l->om  V.  Weldon's  t'lirounlo^eal  Note*  we  <lifMX)ver,  that
the  abbess  of  the  Royal  Nunnery  of  Chellcs,  near  Puris,
anxious  to  reform  her  eommumty,  applied  to  F.  Amlia
firudshaw  to  wnil  »orne  of  hiji  subjects  to  msist  her  in  accom*

flitihin^  this  eorarnendable  work.  In  1611,  he  deputed
'.  Francis  Walgrave,  and  in  the  ensuing;  year  rejoined  him
for  that  purpose.  The  abbess  wiis  so  much  edified  with  their
se*l  and  ehiu-ity,  that  Mhe  dt'terminecl  to  have  a  little  com-
munity of  his  subjectd  to  iiiiiii-itcr  to  her  religiou*.  In  1015,
slie  obtained  from  Oiculwart  a  reinforcement  of  six  others  j
via.  FF.  Clement  H«ynor,  Nicholas  Curry,  George  Sayer,
Albaii  Roe,  Placid  Gnscoiguo,  and  Dunstan  Pottiuger.  Theae
■he  placed  in  Uie  Hotel  of  St.  Andrew,  in  the  Auburba  of
St,  James,  and  until  the  union  continued  to  treat  them  with
favour  and  libera  lit  V  (p.  (tSj.  Their  first  Superiorwas  thcsaid
F.  Walgrave  ;  F.  itradsbaw  governed  a  short  time  before  his
removal  to  1jon|curville.  F.  Thuma»  Monningt^u,  who  had
bcenprofcascdinlBlO.wasnomiuatedpriorat  the  lirst  general
cbapt4n-  held  in  their  house  of  St,  Andrew,  2nd  June,  1617.
