CALENDAR OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO NORTH AMERICA (CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES) IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE SACRED CONGREGATION "DE PROPAGANDA FIDE" IN ROME 1622-1846 compiled by Luca Codignola vol. 5 "Lettere" series 1622-1839 Library and Archives Canada and the Research Centre for Religious History in Canada of Saint Paul University 2012 2 Table of Contents 5 Part 1: 1622-1800 7 Entries nos. 001-461 160 Part 2: 1800-39 283 Entries nos. 001-311 3 4 Vatican Archives of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" 1622-1846 vol. 5 LETTERE 1622-1839 PART 1 1622-1800 [entries nos. 001-461] 5 6 ENTRIES 1622-1799 (nos. 001-461) 7 8 ENTRIES ENTRY NUMBER: 001 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 52v-53r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 26 mar 1625 AUTHOR: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Simon Stock, OCD TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: The addressee's letter [dated 08 feb 1625; see Cal. 1622-1799 III 319], concerning the new island of Avalon, was reported by cardinal Millini [Giovanni Garcia Millini] on 22 mar [general congregation of 22 mar 1625; see Cal. 1622-1799 II 002], and was much praised by the pope [Urban VIII] and by the members of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide." In accordance with the addressee's wishes, his general [Paolo Simone di Gesù e Maria] will be encouraged to send missionaries to Avalon. If the addressee's confrères are not available, then missionaries from other orders will be encouraged to go. These are first to be sent to the addressee to be instructed. [The balance of this item deals with England]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 002, III 319-322, V 001-003, VI 567. ENTRY NUMBER: 002 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 55r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 26 mar 1625 AUTHOR: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Jacques Bruneau, Spanish resident in London TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: [This item deals with England]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 002, III 319-322, V 001-003, VI 567. ENTRY NUMBER: 003 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 55rv LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 26 mar 1625 AUTHOR: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno, archbishop of Patras, nuncio in Belgium TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: [This item deals with England]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 002, III 319-322, V 001-003, VI 567. ENTRY NUMBER: 004 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 75v-76r LANGUAGE: Italian 9 APF / Lettere 1622-1839 / Part 1: 1622-1800 LOCATION: Rome DATE: 07 may 1625 AUTHOR: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Simon Stock, OCD TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: [In the general congregation of 02 may 1625; see Cal. 1622-1799 II 003], the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" ordered cardinal Millini [Giovanni Garcia Millini], protector of the addressee's order [Order of the Discalced Carmelites], to provide the new mission in the island of Avalon with missionaries. [The balance of the letter deals with England]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 003, III 323, V 005. ENTRY NUMBER: 005 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 106v-107r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 05 jul 1625 AUTHOR: [Ottavio Bandini, cardinal, member of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Simon Stock, OCD TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: The addressee's letters of 10 [10 may 1625] and 24 may [24 may 1625; see Cal. 1622-1799 III 314-315] are acknowledged. The Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" is greatly worried by the endeavours of the English heretics who plant their heresy among the gentiles of North America. When the friars [Bede of the Blessed Sacrament, Elias of Jesus] meant for Avalon arrive, they must be sent thither on any available voyage. [The balance of this item deals with England]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 004, III 314, V 005. ENTRY NUMBER: 006 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 115r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 26 jul 1625 AUTHOR: [Ottavio Bandini, cardinal, member of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Simon Stock, OCD TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: The addressee's letters [dated 24 may 1625 and 31 may 1625; see Cal. 1622-1799 III 315-316], dealing with the endeavours of the English heretics to infest North America, have been dealt with by the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" [in the general congregation of 21 jul 1625; see Cal. 1622-1799 II 005]. The pope [Urban VIII] and the cardinals of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide" have ordered that those territories be provided with a mission as soon as possible. [The balance of this item deals with England]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 005, III 252-316, IV 213, V 006. ENTRY NUMBER: 007 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 186r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome 10 APF / Lettere 1622-1839 / Part 1: 1622-1800 DATE: 15 nov 1625 AUTHOR: [Ludovico Ludovisi, cardinal, prefect of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Giulio Sacchetti, bishop of Gravina, nuncio in Spain TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: An English Catholic pilot has told the Simon Stock, a Discalced Carmelite missionary in England, that he has discovered a short passage through North America that rapidly connects England with China. As this discovery seems very important to establish missions in that kingdom [China], the addressee is asked whether he has any knowledge of the said discovery. