The Compilation of 1641 of the Constitutions, Statutes and Customs stored in the Pitancería of the Holy Church of Cuenca

Abstract

In 1637, the bishop of Cuenca, Enrique Pimentel, believed that it was necessary to print and put together in a book, the laudable rules, ceremonies and customs that had been used and used in the Choir, Cabildo and Processions of the Holy Church in Cuenca orders that once they are compiled and once printed, all the Prebendados and Beneficiados of the Cabildo de Cuenca will be given for their compliance and due compliance under the penalty determined in them in case of default according to what is contained in the car book Capitulares kept in the archives of the Church of Cuenca. In 1638, the aforementioned bishop signed it on March 10, 1638, and the Notary-Secretary Alonso López de Soria testified.