The first part of the handbook contains 'Consuetudines scholasticae Communes toti Provinciae approbatae a RR. PP. P. Detio Striverio Prov. P. Paulo Boxa V. Prov. cum suis consultoribus. Posnan. Anno 1604', provincial scholastic rules or usages approved by Detius Striverius and Paul Boxa, at Poznan (now Poland), 1604 (23 pages). The second part, 'Ordinationes pro studiosis Collegii Brunsbergen ad instantiam Illmi. Epi. Varmien Simonis Rudnicki, et Senatus Brunsberg a R.P. Provinciali P. Paulo Boxa Ao. 1608. 9 April. Factae', in another hand, contains regulations for students at the college at Braunsberg (East Prussia, now Branievo, Poland), drawn up by Paul Boxa for the Bishop of Varmia [Ermeland] and the Senate of Braunsberg (3 pages).
Polish Roman Catholic Seminarians' Handbook
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- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.8920
- Dates of Creation
- 1604-1610 (Circa)
- Language of Material
- Latin .
- Physical Description
- 1 volume(s) 1 volume
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