Gynaeceum Haeretico Fanaticum: A History of False Prophetesses (1704) - Page 6

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Note: This page contains significant bleed-through from the front side. The text and images are reversed and very faint. This makes the original hard to read.

A faint and mirrored image shows through from the other side of the paper. It appears to be an engraved title page or frontispiece. A large rectangular illustration at the top shows several figures in what appears to be a formal or religious interior. An oval frame with decorative scrolls sits in the center. It contains several lines of text. Faint figures and patterns decorate the margins.

The following text comes from the mirror-image bleed-through visible on this page. The orientation has been corrected for readability.

TO THE COLLEGELatin: "Collegio." A community of clergy or an educational institution.

MEXICANLatin: "Mexicano." Relating to the Spanish colony of Mexico, also known as New Spain.

OF INDULGENCESLatin: "Indulgentiarum." The Catholic practice of granting the remission of temporal punishment for sins.

THE CONSTITUTIONLatin: "Constitutio." A formal legal decree or set of regulations issued by the Pope.

OF GREGORY

THE POPELatin: "Papae." Refers to a Pope named Gregory, likely Gregory XIII who was influential in establishing Jesuit colleges.