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Profession of Sr. Catherine of St. Francis Browne.
Fr. Patrick Plunkett (Guardian, Athlone)

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I the undersigned, authorized for this by the Most Rev. Thomas bishop of the diocese of Meath, have examined Sister Catherine of St Francis, otherwise Browne, concerning all conditions required by the Council of Trent, whom I found fitted and suitable to make profession among the sisters of St Clare Bethlehem.
Given at Bethlehem 29 January 1631
Fr. Patrick Plunkett
Guardian of Athlone

Ego infrascriptus ad hoc legitimitatus a Reverendissimo Domino Thoma diocesis episcopo medensi examinavi sororem catherinam a Sto francisco, alias Browne de conibus conditionibus requisitis a concilio Tri., quam repperi aptam et idoneam ad emittendam professionem inter sorores Stae Clarae Bethleem. Datum Bethleem 29 Ja. 1631.
Fr. Patricius Plunkett
Guardianus Athloniensis

Catherine Francis

Copy of letter in St. Isidore's Archives, Rome, written presumably by Mother Cecily Dillon.

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Je(su)s M(a)r(i)a
/27th Dec./ 1642

Loving Cosen,

... (dis)tress of these distempered times is such as ministreth a sufficient subject for these I addresse unto Y[our] Reverence, to (s)hew you the state wherunto yr poore sisters of Bethleem are reduced, and w[ho] (in ye grief I had the chiefe charge in the beginning of these wars and continue still in the sadd obligation unto my Sweet God, whereof I am made uncapable to disch[ar]g my duty, any other way then (= than) to resyne my self unto the divine permission gave way to separate our comynitie into several places to seek for some refuge under the wings of God’s mercy (in our charact[er] as all doe for God sake adure this harbour), being upon the seasid out of our cruell enemies now in our guards of their time, which are dispersed into several places, where some few of us have betaken them selves to Ballimore of this countie where liue half a dozen of us, with a number of seaven to be heard with Sir Lucas Dillon, six at Sir Ulick Burkes, four in the countie of Westmeath with the kings countis with my cosen Terence Coughlan, which three I hope begett compassion in yr (Reveren)ce towards such a number of distressed poore creatures, who are by the dispersion, and dissolution, of the whole Kingdome of the like livelihood stood noe soe disappointed as under God, whose care upon wh[om] tune our last rec[ourse?] for price of a habit in our need, wherefore seeing it hath pleased God to make yr (Reveren)ce an instrument for doeing yr country and friends many favours, in there necessitie, I hope you will be mindful of yr poore sisters whose extermitie in our degree is not in the rest of our country, and yet I hope deare __ my parte, if I had not betaken my self to the ser(vice of God), to exaime in time of need presume upon yr f(avou?) they might be wanting, and much more now (= then?) expired without some release of favour for my deare sisters, with whom for (?) yr R(everen)ce is spirituall and corporall happines leaving this my sute un(der) (con)sideration I will remane

...company which we sent there
to inhabit, and this last,
Easter (?)

Yr R(everen)ce is poore assured
Sister ———

Letter to Mother Elizabeth Skeret, Mother Abbess, giving the faculty of admitting to the habit’ two well-born virgins'. Signed: Fr. Anthony De Burgo.

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By the authority granted to me by our Very Reverend Father Provincial, by these letters I grant to the Venerable virgin Elizabeth Skeert, Superioress and Mother Abbess of the convent or residence of the Galway Poor Clares, the faculty of admitting to the habit of probation two well-born virgins inspired by God to embrace the Gospel life, but under condition that they be kept and maintained perpetually within the cloister, according to the prescription of their Rule. Given at our place of refuge on this day 30 July 1683.

fr. Anthony de Burgo

Authoritate mihi commissa ab Admodum Reverendo Patre Provinciali nostro, hisce facultatem facio Venerabili Virgini Elizabethae Skeert Conventus seu residentiae Clarissarum Galviensium Praefectissae et Matri Abbatissae quatenus duas nobiles Virgines a Deo inspiratas ad vitam Evangelicam amplectendam, ad habitum probationis admittere queat ac valeat, ea tamen conditione ut intra clausuram perpetuo teneantur ac conserventur, juxta Praescriptum suae Regulae. Datum in loco nostri refugii hac die 30 Julii 1683.

fr. Antonius de Burgo

Letter to Mother Elizabeth Skerett, Mother Abbess, giving the faculty to admit to the habit of probation ...two well-born girls-Lota or Lethissa De Burgo.
Signed: Fr. James Darcy, Minister Provincial

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Hisce facultatem facimus Venerabili sorori Elizabethae Skerett Matri Abbitissae Con-
ventus nostri Galviensis S. Clarae quatenus duas nobiles Puellas a Deo inspiratas,
nominatim vero Lotam seu Lethissam de Burgo ad habitum probationis sui Ordinis ac
strictam clausuram suae religiosae domus admittat, privatim tamen et sine ulla magna
solemnitatè Cquod Discretorium praefatae Matris Abbatissae ac di ligenti cura Admodum
Reverendi Patris Guardiani Quinn, qui huic pio operi assistere tenebitur serio et
senixe commendo. Datum in loco nostri refugii, hac die 26 Martii '84.
Fr. Jacobus Darcy
Minister Provincialis

By these letters we grant the faculty to the Venerable Sister Elizabeth Skerett. Mother
Abbess of our Galway Convent of St. Clare, to admit to the habit of probation of her
Order and strict cloister of her religious house, two well-born girls, namely Lota or
Lethissa de Burgo, privately however and without any great solemnity, which I seriously
and earnestly commend to the Discretorium of the aforesaid Mother Abbess and the dili-
gent care of the Very Reverend Father Guardian (of) Quin, who will be obliged to assist
at this pious work. Given in our place of refuge, this day 26 March (16) 84.
fr. James Darcy
Minister Provincial

An agreement about the "Royall Streame on the River of
Gallway"between both the Islands Altanagh.

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Whereas the Royal streame on the River of Gallway betweene both the Islands Altanagh
by several mens assignments came into our Ancestors and by vertue thereof they were law-
fully seized thereof in their demensies after and from them lawful ly descended unto our
common Ancestor - James Reagh Darcy, who being accordingly thereof seized - made a gift
thereof and legally conveyed the same to the religious nunns of the order of St. Clare
in Gallway and to their successors for ever, and the same being now detained from the
said nunns, wee ---- the underwritten being of the offspring and heirs of the said
James Darcy to manifest our desire that the said nunns should have the full benefitt
of our Ancestors said grant of the branch of the said River and that the same should
continue in them and their successors for ever according to the true intention of the
said James Darcy doe hereby declare that we shall be from tyme to tyme according to the
utmost of our power aydeing and assisting to the said nunns in recovering that branch
of the said River and all improvements and appurtneances thereunto belonging, and if need
be and thabit shall be so advised, wee do hereby declare that we will on all demands
give and grant full power and lawfull authority to anyone or more to sue for, and im-
pleade and recover the said branch of the said River and its appurtenances in our name
and in the name of any of us as shall be advised by the Councell of the said nunns, in
trust nevertheless for the said nunns, and then and at all other tymes after wee shall be
free and willing to give and pass all further assureances thereof to the said nunns and
their successors according to the true intent of the said first gift and grant of the
said James Darcy; in witness vhereof wee have herevith putt our hands and seals the
day of
1690.