Hesburgh Libraries

Edict banning a book entitled, "Bida de Nuestra Señora Maria Santissima" by Juan Ferreras, printed by Manuel Román.

Edict banning or expurgating various books and writings.

Edict banning or expurgating "in totum" various books and writings.

Edict banning or expurgating various undated writings; space for date left blank.

Edict banning or expurgating various books and writings. Folder 2 (INQ-383) contains signatures.

Edict banning or expurgating various books and writings, including a 1718 "Historia del reynado del Señor Luis XIV, Rey de Francia." Spaces for date and place left blank.

Edict noting the need for a new Index Expurgatorio to replace that of 1640 and for more Revisores to enforce it. Booksellers are reminded of the 1640 rules and informed that a new Index will soon be released. A list of Revisores empowered to search bookstores is appended at the end of the document.

Edict announcing an extension to the period of grace, and royal pardon for some who come forward to confess. These documents were issued at a time of widespread witch trials in the Basque country. Space for date left blank.

Extended text for Edict of Faith, requiring denunciations of various heresies; very extensive, mentioning specific Mexican practices, such as peyote use. Space for date left blank.

Notice to booksellers and book owners that they must comply with inquisitorial expurgation orders.

Edict reminding confessors of inquisitorial jurisdiction over various sins and doctrinal errors, which cannot be otherwise absolved.

Decree notifying local clergy of requirement that citizens declare all property pertaining to seized estates, and anathematizing those who fail to comply. Blank form, with spaces for details to be filled in.

Edict banning illicit private religious gatherings and other devotional acts. Contains signatures and wax seal.

Edict denouncing a text by José Rojas, resident of Baltimore, Maryland. Contains signatures and wax seal.

Edict banning fifty-five books and writings (including Gibbon's "Decline and Fall"), twenty-four of which are forbidden even to those with licenses, and expurgating six others. Contains signatures.

Edict banning a proclamation by Joseph Bonaparte and a Mexican creole tract deemed insulting to the Spanish king Ferdinand VII. Contains signatures.

Edict banning a proclamation by Joseph Bonaparte, as well as other writings including Nicolás Freret's "Lettres à Eugenie."

Edict banning improper use of painted crosses, along with a book on philosophy. Contains signature.

Edict banning certain devotional images.

Ban on several books, including some pertaining to Catalan affairs and to a 1654 auto-de-fe held in Cuenca. Space for date left blank.

Edict banning devotional objects, images, texts, etc. connected to Luisa de la Ascensión.

Edict denouncing Joseph Bonaparte's pretensions in Spain and his encouragement of rebels in the Americas, banning all his proclamations and requiring parishioners to denounce clergy who support him.

Public notice of sentence against Mexican priest and rebel leader Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, signed by inquisitors.

Edict clarifying policies on absolution by non-inquisition clergy in Jubilee years.

Decree on fasting practices, banning a 1745 text on this subject by Francisco Martín Rangel.

Edict recalling papal approval of the Jesuit Order, and condemning certain anti-Jesuit propositions as heretical. Contains signatures and wax seal.

Extended text for Edict of faith, requiring denunciation of various heresies. Space for place and date left blank.

Edict clarifying policies on absolution by non-inquisition clergy in Jubilee years. Contains signature.

Edict listing thirty-two works to be banned, seven to be expurgated.

Edict banning various writings. Contains signature; wax seal missing.