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{Left} {Inverted text} you have told me of him seems in-lighten’d from a bove, will judge which is best, for this kingdome of the two rules, and till I have your opinion shall say now more on that subject. I am very busy preparing to fill up our new house, and if it its the divine will to send you any good subjects to keep up your school, you may realy
{Vertical text} Cork Mrs. Mulally in Proper Lean Dublin
1779 Nano Nagle
{Inverted text} there is nothing in my power I shant do if the come here, tho’ I know my self so incapable yet the will see good example from our sisters and their time well imploy’d they beg I will assure you of their sincere love and [mine] to Miss Corballis, and believe me to be Dear madam your most afftn friend Nano Nagle Mr and Mrs Creagh present you their compliments, they have some thoughts of going to dublin soon.
{Right} Cork October 30 yr 1779 GHAD/FD/7
30th October 1779 (this in Dr Hutch's Life of Nano Nagle page 83)
it gave me great pleasure, to find that your journey back a greed so well with you. I hope it will be an incouragement to you, not to slip any good opper tunity to see your friends here, which wou’d them so much pleasure: I am much oblig’d to you for going to see my sister French, she mentions to me, that she was sorry it was not in her power, to pay you any complt, as she was not in lodging of her own; I am sure she wou’d have being happy to improve her acquaintance. I am glad to hear Miss Bellew, is so well dispos’d to do what wou’d dissire, I hope the Almighty, will direct what is most to his honour and glory: as to the rule I was so dissirous to get; which was that of the gray sisters I believe its not what I have got, they call it hospitaliers, they call the rule the third of st francis, they make the three religious vows for life more then half the year
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{Left} they are obliged to fast on wan mail, and the rest of the year to abstinese from flesh, on Mondays and wednesdays, the have of leat being dispenced with saying the great office, and only say that of our bless’d Lady, but the have such an number of other pray’rs, that I shou’d imagine they cou’d have little time to attend the sick, this is the rule, they follow at their great Monastery at Nancy in Lorraine, and where I believe the young women died, that was sent from Dublin, by what I can judge of it, I am a fread if it had plais’d God to have spear’d her her life to come over, I believe she wou’d not have succeed’d in this order in this kingdome, so the divine providence does every thing for the best. She must be of Robust consitution to be receiv’d in to it, its mention’d: doctor Moylan wrote to the superiour of an order, that is call’d the hospitaliers of the order of st Thos: de Villenuve; she a particular friend of his, she tells him she wou’d send him, the book of her rule and constitution, only its absolutely forbid by their superiour general, to show it to any body, so she could not send it, she writes in what it consists, which are the works of mercy spiritual, and corporal, the have different houses, for these charities, which are most usefull, in some houses the take care of the sick, others where the instruct orphins other where the have boys, as well as girls, separately other where the take care of old men, and women, others where the receive pensioners, the daughters of citizens, and young ladies of distinction, the have houses for penitents and in some places she says they are of great service
{Right} to prisoners, she says she was honour’d in these imployments where in she found most solid consolation; tho’ despicable in the eyes of the world yet God deigns to look on with goodness their rule prescribs a Double charity, which is to instruct the onfortunate, to instruct them in they principal misteries of religion: they make three vows for life as other religious do, and there is a fourth the make, which is to serve the poor till death in they houses they take pensioners, they are oblig’d to have a school, for poor girls, on account of inspiring the young ladies, with a charity for them that they shou’d see their wants, and the nuns in them houses also they instruct women that come to know there religion the education the give their young ladies, is quiet different from all the other convent, when the know well how to read, and write, figure and work, well ground’d in their religion, then the are imploy’d in going [?] every imployment proper, to manage a house and are made good housewifes. The young ladies, brouth up with them are generaly very nota ble as to worldly affears, as to their obligations in other things its just the same we have, in their constitutions and we are oblig’d to most of these charities only we must prefer the schools, to all others, and we make know vows for life. the cure of st suplice’ who’, made our rule, was the superior general of this order, and by what I see there is very little difference only we make know vows, and my opinion is that what hinders their superior from any bodies seeing it that in the world the dont know, the make vows for life, know you and your wise and pious director who, by what