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you have told me of him seems in-lighten’d from
a bove, will judge which is best, for this kingdome of the
two rules, and till I have your opinion shall say now
more on that subject. I am very busy preparing to fill up
our new house, and if it its the divine will to send you
any good subjects to keep up your school, you may realy

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Cork
Mrs. Mulally in Proper
Lean
Dublin

1779
Nano Nagle

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there is nothing in my power I shant do if the come here,
tho’ I know my self so incapable yet the will see good
example from our sisters and their time well imploy’d
they beg I will assure you of their sincere love and [mine]
to Miss Corballis, and believe me to be
Dear madam
your most afftn friend
Nano Nagle
Mr and Mrs Creagh present
you their compliments, they have some thoughts of
going to dublin soon.

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Cork October 30 yr 1779
GHAD/FD/7

30th October 1779
(this in Dr Hutch's Life of
Nano Nagle page 83)

it gave me great pleasure, to find that your journey
back a greed so well with you. I hope it will
be an incouragement to you, not to slip any good opper-
tunity to see your friends here, which wou’d them
so much pleasure: I am much oblig’d to you for going
to see my sister French, she mentions to me, that
she was sorry it was not in her power, to pay
you any complt, as she was not in lodging of her
own; I am sure she wou’d have being happy to
improve her acquaintance. I am glad to hear Miss Bellew,
is so well dispos’d to do what wou’d dissire, I hope
the Almighty, will direct what is most to his
honour and glory: as to the rule I was so dissirous
to get; which was that of the gray sisters I believe
its not what I have got, they call it hospitaliers, they
call the rule the third of st francis, they make the three
religious vows for life more then half the year