Publication of a 1792 notice authorizing consumption of meat during Lent, in accordance with a papal indult of 1791. Alms are to be collected for the poor in exchange for this privilege; the rate of payment is divided into four classes. Most Indians, Blacks, Meztizos, day laborers and mendicant friars, etc., are allowed to give prayers in lieu of monetary payment. Contains wax seal and notarial marks.

Extremely ornate certificate with full color and gold-leaf border illustrations naming Gaspar Lopez de la Palma a familiar of the inquisition. Contains signatures and wax seal. Certified six days later in another hand, on verso.

Certificate naming Alonso Gutierrez de Moya a familiar of the Inquisicion de Murcia and declaring his blood purity (limpieza) and that of his wife, Doña Ysabel de San Martin de la Cueba. Contains signatures.

Printed certificate filled in by hand, with ornate printed border and hand-colored additional illustrations, naming Francisco de Aranda Quintanilla a familiar of the inquisition. Contains signatures. Certified same year, on verso.

Translation of the papl bull "Si de protegendis," asserting papal protection of inquisitorial witnesses and recognition of rights pertaining to familiars and officials. Issued in Mexico on the orders of Bartholome de Ledesma, with blank spaces for names of local authorities; rare example of early Mexican printing.