freely and lawfully by any proper persons soeyer at a suitable price, by our authority; notwithstanding any constitutions and apostolical ordinances soeyer, and the statutes of the penitentiary, and courts, as also of the aforesaid tribunals, eyen though strengthened by an oath, &c.; [notwithstanding also] all privileges, indults, and apostolic letters granted to them, and to the aforementioned officials and tribunals under any tenor or forms soeyer, and with what clauses, and decrees soever, even by a mottis proprius or after any other manner. By all which, &c., we this time most absolutely abrogate their tenor, &c., and we desire that they should not be, by any means, vlaid in opposition to what is here set forth.
Thus it seems good to us by our first special motion.
Given at Rome, at Saint Mark's, on the 4th nones of August, [1] in the fifth year.
THE BULL OF OUR HOLY LORD, THE LORD PIUS, BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE FOURTH POPE,
TOUCHING THE FORM OF THE OATH OF THE PROFESSSION OF FAITH.
Pius, bishop, servant of the servants of God, for the perpetual memory hereof.
The office of apostolic servitude enjoined on us requires, that those matters, which Almighty God has vouchsafed divinely to inspire into the minds of the holy fathers assembled in his name for the provident guidance of his Church, we should hasten unhesitatingly to execute, unto his praise and glory. Whereas, therefore, according to the resolution of the Council of Trent, all who may happen henceforward to be placed over cathedral and superior churches, or who may have to take care respecting their dignities, canonries, and any other ecclesiastical benefices soever having the cure of souls, are bound to make a public profession of the orthodox faith, and to promise and swear that they will continue in obedience to the Church of Rome: We, willing that the same thing be observed likewise by all
- ↑ Aug. 2nd.
which he adds the form, "given at Rome," &c. Du Cange, vol. ii. p. 1313.
