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Pensioners at the Benedictine College at Dieulouard (1619–1756)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2015

Hugh Aveling O.S.B.
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The College attached to the English Benedictine monastery at Dieulouard in Lorraine never consisted of more than a tiny number of students, mostly postulants. The pensioners’ “Apartments” in 1756 contained only eight rooms and a library.

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British Catholic History , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1959 , pp. 35 - 39
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Copyright © Catholic Record Society 1959

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References

1. (2)48.

2. Whereas Fr. Laurence Lowick was professed at St. Laurence's in 1620, Br. Boniface Martin was only professed in 1624 and John Toudell, Fr. in 1625. (Whelan. Series of Lists Relating to the Eng. Benedictine Cong. p. 52).Google Scholar

3. Joseph Aprice, Fr., professed 1667 (so Whelan, but (3)i/216.ff. 1666), died 1703 aged 53, hence c.14 in 1664.Google Scholar

4. Most likely Fr. Nicholas Hesketh, prof. 1668. (3)1/214.

5. Fr. Alban Fuller, prof. 1674. (3)i/2ii.

6. Fr. Henry Johnston, prof. Dieulouard for St. Edmund's 1675. (3)1/311.

7. Fr. Bernard Francis Hornyhold, prof. St. Edmund's June 1688 as of Worcs. “a prodigious strange Genius for all kinds of Mechanicks.” He died Aug. 22nd 1694, aged 27. (3)1/228.

8. Br. Edward Green, prof. 1693, died a deacon 1699. (3)1/242.

9. Cholmeley of Brands by, North Riding. For Estcourt, see perhaps Estcourt & Payne. English Cath. Non-Jurors, p. 284.

10. Sir Charles Brown of Kiddington, Oxfordshire, a Benedictine mission.

11. Presumably Br. Augustine Thomas Lumley of Yorks. prof. St. Edmund's July T699, drowned at La Celle the same year. Fr. John Lumley (prof. 1656 Dieulouard) chaplain, at Kiddington c.1693 was perhaps a relative. (3)1/241, 247.

12. Estcourt & Payne, p. 227—Games of Bath (a Benedictine mission).

13. Fr. Benet Simeon Rigmaiden, prof, c.1707. (3)i/390.

14. Fr. Anselm Richard Walmesley, prof. 1710. (3)1/350.

15. Fr. Placid William Naylor prof. 1710, Fr. John Rous prof. 1711, Fr. William Champney prof. 1711. (3)1/416, 304, 358.

16. Fr. Edward Houghton of Parkhall, Lanes, prof. 1710-14. One of the Kerbys must be Fr. Laurence Kirby prof, the same time. (3)1/388, 367.

17. There is a slightly later note in another hand that Belasyse became Viscount Fauconberg (4th discount of Newburgh Priory, apostatised about 1733, returned to the Church on his death bed.) and Gascoigne a baronet. Sir Edward Gascoigne of Partington Yorks, (both Newburgh and Partington were Bened, missions), went on a tour of Italy in 1725 and married in 1726. In the 1730's he went with his family to live in a house alongside the English Benedictine convent at Cambrai and died there in 1750. His commonplace books (which reveal a considerable taste for, theology and natural science) and letters are in Gascoigne MS 13 G. Parcels 4 ff. (at Leeds Central Library). The lists of books read by him are printed in Ampleforth Journal, LX1 (i) pp. 36 ff.

18. Fr. Maurus Bertram Buhner prof. May 1723. (3)1/441.

19. (4)77. Accounts of Fr. Placid Naylor.

“Sept 27 1743 Joannes Turner filius Rdus. et Alicia Sponsores Joannes Turner et Anna Wilcock.

Jn Bennet son of Robt and Dorothy born May 1742 Baptised by Mr Hunter sps. Rd Clarkson Mary Bamber

John Worswick son of Rd and Margt born May 21 1743 baptised by Mr Cowburn.

NB. Apr. 8th 1755 Jn Bennet and Jn Turner went to Dieulouard paid ten pounds a piece for their journey from London and are to pay fifty pounds for their education at the rate of ten poundsi per year, for five years if they so long continue. Their parents are to pay their journey back again if they do not settle.

Memorandum April the 7th 1755 I, Robert Bennet of Westby in the County of Lancaster yeoman promise to pay for the education of my son Jn Bennet at the English house of Dieulouard fifty pounds in five years at the rate of ten pounds a year if the said son lives there so long and if he returns without settling I engage to pay the charges of his journey home again. Written my hand, Robert Bennet.”

Fr. Placid John Bennet was prof, after 1757 Chapter. (3)1/490.

Fr. Thomas John Turner prof, about 1759 (3)1/524.

Very likely John Worswick also went later since Fr. Dunstan Worswick was professed after the 1757 Chapter. (3)1/411.

20. He does not seem to have entered the Congregation.