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GB0122 MSS Westminster Diocesan Archives This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project NRA 28616 JA The National Archives NATION.. S:ER ARC. - ,;iJS WESTMINSTER DIOCESAN ARCHIVES Westmins The surviving official records, manuscript collections and personal papers of bishops and archbishops to 1865 at Archbishop's House have been listed as follows: 1. Draft Catalogue of the archives by Father Bernard Fisher, archivist 1940-65. Catalogues the collection as then known in eight sections:- Main series (A), supple mentary series (B) and classes C-H. 2. Additional MSS class Z. Manuscripts missing at the time of Father Fisher's catalogue, with additional individual items retrieved from elsewhere in Archbishop! s House. Listed by Miss Elizabeth Poyser, archivist from 1965. 3. Bishops Douglass, Poynter and Bramston: schemes of papers. Papers 1790-1836 formerly catalogued as A50-75 above, rearranged, reboxed with some additional material. Summary schemes prepared by Miss Poyser in the 1970s. 4. Wiseman papers series 1-3. Papers 1812-65 additional to those in the three categories above. Known as the Wiseman papers, these include some of Bishop Bramston's and many of Bishop Griffith's in addition to cl8 boxes of Cardinal Wiseman's. Summarised 1986 from preliminary lists compiled by Miss Poyser £1975. A general description and history of the archives is found in Philip Hughes, "The Westminster Archives', Dublin Review, 1937, pp300-10. (See off-print in NRA Guide series, annotated with reference numbers and additional accessions to 1978). Some deposited collections are listed in URA 127'87, 16303, 27775. Conditions of access Access to collections at Archbishop's House is by appointment only. All papers less than thirty years old are closed to research. Others are available at the discretion of the archivist. 1. DRAFT CATALOGUE A Main Series B Supplementary Series -X C Manuscript Volumes of an Official Character — . D Registers E Private Correspondence and DiaMe3 F Manuscript Treatises on Various Subjects G Papal Bills, etc. H Printed Books ^; i' CURIA ARCH1EPISC0PALIS ARCHBISHOPS HOUSE. WESTMONASTERIENSIS WESTMINSTER. LONDON. S.W.1. .' 0 MAIN SERIES Bound Volumes A.1 1501-fcfc&k A.31 1655-59 A.2 1570-81 A.32 1660-67 A.3 1582-85 . A.33 A.4 1586-94 A.34 A.5 1595-96 A.35 1687-88 A.6 1597-1600 A.36 1689-99 A.7 1601-05 A.37 1700, ^ LL^T ^—JUJ^" A.8 1606-09 A.38 A.9 1610 A.39 1700-34 Bp. Giffard II A.10 1611 A.40 1734-58/ Bp. Petre C%^J A.11 1612 A.41 1758^-8]? Bp. Challoner A.12 1613 A. 42 1781-89 Bp. Talbot A.13 1614 A.43 ITSSSSH- Bp. Douglass U*i h A.14 1615 A.44 1792-93 CKAVOZ.) A.15 1616 A.45 179^-94 JL(fJsy) * A.16 1617-22 A.46 1795-96 A.17 1623-24 ) A.47 1797-98 A.18 1624 Cru^- A.48 1700-92 Douai and St. Outer Colleges A.19 1625-26 A.49 1700-9^/ English Coll, Rome, 1700-91 A.20 /V . English Coll, Lisbon, 1700-91 1 A.21 1627- J)c^. Y iwJt^Jr^t English Seminary, Paris, 1762-77 reDoxed in A.22 ,1628 Box files (This material has been rearranged, / ^ numbered archive boxes, incorporating A.23 1628^-3 A.50- 1799 additional stray papers* See further 1630- 3l^^k&^ ) A.24 A.51 1800-01 A.50- 54 Bp. Douglass scheme of papers A.25 1631- 32 Cy^*KA) A.52 1802-04 (8 boxes) A.26 A.27 1633-34 A.28 1635-36 A.29 1637-40 A.30 1641-54 CURIA ARCHIEPISCOFALIS ARCHBISHOPS HOUSE. WESTMONASTERIENSIS WESTMINSTER. LONDON. S.W.1. MAIN SERIES Box files (reboxed, incorporating additional material and largely listed) A. 54 1810-11 Ao77 1835 I tf A.77- 101: A. 55 1812-15 A. 55-68: Bp. Griffiths Bp. Poynter: A.78 1835 II reboxed * COM pit-Wit A.5G 1814 scheme of papers rearranged, but v ( 16 boxes) A.79 1856 I CHb unlisted. A. 57 1815-16 A.80 1836 II A.58 1817 A.81 1837 I K (3 A.59 1818 A.82 1857 II A.60 1819 A.85 1858 I lv^ A.61 1820 A.84 1858 II ' A.62 1821 A.85 1859 I jw-c A.63 1822 A.86 1859 II . A.64 1823 A.87 1840 I A.65 1824 A.88 1840 II A,66 1825 and undated A. 89 1841 I n^, 1801-25 A,90 1841 II A.67 1826 A.91 1842 I A.68 1827*, M i i. - A.92 1842 II A.69 1828 A.69-75: Bp. Bramston scheme A.93 1845 I A. 70 1829 of - papers ( 7 boxes) A.94 1845 II A.71 1830 A.95 1844 I ^v^*- A. 72 1831 A.96 1844 II A. 73 'CL832 A.97 1845 I KAV*. A.74 1853 A.98 1845 II A.75 1834 A.99 1846 I ) £Sf6 1033-17 Human.'?