicolas Etienne to administer sacraments onboard ships other than the one which they initially boarded, and to exempt people onboard the ship from fasting during Lent, when no other priests are present on the ship. In the summary, PF secretary [Mario Alberizzi] comments that the Madagascar missionaries probably think they already have these rights outside the territory of their mission, which is not the case; usually they solicit and receive permission from the bishop of the harbor from which they depart; c) a further request from CM regards the possibility to celebrate mass in places where there are no other priests, even if it is not within the territory of their mission, and to also perform marriages and baptisms there; d) they also ask if they may hear confessions when the confessants does not speak the language of the priest (and can only use signs and gestures); and e) lastly they want to know if the confessor needs to confirm if the soldiers who come to confession are fighting a just war.
Date discussed 1662-11-27
Additional comments
APF SOCG 252, 28r-v
[1662]
The petition by Nicolas Etienne can be found in APF SOCG 252, 30r-v, 33v (database item 276) and the one by René Alméras is in APF SOCG 252, 31r, 32v (database item 277). Database Item 276 also includes the PF decision. The discussion of this summary and the petitions is in APF ACTA 286r, 288r-289r (same information as in SOCG; not in this database).
Original, undated and unsigned
Italian
Petition
275
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Summary of two letters of Alexander Winster, [1672]
Scotland
Petitions for faculties
Two letters arrived from Alessandro Winstero [Alexander Winster], the current Scottish prefect. The letters discuss various requests, and the response of the cardinals: a) as Gilberto Graio [Gilbert Gray] was useless for the mission, he was recalled. Winster has not done this yet, because he does not have enough money to provide Gray with traveling expenses; b) he also had the order to send Aless'ro Brunetto [Alexander Burnet] back for his inadecquacy, and he has given him 40 scudi travelling money. Winster still asks for the refund; c) Winster heard that some Scottish students go from one College to the another without any testimonial letters. The superiors of the Colleges should be instructed not to receive any student without the necessary testimonial letters; d) he asks for the faculties to consecrate chalices and portable alters, as currently there is not anyone who can do this; e) he asks what to do about the Holy oils since he cannot get them from mainland Europe (as prescribed by the canons); and f) because of the poverty in the country, Winster asks for the money requested to be sent in due time. Besides this, the Procurator Lesleo [William Lesley] also asks for the missionaries in Scotland to be paid on time, at least before the second half of the year begins. He also asks Aless'ro Irvino [Alexander Irvin] to be given the same amount of money as the other missionaries. Irvin receives 40 scudi, while the others get 50 scudi. He had previously paid the difference of 10 scudi himself, but he is unable to continue doing so.
In response to the first issue, PF responds to let Gray leave without giving him any traveling money. To the second issue, PF wrote to the prefect to take Burnet, as he was a suitable candidate for the mission. The prefect asked for the travelling money to which the answer was "Nihil." Aless'ro Irvino [Alexander Irvin] was accepted as missionary in 1668 and confirmed in 1671.
Date discussed: 1673-08-02, 1672-12-19 and 1671-08-31
Additional comments
PF
APF SOCG 440, 563r-v
[1672]
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 42, 165r, 189v-191r (not in this database).
See for the petition of Lesley: APF SOCG 440, 564r, 571v (database item 776).
See for the letter of Alexander Winster to PF: APF SOCG 440, 568r-v, 569v (database item 775).
Original
Italian
Letter
775
Origin: [Rome]
Destination: [Rome]
Summary of thee letters that were sent by the nuncio, 1672-11-04
Scotland
Summary of three letters sent from the Scottish missionaries to PF. The nuncio to France [Francesco Nerli] has sent some letters from Scotland, written by the new prefect [David Burnetto], and one from a missionary [Alexander Winster]. In these letters they write that there are eight missionaries in Scotland, three of which are in the mountain areas, where 1,000 Catholics live. For this number one would actually already need six priests. He asks for 30 scudi each year to install [Nicolo Dunbar?] as a teacher in the school in Moidart. He also asks not to send missionaries without patents, and he gives some information about the mission. He also asks for a document prior to the mission.
Date discussed: 1673-01-31
Additional comments
PF
APF SOCG 438, 240v, 241v
1672-11-04
The three letters reffered to are the following:
1) APF SOCG 438, 234r-v (database item 765).
2) APF SOCG 438, 235v, 237r (database item 766).
3) APF SOCG 438, 238v, 239r (database item 767).
