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Report from Nicolas Pavillon to SCC, 1658-05-18, Alet

1658 ad limina report by bishop of Alet, Nicolas Pavillon (visitation and presentation of report to the pope done by Edmund Jolly of CM, on account of Pavillon's infirmity.) The report presents the general state of diocese, including missionary…

Tags: Alet, Destination: unknown, France (missions in), Nicolas Pavillon, Origin: Alet, Report, Visitation

Preparatory notes regarding the visitation of the British Isles, [1658]

Preparatory notes related to the visitation of the British Isles, presented to PF secretary [Mario Alberizzi] on 12 January 1658. It includes a description of the characteristics that a visitor should have, the dangers of the task, and the way the…

Tags: Destination:, Ireland, Origin: [Rome], Scotland, Visitation

Report from Charles de Bourlon to SCC, 1662-09-23, Rome

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…

Tags: Charles de Bourlon, Destination: [Rome], France (missions in), Origin: Rome, Report, Soissons, Visitation

Summary of the mission reports from Scotland, [1667 or 1668]

Summary of the mission reports from the Scottish missionaries. It is a general report about the ongoing problems of the Scottish mission and the steps already taken by PF. The main issue is the chronic lack of priests, and although PF has done much…

Tags: Destination:, Franciscans, Jesuits, Mission reports, Origin: unknown, Other religious orders, Petitions for faculties, Poland, Scotland, Summary, Visitation

Petition on behalf of [William Lesley] to PF, [1667-1668]

Petition on behalf of William Lesley, procurator of the Scottish mission, to PF. On behalf of the Scottish mission he asks for the following things: a) more Irish Franciscans to be sent to the Highlands; b) that a companion be sent to help Francis…

Tags: Destination: [Rome], Franciscans, Origin: [Rome], Other secular missionaries, Petition, Petitions for faculties, Retirement missionaries, Scotland, Scottish colleges, Scottish schools, Visitation, William Lesley

Letter from [Alexander] Winster to [William] Lesley, 1668-12-08

Copy of a letter from Alexander Winster to William Lesley. He writes very extensively about the situation of the Scottish mission, and the different problems and the solutions he sees. Also included, are his notes about the communication between the…

Tags: [Alexander] Winster, Destination: Rome, Jesuits, Letter, Mission reports, Origin: Scotland, Scotland, Visitation

Summary of the visitation of the Scottish mission, [1668-1672]

PF summary regarding a propsal to visit the Scotish mission, as discussed in a previous PF general meeting. The cardinals gave the task to search for a candidate for the visit, to Barberini who refused to go himself. The procurator of the Scottish…

Tags: Destination:, Origin: [Rome], Scotland, Summary, Visitation

Report on the Scottish mission, 1674-07-21, [Rome]

Since it had been decided that everything discussed in the Congregazione Particulare (CP) also has to be reported to the Congregazione Generale, they have made a list of everything that was decided during the meeting of 21 July 1674, on Scotland. a)…

Tags: Capuchins, Conversion, Jesuits, Origin:[Rome], PF, Report, Scotland, Visitation

Letter from Alexander Winster to PF, 1675-04-25

Letter from Alex're Vinsteri [Alexander Winster] to PF. The letter from PF dated 23 August was not only a consolation letter to him and the missionaries, but also to the areas Catholics. They chose children that are sent to the colleges abroad with…

Tags: Alexander Winster, Destination: [Rome], Letter, Origin: [unknown], Scotland, Scottish colleges, Visitation

Letter from Alexander Lesley to William Lesley, 1675-20-14, Scotland

Letter from Alexander Lesley to William Lesley. Alexander Lesley would like to take the place of William Lesley in Rome. However he would first like to see that they send subjects and missionaries to the Scottish mission, and provide money for their…

Tags: Alexander Lesley, Destination: Rome, Letter, Origin: [Scotland], Scotland, Scottish Catholics abroad, Scottish colleges, Visitation, William Lesley

Summary on the reports from the Scottish mission, [1675]

Summary on the reports of the mission in Scotland. In PF meeting of 23 July 1674 they took the following measures: a) the children sent to the Colleges have to be approved by the prefect and the children of Catholics have to go to PF schools; b)…

Tags: Origin: [Rome], Other religious orders, PF, Scotland, Scottish colleges, Summary, Visitation

Letter from PF to Alexander Lesley, 1677-05-04, Rome

Letter from PF to Alexander Lesley. It announces that the cardinals have chosen him as a visitor of Scotland, and that for this purpose he should use the instruction that was attached to the original letter. He will receive 100 scudi for his…

Tags: Destination: [Rome], Letter, Origin: Rome, Other secular missionaries, PF, Scotland, Visitation

Report about the mission in Scotland by [William Lesley], [1678]

Relation on the mission in Scotland. The covered subjects are the following: a) archbishoprics and bishoprics; b) the place of residence of the missionaries; c) the residence of the prefect of the mission; d) the universities; e) the Catholics…

Tags: [William Lesley], Destination:, Jesuits, Mission reports, Origin: [Rome], Petitions for faculties, Report, Scotland, Scottish Catholics abroad, Visitation

Letter from Alexander Winster to [PF pro-secretary, Edoardo Cibo] and one small note from Alexander Winster to John Irvin, 1679-09-25, [Schotland]

Letter from Al' Winster [Alexander Winster] to PF. In these dangerous times Winster is afraid to write to PF, because if found, his writings will be regarded as treason. Oats, [Bedlo] and others wrote a book about the treason of the Catholics, of…

Tags: Alexander Winster, Destination: [Rome], Franciscans, Letter, Mission reports, Origin: [Schotland], Report, Scotland, Scottish colleges, Visitation

Scheme of the distribuition of missionaries over Scotland, [1681], [Rome]

Scheme of the distribution of missionaries over Scotland made by PF secretary, [Edoardo Cibo] and the visitor to Scotland [Alexander Lesley]. In the province of Galloway there is one secular priest and two Jesuits. In the province of Clydesdale there…

Tags: [Alexander Lesley], [Edoardo Cibo], Jesuits, Minutes, Origin:[Rome], Scotland, Visitation

Itenery of Alexander Lesley the visitor to the mission of Scotland, [1681]

Itinerary of Alexander Lesley, the visitor to the mission of Scotland. In May 1677 he was elected visitor to the mission of Scotland by PF, and he received the instructions in October that same year. While he was staying in Strathbogie he received…

Tags: Alexander Lesley, Conversion, Jesuits, Origin:[Rome], Plague, Report, Scotland, Scottish Catholics abroad, Visitation

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