Gifford,  called  in  religion,  Father  Gabriel  of  St.  Mary,
went  into  Brittany  in  January,  161 1,  with  Father  Barnes,
to  endeavour  to  procure  an  additional  house  for  their
order,  as  that  of  Dieulouard  had  not  sufficient  resources
for  its  increasing  inmates.  They  were  favourably
received  at  St.  Malo,  and  the  Bishop  invited  them  to
fix  their  residence  near  his  cathedral.  Gifford  received
a  prebend  with  its  emoluments,  for  the  benefit  of  the
religious  ;  and  in  the  autumn  of  the  same  year,  six
more  monks  arrived  from  Dieulouard,  to  take  possession
of  their  new  establishment.  A  citizen  of  St.  Malo,
named  Toutin,  bestowed  on  them  his  house  and  chapel,
with  an  annual  allowance  of  corn.  Gifford  was  appointed
prior  ;  and  the  bishop  assigned  him  a  chair  of  divinity.
Others  of  the  community  were  employed  in  teaching,
preaching  and  other  sacred  duties  in  the  town.  After
some  years,  the  parliament  of  Brittany  was  jealous  of
the  monks,  and  the  King  Louis  XIII.  refused  to  allow
a  community  of  English  in  that  sea  port  town,  so  near
to  England.  In  1661  therefore,  the  monks  determined


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to  leave  their  house  at  St.  Malo,  which  was  disposed  of,
after  much  trouble.
4.
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