230 W. E. Curtis — Pre-Cohunblan, Vatican Documents. 



In like manner to our beloved children, the people of the city and 

 diocese of the church of S. Maria del Antiqua, health, etc : 

 Today, advised by our brothers and in the fulness of our 

 apostolic authority, we provide for the church of S. Maria del 

 Antiqua, in the island of India, which has been vacant since its 

 first erection, in the person of our beloved John, elect of S. Maria 

 del Antic^ua, acceptable to us and to our brothers for his merits, 

 and we appoint him bishoj) and pastor of the same, committing 

 entirely to him its care and administration in spiritual and 

 temporal matters, according as is more fully expressed in our 

 letters written to this effect. ' Wherefore we earnestly ask and 

 exhort you all ; we order you b}^ aj)ostolic letters to receive the 

 same John elect as your father and pastor of your souls with 

 grateful honor, to pay him devout and fitting reverence, humbl}^ 

 to obey his salutary admonitions and commands, so that' he may 

 rejoice to have found in you dutiful sons, and you in conse- 

 quence to haA'e found in him a benevolent father. 

 Given as above. 



In the same manner, to our beloved daughter in Christ, Johanna, 



illustrious Queen of Castile and Leon, health, etc, grace, etc : 



Since then, beloved daughter in Christ, it is the work of virtue 



to act Avith benign favor toAvards the ministers of God and to 



revere them by word and deed for the glory of the eternal King, Ave 



earnestly request and exhort your royal serenity, out of love for 



us and the apostolic see, to consider the same John elect andhis 



church of S. Maria del Antiqua as most heartily commended, etc. 



Given as abo\^e. 



14. 



Letters from Pope Leo granting authority for the confirmation 

 of John of Quevedos as bishop of Darien. 



(Translation.) 

 M. XX XIX de Campania. . 



Leo X to our beloved son, John of Quevedos, elect of S. Maria 



del Antiqua, health, etc : 



Since Ave by apostolic authority, counselled by our brothers, 

 have thought it proper to provide for the church of S. Maria del 



