Prouisiões, cedulas, instruciones de Su Magestad
Subtitle: ordenãças d' difũtos y audiẽcia, pa la buena expediciõ de los negocios, y administraciõ d' justicia: y gouernaciõ d'sta Nueua España : y pa el buẽ tratamiẽto y obseruaciõ  d'los yndios, dende el año 1525 hasta este presente de 63
Contributors: Puga, Vasco de, -1576, compiler; Ocharte, Pedro, approximately 1532-1592, printer
Publisher: En casa de Pedro Ocharte
Published: 1563
Place of publication: En Mexico
Language: spa
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Politics and government; Sources; Colonies; Law; Administration; History
Other titles: Provisiones, cedulas, instrucciones de Su Magestad; Philippus Hispaniarum et Indiarum rex; Philippvs Hispaniarvm et Indiarvm rex; Cedulario de Puga
Work titles: Laws, etc
Notes: Date on title page: mdlxiii.

Title within historiated architectural frame, royal arms in center. Decorative and historiated initials.

The license on recto of second leaf is dated Toledo, 4 September, 1560. On verso of leaf 2 is the "Comision para la impression" of Luis de Velasco to Vasco de Puga.

This work, the earliest printed summary of Spanish colonial law, was compiled by Vasco de Puga and is generally known as the "Cedulario" of de Puga.

LC copy has last two leaves restored in part in modern hand. Acquired July 10, 1903.

Dobbs & Haun. Law Library at LC, pages 35-36

Wagner. Nueva bibliografía mexicana del siglo xvi, 1946, page 198, item 42