The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 38, 1674-1683: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 38, 1674-1683: Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century
Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources
Not long ago it was represented to us on the part of our sons the
brethren of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine of the province of
the islands known as the Philippines, in the Ocean Sea that as they had
to send a religious to attend to urgent matters of the said province in
the Roman and Spanish royal courts, nor was any religious found willing
to undertake such burden because of the very long and toilsome journey,
that could not be made without grave discomforts and danger of life,
as also because such procurators after laboring three years and longer
in their charge were not allowed any prerogative, the same petitioners
very earnestly desire a grant from us to the effect that those who
for three continuous years shall exercise the duty of procurator in
the said courts shall enjoy the privileges of ex-provincials. Since,
moreover, not only the whole province aforesaid, but also the late
prior-general of the said order, has petitioned for the grant of such
indulgence, therefore the said petitioners have humbly solicited us
to make through our apostolic bounty due provision in the premises.
1. Accordingly, desiring to reward the petitioners with special favors
and graces, moreover considering them all and singular to be free
from any sort of excommunication, ... and being not indisposed to
hearken to their prayers, with the counsel of our venerable brethren
the cardinals of the Holy Roman Church who are in charge of matters
appertaining to bishops and regulars, and with the consent of the
aforementioned prior general, by our apostolic authority, in virtue of
these presents, we grant and allow those religious of the said province
who in the future shall exercise at least for three years the duty
of procurator of their province in the aforesaid courts the full and
lawful possession and enjoyment of all the privileges, prerogatives,
and exemptions now possessed and enjoyed by ex-provincials of the
same province--due regard, however, always being had in the premises
to the authority of the congregation of the same cardinals.
2. Decreeing that these present letters shall always be held as
binding, valid, and efficacious, and shall obtain their plenary and
entire results, etc.
Given at Rome, at St. Mary Major's, under the seal of the Fisherman,
December 17, 1677, the second year of our pontificate.
ROYAL PATRONAGE EXTENDED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
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