Reference code: GB-0298-LC/A9
Title: Lisbon College Funds Papers
Dates of creation: 1697-1891
Extent: 3 files
Held by: Ushaw
Origination: Lisbon College
Language: Mostly English with some Portuguese and Italian
The English College of SS. Peter and Paul at Lisbon (or, as it is more commonly known, Lisbon College) was founded by Pedro Coutinho in 1624 as a college for English students training for the priesthood and mission work in England. As a
pontifical college it was awarded the same privileges and rights as other colleges centrally controlled by Rome, such as the English College in Rome, whose aim was the maintenance of the Catholic faith in England, Scotland and Ireland. The driving
force behind the college in its early years was William Newman. Although he was never to become president, Newman founded the college from property entrusted by the estate of the late Nicholas Ashton, a Catholic chaplain in Lisbon. Initial progress
was slow until the arrival of a group of English students and teachers from the English College at Douai in 1628. The first president, albeit briefly, was Archdeacon Joseph Haynes who died the following year. The reputation of the college as a
centre of academic excellence and its relevance as an English institution in Lisbon attracted patronage from varied sources during the seventeenth century, including Pedro da Costa and Maria de Oliveira Leitoa who transferred important funds to the
College in exchange for daily masses for their special intention. In 1679, Pope Innocent XI granted the College the privilege of being considered as a High Altar of Christ on the Cross. In spite of its wealthy benefactors and papal patronage, the
college faced a number of challenges in the following centuries. In 1755, Lisbon was shaken by a terrible earthquake in which 20,000 people died and 60,000 houses and 60 palaces and convents were destroyed. The college suffered badly both in terms
of the physical devastation of its buildings and the mental well-being of many of its students and superiors who, like most of the population of Lisbon, chose to live under tents in the gardens of the college rather than risk being inside in fear of
another quake. The college suffered another setback when it was occupied by French forces during Napoleon's invasion of Portugal in 1807 and, just days before the second French invasion, the president decided to close the college down, with all
students being sent to an Anglo-Portuguese school in England until the war ended in 1814. The college was finally closed in 1973. Since the passing of the Roman Catholic Relief Act in Britain in 1829, the college's raison d'etre had ceased to exist
although it's high reputation as a teaching and training establishment enabled it to survive for another 144 years.
Correspondence and reports on the administration of various funds supporting burses for students at Lisbon College, particularly the Williams Fund.
Lisbon College closed in 1973 and this collection, along with the rest of the Lisbon Archive and Library, was transferred to Ushaw College by Mgr James Sullivan the following year.
Open for consultation.
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Lisbonian Society and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners,
but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material
The papers follow the original arrangement of the collection which is broadly chronological.
Calendared card catalogue
This collection supplements the ledgers in the Lisbon Book Archive
LC/A9/1 25 June 1661
Language: English
English copy of a contract for the John Woolfe Fund
Authenticated by John Barnesley, alias Perrot, 16 March 1667/8
1f
LC/A9/2 25 June 1661
Language: Latin
Latin copy by T. Godden, J. Barnesley (Perrot) and J. Williams accepting the terms of the fund set up by John Woolfe
2f
LC/A9/3 16 August 1683
Language: English
English copy of a contract for the Thomas Woolfe Fund
Authenticated by John Barnesley, alias Perrot, 16 August 1697/8
1f
LC/A9/4 August 1687
Language: English
Copy of the terms of the Revell Fund
2f
LC/A9/5 25 November 1688
Language: English
Copy of the terms of the Thomas Godden Fund
