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Translation of the bull "Si de protegendis," originally issued 1569, asserting papal protection of inquisitorial witnesses and recognition of rights pertaining to familiars and officials.

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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.

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Collection of policy documents, some fragmentary, compiled under Inquisitor General Andrés Pacheco (1622-1626). Formerly part of a larger volume.

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

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Edict forbidding inquisitorial officials from publically disparaging the lineage (limpieza) of others, due to the resentment this generates toward the inquisition.

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Instructions to assign funds for the food and tobacco expenses of Manuel de Fonseca, held prisoner at the inquisition prison at Lima. Receipt on verso. Contains signatures.

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Letter from the pope to Inquisitor General Andrés Pacheco, encouraging diplomatic relations with England through the Prince of Wales (Charles I, r. 1625-1649), in hopes that his marriage to a Catholic might lead to a rapprochement with Rome.

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

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Ornate gothic-style indulgence certificate, issued with papal authority by Inquisitor General de Sotomayor and filled in for a petitioner.

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Edict repeating the 1633 order to read papal bulls relating to the inquisition in all monasteries. Particular note is made of Pope Gregory XV's 1622 brief on cases of solicitation in the confessional; such cases fall under inquisitorial jurisdiction. Confirmation of this should be added to annual readings of Edicts of Faith etc. Contains signature.

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Edict repeating the 1633 order to read papal bulls relating to the inquisition in all monasteries. Particular note is made of Pope Gregory XV's 1622 brief on cases of solicitation in the confessional; such cases fall under inquisitorial jurisdiction. Since then certain writings have emerged to the contrary; these are now condemned. Contains signature and wax seal.

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Registered copy (paginated 153) of a letter to the Lima inquisition from the Suprema, urging establishment of a tribunal in Buenos Aires. Receipt acknowledged in Los Reyes [Lima] 31 May 1637, six months after it was sent.

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Instructions from inquisitors to deduct funds from the confiscated property of Martín Morano Ossorio to pay for the costs of his imprisonment by the Lima inquisition. A receipt for these funds on the verso is dated 1638. Contains signatures.

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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.

Scope and Contents Instructions to Francisco Favia Mancareñas, executor of the will of Doña María Jaguada, to pay one hundred and eighty pesos to Padre Maestro Fray Juan Martín Maldonado, sacristan of the convent of San Agustín in La Plata, mostly to defray the cost of reciting masses, as requested in her will. Dated Los Reyes, 23rd August 1656. Signed by Doctor Don Luis de Betanzos y Figueroas, Inquisitor of the Lima tribunal, 1642-1659; Licenciate Diego García Martinez Cabezas, Inquisitor at Lima, 1658;...

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Termination of an agreement with convicted judaizers, who had been allowed to retain their property so long as this was invested in Brasilian commerce. Such properties are now to be seized by royal authorities, including inquisitors.

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

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Papal decree recalling Paul V's 1606 constitution "Romanus Pontifex," on inquisitorial jurisdiction over religious Orders, and how denunciations should be made.

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Instructions to an inquisitorial commissioner at Pisco, Peru, regarding former prisoner Alvaro Mendez's demand for compensation in the matter of his seized books. Verso has followup document, noting lack of receipts. Contains signatures.

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Instructions to pay for medicines provided to poor prisoners in the Lima inquisitorial prison. Receipt on verso. Contains signatures.

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Letter from the marquis to Don Miguel Perez de Olivan y Vazquez, an inquisitor, thanking him for assistance in a legal case ("pleyto").

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Republication of a 1634 edict condemning attacks on religious Orders.

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Internal letter to the inquisition comisario for Elche, Miguel Angel Botella, updating him on a legal case ("pleito ejecutivo"). Contains signatures.

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Internal memo to the inquisition comisario for Aspe, Francisco Cremades y Bernau, concerning affairs in Elche. Contains signatures.

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Republication of the 1688 version of a 1634 edict condemning attacks on religious Orders. Space for date left blank.