[Spanish Indies]:

$1,750 · Offered by William Reese Company

EL REY. POR QUANTO ESTOY ENTERADO QUE SIN EMBARGO DE LO DISPUESTO POR LAS LEYES...EN LAS QUALES SE MANDA, QUE LOS VIRREYES, PRESIDENTES, Y AUDIENCIAS, HAGAN OBSERVAR, QUE LOS CORREGIDORES, Y ... A rare royal cedula issued by Ferdinand VI, King of Spain, confirming earlier published laws stating that viceroys, presidents, and audiencias are to ensure that corregidores and justices reside in the principle towns and headquarters of their jurisdictions. The decree also states that the judges are not to be absent from their principle residences except under special circumstances when a license is issued indicating the precise cause for the absence and the length of time the judge will be away. In addition, the judges can not name their own "lieutenants" or assistants, nor can the viceroys, presidents, and audiencias name judges' assistants without royal approval. This copy, accomplished in manuscript at Villaviciosa, Spain on Sept. 7, 1758, is signed by Juan Manuel Crespo, with the additional inscription "Yo El Rey" and the annotation "Por mandado del Reyno exo. señor." A manuscript inscription on the blank verso of the final printed page, dated Dec. 4, 1759, confirms that the decree has been reviewed by the President and other high-ranking officials in Santiago de Chile.A rare proclamation regarding colonial judges in Spanish dominions throughout the New World. Not in OCLC, Medina BHA, or Palau.

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