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(MEXICO—1667.) Montemayor de Cuenca, Juan Francisco.
Excubationes
semicentum ex decisionibus regiae chancellariae sancti dominici, insulae vulgo
dictae española totius novi orbis primatis.
[16], 165 leaves, 166-281, 40 pages. 4to,
later vellum, minor wear; internally quite clean, edges tinted; early inscriptions on half-title
and title page.
México: Francisco Rodríguez Lupercio, 1667
[3,000/4,000]
A collection of law reports relating to the Spanish colony at Santo Domingo on Hispaniola
(now in the Dominican Republic), compiled by its former governor. With the appendix
“Propugnatio pro regia iurisdictione et authoritate,” not always present as it had been censored
by the Inquisition. Medina, México 976; Palau 17803 (does not note appendix). Only one
other copy known at auction, possibly this copy.
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(MEXICO—1668.) Rúa, Hernando de la.
Carta pastoral, advertencias, y
amonestaciones paternas.
[1], 41 leaves. 4to, modern stamped calf; front hinge split,
additional page numbers added in an early manuscript hand.
México: Viuda de Bernardo Calderón, 1668
[1,500/2,500]
Rúa was Commissary General of the Franciscans in New Spain. Medina, México 1006;
Palau 280139. 3 copies in OCLC, and none known at auction.
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