Original; signed
Italian
Latin
Summary
768
Origin: [Rome]
Destination: [Rome]
Summary of SOCG 535, 1672-08-02
Jesuits
Non-Catholic Christians
Petitions for missionary patents
Scotland
Scottish Catholics abroad
PF Summary of SOCG 435. Robert Monro, a missionary in Scotland, writes in a letter that: a) he has not been able to serve the mission as he wanted, because of a persecution in Scotland that started after letters of Jesuits were found. This happened when one captain Hardy (a Catholic), had a fight with his wife who sent the most confidential letters to the dean of Edinburgh (a heritic called Lauria or Lorenzo), and he sent the letters to the privy council. This Hardy had a correspondence with all the missionaries, and especially with Sig' Bianchi [Francis White] and Padre MacDonel [Francis MacDonnell?]. They also found a letter by Monro, and received detailed information about all the missionaries. They see this as a judgement from God, because these people did not want to return to the church, and the Catholics did not live virtuously enough; b) the council issued another decree by which it was forbidden for Catholics to hear mass, or practice their religion in Scotland; c) the count of Sempil and the baron of Petfodels have been thrown in jail, because they sent their children outside Scotland for education; d) the count of MacDonell of Glengary has been told that he should find security, and that many members of his family will need to behave themselves, and the same goes for many of the Montagnoli; e) in the mountains there are not really any problems. But Monro nor the other missionaries can carry out their missionary activities; f) Frasiro [Francis Fraser] and Kimneries will pay the money, as ordered by the procurator; g) Bianchi [Francis White] is dying; h) the Procurator [William Lesley], when writing to the missionaries, should call himself Giacomo I'nes. He should also send the letters for the prior to his brother Alessandro Lesleo [Alexander Lesley], because all the letters that are written to Catholics are intercepted; i) he asks for Rome to write to the queen of Scotland so that she will protect the Catholics; j) many Catholics have been imprisoned, and that he himself escaped two times. He has many other things to write that he does not dare to say. Barclaro [Robert Barclay], the rector of the Scottish College in Paris, who sent Monro's letter to the procurator, writes also to the procurator himself, asking to give the missionary parents with the viaticum to the brother of the procurator [Alexander Lesley]. Because the College had spent a lot of money on a chapel, they were not able to give him the money themselves. He writes that the things Monro wrote were true, but that not all the mistreatments of the Catholics were for religious reasons; it is noted however, that they have been treated badly for their religion in the past, but now the Catholics do not have to fear persecution. After a decree that issued the freedom of conscience, the criminal laws against the nonconformists have been suspended, the Catholics can organize mass in private places, and all the other religions have been given public places. Information about this edict is also written by Patrizio Coneo [Patrick Con], and he said that he gave this letter to Cardinal Carlo [Carlo Barberini?] and Cardinal Barberino [Francesco Barberini?]. He writes that it is important to be careful, and one should remember that there are spies [in Paris?] that write everything down to send to England. PF decides to write to the queen about the Scottish Catholics.
Date discussed: 1672-08-02
Additional comments
PF
APF SOCG 435, 127r-128v
1672
See for the corresponding ACTA: ACTA 42.
Original
Italian
Latin
Summary
757
Origin: [Rome]
Destination: [Rome]
Summary of SOCG 424 on the case of Antonio Di Seravezza and Girolamo Da Sassari, 1670-11-10
Capuchins
Franciscans
Seravezza case
Tunis
Algiers
Tunis
PF summary of SOCG 424. Because Gio' LeVacher [Jean Le Vacher] could no longer stay as vicar apostolic in Tunis, Girolamo Da Sassari was sent there as vicar prefect; this authority was later given to Antonio Da Serauezza. They did many good things in Tunis, but Da Sassari eventually had to leave Tunis for the same reason. Ships that arrived in the port of Tunis used to always give alms to the bagnos. The French consul [Jean Ambrozin] wanted to keep this money to himself, and if someone objected, he was forced by the consul to leave the city. When Da Sassari went to Rome, Antonio Di Seravezza stayed behind, but never wrote to PF. He did write to the French nuncio in which he called himself vicar apostolic of Carthage, despite never being appointed by PF. In this letter he wrote that the consul took the money of the chapels, and that the consulalso led a dishonest life; he made two vicar apostolics leave the city because they asked him about the money for the chapels. Its noted that the consul did many unworthy things against the faith and the crown, and were he not in Tunis, many souls would not have been lost. In Marseille he asked to restore the order, and to make the consul pay back the money by means of Antonio Croi (a Minor Observant). He stated that these scandals happened, as Colbert protected the consul. The Nuncio talked with Monsù di Lionnè and asked him to force the consul to work in a more honourable way. There are two things to do: a) it is obvious that Di Seravezza is not being honest; and b) though the soulution may seem obvious, it would be more difficult to let the most christian king do something about the consul. Without the missionaries it is also clear that there will be souls lost. There is another letter written by Da Sassari from Rome to Di Seravezza which is signed by the vicar and prefect of Tunis. He says that he received spiritual things from the court but nothing to support the mission, and therefore he does not want to return. He also says that PF wants the consul to return the money, and that the vicar apostolic of Algiers [Jean Le Vacher], who is also vicar apostolic in Tunis, does not intervene in this mission; also for this reason he does not seem suited for the mission. Di Seravezza wrote to the vicar apostolic of Tunis [Jean Le Vacher] informing him first of all the things that the consul had done, and secondly that he had sent two priests of his order to Tunis, where he also wanted to go himself. He stated that he did not leave Tunis to leave the Christians there behind, but to instead inform the most christian king of the problems caused by the consul. He tells the vicar that he will take care of the churches of Tunis and Tripoli, and that the vicar should only take care of the church of Algiers; this has been decided by PF, and in another letter to PF he also asked for the patents.
