Record

RepositoryArchives of the Archbishop of Westminster
Ref NoAAW/HIS/HC/8
TitleLetters from John Royal of the Society of Jesus to Mr Williams and Mr Watson at the Star Inn in Holywell
Date1757-1762
LevelFile
DescriptionFather John Royal was the Jesuit Chaplain at Plowden Hall, near Bishop's Castle, Shropshire. The letters were written to his local Jesuit superiors of the Residence of St Winifred at Holywell in Flintshire. Until 1761 the Superior was Fr John Williams, and after that Fr Thomas Daniel or Watson.
Admin_HistorySee "Three Jesuits at Plowden Hall in Shropshire in the Eighteenth Century" by William Price, an article published by 'Recusant History', Volume 10. Issue No 3, October 1969, pp 165-175. The article is based on the letters of some of the Jesuit chaplains at Plowden Hall, which are now held together in the Historical series. According to William Price, the letters (original reference AAW/155) were found by Miss Elisabeth Poyser, Archivist to the Archbishop of Westminster from from 1965 - 1989, in a trunk of papers labelled 'Cardinal Vaughan, c. 1900', wrapped in old newspapers.
FormatManuscript
LanguageEnglish

    Showcase items

    A list of our latest and most exciting new items.

    Copyright © catholic-heritage.net