- k -) --H A.100 1846 II X ! A.76 tbs-frame -Wvu^i. 5 *)( Jt A. 101 1847 -I- c I ffCTB! CURIA ARCHIEPISCOPALIS ARCHBISHOP'S HOUSE. WESTMONAST ERIENSIS WESTMINSTER. LONDON. S.W.1. ; ! SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES i B.1 Copy of the charter and statutes of the Vicars Choral of Wells, c.1591 - - B.2 Volume containing Acta of three Archbishops of Canterbury Robert Winchelsea 1293-1313 - - V/alter Reynolds 1313-27 Simon Islip 1349-66 i also Heresy presentations in the diocese of Norwich " c. 1430 B.3 Letters of Bishop Robert Gradwell, whilst Rector of the . English.College, Rome, 1817-28, chiefly to Bishop Poynter. see also B..30 -^ ^ i ^ *****-M" * B.4 Copies of letters of Bishoo Thomas Griffiths. 1837-46. B.5 Copies of" letters out of same, 1839-47 B.6 Captain Barker's Papers, 1676-83, concerning the Catholic 11** Revival i Stuart Papers, c. 1689-91, chiefly between France and s.- 1U u^-i H*k* uU*^ England j B.7 Stuart Papers, 1692-95, 1711-13, 1717-19.n**- fcifcJ - j B.8 Dr. Kirk's copies^pf documents, - penal laws; records of the Regulars; Church land accounts; papal laws, etc. c.1702-73 i B.9 Dr. Kirk's copies of documents - Court at St. Germain; V letters of James III and Queen Mary to Clement XIj O- letters of K^yes, Ingleton and Giffard; record of charges against the Vicars Apostolic and secular clergy, c.1702-73 . 1 C . .! B.10 Dr. Kirk's copies of documents - records of Douai College and Dr. Hawarden: rectors of the English College, Rome . 3 i B.11 Dr. Kirk's copies of documents gathered for Dodd I I' CURIA ARCHIEPISCOPALIS ARCHBISHOPS HOUSE. WESTMONASTERIENSIS WESTMINSTER. LONDON, S.V/.1. SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES I -A f B.12 Dr. Kirk's transcripts . - OhJ) f B.13 . i ^. (rV.J). ' B.14 Official printed.natter concerning the Beatification of St. John Fisher, St. Thomas More and th&ir- companions, 1866.1 U R . B.15 Writings of Doctor Challoner (later Bishop) C'V)V,* also Dr. Kirk's copy of Challoner's Spiritual Letters *^B.16 Letters from the French Clergy, after the French Revolution, chiefly to Bishop Douglass, 1792-98 B.17 Supplementary papers of Bishop Douglass, 1788-1806 Canford Nuns; Hammersmith Nuns; Gosfield Nuns; Rouen Nuns; various letters concerning Hun3; Miscellaneous B.I8 Papers relating to the Chapter of St. Peter1 a Rone, 1714-20 B.19 Thanhs of the Laity of Westminster and Southv/ark to Pius IX for the restoration of the Hierarchy,, 1850 B.20 Drafts of letters of Bishop Poynter, 1812-27 C iCC GuA** ov-j UHo' lf.ticS (S^JUI "tW-U) ^ ^ .B.24 Letters 3ent to Rome, 1578-1619 B.25 Idem, 1620-23 B.26 Idem, 1624 B.27 Idem, 1624-36 B.28 Contemporary catalogues of the English martyrs, 17th. century. lv&.Ac- * : w 0 B.'2"9 Letters and papers of the Venerable Viscount Stafford, with a few earlier family papers, c.1633-1680 . 1*w*. B.30 Letters to Bishop Gradwell at Rome, 1817-27. see^aldo B*o B.-31 MS. copy of Dr. Y/orthington's catalogue of martyrs, 1614, with copieslof other documents concerning the martyes B.32 Transcriptions of documents in the L!agliabecchiana Library, c.1549-1625 ,1^1. B.33-46 Epistolae Variorum, 1701-84, letters -£asorm Rome xbd/w the Vicars Apostolic ,; . ^wi, ^ i.K-.-L CURIA ARCHIEPISCOPALIS ARCHBISHOPS HOUSE. WESTMONASTERI ENSIS WESTMINSTER. LONDON. S.W.1. SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES B.47 Roman Agency papers of 1625 with some miscellaneous papers, 1605-1715.1^ - * f"; B.48 Miscellaneous papers, similar to B.47; part Roman Agency, part Bagshaw papers, 1590-1790 - 1 ^ - ' 6 ' ? j B.49 Drafts of letters of Bishop Pointer, ?1806-1814 .t ruW^L , B.50-55 Claims for the recovery of the Douai property and for compensation, correspondence with the English Commissioners, c. 1814-30 - five boxes of loose papers - oh*o ^ 0 B.56-57 Process for the English martyrs at Rome, 1888-39. 1vJL, CURIA ARCKIEPISCOPALIS kwmk ARCHBISHOPS HOUSE. WESTMONASTERIENSIS mm WESTMINSTER. LONDON. S.W.I. MANUSCRIPT VOLUMES OF AN OFFICIAL CHARACTER C.1 Douai Diary, 1575-92 * C22 Idem 1598-1633 C.3 Idem 1641-55 C.4 Idem 173L5-78 £hSBA li id , - I I C.5-8 Douai account books, 1735-1839 - not continuous C.9 Douai College Visitations, 1612-26* C.11 Catalogue of Dauai Priests, 1568-1710 C.12 Douai Pensioners Book, 1758 t- 'n) Al l the above were removed to St.