Nicholas III, Pope, d 1280

Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Bull of Pope Nicholas III (?), 14th century

Part

Identifier: MS 151/ff. 50r-51v

Contents Ff. 50r-51v of MS 151 seems to be another bull of Pope Nicholas III, as it follows the 'Exiit qui seminat' bull from 1279, on ff. 14-50 of MS 151. The document contained on ff. 50r-51 does appear to be a distinct text, yet the title remains unidentified.The text begins with Nicholaus episcopus servis servorum dei universis christi fidelibus ad quis littere iste...This text ends on f. 51v with the words ...

Dates: 14th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts / Composite manuscript containing nine texts

Bull of Pope Nicholas III, Exiit qui seminat, 14th century

Part

Identifier: MS 151/ff. 14r-50r

Contents Ff. 14r-50r of MS 151 contain a bull by Pope Nicholas III, of the late 13th century. This bull, from 1279, is entitled 'Exiit qui seminat'. Nicholas III formed a commission to investigate and resolve the controversy over the interpretation of 'perfect poverty' in the Rule of Saint Francis, and this bull was the outcome.The text begins on f. 14r, with the words dei ad perpetuam rei memoriam. Exiit qui seminat...The bull ends on f. 50r...