Propaganda Fide 
133 
ff. 89-90. June 16. On the granting to the Bishop of Durango the fa - 
coltd of reconciling to his church the heretics and infidels of his dio¬ 
cese. 44 Ad sanctum officium.” 
f. 157, no. 5. Sept. 15. Facoltd for the Bishop of Quebec, 
f. 159, no. 10. Sept. 15. Two Capuchins request to go to America as 
missionaries. 
ff. 177-178, no. 20. Sept. 15. Petition from D. Nicolo Porzio, that re¬ 
newed attempts be made in Spain to secure his reinstatement in the 
charge of introducing* negro slaves. 
1688 . ff. 149-150, no. 30. Oct. 5. On a report from the Congregation of 
Bishop and Regulars, briefs of apostolic preacher are forwarded to 
four Minor Observants. 
fif. 150-151, no. 31. Oct. 5. Relations of spiritual progress from various 
missionaries in the Western Indies, including one from Felipe de 
Gahido, prefect of New Mexico. 
f. 194, no. 28. Nov. 14. Reform of certain constitutions made for the 
erection of convents, seminaries, and colleges in the provinces of the 
Indies subject to the Catholic King, for the instruction of ecclesias¬ 
tics for those missions. The affair brought forward by Linaz. 
1689 . f. 27, no. 9, Feb. 8; and f. 84, no. 9, May 28. Request of a priest or¬ 
dained by the Bishop of Puebla, and versed in the Mexican language, 
for permission to instruct the faithful, 
ff. 49-50. Mar. 1. The custodian of the missions of the Capuchins re¬ 
lates scandals, relaxation in customs, and the vacillation of Catholics 
in the faith, and requests facoltd. 
1690 . ff. 49-52, no. 23. Feb. 27. Nicolo Porzio, re-established in the right of 
furnishing slaves for the Western Indies, requests facoltd to select 
priests for the service of said slaves, 
ff. 68-69, no. 19. Mar. 13. The missions in America, in places where 
there are no missionaries, particularly in the French islands, con¬ 
ceded to two missionaries. 
f. 203, no. 6. Sept. 4. Letters commending Nicolo Porzio given to the 
new nuncio in Spain. 
1691 . f. 53, no. 12. Sept. 24. Facoltd to the Bishop of Durango. 
1692 . ff. 176-177, and f. 179, both of the congregation of Aug. 26. Facoltd 
to the superior of the Minor Observants in the Western Indies. 
1693 . ff. 82-83, no. 16, June 22 ; and f. 241, no. 1, Aug. 17. Request of Father 
Vittorio da Dola, Capuchin, that order be given that the missionaries 
of one order shall not involve themselves in the missions of another 
order. 
f. 169, no. 15. Oct. 6. Some Franciscans petition to be declared apostolic 
preachers in the Indies. 42 
1694 . f. 94, no. 4. June 27. Names of superiors and missionaries in 44 Flo¬ 
rida Popaien ”. 
1695 . f. 3, no. 6, Jan. 11; and f. 19, Feb. 8. License to the prefect of the 
Augustinian missions in the Western Indies, 
ff. 12-13, no. 25. Jan. 11. Aggravations received by the Bishop of 
Guadalaxara from the Minor Observants who have usurped many 
parishes and assume to administer them independently of the or¬ 
dinary. 
42 Probably the East Indies. 
