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le Riche our Superiour, as our Constitutions specifies he is to be Confirmed immediately after the Election of a new Abbess , they all agreed that as at the last time that Ceremony was proposed to his Grace he seemed to understand no other then that when he had once given us a Superiour he Continued him till further orders, this opinion was follow'd and all look'd upon him as such. 1764 in this year May ye 21 was our election after wch Rd Mother & discreets confirmed Monsieur l'abbé le Riche our Superiour
as is above explicated .
, same as that commencing in 1767. [In another hand ] 17th Roche
March ye Mr L'abbé La Doctor of Sorbon & Canon of the Cathedral of Paris was given us for Superiour by his grace Lord Archbishop of Paris . Mr L'Abbé Le Riche being 1768
deceased a little before.
[In Mother Bernard Green's hand.] Sept ye 21st my Lord Archbishop sent his Secretary to be our Superiour Monsieur L'Abbé Godescard, Mr L'Abbé la Roche being deceased. [Change of handwriting, same as that of 1768.] 1782 April the 3d by Rd Mother Abbess & the Community's desire Mr L'Abbé Godescard was confirmed our Superiour by my Lord Anthony de Juigné Archbishop of Paris who took Possession of the Archbishoprick the month of march, being named to by the King in Place of my Lord Christopher Beaumont Deceased . 1773
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