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

Copy of a letter concerning royal policy on inquisitorial jurisdiction, with reference to particular cases of Antonio and Géronimo de la Cuesta.

Royal document describing abuse of exemptions in the towns, as well as prohibiting various further exemptions. Contains royal official's signature.

Edict reproducing and publicizing Innocent X's bull "Cum occasione" against certain writings of Cornelius Jansen (originally banned by pope Urban VIII in 1641). Contains signatures and wax seal.

Edict banning a constitution issued by Rodrigo Gutiérrez y Rozas, bishop of Canary Islands.

Edict lamenting the continued availability of banned books and expressing the new Inquisitor General's desire to improve the situation. Astorga y Cespedes served only a few months in office, and may already have been replaced when this decree was issued. Contains signature at end.

Decree republishing then-Inquisitor General Diego de Arce Reynoso's 1660 edict anulling a constitution of Pope Paul V, on the issue of whether religiou superiors are responsible for denouncing members of their own orders. Contains wax seal.

Edict banning a book entitled, "Dissertacion Historica, que sirve de explicacion a algunos lugares obscuros, que se encuentran en la Historia, Cartas, Alegaciones, y Apologia que ha dado a luz el Cardenal Alberoni."

Document notes receipt of orders from inquisitor general (dated Madrid 1700) appointing Luis Maldonado, Order of Santiago, notary for the Valladolid inquisition. Contains signature of inquisitorial secretary Cana and wax seal.

Notice and description of a public book burning. Contains some manuscript notes, a signature, and wax seal.

Edict controlling circulation of works by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza. Space for date left blank.

Edict promulgating a papal condemnation of Freemasonry. Contains signature and wax seal.

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

Edict banning books, especially those hostile to religious orders such as the Jesuits. Contains manuscript summary on verso, notaries' marks at bottom.

Copy of a 1633 decree ordering annual readings of papal bulls relating to the inquisition (such as "Si de protegendis") in all monasteries. Contains signature dated 1716, and a wax seal.

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.

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.

Edict banning books, especially those hostile to religious Orders such as the Jesuits. Contains text of public announcement and description of a book burning. INQ-225, INQ-227, INQ-264, INQ-276, and INQ-555 all issued on the same day.

Edict reproducing and publicizing pope Urban VIII's ban on controversial texts relating to the allegedly ancient Arabic, Greek, and Latin writings of the Torre Turpiana or Monte de Valparayso (Sacromonte) in Granada.

Republication of a 1634 edict condemning attacks on religious Orders.

Collection of documents relating to Charles III's conflict with and eventual exile of inquisitor-general Manuel Quintano Bonifaz from Madrid in 1761. Contains table of contents.

Letter describing in great detail the construction of stage and seating arrangements for royal events in Madrid. These were constructed in the same manner as used for inquisitorial autos de fe; Marcolario was in charge of arrangements for the auto of 1781.

MS title folio apparently taken from 1736 Valencia edition, but main printed text conforms with earlier Madrid editions. Extensive manuscript underlining and annotations in multiple hands, including Llanes and Portero. Bound with multiple other short seventeenth century inquisitorial texts, both MS and printed.

Two related documents: the first acknowledges receipt of documents, some dating as back as 1705, from Madrid naming various persons (including Antonio Maldonado) to offices in the Peruvian tribunal (1711). The second is a notice from Madrid naming Francisco Matienzo to an inquisitorial post in Lima. His blood purity (limpieza) is mentioned (1765). Contains signatures and wax seal.

Edict lifting a 1695 ban on writings by the Jesuits Godfrey Henschenius and Daniel Papebrochius, with a list of corrections to be made to their texts.

Edict publicizing clement XI's ban on a London Protestant edition of the Bible printed in "idioma americana" (an indigenous Mexican language).

Edict of faith, requiring denunciations of various heresies, including Islam, and anathematizing those who fail to comply. Contains signatures.

Edict denouncing clergy who reject the oath of fidelity to King Philip V as required by Pope Clement XI, and requiring parishioners to denounce such clergy to the inquisition. Spaces for date left blank.

Edict banning an anonymous undated work. Contains signatures and wax seal.

Edict banning images, devotional objects, and writings relating to Martina de los angeles y Arilla, a Dominican nun of Zaragoza.