In a 17th-century secretarial hand in brown ink; testimony of witnesses and other section headings within red painted borders; large capitals in orange, blue, ocher, purple, rose, and gilt on contrasting square panels of gray, buff, ocher, red, blue, pink, and lavender, and entwined with ornamental knots in different colors; on stamped paper for 1683-1684. Contains a full-page illuminated portrait of Fernando III, El Santo, King of Castile and León (1199?-1252) holding an orb and sword; principally in orange, red, and purple, with touches of gray, blue, green and gilt; signature of artist below caption: "Thoma à Deo & Miranda fecit. Hispali [Seville, Spain], 1671"; green silk guard leaf. Full-page colored painting of the coat of arms of the Morales de Maldonado family on vellum leaf. Verso of last leaf contains paper and wax seal of the city council of Mexico City dated Dec. 14, 1685. Acquired from Edward E. Ayer by special arrangement with the Newberry Library Board of Trustees, December 1920.
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