shall take it, giving the alms {174}
assessed by us for the same, expedited for the year 1852.

A long time ago, when infidel people made a cruel war against the
Catholic nations, and by their arms placed divers regions of Europe
in great danger, with risk to the faith and to souls, our Catholic
kings obtained apostolical letters from the Holy See, by which were
conceded many spiritual and temporal graces, during some years, to
those who might leave the Spanish dominions to fight against the
infidels, or who might assist those military expeditions with special
aid, contributing, to some extent, towards the expenses of such
necessary purposes. The same indulgence, with some additions or
declarations, was repeated many times afterwards by the Roman
pontiffs, and the necessity for continuing that war having ceased on
account of a change in the times, the last prorogations of this
indulgence were upon condition that the alms collected should be laid
out and employed in other pious objects. H. M. has recently
obtained, by entreaty of the Holy See, a further prorogation of the
said indulgence, with a view of applying the alms collected in
respect thereof towards the expenses of divine worship, in aid of
necessitous churches, or in the endowment of priestly seminaries, in
order, by this means, to repair the damages caused by the public
calamities which have afflicted us. Our most holy father,
benignantly hearkening to the entreaties of H. M., has not hesitated
to make this ample concession in favour of the objects indicated, and
for the benefit of our queen and of all Spaniards. In order,
therefore, to have temples worthy of God, to whom they are
consecrated, and to form a clergy capable of fulfilling their high
and divine mission, our most holy father, Pius IX., listening
benignantly to the supplications of H. M., did, by the bull issued at
Gaeta on the 8th of May 1849, give us the privileges, indulgences,
and graces, contained in the bull of the Holy Crusade, the execution
of which is committed to us. Therefore we, Don Manuel Lopez
Santaella, priest, Knight Grand Cross of the royal and distinguished
Spanish order of Charles III., archdeacon of Huete, dignitary of the
holy church of Cuenca, president of its illustrious chapter, preacher
to H. M., member on his own right (_individuo n