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 006, III 317-318, IV 419-421, V 007-009, VI 584. ENTRY NUMBER: 008 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 186rv LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 15 nov 1625 AUTHOR: [Ludovico Ludovisi, cardinal, prefect of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno, archbishop of Patras, nuncio in Belgium TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: An English Catholic pilot has told Simon Stock, a Discalced Carmelite missionary in England, that he has discovered a short passage through Norh America that rapidly connects England with China. As this discovery seems very important to establish missions in that kingdom [China], the addressee is asked whether he has any knowledge of the said discovery. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 006, III 317-318, IV 419-421, V 007-009, VI 584. ENTRY NUMBER: 009 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 190v-191r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 15 nov 1625 AUTHOR: [Ludovico Ludovisi, cardinal, prefect of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Simon Stock, OCD TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: The writer acknowledges the addressee's letters [dated 13 sep 1625 and 14 sep 1625; see Cal. 1622-1799 III 317-318]. He is invited to write in detail about the passage through North America that connects England with China in four months. Maps of that part of the world [probably Abraham Ortelius, Teatro del mondo di Abramo Ortelio , 1608] show two rivers [St. Lawrence, Colorado] that cross the continent, but they are not connected on account of a vast tract of land between them. The addressee will be sent his faculties as soon as the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office grants them. [The balance of this item deals with England]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 006, III 317-318, IV 419-421, V 007-009, VI 584. ENTRY NUMBER: 010 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 4 (1625) FOLIOS: 201v LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 06 dec 1625 11 APF / Lettere 1622-1839 / Part 1: 1622-1800 AUTHOR: [Ottavio Bandini, cardinal, member of the Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Simon Stock, OCD TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: The writer encloses the faculties he has just received from the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. They are valid for the addressee and three companions to be approved by the nuncio in France [Bernardino Spada]. The addressee is invited to write whenever the need arises concerning the mission of Avalon. REMARKS: ENTRY NUMBER: 011 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 5 (1625) FOLIOS: 51rv LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 21 mar 1626 AUTHOR: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Simon Stock, OCD TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: Cardinal Millini [Giovanni Garcia Millini] has reported the addressee's letter [dated 05 dec 1625, in the general congregation of 17 mar 1626; see Cal. 1622-1799 II 008, III 034]. The addressee is invited to go personally to Avalon together with the companion that his general [Paolo Simone di Gesù e Maria] will assign to him, because the missionaries meant for Avalon [Bede of the Blessed Sacrament, Elias of Jesus] have been jailed and nobody else is available. His voyage will provide a report on the new land and on the means to convert its gentile inhabitants [natives]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 008, III 034, V 011, VI 568. ENTRY NUMBER: 012 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 5 (1626) FOLIOS: 81rv LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 25 apr 1626 AUTHOR: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno, archbishop of Patras, nuncio in Belgium TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: [This item deals with England]. REMARKS: Cross-references: Cal. 1622-1799 II 010, V 012. ENTRY NUMBER: 013 SERIES: Lettere VOLUME: 5 (1626) FOLIOS: 92v-93r LANGUAGE: Italian LOCATION: Rome DATE: 09 may 1626 AUTHOR: [Sacred Congregation "de Propaganda Fide"] RECIPIENT: Simon Stock, OCD TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Copy DESCRIPTION: The writer acknowledges the addressee's letter [dated 07 mar 1626; see Cal. 1622-1799 III 029], which contains further details on the discovery of a passage through North America by his friend, the Catholic pilot. He is invited to question the pilot thoroughly and to gain complete details of his discovery.