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APPENDIX B. (BULL B). 



The following is a copy of. the Bull " Eximiae (IcvoHonis " taken from the 

 " Fonti Italiani," Part III. By this Bull the Pope granted to Spain, over the 

 territories discovered for the Spanish crown, the same rights which had, by 

 a series of Bulls extending over fifty years, been granted to Portugal over 

 the territories to the south along the coast of Africa and to the eastwards 

 " as far as the Indies." Such rights are conferred upon Spain en hloc with- 

 out enumeration quoad the territories discovered for Spain and in doing this 

 the rights of Portugal and the contents of the previous Bulls are of necessity 

 confirmed, quoad the territories discovered for Portugal. 



This Bull is to be, found also in Solorzano, Dc Indiarum Jure, and in Rai- 

 naldi, Annales Ecclesiastici. It is not in Navarrete, nor is it often referred 

 to in the books; though Herrera in one passage evidently has it in mind, 

 and Barros refers to it. Mr. Harrisse says it is not now to be found in the 

 Spanish Archives. He hes given (Diplomatic History) the only English 

 translation which has hitherto appeared. His text was taken from Hey- 

 wood's Documenta Selecta. He thinks Rainaldi gave ihis Bull a place before 

 the Bull Inter cetera by mistake; but Rainaldi made no mistake. This Bull 

 is dated May 3, and Rainaldi never knew of the suppressed Inicr cetera draft 

 of the same day. ne gave the only Inter cetera he knew anything about, 

 'that dated May 4. 



The reader is requested to compare the passages omitted from the draft 

 Bull and given in the footnotes in appendix A with the passages printed in 

 italics in this Bull. He will find that they are almost word for v/ord the 

 same, and all that remains in the Ball beyond this is merely the technical 

 framework of formal verbiage always found in such documents. 



Alexander episcopus, servus servorum Dei, carissimo in Christo fiiio 

 Ferdinando regi et carissimas in Christo filise Kelisabeth reginee Castellse, 

 Legionis, Aragouum et Grana.tas iilustribus, salutem et aposiolicam benedic- 

 tionem. 



Eximisa devotionis sinceritas et intégra Sdes, quibus nos et Romanam 

 reveremini Ecclesiam, non indigne merentur ut iila vobis favorabiiiter con- 

 cedamus, per quae sanctum et laudabile propositum vestrum et opus incep- 

 tum in quaerendis terris et însulis remotis ac incognitis in dies melius et 

 facilius ad honorem omnipotentis Dei, et imperii christian! propagationem, 

 ac fidei catholicse exaltationem prosequi valeatis. Hodie siquidem omnes 

 et singulas terras firmas et insulas remotas et incognitas versus partes occi- 

 dentales et mare Oceanum consistentes, per vos, sen nuntios vestros, ad id 

 propterea non sine magnis laboribus, periculis et impensis destinatos, reper- 

 tas et reperiendas in posterum, quse sub actuali dominio temporali aliquorum 

 dominorum christianorum constitute non essent, cum omnibus illarum 

 dominiis, civitatibus, castris, locis, villis, juribus et jurisdictionibus 

 universis, vobis haeredibusque et successoribus vestris, Castellœ et 

 Legionis regibus, in perpetuum, motu proprio et ex certa scientia 

 ac de apostolicse potestatis plenitudine donavimus, conces&imus et 

 assignavimus, prout in nostris inde confectis litteris plenius continetur. 

 Cum autcm aliav nonnuUis Portugatliae reijihus qui in partibus Africae, Guineae 

 et Mincre auri, ac alias insulas ctiani in similibus conccssiune et donatione 

 apostolica eis facta repererunt et acquisiverunt, per Scdcm apostolicam divcrsa 

 privilégia gratiac, libertaies, immunltates exemptiones, facultates, litterae et in- 



