2025-05-07/2072 - Permission to leave monastery

2025-05-07/2072

Permission to leave monastery

One A4, hand written

Permission for the sisters to leave the monastery when
danger or disease or enemy approach the city of Galway.
Signed by two Provincials: Fr. Thomas Mckiernan,
Fr. Francis Sullivan.


TEXT

Since the Reverend Mother Abbess of the Poor Clares of the Convent of Galway has humbly sought permission, so that she may arrange for the Sisters of the aforesaid Convent, when danger of disease or enemy approaches the City of Galway: wherefore, in order to quieten the consciences of the said Sisters, we grant her the faculty that, whenever a danger so threatens, and there is no easy access to us, to make arrangements for them in the safest way and manner possible, according to the consent and discretion of the Father Confessor, both there and elsewhere, with our blessing. Given in our Convent of Rosserrily this day 27 June 1650.

By tenor of these letters
I confirm the aforesaid permission
Given 6 September 1650
Fr. Francis O’Sullivan
Minister Provincial

Fr. Thomas Makieman
Mr. Proalis

Cum a nobis humiliter petierit Rda. Mater Abbatissae Clarissarum Conventus Galviensis licentiam, ut approximante pestis aut hostis periculo Civitati Galviensi posnit de praefati Conventus Sororibus disponere: Hinc est quod eidem ad serenandas dictarum Sororum conscientias facultatem facimus et quotiescumque ita immineret periculum, ut ad nos facilis non daretur accessus possit de dictis sororibus quo potuerit vita, et modo, iuxta consensum, et discretionem Patris Confessarii tam ibi, quam alibi cum nostra benedictione disponere. Datum in Conventu nostro de Rosriola hac die 27 Junii 1650.

Praefatam licentiam ego
tenore praesentium confirmo
Datum 6 Septembris 1650
fr. Franciscus Sullevanus
Min. Provincialis

fr. Thomas Makieman
Mr. Proalis

ISAD(G) 2nd edition