Prouisio[n]es cedulas instruciones de su Magestad
Subtitle: ordena[n]ças d[e] difu[n]tos y audie[n]cia, p[ar]a la buena expedicio[n] de los negocios, y administracio[n] d[e] justicia: y gouernacio[n] d[e]sta Nueua España: y p[ar]a el bue[n] tratamie[n]to y [con]seruacio[n] d[e] los yndios, dende el año 1525. hasta este presente de. 63
Contributors: Puga, Vasco de, d. 1576; Jesuits. Province of Peru; Biblioteca Pública de Lima (Peru); Harvard University
Publisher: En casa de Pedro Ocharte
Published: 1563
Place of publication: En Mexico
Language: spa
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Indians of Mexico; Indians of the West Indies; Indians of North America; CSAIP; Law and legislation; Law; Legal status, laws
Other titles: Prouisioes cedulas instruciones de su Magestad.; Provisiones cedulas instruciones de su Magestad.; Philippus hispaniarum et indiarum rex.; Cedulario de Puga.
Work titles: Laws, etc
Notes: Signatures: a-2d chi² (versos of a1 and chi2 are blank). Misprinting d4 and 2a4 as c4 and a4 respectively; t2 not signed.

At head of title: Philippvs hispaniarvm et indiarvm rex.

Compiled by Vasco de Puga. Commonly known as Cedulario de Puga.

Illustrated title page; coat of arms on t.p. and leaf 5v; ornamented and historiated capitals.

Index on leaves [1-5]

Colophon on leaf [5]r: "[par.] A ho[n]rra y gloria de Nuestro Señor Jesu Christo acabose este presente libro en Mexico en casa de Pedro Ocharte, a veynte y tres dias del mes de nouiembre de mill [et] quinientos [et] sesenta y tres años. [par.] Esta tassado por el illustrissimo señor do[n] Luys de Uelasco uirrey a real el pliego. Por ma[n]dado de su señoria Antonio de Turcios secretario."

The copy reported upon in Icazbalceta and the two copies held at the John Carter Brown Library vary slightly. Icazbalceta (incorrectly?) reports the month in line 2 of leaf 2 verso as "mayo", where both JCBL copies read "março", as is also reported by Medina. Foliation errors common to all three copies: leaves 13, 19, 28, 107, 112, 123, 137, 172, 180 and 196 misprinted as 145, 29, 20, 109, 120, 12, 150, 173, 181 and 188; no. 39 defective. Icazbalceta additionally reports leaf 36 misprinted 37.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I:221.

Medina, J.T. Mexico, 46.

Sabin 66605.

García Icazbalceta, J. Bib. mexicana (1954 ed.), 43.

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 241231.

Streit, R. Bibliotheca missionum, I:93.

John Carter Brown Library copy 1: leaf 203 misprinted 202. Excessively trimmed at upper margin. Some corners and edges repaired, without loss of text. Ink ms. addition to table on leaf [3]v.

John Carter Brown Library copy 2: leaf 210 misprinted 110. Bound in contemporary vellum. Circular brand on bottom edge not legible. Brand on top edge reads: Biblioteca Pub. d Lima. Circular stamps on t.p. and leaves 40 and 80 read: Biblioteca Publica de Lima. Ink ms. on t.p. reads: De la Comp[añia] de J[esus] de Lima de la libreria. Leaves 91 and 94 are darkly foxed. Purchased from Harvard University.