| Description | Bishop Anthony Dopping Papers:
3 large indexed volumes of correspondence, 1681-1733. The collection includes, for example:
KI/II/7 Volume 1 1681-1689 includes, for example:
A letter from Lady Ranelagh to Bishop Dopping on his promotion to the Bishopric of Meath, 14 January 1681.
A letter from Lady Ranelagh to Bishop Dopping on the Irish translation of the scriptures, 21 February 1682.
A letter from Bishop Dopping to Lady Ranelagh on the Irish translation of the scriptures, 25 March 1682.
A letter from Lady Ranelagh to Bishop Dopping on Irish bible translations, 2 April 1682.
KI/II/8 Volume 2 1689-1693, includes, for example:
A letter from Elizabeth Follet to Bishop Dopping returning £20 to the Bishop of Derry and hinting about the latter's character, 3 June 1693.
A letter from Elizabeth Follet to Bishop Dopping with charges against the Bishop of Derry, 15 July 1693.
A letter from Elizabeth Follet to Bishop Dopping regarding the Bishop of Derry's 'indulgences' and 'infamous vice', 23 December 1692.
KI/II/9 Volume 3 1694-1733, includes, for example:
A document relating to the Bishop of Meath's award between Mrs Alice Nugent and Sir Thomas Newcomen, 30 April 1694.
A letter from Jane Newcomen to the Bishop of Meath, respecting his award and noting that she was 'still under ye same missery [sic]' and states, 'had I seen any prospect of gaining quietness at home, hee [sic] since threatnes [sic] to break my neck and is so very violent that I am realy [sic] in danger of beeing [sic] injoured [sic] and if yr Lordship will not be pleased to bring him to some better temperament [sic] ..I must beg yr Lordships pardon if I do not allowe ye award it being my full resolution to part from him since he will be brought to nothing...what can I do more than fly in silence from his fury...he has made mee so desperate...I will never live with any of his daughters nor be trampled on, any longer by them neither will I be my own executioner', 22 May 1694.
A letter from Mrs Phelipps to the Bishop of Meath regarding her son's books, 8 October 1696.
A letter from Mrs Phelipps to the Bishop of Meath, referring to her previous letter, 3 November 1696.
A letter from Jonathan Swift to Mr Sheridan, written on behalf of Mrs Johnston and concerning a horse which she had purchased, 22 July 1725 . |
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