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Excerpt from a letter from PF-secretary [Federico Baldeschi] to Jean Le Vacher. The father general of the Trinitarians will recall his priest Bartolomeo Serrano [Bartolomeo Da Serrano]. Also the priests are instructed to obey Jean Le Vacher, and they…

Letter from PF secretary [Edoardo Cibo] to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers. The secretary writes that Capuchin Father Giuseppe da Bologna has written to him, complaining that as there are so many slave priests, he has been left with only…

Letter from the secretary of PF to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Tunis. As the cardinals have been informed about the great mischief among some priests in Tunis, they want to gather all the facts from Jean Le Vacher, in order to put an end to…

Letter from the secretary of PF [Edoardo Cibo] to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Algiers. They ask that he repimand the Christians in Tripoli, to ensure that they all go to the priests of their respective rites, when they want to receive the…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to Marcello Costa. The secretary tells him that the cardinals will be displeased to hear that Jean Le Vacher has given him the provision of 30 scudi, before he even arrived at his new mission in…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to Jean Le Vacher. He writes that he cannot understand why [Marcello] Costa is asking for a provision before his arrival at his new mission in Bizerte, since provisions are only given from the day of…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to Marcello Costa, provicar in Tunis. PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] attaches the answers of the Holy Office to Costa's dubia [questions about how to deal with certain practical issues, regarding doctrine and…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary to Cardinal Spinola Capranica, who proposed Gatta and Fabritii for the mission in Tunis. PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] answers that he recently asked Jean Le Vacher, apostolic vicar in the area, whether there is a…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to Marcello Costa, a missionary in Tunis. As requested, Cerri forwarded him a letter from Mr. Barbottone, which stated that the secretary would be glad to advocate an increase of provision, should he…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to the nuncio to France, Francesco Nerli. The PF secretary [Federico Baldeschi] writes that he gave a package to the procurator of the Scottish mission [William Lesley], with the faculties for the new prefect…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Federico Baldeschi] to Jean Le Vacher, stating that PF has received Le Vacher's letter of 30 December in which he writes about Luigi Da Palermo and Bartolomeo Da Serrano. PF has sent several orders to the superior…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to Jean Le Vacher, that was attached to a brief that declared Le Vacher vicar apostolic of Carthage, as he had requested. PF encourages him to continue his work with the same zeal. The letter dated 14…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to the superior of CM. They ask that he refer the name of the Capuchin that Jean Le Vacher elected as vice-prefect for the Tunis mission [Luigi Da Palermo], because it was not in the report given to PF. The…

Letter from PF secretary [Francesco Ravizza] to the nuncio to France [Fabrizio Spada], stating that he should find a candidate who can become the general superior of both the secular, and the regular priests in the Scottish mission. This superior…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to Jean Le Vacher, asking for information about Father Carlo di Ancona, sent as missionary to assist the slaves in Tunis. Eight slaves have made several complaints about him, and PF wants to know whether…

Letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to William Lesley, in which he thanks him for the news he had sent. The secretary also assures Lesley that he will take care of the Scottish mission, especially concerning Lesley’s brother. The letter dated 23…

Letter from the secretary of PF to William Lesley, in which he writes that he is very glad to hear that the missionaries in Scotland are doing well, and are making progress. The letter dated 22 June 1678.

Letter from the secretary of PF to William Lesley, in which he writes that he will help Gio’ Iruinio [John Irvin]. The letter also states that he will talk with Lesley about his desire to go to the mission, adding however, that he thinks that Lesley…

Copy of a letter from Cardinal Antonio, prefect of PF, to Philippe Le Vacher, apostolic vicar in Algiers, declaring that all members of religious orders in Algiers, whether free or slaves, should be obedient to the vicar, and giving him the…

Notes by the assessor of the Holy Office containing the names of 11 candidates for Irish bishoprics, as nominated by the cardinals of PF.

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…

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…

Copy of a decree issued by PF on 9 August 1650, regarding the petition of Philippe Le Vacher to be declared apostolic vicar in Algiers. The main reason is to give him jurisdiction over the slave priests who cause scandal by their way of living. PF…

PF decree concerning the statutes of Christophe Authier's congregation in Valence.

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.

Letter from Girolamo Da Sassari to Antonio Di Saraveza [Antonio Di Seravezza].  He has been in Rome for two months, due to the problems in Tunis. They have decided that there will be a Capuchin mission in the city, and that he will be its prefect.…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 26 April 1689 discussing among other issues, who should be appointed to vicar apostolic in Algiers, now that Michel Monmasson has died. Possible candidates are Francesco Molignano (who was appointed provicar by Michel…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 3 February 1688 discussing among other issues, two letters from the vicar apostolic of Algiers [Michel Monmasson], one dated 17 July, and the other 6 September. He asks for the faculty to read more than two masses per…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 17 February 1687 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Michel Monmasson, vicar apostolic in Algiers. He asks: a) for some medals to distribute among the slaves; b) what authority he has with regard to…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 7 October 1686 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Michel Monmasson, vicar apostolic in Algiers. Monmasson asks several things: a) whether as vicar apostolic he now has more authority than that of a…
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