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Records of the Pontoise Benedictines

Dame Francesca Carrington

She was Daughter to my Lord Charles Carrington, Barronne of Wotton. Her mother was Mrs Elizabeth Carrille, Daughter to Sir Jhon Carril of Harting in Sussex.

She was profest at Gaunt vnder my lady Mary Roper who was then Abbesse in the yeare 1646 on the 9th of Aprill. And in the year 1653 she was sent by my lady Mary Knatchbull who was then Abbesse to the beggining of that new plantation at Bullognn. And from thens she came with the other Religious to Pontoys and remayned heere some yeares, seruing this Community with much allacrity and sweetness; beeing most ciuill and obliging to all, readily seruing euery on[e] to her powre.

In the yeare 1663 she returned to her Mothere Monastery of Gaunt; where she is still liuing much respected and imployed in the cheefe affayres and seruice to that Community.

[Thus far this notice is in Abbesse Neuille's writing, the following is added by her successor, Abbess D'abridgecourt.]

Anno 1701: the 2d of January she dy'd at Gant.