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[PAPAUTÉ]. [HONORÉ III] Privileges granted to the church and abbey of San Pietro in Bovara (Province of Perugia, Umbria), Benedictine abbey Deed on parchment, in Latin Italy, Saint John Lateran, April 13, 1217 Remains of silk lakes attached to the fold (lead seal missing), chancery script, numerous subscribing cardinals with their "signum", decorated initial H at the head of the initial protocol. Old analyses on reverse. Dimensions: 670 x 630 mm. Charter folded, a few holes in folds and stains. Good condition. Honoré III (pope 1216-1227) launched the Fifth Crusade, which had been decided by his predecessor at the Lateran Council. He also supported the Albigensian Crusade. The bottom of the parchment is typical of 13th-century papal bulls: on the left, the "rota" (large wheel with double circumference and four spokes) with the pope's personal motto written between the two circles. In the center, the papal subscription, with the words SS (subscripsi) also in his hand, and on the right the monogram "benevalete", of the same dimensions as the rota, which sums up the final wish. Below, in three columns, are the names of the cardinals present at the drafting, listed in order of seniority, each authenticated by his SS mark, with cardinal bishops in the middle, cardinal priests on the left and cardinal deacons on the right. At the very bottom, just before the folding, is the date and the hand of the editor Ranerius.
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