Copy made by Thomas (Dom Placid) Fleming, Abbot of Ratisbon, of papers in the dispute between the Irish and the Scottish benedictines over the rightful ownership of the former Irish monasteries in Germany, and particularly that of St. James, Ratisbon.
Scope and Contents
The papers copied are:
(i) the supplication for the return of the monasteries made on behalf of the Irish benedictines by Dom Columbanus Duffy, Prior of St. John`s, Waterford, with a list of questions for the Scottish benedictines to reply to (folio 2);
(ii) excerpts from documentary and printed sources referred to in the supplication (folio 7);
(iii) Fleming`s notes, with additional observations, on all the foregoing (folio 26);
(iv) his reply on behalf of the Scottish benedictines to the supplication and the material quoted in support (folio 38 verso).
Dates
- Creation: Late 17th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii + 45 folios. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Former press-mark: A.5.35.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.301.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 06 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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