Date discussed: 1670-11-10
Additional comments
In the corresponding acta file (i.e. the copy) PF decides the following things: 1) the vicar apostolic [Jean Le Vacher] should be written to for more information about the consul; 2) the superior of the Minor Observants should call Antonio Di Seravezza back from the mission; and 3) the patents that Girolamo Da Sassari received should be revoked.
PF
APF SOCG 424, 242r-243v
1670-11-10
The same summary is found in APF ACTA 39, 201r-202v, (database item 669).
Original
Italian
Summary
748
Origin: [Rome]
Destination: [Rome]
Summary of a letter sent by the trinitarian procurator general [Domenico Taffuri?], 1673
Algiers
Non-Catholic Christians
Trinitarians
Summary of a letter sent by the Trinitarian Procurator General [Domenico Jafurt], about the case of Bartolomeo Da Serrano. Among other issues, PF discussed the matters concerning Le Vacher and Bartolomeo Da Serrano several times on 11 January. Da Serrano was sent from a Trinitarian house in Spain to Tunis to take care of the hospitals. The problem is that he does not accept the authority of the vicar apostolic, and that he administers the sacraments without a licence. PF praises Le Vacher because he first warned Da Serrano not to administer the sacraments, and only later threathened with interdiction. PF also wrote to the Trinitarian general and asked to let their priests obey the vicar apostolic, and to call Da Serrano back. However, he thought that he was not obliged to listen to the vicar apostolic, and in collaboration with his superior he wrote a letter to PF, stating the following: a) on 6 November 1671 Le Vacher told Da Serrano that he could not give absolution, though he could do this according to the rights granted to his order; b) he forced a companion of Da Serrano (Gio' Marcos), to accept ill lutherans in the hospital, when it would have been better to keep the wolfs seperate from the lambs; c) on 19 March Le Vacher told Da Serrano that he wanted to sing mass in his chapel, when Da Serrano objected Le Vacher threatened to suspend him from the administration of the sacraments; d) on 24 May whilst they were celebrating mass in the chapel of the bagno of the king, Le Vacher removed a crucifix that Da Serrano placed there four months earlier, because he believed they should place something of S. Louis, the French king. After this he supsended Da Serrano from administering the sacraments. He told the Turks that Da Serrano wanted to create a revolt for which he was incarcerated; e) Le Vacher used the Franch consul [Jean Armond Dubordieu], and the Turkish tribunals to press charges against Da Serrano; f) Le Vacher forbade all priests to administer the sacraments in the bagno of S. Gioseppe, and he offered this bagno for 800 pezze as a resident for merchants. He blocked the four reali that each French ship had to pay to the hospital; g) Le Vacher placed a Portuguese priest in the hospital to administer the sacraments and take alms from the sick. After a conflict he forbade the priests to celebrate mass in the hopsital; h) on 28 May the companion of Da Serrano was forbidden to collect money for the ill; i) on that day Da Serrano was also taken from the hospital to the governor, where he complained that he had not done anything wrong; j) when he arrived home he received a order from Le Vacher, not to administer the sacrements outside the chapel of S. Gioseppe; k) all the things written above are absolutely true, one could check it by contacting the mentioned people. That is why the General [Domenico Jafurt] concludes that the charges against Da Serrano are motivated by hate and not by zeal. PF decides to write to the Trinitarian Superior and to the nuncio to Spain, and request that Da Serrano should be recalled.
Date discussed: 1673-02-28
Additional comments
PF
APF SOCG 438, 468r-469r, 470v, 471r-v
1673
This is a copy of the same text in the ACTA file: ACTA 43, 44v-47r.
See for the letter to the nuncio in Spain: APF LETTERE 61, 19r-v (database item 610).
Original
Italian
Latin
Summary
770
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Statement by Ferdinando Di Alaba, [1679]
Algiers
Ransom
Slaves (Christian)
Statement by Ferdinando Di Alaba, procurator of the provinces of Castile, Leon, and Navarra, of the order of the Discalced Trinitarians. Di Alaba informs them that the Trintarians have five hospitals in Algiers. The priests of this order take care of the slaves, and administer the spiritual bread, preach the gospel, celebrate mass, and administer the sacraments of penance and more. They teach the basics of the faith to the children, and with the revenue of the order, they ransom slaves. These priests have worked for the slaves for over 70 years. Recently however a French priest arrived in Algiers, named Gio' leVacher [Jean Le Vacher], as vicar apostolic, without ever wanting to prove this title with papers. He prohibits the priests of the order to use their privileges, and to administer the sacraments to the slaves. He also took the coat of arms of the Spanish king (the protector and benefactor of these hospitals), the crosses, the sign of the Trintarians, and also the Holy sacrament from the hospitals. They had always been very secure, however Le Vacher has since brought it into his house, which is filled with merchants, Muslims, Jews, Lutherans, and other sectarians. As result, the pix with five consecrated wafers got stolen, which puts the sick in danger of dying without their viaticum. The priests who carried the wafers, were also insulted by the infidels. Le Vacher introduced the sick heretics in the same rooms as the Catholics. He wanted the masses to be held in his house too. When the priests refused, he had them detained by their Turkish masters. One of the administrators protested, and was consequently incarcerated and castigated with chains by the Muslim tribune on false pretenses. These cases were brought to court by the nuncio to Spain at PF. They ask PF to give one of the administrators the title and faculties of vicar apostolic.
