Dated and signed on p. [4]: Fecha en los Reyes, en onze de otubre de mil y seiscientos y treinta y nueue años. El conde de Chinchon. Por mandado del virrey. D. Ioseph de Caceres y Ulloa.

The first synod of La Paz was held in 1638 following royal orders. Publication of its "constitution", or proceedings, was delayed owing to Viceroy Chinchón's insistence that they be approved by the Audiencia for La Plata. The diocesan lawyer appealed and insisted that the license be granted, and was successful after two attempts.

Signatures: pi² (pi1 verso blank) A-Y² Z² (-Z2)

Includes index.

Woodcut vignette of ecclesiastical coat of arms on title page; tail pieces.

Medina, J.T. Imprenta en Lima (1584-1824), 196.

Purchase; 2017; 18-028.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in later red morocco with gold tooling.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Divestiture Fund.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Fabian de Cubos Angulo: ms. autograph on title page.