On the same sheet: (1) Copy of a letter from Lutton about funds (2) Copy of a codicil on William Colston's fund, 25 January 1694, and a list of students on funds
2f
LC/A9/6 25 November 1688
Language: English
Copy of the terms of the Thomas Godden Fund and small legacies
Signatories: George Slaughter, John Walthew and Roger Hesketh
2f
LC/A9/7 1697
Language: English
List of funds
1f
LC/A9/8 1698
Language: English
Account of funds to be registered
2f
Old Catalogue Number 155
LC/A9/9 1699
Language: English
Booklet written by John Manley summarising the college's funds
1 volume (24f)
LC/A9/10 [1715]
Language: Portuguese
List, in E. Jones's hand, of rental income for the college
2f
Old Catalogue Number 296
LC/A9/11 26 April 1715
Language: French
Deed creating the fund of Francis Nicholson and N. Boyce
2m
LC/A9/12 [?1724 x 1730]
Language: English
Copy of a letter, in E. Jones's hand, to an agent in England on college funds
2f
LC/A9/13 1743 - 1752
Account of the college revenues drawn up by John Preston in 1743 (with entries up to 1752)
36f
LC/A9/14 5 March 1762
Language: English
List by J. Sheppard of college funds
2f
LC/A9/15 [?1775]
Language: English
Extended criticism [?by J. Preston] of the college's lax conscience in financial matters
4f
LC/A9/16 24 November 1780
Language: English
Booklet written by J. Barnard of a copy of an account sent to London
1 notebook (12f)
LC/A9/17 [1780]
Language: English
Booklet written by J. Barnard providing a summary of funds
1 notebook (10f)
Old Catalogue Number 1(a)
LC/A9/18 [1780]
Language: English
State of the rents due to the college from the tenants of Alvantara
9f
LC/A9/19 [1780]
Language: English
List by James Barnard of funds
2f
Old Catalogue Number 438
LC/A9/20 [?1785]
Language: English
Lists by James Barnard of college funds, property, etc.
4 items
Old Catalogue Number 311
LC/A9/21 9 October 1793
Language: English
Draft copy of the terms of the Williams Fund
This fund was set up to provide a pension for a Welsh boy to serve in Wales
2f
LC/A9/22 9 October 1793
Language: English
Letter from J. Barnard to W. Fryer: draft of deeds between the college and Mr John Williams for funds
1f
LC/A9/23 31 August 1795
Language: English
Nomination, signed by JB and Thomas Varley (Treasurer of the Chapter), of Christopher Gosham to replace James Akers on the Colston Fund
[1f]
LC/A9/24 [29 September 1797
Language: English
Memorandum compiled by Rev William Gerard on testimonials of John Williams's character
1f
LC/A9/25 [1800]
Language: English
Letter from W. Fryer to [?William V.] Fryer: account of funds
2f
Old Catalogue Number 332
LC/A9/26 21 December 1802
Language: English
Letter from W.V. Fryer to W. Fryer: succeeding Barnard as agent; discussion of the Williams fund and the negotiations with the vicars apostolic to prevent money being applied to English seminaries at Lisbon's expense
2f
LC/A9/27 7 January 1803
Language: English
Letter from W.V. Fryer to W. Fryer: W.V. Fryer is joint executor of Barnard's will (which set up the Williams Fund); Barnard's intention to leave everything to the college
2f
LC/A9/28 13 March 1804
Language: English
Letter from W.V. Fryer to W. Fryer: his work in setting up a fund (called “Williams 2”) for the college and financing two missions, with plans to offer a new burse every four years; criticism of Buckley as a
possible successor for W.V. Fryer and suggesting Bramston instead; his plans to send Barnard's library; his difficulties with his fellow chaplain at the Embassy
2f
LC/A9/29 22 February 1806
Language: English
List by James Buckley and W.V. Fryer of funds, with comments
2f
Old Catalogue Number 438
LC/A9/30 [1840]
Language: English
Note explaining the part played by J. Barnard and W.V. Fryer in establishing and paying the Williams fund
2f
LC/A9/31 [1846]
Language: English
Note by J. Ilsley on the Countess de Front Fund
2f
LC/A9/32 14 February 1846
Language: Portuguese
“Proposta para inversao de Juros Reaes”
1f
Old Catalogue Number 7 - 11
LC/A9/33 [1850]
Language: English
Note by J. Ilsley on money in the funds, with some details of the Countess de Front Fund
2f
LC/A9/34 7 November 1859
Language: English
Diocesan shares, interest, etc. in the Johnson Fund
2f
LC/A9/35 15 October 1866
Language: English
Letter from T. Grant to P. Baines: Fleetwood and De Front funds
1f
LC/A9/36 11 July 1866