Additional comments
The date is based on the fact that it is known that this case was discussed in 1679, see: APF SOCG 475, 93r-98r, 124v (database item 798).
[Ferdinando Di Alaba]
APF SC Barbaria 1, 441r-443r
[1679]
Adressed to [PF]
copy; unsigned
Italian
Latin
Statement
892
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Statement by Antonio Amarroty on behalf of Antonio Di Seravezza, 1670-05-[16], Marseille
Tunis
Seravezza case
Statement by Antonio Amarroty, merchant in Marseille, supporting Antonio Di Seravezza's case. Certified by Nicollas [Nicolas] de Bausset from the Marseille seneschalsy.
Additional comments
Antonio Amarroty
Nicolas de Bausset
APF SC Barbaria 1, 178r-179v
1670-05-[16]
Addressed to [PF]
For the 1669 version of this statement, see: APF SOCG 430, 248r-249v, 255r-256r (database item 734). For the letter sent on the same date from Marseille by Antonio Di Seravezza to Father Chintana, see: APF SC Barbaria 1, 180r-181v (database item 881).
Original; signed
Italian
French
Statement
880
Origin: Marseille
Destination: [Rome]
Report from the Scottish mission, [1653]
Scotland
Mission reports
Report from the Scottish mission, with the names of the missionaries and a short description of their activities: Tomaso Lumisdeno [Thomas Lumsden] has travelled to London (where he arranged the forwarding of letters from Scotland to Paris), after having received the faculties to Edinburgh. Giouanni Brusio [John Bruce] has also travelled to London but after becoming ill, has returned to Paris where he is awaiting his recovery. Roberto Barclaio [Robert Barclay] has been elected superior of the Scottish College in Paris where he will work to promote the Scottish mission. The report was sent from Paris, and it arrived in Rome on 14 August 1653.
Date received 1653-08-14
Additional comments
APF SOCG 297, 292r, 295v
[1653]
Addressed to [PF]
Original, unsigned and undated
Latin
Report
300
Origin: Paris
Destination: [Rome]
Report from Charles de Bourlon to SCC, 1662-09-23, Rome
Soissons
France (missions in)
Visitation
Visitation report by Charles de Bourlon, bishop of Soissons, from 1662. CM priests are not mentioned. For Montmirail, only two priories mentioned, one run by Augustinians, another by Benedictines (f. 7r). The report only refers in some detail to ordinaries (as well as the city cathedral and such) and most of the issues enumerated at the end regard jurisdiction controversies or clarifications. (The attached file contains the beginning of the document only).
Additional comments
The document is signed "Carolus Episcopus Suessionensis." Charles de Bourlon was bishop of Soissons between 1656-1685.
Charles de Bourlon
ASV Cong.Concilio Relat.Dioec. 772, 1r-12v, issue 2
1662-09-23
Addressed to SCC
See for the response, dated 26 September 1662, in corresponding ASV: ASV Cong.Concilio, Libri Litter. Visit. SS. Liminum (not in this database).
Original; signed; Latin. Folios unnumbered in the original; this is the second document in the box.
Latin
Report
98
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Rome]
Relation on the mission in Scotland, [1668 or later]
Scotland
Relation on the mission of Scotland. There are eight missionaries in Scotland, including Fran'o Blanco [Francis White], Franc' Magdonel [Francis MacDonnell] and Robert Monro; they stay in the mountains in northern Scotland and in The Hebrides. On the island of Bara everyone is Catholic, on Ovist (the biggest island) there are 700 Catholics, and in Cordare and Mordare almost everyone is Catholic. The Catholics are obliged to pay a tax. Eugenio Macalister [Eugene Macalister] has worked in the school for some time. Some time ago Nicolo Dunbar was also sent to the mountains.
Additional comments
Because of the presence of Francis MacDonnel, the composition of the document must be dated after 1668.
APF SOCG 438, 231r-232v
[1668 or later]
Original; almost illegible
Italian
Report
773
Origin: [Scotland]
Destination: [Rome]
PF summary on the Scottish colleges, [1667 or later]
Scotland
PF summary about the Scottish Colleges that are going to be visited. The summary includes information from the superior general of the Jesuits.
Additional comments
The summary must have been written in or after 1665, as that is the year mentioned in the document. It could have also been written after 1667, as it mentioned the siege of Tournai.
