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…
Response to a series of doubts; a) a missionary can legally conclude a marriage when there is either a risk of persecution, or whether it is needed to evade a scandal; b) the matrimony will only be valid when they first appear before a priest and…
A number of measures proposed to increase the amount of missionaries produced by the Scottish colleges abroad: 1) A visitation to the four colleges. For the college in Paris Card'li Bugliono [Cardinal de Bouillon] will be asked to inform PF about the…
Anonymous notes on a series of questions: a) whether it is allowed for a priest to marry a Catholic with a heretic to prevent fornication, considering the two have already been married by a heretic priest and share a house and bed. When there is a…
Note on several indulgences requested by Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Algiers; the indulgences have already been obtained by PF, from the Congregation of Indulgences. Its noted that one indulgence needs papal consent.
PF notes on a petition by Dionisio Kennedie [Kennedy], an Irish Augustinian wishing to go to the mission in the Scottish highlands. The petition notes that Kennedie is asking for the faculties of missionary, including a provision for daily expenses,…
Observations from [William Lesley] on the letters of the Scottish mission from the year 1667. His main points are: a) there is a structural lack of priests, mainly caused by the terrible state of the Scottish Colleges, the rectors of which are…
Summary of Vincent de Paul's petition for approval of CM, with PF Secretary Ingoli's (unfavorable) opinion on the matter; Cardinal Bentivoglio was charged to present the matter in the PF general meeting of 22 August 1628.