SPAIN 1588 - SAINT-DIEGO d'ALCALA (died 1463, Spanish Franci - Lot 312

SPAIN 1588 - SAINT-DIEGO d'ALCALA (died 1463, Spanish Franciscan canonized 1588) / Manuscript on vellum written in Spanish with illuminated margins and lettering, 2 p in-4 (18.5 x 26.5 cm), dated1588: Following the canonization of Brother Diego, a chapter will be held to elect new provosts and stewards for the Brotherhood - It is clearly stipulated that to enter this holy Brotherhood, one could be a man ("hobre") or a woman ("muger") but that one could not be black ("negro"),nimorisque (Christian of Muslim origin), or any other dishonorable or subversive individual - Any member of the Brotherhood who voted to admit one of these dishonorable persons was fined two pounds of wax and banished for one year.