Language: English
Statement of college income arising out of funded property
1f
LC/A9/37 [1875]
Language: English
T. Barge's description of the Norfolk Fund
With an additional two copies
2f
LC/A9/38 25 May 1875
Language: English
Letter from T. Barge to P. Baines: explanation of the Williams Fund
1f
LC/A9/39 14 December 1875
Language: English
Note by T. Barge with a history of the Williams Fund
Includes two copies of notes on the fund
5f
LC/A9/40 23 October 1877
Language: English
Letter from T[homas] B[arge] to Cardinal H.E. Manning: expressing great regret that Manning has altered the purpose of the Williams Fund as laid down by its donor (Barnard)
2f
LC/A9/41 27 June 1879
Language: English
Copy of the deed of trust for funds for the dioceses of Westminster and Southwark, as well as two burses at Lisbon for Newport and Menevia, and criticism of the Williams Fund being used as diocesan money
4f
Old Catalogue Number 512
LC/A9/42 20 November 1885
Language: English
Letter from D. Gilbert to W. Hilton: arrangements for the Williams Fund (split between Westminster and Southwark); Gilbert's advice that the cardinal must consult other bishops before appointing an agent for the fund
2f
LC/A9/43 22 September 1886
Language: English
Letter from T. W. Hogan to W. Hilton: the dispute between the college and Manning over the appointment of an agent for the Williams Fund
2f
LC/A9/44 3 November 1886
Language: English
Letter from D. Gilbert to W. Hilton: the dispute between the college and Manning over the appointment of Hogan as an agent for the Williams Fund
2f
LC/A9/45 June 1887
Language: English
Rough list of students on the Williams Fund
Includes a list for 1877
1f
LC/A9/46 5 February 1888
Language: Portuguese
History of the Williams Fund set up by Barnard's will
Includes a draft copy and a draft of a letter from Hilton to Propaganda
8f
LC/A9/47 3 March 1888
Language: English
Letter from M. O'Halloran to W. Hilton: description of a meeting of the Southwark trustees of the Williams Fund and the archbishop of Westminster
3f
LC/A9/48 8 March 1888
Language: English
Letter from D. Gilbert to M. O'Halloran: the cardinal's refusal to appoint a Lisbonian agent to the Williams trust
2f
LC/A9/49 10 March 1888
Language: English
Letter from M. O'Halloran to W. Hilton: enclosing a previous letter and commenting on the cardinal's treatment of the Williams Fund as a purely diocesan fund
1f
LC/A9/50 19 March 1888
Language: Latin
Petition to restore the college's rights over the Williams Fund
2f
LC/A9/51 15 August 1888
Language: English
Letter from J.V. Warwick to W. Hilton: the dispute between the college and Southwark diocese over the use of the Williams Fund
4f
LC/A9/52 11 March 1889
Language: Latin and Italian
Letter from the Congregation of Propaganda to W. Hilton, enclosing a copy of Manning's reply to Hilton's appeal to Propaganda, on the dispute over the Williams Fund
Also includes the beginning of a draft reply from the college to Propaganda
8f
LC/A9/53 18 November 1891
Language: Italian
Letter from Cardinal Simeoni (prefect of Propaganda) to W. Hilton: Manning's explanation on the shortage of vocations preventing Westminster, Southwark and Portsmouth from sending students to Lisbon and advising that Hilton should not be asking
Propaganda to intervene
2f
LC/A9/54 20 December 1917
Language: English
College investments in the Joint Stock Bank
2f
LC/A9/55 28 September 1918
Language: English
Account by Richard Atherton of burses in the English College at Lisbon
3f
Old Catalogue Number 555
LC/A9/56 1883 - 1922
Language: English
Securities held by the London Joint Stock Bank, 1883 - 1922
5f
LC/A9/57 23 April - 3 May 1937
Language: English
Letters from the Midland Bank reinvesting £440 of the Hilton Burses
2 letters
Old Catalogue Number 578
LC/A9/58 13 September 1943
Language: English
List of securities held by the Midland Bank Ltd
3f
LC/A9/59 23 November 1944
Language: English
List of securities held by the Midland Bank Ltd
2f
LC/A9/60 [1947]
Language: English
Report on the college's property and funds
9f
LC/A9/61 [1960 x 1969]
Language: English
Notes by John A. Flynn on the Thatcher (Triple Trust) Fund, as well as notes and an alphabetical list by J. Sullivan of the scholars on the fund
8f
