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Petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul requesting permission to send three additional missionaries to Madagascar, namely: Claude Dufour, Nicolas Prevost, and François Feydin, seeing that a ship is ready to leave for the island. Vincent de Paul also…

Letter from the nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno to PF. He writes that Vincent de Paul, on behalf of Marshal de La Meilleraye (Charles de La Porte, duke of La Meilleraye, marshal of France), who is about to send ships to Madagascar, has been…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 16 August 1655 discussing among other issues, a petition by Vincent de Paul to confirm the candidates that the nuncio to France has chosen for the Madagascar mission: "D. Fran’ci Mousnier, et D. Toussani"…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 16 August 1655 during which the cardinals decide that, besides the five missionaries of CM already appointed by PF for the Madagascar mission, another three may be appointed by the nuncio to France. Their names are:…

The nuncio to France, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno, recommends Jean-François Mousnier and Toussaint Bourdaise for the Madagascar mission. The nuncio states that he approved and gave his blessing to the two at the end of the previous year, upon their…

Two letters from Jean Le Vacher, most probably to the superior of CM house in Rome. He asks him to obtain the following from PF: a) the renewal of his faculties of vicar apostolic; b) the faculty to administer the sacrament of confirmation be…

Petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Tunis, to PF asking for the renewal of his faculties of apostolic missionary, granted to him by a decree of 22 June 1648.

Minutes of PF general meeting of 13 July 1654 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of "Patritius Valesius" [Patrick Walsh?] in which he asks to be appointed a missionary in Ireland. Cardinal Duratio [Stefano Durazzo?] has reported that…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 13 July 1654 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher (vicar apostolic in Tunis), in which he asks for the prolonging of his faculties, as the first seven years have already passed. The…

Petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Tunis, to PF. He writes that there are many slaves in Tunis, but too few priests, meaning that not all slaves can easily attend mass (as they used to). Therefore he asks for the faculty that…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 16 December 1653 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher, requesting the faculty to read multiple masses a day. The cardinals agree and forward the request to the Holy Office. 

Minutes of PF general meeting of 13 October 1653 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of William Ballantyne and John Walker. They ask that James Crighton, John Smith, and Thomas Lumsden (all Scottish secular priests), be declared…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 1 April 1653 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul, in which he asks PF to declare the following priests missionaries in the Hebrides: Gerard Brin, John Ennery and Thomas Lumsden. The…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 11 March 1653 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of William Ballantyne and John Walker, missionaries in Scotland. They ask for the renewal of all the faculties they received during the first three…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 10 February 1653 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul. He asks for missionary status and faculties for two other (not yet selected) priests (beside Claude Dufour and François…

Petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Tunis, to PF. He asks for three things: a) a new decree that clearly states that all members of religious orders (whether free or slaves), fall under his authority, and that he recieves the…

Petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Tunis to PF. He asks that his mission be extended to Tripoli, as had been the case for his predecessor Julien Guérin. Le Vacher wants to be able to visit Tripoli, since currently there are many…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 9 December 1652 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Tunis. He asks that his mission be extended to Tripoli, as had been the case for his predecessor Julien Guérin;…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 9 September 1652 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Jean Le Vacher, member of CM and vicar apostolic in Tunis. He asks for three things: a) the authority over all religious (both free and slaves),…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 6 May 1652 discussing among other issues, a letter by the nuncio to France in which he reports Vincent de Paul's request to start a mission in Salé. The cardinals agree to the request, and to give Vincent de Paul the…

Copy of a letter from PF to Vincent de Paul. PF writes that some Recollects have proposed to go to Madagascar, in order to address the great need of missionaries in the mission. The cardinals, however, chose to first ask Vincent de Paul, as some of…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 15 January 1652 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul to send CM missionaries to Salé; the consul of Salé has frequently solicited Vincent de Paul for the matter. The cardinals decide…

Petition on behalf of Philippe Le Vacher to PF. He asks to be appointed vicar apostolic of Algiers, in order to be able to remedy the current disorders among the slave priests in the city. The petition was discussed in a general meeting of the…

Petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul, in which he asks that Philippe Le Vacher be granted faculties for the mission in Algiers. He also requests that Le Vacher receive more authority in order to remedy the disorders among the slave priests. The…

Petition on behalf of Vincent de Paul. He asks that, since a ship will depart for Madagascar in the spring, would PF grant missionary faculties to two Vincentians: Claude Dufour and François Mousnier. He also ask that other priests of CM (which he…

Small note from Vincent de Paul and Lambert [aux Couteaux] to the nuncio, Nicolò Guidi di Bagno, in which they ask him to write to PF and request faculties for Philippe Le Vacher for the Algiers mission. An Italian translation can be found on f.…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 9 August 1650 discussing among other issues, the petition by Jean Le Vacher, who asks to be declared vicar apostolic in Tunis. PF answers that he should write to the archbishop of Carthage, asking to be appointed…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 31 May 1650 discussing among other issues, a petition sent on behalf of Vincent de Paul asking if he can send other missionaries to replace CM priests who died of the plague. The cardinals agreed to appoint Philippe…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 25 April 1650 discussing among other issues, a petition sent on behalf of Alberto Di San Michele, the prefect of the mission of the Discalced Carmelites in Madagascar. He asks for a travel provision for the…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 7 March 1650 discussing among other issues, a petition sent by William Ballantyne, in which he asks that he and John Walker be appointed missionaries in Scotland, and be given an annual provision. The cardinals…
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