Copy of a letter from the prefect of the Scottish mission Alessandro Vinstero [Alexander Winster], to Guglielmo Lesleo [William Lesley], procurator of that mission in Rome. Winster has almost lost all hope in writing since his letters have not been…
Letter from Alexander Winster, prefect of the Scottish mission, to PF. Winster explains that he had neither written nor sent any letters to date, for fear that his letters would be opened and read, due to the ongoing war between England and the…
Letter from the prefect of the Scottish mission Alexander Winster, to its procurator in Rome, William Lesley. Winster explains that he had neither written nor sent any letters to date, for fear that his letters would be opened and read, due to the…
Letter from Alexander Winster and Thomas Lumsden to Mario Alberizzi, PF secretary. Winster and Lumsden report the death (2 September 1661 ) of the prefect of the mission, William Ballantyne, and note the great esteem in which he was held by both…
Letter from Antonio da Genoa, of the Capuchin order, relating, among other things, that there were only two priests left in Algiers at that time, one from Majorca, the other French. According to the author of the letter, the French priest was of…
Letter from Antonio Di Seravezza to PF. Because he is such a sinner Di Seravezza decided to repent for his sins and by heavenly inspiration, decided to serve as a missionary in Barbaria. After arriving in Tunis he found Girolamo Da Sassari (the vicar…
Letter from Antonio Di Seravezza. He sends this letter and the attached document, because of urgent reasons of the Holy faith. Due to the great honors that he received from him, and because of all the things he has done for the church, Antonio Maria…
Letter from Antonio Di Seravezza to Father Chintana, commissioner general of Terra Santa. Many months ago Di Seravezza wrote a letter to Father Benigno Bruni, commissioner general of Italy, that he should have delivered to PF. In this letter he wrote…
Letter from Antonio Di Seravezza to PF. They already heard from Girolamo Da Sassari about the things that Gio' Ambrogini [Jean Ambrozin] has done. He took the alms intended for the church, and his successor Gio' Livighieri [Jean Le Vacher] continued…
Letter from Antonio Di Seravezza, a Minor Observant working in Tunis, in which he complains about the fact that Giuseppe della Pantellaria [Giuseppe Merino della Pantelleria] does not recognize his authority; the letter signed and dated 26 June 1669.…
Relation on the Hebrides. The task to write a relation on the Hebrides was given to Archbishop of Armach [Armagh]. This relation was given to him by a franciscan missionary Fran'co Macdonel [Francis MacDonnell], who had to travel there to bring the…
Petition on behalf of Benjamin-Joseph Huguier, appointed by PF apostolic vicar in Algiers, asking for the usual missionary faculties. PF note on 49v. indicates that the cardinals have decided to send the request to the Holy Office. The petition is…
Cardinal Spada informs PF that the archbishop of Paris is heir (but not beneficiary) of the late Cardinal de Retz, and that he could perhaps be "lured" to pay the fee for his late brother's cardinal ring (which had not been paid) by way of a brief…
Petition on behalf of mister Blaccallo [Blackall?] and Giacomo Tirio [James Tyree?] both Scottish priests living in Paris, to PF. They ask for the missionary faculties, a travel provision, the normal provisions, and the necessary sacred ornaments.…
Petition on behalf of Brother Léonard. Faculties requested by the provincial of the Capuchins from the Paris province, so that their mission in that province may continue with good results, according to the suggestions of the nuncio to France. The…
Letter from the nuncio to France,Carlo Roberti de’ Vittori to PF, in which he reports that he has talked with Jean Le Vacher about a certain Constantino Maurudi. Le Vacher vouched that Maurudi is a good Catholic with much zeal for the conversion of…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de’ Vittori to PF, in which he writes that Jean Le Vacher had to leave the Tunis mission because his adversary, Jean Ambrozin (who in 1655 chased him away), obtained the office of consul in Tunis from…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de' Vittori, to PF. He writes that John White, a missionary priest who was asked by PF to go to Scotland has visited him, and told him that he cannot go there, not only because of a recent illness, but…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de' Vittori, to PF. He writes that two Franciscan priests from Ireland have come to him: Marco Macdaniel and Francesco Macdaniel [Mark and Francis MacDonnell?]. They are both willing to go to the…
The nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de’ Vittori writes to PF, to inform the cardinals that in the East Indies (‘Indie orientali’), France only occupies Madagascar and some small islands. The priests who go there are those sent by CM (‘PP…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de' Vittori, to PF. He writes regarding a letter recieved from PF, dated the 2 October [1666], in which he is ordered to send John White to Scotland. However, since White was not in Paris but in Troyes,…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de' Vittori, to PF. The nuncio writes that he did not receive any proposal from the superior of CM [René Alméras], for a missionary which could be sent to the Scottish mission instead of Gioanni Bianchi…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de’ Vittori to PF, in which he states that (as ordered by PF) he will wait until the archbishop of Armagh [Edmund O’Reilly] presents two Irish priests for the Scottish mission, before he reports their…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de' Vittori, to PF. He writes that following the orders of PF (as written in a letter from 30 December 1665), he has tried in various ways to convince the superior of PF [René Alméras] to send Giovanni…
Letter from the nuncio to France, Carlo Roberti de’ Vittori to PF, dated November 1664 (exact day not mentioned), letting the cardinals know that he had received the letters patent for the seven priests of CM for Madagascar, which had been written on…
Two reports on the activities of CEC, most likely written by Father Hyacinth. The first report lists 30 cases of conversion and is dated 2 March 1635; the second gives additional examples of CEC activities and results thereof, and is dated 20 March.
Letter from a Discalced Augustinian, Fra Cherubino Della Vergine Maria, who had converted to Islam and then back to Catholicism. He asks to be pardoned for his error and requesting, among other things, that Philippe Le Vacher be granted the faculty…
