Pope Pius IV (1499-1565) Papal Bull. Motus Proprius S.D.N. Pii Papae Quarti super Reformatione Offitii Gabellarii Maioris, & eius offitialium universitati Merciariorum Almae Urbis Concessus.
Rome: Antonio Bladum, 1565.
Quarto pamphlet of six leaves; woodcut papal coat of arms to title; verso of title with three sets of religious arms; this particular Bull was issued late in Pius IV's papacy, on 19 November 1565 (he died on December ninth of the same year); text in Italian and Latin; bound in full modern red morocco, some minor paper repairs, darkening to top page corners, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.
