ist at the divine offices in
time of interdict, it being their duty, provided they use it for the
said purpose, always to pray to God for the prosperity of the Roman
Catholic apostolic Church, for the peace and concord of Christian
princes, and for the other pious ends already expressed. In like
manner, it is conceded to them that their bodies may be buried in the
said time of interdict with moderate funeral pomp, as if they had not
died excommunicated.
Item,--That during the said year of publication, they being in the
said Spanish territory (but not out of it), may eat meat, by the
advice both of their spiritual and corporal physicians, in all times
of fasting throughout the year, even those in Lent, and in the same
way, at their own free will, eat eggs and _lacticinios_ (any thing
made up with milk), so that it is understood the obligation to fast
will be satisfied by those who eat meat, as much as it will be by
those who strictly observe the form of fasting. In which pardon are
comprehended the religious persons of all military orders, but
excepting from it all patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, inferior
prelates, regular ecclesiastics, and secular presbyters, who may not
have attained sixty years of age, and, out of Lent, all of them may
have recourse to such pardon in respect of eating eggs and
_lacticinios_.
Item,--As to the faithful who contribute their alms in form
aforesaid, and who, in order to implore the divine aid for the ends
above expressed, shall fast voluntarily on days not appointed as
fast-days, or, being lawfully hindered from fasting, shall do some
other pious work at the free-will of their confessor or parish
priest, and pray to God for those ends; as often as they shall do so,
so often shall they be released and freed mercifully by the Lord for
fifteen years and fifteen times forty days from the penance imposed
on them owing to whatever cause, and shall, besides, be made
partakers of all the prayers, alms, pilgrimages (even those to
Jerusalem), and of all other good works done in the church militant,
and by every one of its members.
Item,--Those who devoutly visit, on each one of the days of the
_Estaciones_ of Rome, five churches or altars, or in default of such
five, five times the same altar, and pray to God for the expressed
ends, shall obta
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