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1 1| 1.~ The pastoral solicitude
2 1| those of the Utramontane in 1621, and by the Reformed, Discalced
3 1| those of the Cismontane in 1663, and for those of the Utramontane
4 1| was celebrated in the year 1670, it has been declared and
5 8| the 20th day of November, 1679, the fourth year of Our
6 2| 2.~ We, for greater firmness
7 8| of the Fisherman, on the 20th day of November, 1679, the
8 3| 3.~ Likewise so that in entering
9 4| 4.~ So that the example of
10 5| 5.~ Lastly, so that every
11 6| 6.~ Concluding this present
12 7| 7.~ Not withstanding the aforesaid
13 8| 8.~ We also will that when
14 | above
15 6| have not been sufficiently adduced, verified, and justified,
16 5| pretext or name, namely, as administrators, syndics, agents, tenants,
17 1| providing for their blessed advancement in the way of the mandates
18 | after
19 5| administrators, syndics, agents, tenants, superintendents,
20 1| favored as they are by Divine aid, to observe it purely according
21 2| of the aforesaid Order, alike in change, knowledge, deliberation
22 6| having or in any manner alleging to have an interest in the
23 | alone
24 | already
25 2| revoke, nullify, void, and annul, and both in their force
26 | another
27 | anyone
28 4| rule, who has been seen at anytime handling money, unless he
29 6| legitimate and privileged a case, appearance, pretext or point, even
30 7| exquisite form that would approach this, their tenor being
31 2| from individual friars, approving and confirming in order
32 2| concession and custom, if it is ascertained to be against the aforesaid
33 4| but with the counsel and assent of three friars, who are
34 1| urges and impels Us to attend to fostering and preserving
35 4| notably is defective in attending the community choir, refectory,
36 6| or delegated, even by the auditors of the causes of the apostolic
37 2| undergarments or shirts; sweat bands, little tunics, and the
38 4| linens upon himself or on his bed, who goes about with shoes,
39 | beginning
40 7| approach this, their tenor being of this kind, having respectively
41 5| whomsoever the dominion belong, and significantly that
42 | beyond
43 5| handling coins or money be born away, We enjoin each and
44 2| without a capuche, a cord and breeches; for any kind of whatever
45 6| power, when it has been brought before them and for the
46 | can
47 2| lastly to be bound to the capital precept of the religion
48 6| apostolic palace, or by the cardinals of the Holy Roman Church,
49 1| over the governing of the catholic Church spread throughout
50 6| even by the auditors of the causes of the apostolic palace,
51 1| Vallisoletanus, which was celebrated in the year 1670, it has
52 2| Our own decision and from certain knowledge and Our mature
53 7| and that of the apostolic chancery concerning not removing
54 1| them) in the many general chapters of the Order of Friars Minor
55 2| superiors excuses them, to cheapness in clothing according to
56 4| attending the community choir, refectory, and other places,
57 1| statutes, for those of the Cismontane in 1663, and for those of
58 6| which have been spoken of, cited and heard, and to the matter [
59 2| or which is in any manner civil [currency], is entirely
60 1| the Observance in their collection of general statutes, for
61 6| any manner one be able to command it himself; but so that
62 6| opening of the mouth, by complete restitution, or whatever
63 7| strength, in statutes, usages, compositions and customs, even immemorial,
64 2| and every dispensation, concession and custom, if it is ascertained
65 6| 6.~ Concluding this present letter and
66 2| aforementioned Order the condition and rule of the Friars Minor
67 7| been sworn, by apostolic confirmation, or of whatever other firmness
68 2| individual friars, approving and confirming in order the very same protestation
69 2| their use among each family, congregation, reform, or province of
70 7| the said Order, and of its congregations, reforms, provinces and
71 4| definitors; nevertheless upon the consciences of these same, lest either
72 1| and rigor of the original conscientiousness, and in providing for their
73 7| of power, and others in consistory and in any way conceded
74 2| chosen according to the constitution prescribed by Nicholas III
75 6| modified, refuted, called into controversy, or reduced to the terms
76 7| reforms, provinces and convents and of whatever other [division],
77 8| the present letter, or its copy, even printed, subscribed
78 2| another without a capuche, a cord and breeches; for any kind
79 | could
80 7| and provincial and synodal councils, general or special, in
81 4| a sentence, but with the counsel and assent of three friars,
82 8| whatever place as much in court as outside of it, which
83 2| without anything that might cover the foot, of whatever material
84 2| is in any manner civil [currency], is entirely prohibited
85 2| dispensation, concession and custom, if it is ascertained to
86 7| usages, compositions and customs, even immemorial, also by
87 8| the Fisherman, on the 20th day of November, 1679, the fourth
