THE SEVENTH DOUAY DIARY. 1715 to 1778.
Diarium seu Hemerologium 7mum An. 1715. SUPPLETI etiam quodammodo sunt anni viginti duo viz . ab an. 1692 ad an . 1714 quo spatio penitus interruptum et omissum fuerat ab Exim
Dno Paston Diarium Collegii. Suppletum autem est a me R.W.* Praeside . Beneath this title the following note is written. N.B. By a letterfrom Doc . William Thornburgh dated July 9, 1736 from Douay, are these words: this day sent to Dunkirkby your orders three boxes containing in all 163 sets of your New Testament translated shall give Mr. Winckley timely notice to into English with notes . deliver the said Boxes to Mr. Brussels a great friend and acquaintance of his . These were to be sent to Bishop Lloid not as a present but who pretended to pay me for them by Retributions of Masses said by the Priests of his diocese at the value of six Livers French money for each set which makes 978 liv. French .
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Laid out towards the building of the new part of the Colledge and Church. an. 1722 , 1723 et 1724. Imprimis when the contract was signed for the house flor . 20,016 00 00 Jun. 1722 Item when the contract was sign'd for the new Church August 1722 16,750 00 00 Item for ye augmentation by vaulting the Church 8br . 1722 02,654 00 00 Item for 8 of the beams we were to furnish 00,946 00 00 Item for 8 oaks more 00,954 00 00 Item for 8 oaks more for beams 00,946 00 00 Item to Watling§ in part for building more 10,000 00 00 52,266 00 00 In all till Jan. 1st 1723 * Robert Witham. † This memorandum was written by Dr. Witham in extreme old age within two years of his death in May 1738. It is difficult to understand why it should have been inserted on the title page of the College Diary Dr. William Thornburgh was his successoras President . Bishop Lloid was Sylvester Lloyd then Bishop of Killala afterwards translated to Killaloe and subsequently to Lismore . He died in Paris 20 July , 1747 . Another entry of later date inserted on the reverse of the title-page. § The architect, Antoine Joseph Wattelin .
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