PF
APF SOCG 378, 127r-v
[1667 or later]
Italian
Summary
706
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Rome]
PF notes on the brief declaring Michel Monmasson vicar apostolic of Algiers, [1685]
Algiers
PF notes on a brief that declares Michel Monmasson vicar apostolic of Algiers. It includes a copy of the brief that was made for Philippe Le Vacher in 1650, and the decision on the issue that PF took in those days. According to PF notes, Monmasson was declared vicar apostolic by PF in January (see APF SOCG 492, 19r, 20v (database item 694)), and now the superior of CM would like to see this decision reinforced by a decree from the pope. The issue was discussed on 24 September 1685.
Date discussed 1685-09-24
Additional comments
PF
APF SOCG 494, 4r, 5r-v
[1685]
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 55, 161r, 161v (database item 689).
Latin
Italian
Notes
695
Origin: Rome
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on from the Scottisch missionaries to PF, [1675]
Scotland
In PF meeting of 23 July 1674, it was decided to raise the provision of the schoolmasters to 50 scudi a year. In the latest dispatch to Scotland however, the schoolmasters received 30 scudi (as they had been granted before the raise). In response, they ask PF to grant them the higher provision. PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] states that they decided to raise the provision to make sure that the schoolmaster would not ask their students to contribute financially; the students financial contributions to the mission would mean that the students would not be able to go to school.
Date discussed: 1675-06-25
Additional comments
PF
APF SOCG 454, 230r, 231v
[1675]
Adressed to PF
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 45,142r, 162v-163r.
Original
Italian
Latin
Petition
785
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf the Trinitarian Procurator General, Domenico [Taffuri?] to [PF], [1673]
CM petitions
Trinitarians
Tunis
Petition on behalf of Domenico Jafurt, Trinitarian procurator general. From the letters sent by [Bartolomeo Da] Serrano, one can understand that things are described very differently, than how the Vicar General of Carthage [Jean Le Vacher] presents them; its believed that the charges pressed against Da Serrano are motivated by hate, and not by zeal. That is why Da Serrano sent his writings ( which were also confirmed by testimonies) to PF. They want PF to do something about the scandals that have happen especially against the hospital, and they are protected by the Spanish king and the Trinitarians. The vicar of Carthage [Jean Le Vacher] and the consul [Jean-Armamd Dubordieu] are both French, and are believed to be working together against Da Serrano.
Date discussed: 1673-02-28
Additional comments
Domenico Taffuri
APF SOCG 438, 469r
[1673]
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: ACTA 43, 44-47r.
Original
Italian
Petition
771
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of Trinitarian procurator of Castile, Leon and Navarra, Ferdinando Di Alaba to PF, [1679]
Algiers
CM petitions
Slaves (Christian)
Slave priests
Trinitarians
Petition on behalf of the Trinitarian procurator of Castile, Leon and Navarra, Ferdinando Di Alaba. The Trinitarians have five hospitals in Algiers. Here, the priests do not only take care of the slaves, but they also preach the gospel, celebrate mass, administer the sacraments of Penance, Eucharist (and others), teach the basics of the faith to the children, and they ransom slaves. This mission in Algiers has been going on for more than 70 years, but recently it has been disturbed by a French priest, Gio' Bacher [Jean Le Vacher]. He claims to be vicar apostolic of Carthage and Tunis, but has never shown any document or patent from PF proving this. Le Vacher takes the privileges from the priests, forbids them to administer the sacraments for the slaves, and removed the coat of arms of the Spanish king, the protector and patron of the hospitals, the crosses, and the sign of the Trinitarians from their walls. He also took the Holy sacrament from the churches of the hospitals, as he wants to keep it in his own house, which is full of merchants, Muslims, Jews, Lutherans and other sectarians. The priests who had to get the bread ran the risk of being too late, and being insulted by the unbelievers. Le Vacher also placed sick heretics in the same rooms as Catholics, which is a practice they have never followed. He forbade the slave priests to say mass in the hospitals, and instead made them do it in his house; when they protested, he let their Turkish patrons lock them up. One of the priests from the hospital [Bartolomeo Da Serrano] protested against this, after which he was brought before the Muslim court on the false accusation of trying to create an uprising; this was viewed as a scandal by both the Christians and Moors. Ferdinando asks PF to either give the priests the title and faculties of vicar apostlic in the hospitals, so that they will no longer be subject to the jurisdiction of Le Vacher.
Date discussed: 1679-09-11
Additional comments
There is also a different version of this document from the same ACTA: APF ACTA 475, 100r-v, 121v.This one ends slightly differently: "del d’o Gio’ le Vacher, ò pur’/ ordinar’ al med’mo che non s’entrometta in cos’alcuna circa l’am/ministratione delli d’i Hospedali, ne sopra le persone esistenti in/ essi, ma ne lasci la cura alli d’i Amministratori, ò quello che pare/rà all’EE.VV. Quas Deus etc. "
Ferdinando Di Alaba
APF SOCG 475, 99r, 122v
[1679]
Adressed to PF
In this ACTA there are two versions of this file, for the other, see: APF ACTA 475, 100r-v, 121v.
