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By: por los Señores del Consejo real de las Indias: sobre la forma en que han de tener los hermanos del Beato Iuan de Dios la administracion de los hospitales en las Indias
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1632
Place of publication: Madrid?
Language: spa
Subjects: Hospitals; Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
Other titles: Avto proveido.
Notes: Caption title.

Dated in first three lines of first paragraph on recto of leaf [1]: En la villa de Madrid a treinta dias del mes de enero de mil y seiscientes y treinta y dos años.

Instructions dictated by the members of the Consejo de Indias concerning the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God. They charge the Brothers to correctly administer the hospitals in the Indies since they have detected some irregularities; furthermore they charge that the Brothers will only be able to practice in the Caribbean, the Kingdom of New Granada, and Lima.

Signatures: A⁴

Woodcut initial.

John Carter Brown Library copy has ms. numbers "253" through "256" in upper right hand corner; ms. number "106" in lower right hand corner; an illegible ms. signature preceded by "Concuerda con l'original" following text on verso of leaf 4.

John Carter Brown Library copy disbound.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund.