SPANISH INQUISITION Illuminated vellum manuscript document

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(SPANISH INQUISITION.) Illuminated manuscript document in Spanish conferring the title of comisario de la Inquisición on Francisco de Luque of the town of Montemayor, written on one side of a single vellum leaf in italic hand in black ink with authorizing signatures in gold, the text set within three-sided painted border in colors and gold incorporating foliate decoration, vignette of St. Peter Martyr, and two-line heading interlaced within elaborate strapwork. Worn paper seal of the Inquisition in lower left. Approximately 306x602 mm; minor soiling and wear along edges, few passages rubbed and faint. Córdoba, 29 October 1712

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Comisarios were parish priests who played an important ancillary role in the legal system of the Holy Office by performing non-judicial tasks on behalf of inquisitors.