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 49, 205r, 214r-218v, issue 18 (database item 681).
Original
Italian
Petition
799
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of the Republic of Venice to PF, [1675]
Algiers
Capuchins
CM petitions
Petitions for faculties
Petitions for missionary patents
Ransom
Tripoli
Tunis
Because the republic of Venice has been very compassionate about her subjects that have been kept as slaves in Barbaria, she has decided to ransom some of them; this is why Venice wants to send Capuchins from her lands to these regions. For this reason Venice asks PF to grant Capuchins from Venice the right to settle in Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli as missionaries, not only to ransom the slaves, but also to help them in their religious needs. They ask PF to send the Capuchins to Barbaria, and to give them the same priviliges, faculties, and provision as other missionaries. PF decides not to grant the Venetian Capuchins the licenses, and instructs those who really want the faculties to contact the prefect of the mission.
Date discussed: 1675-06-25
Additional comments
The Republic of Venice
APF SOCG 454, 64r, 65v, 66v
[1675]
Adressed to PF
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 45, 142r, 147r-v.
Original
Italian
Petition
784
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of Luigi Da Palermo, [1677]
Capuchins
CM petitions
Tunis
Petition on behalf of Luigi Da Palermo. He has been named vicar apostolic of Tunis, and vicar general of Carthage by Gio' Le Vascier [Jean Le Vascer]. During the year, he has written letters but had not recieved any answeres. He travelled to Christendom for urgent matters that could not wait, and did not realise that he had to ask permission to return to the Christian world. He has been deprived of his active and passive voice, and because he would like to go back to his provicariate, he asks PF to grant him clemecy. The Capuchin provicar general deems it right to grant Luigi clemency.
Date discussed: 1677-08-02
Additional comments
APF SOCG 465, 227r, 230v
[1677]
Adressed to PF
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 47164r, 165v-167r (not in this database).
Original
Italian
Petition
795
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of Luigi Da Palermo to PF, [1677, Rome]
Algiers
CM petitions
Corsairs
Ransom
Renegades
Slave priests
Slaves (Christian)
Tunis
Petition on behalf of Luigi Da Palermo to PF. Luigi Da Palermo has (previously in a long letter) explained himself, and now humbly returns to PF. He was made slave by Corsairs of Algiers, who was operating under the French flag. During a year in slavery he suffered a lot. He postponed his liberty for his companion, who was freed by the redemption priests from Spain. In Algiers, he worked day and night for the well-being of the poor Christian souls. Two heretics converted to Christianity because of his persuasion. A Dominican, who had fled to Oran (leaving his wife and children behind), converted himself. The patron of the bagno, offering many treasures, wanted him to convert, and also offered one of his daughters as wife. In the coming year, the French army arrived to negotiate peace. In this time, Da Palermo went to this patron, explaining his disgraceful situation, and asking for his liberty. This was agreed upon, and Da Palermo offered to work for the Christians in Barbary. Consequently he was appointed vicar apostolic and vicar general of Carthage by Gio' LeVascier [Jean Le Vacher], and this was also approved by PF. Upon arriving in Tunis he united and pacified the place, as can be understood from many accounts found in the letter sent to PF by the most important Christians in Tunis. Sent by PF, Marcello Costa has also recently arrived in Tunis as missionary. Two heretics wanted to convert to Catholicism, and whilst discussing the Holy faith with him, a Moor named Gerbino told Da Palermo told him that he wanted to become Christian; Da Palermo told him to go to Malta, and six other Moors converted to Christianity. Two obstinate Christians confessed to Da Palermo, that for years they did not live in good will. The following night, one killed the other with a knife. The murderer was sentenced to death. Many Christians ware amazed by Da Bologna, which was the reason that they lived more prudently. He paid 15 piastre for the burial of the body of the murderer, who had been stoned to death before. With great effort Da Palermo was able to baptize a child of a Christian slave, that she bore from her patron. Two months later the child died. Two Christian slaves had bought two Greek women and for a long time they treated them badly. Da Palermo made sure that they married them, and that they converted to Catholicism. Da Palermo made sure that the Dey, and others in Tunis would no longer destroy the churches. He told renegades that they knew what to do for eternal salvation, and the renegades promised to flee to Christianity. Da Palermo wrote their names down and promised them mild penance in Christendom. Da Palermo told the French consul, Gio' Ambrosini [Jean Ambrozin] that he could not just usurp the goods of the church. Le Vacher was given the order to investigate six complaints against Ambrozin. Le Vacher ordered Da Palermo to conduct the investigation, and Ambrozin yelled so loud that Da Palermo was forced to leave the case. A mother with two old spinsters from Corsica were made slaves. Da Palermo brought the missionaries together to pray to God to free these women. He entrusted their case to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. While Da Palermo was in Palermo, the Grand Duke gave 1,000 scudi to ransom all three. Filippo Brescia (a doctor in law from Trapane in Sicily), arrived in Tunis to convert to Islam. Da Palermo found him and brought him back to Christianity and went with him back to Christendom. There were also two free Christians, who had no money and could not pay for their return in Christendom. Da Palermo collected 60 piastre to make sure they could return home.
