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Records of the Pontoise Benedictines

Dame Francisca Culcheth Sister to dame Mary Stanislaus by the same parents, clothed and profest the same day and year with her sister, at 20 years of age. She dyed the 27 of May 1717.

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Anno Domini 1717 in this our Monastery of Grace Dieu in Pontoise of the holy order of St Benedict dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God is happily deceas'd strengthen'd with the holy Sacraments our Dearly belove'd Sister Dame Francisca Culcheth in the 60th year of her age & 40th of Profession. She was ever very sickly yet her zeal & love of her State animated her strength thro' all the Dutys of Religion & no greater trouble cou'd she have than when oblig'd to accept of dispensations. She was Guardrobe 12 years, Portress six, & dyed Dean. In the first she was a most exact observer of holy Poverty, & when Portress they Poor found in her a kind Mother faithfull to the first tole of the bell; when Dean she renew'd her self in the Practice of her State, & great'st consolation was to spend her spare moments in the Quire with her Divine Spouse, who, often importun'd by her desires of enjoying him, sent her a short sickness.. When in the midst of her discourse of the joys of heaven, she sweetly breath'd forth her pious soul, which comfortable end gives us all reason to believe she possesses what she so earnestly desir'd, yet least any humane frailty remains to be purify'd we request your Suffrages & Prayers. Requiescat in Pace.