88 2| expressed above, by Our own decision and from certain knowledge
89 2| very same protestation and declaration of these things expressed
90 1| purely according to the declarations of the Supreme Pontiffs,
91 1| the year 1670, it has been declared and protested by the unanimous
92 2| forever. Equally, however, declaring those things which are not
93 6| has even been conceded or decreed by a [legal] motion, equal
94 7| void them, and by other decrees in general or in special,
95 4| years now, who notably is defective in attending the community
96 6| interceding, it be judged and defined to pertain to themselves,
97 4| provincials or at least provincial definitors; nevertheless upon the consciences
98 6| whatever judges, ordinary or delegated, even by the auditors of
99 5| under the penalty of the deprivation of their office, to permit
100 7| especially and expressly derogate and will to be derogated
101 7| even if for the sufficient derogation of those things and their
102 7| and even with whatever derogations of this to be derogated,
103 2| entirely revoke, and We determine and declare them to be revoked,
104 1| Recollects," have they been dispensed, nor has the body of the
105 7| convents and of whatever other [division], or by others of whatever
106 8| by this very same present document even if they should be exhibited
107 8| a person established in ecclesiastical dignity, it be held with
108 6| own plenary and integral effects, and by this, to which it
109 | either
110 4| constitutions. I judge that the election of such a one, who in all
111 2| thoroughly and entirely empty and to be so forever. Equally,
112 5| or money be born away, We enjoin each and every prelate or
113 3| 3.~ Likewise so that in entering religion one wills to undertake
114 7| with this change alone, We especially and expressly derogate and
115 8| with the seal of a person established in ecclesiastical dignity,
116 | ever
117 3| profession, unless he be examined beforehand concerning his
118 4| 4.~ So that the example of the prelates or superiors
119 2| clothing beyond the aforesaid (excepting the mantle which is licit
120 4| sickness, by which he is excused from the obligation of going
121 2| rule, unless true necessity excusing from the precept and approved
122 8| document even if they should be exhibited or shown [in public].~Given
123 6| Order, and whatever others exist, of whatever status, grade,
124 4| observes the common life be expelled, or one who does not observe
125 7| mention or whatever other expression used or some other exquisite
126 7| alone, We especially and expressly derogate and will to be
127 7| expression used or some other exquisite form that would approach
128 4| learnt the information in the external forum, for the sake of his
129 1| things hurtful, which could extinguish and relax the spirit and
130 6| other remedy of law, of fact or of favor, or having accomplished,
131 6| whosoever by whatever other faculty and authority in judging
132 2| as their use among each family, congregation, reform, or
133 2| the precept in the rule on fasting, unless necessity excuses
134 4| who does not observe the fasts of the Church or of the
135 6| remedy of law, of fact or of favor, or having accomplished,
136 1| according to their strength, favored as they are by Divine aid,
137 6| letter remain and be forever firm, valid, and efficacious,
138 8| s, under the ring of the Fisherman, on the 20th day of November,
139 2| to going about without footwear, this is without anything
140 1| in keeping them safe and fortifying them from those things hurtful,
141 4| information in the external forum, for the sake of his conscience,
142 1| and impels Us to attend to fostering and preserving the Orders
143 8| day of November, 1679, the fourth year of Our Pontificate.~
144 2| declare that all and each friar of the body of the Observance
145 6| things to be observed and fulfilled inviolably and resolutely,
146 2| knowledge, deliberation and fullness of power, for the sake of
147 8| exhibited or shown [in public].~Given at Rome, at St. Peter's,
148 1| spread throughout the whole globe by divine disposition, urges
149 1| with wise piety for the glory of the Omnipotent God and
150 2| prelate be present, to not go horseback riding, unless
151 4| himself or on his bed, who goes about with shoes, who does
152 5| administration of the temporal goods of any monastery of women
153 1| which We preside over the governing of the catholic Church spread
154 6| exist, of whatever status, grade, order, preeminence or dignity,
155 7| law that has already been granted, and concerning other apostolic
156 2| 2.~ We, for greater firmness of protestation,
157 3| received to the regular habit in the same Order, unless
158 | had
159 6| pertain to themselves, and happen to be tried as void and
160 4| conscience, without the harshness of a sentence, but with
161 8| ecclesiastical dignity, it be held with exactly the same trust
162 | hence
163 1| as is conceded Us from on high.~And also since (as We understand
164 | him
165 8| outside of it, which it should hold by this very same present
166 1| fortifying them from those things hurtful, which could extinguish
167 | I