Da Palermo used to travel to where the bodies of St. Perpetua and St. Felicitas were, and thought to use 280 piastre that he had gained from giving alms. He was forced however to use the sum for the liberation of two young Spaniards, who were forced by their masters to convert. One of them had 200 piastre. Da Palermo brought in his 280, and the other 400 was lent from merchants. When Da Palermo left, they asked him to restitute the money. Da Palermo had received 200 piastre from the Bagno of Saint Francis. They were meant to buy vestments but Da Palermo gave them to the merchants. He also took 50 piastre from the bagnos of S. Lucy and S. Leonardo. He freed five Christians, and entrusted the two Spaniards to the viceroy of Sicily, asking him to pay back these churches. The viceroy promised to refund them, but when the troubles started in Messina, this was no longer possible. Da Palermo went to Rome to present the problems of the church to PF, but from there he was sent back to Palermo. It has been six years since Da Palermo has taken the money from the church, and he has been persecuted as a thief. In Palermo a complaint has been made in Spanish by Luis de Loyo (conservator of the royal patrimony in Sicily) on the 200 piastre of Pietro di Salorsano. Luigi Da Palermo does not ask anything for his works, but if he appears to be guilty, he should be punished; if he is innocent, it is not right that he is suffering. If he asks to return to the lands where his life is at risk every hour, he does this because he wishes to serve. Therefore PF should either decide to satisfy the churches, or the other one in Sicily.
Additional comments
The letter is undated, but Luigi Da Palermo left Tunis in 1671; which according to the letter was six years ago. That is why it should be dated around 1677.
Luigi Da Palermo
APF SC Barbaria 1, 435r-436v
[1677]
Adressed to PF
copy
Italian
Letter
888
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of Julien Guérin to pope Innocent X [1646]
Tunis
Petitions for faculties
Petition on behalf of Gio' Guerino [Julien Guérin] priest of CM and missionary in Tunis, to PF. He asks for the missionary faculties which he still has not received. He needs them to absolve many cases and to bless the things that he needs for mass. PF general meeting of 7 May 1646 decides on asking the Holy Office for the faculties.
Date discussed 1646-05-06
Additional comments
[Julien Guérin]
APF SOCG 411, 379r, 390v
[1646]
Addressed to pope Innocent X
Italian
Latin
Petition
371
Origin: [Tunis]
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of Girolamo Da Sassari to PF, [1668]
Tunis
Capuchins
Petition on behalf of Girolamo Da Sassari to PF, in which he asks to be given a more ample faculty to handle money (as a Capuchin, he is bound to the vow of poverty), so that he can govern the mission without scruples. He also asks to be given the title of vicar general of Cartage, besides his office of vicar apostolic.
Date discussed 1668-11-19
Additional comments
Girolamo Da Sassari
APF SOCG 254, 215r
[1668]
Addressed to PF
For the summary of this document and for the decision by the general meeting of PF, see: APF SOCG 254, 228r-v, 229r 230r-231r, 232v, 233v (database item 403).
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 37, 247r, 259r-262v (same information as in the mentioned summary (database item 403); not in this database).
Italian
Petition
402
Origin: [Tunis]
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of CM to Urban VIII [1640]
CM petitions
France (missions in)
Petitions for faculties
Petition for permission that CM priests may grant plenary indulgence to those who make general or particular confession, as well as indulgence for ten years to those who listen to their exhortations. The petition also requests that CM members receive the faculty to absolve sins (regardless of how great they are), to cancel or change vows (with the exception of the vows of chastity), to enter a religious order, and to make pilgrimage to Jerusalem and St. Jacob. Permission was also requested to allow CM priests to transmit faculties to their inferiors, or whomever they bring along in their missions.
Date discussed 1640
Additional comments
The Vincentiana edition was not consulted for the purposes of this database.
CM
APF SOCG 401 , 590r, 591v
P. Coste, ed., Saint Vincent de Paul: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents (Brooklyn, NY: 1985-2010), vol. 13a, doc. 85b (English translation); also in Vincentiana (see footnote in Coste).
[1640]
Addressed to Urban VIII
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 14, 17r, 23r-v (database item 146).
See also: APF SOCG 401, 587r, 594v (database item 155) and APF LETTERE 20 9v-10r (database item 157).
Original; unsigned, undated; Italian; no PF notes on the back
Italian
Petition
156
Origin: unknown
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of CM Superior Vincent de Paul to Urban VIII [1640]
CM petitions
France (missions in)
Petitions for faculties
Petition filed on behalf of Vincent de Paul, requesting that he be granted unspecified "reformed faculties for France," with the capacity to transmit faculties to further members of CM, after having those individuals approved by theologians adjoined to CM, and especially by the nuncio to France. PF note on the back shows that the cardinals decided to write to the nuncio for more information on the progress of CM, and whether it would be useful to grant such faculties, especially since PF does not customarily grant them to superiors of societies or congregations; only to specific individuals, after careful consideration of their character and prudence.
