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 50 the Apostolic See of all versions of the condemned books in all places, and under the same penalties as the originals. The place referred to is the Instructio of Clement VIII., prefixed to his edition of the Index, & ., concerning prohibited books. Iidem [libri prohib.] quoque, in quamcunque vertantur linguam, censeantur ab eadem Sede, ubique gentium, sub eisdem penis interdicti, et damnati.

Together with the Index of Gregory, I have obtained possession of additional separate Decrees, or Condemnations — the word is Damnatio — at length, to the number of nine. They have all more or less interest. The second is remarkably interesting. It is headed Damnatio; and is a bull or breve of Gregory XVI., condemning the works of the then late George Hermes, professor of theology in the university of Bonn, in Prussia. The date is September 26, 1835. This was followed up by a suitable Decree, dated January 7, 1836. The attention of the British public has been particularly drawn to this case, by a splendid, seasonable, and, what is more, right-minded article, in the 125th number of the Quarterly Review, entitled, "Papal Conspiracy — Archbishop of Cologne, &c." It there is made evident, that