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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Rome on September 4, Mr. Alfani enforced Pope's orders at St. Francois Romaine convent: assembled religious under threat of excommunication, sealed Jesuit-related bureaus, then lifted the ban, leaving them distressed. (Letter dated Sept 11.)
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"Mr. Alfani went the 4th instant, at nine o'Clock at Night, to the Convent of the Religious of St. Francois Romaine, with some Notaries, Secretaries, &c. He assembled all the Religious in their Hall, where, after having ordered Silence on Pain of Excommunication, he read the Pope's Orders to them; after which he bid them stay in the same Hall till further Orders, and he went and sealed several Bureaus, in which, it is thought, are Effects and Papers belonging to the excommunicated Jesuits. On his Return into the Hall he took off the Excommunication, and left the Convent, wishing Goodnight to the poor Religious, who were Panic-struck at seeing so many of such Sort of People in their Convent at that Time of Night."
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Rome
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The 4th Instant
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bureaus containing effects and papers belonging to the excommunicated jesuits were sealed; excommunication was lifted after reading the pope's orders; the religious were panic-struck.
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Mr. Alfani went to the Convent of the Religious of St. Francois Romaine with notaries, secretaries, etc., assembled the religious, ordered silence on pain of excommunication, read the Pope's orders, sealed several bureaus thought to contain effects and papers of the excommunicated Jesuits, lifted the excommunication, and left wishing goodnight to the panic-struck religious.