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Franciscan Book of the Dead

Anno Domini 1691 about 5 or 6 a clock at night 5 of January expired this life I dought not but to the life eternall our dearly Beloued Sister Barbara Ignativs, alias Elizabeth Scarisbrick, 39 of her agge & 18 from her taking our holy habitt. At the hands of Doctor & Iubelit Reverend Father Bernard Eyston our Confessarivs [she] recieved all the holy Sacriments all togather and imediatly died of 4 days sicknes.A deflucation fell one her hart & arme; [she] alwaise had a great paine in her stomacke. She was very devout, laborious, & sweet of conversation, [and] lieth buried in our Cloyster in Princenhoff by our Confessour with face to the Alter. R.I.P.

Franciscan Book of the Dead

Sister Barbara Ignatius, alias Scarisbrick, departed this Life the 5th of Jan[uary] 1691, being armed with all the wrights of our holy mother the Catholick church, by our Reverend Father Confessor Docter ]ubilat Eyston who gave this caracter of her (a true Israellite in whom there was no guile) and her pious life makes us hope she inioys euerlasting glory. R.I.P.

Franciscan Book of the Dead

In the Year of Our Lord 1736 the 21st day of March Passed out of this temporall Life to an eternall one our Dear Sister Frances Cecily Scarisbrick in the 29th Year of her age and 9th of her Profession. God Almighty was pleased to try her in her Young Years with almost Continuall Illness for she had an Ulcer within her, besides A Consumption which Rendered her always Extreamly Weak before she was Confined to the infirmary. For till then tho' many times she was not able to goe about the House yet her Courage and fervour was so Great that she came constantly to the divine office and was always desirous to doe like the Rest, tho under so great A tryall of infirmity. Her Patience and perfect Resignation much Edified us all. She was Singularly devoted to St John Evangelist and St Frances Xaverius. She had A Pritty Voice and as long as able helped to sing the Divine Praises in the Musick Quire. She Received all the Rites of the Holy Church from the Hands of Our Reverend Father Bernardine Clifton Confessor who assisted at her Death, which was Pious and Devout R.I.P. Amen.

Franciscan Book of Clothings

Elizabeth Scasbrick daughter to Edward Scasbricke Esquire & Frances Bradshagh: was borne in Scasbrick Howse in Lankishire, she tooke the habit of Probation at the hands of Reverend Father Gabriell of St Mary then Confessor, by the Authority of Reverend Father Fr. Nicolas Cross, then Prouinciall: in the yeare 1672 September the 29th day she is called in Religion by the Name of Barbary Ignatias she then aged 20.