Letter (number unidentified). FRAGMENT OF A LETTER TO MOTHER MARY OF ST, Soria, June 16, 1581

FRAGMENT OF A LETTER TO MOTHER MARY OF ST. JOSEPH, PRIORESS OF SEVILLE

Injunétions to take care of her health.

... BE good enough not to trust to your being stouter, and to take care of yourself, I strictly enjoin Mother Juana of the Cross, the Mother Subprioress, and San Francisco to look after you well and to let me know if you are imprudent. The Father Provincial has given me another patent containing more powers, by virtue of which I command you to do whatever your health requires and to obe the orders of my dear Sister Juana of the Cross, Both of you are to give me an account of it, and your penance would be to have no more letters from me. We do not wish you to do penance just now; but ask you not to infli@ it on all the nuns by your illness, also to obey me, and not to kill] me, for I can say with truth that I should not feel the loss of any other prioress as I should yours. I cannot tell you why I love you so much, ..