168 5| superintendents, steward, or any other imaginable.~
169 7| compositions and customs, even immemorial, also by privileges, indults
170 5| other things, moveable or immovable, to whomsoever the dominion
171 1| divine disposition, urges and impels Us to attend to fostering
172 7| not even by general indeed important passages, the mention or
173 6| reference to thus be noted, impugned, infringed, retracted, modified,
174 | indeed
175 7| immemorial, also by privileges, indults and apostolic letters to
176 2| horseback riding, unless infirmity or necessity proven by the
177 4| after having learnt the information in the external forum, for
178 6| thus be noted, impugned, infringed, retracted, modified, refuted,
179 6| most irregular and entirely injurious, not at any time vitiated
180 8| year of Our Pontificate.~Innocent XI~ ~ ~
181 1| Orders of men religious—instituted by this holy See with wise
182 6| obtain its own plenary and integral effects, and by this, to
183 6| obreption or nullity, or by Our intention or the consent of those
184 6| authority in judging and interceding, it be judged and defined
185 2| themselves or through an interposed person, for the Friars Minor
186 | into
187 1| the Observance itself ever introduced or admitted any dispensation
188 6| be observed and fulfilled inviolably and resolutely, and in such
189 6| present letter has been issued, as if they have not been
190 | itself
191 4| in his constitutions. I judge that the election of such
192 2| necessity proven by the judgement of the superiors excuses
193 6| things, and thus by whatever judges, ordinary or delegated,
194 6| faculty and authority in judging and interceding, it be judged
195 6| accomplished, whether anything in a judicial procedure or outside thereof
196 6| sufficiently adduced, verified, and justified, or for whatever other reason,
197 1| primeval regulations, and in keeping them safe and fortifying
198 6| of whatever authority, knowingly or unknowingly.~
199 6| unthinkable, and on account of lacking individual reference to
200 5| have the administration of lands, of returns, or of whatever
201 6| Church, even by legates a latere and by nuncios of the Apostolic
202 7| concerning other apostolic laws, and those set forth in
203 4| general superior, after having learnt the information in the external
204 6| Holy Roman Church, even by legates a latere and by nuncios
205 6| even however verified, legitimate and privileged a case, appearance,
206 4| consciences of these same, lest either one who observes
207 7| privileges, indults and apostolic letters to the same Order, and its
208 2| excepting the mantle which is licit from the beginning of religious
209 | like
210 4| undergarments or shirts or linens upon himself or on his bed,
211 2| or shirts; sweat bands, little tunics, and the like, are
212 1| way of the mandates of the Lord, as much as is conceded
213 | made
214 | make
215 1| advancement in the way of the mandates of the Lord, as much as
216 2| aforesaid (excepting the mantle which is licit from the
217 2| cover the foot, of whatever material it might be, unless true
218 6| cited and heard, and to the matter [at hand], on account of
219 2| certain knowledge and Our mature deliberation, and from the
220 2| Nicholas III of blessed memory and Clement V, Our predecessors
221 1| preserving the Orders of men religious—instituted by
222 4| handling money, unless he has mended his ways for at least three
223 1| on account of their great merits—in their holy and primeval
224 6| impugned, infringed, retracted, modified, refuted, called into controversy,
225 5| the temporal goods of any monastery of women religious under
226 6| things by the opening of the mouth, by complete restitution,
227 5| of whatever other things, moveable or immovable, to whomsoever
228 2| money, which is not purely natural, or which is in any manner
229 2| can have the use of other necessary things, but not the dominion [
230 7| things, and, as much as is needful, Our rule and that of the
231 | neither
232 | nevertheless
233 2| Pontiffs according to the norm of the respective aforesaid
234 4| least three years now, who notably is defective in attending
235 8| subscribed to by the hand of any notary public, and sealed with
236 6| individual reference to thus be noted, impugned, infringed, retracted,
237 2| nullified, voided, and nothings, both in their force and
238 3| that with this previous notification he wills to undergo probation;
239 8| Fisherman, on the 20th day of November, 1679, the fourth year of
240 2| present things, We revoke, nullify, void, and annul, and both
241 6| subreption or obreption or nullity, or by Our intention or
242 6| legates a latere and by nuncios of the Apostolic See, or
243 5| Order in virtue of holy obedience, and under the penalty of
244 3| precepts of the rule which oblige in conscience, and that
245 3| the effect] that he is obliged by profession to the observance
246 6| vitiated by subreption or obreption or nullity, or by Our intention
247 4| same, lest either one who observes the common life be expelled,
248 4| more efficacious means of observing the aforesaid things, We
