Sep 27, 2018 - Sale 2486

Sale 2486 - Lot 492

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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS.) Philip III, King of Spain. Royal proclamation regarding collection of tithes. Document Signed "Yo el Rey", and countersigned by Fernando Ruiz de Conti. One page, 11 3/4 x 8 inches; lone worm hole, two small holes in upper margin apparently from removal from a scrapbook, moderate foxing, minor ink burns, modern dealer label pasted in lower margin. [Madrid], 10 November 1618
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An order for the Viceroy of New Spain, Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar, to resume collection of the King's 2/9 share of the tithe from the churches after a moratorium. The recent outbreak of the Thirty Years' War was likely the motivation. The order specifically mentions the bishops of Tlaxcala and Michoacán.