Secular Priests Mentioned in the Mawhood Diary. 1764–1790

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Over 120 priests are named in William Mawhooa’ s Diary during the years 1764 to 1790. It has not proved possible to identify all of them, and one purpose of the following annotated list is to ask the help of readers in adding to the Information given, or, where no information is given, in suggesting possible identifications. It must be admitted that a surname and the date of its first use in the Diary do not constitute a promising clue; moreover Mawhood’a spelling is often phonetic. Such additional information will make the annotation of the forthcoming edition of the Diary more comprehensive.