249 6| efficacious, and to procure and obtain its own plenary and integral
250 5| Lastly, so that every occasion of trespassing the precept
251 7| respectively the form, case and occasions to the present letter expressed,
252 2| which do not so frequently occur to be bound even to the
253 1| piety for the glory of the Omnipotent God and the salvation of
254 6| contrary to those things by the opening of the mouth, by complete
255 1| fostering and preserving the Orders of men religious—instituted
256 6| thus by whatever judges, ordinary or delegated, even by the
257 7| special, in constitutions or ordination, and besides those of the
258 1| spirit and rigor of the original conscientiousness, and in
259 | otherwise
260 | over
261 6| causes of the apostolic palace, or by the cardinals of
262 1| Recollects in their respective particular constitutions:~
263 1| 1.~ The pastoral solicitude of office, by
264 2| Martin IV and Martin V and Paul IV equally Our predecessors,
265 5| obedience, and under the penalty of the deprivation of their
266 7| other things which would perdure in their strength, to effect
267 5| deprivation of their office, to permit no religious of the same
268 5| of this kind of Order be permitted the administration of the
269 7| its superiors, friars, and persons whatsoever, under whatever
270 6| and by this, to which it pertains and will pertain in whatever
271 8| Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, under the ring of the
272 2| constitutions, to not using more pieces of clothing than those which
273 1| this holy See with wise piety for the glory of the Omnipotent
274 4| choir, refectory, and other places, as is prescribed in his
275 6| procure and obtain its own plenary and integral effects, and
276 6| appearance, pretext or point, even those contained in
277 8| the fourth year of Our Pontificate.~Innocent XI~ ~ ~
278 4| that the example of the prelates or superiors truly be a
279 1| attend to fostering and preserving the Orders of men religious—
280 1| solicitude of office, by which We preside over the governing of the
281 3| conscience, and that with this previous notification he wills to
282 1| merits—in their holy and primeval regulations, and in keeping
283 8| letter, or its copy, even printed, subscribed to by the hand
284 6| verified, legitimate and privileged a case, appearance, pretext
285 7| even immemorial, also by privileges, indults and apostolic letters
286 3| notification he wills to undergo probation; nor is anyone to be admitted
287 6| whether anything in a judicial procedure or outside thereof has even
288 6| and efficacious, and to procure and obtain its own plenary
289 1| it has been declared and protested by the unanimous consent
290 2| unless infirmity or necessity proven by the judgement of the
291 2| from the rule, but a means provided by Our predecessors the
292 1| conscientiousness, and in providing for their blessed advancement
293 2| congregation, reform, or province of the aforesaid respective
294 7| congregations, reforms, provinces and convents and of whatever
295 4| friars, who are or have been provincials or at least provincial definitors;
296 2| the Roman Pontiffs for the purer observance thereof, or syndics
297 6| interest, or for whatever other purpose, even however great and
298 | rather
299 6| justified, or for whatever other reason, even however verified,
300 2| Friars Minor concerning not receiving money through themselves
301 | recently
302 2| to be bound even to the recitation of the Divine Office, to
303 6| called into controversy, or reduced to the terms of law or of
304 4| attending the community choir, refectory, and other places, as is
305 2| each family, congregation, reform, or province of the aforesaid
306 7| and of its congregations, reforms, provinces and convents
307 1| salvation of souls, and refulgent in the Church of God on
308 6| infringed, retracted, modified, refuted, called into controversy,
309 1| their holy and primeval regulations, and in keeping them safe
310 1| which could extinguish and relax the spirit and rigor of
311 6| that this present letter remain and be forever firm, valid,
312 6| restitution, or whatever other remedy of law, of fact or of favor,
313 7| chancery concerning not removing a law that has already been
314 7| confirmed, approved, and renewed vicissitudes; to which each
315 6| fulfilled inviolably and resolutely, and in such a manner that
316 7| being of this kind, having respectively the form, case and occasions
317 4| confirmed, We place the responsibility.~
318 6| of the mouth, by complete restitution, or whatever other remedy
319 2| disposition of the constitutions restored by Martin IV and Martin
320 6| noted, impugned, infringed, retracted, modified, refuted, called
321 5| administration of lands, of returns, or of whatever other things,
322 2| determine and declare them to be revoked, nullified, voided, and
323 4| that is, he who frequently rides horseback, or has a sickness,
324 2| present, to not go horseback riding, unless infirmity or necessity
325 1| and relax the spirit and rigor of the original conscientiousness,
326 8| at St. Peter's, under the ring of the Fisherman, on the
