Roman Breviary

privileges of printing Breviaries original: "Breviaria"; a liturgical book containing the public prayers, hymns, and readings of the Catholic Church granted to any printers Typographis by Us or our predecessors as Roman Pontiffs until now, which by these presents we expressly revoke, and we wish them to be revoked; as well as general and special constitutions and ordinances issued, confirmed, and approved in any way contrary to the foregoing. To all of these—even if special, specific, and express mention should have been made of them and their full contents—considering such contents as expressed in these presents, for this time only we specially and expressly derogate derogate A legal term meaning to partially override or repeal a law or privilege for a specific instance from them, and all other contrary things whatsoever. Furthermore, we wish that copies of these our letters, even when printed in the Breviaries themselves, or signed by the hand of some public Notary and secured with the seal of some person established in Ecclesiastical dignity, shall be given exactly the same trust as would be given to these presents themselves, if they were displayed or shown. Given at Rome, at Saint Peter's, under the Ring of the Fisherman original: "Annulo Piscatoris"; the official seal used by the Pope for formal documents, depicting St. Peter casting a net from a boat on the 25th day of January, 1631. In the eighth year of our Pontificate.

A large, ornate woodcut emblem printed in red ink. At the center, a figure in papal vestments and a tiara sits holding a processional cross and a shield. This figure is surrounded by an elaborate baroque frame of scrollwork and foliage, inhabited by several winged cherubs or putti.