I Find that your Honourable House is fully sensible of the dangerous Consequence of the Numbers of Papists amongst us by your present Proceedings; And to add what I can to your Knowledg con­cerning Papists, I have here sent you a List of the Se­minaries and Religious Houses Abroad, maintain'd at the Charge of the English Papists. I can't assure you the List is perfect, believing there are many more that have slipt my knowledg, but what I here send you is known to be true.

• 1. HERE is a College of Secular English Priests, in number about 40. Their President is Matthi­as Watkinson.
• 2. Here is also a Monastery of English Nuns, of the Order of St. Bridget, their Community 30.
• 3. Also a Convent of Irish Dominican Friars, in num­ber 16.
• 4. Also Dominican Nuns of the same Country.
• 5. With a College of Secular Irish Priests, under the Government of Portuguese Jesuits, in number about 13.

• Twelve Secular Priests under the Government of Spa­nish Jesuits. An English Jesuit is the Minister in the House, and is next to the Rector.

• 1. An English College, under the Government of Spa­nish Jesuits. An English Man is the Minister in the House. Number 8.
• 2. A Scots and Irish College.

• An English College under the Government of Spanish Jesuits.

• A small College of English called St. Georges.

• A House whereof Father Anthony is Chief.

• 1. In the Feauboorge St. Jacques, is a Convent of Eng­lish Benedictine Monks, whose Prior is Will. Hitch­cock; they are in number 24.
• 2. A Monastery of Visitation Nuns, otherwise Blew Nuns, Number 20.
• 3. A Monastery of Nuns of the Order of St. Augustine. The Nuns are in number 60, the Pensioners as ma­ny.
• [Page 5]4. A Monastery of Benedictine Nuns, in number 30.
• 5. A College of Irish Secular Priests, called Montacue College.
• 6. A College of Scots Secular Priests.
• 7. Near Paris a Convent of English discalced, alias Bare-legged Carmelite Friars.

• 1. A College of Secular Priests and Students, Numb. about 150.
• 2. A Convent of Benedictine Monks, Numb. 25.
• 3. A College in the Convent of English Youths, they have been known to be 59.
• 5. A Convent of Franciscan Friars, Numb. 60.
• 6. A Scots College of Jesuits.

• A Nunnery.

• A Monastery of Benedictine Nuns, under the Directi­on of the Jesuits.

• 1. A Monastery of Benedictine Nuns, commonly call'd the rich Dames, under the Direction of the Jesuits.
• 2. A Monastery of poor Clares.

• A Monastery of English poor Clares.

• A Monastery of discalced, alias barelegged Carmelite Nuns.
• Two other Monasteries of Augustine Nuns.

• A Convent of Dominican Friars founded by Cardinal Howard.

Near that,

• A Monastery of English Dominican Nuns.

Near that,

• A Convent of Carmelite Friars.

• A Monastery of poor Clares.

• 1. A College of Dominican Friars.
• 2. A College of Irish Capuchins.

• A Convent of Carthusian Monks, Numb. 12. under William Hall, Chaplain to the late K. James.

• A Monastery of Benedictine Nuns, under Direction of the Monks of the same Order, Numb. 30.

• 1. A Monastery of Cannonesses Regulars of the Order of St. Austin.
• 2. A College of English Jesuits, consisting of 180.

• 1. A College of Jesuits, Numb. 6.
• 2. A Nunnery.

• 1. A Monastery of Nuns of the third Order of St. Francis, Numb. 30.
• 2. A Monastery of Augustine Nuns.

• A College of Jesuits about 30, with 180 English Scholars.

• An Abbey of Benedictine Monks, with a Lord Abbot, Numb. 30.

• A Convent of Benedictine Monks, Numb. 16.

• 1. A College of Secular Priests under the Government of the English Jesuits.
• 2. A Scots College.

By this Account it appears there are 51 Religious Houses maintain'd at the Charge of the English Pa­pists, which carries vast Sums of Money yearly out of the Nation, and returns nothing in lieu thereof, but a fort of Vermin that are a common Nusance to Church and State. The Methods how to prevent this growing Evil, are left to the great Wisdom of your Honourable House. I am,