327 8| shown [in public].~Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, under the
328 | s
329 1| regulations, and in keeping them safe and fortifying them from
330 1| the Omnipotent God and the salvation of souls, and refulgent
331 8| public, and sealed with the seal of a person established
332 8| of any notary public, and sealed with the seal of a person
333 4| of the rule, who has been seen at anytime handling money,
334 4| without the harshness of a sentence, but with the counsel and
335 4| bed, who goes about with shoes, who does not observe the
336 8| they should be exhibited or shown [in public].~Given at Rome,
337 4| rides horseback, or has a sickness, by which he is excused
338 1| 1.~ The pastoral solicitude of office, by which We preside
339 | some
340 1| God and the salvation of souls, and refulgent in the Church
341 7| most exactly observed and specified fully and sufficiently,
342 1| extinguish and relax the spirit and rigor of the original
343 6| those things which have been spoken of, cited and heard, and
344 1| governing of the catholic Church spread throughout the whole globe
345 6| others exist, of whatever status, grade, order, preeminence
346 5| tenants, superintendents, steward, or any other imaginable.~
347 6| at any time vitiated by subreption or obreption or nullity,
348 8| its copy, even printed, subscribed to by the hand of any notary
349 6| even however great and substantial and unconsidered and unthinkable,
350 7| and every, even if for the sufficient derogation of those things
351 5| syndics, agents, tenants, superintendents, steward, or any other imaginable.~
352 1| the declarations of the Supreme Pontiffs, admitted and received
353 2| undergarments or shirts; sweat bands, little tunics, and
354 7| whatever kind, even having been sworn, by apostolic confirmation,
355 7| universal, and provincial and synodal councils, general or special,
356 2| for transgressing it be taken away from individual friars,
357 5| the administration of the temporal goods of any monastery of
358 5| administrators, syndics, agents, tenants, superintendents, steward,
359 6| controversy, or reduced to the terms of law or of the statutes
360 | than
361 | then
362 | there
363 | therefore
364 | throughout
365 8| that when there has been a transferal of the present letter, or
366 2| and that the pretext for transgressing it be taken away from individual
367 5| so that every occasion of trespassing the precept of not handling
368 6| themselves, and happen to be tried as void and vain (if such
369 4| the prelates or superiors truly be a more efficacious means
370 8| held with exactly the same trust in whatever place as much
371 2| by the rule, namely one tunic with a capuche and another
372 2| shirts; sweat bands, little tunics, and the like, are against
373 1| declared and protested by the unanimous consent of all the friars
374 6| great and substantial and unconsidered and unthinkable, and on
375 3| notification he wills to undergo probation; nor is anyone
376 1| high.~And also since (as We understand them) in the many general
377 3| beforehand concerning his understanding of the rule and its precepts
378 6| the said Order, or to be understood or accomplished contrary
379 3| entering religion one wills to undertake each obligation, he be fully
380 7| and those set forth in universal, and provincial and synodal
381 6| authority, knowingly or unknowingly.~
382 6| substantial and unconsidered and unthinkable, and on account of lacking
383 | until
384 7| efficacious, most efficacious and unusual passages, and by those things
385 1| globe by divine disposition, urges and impels Us to attend
386 7| of strength, in statutes, usages, compositions and customs,
387 | used
388 4| going about on foot, who uses undergarments or shirts
389 | using
390 1| 1663, and for those of the Utramontane in 1621, and by the Reformed,
391 6| to be tried as void and vain (if such is contrary to
392 6| remain and be forever firm, valid, and efficacious, and to
393 1| and recently in that of Vallisoletanus, which was celebrated in
394 7| confirmed, approved, and renewed vicissitudes; to which each and every,
395 5| superior of the said Order in virtue of holy obedience, and under
396 6| injurious, not at any time vitiated by subreption or obreption
397 2| to be revoked, nullified, voided, and nothings, both in their
398 | was
399 4| unless he has mended his ways for at least three years
400 | were
401 7| superiors, friars, and persons whatsoever, under whatever tenor and
402 6| them and for the sake of whosoever by whatever other faculty
403 1| rule, but rather have they willed according to their strength,
404 1| instituted by this holy See with wise piety for the glory of the
405 7| 7.~ Not withstanding the aforesaid things, and,
406 5| goods of any monastery of women religious under whatever
407 7| whatever tenor and form of words, and even with whatever
408 6| preeminence or dignity, or others worthy of specific and individual
409 8| Our Pontificate.~Innocent XI~ ~ ~
410 4| ways for at least three years now, who notably is defective
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