Date discussed 1640-02-03
Additional comments
The Vincentiana edition was not consulted for the purposes of this database.
Vincent de Paul
APF SOCG 401, 587r, 594v
P. Coste, ed., Saint Vincent de Paul: Correspondence, Conferences, Documents (Brooklyn, NY: 1985-2010), vol. 13a, doc. 85c (English translation, without PF note); also in Vincentiana (1973), 1-2, pp. 107-12 (see Coste reference).
[1640]
Addressed to Urban VIII
For the response, see: APF ACTA 14, 17r, 23r-v, issue 19 (database item 146).
See also: APF SOCG 401 590r-591v (database item 156) and APF LETTERE 20 9v-10r (database item 157).
Original; unsigned, undated; petition in Italian; PF notes in Italian & Latin
Italian
Latin
Petition
155
Origin: [France]
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of CM Superior Vincent de Paul to pope [Alexander VII], [1655-1660]
CM petitions
Petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul to the pope [Alexander VII], asking to extend to the whole of CM, the faculties that were orginally granted to the house in Rome (in regards to the absolution of reserved cases). PF notes on f. 282v indicate the following: Cardinal Datario states that the pope wants such favors to be given with the agreement of PF.
Additional comments
Although the petition is undated, it must have been written between 1655 (the beginning of Alexander's papacy) and 1660 (the year when Vincent de Paul died), since it refers back to decisions taken by Innocent X, Alexander's immediate predecessor.
Vincent de Paul
APF SOCG 200, 271r, 282v
[1655-1660]
Addressed to Pope Alexander VII
Original, unsigned and undated
Italian
Petition
311
Origin: [France]
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of CM Superior René Alméras to PF, [1667]
Algiers
Tunis
Petitions for faculties
Petition on behalf of René Alméras to PF in which he asks that Jean Le Vacher be appointed vicar apostolic in Algiers with jurisdiction over Tunis. He asks for the same faculties that Le Vacher used to have during his time in Tunis. The petition is discussed on the 28 November 1667. The cardinals approve the request.
Date discussed 1667-11-28
Additional comments
Somewhere else they say the date is 1667-11-29. APF SOCG 281r-286r, 288v (database item 739).
René Alméras
APF SOCG 254, 146r, 147v
[1667]
Addressed to PF
For the minutes of the PF meeting where this matter was discussed, see: APF ACTA 36, 245r, 252r-v (same information; not in this database).
Italian
Latin
Petition
397
Origin: [Paris]
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of CM Superior René Alméras to PF, [1663]
Madagascar
Petitions for faculties
Petitions for missionary patents
Petition on behalf of René Alméras asking PF to approve the dispatch of more missionaries to the island of Madagascar, on account of the "copious spiritual harvest" to be had there. He mentions that those already approved by PF had not left yet, due to (the merchants) trying to assemble several ships to send over together. The names of those intended to join the mission are: Pietro Turpino [Pierre Turpin], Massimiliano Francesco Cuuron [Maximilien François Cuvron or Cuveron], Pietro Joüery [Pierre Jouery], and Giouanni Gueroult [Jean Guéroult], who are all priests of CM. PF is also requested to grant them the status of apostolic missionaries, including the customary faculties that will be conferred to them by the prefect of the mission, as already declared by PF; the petition mentions that the additions will not cause any "temporal burden" to PF. The notes on 37v show that: a) Cardinal Brancacci was assigned to the matter; and b) that the request was approved by PF on 5 June 1663.
Date discussed 1663-06-05
Additional comments
René Alméras
APF SOCG 252, 36r, 37v
[1663]
Addressed to PF
See for the discussion of this petition: APF ACTA 32, 116r, 123r-v (not in this database).
Original, undated and unsigned
Italian
Latin
Petition
279
Origin: [France]
Destination: [Rome]
Petition on behalf of CM Superior René Alméras to PF, [1663]
Madagascar
Petitions for missionary patents
Petitions for faculties
Petition on behalf of René Alméras, superior general of CM, asking PF to approve the dispatch of one additional missionary to Madagascar, namely Giacomo Francesco Frachey [Jacob Francois Frachey]; Frachey, a priest from Savoy is not a member of CM, but is being vouched for by Alméras, due to his aptitude and zest. PF is requested to allow Frachey to join CM missionaries on their trip to Madagascar, and to also grant him the status of apostolic missionary, with the faculties that would be conferred on him by the prefect of the mission [Nicolas Etienne]. The petition also mentions that the new addition to the mission, would not cost PF anything. The notes on 35v show that: a) the matter was assigned to Cardinal Pallotto for referral in the general meeting; and b) the request was approved by PF on 23 January 1663.
Date discussed 1663-01-23
Additional comments
René Alméras
APF SOCG 252, 34r, 35v
[1663]
Addressed to PF
See for the discussion of this petition: APF ACTA 32, 1r, 5v-6r.
Original, undated and unsigned
Italian
Latin
Petition
278
Origin: [France]
Destination: [Rome]