[Jesuits]: [Charles III, King of Spain]:

$850 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

EL REY. POR QUANTO EN TRES DE OCTUBRE DE ESTE ANO TUVE POR BIEN MANDAR EXPEDIR PARA ESTOS REYNOS DE ESPANA LA REAL CEDULA DEL TENOR SIGUIENTE...SABED QUE CON MOTIVO DE HAVERSE ESPARCIDO EN LA CIUDAD ... A royal decree attempting to suppress satirical publications of the Jesuit order, mentioning "San Ignacio de Loyola," the founder of the Jesuits more than two centuries earlier. Issued after the suppression of the order, this is specifically aimed at illicit works printed and circulated in Barcelona. The document is stamp-signed by King Charles III, and secretarially docketed.

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