Explanation to the Laity of the need to establish a new plan/scheme for the financing of the District.
"We cannot sufficently express to you the grief of our hearts, to see our beloved Clergy forced to quit their rising flocks for weeks and months, to roam the countryside in search of means to erect a house, a school, a chapel...". "...only ask for... one shilling a year, or a penny a month...".
Collection books have been printed and will bemanaged by zealous and active persons in the congregation.
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District
Manuscript description: "Dr Walsh's Pastoral for the Removal of certain Holidays and Days of Abstinence 1830"
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, and Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District
Pastoral Letter, undated
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
Announcing the death of Pius VIII and the election of Gregory XVI.
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, and Vicar Apostolic of the Midland District.
Addressed: "Rev. F Husenbet, Cossy, Nr Norwich"
Lenten Pastoral Letter, signed by John Bishop of Castabala VA MD [John MiIner DD Vic. Ap. Mid. Dist.]
Addressed: "Rev Mr. Husenbeth, Sir George Jerningham Bt., Cossey, nr Norwich"
Bishop's OfficeWarning the clergy to take care of their flocks to avoid spreading [the] infection of turbulency and revolution.
Postscript warns clergy and laity not to sign anything without their Bishop supporting such declarations as the Vicars Apostolic are not kept informed of what is being agreed with "statesmen". Hence, be not " pursuaded to sign or to countenance the signing of any public instrument in which the interests of our Holy Religion are concerned, on the grounds that it contains nothing against Religion."
signed by John MiIner DD Vic. Ap. Mid. Dist.
Addressed to Rev Macdonald, Worksop Manor, Northamptonshire.
Lenten Pastoral Letter, signed by John Bishop of Castabala VA MD [John MiIner DD Vic. Ap. Mid. Dist.]
Addressed: "Rev Mr. Husenbeth, at Sir Geo. Jerningham, Cossey, nr Norwich"
Bishop's OfficeAnnouncement of elevation of Pope Pius VIII.
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, and Vicar Apostolic in the Midland District
Lent dispensations
Form for Congregation numbers [Easter Communicants, 240; Non communicants over 14, 40; Non-communicants under 14, 230; Under instruction 7; Total 510]
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, and Vicar Apostolic in the Midland District
Addressed to "Rev F Husenbeth, Cossy, Norwich" ; manuscript annotation: "Lent Pastoral 1830"
"The dire malady, which has spread desolation throughout so many towns and villages of the continent seems to threaten our beloved country with similar calamity" [Cholera].
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
manuscript date Nov 26 - 1831"
addressed: "Rev. F Husenbeth, Cossey Hall, nr Norwich."
manuscript note: "Cholera Pastoral 1831"
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
addressed: "Rev. F Husenbeth, Cossey, nr Norwich."
manuscript note: "Lentan Pastoral 1832"
..."During the horrors of the Cholera Morbus in the land in the last year, as you no doubt read in the daily reports on the subject, the town and neighbourhood of Bilston suffered most severly from its virulent attackes. Husbands torn from wives, children bewailing the loss of their parents, whole families sick, dying at the same time, funerals in every direction, deserted houses, consternation in each countenance, presented a melancholy and appalling spectacle! Upwards of three hundred orphans have been left on the parish."
Continues to say that had there been a Catholic chapel then it would have been easier to administer to the sick of Bilston and neighbourhood. A 300 signature petion has been laid before the Bishop - but they have no finances to support such an endeavour. However, he goes on "..through the piety of three benevolent individuals a sum for the purchase of a piece of land and nearly adequate for the annual support of the prieset has been generously offered to us. Our object is to obtain resources for the erection of a respectable chapel and of a chapel house."
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
addressed: "Rev. F Husenbeth, Catholic Chapel, Cossey, nr Norwich."
manuscript note: "Feb 1 1833" "Sarah "Simmons) / 12"
sides 1& 2: printed pastoral letter; Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
side 3: manuscript "Outline of the sermon preached at Cossey by F C Husenbeth, in compliance with this Pastoral on Passion Sunday March 20 1836
Addressed: "Rev F Husenbeth Cossey Hall Nr Norwich, Norfolk"
printed pastoral letter - additionally stating that following the Erection of the New College last year, it was not the intention of appealing for further funds but "... the unexpected rise, during the last twelve months, in the price of building materials, the generally expressed wish that a more spacious and ornamented chapel, than the one which it was orgininally intended to erect .... to recommend that, on Passion Sunday, another collection be made, in each chapel throughout the Midland District, in favour of the New College."
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
Addressed: "Rev F Husenbeth GV, Cossey Hall Nr Norwich"
printed pastoral letter
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
Addressed: "Rev F C Husenbeth, Cossey Hall, Norwich"
Lenten Pastoral Letter, signed by Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
Bishop's OfficeLenten pastoral letter. "...In times of extraordinary distress extraordinary exertions in behalf of their poorer bretheren, and more abundent alms are demanded from the rich, who are only stewards of the talents placed in their hands..."
Signed Thomas, Bishop of CD
Addressed: "Rev F Husenbeth, Cossey, Norwich, Norfolk"
Lenten Pastoral Letter, signed by Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
Section devoted to the "more opulent amongst you" who enjoy the benefits of society, etc., to enjoy supporting the sick, the naked, the ignorant, the captives.
sides 1&2: Expounds on Pope Gregory XVI's encyclical about the secret societies organised in Europe which seek to overthrow religion. A plenary indulgence is granted.
manuscript "Changed for the Cossey congregation by the Bishop's permission to begin on 5th Sunday after Pentecost June 30, and to last three weeks ending on 8th Sunday after Pentecost, July 21st inclusively."
side 3: [half page missing] Latin text entitiled "Excerpta e litteris Apostolicis quibus indicatur Jubilaerum Universale" [roughlt: "Excerpts from the Apostolic Letters in which the Universal Jubilees are indicated"]
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
Signed Thomas, Bishop of Cambysopolis, VAMD
Addressed: "Rev F Husenbeth Cossey, Norfolk, nr Norwich"
manuscript: "ora pro F.M."