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SCRITTURE ANTICHE. 
The material in this series is roughly divided by countries, each volume 
having a title indicating the countries regarding which it contains something. 
Often the material in a single volume covers an area widely scattered, and 
few volumes concern one country alone. In general the material progresses 
chronologically from the earlier volumes to the later, but it is unsafe to rely on 
this too trustingly. All volumes containing material on the Indies, the Ameri¬ 
cas, Spain, France, and England were examined and all relevant material 
noted is cited in the following list. It is conceivable that there may be addi¬ 
tional volumes containing Flemish material, among which there might be some¬ 
thing relating to New York, and in one instance the nuncio at Cologne is 
found acting for the Dutch Catholics; 61 but time did not suffice to test these 
more remote chances. 
74 . Letters of Germany, Cologne, Switzerland, France, Flanders, Spain, 
Portugal. 1632. 
Nothing relevant. 
83 . Letters of Germany, France, Flanders, and England. 1641. 
ff. 180-181. Jan. 7. The provincial of the Capuchins of Paris speaks of 
the missions of Canada. 
f. 199. Nov. “ Cristoforo ”, a priest from Paris, requests permission to 
go as a missionary to North America. 
89 . Letters of Germany, Ireland, and France. 1644. 
Nothing relevant. 
97 . Letters of Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Belgium, Cologne, 
Munster, France, Hamburg, Spain, and Portugal. 1648. 
f. 6. Mar. 13. Sig. Damon has been designated by the King of France 
to establish a seminary in America, under the Capuchin fathers. 
f. 7. Copy of the letter of the nuncio in behalf of M. Damon. 
98 . Letters of Spain, Portugal, Indies, Switzerland, and Cologne. 1630. 
Nothing relevant. 
99 . Letters of Portugal, Indies, Syria, and Egypt. 1631. 
Nothing relevant. 
100 . Letters of Spain, France, Flanders, England, Scotland, and Ireland. 
1631. 
f. 22. Jan. 25. On the bequest of the Archbishop of Myra, with mention 
of the fleet of the Indies. 
f. 150. June 1. Brother Simon Stock says that it would be a work of 
much honor to the Church to establish a colony of Italians in Amer¬ 
ica, with their own bishop. 
f. 157. June 25. The above mentioned Brother Stock rejoices at the 
mission of the Capuchins in America ordained by the Sacred Congre¬ 
gation. 
101 . Letters of England, Spain, Portugal, Flanders, and France. 1626. 
f. 14. Apr. 22. Brother Stock writes from London, saying that he has 
sent a map of America showing the probability of a passage through 
America to China, which would be of great advantage to the Church. 
Also that the best part of America is in the temperate zone, where are 
the best natives and mines, and which is possessed by the heretic 
English, who have founded the city of “ Plimouth ”, situated, like 
Rome, on the hills, and whither in three years ten or twenty preachers 
have gone. 
01 See Atti, 1659, f. 140. 
