THE DIARIES 1815 for the Year 1815 is prefaced by detailed notes relating [toThetheDiary interviews in Rome between Bishop Poynter ( accompaniedby Mr Bramston) and Cardinal Litta, Prefect of Propaganda, concerning controversial matters between Bishop Poynter, supported by the other English and Scottish Vicars Apostolic, and Bishop Milner, agent for the Irish Hierarchy.
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Complaints of Cardinal Litta 1. 5th resolution55 unjustifiable in its circumstances. 2. Injustice
of revenge . 3. Obnoxious clauses of bill consequences of 5th resolution. 4. The other V.A's (except Dr Milner ) had approved of . .
those clauses 5. Several Eng Catholics went by that name 6. The Cisalpine Club.56 7. Mr Butler.57 8. My conduct relative to the nuns58 he gave a Theological lecture on the reading of scripture & a lecture against lay -Catholics . 9. Our acceptance of Quarantotti's letter . 59 10. Want of Romana fides . 11. Not inviting Dr Milner to our meeting. 12. Dr Murray60 complained of Bp Douglass about Trevaux 61 13. Abbot of La Trappe62 complaining of Dr Gibson 63
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Resolution of the Catholic Laity in 1810 seeking repeal of penalties imposed on Catholics ; cf. Introduction, p . 9. 56 Theoriginal title adopted by the Board of Catholic Laity. 57 Charles Butler, lawyer for the Board . 58 The accusation that Poynter had forbidden nuns to wear their habit in public; cf. Introduction, pp. 14-15. 59 Letter from the Vice-Prefect of Propaganda to the English Bishops in 1814 approving that they embrace the Bill of the previous year for emancipation . (G B. Quarantotti became a cardinal in 1816 ; he died in 1820. ) 55
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60 Coadjutor of Dublin. 61 French priest suspected of supporting the Blanchardist Schism; cf. Introduction,
p. 11. 62 The Trappists at Lulworth. 63 V.A. of the Northern District.
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