Not long since I received a letter from him, stating that He expected daily to receive the order from the Court of Rome.

Upon this I would willingly have relyed: But the Cardinal wrote me word, that I must find some means of conveying Agnes out of the Convent, unknown to the Prioress.

He doubted not but this Latter would be much incensed by losing a Person of such high rank from her society, and consider the renunciation of Agnes as an insult to her House.

He represented her as a Woman of a violent and revengeful character, capable of proceeding to the greatest extremities.

It was therefore to be feared, lest by confining Agnes in the Convent She should frustrate my hopes, and render the Pope's mandate unavailing.