Copy of letter-Fr. Provincial, John Baptist O'Donnell-
re money in trust for Ffrances Luttrell, £10,to be paid
to ye community of Galway.
Anne Fitzgerald "whom I have ordered to reside and live with the nuns of Galway". Signatures of several Friars overleaf. (Refer to docs.1710 & 1714)
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Whereas there was latly a Debt Recovred from ye Right hon.ble Allexander Earle of
Antrim due unto Patrick Darcy Esgre and whereas ye said Patrick was at ye time of
his Death indebted unto one Alderman Kennedy late of ye Citty of Dublin deceased
in a certain sume of mony in trust for one ffrances Luttrell a Profest Nunne of
ye Convent of Bethlem and whereas ye said Patrick ordered this said Debt due to ye
said ffrancis Luttrell should be payed out of ye said Earle of antrims debt, and
where-as there is a contention between ye Nunns of ye Communities of Bethlem and
Gallway tuching and concearning ye said debt due to ye said ffrancis Luttrell each
of ye said Communities pretending to that reight of the said debt belongs to them,
and whereas also there are but two of ye Nunns of Bethlem now in ye kingdom who
live disperst and doe not keep together, and ye rest of them in parts beyond ye seas
and that ye Nunns of callway keeps together in ye towne of Gallway and live there
Religiously in a Community according to theire order and deeminq it inconvenient
att present to decide ye said difference or ye Right of ye said debt and whereas
likewise there is yearly interest ariseing out of ye said debt and Arrears of inter-
est now due, I have therefor and doe heareby order by ye Approbation of ye Definitor
and ye other hear undernames Eclesiasticall persons and att ye consent and ye
instance of ye said Comunity of Nunns of Gallway and Anne fitz Gearald one of ye
said Nunns of Bethèlem that ten pounds be paid to ye said Comunity of Gallway of
ye said Arreares for theire present relife and towards ye mentenance of ye said Anne
fitz Garald whom I have ordered to recide and live with ye said Nunns of Gal lway
but tis heareby declared that ye payment of ye said ten poundes is not intended to
strengthen or corroborat ye said Nunns of Gallways right or debt or in ye least
preiudice or weaken ye right or claime of ye said Comunity of Bethelem, but that
hoth titles are to stand and be as at ye time and before ye payment hereof;
Given under my hand this 21 day of June Anno dni 1696
being present
fr John Bap. ta O Donell
Minister Provincialis
fr Bonra Bourke
Di ffr.
fr Ant: O Kelly Dgus de Killconnel
Er Ant: O Kelly Guardian of Mi lick
fr. Bona. ra de Burgo Guard. de kinal feken
fr. Antonius Gifford Preses Gallviensis
Copa vera
concordat cum originali quod attestor
JESUS MARIA
fr Anto: de Burgo
G. G.
