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DIARY OF THE " BLUE NUNS."
being considerd, wee in vertue of these psents doe by our apostolicall autority freely give leave to the said religious weomen as they desire , to embrace and undertake the regular reforme of the Immaculate Conception of the B. Virgin Mary according to the tenure of the abovesaid letters of our predecessor Pope Julius under the direction , gouvernement, superiority and totall Jurisdiction & subjection of the Ordinary of Paris ; or to continue under that reforme already undertaken, and to lead a religious life conformable to it : Wee likewise by the said tenure and autority do grant that they may freely & lawfully use and enjoy all and every one of the Priveledges, prerogatives, liberties , exemptions, Immunities , Indults, Indulgences, favours and graces , equally and in the same manner as they are usd and enjoyd whether by right , custome, or otherwise by other Nuns of the same order and reforme : ordering that these present letters shall alwaies remain firme, valid and in full force and vertue , and that they shall availe the said religious persons in order to all Intents and purposes specified therein, so that all judges either ordinary or delegate, even the auditors of our apostolicall palace shall be obliged to judg and determine causes according to them : and whatsoever shall by any autority either knowinglyor ignorantly be acted to the contrary, shall be lookt upon as alltogether null and invalid, and this notwithstanding any former orders or apostolicall constitutions , and if need be any decrees, customes , priveledges, Indults, or apostolicall letters renewd, granted or confirmd to the said order or any other, what strength or force soever they may have even from any oath, apostolicall confirmation or otherwise : all which and any other of the like nature wee do at present expresly annull in as much and no more then they shall be contrary to the intent and tenure of these premises , otherwise to remain in their full force and vertue . Given at St. Mary Majors in Rome under our seal on the 16th day of September in the year of our Lord 1661 and the seaventh year of our pontificate. This copie was taken out of the originall of secret breves of Pope Alexander the seaventh of happy memory, and is attested to be conformable to the originall by me ; Slusius. foregoing is in a different handwriting to that of thefollowing [The , and possibly was transcribed by one of the chaplains.] diary